The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-16
DADS WARM UP
ON THEIR JOB
And Instruct Village Treasurer
That He Must Do His
Own Bookkeeping.
Overall Company Wants to Buy
Property and Build Ad-
dition to Plant.

Council met In regular session last
Tuesday evening with all members
present. but Ia the absence of Mayor
Konney President pro tenn. Lennartz
accepted the chair.
Following the usual opening rou-
tine, Councilman Winkeljohan of the
committee appointed several weeks
ago TO examine tie reports OF interest
on village money made by the village
deposltaries, the First National and
Commercial banks, stated that as far
as the reports we're concerned, the
committee found them all right, but
that the Village Treasurer was using
the banks as his book keepers, which
didn't look right to the committee.
The reports of the two banks acting
as depositaries show the following:
Commercial Bank
Average credit balance 81, 1927 SO
LILO per cent interest
on same. $50 81
Average debit balance 1877 so
Four per cent interest
on same.............. 33 10
Balance Of money on in
terest due village. S47 27
First National Bank
Average credit balance SO, 100 90
LILO per cent interest
on same. ...........+.. 600 lO
Average debit balance. $50 90
Six per cent interest
on same. ...,.......... OF OO
Balance of money on in
terest due village. $S 10
While the fact that the village treas
urer had the banks keep his books WAS
directly responsible for the small
amount of interest received on the viii
lage money, the OverdTatts of the |
Board of Public Affairs were causing |
the trouble, said MIR. Winkeljohan,
and he believed that something should |
be done to change the procedure of this |
department in overdrawing their fund. |
The other members of council seemed |
of the same opinion, and it was sug-
gested that a motion be passed by the |
body ordering that the orders of the
Board of Public Affairs pass through |
the hands of the Village Clerk, but
when Solicitor Johnson looked the
matter up he found that the law made
the Board of Public Affairs a separate
and distinct department of the city
and in no way under the jurisdiction
OF Council.
This changed the line OF talk, and
the responsibility was shifted TO Treas
urer Geo. Kistler for permitting orders
to be- drawn on funds in which there
was no money. The Treasurer was
not present, but he was handled rough
ly, and the dads wound up by sending
him instructions to get acquainted
with the law and do his own book
keeping.
On motion of Beiersdorfer, seconded
by Schunck, Council however accept
ed the reports of the banks, "A ques-
procedure, aud by doing cut
the tax payers out of something over a
round hundred dollars.
The law provides that the money of
the village be deposited by the Treas
urer as a whole in the village deposi-
taries, but instead of doing this the
Treasurer deposited the money in the
various village funds and had the
banks keep the funds separate and
the books properly balanced. For
this work the Commercial Bank re-
ceived S33 10 and the First National
Bank $57. co.,
As several Of the funds were over
drawn and the banks paid their money
on orders presented to them on such
funds, there is hardly question but
that they are entitled to the loan inter
sst, but as to the right of Council to
accept the reports there a doubt. The
question arises and will not down,
why should the Treasurer be paid for
bis duties and two banks of the city
draw 800 10 for performing this same \
lervice? s
Besides this matter and the monthly e
reports of the various departments, the
,nly thing brought to the attention of
Council WAS the sale of the old Mus - -
Ielman building, now leased to and y
lsed by the New Idea Overall COmpa- = =
ny. Councilman Meyer stated that
Mr. Leininger, one of the stockholders
# the company, had approached him
IN the question of buying the proper
y, as they needed more room and de-
ired to erect an addition to the pres
mt building. The matter was refer n
ed to the building committee to re- Il
,Ort at next meeting. b
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