El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17
AUDIT Of CITY BOOKS REVEALS MUCH
GARLEsSHESS IN SOME DEPARTMENTS
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(cash, departmental Offices of which
was verified and found to be correct
and on hand with the following ex-
ceptions- The cash balance at the
corporation court should have been
S1,S9S-S0 whereas we found to be on
hand in cash and in bank S1,S78.8O, a
difference of $50. Of this amount So
is chargeable to exchief of police Jen-
klns, who gave receipts for S41,579.S5
and who accounted for only 81, 1865.
The balance, S17, is chargeabIe to
clerk Candelaria, the fines collected,
as per the jail record being S41, 596.S5.
whereas there was deposited with the
chief, as per his receipts, the sum Of
S41,579.S5."
A recommendation is made that the
unsolicited delinquent tax ledgers be
rewritten with view of making the
records more Ineligible. 1t was also
suggested that the city carry some Of
its own insurance, particularly the in
sUrance on fire stations.
City Relieves Water Company.
In connection with the waterworks
department the report says: We may
mention that the contract between the
International Water company and the
city OF El PasO provided that on a
certain date all assets of the water
company were to be conveyed and ac-
Quired by the city and that no liabil-
tiles, excepting the first mortgage
bonds and certain vendors lien notes,
were to be assumed by the city. We
note that no accounts receivable were
turned over to the city and that the
city assumed the payment of sundry
and other liabilities such as taxes, sal
aries, etc. We have not made any en-
tries covering these particular items,
neither are they included in the fig
ures herewith presented"
General Expenditures.
In speaking of the general revenue
and expenditure account the report
says: I'VE may direct your attention
to the fact that we were at some
disadvantage in making the distribu-
ton of expenditures for the past three
years, inasmuch as the vouchers avail
able did not always afford informa-
ton as to the capital and operating
accounts, particularly in the case of
payrOlls, etc. It is expected that the
distributions for the current year will
give you more correct analysis of
all revenues and expenditures"
Blank City Warrants Missing.
One of the strongest reeomm enda-
tons made by the auditors IS that all
warrants, receipts, etc, should be
numbered by the printer at the time
the form is printed. Referring to this,
the report says: The records in this
department Getty clerk were found
in good shape, although We found a
number of warrants to be; missing
from the warrant books, 10 entries
having been made on the stubs. \
number of warrants were numbered
viOusly numbered by the PRIMER. This
practice should be immediately discOn-
tinued. All warrants should be num-
bered by the printer and all paid or
Cancelled warrants duly accounted for.
All vouchers were inspected and |
and all warrants checked /
against the register. All payrolls |
were checked, verified and with
few minor errors, found correct
Booth Refunds SAFES.
The payroll of April 12.t 1911, |
Highland Park grading, was paid in 4
the amount of S51S9O whereas it /
should have been S471.65. The matter /
was referred to d. {. BoOth, your /
previous auditor. who reimbursed the 1
city for the difference namely s47.25."
The books in the office of tax col
ector were found to be in excellent
shape. according to the report, all en-
ries being accurately and neatly done.
Garbage Reports Poor.
The reference to the garbage de-