Show A HOTBED OF GRAFT OFFICIALS OF BUTTE SCORED FOR THEIR LAXITY IN THE MATTER O OF FINANCES Auditors Present Report Showing That Vast Sums Collected by Different Different Dif Dif- ferent brent Officials Have Never Been Credited to the the- City Butte Dutte 1 Mont In In a n. highly sensational sensational sensa sensa- report made public Thursday evening by the Butte Business Mens Men's s association an audit of the city's finances dating back for ten years ears is given Many discrepancies In the accounts accounts ac ac- ac counts of the various officials are reported re- re ported sonic some of which may be dencal clerical den cleri cal but in the expressed opinion or of orthe orthe the auditors Pelou- Pelou bet Co in some instances we are satisfied that cash to to this amount was abstracted The auditors make no attempt to concisely sum up UI the possible shortages shortages short short- ages agest stating in connection therewith that many receipt books are missing receipts and cash books gone The number of missing receIpts receipts receipts re re- re- re appears to be in the department de and until some check check can can be had on these it is difficult to es es- es- es the amount due the city treas treas- The officials are scored for their laxness in the matter of the city's finances and it is stated that to meet bond issue of 1905 maturing in ten years only 1900 was found set aside The city of Butte has e exceeded its legal limit of indebtedness the statutory statutory statu statu- tory tony limit of which is three per cent of the assessed valuation of city property by The total indebtedness indebtedness indebtedness in in- is During the tile administration of Patrick Patrick Pat Pat- rick nick Mullins 1 from 1903 to 1905 the books bools of the city show that no moneys from the collection of pool rooms of which there were four from which licenses were collected were turned Into the city I During the administration of Mayors W. W H. H Davey 1903 1902 that of Df f Mullins l and the present incumbent Charles P. P Nevin May 1910 to November November November No No- vember 30 1910 the books of the ity showed that no po telephone license returns were made to the tile city |