Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 148, Decatur, Adams County, 20 June 1924 — Page 6

Examination Os Public Contracts Saves Money (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., June 20 —Tax payers of Indiana have been saved SIOO,OOO through the operation of the act of 1923 providing for examination of public contracts, Lawrence Orr, chief examiner of the state board of accounts, declared today in an address before the meeting of the I

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American Association of Engineers here. “The provision for the examination of public contracts through petitions is bne of the most vital sources of proper supervision of public funds that is provided for by say statutes” Orr said. ‘The law provides that such inspection and examination shall be made by the State board of accounts I upon a petition of twenty-five or more

DECATUB DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1924.

—, r interest taxpayers. “The law should be amended to provide that such examination:', should also be made upon petition of officials having jurisdiction over such con tracts. Explaining changes in methods of handling, public funds brought about through the operation of the state board of accounts, Orr sal dthat the Installation of uniform records of accounts has created a great saving in time ami expense in maintaining public offices. Most public officials are honest and willing to cooperate to Orr. They counts board, according to Orrr. They learn to lean upon the board as a guide to the proper conduct of their

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office, he declared. a Orr declared his opposition to any u attempt to amend the law so that ex- * amination of the books of a public 11 official would be made at the end of I' his term instead of yearly as at pre- *' sent. 0 “Such legislation would severely 11 cripple the law and would be fraught « with thhe greatest dangers to the e public.' he said. 1 Sunday School Class 1 Holds Picnic At Park Class number four of the primary * department of the U. B. Sunday school taught by J. J- Foughty, enjoyed a picnic at Bellmont Park Wednesday. The members of the class 1 — — —1

and Mr. Foughty went to the park i about 9:30 in the morning and spent I the entire day under the shade ofthe beautiful trees in the park and a splendid time was enjoyed by all. Members of the class want another picnic to be given in the near future. At noon a dinner was served and in the afternoon the class elected officers, they being an follows, Nellie Dotson, president; E. T. Foreman, vice-president; Georgia Foughty, secretary and Inaa Cook, treasurer. o Orders New Enumeration Os Evansville Children Indianapolis, Benjamin Burris, president of the state board of education has notified K. W. Hammer, superintendent of Vandeburg county schools, to make a new enumeration of the city of Evansville. The recount was ordered following disclosures of from 200 to 800 duplications made in the original enumeration. The duplications were uncovered by Leonard Job and W. E. Wagoner, of the state board who conducted a probe after charges had been made by L. C. Ward, Fort Wayne school superintendent that Evansville had padded its enumeration. o I—9—I— WANT Af)S EARN—9—9— I 9—9— A°l)S~fc:AßN—9-9—9

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