The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-06-02
The AUDITORS REPORT.
After Three Months the People are Givei
the Annual Audit.

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the Annual Audit.
The Borough Auditors began their work Of
auditing the accounts Of The borough officials
on March 9th last, and the result Of their
labors was presented TO Council last evening
three months after the close of the year. The
statement is issued in the old form followed
/ by previous boards. This year the auditors
received 500 each, and present bill for Sl25
| for printing the audit, making total of Si25;
last year the total cost was S20437. Potts
! vile pays less than 100000.
When the Democrats assumed control of
borough affairs in March, 1898, many reforms
and an economical expenditure of the finances
! was promised the taxpayers. In fact, at the
close of the fiscal year, last March, some of
tho Democratic members of Council boasted
tina; they had conducted the affairs of the
borough at a saving Of $4,000, compared
with the previous year under Republican adj
ministration. A glance at the Auditors
statement disproves this in fact. those who
made the charge acknowledge that they were
mislead.
In the year 1897, under Republican admin
istration, the total expenditures were
S65, 17347, while for the year ending last
March, the Democrats expended 500, ZIG 20.
Besides the Republicans were Handicapped
by thirteen months, while the fiscal year
under the Democrats was but twelve months.
Then, again, in 1897 the Republicans paid off
Sll, 800 on the Torbet claim while during the
year just closed not one cent of tho balance
of s., 900 was paid.
To be just in considering both duplicates,
it is proper to obliterate the Torbert pay
ments, and then the reader will find in a
careful perusal of the audit (waiving the
point that there were thirteen months in the
fiscal year of 1s07) that under Republican
rule in 1897 the affairs of the. borough were
conducted at n saving to the taxpayers of
Sl2, 2,032s2, compared with the Democratic
administration of the year following, as
shown by the following figures
Total expenditures 1sgs.................s 667tG2g
lSg7.....S 65,173.47
Less paid Torbert....."........ 1880 90
Net disbursements for ls months~..~..s 537s3.47
Balance in favor of ..........s L, 1892 50
To counteract this our Democratic friends
will say that during last year there were
orders redeemed amounting to 1888 So, re-
ducing the S12, ,932. so excess expenditures to
! S., ,3392 "a. This is quite true and the
present Auditors erred in charging the
Merchants Bank temporary loans of S.,
961 3s to the incidental account, as dis
burseT ent so that the excess charged against
the Democratic administration would appear
to be wiped out; but the corrected account
still shows an excess of expenditures charg-
able against the Democratic administration of
| 1898 as follows Disbursements 1898, less
the auditors error of S5,339.24, 500, 754 81
disbursements 1897, less the Torbert S11, 800,
S53, 7S3 AZ balance excess against 1898 and in
favor of 1897 S6,971.44.
This increased expenditure on the part of
the Democrats can be traced through all the
departments, increased police force, salaried
officers extra compensation. incidentals, etc.
In addition to the figures presented, there
were outstanding orders on March g, 1898,
only 1879 33, while last March the Demo-
Gratis carried over into this year orders aggre-
eating S10,34O49 This increase of 50, ,761. .1G
in outstanding orders added TO the S6,971. A
above makes total excess chargable against
the Democratic administration of 1895
amounting to 50, 1890.
Working Night and Day.