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LONG-LOOKED-FOR AUDIT
OF COUNTY AT LAST
COMPLETED
(Continued from page 4.)
icate, which he will issue the same
as is now done. At the end of each
month the Auditor can take his
Auditors CÄtificate, which he will
issue the same as is now done. At
the end of each month the Auditor
can take his Auditor's Certificate
Book, go into the Treasurer's office,
and check the Treasurer's books to
see if all money received has beeD
entered. He can check (he distribu
tion of that money with the aid of
his Auditor's certificates, and he can
check the vouchers which the
Treasurer has paid during the cur
rent month and allow the proper
credit. Of course, we understand
that in the larger offices this will
do away with the work of one
clerk, which, of course, reduces the
auditor's chance of paying political
debts, but we believe that it is along
the line of better bookkeeping.
The auditor and the County treas
urer should both keep a general
leger which would carry the con
trolling accounts of all the County's
funds. These legers should carry
a page devoted to the outstanding
warrants of all funds, and the out
standing bonds of all issues. This
is not being done in the State to our
knowledge at the present time.
These two legers should also carry
the valuation of all the property
which the County owns, such as the
Court House, the land upon which
it stands, and any other real es
tate that the County might cwn, the
furniture and fixtures used in the
Court house, and all road machin
ery,, in fact, any article purchased
by the county which has a commer
cial value should be charged against
the equipment and furniture and
fixture accounts of the County, in
stead of being charged to expense,
where the value drops out of sight.
This kind of bookkeeping properly
installed would enable the County
to render a financial statement any
day in the year that it might be re
quired showing the assets and liabil
ities of the county without any un
necessary work. The suggestions
which we are offering those used by
most successful business men, and
in our judgment should be adopted.
We desire to suggest a change in
the method of filing the various re
ports and miscellaneous papers
which are turned in by the County
officials to comply with the various
laws which call for these reports.
Now instead of filing them in Twen
ty-five or thirty steel cases, would
suggest that they all be given a
number, and an index kept some
what similar to the one now used in
recording various document.
Concerning the uniform set of
books which it seems probable the
next legislature will give us, we
suggest that you use your influence
at the right time in regard lo the
personell of the Commissioners
who v/ill .avj this important mat
ter in ^ann It is (uite apparent to
thoso •-.'ho have made a study of
bookkeeping system that the books
which nre now uffd in Idaho
the result of a makeshift plaa
ering a périr»! ;»f forty years. Some
new officials, believing that they
could improve the system which
they found upon taking office, have
added several new books to their lik
ing, and this kind of work has been
going on ever since Idaho was ad
mitted as a territory. This is the
reason why we have thirty-seven
different kinds of sels of books in
thirty-seven counties in this state.
The system of bookkeeping which
we now have requires too many
clerks and too many books, and the
natural sonsequencc is that the ef
is in
ficiency of the department is in
many cases near the zero mark. Af
ter a careful survey of (he books of
a number of counties, we have come
to the conclusion that in very few
instances have the designers of tho
systems now in use had very much
experience in this kind, of work, and
the success or failure of our new
uniform set of books will rest upon
the men who have this matter in
charge, and we trust that you will
use your influence to got the best
inen obtainable, going out of tho
State if necessary, to secure them,
and not have the Slate practice false
economy in a matter which is of
such importance to tho tax payers.
Wo beg lo submit a chart showing
the amount which if has cost lo
run each department in Canyon
County for a period covered by our
audit.
These charts are not made out
according to the books of Canyon
Counly, but have been compiled in
a way which will show exactly how
each official has conducted his of
fice. In other words, we have
charged against the year all indebt
edness which was created by the of
ficial holding ofice in that year. It
has been customary in the past to
allow warrants to go unpaid for sev
eral months and sometimes over one
year, and when the warant was paid
it woul I be charged up against Ihe
County official holding office at that
time.
This is not fair, as an official
going out of office could create a lot
of indebtedness and it would be then
charged up against his successor
when the warrant was paid.
Year
1907
1908
1909
1910
11911
1912
1913
1914
Warrant Warrants Cash
livery
1566.80
5225.74
5082.87
5717.38
5819.03
5527.02
5668.50
5396.22
5282.27
•43719.03
Sheriff
Cash Total
livery
6792.54
Total for
term
14085.61
2210.20 7293.07
1938.24 7645.63
2393.70 8213.73
728.80 2943.46 149.10 9348.38
918.25 390090 156.25 10645.90
611.75 3006.55 98.60 9113.12
1157.00 4366.32 199.25 11004.84
3415.80 22316.18 605.20 70056.21
Name
Thorp
15858.36 Breshears
19994.28 Watkins
20117.96 Breshears
Year
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
Year
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
County Physician
Warrants Total for
term
Name
4450.82
6072.06
2266.55
. 4008.18
5655.12
6471.45
6315.02
5161.37
40400.57
County Surveyor
Warrants Total for
term
623.65
1150.40
815.95
2356.05
2194.22
1131.86
2646.65
1514.95
12433.73
10,522.88 Waldrop
6,274.73 Gue
12,126.57 Bull
11,476.39 Cole
Name
1,774.05 Noot
3172.00 McConnell
3326.08 McConnell
4161.60 McConnell
Year
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
Year
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
County Coroner
Warrants Total for
term
Name
464.85
363.60
380.85
532.00
524.30
595.05
465.55
405.47
823.45 Lang
912.85 Lang
1,118.35 Lang
871.02 Robinson
3,730.67
County Attorney
Warrants Total for
term
4,576.17
Name
2310.77
2265.40
2238.40
2608.80
2700.75
3070.50
2747.93
3059.70
VanDuyn
4847.58 Hagelin
5771.25 Elston
5807.63 Henry
Year
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
Year
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
Year
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
Year
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
Year
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
Warrants
5686.15
6496.30
8758.43
9447.72
10813.46
12041.11
9288.95
7890.32
70422.42
Cash
111.08
167.94
76.12
131.37
317.16
328.64
182.71
152.80
1467.82
21,002.63
Cost of Assessor
Total Total for term
5797.23
6664.24 12,461.47
8834.55
9579.09 18,413.64
11150.62
12369.75
9471.64
8043.12
71890.24
23,500.37
17,514.76
Name
Moore
Crowther
Christopher
Christopher
Auditor and Recorder
Warrants
8310.42
6115.77
7549.94
7212.66
10688.16
9233.40
9973.34
11396.21
70479.90
Warrants
2902.22
3798.35
4409.31
4504.46
4398.80
4038.30
3904.79
3738.02
31730.25
Warrants
2894.25
1385.85
1981.30
2076.47
1913.68
1924.48
5729.52
5966.17
23871.72
Warrants
626.08
815.24
1103.35
1386.98
903.63
830.57
550.64
721.57
6938.06
Cash Total Total for term
494.10 8804.52
399.08 6514.85
436.32 7986.26
579.70 7792.36 31,097.99
389.75 11077.91
429.35 9662.75
324.98 10298.32
514.44 11910.65 42,949.63
3567.72 74047.62
Probate Judge
Cash Total Total for term
92.17 2994.39
80.70 3879J35 6873.44
68.45 4477.76
68.57 4573.03 9050.79
104.64 4503.44
75.20 4113.50 8,616.94
79.47 4020.26
27.25 3765.27 7,785.53
596.45 32326.70
County Treasurer
Cash
158.72
54.70
213.42
Total Total for term
2894.25
1385.85
1981.30
2076.47
1913.68
1924.48
5888.24
5020.87
24085.14
4280.10
4057.77
3838.16
11909.11
Name
Badley
Stovel
Name
Hagelin
Hagelin
Sebring
Henry
Harger
Name
Geisler
Monk
Monk
Monk
Running Jail—Charged Sheriff
Total
1441.32
2490.33
1734.20
1272.21
Total for Term
1441.32
2490.33
1734.20
1272.21
Name
Thorp
Breshears
Watkins
Breshears
Year
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
Warrants
3953.55
218.20
185.70
105.15
277.47
2865.00
6956.15
7009.40
21570.62
District Court
Court Orders
49.00
2017.35
1190.95
3770.75
5814.55
1162.20
10.00
35.00
14049.80
County Aid
Cash
7.40
45.35
Total
4002.55
2235.55
1376.65
3975.90
6092.02
4027.20
6966.15
7044.40
35620.42
Total
1465.63
2315.77
3646.49
3537.83
Total for term
Year Warrants
1907 1458.23
HHI8 2270.42
Commissioners: Plait, Dodd, Chaney.
1909 3629.24 17.25
1910 3516.48 21.35
Commissioners: Reinhardt, Kerrick, Nanderdossen
1911 5460.86 36.80 5497.66
HM2 4520.76 44.95 4565.71
Commissioners: Plait, Dodd, Kerrick.
1913 3391.75 128.11 3519.84
1914 6986.34 7014.24
Commissioners: Blair, Partridge, Mitchell.
31234.06 329.il 31563.17
6238.10
5252.55
10119.22
14010.55
Total for term
3781.40
7184.32
10063.37
10534.08
31563.17
PURE RANCH BUTTER
Here is an opportunity for llie people of Caldwell to secure Pure Ranch
Kutter and non-fertile eggs this summer and winter.
(1) This butter is produced under the most sanitary conditions on the
Bales Bros, ranch northeast of Caldwell. The cream is first separated, cool
ed and then placed in containers in a galvanized cooling tank through which
artisian water flows twenty-four hours per day with a temperature of 58
decrees keeping the cream at an even temperature and sweet.
It is then churned and the buttermilk drawn off, while the butter is 11
izranulated stage. It is then washed with an abundance of pure artisian
water to remove the buttermilk. The butter is then removed to the butter
worker to receive the proper amount of salt and to be thoroughly mixed,
moulded and wrapped ready for market.
This butter has always been marketed in Boise and other outside cities
at creamery prices. ,
We have been offering this butter (which is second to none) to some ot
our customers and feel that the home demand is sufficient to equal the sup
ply. The price will be thirty cents. .
(2) Eggs are produced on this ranch under the most sanitary conditions,
using nothing but wholesome grains, feeds, pure artisian water, clean houses.
Permitting no decomposed foods, or s tagnant water on the premises. Eggs
ore food and you should be very careful and know where and how they a«
produced. , , ,
Now is the time to store eggs for winter and the non-fertile eggs are the
best and can be had for only two ce,nts per dozen above the market of com
m ° n T'he* Farmers' Co-operative Store have the exclusive handling of these
products, 612 Main, phone 190.
BALES BROS., Producers.
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion
Year Warrants Total for
term
1907 1992.52
1908 2113.82
1909 1775.95
1910 2621.09
1911 3867.82
1912 3712.58
1913 2875.68
1914 2536.10
Name
4,406.34 Bean
4,39804 Carlton
7580.40 Carlton
5411.78 Fowler
Year
1907
1908
21,495.56
Poor Farm
Warrants Total for
term
1571.16 3112.49
1541.33
Commissioners: Piatt, Dodd, Chaney
1909 2116.34 4403.38
1910 2287.04
Commissioners: Reinhardt, Kerrick,
Vanderdossen.
1911 2054.51 4655.04
1912 2600.53
Commissioners: Piatt Dodd Kerrick.
1913 6108.28
1914 2671.86
Commissioners: Blair,
Partridge.
8780.14
Mitchell,
20,951.05
Pest House
1907 246.45
1908 126.59
Commissioners: Piatt, Dodd, Chane*
1909
1910 13.19 13.19
Commissioners: Reinhardt, Kerrick.
Vanderdossen.
1911 10.00
1912 6320 73.20
Commissioners: Piatt Dodd Kerrick.
373.04
Year
1907
1908
459.43
Water Master
Warrants Total for
Term
158.30 839.80
681.50
Commissioners: Piatt, Dodd, Chaney
1909 379.00 1519.50
1910 1140.50
Commissioners: Reinhardt, Kerrick,
Vanderdossen.
1911 1410.70 2113.90
1912 703.20
Commissioners: Piatt Dodd Kerrick.
1913 863.40 1650.19
1914 786.79
Commissioners: Blair, Mitchell,
Part ridge.
Year
1907
1908
6123.39
Tax Rebate
Warrants Total for
Term
21.30 600.19
578.89
Commissioners: Piatt, Dodd, Chaney
1909 4137.59 5346.17
1910 1208.58
Commissioners: Reinhardt, Kerrick,
Vanderdossen.
1911 707.11 1529.08
1912 821.97
Commissioners: Piatt Dodd Kerrick.
1913 1054.00 2857.63
1914 1803.63
Blair, Mitchell,
Year
1907
1908
10333.07
Commissioners:
Partridge.
Election Expenses
Warrants Total for
Term
5044.25
5044.25
Commissioners: Piatt, Dodd, Chaney
1909 1251.30 9780.76
1910 8529.46
Commissioners: Reinhardt, Kerrick,
Vanderdossen.
1911 3351.57 14457.71
1912 11106.14
Commissioners: Piatt Dodd Kerrick.
1913 7969.83
1914 7969.83
37252.53
Commissioners: Blair, Mitchell,
Partridge.
County Commissioners
Year Warrants Total for
Term
1907 4124.85
1908 2550.05 6674.90
Commissioners: Piatt, Dodd, Chaney
1909 3840.05
1910 4439.04 8279.09
Commissioners: Reinhardt, Kerrick,
Vanderdossen.
1911 5020.45
1912 5881.20 10901.65
Commissioners: Plait Dodd Kerrick.
1913 3615.48
1914 3442.49 7057.97
Commissioners: Blair* Mitchell,
Partridge.
Year
1913
1914
32,913.61
Widow Pensions
Warrants Total for
Term
705.00
4125.00 . 4830.00
Blair, Mitchell,
Commissioners:
Partridge.
4830.00
Running County Court House
Year Warrants Total for
Term
1907 3100.78
1908 3483.47 6584.25
Commissioners: Piatt, Dodd, Chaney
1909 3416.41
1910 3313.98 6730.39
Commissioners: Reinhardt, Kerrick,
Vanderdossen.
1911 2882.87
1912 3244.77 6127.64
("ommissioners: Piatt Dodd Kerrick.
1913
1914
Year
1907
1908
3370.41
2890.21
6260.62
25702.90
Justice of the Peace
Warrants Total for
Term
760.55
722.95
1483.50
Commissioners: Piatt, Dodd, Chaney
1909 1223.35
1910 1026.65 2250.00
Commissioners: Reinhardt, Kerrick,
Yanderdossen.
1911 1725.20
1912 1227.67 2950.85
Commissioners: Piatt Dodd Kerrick.
1913 937.35
1914 716.60 1653.95
Blair, Mitchell,
421.78
8338.30
Commissioners:
Partridge.
Damages
1910 421.78
Commissioners: Kerrick, Reinhardt,
Vanderdossen
Roads
Year Warrants Total for
Term
1907 15482.93
1908 59279.99 74762.92
Commissioners: Piatt, Dodd, Chanev
1909 36999.32
,1910 43811.87 80811.19
Commissioners: Reinhardt, Kerrick,
Vanderdossen.
1911 35627J22
1912 17567.54 53194.76
Commissioners: Piatt Dodd Kerrick.
1913 27972.92
1914 32816.64 60789.46
269558.33
Commissioners:
Partridge.
Bridges
Blair, Mitchell,
Year Warrants
Total for
Term
1912 34083.84 3408384
Commissioners: Plait Dodd Kerrick
1913 58685.93
1914 30017.28 88703.21
122787.05
Commissioners: Blair, Mitchell,
Partridge.
Unknown Classification
Year Warrants Total for
Term
1907 466.94
1908 361.62 828.56
Commissioners: Plait, Dodd, Chaney
1909 274.28 274.28
Commissioners: Reinhardt, Kerrick,
Vanderdossen.
1913 5.00
1914 30.25 5.00
1138.09
Commissioners: Blair, Mitchell,
Partridge.
Cjost of Construction of Ciburt House
1907 19172.18 19172.18
Commissioners: Piatt, Dodd, Chaney
Ada County for Steunenberg Trial
Year
1908
1908
Warrants
41823.07
760.10
Total for
term
42583.17
42583.17
Commissioners: Dodd, Piatt, Chaney
Scalp Fund
1910 145.45 145.45
Commissioners: Kerrick, Reinhardt
Vanderdossen
Reeap
1907 130172.51
1908 118198.84 248371.35
Commissioners: Dodd, Piatt, Chaney.
1909 100946.71
1910 119550.20 220406.91
Commissioners: Kerrick, Reinhardt.
Vanderdossen
1911 118197.18
1912 140,420.34 258617.52
Commissioners: Piatt Dodd Kerrick.
1913 168265.71
1914 155477.28 323742.99
Commissioners: Blair, Mitchell,
Partridge.
1051228.77
We find in checking up the
cash books of Ihe tax collectors for
the eight years, that a number of
hundreds of errors had been paid in
by the various tax payers. Some of
cash books in distributing the money
which had been paid in by the vari
ous tax payers. Some of these
amounts, you will notice, ran up in
to hundreds of dollars. Thes^
changes, if authorized by your board
will adjust the various balances in a
proper manner. We found that a
large percent of these errors had
been made made in writing up the
cash books for the years 1911 and 12,
the other six years being in fail
shape.
Charges
School District No. 1 $ 13.77
No. 2 59
No. 3 52.54
No. 5 1.85
No. 5B .44
No. 7 43.40
No. 11 86.70
No. IIB 14.17
No. 13 11.13
No. 16 12.42
No. 17 69.50
No. 17B 7.33
No. 19 113.37
No. 19B
No. 22B
No. 23. .
No. 23B
No. 24. .
No. 28
No. 29 ..
No. 29B
No. 31 ..
No. 32 ..
No. 32B
No 36. ..
No. 36B
No. 38 ..
No. 39 ..
No. 40 ..
No. 40B
No. 45 .
No. 46 ..
No. 42 .
No. 50 .
No. 55 ..
No. 55B
No 53 ..
No. 56 ..
No. 57 .
No. 58
29,6i
2.47
98.97
24.12
12.36
38.01
14.33
.50
43.54
75.69
4.83
2.59
22.81
29.46
31.31
18.98
2.88
12.06
.41
.52
542.93
4.54
5.65
2.96
19.77
2.20
8.61
No. 58B
No. 59
No. 62
No. 71
No. 72
No. 72 B
City of Caldwell
Sew. 3
Nuis
2.09
6.75
2.25
6.06
15.04
7.52
2.09
975.38
47.99
City of Nampa 39.34
Spr .25
Sidewalk 46.39
Road Poll 3.09
City of Payette 19.03
1.
Nuis.
Poll
Sew. 2
City of Emmett
Parma Sewer
Middleton Nuis
New Plymouth
Good Roads District No.
Special Roads No. 1. ..
No. 3
No. 25
No. 34
No. 44
No. 48
County Poll
State and County " 190.4!
Predatory Animal 6.17
Sanitary 1.26
Notus Highway 21.61
20.08
.50
129.00
18.22
1.13
2.00
1.65
47.76
14.24
5.81
.91
3.49
5.44
.13
98.50
Total Debits $3220.92
Credits
School District 2B $ 1.81
No. 4 46.27
N.. 6 24.86
No. 8 5.39
No. 9 62.10
No. 9B 26.18
No. 12 759
No. 14 3.40
No. 15 9.02
No. 15B 10.07
No. 16B 5.76
No. 18 262.44
No. 18B 26.82
No. 21 3.19
No. 22 V. 6.37
No. 26 62.79
No. 26B 2.26
No. 27 9.80
No. 27B 2.10
No. 28B 1.44
No. 30 04
No. 33 9i>4
No. 35 4.38
No. 37 2.35
No. 37B 6.79
No. 38B 97
No. 34 17.14
No. 41B 9.78
No. 44 .71
No. 47 17.80
No. 48 18.52
No. 49 4.37
No. 49B 1.59
No. 50B 1.57
No. 51 632.65
No. 51B 74
No. 52 2357
No. 52B 10.25
No. 54 2.130
No. 54B 03
No. 60 27.60
No. 61 752
No. 63 2.2.5
No. 64 30.68
No. 64B 5.83
No. 66 5.26
Rural High 8.95
Caldwell Sewer 4 166.52
L. 3 Sewer 943.0J
Sprinkling 27.00
Sidewalk 126.05
Road Poll 6.00
Paving 15.92
Nampa Poll 3.50
Nampa High 117.62
Payette Sidewalk 19.80
Sewer 1 150.78
Sprinkling 6.15
Forward Emrnett Sprinkling 26.85
Nuisance .25
Parma Sprinkling 113
City 7.20
Middleton Poll 8.00
City 10.13
Good Roads District No 2... 48.13
Special Roads No. 13 11.85
No. 19 46.32
No. 21 1.92
No. 22 2.25
No. 33 $2.00
No. 38 S> 0
No. 48 12.59
No. 53 3.97
No. 54 63
No. 56 18.81
County Platting 2.05
Water Master .14
Notus Bridge .48
Total Credits $3220.92
We desire at the present time, to
express our appreciation of the
many courtesies received from the
County officials and their assistants.
This service has made our work
much easier and has enabled us to
arrive at a better and more com
plete audit.
We desire to thank Mr. James
Monroe, who has been employed by
us in this work, for the many valu
able suggestions made by him dur
ing the past year. His fairness in
the treatment of the various mat
ters has appealed to us greatly, and
we wish him nil kinds of good luck
in his profession.
Respectfully submitted,
BOISE AUDIT COMPANY
C. Van Deusen, Mgr.
A German "Bull."
The widow of a German officer
went to get her pension. She pre
sented the usual certificate from the
mayor of her town to the effect that
she was still alive; but unfortunately
it bore an incorrect date and the pen
sion officer declared she must get
another one.
"What kind of a certificate do you
wish?" the widow asked.
"We must have a certificate stat
ing that you were alive on the 15th
of December," said the official with
great firmness. "Of what possible use
is this one that says you were alive on
the 21st of December, six days later?"