Gunnison news-champion., 1922-12-29

hxed at $4,000 per mouth and ex-
penses while on duty.
Voucher NO. Sssy, a. n. Miller, ex-
Pense Attending Commissioners meet-
ing during october. held It Colorado
Spfinss ss6.z0. per diean 4 days ($7.00
per day) $500.
Voucher No. s50s, A. A. KILLER
salary Tor the mouth Of Octohsr
$Aso:W. Expense account for 0eto-
Mr.. Miller. the vouchers show, drew
. salary amounting to $l7e.00 for ths
month Of October. and hls expense &C.
count for the same mouth was &l35.36,
~ other words he drew . tseal Of
$Sl3.55 for the month
Why did the Commissioners allow
Ar. Miller to charge the County 500
per day for four days in addition to
his regular salaryi Why the heavy
expense account! Why not itenised!
They cannot deny that they allowed
this, the voucher No. S779 was mads
up BY whalen for Miller TO sign. Whist
authority did Whalsn have to maks
up Millers expense accountf Why
did not the Commissioner (own)
auditors find this excessive charge!
Very expeasive road ovsrseer Just 1t
this time when there 10 practically no.
thing being done on ths roads. Thsre
u nothing In the statutes providing
Tor road overseer expense account At
tending Commissioners meetings.
The Commissioners record shows
that the County AttoTney u to receive
. salary Of $500 per month, no ex-
pense or other provision Is mentioned.
During the eleven months ending
November 30th, 1872, vouchers have
been issued to Stone 4 Kochevar and
y. J. koehevar, personally to the
amount Of 5000, retaining fee
travelling expense, etc. Why should
the County taxpayers be expected to
stand for q retaining fec to be paid
to an official whose salary has been
hxd at $500 per month, by resolu-
ton by the Board Of County Commits
sioners. On voucher No. 1852, why
was the County Attorney allowed q
trip to Boulder, in addition to his
expenses in Denver? Has It been
noted in the Commissioners (own)
auditors report this fragrant misuse
Of County funds? More whitewash.)
Auditors report that Whalen Sc
cured $4,000 road equipment while
residing in Denver at $500 per month.
The entire scrap heap accumulated
was not worth 30 cents, and the same
has been nightmare to the taxpayers
Of the County ever since the County
acquired it. The upkeep on this Junk,
road material, automobile supplies,
repair bills, in the past eleven months
amounts TO more than the Countys
appropriation for road funds for the
year of 1922, the bills from the various
garages will verify this.
Suffering Taxpayers: In the near
future you will be touched in the
usual manner for some 5000, for the
purpose of payment for this farcical
audit. In addition to this, the major
part of Gunnison County's legal talent
has been retained to assist in hanging
the hardware to the clerk; this will
also amount to tidy sum which will
be annexed to the original cost. Just
why the Commissioners should employ
legal talent at this time when taxes
are high and general depression ex-
lists throughout the County, and while
they have a regular appointed County
Attorney drawing down q monthly
salary. the reason for this extra ex-
pense Is not apparent.
It requires no special effort TO
spend other peoples money, the Com
missioners can defend themselves, or
make goat of others at the expense
Of the county, they hold the string
to the sack, while the clerk is required
to protect his interests from his own
personal resources, he has no county
jackpot to draw from.
The accountants consumed nine
pages Of nice white paper in their
report Eight pages were devoted to
the attempt to cruelty the Clerk and
one page to whitewash the Commits !
sioners. They also devoted one page
70 the actual audit in which they
found the clerk in arrears to the
Of $1.68, and this is the only |
error for which the clerk is really re-
sponsible as all other matters pertain
ing to the audit were previously passed
upon with the able assistance Of the
County Attorney and approved by
the Board and the Chairman's sigma
lure Of approval will be found upon all |
expense accounts and other
wise which have not been stolen from
the records of the office by the Com
(own) hired shoplifters.
The ehort TO make the clerk the goat |
would have never been attempted had
Whalen not been defeated in the recent |
This shows how sincere the |
Board was in protecting the interests |
Of the public. II all depends upon the
turn Of the wheel Of political events.
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