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Show state house m 1 mm WARMER i I ' S(afo Auditor of Idaho Applies ) i ; for Writ of Prohibition i Against Governor. ,1 i STATE'S ATTORNEY AND r SECRETARY ALSO INVOLVED l ' . Contest Grows Out of Claims fpr I Salaries That Were Turned j .; Down by the Board. " 1 Epcclal to The Tribune. 1 ' EOlSl5. Ida., Jan. J 4. Another chapter (' ' was added to the row among the State house officials today, when Stnto Auditor Audi-tor Bragaw filed an application In the Supremo court for a writ of prlhlbltion against Governor Gooding. Secretary of State J-ansdon and Atiorney-Genoral Gu-hm. Gu-hm. asking that ihcy be prohibited from Interfering with the business affairs of his offiic and (hat an order be issued compelling Die trio, as members of the Board of Examiner.", to pay the salaries of clerks In his office. Thin suit is the ! fc. outcome of the refusal of the board to i pny a salary of $100 per month for the j' ' services of .Mrs. Uragaw and in cutting (l down the salary of Robert Bragaw, Jr., , 1 from 51 So per month to j : The suit was tiled by C. 1 f.. Ubby. attornev for Bragaw, who sets out the ; l fact that the Legislature appropriated j $208, 000 for maintenance of iho Audi-I Audi-I ' tor's office and ft2.000 of that amount ' was to be used for cleric hire. It shows I ' that Mrs. Bragaw was employed as clerk I ' 1 at $100 per month and Robert S. Bragaw, . Jr. at $13r, and that the salaries were ' ', Just and reasonable and that their cm-fm cm-fm f plovmcnt is necessary to properly conduct H the" business of the office, and that tho ' salaries do not exceed tho amount allowed Smi l by the appropriation, all Claims Turned Down. . Iff The complaint further slates how prop-?$ prop-?$ erly prepared claims of said clerks for iWf services were presented to the board. tmf after being duly approved by himself, and that said Board of Examiners have 'Vivrofused and still refuse to allow iho l.j 1 claims, with the exception of S75 per Hi "A- month to Robert S. Bragaw. Jr., which ! - is entirely inadequate for his services as t clerk, and that the' action by the board l : in refusing to allow the claims is done 5 contrary to the law of the State, and is l 1 " a flagrant usurpation of authority, and f the complainant believes that said ac-i ac-i , t'on taken by the board emanates from ; personal, selfish, pernicious and malicious I ' motives on the part of the members of said board. Tho plaintiff alleges he is (Ji : without any other adequate remedy and ( t therefore makes this affidavit asking tho )!; , court to issue a writ of prohibition an i 1 ( to Gooding, Lansdon and Guhcn to re-j re-j .; strain them from further interference ' ' . with his business and conduct of ills of-1 of-1 lice, and commanding them to allow the I , claims of the clerks as presented by him . as Slate Auditor. |
