| Show I i I APPROVE NEW HEW SYSTEM OF CITY BOOKKEEPING New System in Effect Jan 1 Will Show Exact Financial Con Condition Condition Condition at Any Time At a conference held in the tho private office of ot Mayor John S Bransford yes yesterday yesterday afternoon between the mayor mayorA A J 1 Davis president of ot the council W Yo Mont Ferry chairman of ot the coun council cil dil finance committee and representatives tives of Trader Co the special auditors who arc examining the books of the city the system of at bookkeeping to be adopted beginning January 1 In the various city depart departments departments ments monts was formally approved The system Is the one proposed by the special auditors to simplify the muni municipal municipal municipal cipal bookkeeping and will make mako It necessary necessary essary essar to make a n complete change In all the books of the city New blanks for requisitions reports and orders must also bo be secured It is expected that the auditors will willbe willbe be ready to make a complete report to the council Monday December 2 They have now gone through every overy depart department department ment mont and there remains but the check checking checkIng checkIng ing up process and the final tabulations to be completed The Westerman Vesterman Trader company has been working on the books bodice with witha a view of making thIs change for tor over overa a year ear and their labors when finished will have cost approximately In addition to this there will be an ex ox expense expense pense of possibly In purchasing now new books The city will be the gainer Inasmuch as the now system s stem It is thought will enable any anyone one to obtain an exact statement of the resources and liabilities on oil any given date At pres prea present ent this Is Impossible to o ascertain and the condition at the end of ot a month cannot be determined until a week or orten orten orten ten days afterwards On the other hand there Is consider considerable considerable considerable able criticism as to the expense In Involved Involved involved in iii making the Inquiry it being stated that the work of putting In a anew anew anew new bookkeeping system and ascertain ascertaining ing the proper balances of all funds on December 31 to transfer to the new books on January 1 should not have taken more than three months at the most The auditors have been doing It Is claimed a great deal of unnecessary unnecessary sary nary work by b checking up all war warrants warrants warrants rants for the past two years with the books where they the are entered This Has lias been a tedious task and has cost mon men money money meney ey the money being paid to expert ac accountants accountants accountants when a boy of 18 could have with a little training done it just as aswell aswell aswell well it is said and at much less ex ox expense expense pense |
