Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 14, 1909, Page 4

PUBLIC EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE CITY OF BEMIDUI Litchfield, Minn., Aug. 6th, 1909. Hon. J. Willman, Auditor Beltrami County, Bemidji, Minn, Dear Sir:—I heg to submit herewith the report of my examination of the records of the City of Bemidji, and the financial affairs as theéy appear in the bo. vouchers and files of the respective offices. This examination covers a period of six years from March, 1903, to July 1st, 1909, in accordance with and by authority of Chapter 264, General Laws of 190 CITY TREASURTIVS DEPART- Barl Geil, Treasurer. Vouchers covering disbursements during all this period on file except a few scattering, which recently issued and drawn on more than one fund, have been partly pald, registered and outstanding. Where this occurs the t rer has nothing to show for pay- ment made. 1 advised him to refuse payments on warrants drawn on two or three different funds, and request the city clerk to issue warrants upon respective funds, so that the treasurer may have something to show when he makes payments. Cash_in _Banks. Certificates of De- posit, First National Bank of Be- midji— Barl Gell, Treas.—March ird, 1909, No. 4438.. .. Barl Gell, 6th, 19 Earl Geil, $ 2,000.00 1,500.00 A 7 Treas.—May 6th, 1909, No, 4578. 2,500.00 Certificates of ])opx)sll, in Lumbermen’s — National Bank of Bemidji— Earl Geil—Jan. 13th, 1909, No. 715.. .. as s 3,000.00 Barl Geil, Treas.—May 6th, 1909, No. 505 8,000.00 Earl | Gell, 1rms——ivmy 15th, 1909, No. 5067. 1,000.00 Total certificates of de- t . 313,000.00 ce Lumbermen’s I\flllon'xl Bank.. . .. $28,711.51 Tirst National Bank.... 35,498.92 Total deposits In banks subject to check.... $64,210.43 The following County Warrants of bonds required under the charter are on file and in due form. epos| Bonds. First National Bank .. .. $60,000.00 Lumbermen’s National Bank .. .. «. .2 o. .. 60,000.00 Both banks give personal bonds. Bonded Indebtedness. State of Minnesota.. .. .. $25,000.00 Dec. 26th, 1908 ater ‘Works Bonds, 6 per cent 7,000.00 (Due Oct, 1st, 1915.) Oct. 1st, 1900—Water ‘Works Bonds, 5 per cent 10,000.00 (Due Oct. 1st, 1916.) Oct. 1st, 1900—Hall and Jall Bonds, 6 per cent.. 7,000.00 (Due Oct. 1st, 1915.) Oct. 1st, 1900—Permanent Improvement Bonds, 6§ per cent .. . . 8,000.00 (Due Oct, lsl 1915. ) Sept. 1st, 1908—Water ‘Works Bonds, 6 per cent 60,000.00 " (Due Sept. 1st, 1928.) Total bonded indebted- Ness . vu +v o0 .. +.$107,000.00 Receipts. Commeneing March, 1903. Balance on hand in treas- ury .. $ 3.64 Recd. from Co, Treasurer— Vill'ge revenue.$ 287.67 Judgment .. .. 310.63 598.20 Reed. from sale of cemetery lots 280.00 Recd. from hall rent . 510.00 Reed. from Hquo’ licenses .. .. .. 18,500.00 Reed. from mis- ccllaneous” 1i- censes .. . 602.76 Recd. from Jus- tice fines .. . 7,6717.60 Recd, from Loan, Lumbermens Bank .. .. .. 500.00 Recd. from cur- rent exp. street sprinkl.. .. .. 25.00 Recd. from wat'r rent .... .. .. 1,129.85 Reed. from em- . ployment office licenses.. .. .. 200.00 Recd. from street WOTrK o 0. o0 o0 51.81 Beltrami County held by treasurer as cash: No. 9512—Sep. 24, 1903, to Vulugc ‘of Bemnlji $ 30.00 No. 15894—Apr. 2nd, 1906, City of Bemidji .. .. 80.00 No.16243—May 6, 1906, City of Bemidji .. .. No. 16801—July 26, 1906, City of Bemidji .. 40.00 No. 17656—Nov. 28th, 1906 City of Bemidji .. 10.80 |are only presumable justice fines, as No. 475—Mar, 21, 1907, City of Bemidji .. .. 40.00 | except as to date and amount. Two No. 1835—Aug, 2nd, 1907, accounts seem to have been kept dur- city of Bemidfl . . 40.00|ing 1903 and 1904, the regular ac- No. 4433—May 1st, count checking perfectly with that City of Bemidji 53.68 | of the recorder, and the other appears No. 6191—Dec. b, mostly blanks, and are probably fines Clty of Bemidji 6.75 | of all descriptions, regularly collected No. —Dec. b, at that time. cny of Bemidji .. .. 34.75 Recelpts 1904, No. 493—Nov. 25, 1907, Recd. from Co. Treasurer— Village of Nymore, part Yill'ge revenue.§ 175.88 exp. opening road on N. Judgment .. .. 51.91 boundary line. .. .. .. 150.00 —— 5 22879 —————|Recd. from cem- Total of warrants and etery lots sold.$ 209.50 orders held by treas- Recd. from hall urer . $ 525.98| rent .. . 610.00 Cash in Hands “or T Recd. from llqu'r Currency and minor coins. $ 310.67| Reed teom wair o0 Totals in treasury July rent . .. 1,208.00- 1st, 1909. . .. $78,047.08( Recd. from Mise. To al»o\t- éredit balance should be | leonses. .. 226.00° added: Recd. from Juss - Interest recelved on Certificate of | {ice fines .. 4,163.50 Deposit— from’ Side Lumbermen’s National Bank $240.00 |\ 34.29 First National Bank .. .. .. 106.00 nmd from Poll i . 945,00 | AX b es L 4.50 Cash in hands of City Clerk (July|Recd from, foms 320,00 1s G g Cemetery Funds .. .. .. .. $ 56.00 Dog tax collections. 16.50 Licenses and misc. collections 320.00 “$391.50 The following city warrants are held by treasurer, having been taken up by him in compliance with a reso- lution of council as an investment, of “Sinking Funds” for the purpose of getting the bencfit of the accrued in- terest upon these warrants, to-wit: No. 1437. Sept. 17, 1907. ‘Wes Wright Balance gmdlng around Blk. 18, $ 40128 Interes 12.76 s No. 1504, Oct.” 23. 1907, 8. N. Reeves Contract lowering Fire Hall .. ee ee .. $1,170.00 Inter 30.23 No. 1534, Oct. 23nd, 1907, M. D. Stoner 13 days engineer service $ 78.00 Interest .. .. .o oo 1.29 Paid on this, $24.00. Above payment being from Revenue Fund, = No. 1536. Oct. 22nd, 1907, Ray Maltby 30 days Sewer InQpector $ 90.00 Inter .. 37 Pald on this, $75.00. Above payment being from Revenue Fund. No. 1642. Oct. 22nd, 1907, Jerrard Plumbing Co. Balance due on sewer contract.. .. .. .. $ 1,169.95 Interest .. . 7.28 Paid on this warrant, $877.23. Above being paid from Revenue Tund, No. 1543. Oct. 29th, 1907, John Olson Balance on gl:\dlng Blk. 17. $ 406. 40 Interes 9.8 No. 1578, Nov I’:(h 1907. M. D. Stoner 81 days City Englncer. § 51.00 Interest .. .. .. .. 112 No. 1691. Nov. 12th, 1907 J. H. Crouch Cement crossings. . Interest No. 1600. J. P. Lahr 500 cubie yds. airt on Streets .. .. .. o.e .. § 0 50.00 Interest «. .. oo oo No. 1605. Nov. 26th, 1907. J. H. Crouch 397 cub. yds. dirt del Main st 39.70 Intere ce ae No. 1682, Jan. 14th, 1908, Jerrard Plumbing Co. Reserve on Scwer Con- ceeeee 26077 No. 1684, " Tan. 14th; 1908. M. D. Stoner Recording _Sewer Ree- ords & Maps .. $ 6.00 Interest .. . .06 Above warrants amounts to $3,- 560.23 drawn upon the Permanent Improvement Jund and pald out of “Sinking Fund.” While the charter authorizes the Investment of bonds, certificates or other obligation of the city, the above is scarcely within the authority as contemplated by the char- ter, for the reason that the warrants drawn on the treasury on the Perm. Impr. Fund, and are payable forth- with, if there Is money in the treas- ury, and for another reason, the funds invested in these warrants were needed: in the funds from which it was taken, and therefore should be replaced, Bonds. ~ Bonds of the respective officers are|for a moment tolerated. I spent sev- under the charter required to be re- corded at length by the ecity clerk. None are so recorded. A printed rec- ord book has been prepared for that|sufficient to check them over. The purpose, but the forms of bonds used |fact that the collections are all ac- does mnot correspond with clerk’s|counted for is no excuse; the records printed form, hence it is useless. All|themselves should be in such shape Transferred from 40.00 | Treasurer for the ycar are for “spe- Current expense fund.. .. .. .. 2,000.00 Totals .. .. . .. $31,878.76 The amounts recéived from county cial taxes.”” No regular taxes were levied. The amount given as “Justice fines” treasurer’s entries are mostly blank Reed. from Tm- ployment office licenses.. .. .. 100.00 Recd. from A. B. Hazen “Sham- S alit 10.00 ————— $22,455.79 reck Total for year.. .. .. $22,684.68 Same remarks as applied- to receipts of 1903 apply here, Receipts 1905, Recd. from Co, Treasurer— that they would show what collec- tlons have been made and whether or not it was in the hands of the Clerk, or rald into the city treasury. Treasurer’s Receipt No. 39, of April 13, 1906, reads $420.16. According to Clerk’s record this is short $24.65; Clerk’s record is $444.71. Reed. from Co, Treasurer— Side Walk .. . Perm. Imp. Fd. 8,938.03 Misscellaneous . +10.00 Sewerage .. .. 3,000.43 Recd. from liqu'r lcenses.. .. ..$16,000.00 Reed. from J tice fines .. .. 2,141.14 Recd. from wat'r Recd. from Gen- Recelpts for year.. .. $35,808.80 Clerk accounts for during the year of $36,967.39, but has pald out of this for freight, express, dray and applications for liquor li- censes returned, without being passed through treasurer’s hands, the sum of Receipts 1908, Recd. from Co, Treasurer— POOr.. .ol vai o 33.11 Perm. Imp, Fd. 4,606.55 Sewerage .. .. 3,153.39 Interest.. .. . Library fax. .. Sprinkling.. ... 621.92 Recd. from liqu'r i .. ..$16,500.00 Recd. from Jus- Recd. from wat'r Reed, from’ Fil- ing fees.. .. Recd. from ce Recd. from Mu- 137.60 - soee eeooo o 2,369.73 “from me- and oo o 378.32 80.00 etery lots sold. . 416.00 Court e e 950.41 Recfl "from ‘Gen® eral fund, misc. 1,733.76 Recelpts for year.. .. $43,012.31 Clerk accounts for the following items which have not passed through treasurer's hands: Liquor license applications Freight, express, telcgrams' ete ., Neptune Meter Co. Natal Meter Co., $13.65} and Misc. Lic. returned. . 14.25 Library Tax .. Rccd from liqu'r Recd. from wat'r Tent ov voi o o 79.49 Recd. from cem- etery lots sold Recd. from Ge eral fund (Mis- cellaneous.) Recd. from sale of Water Works Receipts of 1909 to July 18t o. eu s o0 $77,627.33 Dispursements, 1003, Vill'ge revenue.§ 15.93 Judgment .. .. 17.20 Sidewalk 114.18 $ 147.31 Reced. from liqu'r licenses ..... ..$11,630.00 Recd. from Mise. licen: e o 408.40 Reed. from wat'r TENE it vy nd e 35.10 Recd. from hall TNt oo oy oo 261.73 Reed. from etery lots .. 15.60 Recd. from tice fines . 2,578.08 Recd. from walkio oo oo oo 9.65 Reed. from Col- lard Scav. ser- ViCe vl owe al 22.40 Reccived from Townsite Co. .. 196.73 Reed, from Em- Dlo\'ment Agen- .. 100.00 ‘Ui 16.57 Reed. trom " classified” .. Total for year .. .. .. $15,620.47 Receipts 1906, Recd. from Co. Treasurer— Side Walk Tax.$ 94.59 Revenue fund . 93.78 Judgment .. .. 100.97 $ 289.34 Recd. from liqu'r licenses.. .. ..$17,980.00 Recd. from Jus- tice fines .. .. 5,101.00 Reed. from hall rent. . 66.76 Recd. from watr rent. . . 4,015.58 Recd. from cem- -etery lots sold 80.00 Recd. from H.W. Bailey, retiring Recorder 35.50 Recd. from W. L Brooks, retiring Vill. Treasurer, $3.69. (This is included in bal- ance.) Recd. from W, L. Brooks, to bal- ance warrants for vouchers .. 637.16 Recd. from Thos. Maloy, forfelted .check .. .. .. 150.00 Rc(‘(‘lvcd from Thomas Maloy, Misc. Coll... .. 3,415.69 Reed.. from sale of Bonds to State of Minne- S0ta.. .. .. .. $25,000.00 Receipts for year .. .. $56,771.02 The receipts and disbursements for this year commence November, 1906, and include January, 1907. In item of Miscellaneous collections of Mr. Maloy’s of $3,415.69, the en- tries made give them elther as “Gen- eral fund” or as miscellaneous collec- tions, and_make them extremely dif- ficult to check. This kind of entries should be forthwith stopped and not eral days in checking these entrles, whereas, had_entries been properly made, a few hours would have been | Police department .. .. S84 369 05 Villago Attorney, salary. . 00 Health Officer, salary.. .. 10000 Assessor, salary.. .. .. .. 162.50 Engineer, salary. .. .. .. 810.00 Warfield Electric Light Co. 3,644.55 Printing and advertising. . 453.95 Recorder’s salary .. .. .. 276.00 Treasurer's salary.. .. 250.00 W. L. Brooks, loan and int. 518.33 Interest coupons and exch. 1,172.60 Intérest on registered or- Fire Departmen Street labor .. Election expenses .. .. .. 63.70 Plumbing Co., water mains .. .. .. .. 3,628.24 e oen 268.72 Street Cemmlss]nner PR 7156.00 fe e e e 759.60 Mise. labor .. .. 1,008.62 Lz\hor on lake, lront ‘and . o 259.00 Standarfl oi CD Dfl PR 929.66 Freight, dray I‘mhin)g I street” E. Kaiser, share of printing 170.95 Bemidjl Band .. .. .. .. 140.00 Rebate, 1900 taxes Meals for prisoners Trustees salaries, 2 years. . 60.00 attendance and and prisoners.. .. 306.35 St. Anthony Hospital, board of pauper .. .. s . J. Al L\xddmg[on, Bppro- priations to Commercial P. J. Russell, expenses J. P. Pogue, money over- b e es e 600.00 Books and blanks .. .. .. 24.45 Justice court expenses.... 21.63 . 35.74 A. Burgan, sewer pipe. .. 58.00 paid by Str. C. .. .. .. 21.33 Suits for Drum Corps .. .. 35.00 M. D. Stoner, survey road. . 43.60 Janitor’s service, 1900-01.. 90.00 Misc. expenditures .. .. .. 166.45 Transfer current expense Disbursements 1904 Police Department.. .. .. Election expenses . ‘Warfield Electric Light Co. 4,739.60 Same, pumping water. Electric light fixtures B Fire Department .. .. . Printing and o advertlslng 3 Bldg. pump station . Plumbing - C ‘water mains .. . Salarles, City Attorney . Salaries, Janitor & Laundr Salaries, Brooks, treasurer 237.50 C. F. Leonard, Asst. Treasurer Salaries, Scavenger. . e Salaries, Health Officer 176.00 Salaries, Recorder .. .. Engineer & As- "Street Commis- Salaries, 'Assessor Salarlefl, Board of Eq\m.l Sala.ries, Presiaent & tees .o . vl vh i Supplies to puo‘r and ‘med. Recelpts 1907, 1.20 .+ 1,967.02 shoem 2,960.03 e 66.79 ————— $12,685.00 us- eooes 8,042,566 v e 2,040.10 total receipt $ 5,428.01 . 231.23 L 7 sts L 54269 — $20,467.49 $ 99.02 30.44 736.20 $879.91 . Fa. attendance.. ., ., . Justice docket and blanks Telephone rentals .. .. Stenographer, charter com- mission. . .. Warfield Electric L Co., 1ot P. Pogue, sidewalk apping machine .. .. Jerrard Plumbing Colj mains and hydrants.. .. Interest on bonds .. .. .. Interest and exchange. . .. Fairbanks, Morse & Co., pump .. ..., Insurance.. .. ., Meals for prisoners.. .. .. Tax rebates, 1900 vl “Bemidjl” funera] , Freight and dray Dock piling .. ., ., Standard OIl Co., oil Labor .. e e e ?up;‘flles b oo e ustice and witness fees F. W. Rhoda, Treas. serv- ice, 1901 . E. Getl, 2 mos. Com. serv- ice, poor .. .. Newton Holroy, Com. serv- ice, investigation.. .. .. Disbursements 1905 Police Department. . City Clerk and Recorder City Treasurer .. .. L. A. Ward, Health Officer Strect Commissiorer . Janitor and Laundry Engineer and Janitor Fire Department .. . City "and Vill. Attorney, SBIALY G od W 6 esiane Llection expenses . ‘Warfield Electric nght ‘co., .y lights .. .. . Same, pumping water Scavenger service Street sprinkling . Lumber .. Printing charte: Printing and blanks . Telephone rentals ., Repairs and labor .. . Interest and Collecflnn charges. Supplies .. W. S. Nott Co., Fire Dept supplies .. .. ve os Medical attendance and supplies for poor Wood .. " Mise. labor .. Freight and dray . Meals for prisoners. Cleaning tank and chlmney Coal .. . Hotel Remore, board well men .. J. F. McCarthy, sinking well. ‘Water matns and hyflrants Assessor service. Luddington, roof on hall.. Justice Reynolds, costs .. Street signs Tax rebate, tax 1905 Inspecting jail and cnglnc Team hire. . . Constable and juror fecs . . Disbursements 1906, 31st, Police Department., Englneer and Asst. Thos. F, McGileroy (03).. Warfleld Electric Light Co., lights .. .. Same, pumplng v\aler . Demidji Tire Dcpaltment Supplies .. .. 3 on J. E. Cahill, Assessor.. .. A. A. Carter, Mayor's sal- ary and contingent ex- penses allowed .. . P.'J. Russell, City Attorney 7 $19,644.94 .$ 5,500.00 Recd, from Mu- micipal court 1,278.00 135.00 . 989.90 . 50,000.00 . 1,669.93 e ee e 1,017.05 346.26 e ae 75.61 for city poor . 2,000.00 527,890.68 $ 3,262.76 316.70 200.00 319.24 665.50 107.19 995.60 376.50 694.00 1,006.23 790.00 184.13 oo 226.81 124.36 297.50 e . 1,137.60 780.00 300.00 H. W. Bafley, Recorder’s salary, 2 mos.. .. Thomas Maloy, City Clex‘k salary, and clerk of . water board .. .. .. .. . R. Morrison, salary Health Officer. .. . ‘W. L. Brooks, salary Treas- urer.. .. .. o | Earl Gell, Treasurer .. .. Interest on honds, coupon and orders.. .. . Lumber .. .. . Election cxpenses .. .. M. D. Stoner, C. E, services Meals for prisoners, city Jafl oo o0 e ee 0 weee Meals for pmonors, Bel- trami Co... . Janitress and la,undry i Street sprinkling .. .. .. Street Commissioner .. Printing and ad\,ertlslng Oil and gasoline. Wood and sa.w]ng % Scavenger .. Labor on road .. Labot on streets .. Labor on cemetery. Labor, mlscellanhuus and Tepairs. . . Team work Geo. Fuller, ba: Refund sidewalk tax . ‘W. R. Morrison, use C. Smith’s Eyes .. . Blanks and books .. .o J. F. McCarthy, sinking well. W. M. Ross, coal for Me- Carthy Lumbermen’s Bnnk ‘int. on McCarthy order .. Telephone rentals W. 8. Nott & Co, Bemidji Townsite provement Co., for high- way from Miss, rlvct east .. . Livery to pohce and jus(ice Beltrami Co., old jail cells Austin Western ~ Grader Co., grader .. e w Court expenses .. .. .. .. J. Graham, director of band .. oo o0 a0 el e Typewritten coples of charter.. .. . Charter comm ographer .. Charter commis: lon Attor- ney McCusick. .. 3 J. O. Harris, recurdlng city charter (overcharge of $9.00) .. E trips to st. “Paul ncct state loan, and change in sewer plans .. .. .. .. Freight and dray .. .. Care and attendance poor and funeral .. .. .. Legal services .. 55 ‘Waterous Dng!nc " Works Co., hydrants. . . Ray Maltby, sewer inspe © TOPies 1S iae o e Wes Wright et al.,, grading Bowsorth Bros,, séwer con- tract .. .. Jerrard Plumbing Co., water mains .. e Hazen-Miller, water com- missioners.. .. . Expense account ‘of drown- W. L. Brboks, return taxes L Misc. expenditures Disbursements 1907, J. P. Pogue, Mayor's con- tingent . Vi J. E. Cahlil, Assessor .. Earl Gell, Treasurer .. P. J. Russell, Clty Attorney J. F. Gibbons, City Attor- MOV i St s e B, Russell, drafting city 54.00 40.00 1,050.88 Thoma,s Ms.!oy Clty Clerk salary - . Thomas Muloy, Clerk water oard Supt. Street & Water Board Police Department.. .. .. Engineer and Janitor .. .. 601.90 Pl‘inling and advertising . 50.85 | Telephone rentals . .. 10.95 [ Janitress salary. . Librarian’'s salary 92 Zg W‘lfl.rfleld Electric nght Ca., 3589 | Same pumping water 75.00 | Election expenses . Boarding prisoners 365.00 | Lumber .. 1,671.56 [ Interest and exchange on coupons and orders. A. Gould, Chm. con- tlngent expenses. . R. Morrison, Chm. Bd. 11§ gg Bemidji Fire' M. D. Stoner, C. E. service od, including sawing. .. Department. I‘rcight dray ‘and haullng (Should be refunded) .. Labor, Mississippi bridge. . 576.82 Team work .. Street and mise. labor. City poor and contagious exp. and medicines and Supplies for city .. Bemidjl Band .. $26,697.71 | Street “sprinkling .. . $ 2,788.68 | “water mains and sewers Mrs. T P. Taylor, refund Neptunc & Trident’ Meter 55 Crouch, cement walks and crossings. . .. Eureka Fire Hose Co., hose Wade Wilker, settlement of Johnle Olson, grade Bik. 17 Mrs, Jennie Knopke, settle- ment suit .. .. . Thomas Maloy, 1902 taxes and penalty paid on city property (These should have been cancelled, on exempt ¢1ty property. N. Reeves, Filling and srading. Livery for police Ray Maltby, sewer h’\SDec- tor (double warrant, one warrant out). . Misc. expenditures .. . water bonds .. ayor s con- Thomas Maloy, Clerk water M. D. Stoner, City Scavenger service .. . J. . Gibbon, City Attorncy Bemidji Fire Department. . Printing and advertising Street sprinkling $15,691.72 Commencing Nov., '05; Ending Jan. 07 Bemidji Band, room rent $ 3,842.0 ? Salary Librarian .. e o8 | Mary Gamble, jdnitrus§ and a19142|T R Miller, Supt.’ Warfield Electric Li ght ‘co. 300,00 | Same, pumping water .. Election expenses Treasurer’s salary on honda and 550.00 | B.. Goil, int, " walks and crossings. . wheel serapers .. Jcrrflrd & Cmmgton Plb. “service and W. B, M(,L;;.chlan use of oat . .. 3,551.37 | N. W. Tel. Co. .. 1/371°17 | Premium fire insurance 520,80 | Books and blanks .. 857,52 | Beltrami (Appropriation) . 35.50 | Freight and dray . Dirt filling and grading .. 615.60 [ Drugs to board of health 91.64 | Meals for prisoners. . .. 399.75 | Library books and binding 520.00 | Labor, grade Bemidji Ave. 679.97 Labor, road east 572,85 | Labor, cemetery. 924,63 | Labor, street . 14280 | Labor, grade. .’ 75.50 | Labor, miscellancous .. 27100 | Team ' work, Bemidji Ave.. 35,00 | Team work, Team work, 883 45 | Team work, 926.25 | Team work, 30.00 [ National Meter Co. 17.70 [ Neptune Meter Co.. . Thomas Maloy, stamps and miscellancous. 25098 | miSccnancous " expenaitires 'r and repairs - 'eam work, ‘“‘Grac Louo.00f salary Health Department .. Livery for policc. 54.05 | State Auditor, of licenses (for 1906-7-8) . T. Cahlll, Assessor .. .. 740.32 | Bosworth Bros, sewer con- 1,500.00 Boltraml 'Co ” Morse & Co., pump repalrs .. . 400.00 | Perm. Impr. Orders paid as per list of orders held by Same, ;\umping water. 58.00 [ Same, deed to land in Sec. 100.00 [ 3. T Gibbon, H. J. Loud, legal service .. E. Gell, Treas. salary. . 99.00 7. P. Pogue, Mayor's con- ity Aftorney Thomas Maloy, 38.59 [ Thomas Malny ‘water board .. 175.29 | Election expenses .. 274.95 Engmecr and assistant W Bailey, C. D. I‘lsk, Clerk Mumcipal 3,250.00 | Printing and advertising. . . R, Miller, Street Comm. 4,467.73 | Scavenger 305.66 | Wood .. .. Mar: Gamble, jamtrcss . 135.02 Salayy Librarian - Wm. McQuais, clerk wa(er 108.38 | Library books .. | B $46,323.09 | Team Wo!‘k epim ana witness 250.00 [ Beltrami "Co. Agricuitural 56.. “ (Appropriation) . 240.00|3. M P K1lippi, keeping city 156.00 Same “keeping “contagious disease patlent Jan., 100.00 | Mrs, Geo. Knott, care of poor and sick.. . 440.00 | Freight, express and aray. Street sprinkling .. 270.00 | Meals for prisoners. 745.34 | Bemidji Band .. 2,761.94 | @, Gell, Treas., bonds and orders .. 433.81|G. E. Kreatz, dirt filling. . Chief Pollce, i to worthy poor .. Beltrami Co, Abstract Co., 30.05 84.10 70.00 2,818.85 1,200.00 362.25 309.41 271.31 139.43 3,983.68 264.38 530.80 603.50 480.00 . 475.00 416.00 300.00 159.00 877.23 9.62 7,215.00 $34,873.11 Disbursements 1908, Police Department. . .. Engineer and Asslsl’\nt J. P. Pogue, Thomas Maloy, City 550.00 300.00 2,603.64 888.72 150.90 3,560.52 $40,011.23 Disbursements 1009, to Julv 1st. Police Department. . .. $ 1, 50.00 | Fire Department .. ‘Warfield Electric Light CO 2 584.83 480.76 1,990.19 500.00 300.00 2,186.59 distribution Miscellaneous expendltures Natal & Neptune Meter Co. Medical attendance to poor Rodger Martin, painting. . Thomas Maloy, $13,968.64 .$ 27,890.68 26,697.71 15,691.72 46,323.09 34,873.11 40,011.23 13,968.64 .$205,356.18 TLeonard as Disbursements, Disbursements, Disbursements, Disbursements, Disbursements, Disbursements, Disbursemeénts, Total disbursements. The amount pald Mr. Assistant Treasurer during 1903, Is an illegal expenditure. order both having been changed so that both now reads “for labor,” but original entry shows on order to be for salary as assistant treasurer. This amount should be refunded. The following salaries members of the city council for 1906, should be refunded First, the Mayor, Mr. Car- ter, has been sued upon the amount he 'drew as his salary for that year, and court ruled against him, and an- one having been com- should The records and drawn by other reason, pelled to refund by law, come with good grace for the other r members to refund their re- spective amounts to-wit: ‘W. N. Bowser, Alderman 1st ..$ 10.00 ‘Alderman 1t Geo. Mc'ra'g'gn rt, Alderman’ rd .. Fred Brmkm'm, "Aldérman’ W. A Gould . . ..$105.00 Amounls [|1ld Geo l'ull(‘r f()r band leader, $30.00; J. Graham, director of band, $50.00, and room rent for band, are all improper charges against the Contingent funds drawn by former Chairman Gould 3 , neither of them have ever made any report to council of disposition of the contingent funds A report should be made to council showing what the funds have been expended for. Mayor Carter, Bills. The bills of the city are nearly all itemized and verified, of the city clerk, where he verifies his own. monthly city pay roll by him In the min- Bills for the . before himself. utes of the proceedfngs of the council these bills are not entered at length, but bunched as “city pay roll.” 's cntry in his record of warrants fssued, in that record the same entry is applies to cler = warrants , Doth of theso bunching hab- its should be discontinued and every bill show for itsclf, both in the min- utes of the council proceedings those of warrants fssued. MinuteBook, The elerk’s minute book, ings of councll, is caretully kept, ex- cept that of bunching the city roll items, and also the bunching of | the “Street gang” ported by strect commissioner. These should be entered at length, minute book and in the register of warrants issued. Duties of the City Clerk. “He shall keep regular books of accounts, which shall show the precise financial condition of the city, a record of all bonds, or- or other evidence of of all expenditures, times, indebtedness lssued, bonds, warrants, or other cvi- dence of indebtedness been redeemed, and the amount of each outstanding. Sald book shall contain separate ac-|¢ counts with the different city officers and the various funds of the city, and the amounts, date and purpose of cach appropriation. length all official or other bonds run- ning to the city of Bemidji, excepting only the bonds of the clerk and treas- urer, which shall be recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds. He shall keep an accurate account of all fees received and report to the city council annually in January.” Above is copied from the charter for the purpose of showing how far its requirements are complied with. A ledger was started some time ago, but accounts never even all entered for lack of time. The Register of receipts and bursements is a splendid book, but too many items neglected from its entry. This applies equally to the amounts received by the clerk as well as to the amounts paid into the treasury by the clerk, Besides the number of entrles forgotten, in order that a perfect rec- ord be kept as required, cvery Item of collections by the clerk should be entered as received and not bunched, so that no one can tell what the collections are for, and apply this [ same remark also to the amount when paid into the tl"nusul‘_V. should items may be identified and checked. And it would be an improvement if some of the entries were added. They should be addedsat least once a month, and entered in the ledger to the re- spective funds and accounts, A trial balance could then be made at the first meeting of cach month of the counell, and they would be in po- sition to know just where they were at and could act accordingly. Notes on Some of City Clerk’s Entries. Liquor Licenses paid in installments: June 30, 1908. Jens M. Hansen. June 8th—Application. . (This is short 310 00) Dec. 17th, 1908. Martin A. Rosen .. .. 1 year and 14 days. The extra time charged for is with- out any authority, .council granting license for the term of one year, and if applications are not made in time the saloon keepers have no other re- source than to close until the license is granted by the council. is entitrely wrong in collecting any amount in excess of amount of license set by the city council. June 11th, 1908. L. Bloosten. 2 Billlara—3 Pool table .. $25.0 22nd, "08.” Stub endorsed “Pay Ju I am unable to find payment. Aug. 10th, 1908. John Streeter. Dray License—for overtime ..$ Paid on account . TJuly 13th, 1907. Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild 8 . ..3 1500 Not entered by clerk. July 6th, 1908. M. G. Slocum, J. Report for June . . Not“sntered by clerk. Mar, 27th, 1909. Wm. McQualg Water Clerk .. Entered by treasurer in his recelpt, but'no entries by clerk. ° Mar. 2nd, 08, M. G. Slocum, J. P. .. ..8 2200 No entry of by clérk. 69.00 25.00 10.4 00 7.50 good 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 June 30—Paid July 6—Paid . Sept. 21—Paid Nov. 23—Paid Dec. 14—Paid .. Clerk shy $24.71. Report of H. S. Simons, J. P. due city, $2.00, with and me Not «merrd' Municipal court fines.. Entered by clerk as recei not entered as paid into treasury. Water receipt stubs— N E Mrs. l\ol)lni paid $: Paxd 7 16-'06 Entoronl as $10. irst National Bank.§ 6 and proceed- pay re- both in which have record at dis- and the 10.00 .$519.18 The clerk $ 39.00 $500.00 Treasurer's recel Not entered by \[ay, June, 306.50 3,038.00 6,616.21 2,049.00 1,576.35 $35,830.02 3 2,303.50 1,056.00 $43,130.63 .$ 1,250.10 52,082.00 9,791.53 1,227.00 1,306.45 11,736.06) 42.50) July, t6 20th. . . 140.00 100.00 50.00 100.00 100.00 $500.00 June 20th, 1906. J. M. Hansen. June 1st, 1906—Application. ..$ 10.00 July 6—Paid .. 207.75 July 10—Paid . July 30—Paid . $6500.00 Dec. 27th, 1904. George McTaggart. 1904—Paid on li- Dec. Zo;Paid on license Dec. 27—Paid on license $100.00 200.00 100.00 $500.00 Your attention is respectfully called to R. L. of 1905, section 1527: “No li- cense shall be issued until the required fee has been paid in full.” Overcharges on Liquor Licenses— Oct. l“h 1908. ..$606.87 "day Oct. 14th, 1908, Fred E. Brinkman 1 year and 12 da; . 1st, 1908. E. H. Munhall .. .. .. . ..$506.50 -$502.33 316" 00 rer’s r(‘c(‘l]lt 8162 00 Justice report clearly indicates that this should be $163.00. Clerk is $1.00 shy. Apr. 13th, *06. Thomas Maloy. Treasurer's receipt reads $420.00. Clerk’s entry: Water Fund .. <+ ..$350.00 ce .. 7016 ee .. 17.54 e aa 7.01 $444.71 Not cntered by clerk as paid into . 31, "06. *..$33.35 June 4th, '06. Liquor license collections .. ..$980.00 Unable to find bal. of $20.00. July 28th, 1908. Andrew Dahl Liquor license. Application July St . Not entered in clerk -$500.00 8 65.05 d, but 4.00 ..$ 35.00 -Blank as to amount AII vllh-rl d as §6 Presbyterian church and hospital are granted half Scandinavian ter provides there shall be no such distinetion. Report of Pendergast fi Treasurer’s receipt No. 58, Not :;loll(‘l‘cfl by clerk as received. July, *06. Skinw N by Clerk. Puid Into City Clerk Treasury ERENS 1,964.52 $77,435.64 $78,241.00 The discrepancy between the ac- counts is due to payments made by clerk without i through the Copied for the purpose of showing the unreliability of present method of keeping the record of receipts, and its payment into the city treasury. Ad- ditiens of summary are mine; they do not appear in records. HEALUTH OFFICER. Section 46 of Charter, the specific duties of the board of health, provides that they shall pro- vide under the directions of the city council such articles as may be neces- While this part of the charter au- thorizes the expenditure for medicines 0| and medical attendance, it can scarce- ly be construed to imply that a lump sum be paid monthly for such ex- but under another pro- vision of the charter in the matter of it provides: shall not be increased or diminished during the term which any such of- ficer shall have been elected or ap- in detailing “That salaries It Dr. Smith have been appointed under the provision above quoted, and commenced his services as health offi- cer, it would seem reasonable that any additional service rendered or any mediciness or material supplied or im any manner furnished by him and not included in his regular services as :tnl‘tth olmegrfi?\at he should render n itemize for su compensation as he o i to, and the cit; and allow the bills are alloy may be entitlea y_council should audit e bill as other regular Wed—(the counell, of