Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-11-21
THE CITY FINANCES.

REPORT OF JAMES WOoLLKY ON CHANGKs NRKpEp
IN KEEPING THE cITT's FINANCIAL AocoUNTs.
In the City Council, last evening, James Wool.
ley, Esq, who has been employed TO examine into
the accounts OF the city for the past fifteen or
eighteen years, presented a report cmbodyinR a
humber OF changes which hO deemed adViaabae IA
the conduct OF the financial afA,ns Of the eitv
From this report we have prepared the folio wing
foil aud CONCISE summary:
The office OF The City Treasurer shall be ooeu.
pied 10y the Treasurer alone, and he Shali not Il
sHoWed to transact any other business therein
d ITiDg Office hour.
The Treasurer shall he the only receiving And
Disturbing officer of the citys fands, viii 1be ~
eePhon OF the Registrar Of Water Works md ths
Collector Of Taxes s@-
The Treasurer shall be reqs'red to me ke daily
deposits in bis own name.
The Treasurer shall not be alIoUsd to d,o-...
cheeks' pay out, or use sny Of the funds Of the
city, except upon the order of the Anditor
Ihe treasurer shall keep q check book, and
shall sign hls own checks, as Treasurer, which
shall be valid without the siRnatures of The PR
| dent and Clerk Of City Council, as At preSenf
lie ONCE OF thelAUditor she'll be occuplsd bv
the Auditor alone and he shall NOT bo aIIaJrad -
hours. O-AN0
The Auditors duties shall be those OF AN AnAi.
tor exclusively be shall also make weekly exam.
i1atlon OF the books Of the Reg'strar of Wa.er
works and the Collector Of 1axea
ne snail also prepare each month list Of hond-
hoISe's ana the interest due each, aud certify 70
.ne eoiIect9ess Of tes account, which shall be,
upon his order, paid by the Treesuver
de shall keep q record Of the Treasnnsr,a -
| eeiPS sno disbursements, and also exau.De the
eash accounts OF the Treasurer weakIv sxcert
duilng Tie months Of January, FebrpsfV Init
tri weekly. - l'A."s
The tenth day Of each mouth shall ba nav d.v
except Tor the mechanics and laborerS en- blovsd
In the Water and Street Departmsht0. Bilis sSsiI
be handed 10 the chAisl2en Of the eOmmittoe. n@n-
.tN the sa@e, who she'll sxsniDe aud hand
them TO the Auditor that ofleer shall 80 l.inS
certify, and hand them 10 the Committee On A.
eor1A, BY whom they shall siao ha aooraved
Inc payment Of sueh bills shall then b siSthsr.
iIea " the Auditor, and also by the President az
o.sy- Souneu ~! !S Wno shall examine and ERn the
orasr Tor their payment BY the City OouneiI.
The Pay-rollS OF the Water and htreet ns-.,.
ments shall be examined and Approval - fAe
Audltor' the Committee on Accounts and ths
4 resident OF City Council. The Auditor ehsII
Srn Taa,n1sr 1s order tor h:ir payment and tie
the oay they are approved. They shail s. handea
IN 70 the Auditor b IL n. Of Tuesday o1 oarh
week, and approved the follovina d0V.
Inc Pay-r0"s Of salariOd o9csEs shSll bs snhiaet
70 the saus course Of exAmInaiion ana snoro,
~ are ether claims, aud be paid on ~ IkiS -"
Of each month @O'- ~
The Auditor shall be requiresl 10 isuas orApru A.
tne treasurer "a duplicate, in faRoF Of each ea1.
ant tho original 70 b. 6led BY The Trassarer a
his yoneher' and the duplcats 70 acco-, n g.
cheek for payment ct the bank The excspS,oas
70 this requirement shall be che wooklV vSx.vSiIs
and the monthly interevt lists
In view Of the changes suggested n ti,a dutias
ot the Auditor the heads OF dspaTtmonts shaIl ~
70 their Offices. -
II the changes suggested msst lhs appuuv,l a.
Counch, The necessary books ean b prsnara6 =
TINE Tor commsncemOnt slmultanaorII1s ~ ~
IIseasarer elect and Auditor on The e-ts day 81
The repHts - WIN BE- seen b. the prOcssdlnes
y ~ Sly S0snel elseWhsFa, was, after cone AZ
ensslOn, laid over for one week.