The sun., 1878-03-20
NEgiRK.s iQuI:DrCr BOIRD.
How lite Accounts are Alleged to be Muddied
Proposing to Abolish It.

Tho special committee of the Newark
Common Council to investigate the affairs
o. the Aqucdur Board held public
meeting in the council chamber last evening
Several weeks ago the Common Council APP
pointcdthis special committee. Tho committee
employed MIR. Charles l.. Robertson, an aNlo
accountant to examine the books of tho
board. and his report showed such mass
OF errors in the hooks that the COM
mittce felt bound TO push the Investigation.
After careful examination. Mr. Robertson re-
ported tina, while he had found many errors.
both Of omission and commission. and eN-
dcnces of neglect. looscnoss. and want OF sys-
tenn he had failed to- find any evidences OF job
berry. fraud, corruption, Or emhczzlcmcnt
Tho report also stated that. from tho general
stnip Of the books and the irregular intervals nj
which the cash book was written up it
was impossible to mako a proper re-
port OF the receipts and cNpcndlturcs
| There were duplicate entries. both debit and
| credit, upon the cash book. and reccipts hnd
| been deposited in hfnk. but not credited on the
books. rhc crsh book was 50 muddled ihat ne
accountant could not make ANYTHING d'h-
nc out out o t,oR. T1e have r'pS pSI bclS inr'Ra, Rs
| nncci since Nov. 30. 1871. and since that
date they hnVe been so irre-ularly iournniil.i
and posted as to make it lmoet inpuss n,r u
| separate the irnn-uction Of GU" year from thos,
| of another. The cash book on Nov 80. lHI2
| showed a minus balance Of sGs'O53 %. and on
| OFT. 81. 1874. 70 balance on hand Of s6i.525 70
Bonds wrr'' s-led in the mean time to the
= Up 10 NV. /. 1868" says tho report IN,
| bonri appears t. have been self-sustaininF. hu'
since thai date the don IL has reached the sun
| OF si73 SEQ II. The outstanding bonds nmoun
| to ;31iO 900 of which ~ 7G3 oul are held 10y tht
| Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Companv.
| The report shows that tn" sum 81 s2b.552 Il
| paid out annually for salaries. The "opens
account from S'pi. |. 1851. t. Dec. !. 1871. show
| an outlay of s22n. .si2.rs
Mr. Robertson the accountant. testified bc
for. tho commit sr that h. had found thut n lea
| had hren cui out Of the sinking fund book. an
had also founi that sums of money recciv"'
| from the city to be applied - the sinking fun
| had not been credited until three or Ton
| year hal elapsed. anl then entered IN one sum
| that the bank rhcrks aud entries on the book
did not correspond in all cases IT, also i9un.
| Il number of checks down tnut had not b'"i
| charged on the cash book. although the women
| ers wore in the OFF .. And there j. no way L
| tell about the petty cash previous To- 1870.
The Special COUmittn". consisting OF Alder
| men nOnnclly. StnInshv. Clark. Huhbrll an
| and members of the 4 A0quedut board. tn
| Committee waited an hour. tut none oi IN
| rosaufatiNrs Of the AcQhrdut board uu
| in an appearance Alderman Stainshy oN"r"
| resolution asking the Common tuuu'i to in
4 stru.t the CITY Coun'il. at li- meeting uu lrtn
night. tp prcpaI" till providing ior IN" Hnv
ishmcnt of the Apuodurt Board. tho city Conn
irol-r to r.cciv" the money ot the board. III
Cty Auditor . audit al the accounts, ill" CIT
| Treasurer t. pay all bills and the City Sury 'y'
| To act is engineer ot the hoard. The rcsulu
ton was unanimously adopted.
The .quedut Board con-lsis ~ May
Yates President oN OH irio; Daniel Dodi. J IN
water. Jeremiah ORourke. John McGrcsu
| Suunrinteutrnf Jerome l.. Ward.