The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-14
CORPORATION COUNSEL,

Makes Official Finding-Basis of Set.
 clement of the Tax Office Deficiency.
 The case of alleged shortage in the
 office of the tax collector was settled
 yesterday for the sum of $1,000 paid by
 Tax Collector Francis G. Anthony
 The second case or alleged case against
 the tax collector which arose from his
 depositing in the New Haven County
 National bank various sums of money claimed to belong to the Westville school district and therefore by being in national bank not drawing inter- est, was settled upon the promise of payment of $500 within thirty days.
 Corporation Counsel Daggett yester- day made the following statement which explans the whole transaction: 'The claim arose from the report of Expert Kendrick who went over the books of the tax office showing short ages in the office in 1895, few mont hs after MT Anthony took office. MT. An thony claims and believes that there was no shortage during his adminis- i tration but was something which he in- herited from Theodore A. Futile, his predecessor It was impossible by the boks to find how much of the alleged shortage was lost during MT. Anthony's 1 administration, if any, or how much during MT. Tuttles At that time, l 1895, MT. Anthony was collector of the | town, Westville school district and the city. The fiscal years were different and partly for that reason it is impossi- ble to say how much of the shortage belonged to ecah administration.
 MT. Hendricks report shows the sum of $2,723.94 due the city from the office of the tax collector, and in view of the doubt whether 1t was lost dur ing his administration or before and the difficulty of proving that MT. An thony is personally responsible, I have settled the claim with the approval of the board of finance for $1,000
 MT. Hendricks report also developed the fact that at the time of the con- solidation of the town and city MT. Anthony had retained on deposit in his name as tax collector at the New Haven County National bank some money belonging to the city which wasn't turned over to the city treas urer daily as required by the city charter MT. Anthony claims that large part of that money retained be- longed to the Westville school district.
 Tt is impossible now, from the books, without a very exhaustive examina- tion, to find out how much of the daily balances belonged to the city and how much to the Westville school dis trict.
 MT. Anthony does not appear to have prof1ted by this himself personally to any extent whatever and since No vember, 1900, all balances have been turned over to the treasurer as re- quired by the charter
 When MT. Anthony was first charg- ed by the city with apparent loss in his office no claim was made against him on account of these retentions in the City bank. Other discrepancies in ac- counts have long ago been paid. Ex- pecting to bring action against him on the shortage of s2,723.94, advised Con- troller Rowe that Mr. Anthony be | also held for 6 per cent interest on city money so long as 1t was not turn | ed over to the treasurer as required by the charter and as part of this settle ment MT. Anthony pays to the city $500 for the amount of the interest"