New Britain herald., 1930-02-11
Commissions Accused of Exceeding Appro-
 priations Court Clerks Accounts Out of Balance Suggest Full Time Comptroller
Police Commissioner Said to Have Obtained Gun Permit Without Paying Fee-Cemetery Commit teeman Has Lot Without Deed-Lawyers Raped.

Records m the office Ot' Town Clerk Alfred L. Thomp- son are declared to be in a deplorable condition, the cleri- cal force of the school depart ment is termed inefficient and charged with general laXity, numerous commissions are ac- cused of exceeding their appro- priations, and sweeping reforms in municipal business practices are urged in a report covering an audit of city records and finances, released by Mayor Paonessa today.
 The survey was made by the accounting firm of Hadfelo. RothWell. Soule X Coates of Hartford, under authorization of the board of finance ana taxation and the common council. For this work. the sum of 5000 was appropri. ated. Decision to make the audit followed nearly four years of effort by Mayor Pao- nessa to bring about an inquiry into the record keeping and :. accounting methods employed in municipal departments. Tn. fiscal year 192S-1929 is covered in the report, which was abou, three months in the making.
 High spots In Report
 salient points in the report are
 Election of q full-timc comptroller proposed
 Many departments charged with exceeding appropriations.
 More complete listing of estimated incomes urged
 Removal of personal tax collection from the office of tax collector re- commented.
 Payment Of all salaries, wages and fees by shock proposed.
 General reform in account and record keeping at town clerks office and issuance of orders to use his cash register asked.
 Pay envelopes found not properly protected against theft.
 Court clerks accounts found not in balance.
 Withdrawal Of credit 10 lawyers and insistcncc upon cash payments demanded of them.
 Zonng of city for water rent col lection suggested.
 Collector Loomis' claim Of unCol- lcctihility on certain assessments dis putcd.
 Criticism Of high school textbooks account keeping.
 Police commissioner alleged to have received gun permit without payment.
 school department reported as paying invoices twice. teachers sal ary twice. and increasing salary without record in minutes.
 No invoices found 10 support pay mcnts of $t2.o61.22 by school de partncnt.
 Recommendation made that scN- cra special funds" be discontinued,
 Financial status of cemetery re ported impossible of determinations
 Cemetery lots reported receiving perpetual care without payment, and member Of committee listed as loi owner minus decd.
 All Funds Included
 lUcudcd among the items audited and on which schedules have been submitted arc: Comparative state mcnt of resources and liabilities Of the general fund: balance sheet Of the board of water commissioners comparative statement of resources and liabilities of special funds; bonded indebtedness: cash receipts and disbursements Of the genera fund: com parison of estimated indi- rect revenues and actual indircc; revenues for the fiscal year; compar- ision of appropriations and cXpendi- lures; cash receipts and disbursc- mcnts of special funds: income Of the board of water commissioners analysis of uncollected taxes, sprink- Ter assessments and collections for the fiscal year; analysis of notes payable in the general fund: andy sis of revenue surplus for the year: analysis ot fixed capital of the water departments: sinking fund for re dcmption of water bonds: analysis of net worth of the water depart mcnt: analysis of sewer assessments and collections; analysis of street improvements and assessments: statement of operations in the mu- nicipal garage; analysis of perpetual