The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-23
THE wArER.woRKs BOARD.
Report of The Cittssns' Committee.


Rsport of the Cittsens Committee.
The Water-works Trustees met yester-
day afternoon, with all the members
present.
Mr.James McCarty was appointed to
the position in the Plating Department,
lately filed by James Dunn, resigned.
The Secretary reported balance In
City Treasury Of $9,630 64.
The Citizens ICommittee, on the inves-
tigation of the Water-works. presented
their report, from which we give the fol-
lowing extract:
"Many matters of serious charge, and
now under examination by the Council
Committee and the Court, attracted our
notice, but having no authority or de-
sire to prosecute Investigation into mat
ters outside OF the figures, we refrain
from any expression of opinion in regard
to them, but beg to suggest that the pre-
vention of all Irregularities Is In the
hands of the Superintendent and the
Board of Trustees. While the Secreta-
ry and Collectors perform the general
lY subordinates OF the Board, and 1t is
10 the Board and the Superin-
tendent that the community looks
Tor the sound, economical and honest
management OF the department. If the
officers and employees are compelled to a
strict compliance with the law referring
to the collection and payment into the
Treasury OF all funds, no defalcation or
irregulariJy is possible; they are the ex-
pected results OF carelessness and mat
tention on the part of the supervising
heads.
"rnere is no complete or fixed method
of keeping stock account. The pencil
memorandums Of the Superintendent, in
ord fof many transactions, the only in
ventory of varied and valuable property,
and it seems to lis quite possible, as we'll
as probable, that much speculation an d
thieving may occur, and be reckoned as
waStage."
The. Committee also presented the re-
port of Mr.. d. G. A. Davenport, from
which we give the following:
''There were eight. collectors, each hay
ing charge OF a separate district, who
during the year collected and deposited
as follows, viz:
"Collected-No. 1, $7a,e35 20; No. 2,
$S3, ,533; No. 8, S45 443 S3; No. A, SIS, 500 60;
No. 5, S0S, SOL 6S; No. 6, $6.S73 95; No. L.
S20,6S1 10; No. s, $l1,SSS 6S. Total, $414,-
769 S4.
"Deposited-No. /, $50, 1888 As; No. 2,
$sl.61S Is; No. 3, $45, 155 93; No. 4, $45,-
9l4 20; No. 8, S64, ,9S2 As; No. 8, $5S, ,S2l Is;
No. 7, sec, ,6Sl "; No. 8, $l1, 125 50. Total,
$3Ss, 49, s..
"Retained-No. /, $13,751 75; No. 2,
81 ,9i4 50; No. g. $3.50 80; No. 4, S2,695 40;
No. 5, $3.50 43; No. 6, $3,052 50; No. T.;
No. g. S762 So. Total, $26, ,2S6 9S.
''For the year 1878, the books show that
a sum amounting to $4,724 50 was depos-
tied too late to appear in the earnings of
that year, and consequently is shown as
II part of the earnings of 1874 This
want of promptness seems to have in
creased during the year of 1874, SO that,
at its close, The collectors were behind
hand, as already stated, to the amount of
';Aad the collectors complied strictly
with the bylaws the receipts would
have been:
For t,o iS1s aseS31 o.
Making an increase eof................ of. $6,2SO OS
"The receipts by the Secretary were
as follows, viz:
Hydrant service, water rents, &C., in
cluding balance Of $674 % from the
preceding year. y4), ,453 "
From notes discounted ...............5 54,S2i W
IOCal ......................... .S95,2T7 VI
"Of which he deposited in the City
Treasury:
Proceeds Of notes. ......... .$54, ,S9l 90
On account OF otherreceipts 34,SS6 89-$s9,110 60
Leaving balancei in his hands...... $6l67 sS