The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-18

AlOD uullHS iuiS duullY lhde oom
o. you are not aCcoUDtaDtsl.
incidentally, would mention th
fact that License fees collecte'
since / began this audit, bay
more than paid for the expense Q
the audit. In this connection
would state that on compiling
list IF the licenses issued 10 varl
ous businesses, etc, under thei
proper headings, II occurred TO M
that there were a number OF maj
viduals and firms, engaged II
business subject to license, WHIT
had paid ne license. i called on
few of these delinquents and as
certained that, in all cases hat
noted, no license bad been ob
tanned by them. These delin
Quents Immediately applied FOL
and secured licenses, and The
funds paid into the City's treasury
far exceed the cost of this audit,
etc, mention this fact for what
it may convey to you.
There IL one very especial re
commentator chat l wish 10 make
to your Honorable Board concern
ing the City's affairs. That sug
gestion and recommendation Is
that a competent person, one OF
sound and conservative judgment,
be employed to make physical
audit or appraisement OF the City's
physical property. In other words.
that an accurate and conservative
inventory of the City's physical
property be taken as soon as prac
ticable. This il absolutely essen
tial, IN order to arrive at an accu
rate statement of the City's af
fairs, and it is imperative that
this inventory be made, 1t sppesrs
to me.
In checking over the accounts
of the City, ! find that there have
been many disbursements charged
up as Expense" items, when, in
fact, the expenditures we're for
tangible property, increasing the
assets Of the City and were not
expense items at all. The expen
diture increased the inventory OF
the City's physical assets, and
were not for operation or mainte
nance or upkeep of any depart
meut.
Ii this report does not cover 10
every respect, all matters OF inter
est and Importance during the pc
Rod of this audit, to-wit: from
January 1st, to July 18th, 1919,
inclusive, shall take pleasure 10
giving you supplemental report
covering any particular point or
tact, you may desire infOrmatiOn-
upon. if you will designate 10 me
what this desired information 10
wish to thank each member OF
the Board for the courtesies and
assistance rendered, in seeking 10
formation, in this audit. Their
desire 10 facilitate the work 10 all
details has been of great assist
ance, indeed.
Respectfully submitted.
II. q. ROBER TSON.
Auditor.
TAXES:
As shown by the Cash Report,
there have been collected during
1.-THE period from January 1st. TO
land including July 18th, 1919,
taxes in the sum of S2S, 7O3 80.
The Assessment Roll shows delin
Quent taxes on July l2th, 1919,
10 the sum Of e2,79S 80. This
includes advertised property. Dur
ing the said period, there
have been refunded taxes In the
sum of s1O9 81, the same having
been collected on double or dupli
Gated assessments; taxes paid by
two persons, etc. This leaves
net balance of taxes collected dur
ing period aforesaid. t2S, 504 II.
1t has been necessary to make
many corrections on the Assess
ment Roll Of the City, on account
Of erroneous and duplicated as
etc.
l have noted that discrimination
In the collection Of taxes due the
Oity is much ID evidence. This
Is doubtless nnin
tentional on the part of the City
Tax Collector, but nevertheless,
sxists. In the matter Of adver
Using for sale for taxes due the
City, property Of various delin
2uents, such advertisements or
publications of property to be sold
or taxes should be made at one
Ind the same time; that is the On
ire list Of delinquent taxes, for
which property is advertised,
hould be given the publisher at
me time, and publication of same
made by him at one tiOe. In
0me cases, at the TINS OF my 10
estigatioD, certain property, upon /
vhich taxes had not been paid, {
"a not been advertised at all. {