Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-12

at the state capital. but seems to be do
ing big business The examiners find
that the members are; allowed So per
diem for not to exceed seventy days, but
that all of the examiners except one
have drawn already in excess of the sum
contemplated by law. The amount they
have overdrawn is $77s.2s. Here is a
chance for a suit to recover for the ben
eft of the state where there appears to
be no question about the law. The board
has been doing things without any par
ticular supervision. The examiners
found that at one time there was in the
hands of the secretary or treasurer of
this board the gum OF $2.T50, of fees col
lected. which sum he kept in bank
subject to his personal check, and which
he turned over in lump to the state.
But the board suggests that he ought to
at least give small bond which he
does not.
\ The examiners found that the receipts
OF the commissioners of pharmacy for
two years amounted to $35, so, and
their expenditures to $153s491, divided
as follows: Per diem of commissioners,
$9,340; travelling expenses, $2,T90.1T; SAL
ary Of secretary, $1,000; travelling ex-
penses of secretary, $S06.11; sundry ex-
Ipenses, $55s.63. All fees were properly
accounted for. The accounting system
has been greatly improved in that Of
4 fice.
The examiners found "a deficiency in
funds in the Office Of the state board of
ilmedical examiners amounting to $956.25,
|due to the cutting down of the fees for
examination. The examiners suggest
THAT the doctors of the state be required
to pay fee of 81 persyear for renewal
of certificate, like the pharmacists, and
this would give the board abundant
money. They also suggest that the
board be allowed to use the $4,000 year
4 which comes in from fees from itinerant
doctors.
4. In regard to the clerk of the supreme
court the report covers the discrepancies
which are now involved in a suit in
court and says:
Mr.. Jones has lately adopted some
Improved methods Of handling his busl-
ness, and his doing this will greatly fa-
ltion of his Office"
| sIi4ft e
In regard to the historical department
! the report says that the accounts were
lcorrect, and the same is true of the
state librarian. BY request Of Judges
Deemer and McClain the experts pre-
pared new system Of bookkeeping and
! accounting made necessary by the con-
solidation of the departments, and this
is now being used. Everything was
found properly accounted for in the Of
|, flee of superintendent of public instruc-
tion. They advise that the attorney gen.
eral should keep set Of books showing
Ireceipts and disbursements. The horti-
: cultural department was found to be all
J, right; in fact. all the minor officials are
!, commended.
II An interesting matter was.disclosed in
the Office of railroad commissioners. The
, examiners found a fair record of all the
, transactions of the board and satisfac-
tory condition of the books; but an ap-
preparation has been made of s2,500 for
maps and as the board had succeeded in
having reprinted the number allowed by
law for $1,000 the examiners had the
auditor of state cancel the balance of
5000 in that appropriation. The money
could not be used otherwise. There was
a railroad prosecution fund of $4,000
placed to the credit of the board in 1883,
and of this sum only s4,251.13 was used.
The balance. s5,74SS7. remains as ball
ance to the credit of the board on the
books of the state. None of the money
had been used for long time, for the
board has not had any suits in court
against the railroads or anything to de-
fend for long time. The examiners
suggested to the auditor of state that
this balance be stricken off, and this has
been done. 1t would have been entirely
. possible for a board disposed to do go
to have used up this money without any
real reason.
The examiners are now at work on the
accounts of the state BOARD of control.
. and this will be long task, for the ac-
counts cover all the state institutions
and all transactions of the board. But a
careful reading of that portion of the
submitted to the executive council
, shows that the examiners found a great
many interesting things in their work
: and have corrected many trivial errors
and made valuable suggestions in re-
gard to important matters.
/ GLASGOW HoNoRs CARNEGIE.
Glasgow, Aug. 1.-THE Corporation
of Glasgow at a meeting today decided