Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-17

Total. $685. Is
Your committee furtner report. that
npon examination of the cash book
kept in the Office OF said director of the
poor by the clerk In said othce, that
taId total AGREES IN amount entered
upon said cash book by said clerk as
having been received in said Office.
Your committee further flnd that
faId check Of s43.42 was received IN
said office as per receipt OF aate, March
p. 1891, IN the handwriting OF said
rlerk, III. ID. Minchen. signed by said
director of the poor. which sald check
and receipt are hereto annexed.
Your committee find that no entry of
receipt Of sad check or Of the avaIls
thereof, Was made by said clerk in said
cash book.
Your committee further report, that
Mrs. J. NJ. Dudley informs your COM
mIttee that she delivered said check to
Hr. Kruse in the presence OF said clerk
lt the Office of the director OF the
shc poor. March %, 1921, ut which time
Dhe received the above receipt. which
was drawn by Mr.. Minchen and signed
~ Mr.. kruse.
Kruss's OFFSET
Your committee further report, that
Gr. Kruse presented to your committee
, statement OF varlous moneys ad
vanced by him a. director of the poor
ior city charges, amounting In the ag-
gregate TO $:9.71, which statement ac-
companies this report and IS
marked "a"
Your committee further annex to
thls report q statement, furnished by
the city treasurer of the dates and
amounts as they appear upon the
books of his office. OF the moneys paid
by the predecessors of Mr. Kruse, which
Is hereto attached, marked ''B."
Your committee further report. that
they have learned from MIR. Kruse
that there are not and were not any
cash book or books OF account in the
Office Of the director OF the poor snow
ing the receipts and expenditures prior
10 his entering upon the duties OF his
Office. which he has been able to find,
or which have ever been turned over to
him or come into his hands.
Your committee report from an cx-
animation Of the cash book now kept
In said Office Of TIE director of the
poor by said clerk, that the same Is
Kept ir sn unsystematlc manner, so
that II 10 difficult. without verbal ex-
planation. 10 properly understand ths
same.
what He Claims to owe.
. From the foregoing 1t will appear. "a
PEAR a. your committee has been able
" ascertain the facts, that there is now
IN the hands of the director Of the
poor, TO be by him accounted for. the
Jun Of sl3.7l, after deducting amounts
sue him for the above advances. as
Dhswn in schedule "A" for which ad-
RANGES the saId director of the poor ex-
hibitsd proper vouchers.
Your committees Is of the opinion
that the request OF the director
Of the poor OF date March .. ls32. page
BIS. volume 2. printed proccedingsl.
asking the council 10 adopt proper
rules and regulations for the conduct
ing OF the business OF the poor depart
paent. should be speedily adopted, so
that ali question or conflict Of authority
N said department. be avoided in the
uturs. Respectfully submitted.
FRarK 7. CARPENTER,
In. ". STEty,
ApoIrH WuszBuRs.
COMMITTEES on Claims and Accounts.
When the clerk had finished reading,
AfueIf1aI tVBkrA &sh~t th@h thT btss
amount. IN exhibit A. which was at
)ached be read To show the date upon
which Kruse had advanced the money
which was used az an Offset. The clerk
stated IL 90 De March 2. 1892.
tn. Fua fs stavted.
Alderman Congsr "T would ike to
ass the coDlmittee on claims and sc-
ssunts by what authority u presents an
femlxed statement Il money d dIsbursed
bv Poor Director Kfuse IN March-~ths
nsontn---lse2, 70 o3set money in his
oossessiOn due the city over = year
lse'''
Alderman Carpenter: "The commit
zee ~ss unsbi. 20 And On the books OF
ne city treasurer an entry showing
ths. Poor Director kruse paid IN the
t4f ss. Bus the committee thiaks and
sonId recommend that the poor
trector have N his hands money Tot
Ne purpose OF using n cases of eu'sr-
y-ncr cases occur every day n winch
ms would "a eouysn ence. The
socnsn,tt~e vas unsble 10 md on the
sooss IN the pooF directors esiics any
shing n regard 70 the check Inc
sos<s Of the oftice were IN s1ch state
tat the COMMITTEES could not Ind cut
snytnng IL vss impossible to tell
rhst part OF tne money receised by
ksuss vas turned over BY him. Gang
back = nss sseertasnsd that under The
administration ~ 1e.epfl Rnpprecf1s. 4
"a fonnd Tat g vss MS custom 10 seftis
~sb tie treasurer sefuf-snausily.
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