The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13
WANTS MAN TO
. BIZ Y EVERYTHING.
City Accountant Believes Pur-
chasing Agent Could Save
Money for City.
ME- GOOD SUGGESTIONS
Closer COOPERATION Among De
partmente Would Prove Help
full and Economical.

Use of coal tar and OTHER refuse
from the Gas Works, after proper
treatment, for improving the roadbed
OF city streets. is recommended In the
annual report OF Special Accountant
George s. Crenshaw, which came from
the printer yesterday. The Accountant
recommends that the coal gas tar and
water gas tar by-products of the
works be used for improving streets
latter expiration of tho present CON
tract, In lieu of being sold at extremely
low prices. which have prevailed for
several years. In fact for tho past sew
eral years the Light Committee has had
but one real bid for tho Gas Works
by-products that of the Armituge Man
ufacturing Company. and the proceeds
|. are said to be at about one-half the
rate paid few years since.
For II City Stable.
Mr.. Crenshaw also recommends that
one city stable be inaugurated to ac-
commodate the horses and mules owned
By all the city departments. except the
Fire Department, anu that at such
stable there he maintained a wheel
wright and blacksmith shop for re-
pairs TO wagons and carts and shocing
horses. the expense of maintenance to
be charged to the several departments
In proportion to the number OF vehicles
or teams from department. A
AZ pre- sent the Street Department
and the Street Cleaning Department.
has its own stables. Mules of the
Street Department. used in repair
work and Improvement OF the roadbed
of streets. stand idle In their stables
In bad or snowy weather when the
teams Of the Street Cleaning Depart
ment are overworked In attempting TO
clear the streets OF snow Similarly.
street cleaning mules might be used In
emergency for urgent repairs were the
departments more closely allied.
Purchasing Agent
a third recommendation is that the
position OF Purchasing Agent or Com
missioner of Supplies he created, whose
duty II shall be to purchase all sup
plies and material required by the iif-
ferent departments, subject TO restric-
lions imposed by the Council. Such an
Office is stated to have proved most
acceptable In other cities. The fourth
recommend, ion Of the Special Ac
countant Is that the position OF pay
master for the city be created. and
regular pay days be fixed for paving
off the employees OF each department,
and system of accounting be adopted
by the Council, the officer 10 be bond cd.
Accornts Found Correct
The Sp- cial Accountant reports that
he examined during the last fiscal year
the accounts. records and vouchers OF
the Board of Health, Charities. Gene
teries. Electricity. Fire. Building,
Grounds and Parks. Engineers. Light.
Police. Schools. Street Cleaning and
Water Departments. and the nscal Of
fees and Police and Civil Justices
courts. and also vouchers for all gen
eral appropriations. the expenditures
of the year having amounted TO nearly
IL, 900 vouchers and amounting to 3d.
37O.s39.94, OF which s634,672.4l was paid
for interest and redemption of the
city debt.
With such exceptions as have here
toforc been reported. the Accountant
states that the ordinances of the city
have been complied with both as TO
receiving and paying out funds
The Accountant again recommends
the use of stubs on gas and water
bills, and of the use of certain labor
They are said to he in successful use
else where.
Municipal Accounting.
The Accountant reports that he ha S
prepared an ordinance in regard to
the operation of the municipal electric
lighting and power plant, In order to
place the power house on a municipal
and accurate account of It's opei-,
lions. the plant to receive financial
credits or payments for its output and
be charged with all charges following
private ownership. Such accounting
is stated to be only n matter of jus
tice TO the plant, and to the communi-
~. Steps have been taken to place
the accounting of the Gas Works on
similar basis SO as TO show just
what is costs the city annually to
manufacture and sell gas.
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