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in.Favor of Charles A. Gale, for the sum of 4106.59 in payment of the items set forth
<br />above.
<br />The adoption of this resolution was moved by Trustee Pickard, seconded by Trustee
<br />Orloff and carried by the following
<br />Ayes; Trustees Pickard, Bairos, Orloff and Bruce.
<br />Noes; None
<br />Absrnt; Trustee Garatti:
<br />Resolution No. 982
<br />Whereas, the property owners fronting in and upon Neal street, in the Town of
<br />Pleasanton, Alameda County, California, and particularly that portion lying between
<br />Main street and Railroad avenge, have entered into a contract therefor, and peti-
<br />tioned this honorable Board that they be allowed to do so, to pave Neal street ac-
<br />cording to the plans and specifications on.file with this board,.amd have employed
<br />Heafy, Moore McNair, to so pave Neal street.
<br />Now, therefore Be It ijesolved that this Board does by these presents give and
<br />grant a permit for the doing of this work.
<br />Introduced, passed and adopted this 7th day of July, 1924, an motion of Trustee
<br />Bairos, seconded by Trustee Orloff and the following vote:
<br />Ayes: Trustees Pickard, Bairos, Orloff and Bruce.
<br />Noes; None.
<br />Absent; Trustee Garatti.
<br />Communications
<br />A communication from the California League of Municipalities asking that peti-
<br />tions be circulated in Pleasanton preparatr)ry to initiating a constitutional amend-
<br />ment to the State Motor Vehicle act relative to gasoine tax was read and_ordered
<br />placed on file.
<br />Auditor's Report
<br />Thomas H. Silver, who had been appointed to make an audit of.the books of the
<br />munivipality, presented the following preliminary report:
<br />Pleasanton, California, Ruly 5, 1924/
<br />Board of Trustees of the Town of Pleasanton. Gentlemen:
<br />In accordance with your instructions I beg to herewith submiy a partial report
<br />of the audit of your books as submitted to me.-
<br />As far as I can asctertain the last audit was made as of the end of the term
<br />ending May 31, 1914. From that date to June 1, 1922 I have made a general audit
<br />of the receipts and'disbursements as reported by the clerk in his annual statement
<br />checking his accounts with the treasurer's and findingththir book corrct.
<br />For the year beginning June 1, 1922 and ending May 31, 1923, I have made
<br />complete detaled examination.
<br />Balance last report, 45,895.28; received from taxes, 47,928.33; received fro
<br />licenses, 03,624.50; received for water, 48,194.95; received from State, 4372.18;
<br />received from good road fund, 4894.42, received for rents, $61.00; received for inter-
<br />est, 477.00; received from court fines, $185.00; a total of $27,233.66.
<br />Disbursements. Salaries, 46,432.50; general labor, 42,981.89; permanent
<br />improvements, 43,242.74; other expenses, 49,837.65. a total of 44738.88
<br />I have carefully checked the taxes and claims and find all correct and properly
<br />accounted for.
<br />In the license issued during the month of January 1923, I find license No. 109
<br />to James Sutherland for hotel and Henry i eimers also No. 110, for hotel, both listed
<br />in the clerk's hook at 412.00 each, whereas the stubs call for 44.00 each and I
<br />have so verified the amounts by looking at the originals. Only 412 each was paid
<br />into the treasurer.
<br />Under the present system'of.hand],ing water bills it is almost impossible to
<br />Take a perfect audit owing to the fact that in settling with the nmarshal'for water
<br />collections the amount collected is entered in the report and not the total of the
<br />water bills as issued.
<br />This precludes any check on the money collected when compared with the actual bill
<br />issued. In this connection, if you will permit a suggestion. The clerk should sub-
<br />mit a complete total of the bills for,water issued to the marshal for collection. the
<br />marshal, in turn, should account for that amount either in cash or bills returned un
<br />paidm whcih are handed to the engineer, and he in turn should account for the
<br />cash and uncollected bills and if there is any returned uncollectable and on hich
<br />there is a correction to be made the board should take action and the credit given
<br />on the books. This also applies to the licenses, for I'find licenses issued and
<br />returned uncollected for which there does not appear any credit.
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