The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16

Comparing the council meeting yes
terday with those in the immediate
past, # was as quiet as a balmy June
evening. Business was transacted,
tia true, but the steam roller was
not brought into use ana the white
bot brand 81 oratory usually used SO
freely was not ID evidence
The petition 10 the mayor from the
Tax Payers league served upon him
few days ago was taken up It ask
ed, 10 substance that the mayor and
city council take some immediate ac-
tion toward having the city books and
records audited Mr Temple stated
that city Treasurer z. NJ Evans was
now at work transferring the accounts
from cards and slips as they we're
formerly kept to a new set Of books,
that the hureulean task Of auditing all
accounts be reduced 70 a minimum
and that owing 70 that existing eircum-
stance. the books were just now IN no
shape 70 be audited
Mr.. Coffman introduced tie idea
that the books should be aAated every
two years. each time, just prior 70 the
installation OF o new administration.
The mayor recommended that The
books be audited and bore Sir Temple
Out IN the statement that In the past
some Of the accounts had been kept
on slips and cards and that at the
present time u was almost impossible
TO make a complete auditing How.
ever" continued the mayor. "a good
man should be procured" Mr. Stone
who audited the books before. was
recommended as the man for the Job
but # was held forth that an out OF
town man, preferably state man.
would give better satisfaction 10 an
state auditor charges S. per day
salary and Is allowed 81 per day for
expenses
Il i impossible to ten how long the
complete auditing oi the hooks VIII
take a great deal depends upon
what kind Of shape they are In before
the auditor commences. That is the
reason for the delay made because oil
the fact that Mr. Evans Is now en-
gagged in gel.ins records ln shape ior
an auditing
The advisabillty Of simply auditing
the hooks OF the wator department
was discussed and the fact was point
ed out that Il these books we're audit
ed new it would be that much toward
the general auditing, to come some
time ia the future Mayor Burton said
he had talked with a state auditor, a
Mf Germain who would take the job
but was not willing 70 make an est
mate on how long e would take nor
was ho willing 10 enter into an agree
ment to complete the job within o
specified time Estimates vary as tc
the actual time that would be fequir
cd, some contcndlng the Job win con
sume six months aud some holdlng th,
idea that q can he completed IN AZ
many weeks
The question as TO whether the citl
had the money on hand to pay for IN,
proposed auditing was discussed witt
the final information that the levy ha,
been made sufficient but as yet ha,
not been collected The eity's book
We're audited by r. b. Herr up to 1890.
and from that time untl 1911 by Mr
Stone,
The Taxpayers league want then
audited from the time of the frs
bond issue, 1902 to the present time
SO stated Jas. Pettyiohn, who wa
present at The council meeting. {
coifman stated that no man in th
United States could make 4 complet
auditing 81 the books except sine
statehood, as prior to that time th
records were kent on slips Of pape
and cards, many Of which have bee
Is lost, therefore making It impossible [
complete the records Dennis O'Brie