Telegram-herald., 1891-07-11

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sum Of 80 sAea. makiag total Of he.so'
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oastoarth OF each set VI boass 20 &c payable
Ia 9as yeSr. enx-foagth IA tso years. eae ienfta
In thr~s Years. oas-fsgrth - four ,safs. froas
August lsf. A. b. 1881. said boads 10 bear rate
~ interest Of ave per cent per saaam. payable
annually. said bonds sRa iaterest coupons TO
Be payable AZ the once OF the sits treasurer Of
said city, said boads 10 be negotiated saa Tor
sale a. the city depository 81 said city. sAlt
boads 70 have thereto attached proper interest
coupons. which SAID bonds aad c0apoas shall
DC signed ~ the mayer saa eoaasegsisaed ~
the comptroller u said city.
Year committee further recommend that the
chairman OF the committee on Nays aud means
ana the city attorney be authorized and TIA
stfactea To cause eoads Ia the foregoing de-
aemiaatioas. vita soapoas attached. 10 be
priAted ana furnished 10 the ssid mayor.
Comptroller ana cierA. rs provided for IN sec
ton J. OF title 8. of said amended charter.
Respectfully submitted.
CHAs. A. HavsEk.
Rosr. SrsoUI
EDWIN f. uHt.
W.. WIsN "a TAIIos.
COMMITTEES.
Adopted.
Yess-Aii A Anderson. DovIe. Drexge. Dunton.
Emmer. Frost. Hauser. kinney. Mahnney. Mills.
0'Donaell. Saunders. stein. STOKES. spFoal.
NurLuTg-l6.
Nays-None.
To the Honorable. the Common Council of the
City OF Grand Rapids:
The mayor and the Committee on Ways and
Means. constituting a SPECIAL committee hsy-
In. in cha < the examination OF tue last an
nuai account aud report OF the late city treas
urtr. Mr.. George r. Perry. and the books. pap
ers. hies. vouchers. documents and accounts of
the said late city treasurer. and the condition
of his said once from the first Monday in May
Ia the year 1884, 10 and Including the 18th day
OF May. ls9l. on which said last mentioned day
he ceased To act As such city treasurer. beg
leave 10 report:
That on the ilth day OF May last the mayor
employed as experts Mr.. I. A. r. Van Dugteren
and Dir. VIM. ii. Raiguel. with instructions 10
MAKE thorough ana compete examination OF
sad ONCE and accounts during the period
Aforesaid that said experts began their work
On che llth day Of May last. and from time to
time during the Investigation have reported
to the mayor as TO the progress then made;
that the examination was completed on the Sd
day Of July inst; that they have checked the
total receipts. deposits AMI disbursements. In
Determining the amounts received by the
treasurer and credited 10 the severa, funds.
they have taken the assessment rolls for the
several improvements and checked the same
item By item with the cash book. They have
verified the amounts received from the water
works. the cemetery commissioners the police
court. the city clerk. the police and fire cou-
missioners. and the Kent county treasurer by
the late city treasurer's receipts. or by such
statements rs have been rendered from the
several offices and departments. They have
verified the amounts received from the ward
collectors by comparing the same as entered
upon the books. with the certificates OF the
supervisors on file in the county treasurer's
Office. taking the total amounts assessed less
the uncoliected taxes. and also by Statement
on file IN the city treasure:'s ONCE. They have
not only checked the items and receipts as
appearing In the once of said city treasurer
but whenever possible have verified them by q
comparison with the sources Of such receipts
and payments.
As to the disbursements. they have checked
all entries in the cash book with the original
orders aid checks as found. and again checked
these orders ard checks with the bank books
As q result of this examination certain cor
rections have been made on both sides of the
account. and all matters of omission which
have been discovered have. in tho stateme nt
furnished by said experts. been added.
Exhibit b. hereto attached. furnished by said
experts. Is a statement OF the balances appear
ing on the 18th of May. 1891. and such balances
as corrected in manner aforesaid.
The final result OF such examination. cor
rections and additions as furnished by said ex-
perts. and which we believe TO be correct after
an examination Of their said report. is as fol
lows:
The net total as credits OF the several
funds OF May 10 lS4I and for which