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R. C. P. April 10, 1917 books and reporting the ~nd constituting a real "The collection of satisfactory. actual probable amount which could and should be consi, deMed collect~ible live asset. This should be done at the end of each tax yea~. back taxes is being viEorously followed up and the results are quite "I Would recommend tha~ the Auditor be instructed to draw a:w~rrs~ut for twe~ty~five ($25.00) ~ollars, payable to Nr. F. C~ Hanrahan, and to receive from Mr. H~urahan the amount of seven ($y.O0) dollars, three ($3.00) dolia~s to be credited to the hog tax account and four ($~.00) dollmrs to be credited to the Cemetery account. This transaction will settle all balances as outlined on Page ~ of the Audl~:repo~t, "I would suggest that the amount of ten (o10) cents be charged m.g&inst the ~ccount of Sarah E. Kester ms back t~xes. The shortm~e reported in the account o~ Almzra J. Pl~m~er has been paid. by her, The sum of sixty-one ($61oOO!~doll~rs should be reAunded to Su~an~. Emmers~. The mmount of one dolla~ and eiEhty cents (~1.80) excess on mccount of Nora ~easAey is ewaently for soil tax which was not extended to the stub. "I am hes~vtiiy in favor of the recommendation msAe in connection with the p~actice of the City borrowing the sinking fund,and' would suggest thmt this practice be stopped, excepting in the case of short time transactions with current ~eFenues as security. I also agree that pur- chases of outstanding bonds be made with money from the sinking fund whenever it cmn be done to advs~utage. "In connection with the accounts which apps~-~v on Page ~6 of the Audit report, I would sug- gest the following: "That ~r. R. L~ Hutchins be requested to pay $35.O0 thirty-four dollars on .ccount of a shortage in his accounts due to errors in collecting licenses while he was City loltector. "That a statement for one hundred seventy-three dollars and fifty-four cent ($173~55) be filed a~inst the estate of the late R. A. Hutchins. This mmount is due to short,age reported by Nr. W. H. Gleason in his 1909 Audit report. "Thmt $40.~8 for opening sidewalk be charged off. "Tha~~ 60,~.l~.paving assessment ~ ~ ~ "That $7~.30 filling cellars " " " "That $1,O77.30 filling lots " " " "I fully ~oprcve of the suggestions made regarding the keeping of the N~rke records and recommend that the Auditor ~e instructed to follow out the same. "I approve of the suggestions that depreciation be charged off as against al ty as recommended, and would further suggest that account be t~ken of appreciati~ they might occu~ both depreciation and appreciation to be determined a~ desirabl qualified experts. "I would further recommend that an arrangement be made whereby all of the C~ty books be audited annually by the same man or firm so as to keep ~ constant check and probably reduce the COst. "$EG~EGAT!ON OF RACES: "The matter of t~king the proper steps for enacting an ordinance providing 'or the segre- ~tion of the races having been referred to me for investigation and report, I ~uld submit the following:- "Chapter 157 of the Acts of 1912 approved ~arch lath, 1912, provides-- "let. The Councils of the cities and t,wns of~the Commonwealth may divide ti~e entire area of said cities or3towns into districts, the boundaries to be clearly defined by ,rdinanoe, and to be known as 'Seg£egation District.' .I public prope~- .e intervals by "2nd. That no such district shall comprise less than the street or alley, and lying between any two adjacent streets or amd am alley nex~ adjacent thereto. entire property alleys, or betwee~ "3rd. Th$ Council is required to have a map prepared, within six months aft~ of the provision of the act, showing the boundaries of the segregation districts the number of white and colored people living within each district on a date to in the ordinance of adoption~ this date shall be within sixty days of the n~uce. The designation of each district as white or colored sh~ll be based on t~ which ever race resided within the district. ~nting on any any street r the adoption and indicating- ~e designated ~ of the Ordoi~ ~e majority "~th. That after twelve months from the passage of the ordinance adopting t~e provisions of this Act it shall be unlawful f~r a colored person to move into a white distr~ct, or for a whi~e person to move into a co!ore= district. Persons of eithe~ race who are already residents or members of families already resident wi thin districts of the opposite color &~e not affected. "5th. That ~a~y person occupying any room ~s a sleeping place in any distri0t, whether ~s a dependent, boar=er or lodger, shall be classes as. a resident of such ~istriot,unless it ap- pears that such occupation was merely transitory, ~nd that such person had a~other fixed place of abode. "6th~ That the said map shall be certified by the Olerk of the Council, and shall at all