Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-17

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original petition and at the end there-
Of the following items to-wit:
FEB. "a, 1914, board meeting ~
mileage 10 cents.
March 25, 1914, board meeting "a,
mileage 10 cents.
april 2, 1914, board meeting "a,
mileage 10 cents.
"By adding to paragraph IL OF It's
original petition at the end thereon
the following:
| THAT the divers sums a@gregatlns
i$5,O41.91 referred to in this paragraph
are set forth in detail in an exhibit at
tached hereto, marked exhibit "A ana
made part hereof.
by adding to paragraph. Is OF It's
petition. at the end thereof, the fol-
lowing:
THAT the various sums referred to
herein and which were paid the said
S. b. Gardner and which were illegal
| and unjust claims against Hardin
county are referred to in detail in other
portions of the original petition, par
ticularly in paragraphs II, IL, IL, u,
| 20, 81. %, %, % and rs thereof
! Padding Bills Alleged.
"Plaintiff further amends his petition
by adding just proceeding the prayer
of the original petition and as para
graphs 81 to "A inclusive the following:
| "37-That the defendant, as mem
Der of the board Of supervisors during
the year 1913 approved, authorized and
directed, by his official vote the pay
ment out of public funds Of vast sums
of money for printing, books; and sta
tionery, aggregating Approximately
sS.726.57 which amount was greatly IN
1 excess of the amount necessary to
| supply Hardin county for such sup
plies; and the prices paid for sucn
supplies were in excess of what sucn
supplies could have been purchased
for; and many of the books and sup
plies alleged to have been purchased
and paid for by bills allowed by said
defendant were not needed by Hardin
county nor the officers Thereof.
"3S-That the defendant as menu
! her of the board of supervisors, has
| failed and neglected to properly care
! for and conserve the permanent school
| fund In, that many of the notes and
MORTGAGES given for loans made out OF
/ this fund are now long past due, and
notwithstanding this fact the defend
ant has failed and neglected either to
enforce the collection Of such notes
and mortgages, or to renew same, or &c
extend time of&payment, Or to require
other or additional security, all as VIII
appear from the following:
Dec. 81, 1906, Loring Pickering..$ ooo
1 Sept 30, 1907, Louis Mills. $500. 4,0OO
July 4, 1893, ]. l.. Rash. ..:..... 5oo
March 16, 1909, r. r. Clampett... 1000
Nov. 9, 1909. +. r. Rogers 1,5oo
l March 20, 1900, j. r. Chatfield.. L. 0o
Oct. 6, 1885, J. H. Carter. 1890. 60O
Jan. %, 1901, H. A. Rogers..... 2Ooo
March 2, 1901, Anna B. Hoyt..... 6OO
June 25 1901, Walter Carpenter. 5000
March "a, 1900, J. D. Rash. ...... 500
"39-That the defendant as a mem
Der of the board of supervisors, has
failed and neglected to protect the in
{. terests Of Hardin county in that he
did not require a bond of certain de.
pOsitories for school text books to in.
sure the safety of such books or 8
proper accounting Of the money re.
1 ceived from the sale of such books
several Of such repositories being a.
follows:
c. L. Furry, Alden, Iowa.
New Providence Hardware Company
Z, New Providence, Iowa.
1 c. F. Long, Whitten, Iowa.
S. o. Windecker, Robertson, Iowa.
II. N. Shuttle, Ackley, Iowa.
]. D. Reed, Eldora, Iowa.
Hanna Novelty Company, Iowa Falls
Iowa.
Z, Benson, Gardner City, Iowa
Neglect of Duty.
"40-That- during the year 1913, thu
i defendant as a member of the boart
Of supervisors, failed and neglected t,
FIX the amount of the bond required o
county officials as required by section
1855 of the code as amended.
"41-That during the year 1911
the defendant. as a member o
the board Of supervisors failet
and neglected to fix the amount Of tn
bond Of 8. R. Edgington as deput!
county auditor as required by law.
"42-That the defendant as mem
Der of the board of supervisors, an,
while acting in his official capacity a.
such, failed and neglected, to prop
a erly supervise the several county Of
hcers or to perform certain duties re
Il quired of him by, statute in that h
did not examine and approve certain
q official bonds given by county officials
and in certain other cases where bond
had not been given by county official
4 as required by law. he has made nj
!. attempt to require such officials to fl
n their statutory bonds.
"43-That the defendant as mem
Der OF the board of supervisors. faile'
i ant neglected to require al osss:c:a
bond Of John E. Thompson, deput
l'sheriff, as required by law.
"44-That the defendant as a mem
Der of the board OF supervisors, ha
from time to time entered into collu
sion with s. B. Gardner. county an
drainage engineer, and has used hi
Office and official position and his OF
fetal vote In helping and assisting tn
said Gardner to recover from Hardi
county, Iowa. money as compensatio
for services rendered by assistants Q
said Gardner in greater amounts. tina,
the said S. B. Gardner had paid ssai
assistants for their services; that {
accomplish this purpose has knowing
a ly permitted the said S. B. Gardner
collect from Hardin county for sue
1 services greater amounts than thos
paid by the said s. B. Gardner: that I
protect the said 8. B. Gardner fror
criminal prosecution for obtaining
money under false pretenses fron
Hardin county the said defendant al,
on or about the seth Goth day Of Deccmbc,
1914. cause the records Of Hardin coun
$1,000 g :