The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-09-15
Notice For Publication.

WHEREAS. a large number OF taxpayers of
kootenai County, Idaho, during the summer
of 1915, signed and filed with the Board of
County Commissioners of kOdtenai County,
Idaho, petition. petitioning said Board to
hire the services of some qualified account
ants and experts to audit and expert all of
the county records OF each OF the various
offices, beginning with the year 1909 and
WHEREAS. after due deliberation. the
SAID Board OF County Commissioners decided
to employ expert accountants for said work,
and did thereafter enter into contract and
agreement with the L. Il. Rhlnehard Com
pany or Spokane, Washington, expert ac-
countants. to perform said services, and
WHEREAS pursuant to said agreement,
the sara accounting company have been at
work on the said books and RECORDS of Koot-
email county until the present time, and
WHEREAS, at the time of entering into
said contract owing to the nature OF said
work IL was impossible to determine how
long period would be required for the
doing of all of said work, or the amount OF
money 1t would require to finally complete
said work, and on account OF said uncer-
tanty. the said Board OF County Commits
sioners in entering into said agreement with
said company of accountants made an
agreement employing said accountants to
proceed with said work under said agree
ment to October list. 1875 and
WHEREAS, the said CONTRACT will expire
on October LIST, 1915, and
WHEREAS the said work of auditing and
exporting said County records has not near
ly been completed at this time and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commits.
siOners. who have been at all times fully
acquainted with the work being done by said
accountants, believe that the money for said
accountants has been well spent and that
| the work should now be completed by the
entering into a new contract with the
said accountants, and
| WHEREAS, the continuance of said work
| to completion will necessarily v Involve a CON
| siderable expense to be borne by the tax
/ DaNerS of KOOtenHi (iOnnty nd tho Ga,,S, :,
Commissioners OF KoOtenai County who are
the peoples servants. and desire to do what
| Is to the best interest of the taxpayers,
desire to hold general meeting open to ali
taxpayers ana voters OF kootenai County.
| at which time and place full report of the
work that has been done under said account
| ing can be explained. and there can also be
explained the approximate cost and length
| OF time required to complete the work not
yet done. so that the County commissioners
could more intelligently comply with the
| wish and voice OF the tau pay drs OF kootenai
| County with reference to the eontinunnce az
said work, in view OF the foregoing
Public notice is hereby given that on the
2lrd day of september. 1916 at the hour of
| eleven O'Clock A. Nj there will be held at
the City OF Occur d Alene. ko4tenai County,
Idaho. a public mass meeting for the pur-
pose OF discussing the matters herein refer
| red to and hearing the full report on said
| audit. which meeting is open to all tax
payers and voters of Kootenai County, and
to which meeting all x-payers and voters
are especially urged to he present and hear
said report and discussion; that after said
meeting the said Board of Commissioners
Will, after hearing the expressions of the
| determine what shall be done therein ter
with respect TO continuing said audit and
| accounting.
IL. FERGUSON,
/ +. W. ESGATE.
II Sept. y