The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-12

Office were concerned. Of that Der- 4
iod thereof held BY Mr.. Wigers, and
the four semi-annual reports mA1q
by him ~ sheriff, covered the en-
tire two pears ended Nov. 30. A. p.
1920, which was the period Of time
covered by this examination.
The records In the ONCE Of tn
county treasurer show that Mr..
Miller has paid into the general
county fund on account Of such sur
plus receipts fro mthe fees Of his
office. the following amounts:
10, 1913 .....$ 1.0Sz.48
February %, 1920 1880. 1,8S781
October ?, 1920 ........ 1924
January 6. 1921 ......... 1,843.62s
$.y.4.2.38
A sum balancing in full that
shown in the foregoing schedule
and by the semi-annual reports of
the sheriff to be remaining il his
hands to be accounted for.
FEES AND EXPENSES PAID
FROM The COUNTY TREASURY
The record OF the proceedings Of
your county board and the books
and accounts in the office OF the
county clerk and in that Of the
county treasurer show, that during
the period of time under ekamina-
ton, various amounts were paid to
the sheriff under the order Of your
board fro milne to time directly
from the county treasury, for fees
earned by i'm in services perform
ed for the county ard for expenses
of an emergency rature connected
with the Office.
The amount paid for emergency
expense amounting l. the sum OF
Sl,325.62 We have already shown
in Schedule G" and thele charged
to the account of = sheriff.
The amount paid on account Of
fees earned in services for the
county turing the two year was
the sum of $17,620.15, which is
classified for each year separately
and shown in detail in Sch u }
Fl" following.
This entire amount is accounted
for by the sheriff in his seminar
nual reports made to your board
and is shown in Schedule G" here
in in the items Of county service
and fees in insane cases.
We have carefully and thoroughly
examined all of the books and ac-
counts kept and now remaining on
file in the several offices in the
courthouse Of your county. includ-
ing the record Of the proceedings
of your county board, and those in
the Office of the clerk Of the city
court of the city Of Moline. and
have as carefully compared and
reconciled the many items of re-
ceipt and disbursements shown
therein with the four seml-annual
reports above mentioned made by
Mr.. Miller to your board.
| Some few errors were discovered,
which have been adjusted in the re-
port made by him for the six
months ended Nov. 30, 1920.
All items of fees shown to have
been earned and received, and all
disbursements made during the
period under examination, have
been tabulated and summarized for
each six months separately and is
now presented as Schedule G" fol-
lowing, wherein is shown the
amount of each class of fees
earned and received by the sheriff
during such two years; the amount
paid to the sheriff by order Of your
board for emergency expense; the
amount Of disbursements made by
him in administering the affairs Of
the office; and the balance Of sur
plus fees for each six months re-
manning in his hands to be ac-
counted for
All amounts of disbursement
shown in such schedule are fully
itemized and stated in detail in the
register OF fees kept in the Office,
showing in each case the date of
payment, to whom paid, for what
purpose and the amount.
Referring to the foregoing sched-
ule it will De noticed that during
the year ended Nov. 30, 1920, the
sheriff was paid for 451 days at
attendance upon circuit court at SIS
per day, amounting to $2,255.00.
This barge was an excess of 221
days, amounting to s1,105.00 paid
from the treasury, but inasmuch as
the entire amoun, received, viz:
$2,255.0e, was accom- ed for by the
sheriff, and the office shown to
| have be - self-sustaining without
such excess charge of s1,105.00, the
result On Nov. 80. 1920, causes no
difference to the co .nty for the rea-
son such surplus charge was fully
accounted for and returned to the
county treasury.
Referring to Schedule G" your
attention is directed to the item OF
s530.48 shown to have been receiv.
ed during the half year ended May
81, 1919 ON fees earned by ex.
sheriffs.
u This item should have been paid