The Portland daily press., 1900-04-12

that one Of the bills should be sent to the
secretary Of the board aud the otnsr to
the aims house.
Mr.. Goudy said that IL was proper that
| the rules should stipulate that the secre-
tary be requested TO make an account OF
the disbursemeEts In the different depart
ments. In this way the board would no 3
be inclined TO buy goods for Q year in
advance. The superintendent Of the farm
should alss be requested to kesp an &C
count Of all Of the produce raised on the
farm. Bangor does this In the manage
ment Of Its poor farm. In answer to
question Of Mr.. Cloudy the Information
was given by MIR. Colssworthy that there
was still quite . large quantity Of hay
on the Deerins farm. Mr.. Oolssworthy
also said that Secretary Baker always
had an account Of everything raised on
the farm. Mr.. Goudy presented figures
that the amount received from prod uots
ON the Bangor farm for the past year
was a. sla.7 70 and Secretary Baker said
that fer the year before last the proceed
from the products on the Deering farm
amounted to $S,27s.50. The amount for
the past year had no Jet been made out.
MT. Goudy then moved that the new
rules he taken mp, one BY ene and 10 was
90 voted. There were seven Of these
rules. The first one, that the purchase
book showing goods purchased should be
placed In the offioe Of the secretary, was
quickly passed. The second rule was
that no purchase should be made BY any
m member of committee except with the
approval Of the chairman Of the commit
tee. There were at onoe objections to
this, several Of the mem bers stating that
this would make trouble as the chairman
might bs out Of town. An amen dment.
90 the objsotors said should be made 80
that one or two members Of the commit
tee might be consulted as well 80 the
chairman.
"Keeper Roberts has agreed 10 make .
list OF what is REQ uired every month for
the house and hospital and to meet the
chairman of the house and hospital COM
mittee on Saturday" said Mr.. Gowsn.
"It won't take very long time after
this practise has been adopted before We
can tell what We want"
az think that is very strange II there
is 90 much suspicion of the members OF
this board" said Mr.. Daniels 'I can't
see why II man buys according to his
own Judgment, 1t should not be all
right
81 think this rRle should be followed
just the same" replied Mr.. Gowen. "but
l don't mistrust any member of this
board"
ss"I believe that the rule should be
amended SO that II the chairman Of the
committee 10 absent one OF the other
memb bers of the committee should be
allowed to approve the bin," said Mr..
cloudy. "We've had . sample In this
board right before Us where one man
made nsarly $500 by this rule not being
in force"
"I am in favor of the rule" said Cap
tain York. 81 don't want q chance to
make money"
''Ner either" said MIR. Goudy.
The rule was then amended SO that no
purchase exceeding the amount Of $40
shall be made without either the chair.
man or one or two members Of the COM
mittee approving the bill. Mr.. Daggett
In supporting this rule said he believed
that it was good thing as any member
could see just what the ether members
were doing.
The third rule was that the chairman
of each committee should not make any
purchase without the approval OF another
member OF the committee. This was at
once adopted.
In explaining the fourth rule which
was to the effect that no person not Q
mem ber of the board should be allowed
to make a purchAEe Mr.. Gowen said that
complaints had been made that the mas
ter Of the aims house had bought great
deal In the past. The rule WAS adopted.
The fifth section was relative to q
receiving and delivery book In which the
kesper OF the aims house should keep an
itsmized account of all merchandise and
supplies and should be held personally
responsible for any shortage and should
take account Of stock at least onoe in six
months. This was adopted without
| debate.
The last two rules were regarding the
| monthly meetings and the records of the
secretary. The talk reverted to the mat
ter Of duplicate bills and Secretary Baker
created a mild sensation when he stated
that he had never rscsived bill OF any
thing.
"I have supposed that you always did, q
said MIR. GoWen.
"Ths auditor approves the bills" said
Secretary BAKER.
81 suppose that there should be an
order for all Of the bills" said Mr..
Daniels.
"Ths auditor looks over the bills." said
Secretary Baker. "only to see II they are
correct as to arithmetic"
"When WAS In the city government,
said MIR. Goudy, "I was on the comm 1t.
tee on accounts and / then made the
point that the auditor should not audi
these bills Of the poor departments"
"a bill should be sent to the aims
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