Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-07
MODERN METHOD OF
KEEPING BOOKS
FOR CITY
COUNCIL TO CONSULT
WITH TRAVELLING AUDITOR
Finance Committees Report
Adopted To Check Accounts.
of Treasurer; Will Not Buy
Park on Mesa.

The finance committee of the city
council ut the regular meeting last
nicht. was authorized to secure al
auditor and have all the books of the
last city treasurer, audited. This was
done at The suggestion Of Simon
stern The former treasurer, who
thought that the city owed him that
courtesy.
of greater importance, however,
was the adoption Of The report of the
finance committee, to consult with
charles Y. Stafford, territorial auditor.
for the Of securing II more
modern set OF books for taking account
of the city's affairs. II was urged by
the committee. that the present sys-
tenn OF keeping books was getting
scmcMhat obsolete for Il city of the
size of Albuquerque.
The council also adopted the re-
mort Of the finGnce committee advis-
ing against buying q tract of land on
the mesa for a park.
The report of the committee was as
follows:
Albuquerque. y. NJ, June 3. 1910.
To The Mayor and CitN Council Of Al
buquerque.
Gentlenen:-Your finance commit
tee in making its report regarding
petition TO purchase a section of land
east OF the city. located upon the
mesa would state that we do not be-
lievc il advisable vi this time ia pur-
chase the same. While we admit hat
a wen has been sunk We feel that the
cost o. maintaining q park at hat
distance from the city would make
the cNpcnsc of maintenance too ex-
cessiyc "a be Of any real value. 1t
has been urged to the committee that
on the completion of the railroad the
seine would attract people for the
purpose of recreation. When it is
considered tha, the mountains with
ngtmat advantages are 50 near to the
city, your committee feels Thai but
very few people would patlonize Il
n1'k located upon the mesa even if
the anne could he properly improved.
Nout committee would also call at
tcntion 10 the fact that owing to the
growth OF the city and the probability
of I'll financial mattel coming sooner
OF later under the inspection of the
territorial examiner we deem it adj
visible that some more comprehon-
sf,e system OF bookkeeping be inaug-
ulated by the city and would suggest
NAANN tfN Nff1h l''Aak eA'AA VI q AAlOA
I'LL examiner be requested in devising
some such system.
We also recommend that the books
of tEa lac treasurer be audited by
independent auditor. that is not by
a committee of the council. We
thiAk that this is an act of justice to
the gentleman in question and one
that should be 1T once performed.
The city to pay the expense OF such
auditing.
Yoal committee also believee that
the present system Of paying war;
rants lc2ves the treasurer without
any evidence cf his having disbursed
the money. AS NC understand the
war1ants after being paid are re-
70 che city clerk and by him
kept both for the purpose OF going
orel the accounts end rs a means to
payments. We feel that these
warrants belong properly to the !
treasurer rs they are the evidence of !
his disbursements, OF hal q dupli-
cate warrant should he issued ut the
time rs the original to be kept
by the treasurer for his own protcc-
ton