| Show FRANK A AI SWENSON PAYS UP UPHELD SUMS HELD OUT FOR MONTHS Cash Book Shows Entries of Which Was Was Paid Into l y City Treasurers Treasurer's Office for Water Taxes in August and September I t f ACCOUNTS PAID YET MARKED NON COLLECTIBLE r Rumor of An Investigation in Progress Brings a Stream of U Money Into the ilie Cash Drawer Which Should il S Have Been There Weeks L K fi ave Ago I IL Frank A A. A SW city cily treasurer Is Jg turning mon money y from froin rom his Ills own I at ite account StUn liUo this the city It treasury ti asur to lit cn cover 1 I- I It t the amounts that have been missing mis sing for COI months o f-o from COm th tho water I as fiS- assessment fiSe j e ment hooks books th the thC of oC tho ho tiny Iny upon ullon which the tho Investigation or of his hook I was started Martt d. d he hail bad paid saId back 14 With Hh the exception exe of or the th Smedley ac- ac 9 cOUnt which was vas paid Aug Aug- 1 1 1906 t- t all of oC this mon money inon y was s paid Into the tho city elt treasury Sept 29 according according- to the I hooks hook which show that tt such sue payment was made inae The crl cash h hooks and the water use rolls roll did thu not JOt sho show that the tho pa payment ment had been made on Sept 29 9 when the stubs show that the receipts were i l Issued The fhe date stamped beside the thC belated entries les Is Oct ct 20 G. G I Frank Fi Swenson's ons on's only explanation K of oC the discrepancy In the tho books is that thai tho the entered on the books on onI I 4 n the da day of or the Investigation was tart tart- tartt t ed ed consisted If of subsequent collections i 5 He hr M says ays life tift he money ioney came crne in on the J dat dates lates s stamped on 00 the tho stubs ami and that i j th the stubs tub were placed place on 00 a hook hool and antl Ic left ft there thero until there was vas wa a pile of i.- i. them thein j In other words word Frank Franl Swenson II by v his own confession wants the public ri to understand that If It money Is paid 1 Into t the E city treasury on UI Aug 1 then there fc n af si ranee that Uie te books bools will h 1 TI t t ln o S How long would the other matters have e goi go gorfy undetected had hall It not been for tor a u that that Smedley Ie Icy ley had not been given t full tull credit for the 50 GO he paid into the city ty c i treasury S dS When It was learned that Mr MI Jt SmedS t v lc Icy ley had paid COGO iOCO for Cor two years years' yeal S water tax tar ax and that it It had not been properly credited on the tho books an ine ink in- in k e was started While th thc th jS c Inquiry was vas being made Franl Frank Swen- Swen r- r f wn ion m rall ratted ed the tho money mone turned It Into 6 l the city treasury and antl It showe showe 4 on th r cash book of oC Oct 25 5 The entry should r F I have been heen made Aug 1 In checking over oyer the books It was I found that the matter wa vas I not the only one In which there had lial been an Irregularity S On Sept 29 the lie L. L D. D S. S hospital Is credited on a receipt stub tuh with haIng haIng having ha hav ing paid 00 into the city treasury treas treas- ury try ury for or water taxes tuxes for the year ear end end- 4 in I OG 06 The fh check sent ent by lJ the hospital hospital hos hos- pital to the city tl treasury has hns not been returned to the hospital The amount cash book L was never credited on the I It was never edited credited on the wat water r rolls until rolls until Oct Ocl 25 25 when an nn Investigation gatlon gation was started started- Ther Is a discrepancy ills dis In dates In lii the matter of oC the I L I. D. D S. S hospital account The fhe receipt now held lJ by the hospital authorities bears the Paid PaW date of oC Sept 26 2 The 1 S receipted stub at the city treasurers treasurer's I hears bears the Paid date of Sept r t 29 I This money mane is now entered on the tho I cash h book and on the tho proper r water S fr-S a. a ase mt nl rolls under date kite of oC Oct f I 26 G. G in In j addition to the L L. D D. S. S and Smedley ey accounts there thero nr ore are a number of or accounts for foi- water vater taxes that were ere paid 1311 U by Alice Cl S. S Little guardian g through the Utah Savings a and Trust Frust t company compan The Thea places shown on the n tho the tri treasurers office are un on Franklin avenue The books book show ho that Hartl Hardy Haidy and the Home rt Investment Invest l- l ment company paid the accounts account Credit ll Was us I c As 8 a matter of oC fact act the Home In Investment In- In vestment company compan and nini H. H K Hardy Ilni the real l. l estate man connected with the firm Irm have o not handled bandied the lii- lii accounts ac Uc counts for or the th Little estate Iatt for over oV 1 a veal vear When hn the matter mattei- was called to their atlE attention last lasi night the Un officers s of the company antI and Mr 11 Hardy said Il that they the had not paid till the mon money The Utah Savings and Tru Trust t company Is now no handling handling- the Little estate and ail the the- water rater taxes were eru paid 1311 through h that concern rn on Sept 29 9 This also aleo was waN not credited to the t- account of oC the th estate until Oct 25 III In a letter left i c-i- cito to the t his elt pf 1 Mio 1111 I i I Utah Savings anti and Trust r il i company op i a asked kell that the Ow water sater rates at 26 36 30 and 10 Franklin avenue bo be cut In v I for the thi year eal ending 1905 Th The council council coun coun- cil cli ordered the till abut abatement of oC one half the back taxes with th the understanding understand ing that the till taxes for ur or the th year eU ending g- g Tune June 30 30 1 1907 be ht Paul paid III In Iii advances advance The accounts were wr bunched d in III one check chck which was waR mailed In 10 I the h city treasurer Tho The receipt stub tub shows hoWN that payment waN wax made modo Sept 29 rI The Flie accounts were ere ente entered on nn the cn cash cashbook h book bool and on the llio assessment a roll Oct 25 Slumped on ihl N C. C which means collect non ible 1 ce When th Hie j Iu l stamp WWi to declare ui these thee accounts dead cannot be bo ascer ascer- ta Mr tr Swenson says he h knows knovs nothing of oC it I. It may be that the city treasurer can cah prove pro that th these N C C. C marks were vero made before the he accounts were collected Frank Franl Swenson's wenson's only explanation of oC tho the fact that tha the 1 was not I entered on the day aa upon which it was wa ted I Is that thal the receipt stubs of subsequent taxes are always kept on ona ona ona a spindle In the window of th the tax collector until there Is a pile of I 1 them an and then the they are entered Inthe in inI I tl the hook book of the assessment roll shows that on Sept Sept- 29 9 there was no entry whatsoever Almost Almoster every er da day i prior and subsequent to that time there were vete w Ie at least two or three entries of or ortho I tho payment of oC water taxes Fw 1 0 Entries Omitted While hUe the th hooks books show that on Sept 29 21 thc there thero to ero ten different nt accounts account paid exclusive t lve of oC th the Smedley and L. L D. D S. S hospital accounts it cannot be char charged cd that there were that man many checks Th The accounts accredited to the Home Investment company compan and to Hardy Hard were vere Included In one check so it really makes only two entries s that should have ha been made In the cash books and on the u assessment rolls Sept 29 20 wh when n the monc money was as sent to the he treasurers treasurer's Tho The city treasurer Is required d U by law book the to enter on the dally daily cash amounts of oC money that lint come into his ontee Each day this Is footed up and the money mone is banked There is at no notime notime notime time a great amount of oC money mone on hand haneL Yet on Aug 1 1 and antI Sept 29 14 i 85 came carmie Into the ell city treasury For sonic some reason best known to Frank A. A Swenson city treasurer this money was not credited to the accounts which It covered nor was It entered on the proper bool books s. s in the tho regular way wa |
