Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-18
CRESTOS GETS AZ SCORING
Municipal Examiner Makes Severe Com
ment on Business Methods
MtTHODlsTs ctSsURt TatATsIcMs
Demand Law stopping sunday Thea
ters and sunday Base HALL
appointment. for the Year
Are AnH0unced.

ters and sunday Base BALL
Appointments for the Year
Are Anho0nced.
From a stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES. sera. I7-Cspecial.) THE
first report made under the law requiring
an examination of city accounts by In
spectors from the ONCE OF the state auditor
covers an examination Of the affairs Of the
city OF Creston and is now on file with the
auditor of state. II shows among other
things that the debts OF the city of
Creston far exceed the legal limitation and
the inspector recommends that a halt be
made; that the mayor and city marshall
have a sort of partnership and that the
city marshall makes the arrests gets what
money he can from the culprits and at the
end OF the month turns the money over 10
the mayor and that few of the prisoners
are arraigned and the docket seldom signed
that the city treasurer pays out money
| OF the bond fund without warrant from
the council and that he pays out money
on warrants drawn by the mayor and city
! clerk without authority from the council;
| that the council has recently appointed a
| city electrician" at salary of $40
| month whose only duty is to inspect the
electric wiring that he himself does.
AS required by law the report Of the
inspector shows the financial condition of
the city and accompanying is comments by
the inspector with 'recommenda tons. The
inspector was George Pennell who has been
a bank examiner in the auditors depart
ment. He shows that the city has a taxable
property valued at s74e,sss and that It's
indebtedness amounts to a total Of $751;
| 2Q6 The indebtedness is clasaidad
| follows
Refundng bonds of 1897. $1,000
| Refunding bonds of 1897. 12.OO0.O0
Refundng bonds Of $685.. 100000
Intersection paving bonds 10 600. 00-$i1 ,0oo. 90
| Outstanding warrants..... H.036. IS
| Outstanding accounts.... 2,35S. 81 16. 395 "a
Total. ssh, hos 27
| The report shows that accounts to the
amount Of s3.O42.s, have been paid by the
| city treasurer on warrants drawn by the
mayor and city clerk and never authorized
by the city council The report is made
for the period from April /, 1903 to March
ala 1905 One irregular transaction is cited
by the report in the issuing of building
fund bonds" to the amount of sLe44.7s in
1902 for the purpose OF erecting a building
in which to store the fire apparatus The
report says that no provision has been
made for the payment of these bonds
| WHICH are nelu -Dy tine local banks ana
bear per cent interest. though 81 900 was
recently taken from the cemetery fund
without color of right" and that amount
of the bonds retired.
The city OF Atlantic has asked for an
inspection and report Is expected to be
filed soon ON the inspection at Marshall
town.
| " Sheets to Assist.
The commission appointed by the stste
auditor to devise a system of uniform. ac-
counting for cities of Iowa will meet to.
morrow In the Offices Of the state audito+
and with them will meet A. D. Sheets of
the United States census department Mr..
Sheets VIII furnish the information as to
the municipal. statistics gathered by the
government. and the form an which 1t Is
gathered. 1t is the intention to adopt an
accounting system. that will. conform aith
the government census work ~ ''''i''!
Methodists Censure ThestricaIs.
At the Des. Molnes Methodist conference
today resolution offered last Saturday
|. putting the stamp OF disapprovaI on class
theatricals at Methodist schools. and coll
leges was adopted. The same resolution
declares, against Sunday Chautauauas OF
} camp meetings or any other form of Sun
| day activity for gain, and declares in
Il
minimizing all Sunday labor as far as DOS.
sible and prohibiting Sunday base ball and
, Sunday theatricals. The financial report
filed today. shows that the number of full
! members has increased during the past
year from 50.755 to 51,174; the number OF
Sunday school scholars has decreased
from 1887 TO 1905; the value OF church
property increased from l.63S $50 to 81, no.
$50, and OF parsonages from $34S, 800 tC
$3.50, OBS; indebtedness on church propert,
a decreased from s64,691 to $51, 666. Church
: politicians who pull wires to get the gooC
: appointments were severely condemned In
. speeches made today, and bishops anC
8 cabinets were censured for not standing b,
the able men Of the conference who re
fused to join in the scramble for the goo
: places. Dr. Emory, Miller of Des, Moines
I Rev. Mr.. shipman Of Guthrie Center an,
4 others Joined In the condemnation
The appointments of ministers to the va
rious charges was made today. and is a
follows:
p Des . Mq, rss cityT5As6yry,, Emory Miller
= J; O. Smith; Easton, TO be supplied; First
+. T. Hagerman; Fort Dies Moines, Waite
Ross; Moth. 9. A. L Ee; wes Sie,an g.
bes Moines circuit-R. W. Thomas Eas
Des Moines District-Aitoona. A. B. Ad
ans; Ankeny, NJ ]. Rarick; Brown an
Medorn, to be supplied; Carlisle, c. +
, Guest; Centennial and Rising Sun, to b
. supplied; Colfax, e. II. Fleister; commerc
i ard Orilla,, TO be supplied Dallas, j. II
n Prall; 1ndianola, @. w. l.. Brown; Jamisor
II p; n. Bultner: ,Mingo. to be supplied
o Pike; New Virginia, L. B. Carpenter; Nor
walk Fred Harris; Pleasantville, G. W
Lad; Pieasantville circuit, TO be supplied
Polk City, w. r. Harmed; Prairie City. &
i w. Proctor; Somerset, TO be supplied
s Spring Hill w. c. Smith, ST. Charles
!. William Mercer; Valley Junction, C. w
: Brewer; waukee. Burton Sheppard; win
terset. p. w Regrea; Winterset circuit
Council BIufrs District-Bianchard r, 7
Kelley; broadway. Council Bluffs, jaime
) 10. May Enworth, TO be supplied; Fifth, 4
J. c. Newland: Trinity, Charles Wayne; Coin
: NJ. p Mtchell Reliance. NJ. A. Gan; DEM
son, T. r. Thuresson; Dow City A. L, Cur
tbs; Dunlap. !: F shaw; Essex and Co
son, J. f. Matheny; Glenwood C.
Ward; Hamburg, A. Z. Buriff: Hastings
M. r., Tally; Imogene and Climax. job
) Arnold; Little Sioux. to be supplied; Locu
;, Grove. c. r. Smith; Logan. W. ~ Groves
, Loyeland. Crescner and Hazel Den" L.
Baldwin; Magnolia; to be supplied; Nal
l. yern, w: w. Ballinger; Manila. NJ. M