Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-14

had in some way taken money from
the city. and Prince INC W~aterheuse'
experts. were called in to look after ms
accounts. From the time of Formans
disappearance until the first Of TINS
vear. when James A. Rowe was ap-
nointed auditor. Mr.. Brady had charge
of the office.
So muddled were Formans BOOKS
that had il not been for the accuracy
with which Mr.. Brady kept his BOOKS
It would have been almost imposslple
for them to make a satisfactory report
AIR. Brady has been in the city.s EN-
ploy for about twenty years eighteen
af which he spent N auditors once
and his knowledge of affairs III that
office is so profound that all the BOOKS
under his charge were accurately Kept
only the master books" those kept
by Forman were in bad shape.
pre..nt Auditor very Efficient.
The present auditor, James \ Rowe
is we'll fitted for the office, having at
WAYS been connected with tnanelal
affairs. He was for many years gen
eral manager OF T. =. Howell j. II
HaIsey and Smith, leather mahuiac-
turers. and for seven years supreme
treasurer of the Catholic benevolent
Legion. where he handled upward OF
$40. 600. 900 without a cent OF error. ne
was also chairman Of the finance conf
mittee and leader Of the common
Council in 1878.
Auditor Rowe was asked to i Il u
statement concerning the condition OF
q - s "a. la-4a#FrnaH md at 1TkI
said that he would rather not ak OF
the subject Is the reports OF the eAz
perts and the annual report showed
exactly the situation at the present
time. He consented to make a state
naent after being informed by the re-
porter that the public is anxious TO
know what had taken place in the Of
fice within the year of EOrnapis disap-
p~earance. and the subsequent examilla-
ton of the books by the experts. Mr.
Rowe Their SAID
Adjusted to New Methods.
This office readily adjusted It's
methods according to the suggestion OF
the experts, and there is very little to
do to complete thu fun adjustment OF
all accounts in tiue with their sugges-
lions. our system. while a little cum
bersome. is perfectly safe and hedged
about with proper safeguards. with
the hearty c~ooperation of the different
departments the office can very easily
be kept up to the highest standard.
Il have found during my short in
cumbency, in familiari2ing myself with
the many duties of the office, that thy
work has been kept up TO the minMe.
The chief Of the office staff, AndreW
X. BRADY. is one OF the most efficient
men l have ever met, and has a most
complete knowledge Of not only his
own department. bur every other de-
partment of the City Han.
Our annual report only awaited the
report of the experts, and our repor
guided them materially. Comparison
Of the balances will show exact agree
ment. Besides the fund accounts we
show just what every department ex-
ponds in detail. While the laws under
which we work here require accounts
to be kept TO conform to them we are
close up to III modern methods of
municipal accounting in our office, as
a perusal Of our report will show.
I'VE have adopted a system of secur-
ing the lowest cash quotations on sup,
plies purchased by the city. and all
bills will be closely scrutinized. The
city pays cash and is entitled to the
lowest prices
AS to the commission form OF gov
arnment." deiiberated the auditor whea
asked the question, 81 favor it. but the
very best charter Imaginable ought to ,
be worked out and freed from all in
congruities. Il is a momentous change
from the old ways, but one of the vital
II
nave the very best that experience and
ingenuity can provide
The Importance of the auditors office
is perhaps best appreciated when the
words OF William Z, Allen, of Price q
Waterhouse are fully realized. When
lie first looked over the books Of the
department. and later in the experts
report, he said: The auditor is really
the chief fiscal officer of the city and
its comptroller. as no Office receiving