The Owosso times., 1920-12-17

Section 22 is inoperativei and that
the amount apportioned to the coun-
ties should be assessed and included
with the other county taxes. 4
We trust the above gives yoa the In
formation desired, ~
Very truly yours, 50
(Signed) Alex. J. Groesbeck,
Attorney General"
You will note that the law provides
that the amount apportioned to the
Township at large shall be added to
the Township tax and included in that
item of tax on the tax roll, and it was
evidently the intention of the legisla-
ture that the same provision should
apply to the tax apportioned to tho
county at large. S
AS the County is required to pay
the entire amount apportioned to the
County at large, the labor of spread
ing the tax, the collection of same and
the accounting of the funds will be
materially reduced, if the amount ap-
portioned to the. County at large is
included in the item of County tax.
/ would respectfully suggest that
the amount apportioned to the County
at large for an assessment district
road be included in the County tax
and spread with that item. -,
Yours truly,
o. B. FULLER,
Auditor General
The motion of Sup'r. Kirn that the
communication be received and re-
ferred to the Finance Committee and
said committee be instructed to
spread all county road tax on County
at large in item Of County Tax, was
carried by the following yea and nay
vote called for by the Chairman:
Yeas: Abel, Brown, Case, Colby,
Corey, Coy, Dewey, Doane, Fauth,
Grout, Kirn, Lawcock, McMullen,
Redmond, Shippee, Urch. Vincent,
Vert and Woodbury., 10. Nays, o.
Sup'r. Lawcock from the Finance
Committee submitted the following
report:
Oct. IL, 1920.
To the Honorable, the Board of Sup
ervisors Of Shiawsssee County.
Gentlemen:
Your committee on finance respect
fully reports that in accordance with
the instructions Of the Board, we made
a contract with the Detroit Trust
Company Of Detroit, Mich, to make a
complete audit of the books of the
County Treasurer's Office and the
County Road Commissioners Office,
the price of the work to be $4,000 per
day for the principal auditor and
$500 per day for the accountant.
That the work was started immedi-
ately and completed as we believe in
the shortest possible time. That the
work was well and thoroughly per-
formed and much good accomplished
both in finding the errors that had
been made and correcting them and
in recommending new methods and
the care of the County legal records
and papers. We are pleased that no
sign of intentional error or wrong
was found and only clerical errors
which would from time to time creep
into any bookkeeping which is so di-
versified as the County's records and
handled by so many people with
changes in the force so frequent, al.
though several purchases were made
which do not meet with our approval
and which were improperly made and
paid from wrong funds. We recon-
mend that the suggestions of the ac-
countant be carried out, particularly
with regard to correction of the finan-
cial errors and the taking of an inven-
tory of all county property and it's
annual review by Committee Of the
Board of Supervisors.
There has already been made cam
collation. of paid bonds and coupons
and proper fling thereof. We feel
that very few errors. similar to those
Of the past can or will be made under
the new State System now installed.
One copy of the Auditors report
should be turned over to the County