Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 24, 1925, Page 11

STODRY AT THE STOUNTAY CLL layers Going to Ther- opolis for Play Over Holiday. n 1S-hole ball sweepstakes golf ney, open to all members of the juntry ‘club, the club, course cast of Casper. yers will be allowed their regular andicaps an¢ will be sf of these charge funces that fernoon. Last week's tourney wit- increased number of en- today’s event should be a more pop © bee players of the Cc of the club, A and Jimmie e the trip. jood scores are being fy by Country chub players. Mr: . Ott, woman champion of Wyo- ig, turned in a card of 86 for 18 recently. her being an sbertson last week turned nine holes the club Booting consistently around 38 and competition ct when dates of the club and city ENN CREWS AKEREGATTA rong and well coached Pennsyl- crews atta on tle Harlem river first in fm, the 150 pound and the vr . and Columbia coached ed Columbia 1 almost Pennsylvania, —————_— issouri Wins From Kansas ADIUM NCB, Kan: m of the Universit; 23rd annual outdo Kansag university here today y a score of 77 to 54 Handicapped by n Graham, the Kansans were inable to stop their anclent foe WE CARRY A REMARN ‘BLE JNDAY, MAY 24, 1925 GOLF TOURNEY (SORDID STORY TOLD IN FULL = - REPORT ON TAKPAYERS” AUDIT (Continued from Page Seven.) made to protect the cou! transactions the _ opera-| cessive prices, and appa tions of ‘the for the year | tempt was made to con’ 1924, and the revenue and expense} hy the board of county statement prepared as a result of | €'s our examination reflects an operat-| It is our ing deficit for the year of $22,128.84. | tects should be held to This deficit has been adjusted -by|counting under — thel a credit of. $6,875.44, representing} wherein they agreed revenuo received at the hospita!|and safeguard the cou: during the year of which no record was upparently made, and we were therefore unable tO determine the source or sources from which this revenue was derived. After apply ing this credit the net-operating def- dition and repairs and a! Larsen and Jorgensen ged today inty front ex- rently no at- trol the cost commission opinion that the archi- ® strict ac r contract, to supervise nty covering both the construction of the new ad- Iterations re- quired at the old hospital unit, Payments for extra work allowed on both the new addition and repairs to the old felt tot unit were made on the basis of in- We we t R. C. Van-| voice cost for materials and actual will play against | nenber jer the direction of|labor costs plus ten per cent. ‘This strokes, | Commissioner * Morgan, had sup-| compensation to the contractors ap- lonal at thé} ervisory charge and control of the} pears reasonable and the bills pre- 1) &N- | hospital mting. 'T lack of} sented by them are fully supported holes can be | proper ounting recor during | with purchase inyotces, time sheets morning OF the period under review tindicates|and payrolls, Payments made to 1. that this work was handled ina yery|J. Kane, however, covering extras inefficient and careless manner, are not properly supported and in many cas identified with material The total expenditures in connec- | tion with the operation and construc- es the charges cannot be invoices, n made bY | tion of new add t the hospital] We are unable to understand why ntry elub to | pr Ane aaate. some of the bills presented by him ext 870.84. These expenditures are pre-| Were ever approved by the architects with players | sented in classified form under ex.|and passed for payment by the board p, A challenge | iit t only were expendi. | of county commissioners. recently ac: | (10 the hospital wasteful in] In this connection we call your apbell, presi: | tne extreme, but in’a number of in-|attention-to Voucher. No. 11868 cov: Ni |stances which will be specifically|ering EB. J. Kane's charge to the Mason are | vererred to hereafter, invoice prices | County for Inundy machinery in the Planning tO} were apparently deliberately raised | amount of $7,844.20, in addition to and the county thereby compelled| freight reimbursed to him under turned in}i, pay excessive and exorbitant! Voucher No. 13260, dated December prices, which, In our opinion, con-|3, 1924, in the amount of $281.97, stitute a conversion and misappro-| making a total charge.to the county priation ‘of ‘public funds for this machinery of $8,126.17, The Indications |" Hiring April, 1924, ihe Gounty| machinery in question was purchas- my, WINNOE Tis a ieaidhers-enterea into sa ed fsom the American Laundry Ma yea tract with: the ¢irmcof Link sk ehinery company of Chicago, TMl,, and Hafre,-under which they were|#nd under date or April 11, 1926. new Teoord | loved: as ‘architects on jbehalt of | this company furnished ‘Commission Stars BFE | ihe county in connection with the|er Earl G. Burwell with copy of SSERPasERTO iddition to Na-|their proposal to Link, Porter and is In Pros: | trona County Hospital, for which | Haire, architects, dated May 6, 1 they were to receive as compensation the customary 5 per cent Profession J Kane at the bid price of $17,910.00. It will be observed that these two which was Included in inal proposal quoted at for attention of C. A, Porter, wher in they propose to deliver this dquip- al fee. The contract for the con-| ment f. 0. b. cars Chicago, Il, for struction of the addition was award-|the sum of $5,888.00 subject to a ed to Larsen and Jourgensen, the | discount of 2 per cent if paid within contract price be $41,405.00 At| thirty days from.date of shipment. the same time a contract for the| ‘They further call attention to the plumbing and heating installation at| fact that the order as shipped did the new addition was awarded to E.| not include one No. 88 Prim, Press n their orig- $600 f. 0. b. 23,—Thiree | contracts called for a total expen-| Chicago, resulting in a net purchase diture of $59,375.00 This amount.| price of the machinery shipped, ex: swept the] however, excludes the cost of foun-|clusive of freight of $5,388. It will Childs Cup] dation, awarded also to darsen anf|be obseryed, therefore, that in the toda en and costing $2,250.00, re-| charge to the county the Invoice price the fresh- in a total contemplated ex-| was raised by $2,456, and taking into sity | penditure of $61,625.00. The actual | consideration the 2 per cent discount was last] cost of the new addition and repairs | results in ay excess charge to the to the old building, including far unty over“actual invoice prices of by Jim|nishings, totals $200,203 or an | $2,663.76. There was apparently no ‘leader, | increase over tha maximum previded | justification whatever for the arch- from the] in the contracts ef $138,578.07 iteets to approve this charge having raves, and the| While there is nothing in the rec-| full knowledge of the actual cost. y pleased. |ords. to indicate what fee, if ax shown by the proposal of the wa be paid the architects in American Laundry Machinery com- nection with the purchase of hos-|pany, and in our opinion demand pital furnishings and equipment | should be made for the recovery of which totaled $54,808.01, we were in-|the amount illegally paid, together formed thet the architects had a ver- | with interest, On this be they would be entitled total fee of $8,050.27, while they were actually paid $9,253.61, re- is No. 15 UH. P, ¢ Vertical to a of Missouri bebarr nent whereby, theyewere} In another instance we find the toPecelve a De ent fee on the|county billed for a low wr fuel cost of furnishings and equipment. | cut-off costing $34.75, at $1...80. A ark Submerged Tube boiler, standard type, with trimmings, 100 pound working pres- meet/ sulting in an overpayment of | sure cost the county $990. No sup- $1,203.34. porting invoices are attached and ‘we Whilé the. architects claimed and | were therefore unable to determine the absence of] collected fee cn the price cagrged | its actual cost. Labor charges for to the county for furniture’ and’ installation, connecting equipment, equipment, apparently no effort was etc. are not evidenced by supporting ELECTION OF Men's Straw Hats Stvles to please the most discriminating ina variety of shades. Priced $3.00 to $10.00 CAMPBELL JOHNSON CO HEAD-TO-FOOT CLOTHIERS Che Casyer Sunvay Cribune schedules, and appear In many cases to be excessive. Voucher 12677, in favor ‘of B. J. Kane, includes the gost to the county of a mattress sterilizer billed At $1,764.20, This matress sterilize. was purchased from Robert C. Cui net and company of ‘Denver, -Cola., at @ cost of $1260.00 £, 0, b. “Casper, Wye., according to information fur- nished Commissioner Burwell by this company under date of April 24, 1925. In billing the county it will therefore be observed tlie invoice was raised in the amount of . 12677 mentioned above also includes E. J, Kane's bill, ap- proved and allowed, for hospital ster- iizing equipment billed to the county at $2,441.60, This equipment actu- ally cost. f. 0. b. Casper, Wyo., $1,644 as disclosed by information furnish- ed Commissioner Burwell from the vendor company. This Invoice was therefore raised to the extent of $767.60. A large part of the furniture for thes hospital was purchased through the Chamberlin Furnitufe company of Carper, and apparently no effort Was mode to obtain competitive bid Prices. Purchases from the Chamber- lin Furniture company, total $22, 592.06. We are unable to find any contract on file covering these pur- chases, nor is there any evidence that contracts were ever requested. As a further example of excessive charges, we call attention to the purehase price of 1575 yards of U, S. 4-inch Battleship Linoleum, billed by the Chamberlin Furniture com- pany on the basis of $4.00 per square Yard, or a total cost of $6,300.00. Waterproof cement for sticking the linoleum in place was charged at a cost of $4.00 per gallon for 380 gal- lons, amounting to $1,520.00. Paper for padding at 20 cents per yard cost $315.00, and the labor cost for laying cents per yard cost $1,181 the total cost of the lino. leum Id being $9,316.26 or a cost per yard of $5.91. From samples taken at the hospital we find that & portion of the Mnoleum was ac- tually 3-16-inch Instead of %-inch. Armstrong's Waterproof Cement, which considered the\ very best on the market, is quoted at $1.72 per gallon in 5-gallon cans, ‘On the basis of this pricé the overcharge to the county for waterproof cement alone totals $868.40, In large lots Armstrong's %-4Inch rown Battleship Linoleum is quot: at $2.50 per yard, less a trade discount of 12 per cent, and a cash discount of 4 per cent. This price, however does not include freight. Excessive prices wero also . paid for chifforobes, oak rockers, hospital bedg, mattresses, blankets, \ daven- ports. tables and chairs. , Voucher No. 12677 , referred to above also includes payment made to E. J, Kane for 1 . 384 Refrig. erating plant in the amount of $3,- 900.00. While there {s m notation on the voucher “per contract” we have been unable to locate any such con tract in the county files: This re- ‘trigerating plant was purchased from the Kettering Co.. of Denver, Colorado, and according to informa- tion furnished Commissioner Bur- well by this company under date of April 19 the actual cost of the plant f.0.b, Denver was $1,972.00, As the freight- wag: paid- bythe coun ty_and Included Jn youcher Nov 13260 in the’ amount of $121.89, and instal. lation* charges“were extra, the in- voice price was raised by $1,028.00, which amount, in our opinion, also represents an illegal payment and wrongful conversion of county funds, The architect in approving the bills for the above items andvothers of like character not specifically mentioned, and the bgard of county commissioners in passing the bills for payment, are, in our opinion, re sponsible to the taxpayers for the excess charges and the arbitrary raises ‘in invoice prices, and should be held to a strict accounting there- for. Road and Bridge "xpenditures. t 75 is ‘The records of road and bridge xpenditures is so unsatisfactory fenat it is impossible to determine | from the records the cost of sep- | srate units, or to determine at what | nts and for what purposes ma- | crlal purchased for bridges, cul- } » und for other road purposes | used, The records evidence a eful lack of efficient, supervision nd administrative management in expenditures for and ridge | urposes. Classified statement of road and }widge expenditures for the year 1924 *% presented under Exhibit 1", howlng total expenditures Yor the r in the amount of $298,176.31 compared with $111,606.18 during he road N23, and $63,/843:69 in 19 This exenta an incredse ‘in’ expendi s over h tv riod of $234 4, or @ ratio increase of 466,7 the minutes of the Boaré under observe | FAST AD SHOULD MIKE Medical authorities agree t 1} men past middle ag ) younger) are afflicted with « v of, the prostate gland. 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Bldg., Loa Anueies, Cok Simply send name and for the LEST EVERY MAN | | an appropriation of $57,70000 wus therefore, excecded the* approprin- jon 10,476.31. It should be ne In mind, however, that, to a arge extent, the revenue from toyaltios “is wvallable. only “for t building of permanent roads during the year 1924 the coun coived as enue, from oll tles $122,859.63. The cost of supervision {s equal to approximately 28.55 per cent of the total labor cost, while the average supervising cost {n connection with oil the county to pay gasoline and oll bills as rendered, with no verification as to whether the charges wére prop. er charges against the county and reasonable. | Under exhibit “I” schedule No. 1 we have detailed the payments to toad Supervisor John Kiel for truck ear and team hire during the 3 . totaliig $11,653.70; Schedule’ No. 2 of exhibit “I” de talls the payments made to W. R Dickie for team hire from April to December, 1924, totaling $11,180. This schedule also shows the basis of division among W. R. Dickie John Kiel and T; A. Hall, fr which it | m | will be observed that T. A. horses assessed in the name of T. A Hall (saddle horses), and twelve horses assessed in the name of W. R. Dickie, while the assessment rolls do not disclose any horses assessed in the name of John Kiel. At any rate, the county paid more than enough during the year to buy all of the horses rented to the county at reasonable, prices several times. Proper segregation “of road and bridge expenditures, as affecting sep: arate roads and separate bridges, Was npt maintained on the records during the year, and it is therefore impossible to verify the expenditures by individual road units or separate bridges Prices paid for food and other fsup- plies during the year appear to be very excessvie, and no proper ac- counting was made when the sup- plies and food was received, nor the points to which it was shipped and consumed, and apparently no at- tempt made to conform to the statutory requirements regarding the expenditure of public funds, Voyeber made for road and bridge construc] 1924, G. HB. Dill tion during 1924. The road und|Voucher No. ; bridge expenditures for the year, 1924, Dan “Le 128 Voucher | Voucher No. 1 | Vouc " Ida BE. No. 69. Certific Certificate No. 413, G Certificate No, 380 1 1,000.00 Certif N 9, Geo. Apel 1,000.00 Certifios Ne Link Porter and H In many uries were 1 ir 0 ~roperly Hall received $2,744.50, John Kiel re- | Y'sien for more adequ a celved $2,628.70 and W. R. Dickie | tion. Salaries in, exge . received $5,806.80. tutory limit are summar! us fol- While not conclusive, we call at. | OWS tention to the fact that tho assess. | County, treasurer's office -.$1,198.14 ment rolls for 1924) indicate five | Sheriff's offic: Clerk of the district ~ 2,860.8 County clerk County: assessor ©—_-.-.---- TOTAL $13,762.9 Immediate consider hould be given to the devising 1 installa tion of a modern accounting system in the county offices, With the ex ception of the records maintained by the county treasurer and the county clerk, the ‘records are incomplete, antiquated, and unsatisfactor We wish to acknowledge our ap- preciation for the curtesies extended during the ‘conduct of our examina- George L. Apel Road Contract. Under exhibit we have sum marized the payments made unde the contract with George *L, Ap dated October 9, 1924, which was | only road contract awarded to a vate ndividual during the year 19 Th connection with this contract desire to call attention to the e bond provided for { ntract was neyer furnish: Our analysis of the ments the contract indice that over payments were made totaling 3,899.45, and that there w under supply of aggregate, a vided in the contract, totaling i 116 pounds, or 24.4 per cent. The original contract provided for a tota! payment of $29,000 tn addition to which extras were allowed totaling At the request of Commissioner | Burwell, Mr. Herbert Kennedy, pres } ent county surveyor, made an exam ination of the road constructed un. | der the Apel contract, copy of which | report Ja appended hereto ax exhibit | To the best of our the gravel used on the contiact taken from a gravel pit owned by the county, and apparently ther should have been no charge what ever made for the gravel, but pay ments, Including royalties, to the Western Sand and Gravel Company informatior for grayel taken from county owned pits, total $1,939.45. This amount should also be recovered to the county, Voucher No, 11243—Sept. 2, 1924, Abner Lewallen -..__.$ 94.50 Voucher No, 11252—Sept. | as ointments, | remedies may afford temporary re- 5.8.8. willrid you of boils, pimples, blackheads and skin eruptions! ON'T CLOSE your eyes to the warning which Nature gives when angry, painful boils appear on your neck, face or other parts of your body. so-called skin disorders are the re sult of an impoverished condition of the blood and are not to be trifled with. It is nothing more than folly to expect to get absolute relief from the use of local treatmen balves, etc. Such lief but you want more than ro- Nef; you want a remedy which will rid you forever of the tortur- ing disorders, And the one remedy which has no equal is 8.8.8. 8.8.8, stops bolls and keeps them from comiig. 8.8.8. builds blood power! That is what makes fight- ing blood, Fighting blood destroys impurities. It fights boils, It fights | skin eruptions—pimples, black heads, eczema!’ It always wins! 8.8.8, has been known since 1526 as one of tho greatest plood build- era, blood cleansers and sy strengtheners ever produced There are ho unproven theories about 8.8.8., the aclentific results of each of its purely vegetablo medicinal ingredients are admitted by authorities, Begin taking 5.8.8. today and clear your skin of those blood disorders! is sold at all good in two sizes. The larger sie is more economical, 1924, Ida Park..-.c.. 00.00 Voucher No, 11255—Sept A 1924, A. Lewallen....- 72,00 Voucher No, 11271~Sept 1924, D. A, Lewallen... 74.25 Voucher No, 11880—Oct, 4, 1924, C, G, Park._....... 63.00 Voucher 11915—Oct, 1924, A. KB. Lewallen... 3 ler 1070—Wet, 4 BU, I i / =" EXTREME GRUELTY 15 1924 00 Ve ler “No, E. D0} Voucher No. | B. Lev | ACTION JUST FLED Boils, pimples and | . ‘such | on by employs, Marstial} Agnes. Olard) ec JANCOLN G. igh - e+ | the Louis B. Clark CHARGED IN OIVORGE road and bridge construction work he A of the character constructed in Na+ K extreme ¢ gross | trona county is approximately 10 ne t.of duty, toward. t and per cent of the total labor cost, Voucher such peragnal indignities as.to ma Much better results at substan. |* 1°? her ng» with! shim — intolerable | tially less cost coul no doubt have | Vvocher 5 Mr#. Acello, Schacter, bys filed ‘suit been obtained had the work been Re Bn ae for divorck against Emil! Schaefer { handled by private contractors. Our SEER Se sonny | parece examination disclosed that during st GINEEea BS hac, || aortas. OF Bien her petition 1924. the county adopted the cus.| Voucher No. 1 ee n P. Wheele art ¢ = tom of paying roid laborers on the| 1 4da:2.E ric nie issued, a .r basis of every day in the month, | Voucher No. 13001—Dec, 4 ; dding ‘Schaefer t : : whether or not the mef worked the 1924, C.-K, Mat 0} enter her lisy fy full month pertod. Mr. Park claims t | erty pending the suit Angel For truck, automobils.and team | 28°" Sy AnONs T te | Joges that t Li Ar hire the county patd during 1924 | PUt no authority heh 1 her’ vite public and 1 total of $44,614.25, classified as fol- | ° ; oe SH ae lows: take vary 06 tlie item ea : af Sa : rr = This ‘metho< BUbUG lishetol nine aba ‘Bought ant aursitio ; ‘eee ly Shine eC 9,401.46 | {ands Is contr 1 is open| rile with part of th ees and |eine put ep by-Dr: t I --atomobile hire, to the most se m, quand re y 1 F WET sc uc An erroneous and illegal payment des sera Team hire of $150 was made to R. C. Van) ar ‘ad I : 1,849 man da berg on January | butl ane wbodke.” $h0'F a complaint 4reannd <D eee da VanDenberg's re and ; : deputy clerk for Jan | ————_ % 6.248 Total ruary, 1926, was paid him n| scellaneous . of indebtedness. 1 nce amar : ‘A pea e > __ 40-98 | n6 obtained from Mrs. L. M | lat . Total : .$44,614.27 | SUPerintendent of the Cou c () ok \M \t No adequate control or supervi-|Pit#l, County hospital check fo Jot sion was maintained by the county | $150, This check purported to. cover | : : commissioners either in connection | PAYment for services rendered: du | Louis B, ¢ with Inbor payrolls or charges. for|4& the month of January, when, 98] jerankg Ha 2 | Write 1, : equipment rented to the county at|% Matter of fact, he had already) park Haye , | lds’ 3 ' what, in some cases, appeara to us| Deen paid for his services by revelVsl Finger, and. 4 = to be exorbitant prices, ing a certificate of indebtednes A total of $9,025 was pald to Road AA Supervisor John Kiel tor rentatae | General Comments te os two White Trucks and a Ford r * _ <4 from April, 1924 to December, 1924 Of the Auditors. | or an average for the nine-month | Hayes is, making a fine record se SSE Se Gt | ay aan aout brn, we we, Ma aig 9 ms ed | Dy OTE ER OCK | Sessed valuation” of the two tru Daehn. ouOly cuesteloaeest OF ine . rae tibat’lt | and the Ford ear for the year 1924, | €ebtedness issued in September, 1924, |", ; Your Gift Counselors | totals only $2,100. ‘The county was |A&sFemating approximately $87,000 if : he billed regularly each month for ren. |? NOt constitute alla: claims. on. 1 off on all furniture ana || Henning Bldg. Phone tal on the trucks at the rafe of $25 | 222/nst the county, rdle household goods at Har Furni | per day for every day in the month, |" Uon taken by the taxpayers | ture Co., on Monday. M 5 = woe eS Whether or not gasoline, oil, tires |! atyempt to ute the out | ———e and repairs were furnished by the ebise saim abe vounty, in addition, wo have been |‘t '* our opinion tt unable to determine, At any rate, it pesghot pees, - seems to have been the practice for cob hbeidu ta Realize That Dream ainly ean |} you HAVE YOUR HOUSE PAINTED FOR 30% DOWN Jalanee in 10 Equa! Monthly Paymen May we-outline this plan? _. CALVIN PLATT 1332 South Box Elder §t. Phone 1495-J YOUR FISCAL YEAR IS YOUR BUSINESS BIRTHDAY Each day and each transaction is a paragraph in the story of your fiscal year. sund financial advice at all times helps make that annual story a recital of success. 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