Show ANCE BOARD iNGLE DAILY ROS WORSE ORSE ictor Thatcher Is II- II Sends tit liter fer r to A Auditor Auditori tor i ALBERT F. F PHILIPS JALBERT J- gle igle in the state adminis- adminis the tho department i L ce and purchase is worse puzzle and a a. great I 1 e difficult to solve It Is Ie t under the law for the theof theof of finance and purchase to 11 claims against the state Salaries laries which are provided at t there are many claims fe e being presented presented to him oval from the several deWs des de- de Ws s of ot state and the fact clerical help has quit be- be here lere w was wS s no fund from heir salaries could be paid IS ng up and there must be be- delay in the payment ns ns AKE KE TURN tor P. P A. A Thatcher was re- re i ho transmit a letter to the so that he might Issue its without the signature of ector but he declined to do I if ll he e gives as reasons that the yIdes that he ire must approve Ir fins ims s against the state before can issue a warrant t Girder to know that the claim 1st one against the state It Ite je J e checked in his office and clerical help to aid him the will just have to take their Correspondence between the thead thed road ad d commission and the which passed on Fri- Fri follows H meeting of the state road Ion held today I was in- in to li-to to make a demand on you au issue warrants for the va- va Claims and payrolls now In ince fice ce that have been approved fee tate state road commission you vou therefore kindly be beough Dough ough to issue warrants as Sable erable criticism is being made si department because of the thet t tat has occurred in the of- of r the department of finance Holden olden replied IE letter making a demand of office off f once fice ce for me to issue warrants arious claims and payrolls fid d by the state road com- com n ii be taken care of only the the- e 6 director of finance and ise se releases himself from the by letter of signing and payrolls law aw creating this depart- depart f finance and purchase states Hias las the the- power to audit and claims but does not state must must do so lIe He has verbal- verbal his office with the authority and payrolls rolls e a care are of claims pa here so I feel that the theE E commission should make matt a request that he send me a whereby hereby I can issue warrants signature on claims and andEN'S JEWS JENS HANDS TIED S Saturday Mr Holden had the 1921 called to his atten- atten absolutely prohibits him paying any claim by the f fla a warrant except salaries by y law unless it has had the val of the director of finance The law enacted by of 1921 reads state auditor shall not draw arrant arrant for an any v claim unless been en approved by bv the board I J cases ases of expenditure or ap- ap requiring the approval of ot the department of eland tand e and purchase unless such sucha a tures or appropriations have haves s approved and certified ex- ex x- x for salaries or compensation rs fixed by law or moneys appropriated by law this ler this statute the state aus au- au lIT s helpless unless the tho claim claimS S sulie le signature or approval of Ure of finance and pur- pur ft |