The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-04-20

49, anu We HAVE hctu tltC tOhhbJ
records for the rate,
as follows:
April 80, 1908, the rate was fixed
at 3 per cent for the year. On April Z
%. 1909. 315 per cent In 1910 and
1911 we do not find any record of ;
any change and have used the same
rate. In 1912 the rate was again
fixed at 3ia per cent. In 1914 the
rate was fixed at 2A per cent. The
result of our audit in this depart
ment shows there is balance due
the county of s356-5O from eight
banks. and the county owes four
banks S6i.76. making a net balance
in favor of the county of S29f-74-
Apparently Mother the County
Auditors nor the County Treasurer
have checked these reports al
though rnouthly statements were
sent thepe hv each bank showing the
amount If the average balance and
The rate of interest used We be-
lieve This amount can be recovered
from the officials or their bonds
men,
Now we wish to call your atten-
| tio,- to two charts which we have
prepared, showing the changes am
ounting to s322O92 which should be
| made in the balances due the var
| fOUS lunuS VI Lnt oOdhtJ oOhCOf
Districts, Road Districts, Cities,
| COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
now call your attention to the meth
| DDS which have been followed by
| She County Commissioners during
the past eight years To the best
lof our knowledge and belief, all four
Boards have followed the same gen.
eral line and what we say about one
Board aplies to all others.
i In checking over the Commission
ers' records we are thoroughly
convinced that none of the Boards
have paid any attention whatever
, to checking up the expense accounts
which have been presented by The
, various County officials during
, these eight years We find thai
) claims have been paid which have
mot been entered in the Commits
/ sioners record We find that bills
a have been paid which are not II
! the files. We find that bills have
, been paid twice. In fact, we have
come to the conclusion that inso-
} far as the bookkeeping supervisor
: is concerned, that all four Board
+ have been very lax
? AS an illustration, warrant Nc
1914. dated October 10, 1912. payabl
IL. D
|. policy. was paid a second time tire
n months later under date of Januar
: IL. 1913, warrant No. 1873 Thes
v two warrants were signed by Gee
" w. Stovel, Auditor, and drawn upo
e the current expense fund upon au
% lhorization of the Boards Thi
! money was refunded to the Count
! in the summer of 1915 after we ha
d called the attention of the preser
At Board of County commissioners
IF the facts in the case
m The second case was Warrant n
re $50 issued January IL, 1909 for
3 to Mary A Chase This was pal
q second time by warrant draw
April II, 1909 for SO No. 1863.
as The case was the JureTs ce
e. tificate of Service issued by H.
I'd Maxey, acting Coroner. in favor
" G. w. Cooper, August %, 1906, No
This certificate was duplicated
K the same official in favor of Il
he Same party for the same amour
C. md both have been paid. The
ak 'wo certificates were issued to co
IT the inquest over the body of
ty party named Robinson
of The next case is that of warra
n drawn for $50 in favor of A. w.
nix Neal for livery in the Spring of 10
90 The bill was rendered amounting
llo $40 The warrant was drawn and ps
Mt. ~ $40.
rsr The next case covers warrar
he Nos ff7f-72-73-74 issued on the &c
of ipv of January. 1907, amounting
lst e676-65. payable to the Parma st;
ese Rank for assigned accounts Thu
of. accounts as rendered equa
ing amounts of the warral
in drawn on the 18th day of ia
Law nary. 1907. for $3.50. payable or
er. inallv to H. s. Stockton. and aft
wards changed to read Parma st
hat Rank TT we are correct in {
nty theory, this amount has been D
are twice
nst If the affairs of a private busin
concern were run as loosely as ;
ing parently this part of the Comm
: in sioners' work has been done. {
dav firm would go into bankruptcy
nty one year
We desire to call your attention
ave the apparent lack of unifC
m charges for instruments recor
ing during the eight years which
hat audit covers There are many c
.ra- es where the fee charged was
the parently estimated by guessing
use amount, and in nearly every C
we The amount so charged was less &
ii should have been
posits or County Moneys i'm Des
innated Depositories-
nee o',,-cno M
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Western National Bank,