The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-04-21
lind in the fee book, as per chart
submitted herewith.

llnu IN tne fee book as per chart
submitted herewith.
SHERIFF-Covering a period
from the second Monday in January,
1911, to the second Monday in Janu-
airy, 1913, j. w. Watkins, sheriff.
We find that there is SIS due the
county from five Sheltf's deeds, and
that the books show that there are
fees earned in thirty-four cases
which we are unable to find in the
fee books.
We desire to call your attention tn
the receipts which Mr.. Watkins
presented, representing money paid
out by him which the County reim-
bursed him for.
A number Of receipts are of such
a character that we are at quite a
loss to understand how any board
of County Commissioners would pay
the same, and we believe that it
would be we'll for you to scrutenize
them.
SHERIFF-Covering a period
from the second Monday in January,
1909, to the second Monday in Jan
uary, 1911, and from second Monday
in January, 1913, to the second Mon
day in January, 1915, Frank M.
Breshears, Sheriff.
We find that there is a balance
due the county of $50 for Sheriffs
deeds, and that the fees from fifty
cases, as per charts attached, do not
show in the fee book.
We find that the Oregon Short
Line Railroad issued passes to the
Sheriffs of Canyon County as fol-
lows:
To w. H. Thorp, 19O7-8, to Frank
Breshears in 1909-1O, to J. w. Wat
kins in 19i1-12, and to Frank Bres-
hears in 1913.
The pass issued to Frank Bre-
shears in 1910 was not used by him
during the period May 10th to July
9th, and the pass issued to him in
1913 was cancelled on the 18th day
of May, that year, and there were no
passes issued during the year 1914.
In view of the fact that these
Sheriffs had these passes, we are at
a loss to understand why the trans
portation bills presented by them
are so large.
COUNTY CLERK, AUDITOR, AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS period
from the second Monday in January
1907, to the second Monday in Janu-
larry, 1914, o. V. Bailey, auditor.
| We find by the books'that there is
a balance due the county of $3O6.42
as shown by the charts attached
We have come to the conclusion
after carefully looking over Mr.
Badley's books, that there was {
woeful lack of appreciation of hi
duties and responsibilities while hi
held the office.
l, We found that the assessment rol
of 1907 had not been extended IL
many cases into the total tax col
umn, neither had the roll been foot
ed up and charged to the tax col
lector as provided by the law. W.
also found that the assessment roll
for 1903. 1909 and 1910 had not BEEF
footed up according to the require
F., ments of the law. AS a matter o
fact. the Auditors work upon tn
four different assessment rolls wa
not of a permanent character i
many cases, the total amount OF tn
! tax due from various people beln
2 entered in pencil, and in many case
l erased and new amounts substitut
Q ed, sometimes for larger, and some
times for smaller amounts.
q From all appearances, we belieV
D it is a fair statement when we sa
e that the office was run on the bas
is of least resistance. In order
e avoid any misunderstanding, we WI
{ state that about the only thing tht
e we found during this term OF offlc
y which was taken care of proper
was the salorics, which apparent
a were drawn promptly.
: II he, as auditor, had proper
g charged G. II. Moore, tax collectt
of the years 1907 and 1908, with u
o amount OF the roll which was TURF
i cd over to him to collect the pa
@ ance due the county at the presel
n time of over $1,000 from Mr.. Mool
would not have occurred.
a We desire TO call the attention
o the Board to the fee which WI
: charged by Auditor Bailey VINE
recording over six hundred wat
70 contracts during the term OF n
II office. The amount charged w
h $50 each, but it appears to us Tn
the proper charge would have DEF
ID between So and SIS each. This won
II indicate an apparent loss TO u
II County of over $1,000.
N COUNTY CLERK, AUDITOR, AN
% ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS peri
= from the second Monday in Januai
te 1911. to the second Monday IN ia
nary, 1915, George w. stovel' Au
lie itor.