The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
crews AGAIN HEADS
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Employees of City Elected
Monday Night
FRANKS SLATED
HEALTH OFFICER

Auditor Now Examining Books
Recommends New System. Saws
Errors May be Expected.
fixing Of salaries not decided upon
at former meetings and the election
or city employees occupied much time
OF City Council at its meeting Monda,
night
The salary of the city clerk was al
lowed to remain unchanged at $135
per month. How this is to be divided
between the city and the public works
commission was left for future meet
ang, as was the election Of the clerk
hlmself. The salary of the health Of
nicer was fixed at $S5 per month, this
being reduction of $40 under that
paid last year Council was advised
by the committee instructed to confer
with the Board Of Health that Mr.. w.
~. Franks had been recommended for
this Office. Formal election for this
place was also deferred Wages to be
paid day laborers was fixed at $1.25
per day.
The following city employees were
elected by majority ballot
Chief of Police-J. II. Crews.
Assistant Chief. Bob Wham.
Officcrs-J. R. Paige, G. l.. Watson,
j. l.. Powers, 'E. G. Owens.
Street Overseer-C. r. Bishop.
Firemen- Alexander and Bill
Martin.
Mayor Dial, reporting for committee
on union station parking said that ho
had taken the matter up with railroad
authorities. Final action on the mat
ter was deferred.
Mayor Dial reported in regard to
steps taken to collect past due rent on
the Opera House. After hearing a let
ter read from the Lessees, extension OIL
time for payment was granted.
After hearing a recommendation
from the committee on streets in re-
gard to request of Mr.. Benjamin to
open driveway TO his elevated lot on
North Harper street. council refused
the request on the ground that the city
had no right to carry out work on
private property.
Mr. Watts, auditor employed by the
city to audit the books Of the city
clerk incident to the change in admin
istration, was called upon to state
his views Of the books as he had found
them Mr.. Watts opened his remarks
with the statement that he would re-
peat the recommendation of former
auditors that tile system OF books be
changed: He said that he had verified
the report previously made to council
by the city clerk that discrepancy Of
about 5000 had been found, but that
about 5000 OF this had been located
He said he thought that the clerk had
given conscientious service but that
with the system Of books now being
used he was not surprised that things
were in bad shape and that shortages
may be expected in the future If the
books are not changed. lie also point
cd out that the present system requir-
ed an excessive cost for auditing and
that the city loses hundreds of dol
lars every two years by reason OF this
fact. He disclosed the fact that taxes
and fines for number OF years re-
mained unpaid. A motion OF Alder
man Dial to collect the taxes but to
start clean slate for fines was adopt
ed, as was similar motion to pro-
vide committee to confer with the
auditor with view of securing new
system OF books.
Mayor Dial, reporting for the street
committee, said that he, had found
Church street, Gordon street and
Fleming street all under repair but
work uncompleted and with no money
in the treasury to complete 1t. Mayor
Dial said he would not order work con-
tinued after next Monday unless the
money was In sight to meet the pay
roll at the end Of the week. On motion
from the floor committee was ap-
pointed to confer ,with Iaurens Mills
authorities looking toward "a compile
: tlSa of the Fleming street work, wiiiia
action on Gordon and Church streets
Was deferfed. While no action was
taken, council appeared to agree with
Mayor Dial that Church street would
hove to be surfaced with top-soil in