No. 3. LEGISLATURE, 1859. ANNUAL REPORT of the Board of State Auditors. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, To the Hon. Legislature of the State of Michigan: In obedience to the requirement of law, the undersigned respectfully submit the following Report, showing the proceedings of the Board of State Auditors for the fiscal year ending the 30th day of November, A. D. 1858. JOHN MCKINNEY, Secretary of State. SILAS M. HOLMES, State Treasurer. SEYMOUR B. TREADWELL, Comm'r State Land Office. On the first day of December, A. D. 1857, the undersigned Board examined the accounts of Silas M. Holmes, State Treasurer, and found, at the close of the fiscal year last past, he had on hand, in cash, the sum of one hundred and fifty-eight thousand six hundred and ninety and fortythree one-hundredths dollars, ($158,690 43,)"which sum being exhibited to us as on hand in the State Treasury, was by us examined and found correct. JOHN MCKINNEY, Secretary of State. WHITNEY JONES, Auditor General. SEYMOUR B. TREADWELL, Comm'r State Land Office. LIST OF CLAIMS determined by the Board from Decemcember 1, 1857 to November 30th, 1858, inclusive. December 1, 1857. Mackinaw Co., to interest account between said County and the State of Michigan, under Joint Resolution, No. 31, of Session Laws of 1855. Excess of interest charged on interest credited, as found by the Board and credited to said County..... January 16, 1858. S. R. Greene, to repairs in Auditor's office... $395 90 1 50 to 6 chest locks for Land office, at 63.. 1 25 75 4 50 150 44 44 to 2 locks, 6s.; 2 bolts, 4s.; setting, 4s. 1 75 63 R. J. Brown, to certified copies of judicial canvass D. M. Bagley, to services in Land office.... Finney, Tobias & Co., to repairing hand-cart.... 10 00 2 54 1 25 25 John Hunt, to carting books to Detroit, 4,700 lbs. at 50 cents..... ... V. S. Murphy, to 2 sheets 3c. P. O. stamps, for to 2 sheets 1c. P. O. stamps, for L brary David Cary, to services as porter in capitol, from Nov. 30 to Dec. 20, 1858, 11 days, at 10s...... 8. R. Greer e, to glass and setting at capitol..... to 1 book-rack for Auditor's office..... $ 23 50 6 00 1 00 13 75 1 00 66 to 2 book-racks..... C. W. Farrand, to services as porter in State offices from Nov. 12th to Dec. 9th, 1857, 28 1.00 1 75 75 2.00 days, at 10 shillings.... 35 00 Smith Hunter, to expenses to Detroit and back, on business of State..... 20 37 10 08 John Berner, to sawing 18 cords of wood, at 56c. Dec. 12, 1857, to Jan. 20, 1858, 40 to paid for making aud mending key... R. Thayer, to lb. gum arabic, 37 cents; 1 pint turpentine, 13 cents... topt. turpentine, 6 cents; 1 pt. cam- to 1 marking brush, 10 cents, and 1 50 00 3 00 50 127 309 J. Stillwell, to sawing and putting in cellar 41 cords of wood, at 5s..... to sawing 4 cords of wood, at 4s...... State Treasurer, to 1 sheet 3c. postage stamps for Board of Auditors..... 2 81 2.00 3.00 John Berner, to sawing 33 cords of wood, at 56c.. 18 48 3 13 Chas. H. Thompson, to services as porter in State State Treasurer, to postage paid on mailable mat- D. Preston & Co., to U. S. Bank Note and Com- Geo. W. Swift, to 40 boxes for Sec'y of State's office, at 4s.... $28 75 23.40 58 24 2.00 20 00 V. S. Murphy, to 17 sheets 3c. postage stamps, for Sec'y of State's office..... 51 00 Smith Hunter, to extra work in State Treasurer's office, in Oct., Nov. and Dec., 1857, 8 days 41 hours, at $1 92 S. R. Greene, to 1 lock, 44c.; setting same, 2s.; hanging lamp, 2s.... to work and lumber on case..... 16 69 94 10 00 Smith Hunter, to quarter's salary as clerk in State Treasurer's office, for Oct., Nov. and Dec., 1857 150 00 Veile & Carr, to 2 lamps, $3; 2 brackets, $3; for John Hunt, to transportation of books to Detroit, 4,500 lbs., at 4s..... 22 50 A. Dart, to hauling books to Detroit, 2,200 lbs., 11 00 at 4s.... A. B. Bagley, to 3 boxes star candles, 80 lbs., at 31 and 33 cents.... 25 60 A. B. Bagley, to 2 brooms 56 cts; soap 50 cts... $ 1 06 Detroit Daily Advertiser, to adv. State Treasur er's card to County Treasurers..... 7 50 to daily sent to each County Treasurer and postage 2 82 1. H. Bartholomew, to 31 lbs. sperm candles at 48 cents, for Land Oflice... 14 88 to 1 box 25 Thomas M. Cooley, to services in compiling the general statutes under act of Feb. 2, 1857.... 1,400 00 Detroit Daily Advertiser, to adv. orders to officers and militia of Michigan.. 7 00 to adv. notice of election 5 fol. 3 weeks 5 00 to adv. sale of forfeited school lands 3 folios 4 weeks.... 3 75 to adv. sealed proposals for printing, materials, &c., 7 folios 9 weeks. 17 50 to 1 ccpy, Treasurer's office, 6 months to Jan. 1, 1858..... 3 00 to 1 copy, Commissioner's office, 6 m. to Jan. 1, 1858... 3 00 to 1 copy, Secretary's office, 6 months to Jan. 1, 1858.... 3 00 to 1 copy, Auditor's office, 6 months to Jan. 1, 1858..... 3 00 to 1 copy, Attorney General's office, 8 m. to Jan. 1, 1858..... 3 00 to 1 copy to Superintendent's office, 6 m, to Jan. 1, 1858.... 3 00 January 27, 1858. 8. R. Greene, to 6 days work repairing Capitol.. 10 50 to rep. chairs 78c. ; 2 stove platforms $4 4 78 to 25 drawer locks.... 10 00 to bill of locks at Burr & Grove's..... 16 88 to knobs and screws for drawers... 1 00 to materials, repairing chairs.... 2 00 |