The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-13
sra4nx rsLtND's MISSING MONEY
Reports of Exnmincrs-F Further Deficiencies
Indignant Taxpayers.

In the examination OF the accounts Of OK
Treasurer Mcliobcrts Of Richmond county be-
fore the Board of Supervisors. yesterday Mr..
Trcan reported. in reference to the fund Kept in
trust for widows and infants. that upon an cN-
animation Of the records he could not arrive Mt
II satisfactory result. 1t did not appear what
amount had been handed down from onc treas
urcr TO his SUCCESSOR in Office. ono item oi
81. 500 he found had been returned hy MIR De-
groOt (tho examiner a. worthless Some OF the
Investments had been changed from first 70
second mortgage apparently for acccmmodn-
ton. and upon a number Of them there had
been no interest paid for scv raj years. How
informed 10y Mr.. D"njsr T. 1t one bond and
mortgage assigned IS Waters Tone OF Mrhoh-
orts surctcsl was of no value. and it appeared
that any person who had an investment of any
Kind that was worthless could cX langc II in
tho Richmond county truss fund for valuable
bonds and mortgages.
Tho board passed resolution authorizing
the committee to employ assistants and mako
thorough examination OF the s"eurtica and IN
frcnn also reported that hr had directed the
accountants a. furnish him with statement Of
the amounts nHunilv received hy Mchnhcri- ny
compared WIN IT, amount DE- V'knoWl, i%cd
having received. This account SLOWS differ
crcc OF 100000: in other words, II adis. tnt
amount To- th. nli adv lqrg" deficiency " VI o.
Rob, g,4. Mr. lrcan further 4nid that since the
advert -omrut of t1vt- remaIuiug Unruid tho
! Ir0usurf r. had r'p' ucd TO him and pro uecd
the receipts f1r over s3.OlD which had h'en
paid to VI u % rita. uul Tor Whigh the county
ina not boon credited liz drnonucrI this a..
an outrage urpn the tHNpnycr-. who had paid
/ their tgN,~ Co the Officers authorized TO receive
them, and instead ot tho-' ohi'.rs being COM
PAYERS thrmsclNr-. thpu u t'i"y have complied
with til law. wHrc now nlanari'd over tho
/ county as among thos' wao have not paid. The
Iroa-urors ON .c is OroWdcd everyday with per-
SONS who loudly protest AGAINST this inluri MS
ADVERTISEMENT. They produce their receipts.
and demand that the mistake be- corrected.
Mr.. Post. the former Collector, appeared be-
lure the board and said that the puhlishel list
was erroneous and ial-c. ~ It contained tn,
/ nnmc, ot persons who had paid thousands or
dollars t1him Whhl 70 H. had turned ovor To- tho
Treasurer. t1kiug his receipt tier for. The
/ hoard ua~.. d ~ resolution ordering the NV
Trrasurrr upon the proluctiomo of receipts Tor
/ taxes paid. to publish q lit of the same. Mr..
Van lcit. q FORMER collector. ngainst whom
Airtuh"ri- had issued a. warrant Tor s1bl .luac-
ilHi ucl. and t. pay which his property was
-oli - o. h' plii ally reimbursed %, ~" 'ouh-
". iho hoaro ilndn.. the sum deficient t. bc but
ON Aug /. is7c. McRobcr'- assigned bond
] and mortgage h"ld us thr county for Loo g.
] Mary J. Mltu,t-loou. No interest npp'ar-
/ credited from that time upto Jan ~. 1871 ate
/ his successor had been sworn in. when Mclilh-
I crt- invested the money on the bond OF ono ui
/ the former collectors. Mr. Robinson. the now
until Jan. - Both Mclob ris and the now
! Tr.nsnr.r. hnhir~on. claim pay for January
/ IN tn building for a Few days 10 settle his a.
/ counts.
/ Ban. appeared ana demand. slu.tji int p r.
f which WiI4 due i'm Nav Hul Nos 'mi r.. $50
This account VI Roberts ind sag. nNhn.
.lolt ArnrH'- nom various 80 iums for 3,
iu-Hu, and .'tal an duWh. an.uuufin.. tp ST.
''.i r.-t .dgt ilr- nn 'nni 10 uri"ar- w 3.
/ r,lrr.n.. &, tis .OaI..- oI N.ll,. sfs Dir
] - .n,-'. tlc c..iu. o.. SAYS thHt De- ln'orm'
i.H t.W ur,. .N iu 'rr ani asked lr
50 F. j .. I II b. b