The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-06
AUDITOR LYON IS CHOSEN.
WILL AUDIT THE BOOKS OF TAX
 COLLECTOR THEODORE FUTILE.

Star Chamber Session of Special Auditing
 Committee-Many Ballots Takcn--Assist-
 ants VIII Be Selected To-Day.-Work
 Will Require Several Months
 After discussing the situation for two long hours yesterday afternoon behind closed and tightly locked doors, the joint special auditing committee appoint ed in reference to auditing the books of the tax collectors ofIice. decided to have the work done by Richard F. Lyon. the auditor at the postoffice. There were number of candidates for the position. and number of ballots were taken before any result was reached.
 The session was held in the alder manic chamber and all the doors were securely locked in order to prevent the doings of the session from becoming public property. It was a veritable star chamber" session. The members of the committee present were Alder AhNh euia hSi anu uho SoohSh- men Parish and Klenke. representing the city. Selectmen Pohlman and Stahl representing the town, ahd Messrs. Thompson and Moran representing the board of education. These gentlemen wrestled with the all important discus sion from to o'clock, and when the final adjournment was taken for the day all the information that the mcm- bers would give out was that MT. Lyon had been elected.
 The books of the tax collector have not been audited for fifteen years. and consequently the work will prove one of unusual magnitude. The work of the committee was to decide upon an &C., countant who should be secured to do the work and to ascertain the price to be charged for such service. It Is said that nearly every member of the com mittee had a certain one whom he would like to have see secure the plum, but whether such was the case pr not 1t is an acknowledged fact that the mem- bers,, of the committee were compelled to resort to large number of ballots before they could decide upon MT. Lyon. The appropriation for the work is $1,50O.
 It was also decided that Mir. Lyon should be authorized to secure assist ants to help with the work, and after a lengthy discussion the committee de- cided to allow him to select tho men who shall assist him in the work under the personal supervision of a sub-com- mittee of the joint committ.e. This subcommittee is composed of Alder man Gallagher. .Selectman Pohlmar and Mr. Thompson. This morning at 10 o'clock this committee will hold a con- ference with Mir. Lyon in the city hall, when the corps of assistants wil! be de- cided upon.
 The work of auditing the books cf the tax collectors office will be commenced immediately, and 1t is, expected will continue for several months. It will probably require this length of time to do the work, owing to the fac: that the books have not been audited since 1879, and during that interval there have been numerous abatements of taxes made by the tax commissioners and court of common council, of which the tax collector has no knowledge.
 It is expected that the brunt of the ex- pense of auditing the books of the tax collector will fall on the city. owing to the fact that the city taxes exceed these of the town and school districts. The total cost of the auditing will be divided approximately among the three.