The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-29

FOR supplies ....... s...... o1.c.
For express ............... 14.S4
Total INSTRUMENTATION
At the meeting OF your board
held in March, A. d. 1920. claim
was allowed Miss Harris in the
sum of $252.9S. such amount being
comprised Of the following items:
For expenses in school visit
alton, etc. .......-.......$ o2.oV
For postage, postal cards.
etc. AVo'ov
For supplies .........:.... I.oV
For exnress AL
For expenses attending
meeting OF National SUI
perintendents' association. 62.75
1UIdl $500 '~SN
The records in the Office Of the
county clerk show county warrant
No. 1922 is to be issued In payment
of such claim when order for same
is presented by G. L. Peterson, who
is townshinp school treasurer OF
township No. Is, range No. 1west.
RECAPITULATION OF THE AC-
COUNT OF MISS HARRIS.
Amount shown to be re-
naming due distributive
IuQQ ............. .p1,ootsV
Balance due institute fund
unaccounted for ....... 2l.OO
Total .$2,00S.26
The above charge includes the
total amount shown in Schedule
&c" to be remaining due the insti1
tute fund, and ceatemplates the re-
turn to Miss Harris Of the checks.
drafts and postoffice money orders,
and cash described in Schedule e.
amounting to the sum Of SIS. Ad-
ditional charges made against Miss
Harris on account of orders issued
against institute fund unless same
shall be approved by your board,
as heretofore explained.
Order issued to Miss Steitz for
acting as secretary Of insti-
tute ............... SloU
for institute expenses ...... los
iOldl .....,....... ....... SSoo
We have very carefully, thor
oughly and Systematically examin-
ed Ill of the books, records and &C
counts, together with all vouchers
/ in support thereof. mentioned and
| described in the foregoing pages
of this report, that appertSine to
or in anyway affected the accounts
of Miss Lou NJ. Harris. as county
superintendent of schools. of Rock
Island county, Illinois. covering
the period of time beginning De-
! cember /, A. D. 1918, and extend
: ing to the 18th day of March, A.
! d. 1920. And we do hereby certi-
fly that all business transactions
/ by Miss Harris. as such official.
during said period of time on ac-
t count u the distributive fund and
! the institute fund under her man.
agement and control. as shown by
any and all of such books, records,
| accounts and vouchers, is fully and
| correctly set forth and described in
the foregoing pages o. this report:
and further. that the condition of
each of such funds and accounts,
and tht financial responsibility of
Miss Harris with eference thereto
on March 18th, A. D. 1920, as stat
ed and shO n herein. was the true
condition on said date.
THE S. E. SIMS AUDIT CO..
By S. E. Sims
Pontiac. H.. April II, A. D. 1920.
Supervisor Nichols moved that
the Sims report be referred to the
finance committee, with authority
to fully settle Il 2 matter. Carried.
Supervisor Hofer offered the fol-
lowing resolution and moved its
adoption.
Resolved. that the Jail building
committee" be. and is hereby au-
thorized to audit all claims of the
architect and contractors in the
planning and construction OF the
new Jail, sheriff's residence and
central heating plant, c. D. Nc
Lane, ?. H. Lorenz. Channon &
Dufva. W. A. Robb Electrical Com
pany. Van Dorm Iron Works. due
and hereafter to become due. and
owing by the county, to the said
architect and contractors respect
lively, according TO the terms of the
contracts between the said archi-
tect and contractors respectively
and the county fer the planning
and construction of the new Jail,
sherin's residence and central
heating plant, and tn allow
.such claims fou I, by said commit
tee to be just, correct and due said
architect and contrac RS respect
lively under their respective con-
tracts, and to resent and furnish
ITO the cou- y clerk upon the audit
ing and allowance of any such claim,
its certificate therefore, and that
such claim is just, Co -ect a. due
according to the terms of the con-
tract with such architect or con-
tractor. and is unpaid. and direct
ing that an order upon the county
treasurer be issued by said county
clerk therefor, payable out of the
Jail building fund.- and to report
its action in that behalf to this
board at its next meeti..g after the
allowance of any such claim OF
claims, and.
Be it further resolved. that the
county clerk be and is hereby au-
thorized and instructed to issue or
ders on the county treasurer, pay.
able out of the Jail building fund
In such amounts and at such times
as he shall be directed so do. by
said Jail building committee" pay
1 able to the said architect and con-
tractors, respectively as per the
contracts respectively between
them and the courty, for the plan.