The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-09-01
Notice For Publication.

WHEREAS, a large number of taxpayers of
kootenai County, Idaho, during the summer
of 1918. signed and filed with the Board Of
County Commissioners OF kootenai County,
Idaho, petition. petitoning 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 dellbei alton. the
said Board of County Commissioners decided
to employ expert accountants for said work,
and did thereafter enter into u contract and
agreement with the l.. f. Rhinehard Com
pany of Spokane Washington, expert ac-
countants, to perform said services, and
WHEREAS pursuant to said agreement
the said accounting company have been ut
work on the said books and records of koot-
enai County until the present time, and
WHEREAS, vt the time of entering into
said contract owing to the nature of said
work it 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 complete
tainty, 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. 1915 and
WHEREAS, the said contract will expire
on October 1st, 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 Commit i.
stoners. who have been at all times fully
acquainted with the work being done by said
accountants, believe that the money for said
accountants mas 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 involve q con-
siderable expense to be borne by the tax
payers OF hootenat County. and the County
Commissioners of Kootenai County, who are
the people servants, and desire to do what
IS to the best interest of the tax-payere
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 mat the County Commissioners
could more intelligently comply with the
Wish ana voice OF the tax PAYERS of kOotenai
county with reference to the continuance OF
said work, in view of the foregoing
Public notice is hereby giveu that on the
23rd day OF September 1916 at the hour OF
eleven o'clock A. NJ there will be held at
the City of Occur d. Alene Kootenai 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 taxpayers and voters
are especially urged to be present and hear
SAID report aud discussions; that after said
meeting the said Board of Commissioners
will, after hearing the expressions of the
voters. and tax payers of Kootenat County
determine What shall Tic done thereafter
with respect to continuing said audit and
accounting.
]. L. FERGUSON,
F. W. ESGATE.