The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-06
COUNCIAWEN
IN SESSION
The Annual Report Of the Borough
Auditors Submitted.
ACCEPTANCE OF IT DEFERRED
Council Would Not Act on it Last Night
Because it Wanted Time to Consider
the Document to Avoid a
Second Audit, as Re
quired Last Year.

QulIGu LdbL ledIs
A regular meeting of the Borough Council
was held last evening and there was quite %
large attendance of citizens, who had heard
that the meeting was to be lively one on
account of the submission of the Borough
Auditors annual report, but the people who
put in an appearance with the expectation of
witnessing scene were disappointed, and
there was really nothing in the meeting Of
unusual interest.
After the reading and adoption of the
minutes Borough Auditor George Ploppert
was given au opportunity to speak and he
stated that the Auditors were ready to report
to Council on the financial condition of the
borough for the l3 months included i'm the
fiscal year In presenting the annual state
ment" he said, 1T may not appear as pleas
ant as it might, but you can rest assured 10 is
not with malice or spleen on the part of the
auditors nor have they been prompted by
any citizen Of this, or any other borough.
They have merely done their duty to show
the taxpayers the expenditure of funds and
for what purpose Mr.. Pl0pport concluded
his remarks with the statement that the
auditors were present to give any mtOrma-
ton desired.
President Mcclure stated that Council had
no idea Of the contents of the audit and
therefore, the members were not in position
to ask any questions. As to Mr.. Ploppert's s.
remarks about making things pleasant he
said the Council did not ask for that, but
only for a correct and proper audit.
Mr. James moved to lay the audit on the
table for two weeks to give Council a chance
to look over it and the motion was carried;
whereupOn Mr.. Straughn asked that the
Auditors turn over all books and papers in
their possession belonging to the borough.
President Mcclure said, The Auditors will
please turn over all papers and books be
longing to the borough, and Auditor Plop-
pert replied, THE Auditors will turn moth
ing over to this borough until Council will
consider that statement"
Mr. Straughn then said that the auditors
had made their statement and announced
that their work was complete and if they
refused to turn over any property belonging
to the borough he, as a member of the Coun-
Gil would feel like taking steps TO cOmpal
them to do so. A little tilt between the
President and Auditor Ploppert followed.
during which the latter said it was the wish
of the Auditors that Council should look at
the audit and President Mcclure replied:
! I'VE don't care what your wishes are, the
matter is now in the hands Of this Council
and it wants the papers and books"
Mr.. Straughn said he was willing to extend
the Auditors any courtesy necessary, but
| Council ought to have time to consider the
report and papers. As soon as Council ac-
cepted the report last year it was com
PEELED to expend sos to have another audit
made and he, as one member didn't propose
| to accent another audit until he knew it wa
correct II is not right. he said. for Counci
to accent an audit ON two or three minutes
Investigation. Seven or eight columns will
raonire careful consideration.
President NTcCtnire stated that the Auditor
refIsod 70 five mn tbe rapers asked for apl
,,,a,,tod 20 i,ror, if ony action was desirod
Mr. lanes said ~ as Councilman wou1,
,,,ai, 5oro,,,d for +bo ,,,o,s and Taol,s ho
lon1ir,, 70 tho pororgb Council and tb.
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,,a,,ld toI,o and he president ranlied tb,
%onra;I sbnnId NOT antfcinate t5d action =
H. A,,litors
Gndita, pIo,,,,o,t said "yvo wish ~ hcl
+,a baaIls and ma ners nntiI ConpciI sees tta
~ at is oo,,,oot -
prosidont NIcCsnire. urr yor, orioio,
;s al,.,o,t 9,5
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prosidart NIcCnire ,STbor II - g,
Council to soc If II isu
NJ Straugbn,s motion vyas t,e, mt an
carried and fbe nresident said .NTr Plonnert
nc cI,oirr,o, of tho Auditors von are p,
anostoJ to tnr,, over the naners and otbe
nronerty in vour nossession BELONGING to tn
hora,ab - HTr PIonnort repIied Here the,
are ,, and tbe hooks and papers were CARRIE
~ tbe secretarv,s desk
Tote, in the evening the hills of tbe And
tors ,yore read and created "a short bpt warn
evcbanoe of words Mr. ploppert's bill wa
,,as for s7s for 20 davs' service at - per da
and s5 for expeuses. The bills of Messr,
MrDonaId and Bvrpe were for SIS eacl
The time computed was from March l4th
Nav 4tb. SUNDAYS excluded. Mr.. Jam,