Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 165, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1911 — Francesville Taxpayers Object To Public Accountants. [ARTICLE]

Francesville Taxpayers Object To Public Accountants.

Francesville Tribune. Carl A. Nelson, president of the town of Francesville, and Jas. L. Beesley, as taxpayers in this place, filed suit this week through their attorney, C. W. Barker, praying that the county auditor be restrained from paying out monies to Accountants Oscar W. Schryer and Webster Parry. These accountants presented their bill for $261.82 for work on Francesville town and school books and same was approved by the board of deputy accountants.

The complaint declares the state accounting law unconstitutional, basing the argument on Judge Vurpillat’s recent decision in the Starke circuit court.

The complaint states that the Idw allows taxpayers who are affected, no regular means of presenting objections to the bids of the accountants. This, they say, is contrary to the terms of the constitution A similar suit was filed this week in Cass county by a township trustee.