The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-11-10

report of it's investigations as foIlows:-
70 The said report substantially compile
with the provisions of Section 25O7 G
0 the General Code. in that it was file
on the Third Monday of September A
g D., 1910. and Is itemized as 10 amount
OF payments, to whom paid and 70
70 what purpose.
70 on said report were not delivered to thi
Committee for inspection, although
70 request was made therefor. The eXpla
nation being made to the Committee tina
% said vouchers had been either lost o
~ misplac ced.-
% No. 27OO-s. S. Earhart Grain Co,
No. S iSfSrd, FpS E. Deweese. Unload SS
ing Sewer Pipe. ............. so
Sewer, .................... 100
No. 2isi-clement Daniels, Sewer O'''
No. 52I7-Francis; FoGrman Bridge 0''O'
, No. iS2O~P. Wallace, Serving No ''O'
No. Issi-joseph Sink, Serving No 1'O'
No. 7sO-Eiias Coivilie, Chain -'O'
No S97-chais;. Dccamp. Chain z'OO
No @ Sew. F. Davidson Chain lOO
No. liOs-samuei Nipple, Chain WV
No ii miioi-Russ;eili Garrison. Chain LOU
No. II miio7-wm. Garrison, Chain z'OO
No. ii75-chas. Mccabe;, Chain -'O'
No T. i2S$-Micha,e;i. Lahey. Chain i'OO
No R Ri2s5-o. N. Straight, Chain i'0O
No i286-John Strader Chain Law
No 12$7-L. Amburn Chain i'OO
No. mai I5is-P. Wallace, Chain LOO
No. Is5G-Fred. Mertz, Chain i'OV
No. H; is57-A. H Weaver, Chain $40
No. li iso5-j. b Martin, chain Luz
No lliI isio-wm sexaaer. Chain 2'oO
No. i9ll-Harley Brumbbaugh -'''
Chairman, .................... 1925
No. 19l7-Louis Lime, Chain
man, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 200
No 1790-John Porter, Chain
No l625-Hram Boze, Compensa-
No. 162S-Paul Klein, COmpensa-
tion and Damages. ........ 15O
No. 24l4-Eli Rinehart, Compensa-
tion and Damages. ............ 1000
No. 1766-I H. Lecklider Extra
Labor, ....................... 200
MateriaH .................... 1880
No, S55-Dan Yount, Expenses; rs
No. lOl5-American Express Co,
No. 1244-H. w. Miller, Plans and
Spec Water Plant, at mfr
The Committe finds that number t4o'Of of
vouchers We're paid by the Commission
ers during the period covered by this
examination and that the same were
not entered on the report; that the Com
missoners have since submitted to this |
Committee supplemental report of |
such payments.
The Committee has carefully examined |
said Report and supplement there to, |
together with the bills allowed by the /
Commissioners hereunder, and find the |
same correct, except as hereinafter set |
out.
We found that a number of bills had |
been approved and allowed by the Board, |
but that the endorsement on the same |
bears the signature of but one Com |
does not constitute a proper voucher and |
that the same should bear the signature |
of at least two of the Commissioners. |
and that the practice of paving bills so |
signed should be discontinued.
Many of the bills presented to the |
committee We're not properly itemiZed, |
they had been allowed and ap-
proved by the Board of Commissioners.
Such vouchers are of no assistance to
the Committee in checking the Report
The practice of allowing such bills may
not be illegal. but we do not consider it |
sound business judgment
The Committee finds that the several |
county officials have been permitted to
purchase the stationery and supplies for
ton, and upon approval of the bills for
such supplies by the official purchas-
ing the same, or by his deputy, such |
bills are allowed by the Board of Com
mssioners and paid We are advised |
that this custom has prevailed in this /
county for years; but except as to the /
County Auditor and County Clerk such /
practice is unauthorized and the Com L
mittee recommends that all supplies
for county officials, except as otherwise |
provided by law, be purchased by the
the officer requiring the same; that
such supplies be billed to the Commits
sioners, and be, by them checked and |
turned over to the officer making such |
requisition.
The stationery and supplies for the
year, so purchased by officials, other |
than the Commissioners Auditor and |
Clerk amount to more than $250OO0 and |
thority reposed in the Commissioners |
should not be delegated to others.
The Committee finds extravaganza in |
the purchase of Janitor's supplies; that |
such supplies are purchased by the jan
itor's themselves, in some instances |
without knowledge of the. price paid;
for such supplies the same are allowed |
by the Commissioners and paid, This |
practice is in violation of law and should |
be stopped. And all such supplies should |
be purchased and checked up by the |
Commissioners in the manner recon- |
mended herein for the purchase of sta |
tionery and supplies for county officers. |
We recommend that the prevailing GUS |
Nf an1plOVinp a /
work outside of their duties as such /
Janitors in and about the Court House |
and Jail, and paying them extra COM
pensation therefore be discontinued.
In computing the, amounts due on |
End Walls for bitches in accordance |
with the measurements set out in the |
bills, this Committee find discrepancies
in the calculations of fifteen Q5 of |
said bills,-on six of which the Com
missioners allowed less than the |
amount due the Contractor and on Nine |
was due the Contractor; but making
total on the fifteen bills of Forty eight |
and 72-10O Dollars ($4S72) overpaid the |
on January 3rd, 1910. the Commits
sAoners employed the Clerk of their
Board as Tax Map Draughtsman for a
period of two years from January lst
1910, at salary of $4S0:OO per year
salary of $4,000 per year, as Clerk. I'm
der sections 5549 and 555l of the Cen
eral Code theCommissioners may employ
the County Surveyor, or they may, adver-
tise for competitive bids for such work.
There is no authority for the appoint
ment of the Commissioners Clerk as
such Tax Map Draughtsman. Under
Section 24O9 Of the General Code the
the Commissioners may appoint a clerk |
in place of the County Auditor, only |
when the Board finds it necessary for |
the discharge of the duties of such po-
sition. The Committee finds therefore
that the Commissioners must either en-
ploy the County Surveyor as Tax
Map Draughtsman, or they must submit
said work to competitive bidding. In
no event have theY the power to en-