The Newtown bee., 1908-06-19
 Big Turnout of Taxpayers AT ADJOURNED SPECIAL TOWN MEETING. Investigating Committee Pre- sents Recommendations. REPORT OF THE SPECIAL AC- COUNTANT, F. E. SOULE, READ.
Adjournment Made to June A

The adjourned special town meeting to hear the report of the Investigating committee appointed by town meet ing, last November, was held on Tues day afternoon. about 250 voters being present. Daniel G. Beers was in the chair. Attorney Morris first presented a report of the committee, which was followed by summary report of the special accountant in the employ of the committee, Frank B. Soule. Attorney w. J. Beecher offered motion that the meeting adjourn to June "A at 2p. m., in order that the citizens might have chance to read and digest the reports presented. This was carried. The reports follow:
 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF THE
 RESULTS OF THE EXAMlNA-
 TON OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTS
 OF THE TOWN OF NEWTOWN.
 To the Committee of Investigation : l have completed the examination of the Town Accounts that you have in- structed me to consider, and under sep arate covers detailed report of the condition of each is made, and 1 beg to report herewith on the results of the same as follows:
 TOWN TREASURER'S ACCOUNTS.
 have made further examination of the Town Treasurer's Accounts for the fiscal year of September l5, 1904, to September 15, 1905 and find same correct, except an error of Sl.0O in fa- vor of c. H. Northrop, treasurer, as shown in detailed report under sepa- rate cover. This year with the two years examined in my previous report makes a complete examination of the last three years of c. H. Northrop's term of office as town treasurer. In my previous report of the treasurer s accounts showing a shortage of $4l25.- 93. included two items, (Sl50 in fiscal year of 1906-7 and $273.6 in fiscal year of 1905-6) which were reported as re- ceipts of taxes by the treasurer in ex- cess of the amount claimed paid by the collector. .s... a.~
 have since been able to clear these two items, and find that they were er- TOTS made by the treasurer in charging himself with the amounts, and the amount ($423. .69) should therefore be deducted from the amount of the treas urer's shortage shown in my previous report. The full explanation of this matter is given in my detailed reports under separate cover.
 An omission of the treasurer's en- try of tax receipt from Robert A. Clark amounting to $288.44 is sho VII hereafter in connection with report on the tax collectors accounts, which should be added to Charles H. North rop's shortage.
 The Justices orders paid for the fis- cal year ot 1904-5 show an over-pay- ment by the treasurer to F. E. Drew of $4.0O.
 REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
 ACCOUNTS.
 Under separate coverI show de- tailed report of the condition of the records of the Registrar of Vital Sta tistics and the orders drawn on the town treasurer for fees. for the three fiscal years from September 15, 1904 to September 15, 1907. In order to es- tablish the proper fees chargeable to the town for Registrars services, 1 have secured an opinion of the same from John F. Addis, attorney at law in New Milford, and find the amount drawn by M. J. Houlihan, Registrar, in excess of the fees, based on this opinion, for the above mentioned three fiscal years, to be S247.6O.
 also include in this report a state ment of returns of births and deaths by physicians, showing the amount of fees paid to same by Registrars or ders, and the amounts due the physi- clans on September 15, 1907. also a statement of returns made by sextons of cemeteries showing the amount of fee paid to same by Registrars orders, showing amounts due the sextons on September 15. 1907. excepting in case of George French, sexton of Hunting town cemetery, which shows an over payment to him of S5.0O. The drawing of Registrar orders direct on the Town Treasurer with the signature of the Registrar only, and without any vouchers for such orders,i is very poor method and would recommend that same be discontinued and the Regis trar's bills for fees be presented to the Board of Selectmen hereafter and paid by town order.
 SELECTMEN'S ACCOUNTS.
 Under separate cover I show de- tailed statement of Selectmen's orders for the fiscal year of September 15, 1904, to September 15, 1905, showing the total amount to each person (alpha- beticalIy arranged) to whom orders were drawn during such period and giv- ing the items of the bills on file with the Selectmen. In this report 1 also show by whom of the Selectmen the bills were approved and the orders signed, and also the endorsement of the order. The total amount of orders drawn for the fiscal years ending Sep tember 15, 1905, was S25, 497.35 and l found there were vouchers for each and every order drawn. Order 359S drawn August 26, 1905, to R. A. Clark, contains.the following item "For col lecting taxes from October to Novem- Der 4, 1904, one month, S170O, which is an overpayment to R. A. Clark. inas- much as his term expired October 4, 1904, and J. F. Houlihan was the Col lector of Taxes for that month and drew his salary therefore in order 323l on February 9, 1905 flor three months salary to January l, 1905. There being over 100 typewriter pages to this report for one fiscal year, and as it is the only way to show a con-