The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-09-22
Notice For Publication.

| WHEREAS, a large number OF taxpayers of
L hootenai County, Idaho during the summer
OF 1915, signed and fled with the Board OF
County Commissioners of Kootenai County,
1 Ldaho petition. petitioning said Board to
hire the services OF some qualified account
ANS AM c ana experts to audit and expert all OF
Offices, beginning with the year 1909, and
| WHEREAS. after due deliberation, the
| said Board of County Commissioners decided
TO employ expert accountants for said work,
ana ala thereafter enter into contract and
| agreement with the l.. L. Rhinehard Com
pahy OF Spokane, Washington. expert ac-
countants TO perform said services, and
| WHEREAS, pursuant to said agreement
the said accounting company have been nj
work on the said books and records OF Koot-
email County until the present time, and
WHEREAS, at the time of entering iDto
SAID contract, owing to the nature OF said
work, 1t was impossible to determine how
long a period would be required for the
doing Of all of said work, or the amount OF
money II would require to finally complete
SAID work, and on account of said uncer-
tainty, the said Board of County Commits
sioners i'll entering into said agreement with
SAID company or accountants made an
proceed with said work under said aTree-
ment TO october LIST, 1885, and
WHEREAS, the said contract will expire
on october 1st, 1916, 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 Commits.
sloners. VINO have 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 that
the work should now be completed by the
entering into new contract with the
said accountants, and
WHEREAS, the continuance of said work
10 completion Will necessarily involve a con-
siderable expense TO be borne by the fay
payers OF hootenhl county, and the County
Commissioners of Kootenai County, who n re-
the peoples servants, and desire to do what
Is TO the best Interest of the tax-payera
aeslre 10 nold general meeting open to ali
taxpayers and voters of Kootenai County
at which time and place a 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 worL not
yet done so that the County Commissioners
could more intelligently comply with the
wish ana voice OF the taxpayers of Kootenai
County with reference to the Continuance ~
said work, in view OF the foregoing
Public notice is hereby given that IN tho
23rd day or September. 1915, at the hour OF
eleven O'Clock A. M there will be held AZ
the City OF Occur d'Alene. KootenaI County
luaho pubic mass meeting for the mr.
pose OF discussing the matters herein Pefer-
red TO and hearing the full report on said
audlt. which meeting is open to all tax
payers ana voters OF Kootenal County, and
are especially urged to be present and hear
said report aud discussion; that after said
meeting the said Board of Commissioners
VIII, aiter nearing the expressions OF the
voters ana taxpayers OF Kootenai County,
determine what shall be done thereafter
with respect TO continuing said audit and
accounting.
J. L. FERGUSON,
f. W. ESGATE.
1t Sept. / to p