El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-12
AUDITING COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT;
URGES MODERN BOOKKEEPING SYSTEM

than the two men they viii bring here.
one Of which two viii be a mem
Der OF the firm, that they VIII De
glad to consider the employment Of
any local accountant whose quahtlca-
tions are satisfactory to. them DuL
that as they viii be responsible for ali
work done in their name they must OF
course have an absolutely free hand IN
selecting those who are 20 work under
the supervision Of one Of the members
Of the firm.
As this concludes the duties assigned
TO US under your appointment, We
respectfully ask that II we can be OF
no further service TO you, that this
committee be discharged.
Respectfully submitted,
T. II. Wingo, chairman.
James G. McNary, secretary.
George Flory
e. s. Stewart
". Cooley.
Fire 1IarshaIs Report.
The report Of fire marshal II. F.
Reynaud showed six fires, the causes
OF which were sparks from a chimney.
lighted candle near curtain, burning
grass, spontaneous combustion and one
from match or cigaret in straw.
Sewer commissioner J. ". HadlOck
reported 100 feet Of elevated sewer
al disposal plant completed, six Us
put in, eight plugged sewers cleaned,
30 flush tanks and manholes examined,
NILS street sewer cleaned
The report Of city assessor and col
lector Louis z. Behr showed coIlec-
tions amounting TO S11, S0S.52 for the
month OF Decem Der
The water Report.
Water superintendent VIII +. Race
reportee- 905 feet of six inch cast iron
pipe laid on north FL Paso street be-
tween west Rio Grande street and west
Boulevard, $50 feet Of four inch pipe
recovered in the same place and 225
feet of six inch pipe on north FL PasO
street and west Boulevard lowered to
new grade and all main and service
connections made including valves and
fire hydrants.
Petitions Submitted.
The petition Of Mrs A Goodman,
representing that the building on over
land street near the corner OF Stanton
street, occupied by the Republican
Coffee Co. was unsafe, was referred
to the fire and water committee.
Similar action was taken with the
petition Of Mills & Julian TO erect an
electric sign for Ellis Bros, on south
Oregon street.
To the financial committee was re-
ferred the petition Of the Scottish
Rite Masons for relief OF taxes for
the year 1911.
The petition Of the Pierce Fordyce
Oil association to eXcavate under the
sidewalk at 321 Texas street was
granted and similar action taken with
the petition of Bruce Section to place,
wagon scales on Third street
ELEVATIONS and curbs on Dallas and
Williams streets were approved.
Several bills were allowed.
Audit Committee Report Discussed.
Then the report Of the audit com
mittee was presented read by the city
clerk and alderman Percy .McGhee said:
4 recommend that the report Of the
committee be approved and carried
out"
Alderman Clayton said: Il move that
the committee be thanked for its Iabors
and be requested to continue in as
sisting the financial committee in
carrying out the audit" This was
put TO a vote and adopted.
The city clerk was authorized to
pay ". E. Anderson S2,16S.S2 due for
work on the sewage disposal plant
Paving Contract Approved.
The contract for the paving OF north
Ochoa street from Missouri street to
Rio Grande street was approved.
An ordinance closing all streets and
alleys from Eleventh street to the river
bounded by Austin street on the east
and the east line Of Ell Paso street on
the west except Stanton, Oregon and
Broadway streets.