Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-05 | Page 7 | Accounting in City Offices to be Standard

ACCOUNTING IN CITY OFFICES TO TOBE TOBE TOBE BE STANDARD Same Methods Will Extend d to All Branches Ma Mayor r Declares I. I Standardization of accounting methods coupled with suitable c controls con con- 1 trois maintained in th the city auditors auditor's office will wUl be extended to every muni cipal department as soon as as' as asp possible p Mayor Louis Marcus said Monday The first step in lii that direction completed last week by the city commission com corn mission on disclosed many extravagances gances in in expenditures of ot public money The survey which dIs discovered printed print print- ed forms enough to last lut some departments departments depart depart- ments 7 75 15 years has has' been confined thus far tar chi ehl chiefly fly to the auditing and finance departments which include the license bureau purchasing agent and treasurers treasurer's offices It will take time to eventually eliminate all aU duplication and bring business methods in all departments up to modern standards said Mayor Marcus but the thc work will progress as rapidly as possible Whether the commission will maintain maintain main main- tain lain Newland K Vincent special auditor who started the survey in that position or dispense with his services as as' a result of recent budget cuts cuu has not yet b en fully decided the may mayor said One of the most important results of the survey to date has been the installation of a control system for forthe forthe forthe the special improvement and guarantee guaran tee fund in n the treasurers treasurer's office Mayor Marcus declared Alleged shortages and juggling of accounts discovered a year year and a half ago which cost the taxpayers upward upward upward up- up up up- ward of exclusive of special auditors auditor's fees tees took place mostly in the special improvement and nd guaran guara tee fund Under the thc new system It wilt will be possible at any anytime time to tell the exact status of ot any public improvement account account account ac ac- ac- ac count When all special taxes are paid the account it it will be closed with the city writing oft off costs which exceed the original estimates and cannot be taxed against owners ol ot adjoining property the mayor said In addition to the control for this fund changes effected have centralized central central- purchases of ot all supplies and materials in the thc hands of purchasing agent Frank S. S Emery This is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to save considerable by bulk purchase and eliminate the possibility of ot laying in supplies for years in advance ad vance of the time they will be n needed eded causing losses through storage deterioration deter deter- or change in the system using the materials materials' over a period of 10 or 20 years I