The Lexington advertiser., 1938-09-01

I and other material for the public roads
of Holmes County, for the five super
visors districts of the county, each dis
trict. as you know, has its own road
equipment and road working organiza-
tions. This Company is now checking
the alleged list of duplicate payments
/, against it's books and accounts, and If
| ;t is found that it has received any dupli-
cate 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 ac-
counts and vouchers, covering all trans
actions with this Company during the
period in question.
g. Alleged excess and duplicate pay
ments 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 it's records, and is also
being investigated by the Clerk Of this
Board as Auditor of the county, and if
there is an excess payment of $1,000 it
will be promptly paid into the treasury
| by this Company.
4. Alleged excess and duplicate pay
ment to P. E. Garnett for gravel. He
was paid $500, the report claims he
should have been paid only $500, making
a difference of $3.50. Mr.. Garentt is
dead, but the Clerk of this Board as
County Auditor is making recheck of
this item to see in fact if there was
Garnett's administrator will doubtless
be glad to refund the amount to the
county. This payment was allowed April
Term 1886.
S. Alleged excess and duplicate pay
ment to the City of Lexington, $19O,
| for water for the Jail. There was
allowed at May Term of the Board 1885,
$3.50, the audit claims an over payment
of $1.90. 1t will be easy to compare
this charge and payment with the ac-
count 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
o. credit its next water bill for the Jail.
6. Alleged illegal allowance to Miss
Elizabeth Heinrich, $500 December 1885
term of the Beord, for clerical assistance,
| in fact this was for Miss Elizabeth
| Henrich's wages as Assistant County
Assessor for the month of November
| 1885. 1t became necessary OH account of
the passage of the first homestead ex-
emption law, exempting homesteads
from state tax, to have the Assessor
make proper changes on the land roll for
the Tax Collector, and Miss Elizabeth
Heinrich, most efficient Deputy Asses
sol, did the work and was paid out of
tho budget allowed the Assessors Of
flee. We contend that this item was
properly incurred and paid by the
county.
Z. Alleged premiums, illegally paid
on deputies bonds $48O.00. On page
17-B of the audit, it is shown that in
February 1885, w. A. Ramsey, deputy
sheriff, gave bond as sworn deputy
sheriff in sum of $15.00O.00, the prem
um on his bond paid surety company
was $3.50; In January 1886, Miss Julia
Heinrich, deputy chancery clerk, having
been duly appointed by the Chanccry
Court as such clerk, was required to
give bond in sum of 100000, in a surety
company, the premium being $780, in
the same month Mrs. Elaine Ellington,
deputy chancery clerk, having been like
wise appointed by the Chaneery Court as
such clerk, was required to give bond
IN the sum of 100000 in a surety COM
.,any, the premium paid being $500; in
March 1886. j. C. Reid was duly appoint
ed deputy sheriff and took the oath of
er - -.
the sum of s10,000.00, premium paid
surety company $65.00; in March 1886,
:. Monroe Roach was duly appointed
deputy sheriff, took the oath of office
and was required to give bond in the
sum of $5000.00, premium paid surety
company $3.50; in January 1887,
premium of $500 was paid surety COM
pany for that year on bond of Miss Julia
Heinrich, as deputy chancery clerk; in
! January 1897, premium of $500 was
Paid surety company for that year on
bond of Mrs. Elaine Ellington, as deputy
. chancery clerk; in February 1887,
premium of $65.00 was paid surety COM
pany for that year on bond of J. G..
| Reid as deputy sheriff; in February
/ 1887, premium of $3.50 was paid surety
. company for that year on bond of j.
Monroe Roach, as dputy sheriff; in jan
uary 1888, premium of $500 was paid
surety company for that year on bond
of Miss Julia Heinrich, as deputy chan
Gerry clerk; in January 1888, premium
of $500 was paid surety company for
that year on bond Of Mrs. Elaine Elling-
ton, as deputy chancery clerk; in Feb
ruary 1888, premium Of $65.O0 was paid
surety company for that year on bond
of J. C. Reid, as deputy sheriff; in Feb
ruary 1888, premium of $3.50 was paid
surety company for that year on bond
of J. Monroe Roach, as deputy sheriff;
total amount of premiums so paid
$4,000. These bonds are made payable
to the State as provided by law.
The above mentioned premiums on the
bonds Of deputy sheriffs and deputy
chancery clerks were paid by the county
under the authority of Section 2Ss7 of
the Code Of 1890. which reads rs follows: