The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-31

GLIDING municipalities. and with but
one treasurer and with all the funds
concentrated in one office. many ad-
vantages offer themselves. among
others that II is easier TO determine
by examinations and audit whether
the funds are being properly handled
and the municipalities will save the
commissions which they otherwise
would pay TO separate collecting and
disbursing officers.
To illustrate what mean. and this
il particularly applicable 10 your coun-
lectS city taxes. and the city collector
also collects school taNes n Wheeling
Z independent school District. the sheriff
collects the county and other district
taxes. Therefore YOU ate paying out to
the collectors commission. FIRST. to
the sheriff FOR collecting the county
taxes in tine city of Wheeling. second.
e collector FOR collecting city and school
taxes. when In feet tf. the sheriff we're
collecting all taXes--he could and would
collect county city and school taxes
az tho same time jurt IS he collects
county taxes alone. aud this would con
venieuce the taxpayer. who instead of
going to the sheriff tu pay his county
taxes. and Go The city collector To- pay
his city and school taxes. would 80
20 but one ufiice and one person. Again,
and ln this connection. 90 IT, Just aS
east 80 examine and audit the sheriff
49, the collector 0f I'll taxes ~ 10 T. TO
examine and audit the collector of the
county and district taxes. What I
have said tu res pect 20 the sheriff OF
YOUR county is applicable &C. the sheriff.
~ other counties that IS when he coll
lects the state and county taxes he
can just ne easily collect the muuicipa
taxes. and ~ viii b. more convenient
Co the taxpayer 90 have it uii IN one
and in mv judgment. more 60 his inter
est TO have hut ono collector in the
county and the same salary paid FOR
the collection ~ part ~ the taxes viii
cover the collection ~ the whole.
AEain. there is collected ~ the state
from real and personal property. some
trluE Ike nine millions 81 dollars. aud
e. iar@e part OF this remains boz the
hand ~ the collectors for considerable
time. This money should b. Law he re-
quired 90 Do deposited fu deups4torleF.
and these depositories rat 9" tho FUND
BE- certain rate % interest upon daily
balances. whenever the daily balances
A. this time tho sheriN can either Keep
his money M hir N Co CO., deposit %
iu bank. n he deposits 80 M bank and
the bank rays Lifl Interest the inter
esf undoubtedly belongs Co tho fund
bat there feel uo Law requiring him TO
cepo.ft in hank 30 that interest may
arcure thereon.
A. ,ou know the fscai ,sar closes on
the THIRTEEN das ~ June and the levy
INK bodies meet ON Zoe second Tuesday
IN August tu iay their leviss u always
the duty OF tho sherfn 10 have his an
nuai settlement made hr the time these
levfinE bodies meet hut many ~ them
do not have Them ready and the isgfs-
iafure should renuier fhease reports and
settlements Co be made and acted yruu
rot ia.er Than ihe hrst day ~ August
sp that the ievvinr bodies fnnv have tho
advantage ~ the annual settlements
AEain. the county comm 'ssfonrrs may
appoint rnmmiseionrr. together with
. ono appointed hv fHr fIrrrIf court 90
mako sefffruIrnf with fnc aHerIffs
these reftlements under the accounting
law are really ~ ao benefit hut arc
could very vsi. 30 dispensed Win.
And rpw This brings me ~ the public
af. uuutiuE inv 90 70 relates % Gle rer-
records in such shape fhaf any Citizen
can tell Of any hour ~ the daF how
much money each fund has ami where
on cry dollar hos some n the public Off
GERS viii keen these records g. they are
rfescrihei. among other results viii 10
tlttse
l'rst TIE ruhurs business Will hs
c. e,i,d 49,, ,,e .,n' a. any o'tsr well
fning like the same amount - money
that tie collectors - fhIr state handle.
second That The accounts viii be
hank or Tive treasurer n veil orsan-
lred business rp that efFrV rtenlnr. o.
the close - TIE dav. any citizen NAV
fnanrce
Third when che public officers ere
keeriuE TIE pres. ribef records. e. W
propose they shall keen them. thrNfnak-
ms ~ On examination - their offices
WlII ns considerably shorter and Inev-
psnfiv~ a. the pubic and irasmuch a.
fheV ran be- made fnrrourhiV and
promptly. aud viii DO made 81 least
once each year. if Is urnrrersnrv fHr the
90 n0Inf fnsnf ~ commissioners a. under
tHr present law f0 which 7 have already
Nff.rrHf besides Ere annunf settlement
whfrr To- part 81 she uniform, ar~ourf.
ira system. IN UrIer o. 30 free from
rrfors must within itself balance out.