Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-14
CHANGE OF SYSTEM
Plan to ReVo,utionize Accounting
in Offices at County
Building.
MORE PUBLICITY ON FINANCES
Report to be Had at Each Meeting
OF the supervisors-Physi-
clans Reelected.

\ report submitted to the board of
supervisors at this mornings session
by the finance ana rules committees
TevolutioniZes the system of account
ing that has been in vogue at the
county building for years.
There has been much complaint
among taxpayers over their inability
to learn the exact financial standing
of the county oftcner than once a
year. and then the reports are a triflc
hazy. This is attributable to the
backwoods system. as members of the
board term it. of keeping the accounts
in the various offices.
Each Office has its separate bank ac-
count, settling with the treasurer
twice year only. Under the propos-
ed new arrangement the officials are
to turn their monies collected into
the county treasurer AT the end Of
each week. and the clerk il to make
financial report at each session Of
the board. This will entail additional
clerical work. and may require more
help. at least i'm the office Of the coun-
ty clerk, but the board members are
satisfied to make provision for it if
my CIV sSS'lN u VI NaIN llil'i iildtlbll
they feel that the people of the coun-
ty are entitled to have.
Mr.. Hubbard told the board that
the new system was entirely satiSfac-
tory to him. if he would be allowed
the help that would be necessary to
put it in effect. The report of the
committees, which was laid over until
this afternoon. is as follows:
Annual Appropriations.
That the finance committee, begin
ming with the first Tuesday of August
each year. appropriate to the various
funds an amount that will seem just
and fair for the payment of AL bills
that may be charged to said fund for
the ensuing year. And should there
he a credit to any of the various funds
at the end of the wear. the same shall
be returned to the general contingent
fund. And should there he deficit to
any of the various funds. the same
may be replenished from the general
contingent fund by resolution proper
~ passed by the board.
1t shall also he one of the duties of
the county clerk at the meetings of
the board of supervisors to give to
said board the exact condition of the
various funds above mentioned. And
to facilitate this latter part we rec
ommend that the committee of public
expenditures have placed in tho super
visors' room Il blackboard upon which
from term to term shall be written
the above mentioned information.
Can Hold Money Week Only.
That all money collected by the va
rious officials shall he turned over to
the county treasurer not later than
one week after the same has been col
lected. And this shall be done upon
the same day Cf the week throughout
the year.
All resolutions applying to the ex-
penditure Of money (unlcsS for "a spe-
cial Purpose) shall Immediately upon
their passage become Il part of these
rules. and shall so stand unless re-
pealcd as in the case of all other rules
That Immediately following the com
pletion of the financial statement each
wear that enough copies be left with
the papers that print the official pro
cecdings. and that statement with
said paper be mailed to each subscrib-
er thereof. The sheriff shall collect
all fees for services i'm civil matters in
advance.
Reelected Physicians for ToOr.
DIR. {. +. Foster and DR.. ii. =. Ben
nett. physicians for the poor. respec-
lively in Rock Island and Moline. were
reelected for the ensuing year by the
board.