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Show COMMISSIONERS TO FIGHT THE COITf ASSESSOR In th niamlamum case of I A Ma theira, (toputj assessor, against Web r county, the county board of comnil.: Bionors has filed a report and Answer The commissioners contend that the enrlcee of the depot during the tim for which he seeks remuneration from October to November 1 were not needed and that the assessor, T. E Mathews, had been advised of that fact. It Is confess that the plaintif. was employed aa doputy assessor Jan nary 3, 1513 at a per diem salary of $3. no Further answering the writ of mandate, man-date, the commissioners say that the assessor could have well performed the duties of his office during the time he had two deputies at work in October and that they had used their best efforts to get him to do so Law questions will bo argued before the court In the course of a few days end it is likely that a jury will he cmp-incled in the case. A recapitulation of city receipts and expenditures furnished by uditor William Van Dyke, Jr., shows the receipts to have been about $17,246 les than the expenditures during the month of October as follows: Receipts. Public affairs and finance 13,326.S1 Water supply and water works 6.957'it Public safety 667.30 Streets and public Improvements, Improve-ments, etc 094.05 Total $21,944 70 Expenditures. Public affairs and finance, etc $13,318 40 Public safely 6.441 L'l Streets and public improvements, improve-ments, etc 10.431. "3 Total $39,191.17 |