Show MARCUS LISTS PROPOSALS FOR OFFICE SHIFTS New Record System for City Treas Treasury Economies Economies Economies Econ- Econ Pl Planned nned Details of op operating changes to fo be effected in the city treasurers treasurer's of office lice at a cost of about were presented presented pre pre- seated informally to the city commission commission commis commis- sion by Mayor Louis Marcus Wednes Wednes- day The changes are a result of recent surveys made l 1 an an effort to modernize modern- modern ize all accounting and handling of supplies and materials In city departments depart ments and might possibly eliminate one of f two members of the treasury personnel L Most Important among the changes change will be a new system of recordkeeping ing lag for special taxes Treasurer Milton Milton Mil Mil- ton E. E Lipman explained Heretofore these records have been kept in several several sev sev- eral large ledgers making it necessary necessary necessary sary to go through four to five volumes vol umes to determine the amount of taxes pending against a single piece of property NEW SYSTEM 1 ADO ADOPTED ED EDThe The new records will be kept In loose leaf books so that only active accounts will wiIl be maintained The key to the record will be the description of th the the property It will show siow at a glance all classes of special taxes pending against that particular piece of property It is planned to charge a small fee for furnishing these records which heretofore have been open to all abstractors abstractors ab ab- ab real estate agents and others interested in learning the amount of taxes ACCURACY ASSURED The city will also be in a position to guarantee the records record's accuracy it was explained thereby eliminating persons applying years after they have purchased a piece of property for abatement of certain taxes on the ground that they were informed by city clerks or abstractors that the taxes were paid in full at the time the property was bought It is estimated that the cost of or the bookkeeping machines and other materials materials materials ma ma- needed to Inaugurate the new system will be returned to the city within three years by fees collected for or furnishing reports |