Show COURT DELAY CENSURED IN SEWER WORK Bids Authorized for Special Audit Plan Urged for Continual Check Delay in the storm sewer unemployment relief project resulted result- result ed cd d in criticism of the supreme court Tuesday when the status of the sewer was vas discussed by the city commission A suit designed to clear the way for continuance of work on the sewer was w resented presented to the supreme court more than han two weeks ago and taken under advisement Cit City Attorney Shirley P. P Jones ones in informed ormed the commissioners City Engineer Harry C. C Jessen explained ex- ex that until Paul Paulson contractor contractor con- con tractor on the Thirteenth South street unit nit of the sewer was paid he e has re refused used to continue operations A sudden thaw would spell ruin for about bout worth of work already done one on the unit the engineer said URGES COURT RE REMINDER Mayor Louis Marcus suggested that Mr VIr Jones remind the court that it has las the case under advisement and andt that t pending decision men have been thrown irown out of work and taxpayers taxpayers' mone money already expended subjected to hazards lazards Commissioner John M. M Knight recalled re- re called ailed that a bill to stop the court justices justices' justices justices' justices justices' jus jus- tices' tices pay until they bring their work up p to date was introduced at the last legislature I voted against the bill and I am sorry orry now that I did said Mr Knight who vho was formerly a member of the legislature Mr Jessen also informed the com corn commission commission mission that work ceased on a unit I of f the sewer located on Thirteenth East Sast street The contractor who had already cut the pavement failed to seal eal the back backfill l when he deserted the ie project because of the contro- contro vels vel's ersy versy As a result moisture has got under the pavement and the curb The he extent of or the damage will not note be e determined until weather moderates moderates ates tes Mr Jessen said DECISION CONTINUED The matter of whether partial estimates es- es ol 01 the Thirteenth South street unit nit shall be paid so that work can proceed on that unit and the investment investment invest invest- ment meat already made protected was continued until Thursday for decision Bids for a special audit of the 1931 accounts of the city were authorized Tuesday by the city commission on motion of Mayor Louis Marcus The commission also discussed enering entering entering en- en ering into a contract with outside auditors to carr carry on a continuous special secial audit of all city accounts Simar Similar Similar Sim- Sim ilar ar systems of special audits are arc now In n vogue in the county government and nd with the local board of tion ion Members of the commission took the le view that a continuous audit will af afford ord opportunity for closer supervision supervision super- super vision ision of funds and more efficient adherence adherence ad- ad to the budget SYSTEM EXPLAINED Under similar systems now being followed in the county government and nd by the board of education the special auditors submit periodic reports reports re reports re- re ports revealing conditions existing in all 11 accounts Statutes require that a special audit shall hall be made of all city accounts atthe atthe at athe the he end of each year It will probably be necessary for the city to enter into a separate agreement with auditors to o carry carryon on a continuous audit of the 1932 accounts it was stated |