The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10

the public the city About year ago $500 paid
the Wilson Audit Company Carksbu audit the accounts Of the
city These auditors plain and positive In their criticism OF the
methods which have been vogue city epos
b argument why should have business administration Of the
ctys affairs by who qualified doh work and whom the
sponby should rest Under the present plan the responsibility not
fixed on any official
Under the Comment the defects the system
laid bare the report tie auditing Instances shown where
duplicate hundreds dollars have been paid and the
funded report disclosed the shortage Other instances shown
payment paving contracts one firm being overpd IVY on e
contract. - - j s.,
On page is this report auditors speaking these matters ~.
The fact that entries made for the fiscal years 1908 1909
by city clerks lax attention their ad d
lightly passed upon Had not been that haa
his possession statements Of yearly settlements Treasurer and oe
the general and water funds accounts the work the examination
would have been greatly prolonged"
criticism, but the words Of impartial auditors WHO
could be predced any the work should have been
greatly prolonged how much than $500 would it have cost to set
tile books Strengthened out?
Under the heading Missing Records" the report says
pertaining the income and of the city as follows
missing Tax record books 1903 O4 5 water receipt books for the
years 1908 s. s. Mayors Police Journal and record Of fines and
1904 g. T. and g. and stub books 1903 and s.
will be readily seen that heaudios did really have hard tine 70
anything audit 1t hard audit account when the books
missing and this in part explains why cost tile city 80 TO nave o
audit made ~, ~ e
and regard missing bond for $1,000 On this subject tho
report reads very Interestingly, as follow: go
1T will be we'll city treasurer when paying interest Augpsa
1911 on coupons bond issue Fmon Water Extension and ia ~
povemen Bonds 900 numbers to inclusive to be a
u watch for number "a This bond was repocd missing
attic time sale AIS 1910 AND MAY HAVE BEEN DUPLCAYhD
Ha4 any tax payer of Firnont seen this bond? - Y
These arc only few CT tic n ing questions the tax payers o
Faifloot Should know government proposed the queS
naturally will he better than what We have now
natural and perfectly legitimate question VIC get Tie propoed comm
sion government commissioner will be heavily ana safely no9ca
Tic lax PAYERS that responsible f. The city for rho sofcy
bsincrs by the provisions Of tho recall and referendum
have any doubts a. all about they nm Just as easily AZ S
elected him. Thee will be COMMISSIONED to transact tLS
bu;cs the city They will not only be commissioned to do 50 but thsy
REQUIRED Under tie present plan can not locate ire
responsibility the foregoing shortcomings the administrations
might say the council but which them Wha7c good Een
council We have honest and good business nj on tS
they busy with their affairs ~ cannot Gc hr
entire time to the city a. 200 per year.
Tell your friends that FainOnt needs them That the PEOPLE arc
dead earnest abr government fight is ybynGh CaptE
that has merit that has never been tested
a Wccncd and logical government plan I'I municipalities MaN "Ns
successfully worked 800 cities Of this great broad land Of ours
Following this report page 81 we find the following
Prior to that Mr. j. E. Powell assumed the office Of Colcco
record has been shown payment to the ty for cs on
On page "a Of the auditors report that many
the nS of tho water and general rndIcystc Tic report on W.
subject say: y.
General and fund orders and registers" II,
there wc any ways than lin every conceivable manner for
made they would doubt have been used prove really anu
truly that "TaiEmont Is Governed at Random
have leave 81 to find othr" In hating evidence
ncfency the of conducting TIC t. re- Of Inc city
The fiscal yca1s IS g. and very ca,clc kept sminSly
being paid ocnss the accuracy the 'AHH statements
prepared by the city clerk at the time and atcc 6<!c mol
What the attention to foon or accuracy city
governed random? We would not be living u? to :Soc0 logan
ii attention paid to footings and accuracy "sa 4
We now turn another page rs for further evidence not
necessary leaves to find the reason for correcting the slogan
and bringing upoatc this page the report reads as follows
w c niss HANDLED IA?
way the pay rolls Of the city have been handled VIC find some
thought We not going to turn another page ma
either and we still reading from page25o this report listen to TINS
Fer several years has been the custom regarding the pay rolls ieF
the street commissioners of making checks payable
either the Water the Street Commissioner personally and
cash the and personally the sum as best suited
rimself@ unung az,
"Pay (ol were made out as italian and Italian No e.
This loose tolerated and the council ana
finance very lax their duty in passing on same
Under system would have been possible to pad the pay rolls
long italians would hold out not charged