The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-05
REPORT ON
BEER DEPARTMENT
Shows HIGH COST
Nearly IS Per Cent Of Money
Collected Is Used for ope-
rating Expenses

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ment since it was established last
October % totals 1921 ,14686, while
expenses for its operation total $54.-
078.79, according to an audit report
filed with the state board of auditors
by o. b. Lund, auditor and account
ant for the state.
The report covers the period Oct.
q, 1888, to April II, 1884. It shows
beer stamp sales Melted $90,824.09,
while license fee collections totaled
$130,20O. Miscellaneous collections
were $l22.77. OF the license fees $685.
500 were for wholesale licenses. $685.
400 for the 500 retail licenses and
$38 900 for the $50 retail licenses.
Sales value of stamps on hand. the
report says, total l30,438Olhs. Lund
in notation comments: THE amount
OF stamps originally obtained by the
beer commissioner could not be as
certained from the records Of the de-
partment nor from the printers.
Therefore, we have no means OF de-
termining what the correct stamp in
ventory should be-"
S23,253.34 for Salaries
Salaries up to the date Of audit
totaled $23, 25334, the report states
Other expenses listed are travel ex-
pense $6,l5O.59: telephone and tele-
graph $168.28; postage $37395; office
supplies, $2,76296; miscella n
s605 i'll: furniture and fixtures $3.50
IL: automobile expense $l,774.4o' au-
tomobile equipment, $l6,45o.
Among miscellaneous expenses list
ed is an item Of $500 fees to y. L.
Burdick, Fargo attorney, for legal
services.
According to the report 81 automo-
biles were purchased, 10 last October
and November at cost OF S799 each,
and one last February at cost OF
$50. One of the cars was wrecked
and turned in for credit Of $500.
One car Is listed as unassigned. The
others are assigned to state beer com
missioner, Owen T. Owen, and to the
following inspectors: G. w. Brown,
Leith; Allan McManus. Grand Forks;
George Morris. Neche; G. G. Snyder,
Fargo; A. j. Gerlach, Fargo; O. s.
Hanson, Grand Forks: p. 6. Miller,
Devils Lake; Michael Scheller, Han
kinson; Oscar o. Odegaard. Pekin;
Albin Hedstrom. Bismarck: A. g.
Slade. Rhame; A. L. Maxwell, Turtle
Lake; s. /. Cofell. Glendale; J. =.
Burton, Steele; George D. Trip. Het-
finger: Karl KieSel. New Salem;
George Remission. Bismarck, and to
c. D. King, Bismarck, deputy COM
missioner.
List Special Investigators
Three special Investigators are list
ed in addition to % inspectors. two
of whom have been retired.
The report shows Harvey Rise has
been employed as special investigator
for the last two months at a salary OF
1925 q month. His travel expense Is
listed as $76082 for the period of his
employment.
Other special investigators are
Frank Spencer, employed for IA days
prior to the audit at salary Of $3.50
day. and AL Root, at $225 a month,
with travel expense listed as s122l5.
All inspectors received $3.50 2
month. The inspectors and their
travel expense follow:
Allan McManus. $22123; George
Morris, 1914: J. e. Burton. $416.62:
Rex e. Ware, lretired) $14.70; G. G..
Snyder. $180.41: A. J. Gerlach, 1887 rs;
Michael Scheller. $252.95; Albin He'd
strom. $227.l4; C. w. Brown, $303.28;
George D. Trips, $24298: p. G. Mil
Ter. $ll0.02: E. J. Roth retired)
1928; o. 8. Hanson, no travel ex-
pense; Oscar Odegaard. $447.34: s. /.
Cofell, $230.66; Karl Kiesel. $253.2O;
George N. Remission, $509.l8: A. G..
SIade, $256.43; Herman NJ. johnson.
$3Ol.81; "A. L. Maxwell, $61 As; Bert
j. Drennen and G. q. Boise, no travel
expense.