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employment o f a d d itio n a l o f f ic e fo rc e as our present fo rc e is e n tire ly inadequate to perform the a d d itio n a l work. In a d d itio n to the fo re g o in g , each month we have a la r g e number o f changes in ownership or tenancy. The new tenant or owner g e n e ra lly w i l l not assume p r io r delinquencies and i t i s necessary that we endeavor to lo c a te and c o lle c t outstanding b i l l s from the former owner or occupant. Frequent­ly th is tfckea se v e ra l months, during which p erio d i t would be necessary that the in d iv id u a l accounts lik e w is e be segregated between current and p r io r indebtedness. The system now in e ffe c t i s an open se rv ic e number aocount and to accomplish the d e sire d r e s u lt s , i t appears to me the system should be changed to an in d iv id u a l closed month system. The l a t t e r , however, would be su bject to countless adjustments due to changes in in d iv id u a l r e s p o n s ib ilit y f o r payment of b i l l s which we may not be advised fo r sev r a l months. As p re v io u sly stated many changes in ownership and tenancy are not c a lle d to our atten tio n f o r months and the only manner o f co rre c tin g th is s itu a tio n would be to re q u ire advance deposit from a l l customers to in sure payment o f in te re s t upon such d ep o sit#. I f the suggested segregation is requ ired i t w i l l be necessary that I request au th ority fo r a d d itio n a l fo rc e and in a d d itio n , For© 26 should be re v ise d to provide two columns under caption o f, aBalance End o f Last Month” , one fo r amounts "Paid in Advance” and one fo r amounts "U n collected 3. lik e w is e the column headed 30o ile c tio n s - Cash” . should provide separate columns f o r current c o lle c tio n s and c o lle c tio n s a p p lic a b le to previous u n collected items.