Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-02
CITY'S FINANCES
UNDER DISCUSSION
AT SPECIAL SESSION
Continued from page one)
Finance Committee

Finance Committee.
! The amount involved is approx
mately $1,000 which Collector Dawson
offers as an offset for charges against
him of albou. the same amount.
Mr.. Seibert appeared and reported
substantially as above
Mr.. Bowers reported a converse
ton with Mr. Bray, an auditor from
e State Tax Commi ssioner's office,
VINO has been making an audit, in
which he brought ont that Collector
Dawson mad never been charged with
:, any amount of taxes rents, etc.-in
fact, he reported that no collector
had been charged on the city's books
with any sums of money since the.
I term of Mr.. Westenhaver's tenure of
the office.
Mr. Bowers also reported that for
Imer Mayor Letter had given authority
lin so far as he could to Mr.. Dayi-
son to make the payments as he had
done, due to the fact that at that time
the city had no money in the bank.
In fact, the city's account was con-
lsiderably overdrnwn.
Mayor Tonkin then went over the
reasons for having had Mr.. Seibert,
Mr.. Snaull and Mr.. Harley make an
audit of the city's finances.
He stated that he believed that 1t
was only fair to an incoming mayor
and council to know the condition of
the trust turned over to them by their
predecessors in office and that the
public. too. should have this informa-
/ ton.
i He had wanted an early report for
1 publication in the newspapers but now
that it was SO long being completed.
/ it had really lost much Of its value.
AT the time the audit was made, he
said. it was not known that Auditor
Bray was coming but now that he
was here and his report will be Off
Icial coming from the State Tax Com
missioner's office, he saw no reason
for waiting longer on the Seibert re-
port
Mr.. Seibert agreed with this view
and to save the city further unneces-
sary expense, he withdrew from the
matter.
Auditor Bray's report should be
completed in the next ten days.
/ Mr.. F. Flagg Eichelberger appeared
before the council with reference to
a bad situation on Porter avenue. The
condition of the section south of King
street is bad but the difficulties OF
lettering it are great. A possible
temporary solution was suggested by
Mr.. Eichelberger. and referred to the
city engineer for report.
This matter has been coming be-
fore the councils Of the city for the
past four years. y
i MIR. John Horn made a second re-
quest for water at his home ON Eula-
lila street. The matter has. been in
| vsstigated by the water committee
and the cost estimated at about $780,
The council ordered that the water
: connection he made.
Mr. B. A. Tharp, of Faulkner ave-
nue., appeared relative to bill for
raising his stable due to a fill having
| Ibeen made there The bill was $26.
lReferred to real estate committee to
investigate and report.
The report of the Peoples Trust
Company, city depository, showed the
following:
Credits.
Collector Lamar ........,. .xl9,600.S3
Collector. Dawson (bal).... 516.27
Treasurer NDlford ........ 1921, so
& Total credits .......... .$22,4 80
: Debts.
/, Due Wbter Extension.
l Sinking fund 81 10000
! Coupons from bonds ....... 100000
n Past due note .............. 4,0ou.0U
Overdraft OF former Treasurer
S Berts account ............ 1000
Total debts SS,llo.oe