The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-17

weeks ago to review the auditors re-
port recently made, reported to the
city council at last nights session,
and made the following recommends
tions:
Report of Special Committee
Ocala, Fla, April 16, 1918.
To the Honorable City Council, Ocala:
We, your committee, appointed by
you to examine the auditors report
for the years 1915-1916 and 1917, beg
to make the following report and rec
concentrations as set forth in said re-
port.
In the matter of charging off small
tax items as has been the custom, on
account of the expense of collecting
same, we are inclined to think that
your auditor is right in this and that
all certificates should be collected,
and not charged off as heretofore.
We think that the assessment liens
for paving should be collected at the
earliest possible date, and that the
city attorney should be instructed to
proceed against the property owners
at once. The amount due on these
assessments, $9235.28, should be m
the treasury, so that the millage
could be kept down at the lowest pos
sible amount.
We think that the Recommendation
as to inventories being taken at the
end of the calendar year by the heads
of the different departments and that
the general ledger of the city should
contain the information as suggested
along these lines, good, and should be
adopted.
We believe that. the suggestion of
the auditor as to the keeping record
of the deposits of electric and water
consumers good one and think it
should be carried out.
We heartily agree with the auditor
in his recommendation as to the rate
for electric lighting and power being
raised to point where the plant will
be self-supporting not only as to the
actual cost of maintenance, but that
the plant should provide its own sink
ing fund and bond interest fund as
well as take care of the depreciation
We therefore recommend that the
lighting rate be put back to the old
rate of &c. per killowat hour, and that
the power rates be raised one cent
throughout the schedule over the ex.
listing rates, this being 12c. under the
rate recommended by your city man.
ager. Unless this is done the city
faces a deficiency that will certainly
have to be made up by increased
millage on the general taxes.
We also agree with the auditor as
to his recommendation regarding the
use of one series of numbers in the
issue of city licenses by the tax col
lector.
| As the tax collector has made {
satisfactory explanation as to the
/ $102.25 collected from Mr.. earn il
error or so reported, we would recon-
mend that he be relieved of tha
charge, but that the other charge al
found by the auditor stand.
We believe that the recommenda
tion of the auditor regarding the re
mittances of the tax collector cover
ing consecutively his issued receipts
the consecutive numbering of tax re
ceipts by the printer and the account
ing for all spoiled receipts; the turn
| ing into the city of all moneys col
lected for expenses. of tax sales, an,
paying printer by warrant drawn il
the regular way on the city treasure
to be good and should be followed. (
We believe that the recommends
ticn as to the keeping of the persona
tax accounts by the city marshal t
be good one, and same should be fol
lowed.
We think the methods of keeping