No. 13. LEGISLATURE, 1850. ANNUAL REPORT of the Board of State Auditors. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, To the Legislature of the State of Michigan: The undersigned respectfully submits the following report of the doings of the Board of State Auditors, for the year commencing December 1, 1848. On the 22nd day of December, 1848, the Board took under consideration and made award upon the claims of Charles W. Chapel and David M. Price, referred by Joint Resolution No. 28, approved March 11, 1848. The particulars of the settlement of these claims were communicated to the Senate on the 2nd day of February last, by special report, made in pursuance of a resolution of that body; to that report, printed as Senate document No. 8, of 1849, the Board would respectfully refer, as containing a full statement of their action in the premises. On the 9th day of January, 1849, the Board examined the claim of Sheldon Matthews, for sawing wood for Central railroad, in the year 1846, referred by Joint Resolution No. 52, approved April 3, 1848, and upon the proofs presented, allowed the same to Charles T. Gorham, the assignee of the claimant, at $78 10. On the 16th of February, 1849, the Board examined the claim of Edward Birney, for transportation of state property from Dexter to Lansing, on removal of the state offices, referred by Joint Resolution No. 13, approved, February 5, 1848, and upon the proofs made, allowed the same at $6 to J. Waldo, assignee of the claimant. On the 3d day of April, 1849, the Board took under considera tion the claims of John W. Palmer and Edward N. Greely, for services rendered in extracting stumps on the capitol grounds and on Washington Avenue, in front of capitol, referred by Joint Resolution No. 13, approved February 22, 1849, and, upon the proofs presented, allowed the same, after making the deductions specified in said joint resolution, at $100. On the 5th day of April, 1849, the Board examined the claim of Messrs. Doty & Abbott, of Detroit, for clothing furnished 1st regiment of Michigan volunteers, under direction of the Governor of this state, referred by Joint Resolution No. 35, approved March 31, 1849, and allowed to claimants the sum of $167 40, being the amount found remaining unpaid to them. On the 28th day of May last, the Board examined the accounts of Ira Mayhew, as Superintendent of Public Instruction, for incidental expenses during the quarter ending his last official year; and upon the proofs and vouchers presented, allowed the same at $241 53. On the same day, the Board examined the claims of O. C. Comstock, for traveling and incidental expenses as Superintendent of Public Instruction, during his official term, then remaining unpaid, and upon the proofs presented, allowed the same at $100 25. These two last mentioned accounts, were audited and allowed under sec. 6 of Act No. 217 of 1849. The following lists comprise all other accounts audited by the Board during the year; the first being upon claims arising from the raising, subsisting and mustering into the service of the United States, of the 1st regiment of Michigan volunteers, referred by Joint Resolution No. 14 of 1849; the second, of expenses authorized to be audited by Act No. 22, approved February 2, 1849: List of Claims allowed under Joint Resolution No. 14, approved March 1st, 1849. 1849. March 1. Daniel Hicks, pay proper as Captain, and recruiting ex 66 66 penses, 3. William L. Whipple, 1st Lieut., pay proper, 3. Michigan Insurance Company, money advanced Gov. Greenly, $277 49 30 00 179 40 March 7. Saml. Chadwick, 1st Lieut., pay proper, $35 00 14. Edward L. Warner, services recruiting, &c., un der Lieut. Chadwick, 4.00 66 14. Thomas B. W. Stockton, as Col. 1st reg't Mich. 97 50 66 15. John E. King, 1st L❜t 1st R. M. V., pay proper, 13 00 28. John E. Schwarz, 2d L't 1st R. M. V., pay proper, 10 83 19. T. B. W. Stockton, Col., balance of pay proper omitted by error in acc't audited March 14, Aug. 22. Ebenzer Hawes, 2d Lieut. R. M. V. pay proper, Sept. 27. John Van Armand, Capt. Co. I, 1st reg't Mich. 32 50 10 83 Volunteers, pay proper, 42 67 Oct. 8. James D. Pierce, 2d Lt 1st R. M. V., pay proper, 26 67 |