The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-02
Supplies for County Infirm-
airy Must Be Bought on
Order Of County Commits
sioners Hereafter.
SET OF RULES
ADOPTED TODAY
New System Will Provide for
Thorough Checking Sys-
tenn of All Moneys Spent
at Institution.

Twelve business rules relative to the
Wayne county infirmary were adopted
by the board Of county commissioners
at it's meeting this afternoon.
Probably the most important rule in
cluded in the list is that the superin-
tendent shall be required to give bond
in the amount of $4,000, conditioned
upon the proper discharge of his dut-
les, and the due accounting for all the
property handled by him and received
as superintendent.
The rules which tend to lessen the
responsibility of the superintendent
and to increase the responsibility of
the board of county commissioners.
provide for a thorough checking sys-
tenn of all money received and spent
by or for the infirmary.
81 have been trying to get this mat
ter put through for some time" said
Robert N. Beeson, president Of the
board, in speaking of the new rules
adopted today. Things have been run
ming too loosely at the poor farm and
we have decided up on a different sys-
tenn by which everything spent for
the farm will be checked up in the
auditors office"
One occasion for the adoption of the
new rules was the claim of a town.
ship trustee, in which the latter con-
tended that he had spent $75 in the
interests of the farm and still had $50
due him from the county.
Regulates Purchases.
According to the rules the commits
sioners' board will purchase all sup
plies for the infirmary. All supplies
under contract must be furnished by
the merchant receiving the contract
and all bills for supplies must be pre-
sented for payment at the next follow
ing monthly meeting of the board.
In order that the new method will
bring the desired results duplicate bills
must be rendered for all supplies fur
nished and the superintendent, Newton
Brumfield, will be required to go to
the auditors office on the Saturday
proceeding the first Monday of each
month to accept or reject all poor farm
bills.
One of the main objections to the
system which has been employed is
that other besides the commissioners
have been paying the bills. Some of
these bills are not presented until sew
eral months after supplies have been
furnished.
Text Of Rules.
The rules are appended:
All supplies of any sort or descrip-
tion must be purchased only on the d.
rect order of the Board of County
Commissioners, excepting such sup
plies which are included in the annual
contract scheduled for the institution
All supplies that are not included in
the annual contracts that are needed
from time to time, shall be reported
to the County Commissioners on
blanks provided by the Auditor.
All supplies under contract shall be
purchased from the merchant who Sc
cured the contract for same, and at
the contract price. Otherwise check
ing in the Auditors office is impossi-
BILE, and the merchant having the con-
tract may have a grievance.
The superintendent shall require
that all bills for supplies shall be pre-
ing monthly meeting of the Board. All
purchases shall be paid for by war
rants issued directly to the seller
Duplicate bills shall be rendered for
all supplies furnished One accom-
panied by an affidavit shall be sent to
the County Auditor: the other to the
Superintendent for the purpose of
checking.
The Superintendent shall be requir-
ed to come to the Auditors Office on
the Saturday proceeding the first
Monday of each month to o. X. or re-
ject all Poor Farm bills, and advise
with the auditor relative to the same.
Whenever there shall be a surplus
of products not needed for the subsis-
tence of the inmates, materials of any
kind, or live stock, the Superintend-
ent shall report same to the County
Commissioners, who may SELL or Or
der the Superintendent to sell same,
and the Superintendent shall make no
sales except on such order
When sales are made the purchas-
err, IL he gives a personal check. shall
make such check payable to the Com
missioners of Wayne County. and the
Superintendent shall give such pur-
chaser receipt for such check, and
Immediately forward same OF the
County Auditor who will issue a re-
ceipt for same; and if sales are made
for cash in hand. the Superintendent
shall report the same and deliver such
money to the Board at their first reg
ular session thereafter
Each transaction regarding the sale
Of products from the Poor Farm shall
be reported by the Superintendent to