The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-26
BROOKE SUBMITS
 REPORT 1OO'NEA[ Recommendations Therein as to National Guard ACCOUNTS CORRECT Favors Establishment By State of Permanent T-,~ring Ground for
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ACCOUNTS CORRECT

a Montgoms sa.afass as snecial) In report Which ksissene 4miner of Public Accounts II. Y. BrooiSe has just submitted to Governor O'Neal on the accounts and books in the office of shs adjutant general are contained recommendations that the state estab- llsh a uefmanent camping ground for tns fnstfaetion of its national guard, snd that eli supplies for encampments as pu1shasea lraea the lowest bidder,
 Y saishaf#iHs sfss a-.' The exam in NeeW suI fea1s a disburs- ing s7 sdenats hx the state.
 Accos sseeaess u Inc office of Adjuta sanasei 5asepe g scully. and in the fern aasasa 'sssafioe of Adjutant Gene.s el'sh afseea. gre found to be corree
 The report follows:
 Hon. Emmet oNeal, Goe7aaf U Aia
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 "Sir-Pursuant to orders rsaetYta from the governors office, I ha sx. amined the books, accounts and voeaas CTS of Brigadier General Joseph U Scully, the adjutant geAeral, (Major D. W. McIver. disbursing officer) from October l, 1910, to September 30, 1911, and report as follows:
 There are proper and legal vouch- CTS for the expenditure of an appro- priation of s25.OOo. this being the amount authorized by law to be ex- pended.
 ''The recommendation, made in prior report on this office, viz: TO designate one officer to disburse all the money, has been put into operation and it has proven It's efficiency. The state is to be congratulated on it's successful op- eration under the management of Major McIver.
 "The Third regiment accounts show that the men were well fed and prop erly cared for at an expense for sub sistence of 244 cents per day, and there Is no valid reason why the other regi<j ments cannot do as we'll. .ssssz
 "The disbursing officer has written frea Officers showing who has possession of the non-perish- lble property purchased by the state eGT camp purposes. This is the first lime III the history or the A. IN. T. lldL this evidence has been on file in the adjutant generals office.
 T recommend that In the future that the disbursing officer be entrusted with the duty of making all arrange ments for employing laborers and wait CTS, cooks, etc, and that the number to be employed be based on per capita basis.
 T also recommend the establishment of a permanent camp ground with suit able buildings for the preservation of the non-pershable property of the state. The saving to the state would be very large item.
 T also recommend that the supplies for the encampments be purchased from the lowest bidder, after adver- tisement as to the articles and quanti- ties needed. This would result in a saving to the state and the disbursing officer could attend to the duties. It is easy to ascertain the articles and quantities needed. All of same are set out in detail in the rules and regula- tions of the United States army, and the law making the appropriation pro- vides for the subsistence of the offi- cers and men as provided by the rules and regulations of the United States army Respectfully submitted,
 Fl. Y. BROOKE,
 Examiner of Public Accounts"