Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-11


totaIling S19,125.22. Mayor Bosse is
The report, which covers the years OF
1919 and 1920, charges:
That a large sum was paid for
park concerts which was never ap-
propristed by the city council
That the mayor paid out Of his
emergency fund various sums to city
employees Just before and just after
the last election
That large sums were paid to city
officials and employees for plumbing
work and supplies furnished the city.
That S11.2O9 was allowed on an
illegal and excessive claim for a
street sweeper by Charles I. Howard,
former city controller who is now
dead.
That credit accounts were turned
over by the city to a bank Of which
Mayor Bosse is president and that
the city paid interest on them IL
legally.
That Z. h. Ireland, city Judge,
paid illegal fees to John R. Brill, city
attorney.
BRILL AND IRELAND
CHARGED WITH sos.
The city attorney fees were paid as
parts of fines, which practice the board
of accounts some time ago declared to be
illegal. Brill and Judge Ireland are
charged with $50 in 1920 and s375 in
1919 on this account.
In the report for the year 1919 Howard
is charged with s., ,233.J9 paid to Paul a.
Walz for band concerts which WAS not
appropriated by the city council.
Claims against the city were assigned
to the West Side Bank of which Mayor
Bosse is president. according TO the re-
port. These claims amounted to S0Il1l
in 1919. saws the report. They are charged
against the bank and against Mayor
BOsse.
In this connection the examiners say:
I'VE find no law that will allow a city
TO purchase supplies on credit, have
claims assigned to some bank and pay in
terest thereon" Further on in the re-
port they comment On this as "a very bad
practice
Perhaps the outstanding feature OF the
report covering the year 1919 is the claim
of s761.9s against Benjamin Newman,
city clerk, and George B. Johnson, deputy
city clerk. According to the report, these
officials form the NewmanJ ohnson
Plumbing Company, which received this
amount in payment for supplies and labor
furnished the city.
Mayor BOsse in another place In the re-
port is charged with S165 representing
expenses for trips to New York, Indian
apoIis and Columbus, Ohio, which were
improperly allowed the examiners con-
tend. because they were not itemized.
Charles L. Howard, a. W. Ellerbush,
E. A Jenkins and A. E. Hopkins, city
emploves. are charged with SO as ex-
penses drawn for convention trips. The
report recites that In one case warrant
for expenses was drawn two days before
convention was held.
The sweeper claim against Howard Is
also contained in the 1919 report
Minor charges in this year are: P II
Linthicum, secretary Of the city board OF
health, $27: Boyd & Capler, garage
S2O57; Held & Co. S14.
PUZZLED OVER
DEPUTY MAYOR"
The report for tae year 1920 covers
the administration Of William Elmdorf
as city controller. 1t was durying this
year also that the examiners say that Ia
the neighborhood of election time Mayor
Bosse paid various sums TO city en-
plOyes "for performing services formerly
performed by the deputy mayor" The
examiners admit they are at q loss to
explain what a deputy mayor" is.
The following sums were received by
city employees, according to the report
and are charged up against them JOSEPH
Greiner. tax clerk, S2TJ, W. f. Bichardt,
deputy controller. S62.J9; W. c. Hafen-
dOrfer. deputy controller, $50; H Z.
Lukenheimer, public improvement clerk,
$50; William ElmdOrf. controller, $500.
All Of these were paid out of the mayor S
emergency fund, according to the report.
l. -. in Tff1l raUOrr
is that against Newman & Johnson,
who. the examinders say continued to
supply plumbing and labor to the city.
They are charged with total of S1,537 o!
Elmdorf is charged in this report with
S609.4J representing money advanced to
city employees to pay their expenses in
attending various conventions. The ex-
amIuers say that blank claims were pre-
sented and the money paid
The practice Of assigning claims TO
the West Side Bank also continued, the
examiners state. In this report the bank
was charged with $T7.S7.
The cis- ~~ntroller followed in the foot
steps Of his predecessor, the report states
and paid out for band concerts a total
OF S5O7. 30 not appropriated for that pur-
pose.
EVANSVILLE NEWSPAPERS
ARE INCLUDED.
Louis Bosse. market master, is charged
with $40 which is said TO have been
paid him by the board Of public safety
Mn excess Of his salary for extra services
performed.
Three Evansville newspapers are all
charged with sums representing what are
said to be excessive advertising charges
The Journal is charged with S11J.16. the
Press with S7.GS and the Curier with
$269.O6.
The examiners did not comment TO any
extent on the situation at Evansville, con
tending themselves merely with the pres
entatiOn of the figures.