Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-07
Auditing the District Accounts.

cow Mr. TICHESOR-s NEW PLAN woRks-HE PRO-
POSES A FURTHER IMPROVEMENT.
The auditor states that the new plan OF keeping
the accounts between the collector and the Dis
tr1ct has worked perfectly so lar as he has been
able TO discover and the results reached have been
beyond his most sanguine ant1cipations. The sys-
tenn is most favorably commented by the ar-
counting officers OF the Treasury. TO whom the
andits are transmitted every month These
monthly ADULTS consist OF the auditors certificate
attached TO the monthly report OF the collector
showing his receipts for The month, which are
examined and proven. as they must balance to a
cent with the auditors daily reports. These re-
ports are then transmitted 10 the treasury.
Have any serious inperfectlons been deveIoped
Auditor TichenOr.
'.None whatever that am aware OFF, said the
auditor, .but IL has proven TO be Nearly perfect
hS thing yet devised: at least that has come
under lay observation and have been much graft
lied with the continued good words Of approval
received from every class our CitiZfIiS PerhapS
should say that for convenience, nj 10 save a
little time, considering the adyis, biliry OF
Lddlng 70 the countersigning stamp an automatic
once TO discover the exact point OF discrepancy.
when such exist, with greater facility"
"WN this add anything tine system q Checks
now existing under your new plangT
Not at all said The auditor ..it IS only q urps-
Llon OF the saE1ng of tiIne-a very important con-
Mderatlon 10 an Office severely pressed as this
and where there has never been Sufficient force 10
properly transact the business"
Us tfilS monthly audit nn4l?T asked the reporter
mo. Sir, shall make final audit FOR IT,. fiscal
year al It's Close and state account between the
collector and the District
DINE MUSECM.-The Wild animals on exhibition
az inc museum are Wei worth the price Of adn!s-
sion TO See; but besides these there are many woa-
derful cUriOeitieS and an entertaining stage ner-
formanee. In which appear Ashley and Hess fro.n
the H1ppodroIne. Paris Ida Bertha and Ed Kelly;
Dilks and Gray, the Manning Brothers, &C. Tile
performance concludes with the Baby Elephant.
The ASALOsTAS Boat CLUB-At the regular
monthly meeting OF the Analostan Boat club held
at the Riggs house on SATURDAY evening. Messrs.
Maddox, Pairo and Janus were appointed con-
mlttee 10 confer with committees OF the other club;
respecting joint regatta
ANOTHER MAND ANUS ASKED FoR-TO-day Nessrs
Worthin2ton and Head. for NesSrx a L Barber q
Co. ass1gnees OF Davis filed 4 De- ffop for win M
the Treasurer of the United States 10 direct ne
payment 10 them OF certain District bonds, IN
which Vas Invested the ten per cent OF money due
IN the contracts Withheld 10 ensure The repair of the
work for I'VE years The i've years havinl, expired
the petitioners claim the boads, which bear pre-
MUM, Instead or The money.
FRks.-Fire was discovered at leo O'Clock this
morning IA rear OF house 1893 9Th street northwest
owned and occupied by Fritz Melhorn. An alarm
was turned in from box q by Officer Smith. who
discovered the fire. The flames spread To some
adjoining wood sheds The IRE Is thought TO have
originated from oyerheated stove in a green.
house. The damage to the greenhouse and plants
amounted 70 $500 and 10 the sheds about TO
The alarm OF IRE turned In from box No. 81, at 9
O'Clock YESTERDAY. was caused by the explosion OF
Vlpcs III pl r. A Nestle, lsS3 r
street northwest Damage about s:5U.
ACARD.-We have Just opened thirty cases Wan
sutta sheetihgs, in width 81 81, "a, 81. ST. l0-a
ia These sheetiDgS are In remnants from one to
ten yards, and viii be sold at great bargain.
Ladies who have had them before and asked foI
them again can now he supplied. We have still on
hand 20ao pairs blankets These we bought at the
great New York auction sales, ard viii be sold
strictly at cost In preference 10 carrying them
We are selling splendid 1914 blanket az e pair,
worth a. 80. LASsBUKGH { BRO,
80, AZ 424 9Th street.