Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-03
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb ., 1895.

Hon. George L. Simpson, Mayor
Dear Sir Acting under your order to ,ete
charge of the gas Office and make cursor. or
partial examination of its books 10 asce tain
the condition of said Office, We beg leave to
report as fol ows:
We thought it we'll to first examine as best
we could in the limited time at our dispo5
the cash book and journal. as haviog c'ose
connection with the deposits m.de IN the
City Treasury by Mr.. 3 T. Cook, clerk W
find from the journal thst the receipts from
gas from June LIST, 1897, to Jauuary ii.
1898, amount to $1O,733 d.. which is post.
ed in the iedger under the head OF "a az
counts +" The collections from gas bill from
January LIST to Goth. 1898 as shown on de
cash book amount to S3,427. OF, grand TO-.
tai from the receipts Of gas from the bcsin.
ming of the fissl year, June 1st, 1887 70
January 26lh, 1895, of $14.160.47. Add
to the last named sum the balance in the Cry
Treasury on June LIST, 1897, ofS2.575 81
total $40, 736 Oh. There has been deposit q
In the City Treasury on this account SIG
1888. in which is included the 81 SOS
deposited on Saturday, January 29ih by VI
looks friends. Deducting the Sl6,6l9 -
from tho sas receipts of Sic, 736.01 would
still leave shortage in the gas receipts a.
Sll6.5S This last named sum ia reduced very
largely by bills and payments made by II.
Cook, in his office, which he gives in lis re.
port submitted to Council Tuesoay. Jauuasy
25th, as amounting 10 $13l7.92 Ghs
amount includes notes on nd (somc probs-
by worthless, all unsecnred) amounting 70
1913 OS; the bills against the gas and eecrc
light works paid by the clerk. amount 20
S4o6. SO cash advanced to the emp oy e,s 81
the works during the month OF jam ~
amounts to SEAS sd; check lnd c,si ODD
hand, S33.O7, and worthless check, $50
making total of 81, O73 81, in which Is ia-
cluded what is rtly considered good aud q
realized upon would much more than p.y
the shortage on gas accounts
In the rep 1T made to Council on Tuesd =
January 18th, by the Clerk of the G =, be
gives receipts from old gas bills S6S9O7 ic.
ceip's from other gas bills S12S09 81, III =.
ing total of $13 1913 SO. We have sttci
that the books in the gas office show rese!PA
from gas of S14. GOAT
Referring again to the report of tie Gu,
made to the City Council on Jsnusly 18TH
the following items are stated as &c pi-
Sale of old iron, S131 ~ COKE, : % ~
tar ($4S6S2 to which sho I'D be added So
$542, 81; lime, So 81, making a total
S1,919 %, as having been paid into i gas
fund. Neither the cash book nor Journa. slow
any entry or entries on these accoun no-
does any entry occur in the ledger, 80 b. tai
Clerks own figures there is an apparent short
age in receipts from coke, tar, lime and Hon
of 81 81 .O5. This amount is subject 10
credit of 1857. 26 for claims, etc. paid n t5'
gas Office, which still leavesa an a paicGt saoF
sge of 81, 061.79.)
In tho month of May, 1897. there IS lo
entry In the journal of any chsrscter
The cash book ends suddenly in May. 81
and nothing Is shown on it, so far as Vs. haze
been able to discover, from where the ha,aa,i
of So 1884 was transfer ed. although hal
amount is tho first entry in the cash book Oh
June 1st 1897, and is the an unt to ne
credit of the gas fund.- as shown By the books
Of the .ity Treasurer and City Auditor.
We made no examinations of The accounts
prior TO June 1st. 1897.
These figures, hurriedIy made fr n ta9
records left by Mr.. Cook. presented IN m
crude manner, appear 10 US correct. l''
work, not self-assumed or self.imposed Ea'
been anything but pleasant to US, requrins.
as it Old, partial examination of the act oi
an fficial as'ociste Of years and freed oi
long standing.
~ CONCLUSION we would be glad to nave Z.
shown by discriminating and careful ?
countant that our deductions are incorrect
or misleading Respectfully submitted,
E. F. PRICE, Auditor
]. D. NORMOYLE, Deputy TEe2surei
Upon motion the message Of the Mayor ara
the report Of E. F. Price, Auditor, and ) ~
Normoyle, Deputy Treasurer, was receiy d:
Upon motion OF Mr.. Greene further actI-n
In the matter of filing the vacancy was post
poned until the next regular eetirg OF the
City Cnuncil.
The board then adjourned.
Teste HOBERT SNOWDEN, President
D, &. STANSBURY. Clerk,