CUSTODIAN’S ACCOUNTS SHOW SHORTAGE

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■rronnl but a* not. , arr onlr allow..! to r r ll.ru inrlii4«l in B|jpropr»«tiotM. it i» {■jawaiM*

»*arrW inv.it ntrr i'^tl.v makiii^ up of tai n order that tbi» drBcit may be wwitnall.v

for twp year* find make tkw diriaion. It will !«■ nereraan

lefiaa and fproprialior.

liuBidaied.

In rrfrrrno- to the Hinkinf Kui.d AroomnU wejwnold any tlmt the CHj baa not bad a retfularly onranued Sinlinp Furfd t'oinraw.iou f r • arvrral yrarw |*»l. Tbe City Trva-nn-r norma to havr Uvn more or I.(hr note arbiter both a» to the noUIrr of Kuikinc Knud invratmrnt. and lb* handling of the fandn. We would nuflrent an early onrani/alion -f a Hinkinfr Fond CoBnBi.wn in aocartdanee with the lama ynvrrntng tl.r .nJ all wiattrr. prrtaininr to Sinkin* Fond in»r.tu»Mil«, •t*’-. ehoald

be formally l-'aed no by thr Comminawn.

On verifying the Trva.urrr'. balanee in the Hay Avenue aeeonnt in tbe Bamrity Treat <'«m|>auy, ..I t'amdew, N. J-. "W* learned that another amount Waa earned tber.- jn thr natne of Ire 8. (lampion. <’Hy Trea-urrr Thu arunaed oar amqjarion- of eomrthio^ irregular and w* in<)Uired a- to whether the aaid bonk held any ..Wigationa of the City of Ocean l ily. Other than the Hay Avrsur eertiflente*. and found they held a »ot« m th" eum of '*7.00t).00. Thi. note nol r|.|» uring on the TreaeurerV lan.ka and there being no rr.-.rd of the City bating received the pruneed. we took tbe matter up with the Tieaaun-r and he acknowledged the earn* to be irryi.e Knowing the City at one lime had an aeeonnt with tbe Vineland Katinnal Bank we aieo eonuaaniealed with_tbnn a* to tbe aroom.t of balao rc, if any, aa well ae obligation, held by them of tbe City of Ocean City. The Tna.urrr baling arknowledgod the irregularity of the #7.00(1 Bole we had the Chmaman of-jour Kmnnee Coamitter call a meeting.of (hr Committer. Wednrulay evening. February 2Hrd. UM-luding the Mayor, at Aieh meeting A|r. ChaaipioB «... |«v.mt. In addition to the #7,000 note which thr Trraaurer had already *ek»owled*wd to the Auditor., be aeknow!edged that there were *10.000 worth of irregular note*-in the Vine-

land National Hank.

At thin meeting il Wan agreed by all prnaent that the bead intrreeU of the City wonld be ronarrved by eo-ofieratiug with the Trea-urrr in atnigbleiiiiig ont thr affair and avoiding puhlieity aa much aa poaniMr. Tbe wiadom »f thi. action waa proven when, on the 2.’ith of February. Mi. Champion met with your Auditor- and aamated them in going over eerernl matter, and depo-itiug la the current amount of the City in the Fir-t Katienal Hank, i f ftnaa fllj ill! 1 - 1 k * held of the City r..|lrrtor aa van aa #1148.*5, in ra-h. KUte K. R. U*, whieh amount the general

fund amount waa abort on January l, 1910.

Mr. Champion had an appointment with your Auditor- for Monday. February 28th. which be failed lo keep and the neit heard from him wawhen the Vinelaod National Hank railed up the Firat National Hank’ of Oman City elating that-Mr. Chanwwun waa there endeavoring lo pay off thr (10.000 worth of dote- held by them with a *10.000 rlierk of the City on the Fire! National Hank, the Find National Hank not pi’oranleeing the cheek the Vmrljnd National Hunk rrfa-ed to give ap the note*. The Mayor iramedintriy potiiad the Firat Nalmnal Bank of Ocean City to pay no fauda on Ira K. Champion. City Trea-urar, check- winch action wa» anpplemented by a reanlntum of Connril at a meeting brid on the -ame date The Bonding Companv waa al— notified at thi. time. The fael thiii ktr. Cham|non waa ao de-iroua of paying thear itemnot yet due. led to Sbe’waiarkm that they were forgrne. and when on the following morning the Ca-hier of the Vineland National Bark appeared at the Firat National Bank of Ocean City with the ta.trr thi* anepi.-ioi. w..further awfaatautialed and the Mayor had £ aarrant -worn out the aame day for Mr. Champion'- arr.-*' e Tie Caahier oj • '''.eland Kafional Bank -lated that they al— held a feBfffflyaawC* fire Bond- and he g.d info rommunieatiun with the Hank t^SjMTonr of theae bond- —Hi to Ocean City and upon examination it rtygieared to be the la.nd- whieh were originally hlbographed for thr Au- . bnnohiie Comical and^rere -upp,,.,,! to have been raneellrd or Arstruyed aa another art had bemi i.-ped iu their elead. On Wednewdsr morning. March 2nd, Mr. Chun.pi..:, voluntarily prea*M*4 him—If lo the Mayor and Chief of Poliee, S. H. 8cull. He waived a hearing and waa placed under #10.000 hail to appear to court. Uia a treat revealed the fuel that there wa» atiU another fl(l,:dMI Worth of irregular Oman City note, out in the hand- of W. K. Thoim—.n.

1010Market Ktrmt, Hhilu.lelplmu }‘„.

Aa per your in»trurti..ne We have gone over the account* n« fur hack ^ ae we deem it neemaary and have covered all note trenasetiona from ' 1902 lo March 17th, 1910. and from the data in our pnaMw-inn which waa about all that mold be hod wr cold And no farther irregularitic- in tbeM Iranauetian-. That the ea-h of both City and School aeeounU habeen mun-ed ftvm time to time there i. no doubt bnt the balanee* of the (leureal Fund, Kinking Fund-, Boardwalk Improvement and Hay Avenue nrcuanU aa turned over to your new Trea-urrr are correct t.. the bet of our knowledge and belief and iKe book* of your former Treo-urer are in

rood -hope.

We found that the SehookFund neeouBtn had m l been andited f..r n number of year* aad we haee pme oier theo., both the book, of the Culodian of School Money, and the Secretary of the Board of Education, from HKO to March 24lh. 1P10 and find an artual ea-h ehorluge in the Cnatndian*. amount, of #2291.3.'i. While we have audited for a period of •even.year, on theae aeeounlw'wr -imply append acbedule for the current ywnr ao aa to leave a -tartmg |«iint for futare auditors. Thia make, the total of irregular 1 ranaaetioiit. Ihut have comr'to our noliee, aa foUow-: Not* in Security Treat Com|mny #7.000.00 Note, in Vineland National Bank 10,000.00 Bond- In Vineland National Bank 5,000.00 Note., W. H. Tbomia—n 10.500 00 Caah abort in Seh..d Aeeounta 2,291 .IT.

Total .......

Aa them irregular trail* out of the City and a* none hooka being correct, it ha-

dale. of thr

command wc bav

f34.791.3.» action, ill the way of mite* have a

of them .|>j>car on the bonk* of the City, the been i*i».-.ihle for us to determine the exart

but from the information at our

•ll lo brlieve they covered a term of years.

Total Ineome and Expenditure of the City for l!

1NOUMK.

Taxes.

Martin Art 1905 Tax 190(1 1907 Tax, Corson .. . . 1907 Tax, Hurtcigh . ..

Street Work. 190.*>, Cor—n 1905, Burleigh inoc, flprw.n - 1H0«. rtflCTn ' IWU. (Joreou. . 1909. Bmtrfcb . li.lrr. -l and (Wta on Ah...'.

Total received fr..ii. l-,i|

(My Clerk.

Rant from C.nmty Kic tion. Lieeo— Fc-.. #175.. 1c.. •. Sale of tad Hoardwi.l-

#2480.37 348.66 089.39

On Short Notice

*•” y Boardwalk MrenM '.nnce IViatmg Hoard of Health IWUI N.rtes Paid pint; stp .t Irrttmovement Notes Paid . . Notua fwyahle •..ken ap

1750 u 1014 8

Hotel Stationery, Booklets, ALL «IZC* Wedding Invitations, Cards, Book and Job Printing

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SENTINEL PRINTING HOUSE 744 and 746 Asbury Avenue

MJTU'T: OF IMKVTIdX.

t . #11*38.91 J 133.00 '# *

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Total re. aired fo.m (

JUtaceHaneou..

KMr of Fire Itnml.

Bnlaixwa January 1. Iwk.. CRy <Vrt ... aty T

I Mi 2 . :«*i .00 «

. 21.381*.IU .. 1148.1*5 ..610906 81

Total ea-h for 1P09

l-.icl | > urp.i— Improvctneul Is.nd Ktnwt* and Fire School Hoardwalk Boardwalk

Fire

R. CURTIS ROBINSON Conveyancing j Insurance

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NOTARY PUBLIC. AND

COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS Nos. 744-48 Asbury Avenue OCEAN CITY. N. J.

1917 1923 1919

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Total Amount of Hondpd IVht

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nWks.

Street Certiflentes, Bar Are

#21.399,63

c*“Money to loan on Bond and Mortgage.-*'*

1907 in antieqiation

1907 New Street. BMW in aulirijiatwin of.Talc- , BH.l in autiei|istiiui of T.vc- . 1909 New Blrrel-

..#19835.36 . 29468.82 . 34900. (HI .. 12063.28

1897-law

Balance on hand January 1. 1909. Bank Interest. . .-.v Apnrvj'riatirm 19(t!*

of Floating Debt SINKING FUND ACCOUNTS.

120.549. u« #141.938.63

x bond* #300 earh. .'

Balanee January 1, 1910,

Balance January 1, 1910. .. . Pavilion Issue. 1963. Balance on hand January >■ H Bank IntereM Appropriation 1909. .

Si-h.M.I l-sqr, 1903. Balanee no hand January 1. 11 Bank Interest Apprn|iriation 1909.

Applied on Purcha-e of Note of #9976, I «!•-- Balanee Jaruiary- 1. 19J0. ((..ardwalk 1—ue. 1905. Balanee on hand January 1, 1909. Bank Interest, •n 1909

Applied on Pun-hase of Note, ♦WHO. 80.76. ' 7654.5 Balanee January 1, 1910 Boardwalk I-*ue. 1907. Apprnpriution 1909 (1700.0 Balanee January 1. 1910 Fire Issue. 1906. Appropriation 1909 100.0 Halam-e January 1. 1910 Total Cash in Kinking Fund Aeeounta :.... Orran City Bond- held %y Kinking Fund .... Ocean City Note held by Kinking Fnnd ....

#12802.39 9500.00 9980.76

Tolal Biilnn.c in Kinking Fund .

COLLECTOR’S REPORT Ocean (Sly. N. J, Man h 28lh. 1910.

To the Common Council of Ocean City, N. J.

OetiUemen: The following i. a report »f your Collector fn.nr Feb-

ruary 2Mh to Mnreh 28th. 1910:

February 28. Collection* Halann-

*8i53 43 #83.09 #6170.43

Martin Ai

1905 Tax 1st Ward 1905 Tax 2d Ward •1906 Tax let Ward ,11*06 Tax 2d Ward 116*7 Tax let Word 1907 Tax 2d Ward 1908 Tax'l-t Ward 1008 Tax 2d Ward 1999 Tax 1st Ward 1969 Tax 2d Wan] Totals.

1*05 199#

.. 2015.62 1608 02 . 2133.51 ■ ‘ 1461*62 .. 3123.73 .. 1479.43 .. 9143 80 . . 14427.73 17842 St) . •36475’ 64

*105.30 6191.00 890.20 216017 4267.76 3546.69 16510 62 4823 .'H

Total due from Taxes and Klreet A-sesan ('••lleeli.un from Tates In Bate, t oltcctiou- fnun Klrrets to dale, Collevliou* from Inlrre-t and Costs.

Treasurer'- UcxJ|M.. Feb. 28. Trea-un-r'- Rei-cipt-. Mar. 7. Treasurer's Hecripta. .Mai 14. Teensnrei's Kei-eipts, Mar. 22. Treasurers lteeri|ils, Mar 28.

*1600 01 674 24 192 89

•134.73 350 17 1010.49 2H 76 800.72

3448.93 2015.(0 1608 02 2115.51 1431.60 3125.73 1444.32 3143.80 .13981.28 16376 39 #5487.5 (i t

Balance #10530 5191. (Ml

SAM. 69 10510.22 4658.99 #36819 81 #01993 II

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AN ORDINAM’K nraiaaam wro^misa mr ihe eon.

l!“15sSg-rw“.. The Ideal Summer Resort

OCEAN CITY, N. J.

many churches no saloons erWtasne* 10 regniaas in* a*—*‘a* c

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BATHING SAFE AND UNSURPASSED FINEST BEACH ON THE COAST THE HOME OF THE FAMILY MAN

Spacious Boardwalk. Free Band Concerts D-tring Season, Great Fishing in Ocean and Bay. TinDelight of the Yachtsman. Numerous Trains to and from I’hiliddphia on Three Railways

Within easy access of Atlantic City and other wejl-known resorts 4 *

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R. Curtis Robinson Bb Conveyancing and Insurance iNlMary Public aad CommUalaaar ol Dead. INom. 744-40 A»hury Avenue oettan city, n. j.

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Divboiuiiun wf PartterNhip. retTm'B*w l |jcJ.w-d"n !a

.warn. tug.

uauaiHg aeas«M »;aiaartw«. 1 lovaruor Fort t.a. .lg IIR t bll , recei. 1 ly pawl by th* l^al.lalure ek^ landing lb* meadow guuulng V.,,, uutll April lo. rui* nao t.A Mwi that gunharo may abmrt brant, grred and *h*ll<lrak* un the maad.iw. ui.tll

(btki 1 April 10.

O.:*!, MTATK AIIUITB. WM. LAKE, C. E„

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