We find that up to the first day of August,…
source date: 1890
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We find that up to the first day of August, 1890, the amount collected for the territory was $39,206.57 and that collector Whitehill had paid prior to the 25th day of January, 1880, the sum of $19,848.59 to the territorial treasurer, leaving a balance due the territory on August 1, 1890, of $19,357.98. Mr. Whitehill claims an offset against this, in bills as sheriff, not yet audited, amounting to $6,421.35, which, if al- lowed, will leave a net balance due the territory of $12,936.63. At the same date, the balance due the county treasurer was $4,220.88, making in the aggregate $17,157.51 of public funds which should be in his hands, of which we have evidence that $9,133.83 is on deposit in the Silver City National Bank to the credit of H. H. Whitehill, collector; $2,096.76 depo*sited with Lindauer, Wormser & Co., at Deming, and county warrants in safe $1900 and what are counted as cash items — some of which we re- gard as of questionable value — amounting to