The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-12
New system Of CItv RooEs.
To the Editor of The Post.

10 Tue Editor or The Post
Mr.. Haskins' proposition: sic pronosed
IrrsJ to make thorough examination OF
tAo elty's books in every department dur.
ing the past three years, commencing Mt
1ae beginning ami making hnul balance
+-e,t .4o"INs las uAd,t maine. IN Wu,c1
l-N uuasHGSs OF tie CIJy hul been en- m 4, =,
|4r lne condition OF lie cltv's uIIturnt ? ,
u"te' duu estllu4teu tao task as rp,Ilir. n /,
tH'tc ulh tutte months to cOmplete t-is
hVIuoh % tie Wu.K. Ihe max 'iitn r,, =
Mas not TO exceed SdJOU."
4Ae checking Oh city books Is n sIunle
accounting operation. The lallroull One X
%. Us cog nave many men working "a,
su "a les OF so to Sl2o month tlat could
$3.50 then as wei as any expert IN tAl
IN Inc above proposition makes the assumed
eOst u lhIs klhu OF work SUJU0.
lsured on 4 basis OF three months ;yorl,
0nt expert 3 months at 500 Sooi
ANe c'eiks months at $3.50 ....... yOI
leaving s47OO margin. for w6atY ''' Sl9Vo
To revise al ordinances ncrtai,,.
ing 70 me hnancla! conduct OF the CIT
hIllohzlng them with the new svsta,, :
liuMc system OF accounting vbISb shn,rtt
include checking system OF each denart
r,Vnt dsulhst every other department ana
~ iuuEe Tor successive steps to be taken
VITA reference thereto. This would ren,ira
ne services Of two men. one Iawver siYtv
uuSS, the cost not to exceed $500 "
NJ, rSI uIuluaureS are to he revised? The
na oyr ru,o.eu TAX or 81 on the 500 for the
paAmehl or The current expenses ana Tho
payment OF the interest and the n,n,jiir',
LOT tle sinking funds has nIrend- bansn,
pusseu Tor present year and can NOT no
GGnHnHtu' me occupation taxes AFRO eStnh
lisEuu by the ordinances Of tbc -. sS,. ~,
shc laws OF me State and the duty or drtH,
oro I,a, oIulhuhces and seeing that thCy
The foes 'eo"NeS on the city attorno.
g" rvs at the market ana M
svHNehEtr fees are likewise HvoI ~, IA
"Hn"' IT. "tcoIulhg 10 the will Of thn conn.
AZ re hncS and costs at Tho rIt,. ,o,,,,
"r rc c ruIi,u!"1eI ~ law and all these laws
Htr uHslF procured ana are well understood
ny ne ofhcills who have TO Us" tbrsn wa
I, 10 the CITY going to employ man to loo
, a., o, anu t nrr me mayor and aldermen f.
60 out OF busincssy "'" ~
Supposine, however. that this vo.t g.,
NECESSARY what wogld be a GOOD 6enro IS Is
pay for II? 5o"u uguFe 10
''"'' SI-o''''.."..,.. 500
Estimate cosi '''''''''''.,,..,. Sl5U0
AlnIGin $500; what forF '''''''' f'oVo
.. 10 Install the new svstnp, s,,o,,.,.
us penSetlng and guarantee IFS S ef"rtfi,Ss
HSSS rms would require Tho s.r~Ic,,' ~,
e cS% men Eo one lawycr At cost not lot ex
exceed ga Is ~ Inc total cost should not
CURED for the completion NJ mn, nere e,
81 lhc three portions thA cost ,,o,,, ,all
TNpoVuoEatcly decreased n holm ituI
mpuI lne above scheduled pronnSti,n &c
h'4AiEnm men md time" F0''' ''"u u
~ IS naru 10 know what to say oto,,. ana,
m"bPoSrion II Is the 'rcluctio nd ok
fi a,,, 81 the whole business VA, ~"
,uN5at ana two men should be rconic,d
To put Into practice any svstcr, 'el,uirea
rnuhts IL city at n cost ~ S-nno ~
uhAohc acquainted with citv busincssS' "
Wvvhn,plehenslnle. What Is the lowvar fnr9
htTc is the city ATTORNEY WIi,a. ~.
!nese Wo iuen for? How niopv No. m,' NJ
w CITY Seep employed? What srstc,n ~
n.,Tuhus Is u that requires gigantic hroin
q ~. noI uhlN TO originate H. but m tsnn
In, a. pNe thousand dollars: what fory
lukihg Tor granted that tho Lyir,,r" un loI
ice Is made In good faith nnd ~, Suarhn-
Inc best Of motives. what niiii n y. from
70, WAT does II implyy IL the reven,,, ~,
lne ulnerent departments Of the cItr ~ "a
Sleuses VIII it be from natural o,,,sss ~
go, n wv new system OF acronhtsS gs
= ~, uln hu ural causes, the city gains notb,rg
! hot from natural causes the clty onic,a1s
G e. nv ~. upihg their duty, or something Csc
- .sSppVhlnE moi pleasant 10 wrI O about
" the revenue Increases who h. q, 1uuu,
what caused tho increasoY N ~ !" ueelne
tla!s arc not doing their duty In tho IA a
WNlul OF these revenues, surely fbe mess,
~ ~. ~ council Gun remedy the matter
" tho city has $4,000 10 snnnd 49,, -.
aown the pay OF the men who nro nt ~ vm'
SSnt , Nerkihg Tor III The wrifer ha ~
i,al',.n from any harsh criticisms mt M
sisstfn ran Of these men ,vho ma
n nali,5 thousands where hnnireds
would well nav for their serviros n ,,s,,,.s
few remarks that haze not beer ma, merits
Free Lance.