Show AUDITORS ARE A EXPENSIVE Westerman Vesterman and antI Trader Present An Another Another Another other Big Bill Ferry Insists They Are re Doing Something The Tho ability Of Westerman Vesterman and Trader the special auditors who have been exam examining examining ining thing the books of ot the city for the past eighteen months to extract large sums of money mone from the pocketbooks of taxpayers for their services through the medium of the council was demonstrated again last evening at the session of the city fath faUl fathers ers When Martin Mulvey was about to retire from the council he called this the ten thousand dollar beau beauties beauties beauties ties hey he are worth more than that now however as the appropriation of 1945 passed la l t evening makes their total re receipts receipts receipts about 13 OO Here is their bill In detail It is from fc T Jan 1 to Jan 15 inclusive Hours HoursH H T Westerman A M 31 1 Trader s Total 2627 28 27 days 7 1 hours to the day da at 20 O 0 each per day 55 TO O Accountancy II H G 0 Ambrose hours 7 hours per day 14 67 7 days at 15 a Hay Accountants assistants W H Athey E J Righter Ira T Brown A A H U Bohnstengel W F Patton 30 Total 64 47 days 7 hours per day da at 10 a day each v r S 6 70 0 Total Tota Sl 25 From this bill it appears that TV Westerman sterman and Trader secure 20 a day each and their assistant H G ci Ambrose 15 All the other assistants draw 10 each from the city although the com corn company company pany does not guarantee to pay them that much and as some of ot the best experts In Inthis Inthis inthis this section have hae often worked for tor less than that it Is charged that the company Is securing velvet from the pay of its as 15 assistants assistants as well as from the salaries the members of the firm receive Councilman Hall asked aked for an explanation explanation explanation nation of ot what the accountants are do doIng doing doIng Ing and Mr lIr Ferry F r made ma e a detailed state statement statement ment meat showing what benefits the secure from their work He said that the work would be concluded probably by March 1 and that during February the t expense would be greatly reduced Pre Previous Pt Pr Ious to this It has been stated that the auditors would be through by b Feb 1 |