The Detroit times., 1912-05-20
MAYOR HAS REPORT
ON ID. r. VI. METHODS
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unassrming fellow, who has very III.
tie TO say. but feeling is so bitter
against him in certain oftices I'm the
city hall that pressure has been
Brought TO bear on Accountant Bull
lock TO remove him. II was TO obtain
an explanation OF this unusual condi-
ton OF affairs that led The Times 10
ask Chambers for a statement OF his
side OF the case.
They talk about the ID. u. r.
wanting. to secrete things from the
city" he said. II want 10 say that
when ! went down TO the ID. u. r..
10 examine General Manager Brooks
showing as 10 the earnings OF the
company's freight business, did not
encounter half the difficulty In max
ing my audit that | encounter In
making an audit In the ID. p. w.
Here Is department In the city hall.
whose books and methods should be
plain and open to everyone. putting
petty distractions In my way when
| try TO get at the facts. IL makes
no difference TO me whether / am a
Republican and the ID. r. w. Repub-
lican or whether | am Republican
and the ID. r. W. Democratic. I have
gone into these Offices TO make a
thorough audit and some OF them
don't like IL. The methods employed
by the accountants Office have been
too much on the two-and-two-make
four order. The moment you suggest
"a change I'm any of the departments
they throw up their hands in holy
horror and say you are trying to
make more work for them, or you
are after their jobs, and they get
sore at you. They want you to let
them alone. and an accountant TO be
popular with the department en-
ployes and officials has got to let
them alone.
Just rs soon as IT is seen that a
Democratic mayor is going TO appoint
a Democratic accountant Who will
not let them alone WHY there is a
yell set up by some OF their friends
for abolishing the office OF account
ant. Now, I'll tell YOU how this Of
fee, which was originally intended
to be protection for the taxpayers,
can be made farce. Republican
In the office has political friendships
In all the Republican departments.
A few days before he begins to make
an audit he goes 10 the department
officials and tells them he Is going
to make such an such inquiry. What
Is the result? BY the time he makes
the inquiry everything has been set
right and smoothed over.
Imagine Democratic mayor ask.
Ing Republican accountant to dig out
certain information about some OF
these departments. IL would be about
the same as the mayor asking the de-
partment to furnish him with the in.
formation he wants. What IL the In
quiry Is In line with something dis
tasteful to the department? Is the
mayor going to get the information he
wants and how he wants 1t, straight?
The office is no good under such cir.
cumstances. The appointment should
remain with the mayor. They talk
about competition for the job and hav-
Ing the man appointed by examination.
The appointed Boiler Inspector Nc
Cabe that way. Is McCabe but of
politics? No. he Is not. Nc
Cabe is one of the most active politi-
clans In the city hall today. and he is
playing petty politics. at that. He Is
one OF the leaders In the movement to
have me thrown out Of this Office. One
would think that he could keep out OF
politics because he got his ONCE
through competition, but he Is doing
his best to keep Bullock In Office and
he had hand In drafting the ordl-
nance designed TO accomplish this.
Now, when | go to McCabes office to
make an audit, find the same spirit
as shown In the ID. p. w. went down
there April ID to make an audit, and 1t
was two days before could proceed.
And, when could make the audit,
April 10, they were six weeks behind
on their books. also found that the
books did not jibe, but that matter was
Strengthened out by McCabe.
Bullock was appointed to tho Office
OF city accountant at the suggestion
OF Commissioner Haarer, so | do not
wonder that when | go into the ID. p.
W., TO make an audit they don't like
Ii down there. am not after the job
of accountant, because I don't thirk
there is chance nj Mayor Thomp-
son appointing Republican to this
office. Eut hear lol of criticism OF
myself from the politicians and EN-
ployes. have been called oil rhe
carpet to explain trumped up charges
against me, until / feel that In JUS
tice TO myself that should say some
thingo