Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-12-01
George Webb Draws Some Mammoth
y 4 Amornts for His Bill at Biltmore
N Hotel in New York City.

State Treaurer John Steen, an opin-
ion as to whether or not the amounts
approved by the state auditing board
last week should be paid.
As q matter Of fact, all Of the $27,-
965.75 allowed to George 7. Webb,
representing salary and expense and
maintenance Of the New York and
Chicago bond Offices, has already been
spent and the money paid out Of the
Bank Of North Dakota. It is presum-
ed that the payments from the Bank
of North Dakota are carried BY that
institution in the form Of a loan to
the industrial commission.
81 The old administration anticipated
that the money would be replaced in
the bank by payments from the state
treasury out of the 5000, 900 direct ap-
preparation made to the Industrial
commission by the legislature. II
Likewise the $4,000 commission on
the sale Of bcIds revealed in the last
day Of the old administrators term
Of Office has been paid by the bank.
This money went to Horace E. Da-
Wis and a receipt from Davis running
to Webb is attached to the voucher.
This is the only supporting statement,
there is to cover this allowance. Ac-
cording to the statement given the
auditing board Davis received the;
money as commission on the sale Of
$l,771, 900 Of bonds. "a a Ia a
!. Not only the Bank Of North Dakota
paid commissions to others bat it also
collected . commission for sales that
! the bank itself made. There is an
item Of 81, ,7O6 represented as being
due to the Bank Of North Dakota as
commission on bond sales.
The payments that were made on
the last day to Webb included ST.
370.47 on u Biltmore hotel account
Allowances to Webb are covered in
a series Of II vouchers in the follow
ing amounts: $2.176. .12;. iS4.466. .7s !.
$2,5es.7e; sss1.1s; $780,. II /; $2,7ls.:si
S.; @2.o14.ss; ;2,1ss.51; s2,572.21;
!. $3.50 o.47; s1.eo. @ .sssE
An examination Of the vouchers
shows that some of this expense was
Incurred as far back . last May. Il
has been held up BY the industrial COM
mission until this late date for the
purpose Of preventing the public from
I becoming familiar with the actual
facts at the time of the recall election.
No Supporting Voucher
There Is no supporting voucher Of
any consequence attached to the Bilt-
more hotel bill. sis made up only
as . series of payments TO the hotel
~ weeks beginning May 5. The high
ct single payment for . weeks SER
Vice at the Biltmore \ Of $424.l0; listed
I asS the amount paid for the week Of
Nay 16. IL s.
The law cifically' provides that
no state funds shall be paid except
mon vouchers covering al transac-
n tions. sss n ~; 45
The Biltmore hotel Bill running
against George Webb Is listed only
IS follows, with no details whatso-
ever IS to what il covered in the
several weeks: y / 4: \
Week Of May I. 3 4. 121. 20
Week of May 18 ! ~ I. .S.. v. !. 24 10
Week of May % !. &. /. j. !; ]. iO1. 23
. Week 81 May 90 !; 3. } !. ]. ]. 1893 .35
Week 81 June !. !. 4. !, ]. ], !. Z. 1876. .O2
4 Week "a June 12l \. r. ]. S.. l33. .86
Week of June y. !. L. !. i 1872 as
&: Week 81 ;June rs 4. Il. g. ]. !, Z 81 .92
Week Of July IA !. .. !. 5.. ]. !. a Al. 80
Week Of July 10 J. J. 4. s.,.. 1O1 .83
Week of August ) 81. ~ IS. s.. 175 90
Week ofs August 8 124.17
Il 1 Week Of August 20 II. /. 4. !. .128. ~
Week Of. August s26 Il, !. So .1s
Week of Sept. a.s /! B. !. |. 4 81. 64! !85
Weke of Sept !. Sc 226. 80
Il Week Of Oct. (. ]. 129. go
Week of OF. I. q. ;,5,..s A. "a
Thompaon q Favcrite + n.
The name Of Carl p. Thompson,
( the Chicago siociaiist. \ appears VIII,
great regularity an through the ser a
ies 81 vouchers. He was the. county
4 4 nanager, pr tt6e d \ Nonpa rtisan leagns
3n Grant connty ~ the recent recall
3 amPaign \ EElL He lerates II chicags