Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-15
T oday $ Ogden News

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ing work done in those special assess.
ment districts
The claim for Interest upon the cit,
bonds outstanding should be prepared
SO as 10 show the number and name Of
the issue, the amount thereof. the rate
OF interest and the period for which
the interest about to be paid covers.
A number OF warrants appear to have
been actually issued for amounts differ
ent TO those entered on the auditors
warrant register, OF course due allow.
hnce must az all times be made for
unavoidable clerical errors but we SUBJ
NIT that not much care was exercised
In comparing the amount OF the war;
rant with the amount entered on the
warrant register. or else so many OF
these clerical errors could not have oc-
CURED, Such errors Of this kind as
were found and not previously correct
ed, have been corrected by proper entry
made upon the proper records. The
footings of the warrant register We're
certified and found to he correct. Upon
the warrants being returned to the au-
ditor by the treasurer, they should at
once be cancelled an the auditors war;
rant register and any errors found Ia
exist, be at once detected and correct-
ed. and the warrants should then be
methodically filed away and not SIM
ply thrown away In a basket IN the
auditors vault as has been the prac-
tlse.
The special auditors state that the
bookkeeping done IN the city auditors
office by Thomas B. F'arr Is well done.
and that there are no errors IN his
f,..aIr H., al ga. q
urer James II. Halyerson, the special
auditors state hat ar excellent system
Of accounting IL employed and the
work we'll done It Is suggested. should
be kept distinctive.
To the city engineer, \. F, Parker,
high compliment is paid and Of his
office the auditors say: ogden City
may we'll feel proud OF this department
of the city government
Tho office of the clerk Of the NUM-
ctpal court, David Jensen, is given n
clean bill Of health. According to the
| auditors 1T is one Of the best conduct
ed In the city departments"
The books Of the city sexton, pound
keeper and dog tax collector were all
found to be correct
ASSETS OF CITY.
" luli HlldlNldl statement OF l1e
| ciiy's assets and liabilities on Dec. 81,
| 1905, is included in the report. The as.
| sets include:
| Real estate and i'm
provements tbook
valued .....,..s47 i,36s27
| city hall better
ments and linz
proyements .... S,siO 29-siis.3o9 IS
| Personal Property:
| City hall furniture
and fixtures .,. 3,12il1
Police department
furniture and Ak
lures ...,....... l,ll5,O5
| Fire department
| equipment. furn-
ture and fixtures 1i70j.67
| Upalth department,
| equipment, furnl-
| ture, fixtures. etc COZ 90
| Street department.,
implements and
TOOLS r.....',... i.lSj,53
| Engineering depart
| mcnt instruments
| and equipment o. 102.i6
| Public parks, inn
| plements and
tools ..u....... 77S.52
| Cemetery, sections
property ........ 4ofs
St0ckadn, fixtures
and equipment. 1,l6l1O--$ Boob I.
Cash in the different funds. deln.
queut taxes, special taxes due, and
bills and accounts receivable, bring the
total book assets of the city to $72l.-
| 035.10.
The book liabilities Of which $3.50 coo
| Is bonded indebtedness, total $3.50, 469 "a
l an OF &c