Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-21

board OF accounts charged against the
auditor 1000 paid as salary to a gravel
road clerk employed without warrant Of
law
AUDITOR PAID
$3.50 FOR ICE?
1t charged also, 1t is understood, that
the auditor paid $3.50 for ice used at
the county 1al. which should have been
bought by Sheriff Robert f, Miller.
The hoard also questioned the increase
in salary Of the chauffeur employed by
the county commissioners from SIS 10
$50 a mouth.
Lawrence Orr. deputy chief examiner Of
the board Of accounts, expressed surprise
when he was told that Mr.. Fesler had
placed the report IN the hands Of news
paper man.
That report has not been completed, -
he said.
ct was simply given to Mr.. Fesler
for his own information and may be
changed in several respects before It Is
made public.
There Is some question as TO whether
some Of the things charged should be
charged against Mr. Fesler and We de-
sired to go over the matter with him"
When asked whether II was customary
for the board Of accounts to give reports
TO officials In advance Of the official
presentation in order that they may be
gone over" Mr.. Orr said he did not
know.
Mr. Fesler insisted the report was pre-
sented officially to his office.
The $500 paid man for going over
mortgage exemptions was similar to
payment Of 500 made TO Harry Dynes
for the same work a year ago.
At that time the board Of accounts
insisted the money should be returned by
Fesler. but this has never been done
The money was paid this time to W.
y. Butler. a clerk in Fesler's office.
Mr.. Fesler said he thought the addi-
tional salary should be paid because the
work was not done during regular
working hours
$500 BANK
COMMISSION.
The $500 bank commission was paid TO
the Meyer Kiser bank and later returned.
II was paid to the bank. ii was ex-
planned, for it's services in retiring GER
tain bonds
The bonds were made payable at the
treasurers Office but 1t was said that
for some reason it was decided to trans
fer them to the bank.
In regard to the Holllda property. the
oard Of accounts held that taxes should
be paid as long as any of the heirs live.
Mr.. Fesler said officials OF the park
board asked him to exempt the property
from taxation "because such public
spirited persons should not be required
to pay taxes on property which event
ually will go TO the city.
The report shows that the total re-
ceipts for the last year were SS,623.-
O37.5S and the total disbursements We're
ST,167, ,ss1.50. leaving a balance of ST.,
455. 1923.
The disbursement for the commits
sioners' court was 6,133.93, and the ap-
preparation for the salaries of the court
house s17.50O. and the expenditure,
S1S.061.7s, leaving a debt of S561.7s.
The expenditures 70 rthe courts are:
Circuit court $s.754.6s; superior court
No. /. S7.996 u; superior court No. >,
S6.Se3.S5; superior court No. 3, s6,112,94;
superior court No. f. $6964.OS; superior
court No. 3, s7.550.64; criminal court.
S2T. $3.50; probate court, S12, 2,40S.6 ;
juvenile court. $17101.S2.
The expenditure for the Julietta in
sane hospital was $5S.3O6.S6, of which
amount S5.344.63 was used to buy coal.
The expenditure for the Marion county
Jail was $6,2S3.51.
The disbursement for the free gravel
road repair fund was $271 ,526.96
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