| Show HOTBED OF OFFICIALS OF BUTTE SCORED FOR THEIR LAXITY IN THE MATTER OF FINANCES auditors present report showing that vast sums collected by different officials have never been credited to the city butte mont in a highly sensational report mado made public thursday evening by the dutta butte Busl business ness mens association an audit or of the cites finances dating back for ton ten years is given many discrepancies in the accounts of tho the various officials are reported sonto some of which may be cherl clerical but in tho the expressed opinion of the auditors Atess rs co in some instances we are satisfied that cash to this amount was abstracted the auditors make no attempt to concisely sum up the possible shortages stating in connection therewith that many receipt books are missing receipts and cash books gone the greyest number of missing receipts appears to be in the tha department part ment and until some check can ie be had on these it Is difficult to estimate the amount duo due the city treasurer I 1 the officials ire are scored for their laxness in tho the matter of the cites finances and it Is stated that to meet bond issue of maturing in ten years only 1900 was found set aside tho the city of butte has exceeded its legal limit of indebtedness the statutory limit of which Is three per cent of the assessed valuation of city property by the totally total indebtedness debt edness Is 73 during the administration of patrick mullins from 1903 to 1905 the books of the city show that no moneys from the collection of pool rooms of which there were tour four from which licenses were collected were turned nto into the city during the administration of 0 mayors W II 11 davey 1902 1903 that of Mullin sand and the present incumbent charles P nevin may alay 1910 to november SO 30 1910 tho the books of the efty showed that no telephone license returns were made to the city |
