The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-11-14
Indebtedness Sept. 30, 1885. 10000
Decrease in Special Improve
ment District Indebtedness. S 10000


Official Bends
Treasurer, Edith B. Mason,
Bonded with Maryland
Casualty Company for...$ 1000. 90
Dated May II, 1884 for ERIN
of one year from May 7, 1884.
Approved June 6, 1884. Con-
tinuation paid for one year
by Warrant No. SALT.
Clerk, Juanita D. Miller,
Bonded with Maryland Casual
ty Company for. 1,00o. 90
Dated May II, 1884 for a term
of two years from May 7, 1884.
Approved June 6, 1884
Chief of Police, 0. A. Kidder,
Bonded with Maryland Casual
ty Company for .....................5$ 1000. 90
Dated May II, 1884 for term
of one year from May I, 1884.
Approved June 6, 1884.
Continuation Certificate to
May Z, 1886.
Water Commissioners, William
A. Kusner, Bonded with
Maryland Casualty Company
for 500 90
Dated June 4, 1885 for term
of one year from May /, 1895.
Oath of Office has not been
completed Bond does not
show the approval of the Council.
Police Magistrate, c. A. Inman.
Bonded with Maryland Casual
/ ty Company for ..................-..$ 900 90
Dated May II, 1884 for term
of two years from May 7, 1884.
Approved June 6, 1884.
Note. None of the above bonds had
been signed by the principals and all
were made payable to the Town OF
Troy instead Of to the State of Mon
tana (See Attorney Generals Opin-
ions, Vol 6, Page 1917.
Examiners Notes.
The official bonds of your Treasurer
and Chief Of Police were written for
term of one year from May 7, 1884,
and new bonds should have been Sc
cured and not continued by continual
ton certificates Continuing form of
bonds should not be accepted by The
Council. New bonds must be executed
for each separate term of office. When
the bond premiums for your present
bonds now in effect expire, new bonds
should be obtained for a specific be-
ginning date and expiration date. The
! cost will be no greater to the Town
and in lieu you will be getting more
liability protection The other ir-
| regularities relative to your official
bonds noted in this report should also
be attended 10.
In renting for coupon interest and
at the time of redemption of bonds the
Treasurer must charge the fiscal bank
with the amount of the remittance and
not take same to account on the cash
book as disbursement. The cancelled
| coupons and bonds, when SURRENDERED
only, must be taken into account as I
disbursement for entry in the Treasur-
er's cash book.
| The docket of the Police Judge fol
/ the period examined showed all Zee.
accounted for with the exception O
$500.
The amount of water collections made
by the Clerk reconciled with the re-
ceipts issued by the Treasurer, but tht
water consumers ledger accounts KEEP
by the Water Commissioner were no
reconciled and the collections received
! from the bank each month could no
be compared with the accounts Of thu
Water Commissioner without a YER,
exhaustive audit. The Water Commits
sioner, after posting his charges ane
collections, should reconcile eacl
months business.
The records of the Treasurer ane
Clerk were found to be written I'D Il
date and in competent manner. Thu
necessary detail of the Water Commits
sioner's ledger accounting was no
entered satisfactorily and we trust thai
the instructions given will be followed
SO that we will also find this part d
your accounting kept in competent
manner.
| The claims were found to be in gooc
form and with few exceptions compl,
with the law in reference to iterniza-
ton and acknowledgment and were
| Systematically filed.
! Respectfully submitted,
FRANK H. JOHNSON,
| State Examiner
Per R. NJ HAWKINS,
Assistant State Examiner
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