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Show inB EXAMIN'ER: HOIISISO CKiPBX, UTAII. Il'ESDAY MORXIXO, MAT IS. un appear on the City Aud !,,'s ledger a a charge tJ "City Council, Sundry Expense.' minutes On July 25P1. 1905. the show that another appropriation of glim. mi was made to each number of ihr Council For services as members for of the boards of equa'.izjtion 1904-5.- " This allowance w,is charged io the accouu: "dry Cn.incil, Salar- ed at different times acting mayor, and it is very noticeable that when th acting mayor had occaulou to apexpert accgumtamts prove claims or pay rolls he personally SliEMlI THEIR REPORT in proper man tie- -, affixed his signature TO THE CITY COUNCIL to the claim or pay roll in the place provided for that purpose. Eveu though the claims reach the council bears no verilVrtUra. no certification in an incompeie manner as to ItemMayor. and vi n not approved ization, verification, certification by Calvert and lek, Claim 02853. ies." the auditor, approval by the proper A45.80. an not verified. On December Cth, 19r.. an addi- committee of the council, they should Claim i 518M to 74. P. J. Moran, tional allowance of (lOc.5" to each not. in fset, ilreu be allowed and or- for doing cerpayment! vpcn contract d niemher of the Council is shown "for I dered paid by the council. This is tain public word are not verified, 33 days work, at ('Del. for work the final check c to the completeness or approved. on Board of Equalization and Review." and correctness of the claim or payClaim 62875. J. P. O'XeiU. 8168.50. roll. Upon au claim reaching the no verification, no certiftcarion or apAppropriations to City Treasurer. council, incomplete In any respect, proval. of Council minute the of The same should ba immedlaely returned Clalmi 5852. 863 and 864. J. E. ntary 6. 1905. bhow tha: the City for correction. City ft caaurer. There la abI an Treasurer waa granted uppropriaClaims How to Be Kept. solutely no notation npon the face of serion of (lOO.oO "fur additional With some local firms, goods and the claims at all. The endorsement of vice in rolling, making notices la material are each says boni interest.'' Ogden City alSewer District No. 9. This claim ap- most dally. supplied therefor. In the Claim 53274, A. T. Heatmark, 89.o0, Invoices, on form of have to however, paid, ien pears is missing. claims, art rendered et the 1905. 30, January time the goods or material are Claims 53261 to 110 inclusive, bear pn December 28. 1905. the Treasurer and necessarily to go for apno notation at all as to whether or not was of allowance an additional given to separate city d panments. proval they were allowed and ordered paid ex(lUO.Oo for "adaitional services in After these claims hare reached by the Connell, nud they were not apcam tending on assessment rolls refunds the auditor' office, the practice seems proved by the Mayor. and remit and computing same. Sew- to have been Claim 53507. Amer.nn Arlthermome-te- r to fasten all those beand 2. That the honks provided for th District No. 9.' Co.. $378.00, bears no verification ances forward after each payment, one concern together In a to longing an manuse of this offlie be used in the thereby simplifying the; work of or approral. Appropriation to City Street Super- promiscuous manner, without reference therein blanks made fifall be rhat regularly snould which ner audit, intended, visor. to dates, departments or accounts. Warrants 53168 to 6t2. covering made be filled out fully and accurately. teen payments to J. P. O'Neill and P. J. by the City Auditor and reports On September 11th, 1!H'5, the min- The method of fastening these togethlie filed by Council. 3. the to That thereon monthly nqiorts Moran, contractors, npon certain pubutes of the Cuiinrll show that the er Is sometimes by permanent fastenWe recoguize that. Incident to the the Collector, which, before acceptlic work, bear un notation as to whethStreet Superv.sor waa granted an ad- ing. but more frequently with a pin. the Assessments venflod ut City be by er or not they were ever presented to. great amount the Special two years, u ance, must ditional allowance of (JOO.OO "for Sun- - Then on the endorsement of the last stubs the from past Auditor, after checking considered by, or allowed and ordered levied during claim has been placed a sum purportThe andnlght work, lfki4-been from and My baa placed to the Poll Tax Reoord were not great amount of work I tlon of the Council was vetoed paid by the City Council, anl the ing to be the total of the many claims by and or the Treasurer, I thence to the iu the hands in order to approved by the Mayor. Mayor, however, but Asse-mesuhaequently so fastened together, system City Sexton. I Claim 53873 is in favor of William that the Special pegged OVer hie veto. On fept. 23: h. verify these totals. It is necessary, in chirm The I has pi presented Glasmann, 630.00. being salary. The books, p ala and record of the vjns, the Auditor addressed a com-Cit- y ninety-nin- e tlmvs out of a hundred to that require experimenting in syswarrant Is not in the Auditor's office have been carefully com-- 1 niunica:ion to the Council stating that actually list the amounts of ths sevJc and simplify. tems to the I perf to and there is no receipt attached pared with the reports from this office I ghe was unable to determine just what eral claims and then total same. After Wejtave verified, and found io agree voucher. file and found lo agree. on period of time Qie appropriation made these several claims, and they are all of Auditor, books the with City the Claim 5119!. J. E. Bagley. (10.00, Some confusion In the plats of the was intended to cover, and was nothing more than Invoices, reach the for the Treasurer f period the us by the I structed that it waa to cover services adultor's office, thi-were to litigation expenses. Is not itemized, reports should be held reported verified, approved and no receipt for covered by this audit. Sextou, which arose, we found, from I for u cf the years 19ti4-5- . showing until, say, shout the tenth day of the attachIX. I of the expense iteus of any the failure of the proiw-- office to I that the Street Supervisor was paid for following month, and upon receipt by ed to the voucher. The City Auditor. make entry of a report on the Record the remaining four months of 1905 be-- 1 the auditor of the firm's monthly state- was A. reB. (7.30. Claim 53MO, Patton, As previous! outlined in this of Lots. This has born corrected, tore such services were actually ren-- 1 ment, be compared with such state-derenever audited !y the City Auditor. The port. we have f lily examined ail the however, and the plats aoem to check and then, with such statement ntate-nienclaim t.ste U is for cash expended books, i (cords, accounts and I be made lQt0 a with the records. out single voucher, proper Fees. for Notary the for chair. There Is no receipt distribution made thereon, showing of the City Auditor for the per- Pound Keeper. no 1 Coun-Lnder a resolution of the City cash so expended, the claim bears iod covered by ihla examination, with We have examined and verified all acc0unte to which chargeable, be approval by the Mayor, aul nothing the results there given. of this officer with the rll adopted prior to 1904. the City Re- submitted to tho committee on clalma the of reports to show that it was ever allowed by (Note The syxiem of accounting in receipt tumid into the City Treasurer border. W. J. Crltchlow was allowed and then to the city council, of coure P the Council. Norr being first properly verified by me use In the Auditor's office was devia-b- y and find same to agree. mon:;! for 'rTlce Public In verifying claim, etc. Dure claimant Claim 55442. A. B. ration, (55.00. and certified by the auditor. my colleague, Mr. Hollings- Dog Tax Collector. B. 1904 A. 1905 each rerifled month of Patton, Mr. Unless some such system, as outlined, and la claim by The worth. This eystem is an excellent We have also examined and verified Jng I B. Crltchlow claim A for Patton, receipted by oue. Vitnout It and had it not been the reports of the Dog Tax Collector preaented hi. approved by Is followed, the council will today alsenrices. and each month ac-- 1 jow a tingle invoice of a certain A. B. Patien. but bears no notation as v carried out. 1 have no hesi- in the same manner, with a like re-- 1 I firm, properl I and rece pled the payment of (5.00 and to whether or not It was allowed t j tancy in saying that. Intead of the bearing date, perhaps, of a day or two I he ordered paid by the Council. It was satisfactory results evidenced, a condi"'P' of Here follows a statement ,hu,lf;. previous, and at Its next session, ,imf In full figure. not approved by the Mayor and ther tion bordering on the chaotic would that would fill a page and and a half low a claim in favor of the same con-cre- n 1908 Dec., is no receipt t:t ached showing the have arisen. R. T. Harris.) .In thla, Notwithstanding la The omitted. and for a number of Invoices cf IBs thla of paper, payn.ru: of the (55.00 in the first intotal of sold figures are as follows I he presented to the City Council a X. which claim for th stance. (120.U0 additional, and reported to bo correct: City Reeordsr. Claim 5501. W. J. Crltchlow. poat-aaCouncil allowed and the Mayor approv- voices attached to the claim allowed verified the and examined of have We Assets City, Ogden was uo ed, In the following form: receipt attached, (S.'io, has at its previous session. office relating to the Personal property ( 30,013.19 For Notarial Services, In 1904 not nudited. was not verified, was not records ofof this to and Licenses Issuance Municipal estate Real aid improv certified and has not been approved. and 1905, at (10.00 per month. (240.00 Minutes, Signing and Comparison. collection of dog taxes menrs 478,309.56 By payments on account At the time we concluded examln 120.00 Claim 54434. April 10. Farrar (200, theWhile the receipts Issued by the CFy Cash in vartoue funds, Dec. or approved: Is nut verified, cerilfli-for the payment of licenses 64.410.57 31. 1905 Balance no record as to Its allowance by the Treasurerlicensor (120.00 actual ly Issued by the Delinquent taxes due 17A62.7I Council. It was for one horse for the and the difference nut we do deem as be-(he Recorder This 114 A16.55 tally, appropriation Taxes Fire Department, but no bill of sale Is that Districts fact the warrant. without by Ing explained wholly absolutely (.595.30 conrecorder. nr description or any particulars In connection with thla matter, we large number of persons to whom Bills receivable cerning the horse ere attached to the Issued the by 1,800.00 cell your attention to the following: Education receipts hare tern i .i claim. construe the receipt Itself L A great many claims have not Receivable. Accounts Claim 54849, Sanitary Street Clean- Treasurer s being their license, and neglect been verified nt all, although the City Co.... 1,497.14 Transit ing A Sweeping Co.. (3.hI: there la to present Ogden Rapid ( the receipt to the City Reof ten (tollers per; 10.90 paid et the rate absolutely noihlug on the face of the corder end obtain the form of license C, E. Coulter Co. month to have them all verified. the word President," hut the inten23.34 claim except the name of the claimInd. Tel. Utah 2. A large number of claims have tion does not provided In that office. seem to have beet ... 147.25 ant and the amount. Library Lights Carnegie Inverified. For been improperly carried out. ' 38.96 Claim 54379, Art Metal Construction Th City Engineer. P. O'Nell J. Claim of corporations such The minutes elould, al all times, be Ogden City may Justly feel proud of 1 C. Kelsey 9.30 stance: Co., (490.20, was allowed hut prior as Geo. A. Lowe Co., Boyle Furniture properly compared. After comparison thereto was not passed upon by ths this department of the City GovernI Hardware Co., instead of ani1 acceptanr ment. Of this office we cannot speak by the council, they Total Book Aaets (721,035.70 Co., Boyle City Auditor. being verified by some officer, are should be signed by the recorder, and Claim 5(184, A Power, (14.31, for a word of eri'lcism. We not only exLiabilities. sworn to by Goo. A. Lews Co.," Boyle better still, aiao by the , president of of the office freight charges cn disinfectants. Claim amined all the record Indebtedness (550,000.00 Furniture Cb.," 'Boyle Hardware Co.' the was not audved, certified, verified or pertaining to the collection of fern, Bonded city council. I 43,341.14 or by ran minor employe. Again, and accur- Warrants outstanding Auditor Signing Pay Rolls. approved, and the freight expense hill which we foun t faithfully City 215.17 In sale Tax concern areverified one the suspense clalma we (X examined ately accounted for, but Is not attached lo the voucher. notire that In many Instances We Wesale Tax redemption presumably by ths manager, and this Claim 56915. Netta Sfahr. (22.60, fif- and verified all the many detail perths Co. l'41(57 alone la affixed to th City Auditor has receipted signature standing teen day's work in City Recorder's of taining to the work of Improvement J. ber " pay rolls and vouchers by signing ths P. O'Neil, guarantee fund or and Crltchlow Mr. "Sub the this under direction says oath, carried the waa not oil Claim audited, approved, fire. P. O'Neil, Interest scribed and sworn to before me." but payee's name per her Initials. This department, anl found them in au J. verified or certified. P. O'Neil, guarantee fund J. It is plainly evident that In Ins lances should not be permitted In any event The condition. C. Fred N'aiabitt, equally satisfactory Claim 65924, fund P. J. O'Nell, guarantee th signature of said manager was not stall. word the for office volumes upon speaks (151.20. Nothing else appears . Bros, guaranactually written by him. The signa- Postage, Freight, Telegrams, Etc. system." The City Engineer, Mr. A. Wheelwright the fare of the voucher. 1.704.43 ture of this manager ies fund Attaching Vouchers. appears to have Claim 55407, Charles R. Crltchlow, F. Parker, we found to be a courteous, 77 bean written When city officials lh the first In Recorder and obliging official, carrynlg at his fing- Ogden Waterwaiks Co. ... 17,688 hjr different parties, as (00.00, for assisting 2.429.32 Is Library easily established by comparing stance disburse their personal funds Auditor during 1905, bears no notation er tips all the many details of the Carnegie 43,425.81 aid signature with the geunlne alg-- for portage, freight anl telegrams, end as to whether or not It waa ever al- work of hit deportment, which hsvw District warrants nature of the manager. Another not- present a claim for reimbursement lowed and ordrred paid by the City hern intelligently and forcefully masTotal liabilities ... ....'. (689. 469.24 able Instance: A claim of the Fred they should be required to attach tha Council, and was not approved by the tered. over Total asserts We endorse rnd recommend the sysMarry Company, Ud., a foreign core receipts showing tbs payments In tha Mayor. 31,566.46 ltle ...a........ The Fire Department pay roll for tem of accounting devised by Mr. Parporstlon, la verified hy "Fred Marey first Instanre. We, notice that over two years ago a blank form for tak Co., Ltd., hy Fred Macey. Treasurer.' put of the work September 3nth, 19i5, waa not verified, ker for the liadeducted From which should be above Mr. Critrhlow say, notwithstanding Ing receipts tor items such certified, audited or approved, and the of public Improvements In the future bilities other than book liabilities: same applies to the pay roll for the outlined In the ''Scrip' ths fart that the signature to the veri- was prepared and adopted, and Its use ordinance, same department for June 30th. 1903 which we think will simplify the pre fication wa undoubtedly made In should be compelled as ths first reThe claims of the Standard Publish- rnt method. The placing of the twitanbarribed quirement to reimbursement hy city Grand Rapid, Michigan, and sworn to with this departms." signing his warrant. We find many vouchers tor ing Co. for publishing sundry legal no- ter of name and attaching his seal. postage stamps. These vouchers are tices. Ac., are subject to criticism be- ment will insure accuracy, and precause of not being, in many Instances, vent a recurrence of the errors which 3. A number of rluTms without ths In the name of the several city officials. properly certified, verified, audited, and hsvo unr.vnldHlily crept into the books signature of Die claimant have, how-- 1 hut Invariably, aavo by the Clerk of because of not bearing sny notation aa heretofore. ever, the signature and seal of W. J. th Municipal Court and occaaatonally to their allowance and being ordered Clark of the Municipal Court. Crltchlow, Notary Funilc, indicating by the City Recorder, no receipts are that the Notary has attached hia sig- produced for the purekese. paid by the Council and not approved and verified th examined have We bv the Mayor. nature Chlafa Sundries." and affixed hi seal in blank, hooks and of the of Clerk ths reports Claim 51892, (134.55. Standard PubMr. Dnvld Jenson Net. asset over llabliltlca. . .( 4,583.07 without first, obtaining the signature Quite frequently we find payment Court, Municipal waa not any approved by lishing Co., of claimant to the rlalm. are made of from (5.00 to (20.00 to T. all minute and docket cn Jan. of Net checking asot liabilities, nor by the Mayor. city officer 4. The notary in many Instances E. Browning, tor Chiefs Sundries. di19,273.43 1st,. 1904 . Standard Publishing tries, both Id the clril and criminal Claim 650;.T, does not affix ills seal at all. In some It la needless to comment upon this in of ths rash his visions rx with Deficit or Court, expenditure verified Co.. (3I1C.20, was not certified, lnatanr.-he affixes his seal, but does woeful lack, of Itemlaatton. We,- - of book, and from the latter to his rerrsa of Income ( 14,691.82 not allowed or approved. name. his sign fee on And with file of the roiirce, ran recognise the fact that City ports so These claims were not itemized Payment of Extra Compensation would be well to inquire whether sometimes it would be Imprudent or It In find and balance. stune ac!ir, as tu permit one auditing the we find that. I or n0(. all claim and our From examination, roll could for certain Item Included This office Is ;:ne of the best conductcounts to verify the correctness of were no j,r verified by the pay Auditor, for ImjHiaelhle following appropriations In the amount of the claim to be made City The rec- the ed in the Citv Department. I In the amount charged. Aa you are Council and ntada the Mayor by Kt,r- undoubtedly has authority, In the public by a true itemlxatlon. an are a large amount l ords are neaty ami accurately kept 19(14 and 190.. in excess of the In11 file of her dti'v. to administer Prisoners' Board Bills. performance clisalfled are and properly was the during City fixed or paid by nric money by otoatha. If he lack such power, then compensation dexed. and the office, generally, show The manner followed In presenting rilnniirf-th' yrnvs l'JU4 and 19ii5 for the pubthe city should pay the fees Incident claims a pride In doing take Clerk rethat the for tbc boarding oT the prisonof Ac., ordinances, notices, Offirinl Title. Antonnl. lo her lishing To Whom. a . and liccomlrg Notary Public, work er confined In the city Jail la subject .WOO F. W. Chamber. Counrllman specting the creation and levying and binWo done in the to criticism. At the end of the month must criticise, however, the F. W. Chamber. CnuneUni.m ino.no then th work couldA le all ct.llrctiiin of taxes In the special Auditor' office. present a claim- a claim le prepared In favor of the district. The expinse for method employe by ihe City Auditor F. W. Chamber. Councilman 100.50 ant. upon renl'tmg hia claim, has to boarding the prisoners, which 50.nn doing so was paid from the Goners' In auditing the report from thla of- William Craig. Councilman.. to the City icciirdrr'e office and person The date of the hown In column: . 100.00 go fund, and we submit that such ex fice. Instead of checking each item William Craig. havp Mr. CrPrhlnw. the recurder. who the report filed, and William Crnlg. Counrllman.. l(o.:,o i a Notary Puhlic. admtnlMrr the month, number fed for breakfast, peitres should have been charged to of receipt with number fed for dinner, and number distrlr Indicating n page of the various Max pHTMf-onthe proptr apeclal 50.00 Councilman.. the same as the expenses of the C'ii docket a that the items appearing Max Davidson. Cnunriiman. . 1oo.no oath a to the claim hrlng correct and fed for supper, the total meals furihen the to ha nt take clatrii, . the nished during the month, the exten100.50 Engineer's office incident lo makln thrreon have been properly rhecked, Max Davidson. Councilman.. to Hip C itj- Auditor, so that It sion at the surveys, establishing grades and aupm I: seem to hr. been the rustom of J. C. Nvp, Councilman price allowed per meal, and 50.00 claim vising work done in thoe special as- the Auditor, w hen aueh audit were J. C. Xye. Councilman 100.00 may bp andi'rd and went forward for finally the total In dollars and cents. sessment district. Quite frequently these claims have 100 50 payment. mde, to indicate on the laat page of J. C. Xvp. Councilman The claims for Intercat upon th the docket in which entrle had been W. H. Emmrtt. Counrllman.. Etc. not been approved by the Chief of Recommendations. 50.00 Criticism. City bonds outstanding should lw pre made for the period by a notation W. R. Emmett. Councilman.. Claims Noting Action of Council Police, or by the chairman of any inn.no member of the Police committee. Even pared ao as to show the number and thereon that tht accounts for the per- W. R. Emmett. Councilman. . 100. ill Thereon Approved. name of the issue, the amount thereof, iod reported hml be.-- audited. if ihe Auditor certifies the claim to E. William. Councilman .. 50.00 We desire :o take up again and lie the rate of Interest and the period for Poll Tax Collector .1. E. William. Councilman.. correct, we doubt If she waa In a inn.no discuss the jira-uirfollowed respect- position to know that the rlalm was which the Interest about to be paid The records rf t.hi nfflre we found .1. E. William. Councilman . . 100.50 ing the claim, voucher and pay correct. It occurs to us that the percovers. A. H. Move. Councilman. . . . 5n.no roll. in a rather unsatisfactory ron'IlHoii, IV A V. son boarding the prisoners should at 100.00 due. we assume, more to the lark of A. H. Moves, Counrllman.... Uut few of thi-iluive any notation the close of each day prepare a daily A number of warrants appear to g 10(1.50 on the part A. H Moyr. Councilman'.... of knowledge not ihcrcnn. or whriher showing have been actually Issued for amount of the Inrtimiient, than m they containing the n(mea of each 50.00 any other R. R. 1nine. Councilman were allowed nnd ordered paid by the report different to tho-- e entered on the Audi R. H. Paine. Councilman 1oo.no prisoner fed. and place opposite each r in son. council. citv The or warrant register. Of course due recorder should name the number of meals served that 100.50 city informed n tha: tic R. IV Paine. Councilman Mr. note on each c'.,iiin or pay roll the ac- day to that prisoner. It would take hut allowance must st all tlnirsj he made had nuXiiisbiit T. II. Carr. Councilman 50.no d the atub for the reretaint of the council resecting the same. a few minutes for the Chief of Police for unavoidable rlerlral errors, but we T. H. Chit. Councilman ioo.no tion out to the taxpayers. Mt-Inaubmlt that not much rare was exer- ceipt given T. H. Carr. ha-tie-l100.50 The law require rlir mayor to ap- to ecr'lfv to the correctness of the some been of them tha' cised In comparing the amount, of the sn.on prove all appmiiria'iona made by the daily rejiort. and the 'same should at ered to the Auditor And that ome of H. P. Randall. Councilman... conm-i- l a made hy regular intervals, a few days ajiart. he and warrant with the amount as entered on them II. F. Randall. Councilman... or been had lot hy the city. The lf.iivo,-- , during 1904 and transmitted to the Auditor. When the the warrant register, or else so many him. We were destroyed 1 P. Randall. Councilman... H. uii.a find to unable of any lin'5. d.ic no: Hrrrar to have approved monthly statement is rendered It could of these clerical errors could not have nt5f..o(i office. L. R. Raich, fit reef Punervisor over hi or. rign.i'.ure more than ten then he v occurred. 8e.ch errors of this kind as these stubs n the Auditor's audited and at the tame E. J. Halverson. Treasurer loo.nn City cent of the claims and pay roll. time the Auditor could attach thereto were found and not previously cor Hence, the on'y method wp eouid pur- J. E Halvcnwn. Citv Trnurer per lon.no was in audiifng this office n chick W. J. seems to have the said dully reports. rected, have been corrected by proper sue 120.00 T!ip prevailing , Critrhlow, Notary filed by this officer with lii been for a of he claim to have Payments to Contractors, Estimates, entry made upon the proper records. the reporta The footings of the warrant register poii tax record. Th s.tld reports do r.nd submitted to the Total Vouchers. Etc. (3,165.00 been were verified and found to be correct. nol ugrre with hi record in the folcouncil with a recommendation by XIII. manner The of making payments to particulars: lowing to Upon the warrants being returned committee' that contrartor rngaged In paving: sewer, j the standing "c'.i;m Refunded. Extra The tax show record that in the Auditor by the Treasurer, Compensation poll they the claim shown ;heireon be allowed and guttering and mdewaik should at once be cancelled on the the year 19J4. the following The hook of thp City Treasurer and ordered pxi.1. Title liat ha been curbing work has been about as follows: The Auditor's warrant register, and any number of co'lertlnn were made show t lint of .Ik- above nnpropri;i' Ions approved hy the in, iyor. but we subEngineer, as the work progressed, errors found to exist, he at nnre dein cash and 1354 the following omounis- have been re- mit that the nllowance by the council City itnd undoubtedly aa provided In the tected and corrected, and the warrants The repor: of tni- Foil Tax fidhc-toof these chtim-- in funded: the bunch, and contract, made estimates of the should then he methodically filed away on file with the City Auditor . . .(150.00 H. P. Hiindiill. In n bunch, if it la nmount due for work performed approval of t'.i.-and not simply thrown away in a basshow that I ho following number A. H. Moye. Counrihn.-ilnil.50 any approval nt all. hy the mayor afrespective contractor in the ket in ths Auditor's vault a has been of collection were made in cash lon.5-W. R. Emmett, CounHlm.in fixing hi signature to the ilalma llat, special assessment districts. These the practice. and labor during the some perF. W. Chamber, t'ouiiriimnn. . 100.5(1 is not a compnunee with the law estimate have been In the form of VI A VII. iod. for which Ogden A'ity h,ia When the mayor disapproved of any a letter addressed to the City Couneil, Appropriations to City Councilmen. reei-lveWhen the present system of ace;iiemeni i:!9i The minnlee of the C.uinril of lice. claim appearing en the and their reaching the Council, waa installed In the City 8. iwp::. show that an appropriation of counting claim list" lo- -, w a Hn- through afer upon end sometime a consideration, Auditor's office In the forepart of 1904 Showing that wi !, Cm Ciii.tiit waa made to member of the Item on the lis; and transmitted reference to a committee, are approved on tin- hasl of the folthe city council authorized the em Collector the Council, for wrvices aa commit- a veto me:ig' t j, council. Hnd allowed, and the Auditor Instructployment of Mr. Thomas H. Farr to do lowing number more than shown or Ihe mayor ed to draw warrants to cor of equal teemen. member of same. During the for the city auditor the brink keeping was hy the Poll Tax Record ization and review, and for ranvasalng from the city in lVij and lM'o, part of the work, and it was money nindu .... W llliiiins and election return- - 13u3-4,- " There Items Urals were electfContiuucd. oa Fa-a- a ThreeA Collec- Tht would iriicate that the 37 name on had failed io etu-etor register, Ins Rxcoad from Foil Tax an 3 splendid condition as to neatness of hi, books of receii'1. mssied. Oa the other pan accuracv in the the work Itself. No errors st all were hand: ittcord iows that in found In the work as contained In The Foil Tax the following nuni 19"5. found the were year columns Ail these records. acvets mite in collections of her the and footed to be correctly ,i21 tb-?:'la' with ami cash i found agree counts therein Tax Foil of the to In the Wbiie Repels justice balances. several trial Collector on file, show the Mr. Farr, it should be statail tbst h 1505 num'vr had nothing at all to do with tht elslma. pay rolls or arrant s. After by the On the face o? this statement, the warrants were issued therefore. Oiden City has not reAuditor, they were entered in the war twr.lement for "the folceived rant register by Mr. Farr and all subJ lowing number sequent entries made by him. VIII. Poll Tax CoBector. Recommendattona: To prevent- - a recurrence of the con The City Treasurer. W found ail the hooka kept by tha dtrinns above set forth we submit the City Treasurer. Mr. James E. Halver- following su actions: 1. That alk books be numlvred con son. In perfect balance. one. that An excellent system of accounting secutively from number is employed la this office, save in the one book only te given to the Collecmanner of keeping account of taxes tor at a time, .and new books issued to oa account of fipre-ia- l .Assessments lev- him from t!nw to time a, he surrenied. ' Some system should he devised ders the bonk containing the precedn whereby the vsessmeuis levied ing series of numbers. That these retained by the ea:h particular district should be made stubs be in all distinctive, carrying the unpaid bal- City Auditor. warwisely expended, for the Auditor sare in and journal rant ledger book-keepin- g by-gb- o - j cor-tifle- Hal-reno- n ac-r..r- 3 ni book-keepin- g 1 r d. 1 A Directory ARCHITECTS of the F. C. WOODS A CO. Architects. 56 A 57 First Nat'l Bank Bldg. Both Phones. 7 298-Z- " CALVERT A LEEK Brick, Lima Mfrs. 21 Phona Ecciaa'BTdH 500-Y- . o. W. RIDGES Contractor and Buildar p'o' S!0"' 8hP . 264-K- n..-- . Work- - 415 23d A GEO. OLM8TEAD. Cornice, Tin Roofing, guttering and general jobbing. 427 Twenty-thir- d Contractor and builder. Office a hop at residence, 500 Ogden. Bell 'phone 481-- 2n St. W Street C. J. HUMPHRIES Builder and Contractor. Shop end Office. 202 21 et Phone 250-BelL OGDEN ELECTRIC Galvanized Iron etc. 226f 351-- y, CORNM-WORK- and Capper Ti" SJSIK" BROWN IRON A BRASS WORKS. Iren fencing, sidewalk doors, bal- "; M. GILLE8, General Contractor and Bulla. Planing Mill. Offica and Mill 22nd and Waih., opposite Taken naelc. JOHN T, NEWTON Contractor and Builder. Office at residence, 889 27th. Phene 175 Ind. Shop rear of Wright A Sana Co. CARL 8AMUELS0N. Bui,dr nd Contractor S37 29th St. Bell phone 384-- mi-n- LI E' NWMA!4 Galvanised Iran ea. "or SMITH A BLATTERT. R BUILDERS Washington ave. Both phones JOHN & ELLIS, Contractor and Buildar. All kinds of mill work. Roar Utah A Oregon Lumbar Varda, 24th St. ts !nk OF .Tln . D. W. STONE, Contractor and Builder. Office and 424 30th St. hop at rtsidiincs. Bell 'Phone 682-K- . cony, counter railing., Wash. Ave. Bell 'phone Ph. Bll CONTRACTORS AND 245-24- Ogden City Architect 25 FireTJa5. A DIRECTORY P. A. I8AKBON Contractor and Builder. 22d st. Beil Phone Of CROSBIE. s guttering end tin work of ell kinds 2254 Wash. Ave. Roofing, CALVIN STUART. Contractor and builder. RHm. alterations, shop work, porch and window screening. 2120 Royal Avt Bell 'phone 373-- PETER UNANDER. General Contractor and builder. (59 9th St. Bell 'phone 675a. - .... .,.,i.... 1 ,..,,,, ............. ..... . 1 1 ......... R-fnr-e Painter & Paperhangers Directory C. O. ISAKSON. decorative painting nd pepertianglng:No"cherge for estimates 160 2nd Bt. Bell phone. J. R. DRANE. . Painting and paper hanging, 243S Ind. 586. Wash. Bell phone 894-k- ; HOPSON A CO Sign Writ are. Painters, Paper Hangers; Estimates Given en General Contracting, 277 24th et. Both phene e. FRANK LAUER, Decorative Painter and Papar Hanger. 420 24th street. I. SANDER. Painter and. paper hanger, Estimates given free, 2032 Ballentyne venue. Both phenes. T. C. MORRIS. Well Paper, Signs and ete Painting, Paperhenglng and Tinting. 305 24th St. Bell phone ,77; Ind., 50. HARRY RUBEN. We do the artistic work of the eity. Relief, fresco and scenic decorating; original designing. Let ue hew you our work In Ogdon. General work aloo. Office 2438 Waih. ave. Bell, 384-Plain end 2 Z. & A. MULLER A ION, Dealer In Wail Paper, Paper Hot ing. Painting, Tinting end Gnwnl Decorating; 36 years' axparlnei. 2582 Wash, eve, opposite Library, N. E. OBERG. Contractor, general ting end paperhanging. Bell 'phona 246-a- . housa pain1004 Slat K PETER ANDERSON. House painter, artistic Estimates en contract work. 452 2Bth St Ball phona U2x. JOSEPH W. LUND. Houao painter, paparhangar, tlmates given en contract work, 2753 Park Ave. Ind phone M44. W. L. BACON. House painter, pa perk anger, B yeere' experience. Contract watt specialty. 250 Wash. Are. Batf Phene 597K. i N. A' WILSON, Heuae painting, natural waed paper hanging and papd St M cleaning. Shop 421 23rd 'phono 449 k. Rea 656 21 it (t j s Contracting Plumbers I : wi-U- . - Ogden City ' A. W. MEEK. JOHN KRUMPERMAN, Plumbing; Estimates Furnished on application. 422 24th oL Bell 'phono 308-- Plumbing and Heating. Rt" from the 25th SL ahop to Wash. Ave. Ind. 'phona. W. J. DALLMORE, Licensed Sanitary Plumber. Waih ave. Bell 'phone 518-X- . re Plumbing and heating. Pump ssm. 2269 Wash. Ave. Bell 'Phone L. SITZMAN. j 2352 Ind. 518. THE OGDEN PLUMBING CO. It will pay you to see uo before con- Prompt attention to all tracting. kinds of plumbing. 2629 Madieoiv Bell 'phene 513-Z- . . Residence S16-- HALVERSON General Plumbing. BROS. Estimate application. 241014 Wash., basement . Ball m . 522-y- n Plasterers Contracting Union No. o 252 Local book-keepin- g l it -- ea-ii- it-- - r Cninu-Pnian- . e A Directory of the JOB PRINTERS A.UCOVILLEPRJ & B. DENKERS, l All Kinds of Job Printing Neatly Wash. done. (Union Shop.) 2349 Ave. Ind. 'phene 216. eev-era- ti- - - Couii-cilme- INDUSTRIAL PUBLISHING CO. ' B. F. Thomas, Manager. All kinds of Book and Job Printing. Easement 2406 Wash. Ave. Bell 'phone. u WANT tOZW Printero, Emboseerejm ure. Opposite 'phenes. WOODY mSjrjS 10. Printing that binding, all style. Both 'phones. A.T. Printer and 2379 Wh. HESTMARK, bk.f gB , A re- pei KB.rw 2 RESULT BIG ADS YIELD BIG RESULTS WANT ADS YIELD . |