La Junta tribune., 1916-08-26
la JUNTA ON 4 CASH BASIS.
All City Warrants Have Been Called
in by City Treasurer and Spot
Cash is Now the Rule.


For the first time in dozen years
the city of La Junta is now on
cash basis. City Treasurer Fisher
issued call for all outstanding war
rants on August 1ith, and all Of
those outstanding have been called
In and paid with the exception Of
one for S25s.06 issued to the Colo
rado Fuel and Iron Company on July
5, 1916. This is the only outstand-
ing warrant against the city, with the
exception of few for small amounts
that have failed to show up after
numerous calls had been made in
the past, and have probably been
lost
The only fund that has been ma
terially overdrawn during recent
years is the water plant incidental
fund When City Treasurer Fisher
made his annual report on March
&lst Of the present year the water
plant incidental fund was overdrawn
10 the amount Of $3.5O72S. and since
that time all of these outstanding
warrants have been taken up, and
this fund Is on a Casu basis for the
first time in dozen years or more.
The park fund, which was overdrawn
to the amount of about $1,000 at the
commencement of the fiscal year, Is
also on a cash basis for the first time
since the 10000 bond issue was ex-
hausted.
At the present time there is a
good balance on hand in every fund.
and there Is total OF cash on hand
to the amount of about SIS. 900. This
is a pretty good record for the pres
ent administration of city affairs, and
they are entitled to a whole lot of
credit. II is hoped they will be able
to keep up the present system of pay
ing cash for everything for an indefi-
mite period. as that is one of the
best assets that city or even an
| iHuiNluual can acquire.
There are about a half dozen city
warrants outstanding. all for amoun,s
of less than SO. that the city treas
urer has never been able to locate.
Although five or six calls have been
made for them there has as yet been
no response. Some of the most aged
OF these warrants are as follows:
Warrant issued to James McNeeu
for 6S cents, dated October 90. 1901.
Warrant issued to j. G. Howard
for 81. dated December 81. 1901.
Warrant Issued to Howard a Bur
nett for S1.75. dated March II, 1902.
Warrant issued to Mrs. NJ NJ.
Mumby for $3.50. dated May 81.
1902.
Warrant issued to Blanche Dun
lap for $50. dated May 3. 1904
Warrant issued to Kirwan a Son
for 81. dated November /. 1904.
La Junta had little experience
with lost warrant about year ago.
A warrant was issued to Helen Burns
on April 10, 1901. for $500. Miss
Burns lost the warrant, or thought
she did, and on September II, 1901.
duplicate was issued The dupll-
cate warrant was paid. About n year
ago. or nearly fourteen years later,
Miss Burns appeared upon the scene
with the original warrant and pre-
sented II for payment. She found
the warrant In the bottom OF an old
trunk, and having forgotten all about
the duplicate that was issuedand paid
supposed II To be still good and II
l was presented 10 the city treasurer
for payment. The city treasurer.
however. still had the cancelled war
rant. marked duplicate. In his pos
I session. and of course Miss Burns
I was convinced nj once that the
amount OF the original warrant had
been paid. The city treasurer still
has both the original and duplicate
I warrants In hia nn.so.aIon