The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-04


of the travelling expense emzed with the
exception of Voucher No. 1852, as follows
Expense of Liberty Truck (evidently driving
pense) from Canon City to Gunnson ---------s5s25 %
To 3O7 miles to Canon City and return at 15 cents
per mile 46-05
Four days service $500 per day ----------- 20OO
ToTAL--------------- 2s
Mr.. Knowles charges the County $500 per day in add
tion to his regular salary which is contrary to Sec IL,
Page $780, Session Laws for Colorado 1921 Why mile
age charged in addition expense Does not all apply
item? 1t the County S12428 to have Lib
ery Truck drove in from Canon City. (Where the
Commissioners accountants when this item overlooked
by them?) The automobile expense account is made
Approximately it is difficult to it correctly from
the various invoices, but undoubtedly many items have
been left of the expense for the that
notation appears the bills against Knowles account,
especially is this with E. D. Stephensons bills no.
appears thereon to who purchases gasoline and
oil, and Knowles receives supplies at that
point. Not only by the gallon but by the tank.
Mr. Whaen's expense account for the eleven months
drawn in addition to regular salary
this includes the expense of $3582 bringing trucks from
Denver including board etc. but does not include
the paid the drivers Mr. Whalens exepnse out
upkeep Of automobile which is included in the
above amount $64740 the eleven months Of 1922
ending Nov 3Oth Included in the $64740, is travelling
expense and expense of $780, while residing in Denver
While keep of automobile expense is appropriated
it include purchases outside Of Gunnison such
purchases the Crested Butte L. w. Co., and Nc
Cosker Crested Butte, which bills no notation is
made to who the supplies given. We have gone
amounts correct possible
Dear Citizen: The up-keep automobiles, travelling
expense other incidental etc. for your Com
missones the past months has cost you in taxes
51621 this is exclusive of salaries for
the three Commissioners amounting to $4,000
McDermott 4 Company, Expense Bills In Comparison to
Other Garage Accounts.
Why is not County work. consisting of supplies, re-
pairs on County road machinery, Commissioner automo
biles etc. divided impartiay among the various garages
doing business in Gunnison? These people are human
taxes and therefore entitled consideration
by County officials who elected through the suffrage
of the people; ring exist long, the people do
any thing they inclined to do and can make mess
of any combined effort to the entire ranch
Since January l. 1922 and for the eleven months end
ing Nov 3Ot McDermott bills against the County for
repairs supplies, machinery etc. amounts to Sl5S93 40
For the same length of time the Rainbow Garage
bill against the County amounts to the sum OF $32b9lI
For the length of time, the Gunnison Motor
Companys bill against the County, amounts to the sum
of 81 1S3202
The total expense for all garages for the same length
of time amounts to the sum of $209S464
Dear Taxpayer it is evident that there is not only
one but whole flock Ethiopians in this woodpe The
County Road q bruge Iuhu aPProPratoh io 'e yeai VI
1929 only amounted to s162592 it be readily seen
that McDermot Companys bill aone almost equals this
and the garage expense exceeds the
by S4,732.72 Who holds the sack? From
appearances it is evident that investigation of the
enormous garage account of McDermott Co. would not
be out of place this tme the gas and oil consumed by
one Commissioner alone, would float battle ship as ap-
pearng on some of these bills.
Consider this for moment taxpayers: the entire
road appropriation for consumed by one garage
alone The road appropriation in this one instance is
,verdrawn to the extent of s4322 for which the Com
missoners can be held responsible their bonds don't
forget this Mr. Taxpayer (See Sections 1915, 1916 and
1917 Page 443, Statutes 190S)
piyerting County Road Funds-vouchers Nos. 1929 to
to 1S4O-5O.
During March, 1922, Mr.. Sullivan diverted some
o3 funds County Road Fund.- for the purpose
graveng parts of the following streets of the Town of