Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27

which he informed US represented
all cash collections on land sales
received by him prior to December
81, 1888, which had not been prev
iously reported in treasurer cash
receipts, and that these monies had
been held in his office safe.
"These checks applied to the fol-
lowing land sales: Mrs. Byrd G.
Blankenship, $500; r. L. Shaw,
5000; VIM. H. Bamber, $3.50; (not
specified) $649O.
"These checks were all dated as
of the day presented for our in
spection, and inquiry at the Bank
| of America, Ell Centro, disclosed
that they were purchased on April
26. 1884 with the following: two
Western Union Telegraph company
checks drawn on Bank of Callfor-
mia. NJ A., San Francisco, for $500
each; one check drawn on Bank
Of America, Ell Centre, $l4.98, a
total of $1,01498 from which an
eight cents charge for isuing the
checks was deducted, making a net
of $1,01490.
1.-The not specified check for
$6490 listed above, apparently was
submitted in error, as there was no
unaccounted for sale to which it
was applicable.
Hunick Transaction
"On May %, 1884, we called the
treasurer attention to a payment
on a land sale to Catherine Hun
ick, which appeared to have been
collected prior to December 81,
1888. He then stated that he was
holding a check covering this COL
lection, and that the check was at
the bank. Later that day he pre-
sented a cashiers check No. 860940,
issued by the Bank of America, Ell
Centro dated May %, 1884, in the
amount of $1,005.90. Information
which we later received from the
aforementioned bank disclosed that
this check was purchased with the
following:
Imperial Irrigation Distric t
check No. 1919, for $429.35, dated
May 9, 1884, issued to reimburse
the petty cash fund, Ell Centre, for
expenses of F.. H. McIver from
April 4, to April 30, 1894. This
check was inspected by us after
having been paid by the bank and
bore the endorsement of Cd F. H.
McIver, 90 Clark Booher, go, Mr.
Rogers, (4) F. H. McIver; cashier IS
check No. O-2l3617, issued by Cali
fornia Bank, head office, Los An
geles, for $3.50; personal check OF
r. H. McIver, S26.55, totaling
$1,0O5.90.
"We were informed by the Cal
ifornia bank that the cashier S
check referred to was purchased
with check of Hartley Rogers and
company, $400, end $3.50 in cash.
Purchasers Queried
"The treasurer was asked when
the above sum of $1,005 80 was col
lected and he stated that it was re-
ceived prior to December 81, 1888
but that he had no record of it
and could not remember the date.
"Relative to these land sales, re-
quests were mailed by us to all
parties whose names appear in ex-
hibit VIII of this report, asking
that they confirm the transactions
particularly the dates upon which
payments by them we're made tc
Imperial Irrigation District. Ol
the 90 to whom letters were mailed
replies confirming the transactions
were received from Is and two We're
returned undelivered.
"In IL of the % cases listed, pay
ment of the full amount of the
sales price was made by the pur-
chaser on or about the date upon
which the board kutfl)rized the
sale. Nine of these IL have con-
firmed to us the dates upon which
payments were made by them. In
nine of the IL aforementioned
cases, quit claim deeds were is
sued by the district bearing dates
on or near to the actual date OF
payment by the purchaser, but the
time lapse between the date the
purchaser made payment to the
Imperial Irrigation District and the
date upon which that money was
reported in treasurer receipts
ranged from one non h
and II days to two years, one month
and II days.
Supplementing our preceding
comments relative to the delay in
recording land sales transactions,
it should be stated that we did not
find the deputy treasurer in ny
way responsible therefore.
Petty Cash Checked
THE petty cash fund, Ell Centro
of which the treasurer, F. H. Nc
liver, is custodian, was counted by
us on April 25, 1884 at which time
the following items were included
therein:
Imperial Irrigation Dist
registered warrants payable
to F.. H. McIver, secretary,
No. 56118 dated February 10,
1882, issued for Ell Centre
office expense ......................,.s $4,000
No. 56522, dated March l5,
1882 issued in reimburse
ment of travelling expenses 356.65
Clark Booher ...................... $4,000
G. d. Preston .................... 25O.OO
Expense vouchers, F. H.
McIver not yet submitted
for reimbursement, items
omitted from March, 1884
voucher .'.........'...................... 1o4.3o
Expenses for April, 1884 ... 1882
Cash-cashier check No.
S60672 Bank of America, FL
Centre, dated April 25, 1884,
payable to Imperial Irriga-
ton District .''..................'-..... 10000
Personal check F. H. Nc
Iver, dated April 25, 1884 -. 2300
Currency observation-disclosures. 147.75