Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-04
new BOOKKEEPING
SYSTEM WILL Be
ADOPTED
Finance Committee Recon-
mends Employment Of Elk
pert Auditor to Ascertain
Standing Of Municipal De-
partments.

Upon Recommendation Of Chairman
Clarke. N the finance committee, the
cigy courcil last night authorized the
employment of q. w. Mo@man. OF the
audit system company, to ascertain
tilc assets ~ the city, which Will in-
slude "a detaD inventory OF the prop
erty Ia n ppesosEion OF tho various
departmants and 70 devise new uys-
tenn on accounting FOR the city. the city
clerk 10 be properly instructed ia the
new system. Mr.. Mossman Is to be-
paid the sum 81 $3.50 for his work.
MIR. Clarke also presented for the
consideration OF the council two auE-
gestions made 70 him by City Treas
urer Kieke. one suggestion being that
the city place on slime deposit s26. eco
now Ia the building fund on regular
daily balance interest Il was shown
that the time deposit would earn four
per cent interest. while at present. on
daily balance, the fund receives inter.
est OF but three per cent. Mr.. SchoeF
said he hoped that within six months.
the city would be ready 10 begin con-
struction OF a city building ana for
this reason thought Il would be unwlse
TO place the money on time deposit.
Ii was finally agreed that three time
deposits should be made, two deposits
Ton $1,000 and one deposit for $4,000.
Tho ether suggestion made BY Mr.
Kieke. was that hereafter interest on
bonds be paid by the city clerk on a
Warrant signed by the treasurer are
not through the bank as heretofore.
The suggestion was adopted and a
resolution passed authorizing the pay
ment BY the clerk and treasurer OF
interest on bonds due July /.
The reports Of the city officers were
rent iaat night. The report o. the
street commissioner showed that two
blocks had hoen graded and that the
major part OF the time al the depart
ment hau houn occupied IN THE annual
clean up ana IN sprinkilng streets
The city physician reported thirty
enc births and thirty deaths: one case
OF scarlet fever aud ono case Of mea-
sioa slxty-nye cherlly office calls and
ihirty-two charity visits. with $50 col.
lected for fumfnation. check pay
able 80 the city treasurer for this
amount accompanying the report.
The report Of tho chief OK police
showed lla arrests made during May,
with $3.50 collected nnea
The city building inspectors report
showed good progress made o. the
work Of sewer connections IA various
parts Of tho city
The report 81 the fire chief showed
/ 2 alarms during the month with to-
tai Joss ~ $40; four runs outside the
city with q total loss o. s3.70O, which
latter loss wis not oiiclal,y recorded.
being a matlnr for couaty record.
A petition was read from the Re-
tail Merchants association asking that
an ordinance b. introduced and pass
"a prohibiting the peddllng Of veg
oiahlea. fruits ana other like produce.
unless the peddlers were equipped with
license. II WAS stated that such an
ordinance would b. contrary 70 stat-
ute. Tho petition being somewhat
vague. u was referred 80 tho city at
torney with che request that further
l information be obtained.
The petition of r. E Summers. au-
porlntondrnt Of the no orande ditis-
ion of the Snnla Be- read nt the LAST
meeting of The eouncii. relative 40 the
passage Of an ordinance prohibiting
people from passing under tho Santa
w. crossing gates on Central avenue.
as Inc gates were descending. Haa
taken up hy the council again inst
night Clly Attorney Lester gave "a