Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-03-24


porary oyerdrafts in the bank as the
prompt payment of all orders would
have involved.
n. That, excepting the latter part
OF the year 1905, when all of the
funds On hand were deposited in the
bank subject to the treasurers' check.
a considerable portion of the funds. 4
generally, were not so deposited I
am bound to state, however, that /
nave seen no evidence or indication
OF any private use of the non de-
posted funds.
Q. That the treasurer has kept no
BOOK record of orders presented for
payment but not paid as for want
OF funds-probably due to the fact
that the rather elaborate and made
to-order books furnished him have no
pages or space designated or prepared
Tor that purpose. It is now under
stood that henceforth a record of
such orders will be made, as best it
may be made, upon the treasurer's
present books-which are compare
lively new and should not be wasted
some Of them are sufficient to last
until your great grandchildren shall
administer the affairs of the city.
p. That the treasurer has recorded
all his receipts, tho not chronology
cally, and, likewise, all of his dis
bursements, tho usually he omitted
dates of payments made-and that
the total annual receipts and dis
bursements were as by him annually
reported.
q. That he has omitted to mark or
stamp as paid" or when paid, or
otherwise cancel any of the orders or
warrants redeemed paid-during the
last past two years.
The treasurer should be furnished
paid" dating stamp, and the paid
orders properly cancelled, many of
as for purpose of transfer only. And
hereafter, paid and cancelled orders
should, monthly or oftener, be re-
turned to the clerk.
AS to the totals of receipts and
disbursements of the city [ have
Misunderstanding an overdraft of $715.-
68 as of March 81, 1904, to have per-
tanned solely to the general fund, and
no part thereof to the water works
fund (and starting the latter fund as
exactly 'even' on said date, as |
have not examined the books prior
to said date)
AS to the year 1904-5, ending March
81, 1905:
r. That the total receipts in the
general fund were $925S.29; that the
total disbursements were, including
$82.37 interest paid on orders, SILL
10626 (whereof S1646.21 were face of
orders issued in prior years but not
paid till in 1904,) producing an over
draft Gncluding the inherited over.
draft of $775.6S,) in said fund, at
close of said year,of $262365 and with
outstanding, unpaid orders for $431.26.
s. That total receipts in the water
works fund, including sales of met
ers and repairs, were $4424.63; the
disbursements $396S. 39-not including
interest on the water works bonds:
leaving a credit balance of $456.24, with
unpaid orders outstanding for 1898
t. That the receipts in the interest
fund, including $129393 ON hand from
the previous year, amounted to 1892
city's bonds were $20500O, leaving
balance in said fund of $2642.51.
H. In the library fund the receipts,
including $504.74 on hand from pre-
vious year, were $1753.75; of which
disbursements of $4S9.23 left unused
$12G452.
AS to year 1866, March 81, 1905 to
January l, 1906:
v. That total receipts in the gen
eral fund were $88O143; total dis
bursements, including S503 interest
paid on orders, $8853.65, slightly in
creasing the overdraft from the year
before and making the overdraft
$2G75S7 as Of January 1, 19O6-all or
ders then issued being paid, but leav-
ing unpaid certain salaries, months
electric lights and a few other debts,
the same being understandable becaus
not formally presented, the whole
probably to $500, or a lit
tie more
W. The receipts for water, including
sale of meters and meter repairs, and
including also the balance of $456.24 |
on hand from the preceding year,
totaled $3622.65. The disbursements, /
including 100000 of the city clerks
salary, but not including accrued in
terest in the water works bonds, were
1914. reproducing an overdraft of
S292.0S as of January |, 1906.
X Receipts in the interest fund, in