The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-04
Many Errors and Additions
After Work Of Assessors
Was Completed Auditors
Believe That With Reason
able Care Many Mistakes
Might be Avoided.

A special meeting Of the city council
last evening listened to the reports Of
the city treasurer and Of the auditors,
opened bids for fire horses and discussed
means Of keeping city water pipes thaw-
ed out The bids for fire horses were
as follows:
4. s. Martin, pair chestnuts, years
old, weight $500, price s535.
George Cassie, large pair, years old,
weight 1000, price S$525; pair geIdingsi
8 years old, weight 1900, price s4so.
f. A. slayton, one pair, and 8
years old, weight 2eoo, price sa75; pair
large grays, weight 1920, price 5000.
Fire Chief Campbell said his choice
would be the gray pair. Alderman Adie
thought either one Of the three pair, tho
ehestnuts, cassie's heavy pair, or the
grays, would do. Mayor Barclay ap.
peared to favor the Cassie pair. After
some further discussion the matter was
referred back to the original committee
with the addition Of Alderman Burke,
% report on Monday next.
It was stated By Alderman Robins
that it was costing the city about $50
a day to thaw out frozen city water
pipes. Water Supt Campbell said that
the agent for an electrical apparatus
to thaw water pipes was in the city
and on inquiry of the Viles electric
company, the latter had promised to
furnish the "juice" to work it, ii tried.
The manager Of the company thought
il owed that much courtesy TO the CITY
for favors received. X was voted to
have one of the machines tried out, and
if practical, to purchase. The continued
cold Is freezing more pipes every day.
Auditors Report.
The report Of the city auditors. a.
read, accepted and ordered printed, il
as follows;
we have carefully examined the
books and accounts OF the city treasur.
er, finance committee, water superin-
tendent, school commissioners, cemetery
commissioners, superintendent of streets
city engineer, trustee Of the sinking
fund, and find to the best Of our know
ledge that they are correct accounts.
duly balanced, and al expenditures prop.
erly youched for The auditors have
also examined all the warrants which.
upon approval Of the city council, have
been drawn by the mayor. Warrants
drawn By the school commissioners have
also been examined, and are CORRECTLY
reported bY the treasurer in their
respective departments.
"City Constable Coutts books show
that moneys collected BY him on the
delinquent tax accounts Of 1908 and
1904 have practically all been turned
over to the city treasurer Tax Col
leetor Buchanan's books show the fol
lowing accounts as collected, but NOT
yet turned over to the treasurer:
On tax bill Of 1901. S6.36
On tax bill Of 1902 6.33
0verseer of Poor
"The first three months Of the wear
+. H. Thurston was the official in Office,
and his accounts being examined were
found correct, and all expenditures prom
erly vouched for The expenditures were
81 ,38g.3s, and a balance on hand Of
FNsfA was AAtN IttAANNr OAAt 10 G4JA
treasurer, Other details will be found
in his report.
For the balance Of the year, namely.
from April 1st, Charles A. Smith was
overseer, and as far as we are able, We
have examined his accounts. We regret.
however, 10 report that the accounting
was Of such a nature that it was inns
possible to prove balances, hence, our
findings differ somewhat from those pre-
sentcd in his report. Further, in regard
to expenditures, we found great many
not vouched for in any way other than
by return check; Others insufficiently
vouehed for by receipted statements,
unacoompanied BY any itemized bills,
and again, Others by nothing save the
overseer's entry. a return check is evi-
denee only that o sum Of money was
paid to an individual, not necessarily
for debt contracted BY the city. No
evidence whatever is shown by return
check made payable to an individual or