Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-02

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3iS.42: expenditures, $24.99l.S2: sur
plus. S3.32s.6O. In 1909-l0 the availa-
| bic receipts we're $36.3SS.64: expendi-
| lures. S31, 246.70: surplus. $5.14i.54. In
( other words the conduct or the city
government in the past three years
| has cost $S2.i51.SJ, while the ayaila-
| bic receipts were SS1 ,G42.53, leaving
total surplus for the three years OF
| $5.I9O.6S. It is shown that the treas
urer holds uncollected tax receipts
amounting to $3.499.4G. but this is of
date of September |. 1919. The audi
tor recommends that the city clerk
be instructed to report the delinquent
tax payers to the treasurer and that
the same be collected with an addi-
tiopal five per cent. for each
year.
II is brought out that the treasurer
has on two occasions failed to draw
the amount of money coming to him
| for commissions, or rather by mis- tax
| ing the number of the voucher for its
face value. he made an error that
proved costly to himself. Three
small errors, amounting In one case
| TO one cent. another of eight cents
and another of sixty-three cents were
| found. but two of the errors were in
favor If the city and one in favor OF
| the treasurer.
Street improvements.
! According TO the auditor the street
| Improvement work, which has Just
| been finished, cost the city in round
! figures Sf1S.S71.17. while the total
moneys received by the city from the
| bond Issue and from the street rail-
way company amounted to $11y.1791l,
, leaving balance TO the credit of the
| improvement fund of s3o5.7i. The city
| paid II. II. Richardson AZ Son. the con-
tractors, the sum of $i0I 1906.
| The report was received with much
! interest by the councilmen.
The idea OF having the affairs of
the city thoroughly audited was adj
| vanced by Chairman III. II. Booker
when he was chos en- TO the chairman
ship OF the finance committee and un-
der the new arrangements the city
will have a much better system for
disbursiug the moR'ys.
( In closing the report Mr.. Booker
+ recommends:
Mr.. eooker's Recommendation.
Mr.. Booker made the following
recommendation
'The clerk shall make a summary
! showing tho exact amount of all taxes
/ 10 be collected by the treasurer for
each year and submit the same TO
the council at Its next meeting after
the land and property books have
4 been turned over TO the treasurer.
| The clerk shall make an itemized.
I annual statement of all licenses. dog
F., taxes. sewer connections, building
permits. excavation permits. sale OF
7 street swccpings and all other trans
/ actions on account OF which money Is
paid to the treasurer and submit the
same TO council at its August meet
| ing.
The clerk shall. each year. make a
! list Of all warrants issued by him
from May LIST. to April Both. inclus-
I've. showing the totals Of same for
each respective department or fund
f, And on this report he shall also make
a list and show the totals for each
respective department or fund, OF all
lNANUs DNt Nnstu CttAi
in the warrant book at the time Of
this report This report shall be sub
m.ttcd TO the council a, its August
meeting.
The clerk shall have the custody
OF all paid bills and shall. after piac-
Ing the names Of the funds and the
Warrant numbers and dates which
cover The payment on each bill
Accounts Of Treasurer.
The accounts TO be kept by the
treasurer for discharging purposes
(except any special accounts which
mas be necessary and which the
Council shall elFcctD shah be five:
Street. Police, Fire. Sinking Fund ana
General
II Tili Of course be necessary for
The council 10 designate what &C
counts now carried arc 10 so into
Street and General
The warrants arc 10 be printed on
diGcrcn: coiored paper for each &C
coani and tho warrants foT each ar
count shall have their individual set
Of numbers.
N The semi-m0nthly pay rolls are
20 be continued. there shall b. a tcp-
arste one FOR each account.
The treasurer shall continue his
regular monthly reports A. they are
noe made and IN addition thereto
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