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Show BIDS TO AUDIT BOOKS OF CITY Authorized Solicited by the Chairman of Finance CominitteeV Accounts Alleged Al-leged in Bad Shape. After considerable; discussion laat evening, the City Council Finance committee com-mittee instructed its chairman", W. Mont Ferry, to solicit bids per diem from expert accountants, - to audit the citv books. On this basis the special auditor will work until the first , of the year. . - ' , . , The committee " at its meeting last evening declared that it was imperative impera-tive that the city have a nore compact and systematic method of bookkeeping in the various departments of the city government.- Councilman Fernstrom asserted that the books of the entire city hall were in bad shape as to methods. The City Treasurer, be asserted, had ' never' received re-ceived any instructions as to what method he ahould pursue in collecting special taxes for improvements. The scrip that hai been issued by tie "city is cumbersome and is looked upon aa a burden by the banks. ; Councilman Ferry declared that he had received applications for appointment appoint-ment from J. W. Edmunds, who made the special report on the water and sewer bonds; I. M. Fisher, County Auditor, and John Cruiksbank, chief clerk of ftassenger accounts of the Oregon Ore-gon 8hore Line. ' - The chairman was authorised to solicit so-licit bids on the work, and as a basis of beginning to go back in the records as far as may be necessary to strike, a true balance. As soon as the bids are received the matter will again be tak-en tak-en up bv the commHtee. |