The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17
Should Keep Record

to know when he is going to be paid.
 Should Keep Record l think that every voucher issued by the superintendent should be entered in record, and a copy of that record sent to the treasurer, and also to the secretary of the This can be done with very little effort on the part of the supefin- tendent, and it should be insisted upon that he keep these records up to date, thus avoiding the trouble that has arisen in the past by hay ing some of the bills unpaid for months after they were due, simply on account of carelessness in the superintendent's office.
 Also, if a record was kept of what it was costing to run the Home by tho month. maybe it would be possible for the superintendent to endeavor to try and operate within the amount of the appropriation. There is no record kept of quantity and cost of food articlesi consumed, either daily, weekly or monthly. There is no way of ascertaining whether the consumption of any par ticular article is more or less in any certain month, compared with wha. it was the previous month; there | fore there is no way of ascertaining any leakage, if any. The cook helps himself to what he needs for the kitchen, without showing what he | akes. This l think should be stopped | and requisition turned in to the uperintendent flor the daily needs l of the mess house.
 The same thing applies to coal l consumed in the heating plant. Il would be an easy matter between the three firemen to keep some rec ,rd of the amount of coal that is being used daily.
 Heating
 l With reference to the heating plant for the main buildings would say that in my opinion something should be done this summer in re gard to installing a new boiler, of a l modern type, in place of the one in use at present, which is a "kewa nee'' 60 H. P. and which is nothing but a fuel consumer. If you will refer to my report on the distribu tion of disbursements, you will notf that during the past two years the cost of fuel amounted to $f1,892.71 s Added to this out of the accoun charged to wages, there was paid tt firemen $5,705.15, making total eos of heating $17,59786, which accoun think you will agree with me is ; very large percentage of the amour appropriated for the maintenance O the Home. 1 think that this coult De cut down considera ply.
 Inmates
 There are at present 69 inmate; in the Home, and as far as 1 coulJ ascertain, they all seem we'll satis fled with their surroundings ant welfare
 Employees
 There are at present, in addition to the superintendent and the doc tor, IA employees atfthe Home: Thre nurses, four attendants, three fire men, one cook, one waiter, on waitress and one dishwasher Si. )f the above room and board at tn Home, the balance living elsewher but eating at the Home while ol duty.
 Cemetery
 visited the cemetery on Decora tion Day, May 23, and am please' to say that this is in good condition I understand that the superintend ent put in considerable time durinl the month of May, wedding am cleaning up the same, and he eel tainly did a good job. l enclos herewith a photograph taken May 30
 In this connection there is on thing I would respectfully suggest and that is that the superintendent be empowered to expend not to eS ceed $150 for the erection of mark CTS on all of the graves of the de ceased pioneers buried in this ceme tery Some of the graves have then but a great number have not, and think that this is something tha should be done.
 Investigation Committee of
 Legislature
 In regard to that portion of theil report regarding the payment of un dertaker's bill for 'the burial of Ed ward Ludeke, I find that this ac count has been settled and Mrs Barron paid for her services. Misappropriation of Moneys I am quite sure that there has been no transportation of money at the Home, either by the officer.