The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-01

and for whom the accounts were in
Equipment Co. are now checking this
statement contained in Auditors re-
port against their books, and IL y
is found that there have been ex-
cess or duplicate payments of any
item they will make the same good
to the county. The Clerk of this
Board, who is a most competent
bookkeeper, is making similar check
of accounts of this firm paid by the
county during the period in ques-
ton.
2. It was charged that the Mis-
sissippi Culvert & Machinery Co. OF
Jackson, Miss. have received excess
payments during the period covered
by the audit of S3s547, by way Of
duplicate payments. Many thons-
ands of dollars during the period
were paid this company for road
machinery, parts and repairs and
other material for the public ROADS
Of Holmes County, for the five super
visors districts of the county, each
district, as you know, has its own
road equipment and road working
organizations. This Company Is now
checking the alleged list of dupll-
cate payments against it's books and
accounts, and if 1t is found that it
has received any duplicate payments
from the funds of any of the road
districts, the same will be paid into
the treasury of the county. The
Clerk of this Board as Auditor of the
county. is likewise rechecking his az
counts and vouchers, covering all
transactions with this company dur
ing the period in question.
3. Alleged excess and duplicate
payments to the Austin Western
Machinery Co.. amount paid $195.27,
and alleged over payment of $1,000.
This item has been submitted to that
company for comparison with its re-
cords, and is also being Investigated
by the Clerk of this Board as Audi
tor of the county, and if there is
an excess payment of $1,000 it will
be promptly paid into the treasury
of this county.
4. Alleged excess and duplicate
payment to p E. Garnett for gravel
He was paid $3.50, the report claims
he should have been paid only $500,
making a difference of $3.50. M.
Garnett is dead, but the Clerk of this
Board as County Auditor is making
a recheck of this item to see in
fact if there was any over paymen.
if there was, Mr.. Garnett's admins
traitor will doubtless be glad to re-
fund this amount to the county This
payment was allowed April Term
1896.
5. Alleged excess and duplicate
payment to the City of Lexington,
$40 for water for the Jail. There
was allowed at May Term of the
Board 1886, $3.50, the audit claims
an over payment of $3.50. 1t will
be easy to compare this charge and
payment with the account on file and
the records in the office of the City
Clerk of Lexington. and If there is
an excess payment the City will
be glad to make the refund or credit
its next water bill for the jail.
6. Alleged illegal allowance to Miss
Elizabeth Heinrich, $500 December
1885 Term Of the Board, for clerical
assistance, in fact this was for Miss
Elizabeth Henrich's wages as Assis-
tant County Assessor for the month
of November, 1885. 1t became ne
cessary on account of the passage of
the first homestead exemption law,
exempting homesteads from state
tax. to have the Assessor make prop
Tax Collector, and Miss Elizabeth
Heinrich, most efficient Deputy As
SCISSOR. did the work and was paid
out of the budget allowed the Asses
sor's office. We contend that this
item was properly incurred and paid
by the county.
7. Alleged premiums, illegally paid
on deputies bonds $4,000. On page
lib of the audit, it is shown that
in February 1885, w. A. Ramsey,
deputy sheriff, gave bond as a sworn
deputy sheriff in sum of $15,000.00,
the premium on his bond paid sure
ty company was $3.50; In January
1886. Miss Julia Heinrich. deputy chan
Gerry clerk, having been duly ap-
pointed by the Chancery Court as
such clerk, was required to give bond
in sum Of 100000. In a surety COM
pany. the premium being $500; in
the same month Mrs. Elaine e.
lington. deputy chancery clerk, hav-
ing been likewise appointed by the
Chancery Court as such clerk, was
required to give bond in the sum Oh
100000 in surety company. the
premium paid being $500; in March
1885, J. c. Reid was duly appointed