Show salt lake auditor now looking over books W J bateman a well kno au aitor from silt salt lake is at present engaged in auditing the books of the old city officers mr bateman corn fenced this task on thursday and expects to coa it with is the next day or t vo or at any rate be fore the new officers take charge on monday of next week it was at the suggestion of mr bateman that the present prent system of bookkeeping was adopted in some of the br brai aiches ches of the city government govern nent and he states that all of the city books are in very good condition the annual report of the city re corder has been compiled coji piled and wil w 11 be ready for icat on next week it sho she vs that the city has already se cured in the ne of 8 as its portion of the 1913 taxes this tax mony has wiped out the small overdraft and given th city a cash balance of b the december bills are yet to b pa d but s nee the first of the year the reco ider has collected 1 ago for liquor licenses and this money will more than oft off set the moz th tb a s expenses |