The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-09-08
Notice For Publication.

, VII EREAS. a large number of taxpayers OF
| kootenat County, Idaho, during the summer
81 l0l5. signed and iled with the Board OF
| county Commissioners of kootenai County,
! Idaho, petition. petitioning said Board To
| hlre the services of some qualified account
j the County records of each of the various
/ offices, beginning with the year 1909, and
| WHEREAS. after due delIbcr alton the
sald Board of County Commissioners decided
TO employ expert accountants for said work
ana uld thereafter enter into contract and
| pany of Spokane, Washington. expert ac-
/ countants' to perform said services. and
WHEREAS pursuant to said agreement,
work on the said books and records of Root
email County until the present time, and
WHEREAS, at the time of entering into
SAID contract, owing to the nature Of said
work, 1t was impossible to determine how
long period would be required for the
doing of all of said work. or the amount of
money it would require to finally comnlete
said work, and on account of said uprer
taintY, the said Board of County Commits
sloners IN entering INTO said agreement with
sald company of accountants made an
agreement employing said accountants 10
proceed WITH said work under said agree
ment to October list. 10 6, and
WHEREAS, the said contract will cxnire
on October list, 1915. and
WHEREAS. the said work of auditing and
HNpeItlng SAID County records has not near
ly been completed at this time, and
WHEREAS. the Board of County Commits.
sioners. VINO nave 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 thai
the work should now be completed by the
entering into "A new contract with rho
said accountants. and NV
WHEREAS, the continuance of said worl,
TO completion Will necessarily involve n con
siderable expense TO be borne by the tax
paycrs OF hOotenal County, and the County
1ommlssloners OF kootenai County. who are
me peoples servants, and desire to do what
Is 10 the best interest of the taX-navers
desire TO hold general meeting open To All
taxpayers and voters of Kootenai Conntv
at whleh Time and place a full report of the
WORK that has been done under said Account
ing can be explained. and there can also he
OF time required to complete the work NOT
yet done. so that the County Com m1sSionacs 1
could more intelligently comply with the
MIsn ana voice or the tax PAYERS of Kootenai
county with reference 10 the continuance of
Sald work, in view OF the foregoing
,o Public notice is hereby given that on the
sra dly or september. 1916, at the hour OF
eieVen O'Clock a. NJ there will be held Mt
Ine CITY OF Occur d'Alenc. kootenai County
laaho' puDllc mass meeting for the pur-
pose OF discussing the matters herein refer
red to and hearing the full report on snid
payers and voters of Kootenaf County and
TO which meeting all tax payers and voters
are especially urged to he present and hear
Sald report aud discussion; that after said
meeting the: said Board of Commissioners
Will, after hearing the expressions Of the
determine what shall be done thereafter
with respect 10 continuing said audit and
accounting.
J. L. FERGUSON.
F. w. ESGATE.
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