Show J JUGGLING FUNDS UNDER NEW NEV COD GOOE Council Up in Arms Over Son Some Methods of Costly Special Auditors I FIGURES ARE MISLEADING 5 1 J i Show City With Too Muc Much t S Money in Bank Bank Auditor Auditor Alff on n Carpet r to S At a meeting of or the tim city cUr council la last d night Councilman L. L E. E Hall hail mat mai maithe made the open charge that the elt city treasure ers er's report for Janu January ry arranged under L the new ne system of or bookkeeping weSS we ns S-S S erroneous and md misleading in that it O In th tho shows show's the elt city has bank hanl Mr Ir Hall hail stated that the cit ha has only In the hank hanl the treas treas- of or Tho January Januar statement submitted to the council shows show money mone In the following funds runds Fund Amount Amoun Contingent 2311 5 Vater supply and irrigation J Waterworks 1637 I 4 Streets and sidewalks 7 16 OS Sewers and drains 39 77 S fr 1 S Library i Water ater bond Interest sinking ln IJ fund i Sew S r bend Interest t sink sink- sinking ing fund if Bond Dond Interest and sinking fund f. f Total oal Special funds l f Grand total f The statement shows that all bu bill ut 1 V 4 of dr this amount Is deposited In the bank F f y f-y Councilman n m pointed to a ar abig r big flaw In w In tho tile now flOW system of oC financial i r reports when ho he called attention to the absence of or any an figures on tho the amount warrants at tho the end rr of outstanding of January Januar In falling failing to report this k K the city clU treasurer does not give Ivo the council a fair Idea of oC the city's man man- L. L cial condition The financial report shows that the t city has lin ha less le than half enough money y in the contingent fund for the general expense of the city during February In fact that fund will he be practically r I depleted when all of or the January warrants warrants war war- rants am aro paul J 5 Councilman Hall Jacked l Auditor Alff JC If it f i on the thc carpet by hy presenting a the tile to explain r tion demanding why Wily he had hind not riled flied his annual report re- re report fi port with the mayor as ns required b by 10 law The Ilie auditor is required to make makeI 1 his report on the first Money Jone in Fob Feb I 1 j J i but It has not yet et been pret pre pre- t pared r Explanation I. I Demanded Auditor Alff Mit will have to explain to tho the city council n next Monday Monda nl night ht lie he had been delinquent In U Just wh why the filing of or his report and in violat- violat LI y ln Ing the law in this regard T That the city's loose loo e wa way of 01 handling L'- L' finances was waR to come In for tor a generous gener- gener ener- ener I. I 2 ous criticism vas was shown hown when Coun- Coun CounS Of- Of S L oilman cilman Hall Hail roasted the constant R V Juggling of funds to pay pa the city's f portion o of Improvements t. t The auditor sent In requests for tor tho the r transfer of or a about out in favor of ot Pat Moran from the tho street fund Cund to the credit cre lt of o street paving extensions for tor which he had contract Hall hail sal said that the transfer of this money mone from Crom one l fund to another before the estimate estima te was passed would probably mean unlimited trouble if IC the amount was found to be erroneous and the council would have to transfer it back again r 1 City Engineer Kelsey Zelsey sent In several v additions to final estimates which are arc a now neW wrinkle In the way of or payIng payIng pay- pay Ing InS contractors contractor for Cor elt city work worle The the thc are arc I additions explained engineer i 12 for work done after the allowance oCl of oC l the final estimate c 3 i Kelsey Kelse explained that the cit city held S 15 per cent on contracts anyhow and f that this money was wag paid after wh which Ich S additions C tacked if It it was the were on found that th there re was extra work |