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Reimbursement Accounts 



Attention is again called to the note in the Field Program for May, 1908, page 17, 

 instructing Forest officers that expenses incurred by one member of the Forest Serv- 

 ice must not be included in a reimbursement account of another member. The 

 Auditor for the State and Other Departments has taken a very decided stand against 

 this practice, holding that such method constitutes the member submitting the 

 account a disbursing officer without proper authority. 



Outstanding Accounts 



All members of the Service are requested to see that outstanding accounts chargea- 

 ble against the fiscal year 1909 are submitted to the District Fiscal Agent for settle- 

 ment at the earliest practicable date. The records from which the 1909 congressional 

 reports are made up will be closed August 31 this year, one month earlier than usual, 

 and it is desired that all accounts be paid so far as possible by that time. 



Requisitions for Supplies- 

 Attention is again called to the requirement in Service Order No. 17, May 21, 1908, 

 that standard supplies be secured by requisition from the Ogden Supply Depot. 

 Local purchases of such supplies, except in cases of extreme emergency, will be dis- 

 approved and the purchaser be held personally liable. 



Nonexpendable Property Receipts and Reports 



The last paragraph of section 147, page 265, of the May Field Program is not being 

 followed with sufficient care. Strict observance of it is necessary for the accurate and 

 economical keeping of the Property Auditor's records. 



SILVICULTURE 



Supervisors' Advertised Sales Delegation of Authority 



The authority to make supervisors' advertised sales is a personal matter between 

 the supervisor and the District office, and may not be delegated by the supervisor to 

 the acting supervisor or to any other officer on the Forest without the consent of the 

 District Forester. Neither can the supervisor delegate the authority to sign notices 

 of sales and to approve applications for advance cutting, for extension of time or for 

 modification of agreement in supervisors' advertised sales. 



GRAZING 



Numbering of Applications and Permits 



The serial number given an approved application for a grazing permit is principally 

 for the purpose of identification in future correspondence or business relating to the 

 case. Therefore, the same serial number should not be given to any two different 

 applicants, and when an application or permit is canceled, either on account of the 

 stock having been sold or for any other cause, the same serial number should not be 

 used again. 



