Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1910 — STATE ACCOUNTING BOARD VERY BUSY. [ARTICLE]

STATE ACCOUNTING BOARD VERY BUSY.

Office Flooded with Reports from all Over the State and Delay In Sending Ont More Men Results. It had been expected to send out some thirty more field examiners on March Ist, at a daily salary of $lO each and expenses, but they were not sent out for the reason that the state board at Indianapolis is swamped with reports arriving daily from all over the state More than 500 reports hav< been received from various townships thus far and for the most part clean bills of health have been issued, except that a number of small mistakes were made by most trustees. Most trustees have redeemed road receipts which they have no right to do, and bought supplies without advertising, which they have no right to do, and many are accused of charging for more time than they have actually employed and some have allowed themselves expense accounts, which is a violation of the law. Most of these small matters have been passed over but the trustees are told what wfil be expected in the future. Some criticism has been received at the headquarters of the board about the length of time some of the accountants have employed in some of the counties and Chief Dehofity has cautioned them that they must make haste, but exercise every precaution to insure accuracy as the reports must be absolutely right. In Jasper county it requires about two days for two men to check up the affairs of a township, judged from the first claims certified back to Auditor Leatherman, after having been approved by Chief Dehority. The examiners had received no money until this week, when they received SIBO, of which" SIOO came from Walker township, the trustees having spent five days each on the Karch books. Added to this is a proportionate share of traveling expenses of the men, assessed against each township. As the reports are approved at the health” are issued to those who are found all right. —————■—- As soon as the headquarters catches state headquarters “clean bills of up, an additional thirty men, making 130 in all, will be put to work in the state.