1852. DOCUMENT No. 3. ANNUAL REPORT of the Board of State Audi tors. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE,Į To his Excellency, ROB'T MCCLELLAND, Governor of the State of Michigan: SIR-The undersigned respectfully submit the following report of the doings of the Board of State Auditors, for the year ending November 30, 1851: On the 18th day of December, 1850, the Board examined the accounts of Bernard C. Whittemore, State Treasurer, and found that at the close of the fiscal year last past, he had on hand in cash, the sum of thirty-six thousand fifty-seven dollars and eighty-five cents, ($36,057.85,) which sum being exhibited to us as on hand in the State Treasury, was by us examined, and found correct. CHL TAYLOR, Secretary of State JOHN J. ADAM, Auditor General On the 21st day of December, 1850, the Board examined the ea Ropots of Justus Goodwin, agent of the State Prison, up to the ala of the last fiscal year, and compared the same with the books and vouchers in the office of the Auditor General, and upon such examination found that the said Justus Goodwin has fully accounted for all sums of money which came into his hands during the said year; and that he had presented vouchers which have been audited and allowed, over and above all moneys so received, to the amount of two hundred and sixty-seven dollars and sixty-four cents, ($267.64.) C. H. TAYLOR, Secretary of State. JOHN J. ADAM, Auditor General. January 8th, 1851, the Board met upon adjournment, and examined the claim of the State against the Michigan Southern Railroad Company, for a Locomotive and freight cars, put on said road by the State, after July, 1846, referred under the provisions of act No. 195, of 1850, and after a careful examination of the proofs presented, and hearing the arguments of counsel, the Board considered and adjudged that there is justly and equitably due to the State of Michigan from the said Michigan Southern Railroad Company, the sum of nine thousand dollars, ($9,000.00,) with interest from the twentythird day of December, 1846, making in all the sum of eleven thousand five hundred forty-seven dollars and sixty-two cents, ($11,547.62,) and gave decision accordingly, in favor of the State and against said company, for that amount. March 31st, 1851, the Board examined the claim of Edward G. Adderly, presented under Joint Resolution No. 47, of 1848, and on up the proofs presented allowed the claimant the sum of $199.00. August 28th, 1851, the Board examined the claim of Oliver M. Hyde, for lumber furnished the State in the years 1842 and 1843, used for repairing the Dearborn bridge, and planking about the Depot in the city of Detroit, presented under Joint Resolution No. 30, of 1847, and after careful examination of the proof presented, and the testimony of H. A. Hayden, on behalf of the State, the claim was disallowed. List of Claims allowed by the Board from December 1st, 1850, to November 30th, 1851, inclusive. 1850. Dec. 27. Commissioner of State Land Office, incidental 1851. do Jan. 14. Thomas Gallagher, bill of candles for Auditor $28 40 79 26 118 75 73 50 Commissioner of State Land office, expenses to Springwells and back, examining university J. Frink & Co., transportation, 12 50 53 43 C. C. Mitchell, services as porter, &c.. 78 63 Z. Chandler & Co., bill of carpeting for Senate, 129 46 Turner, Barnum & Co., cast iron pillars for 92 00 J. C. Bailey, expenses to Detroit on business 14 88 1 25 Commissioner of Land Office, cushion for stool, and back, on business for State, 19 50 5 50 April 4. Cass Co. Advocate, for publishing revised con., R. W. Ingals, for printing debates of constitu tional convention and other printing, 1,659 65 Niles Republican, Kalamazoo Gazette, April 4. Macomb Herald, for publishing revised constit'n, $25 00 25 00 Ypsilanti Chronicle, (June 23d, 1851,) do 23 00 L. Fasquelle, for translating Governor's Mes- 40 00 Jackson Patriot, for publishing revised constitu tion, and furnishing papers to members of Convention, 30 00 New York Spirit of the Times, for papers fur A. S. Bagg, enrolling paper, Adrian Watchtower, for publishing revised 10 00 constitution, 25 00 June 23. Simeon Dearin, for setting out and staking trees around and in the Capitol yard, 30 25 Allegan Record, for publishing act No. 25, of |