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office. Mr.. Boudar went further, and.
coming from such an expert course, what
he says is Of the very iliyeliest interest to
every section OF Virginia, Not alone in
Henrico. but throughout the State, ac-
cordlng to Mr., Boudar, this same sad
state OF confusion exists among the
county records. a6s
In every place have, been" said the
accountant, In effect. '.the same is the
case-in Bristol Danville and other. places
In Virginia. In North Carolina and In
South Carolina. There is no system
hatsoeyer in keeping the books OF the
counties. shall have to 90 to Bristol.
shortly for the third time. The same
thing confronts me nearly every time
go. It is a little better there however,
since told them a few things when I
last examined the books"
The Henrico Investigation.
The investigation in Henrico has been
In progress since a short time after the
affairs OF the treasury passed from the
hands Of Mr.. Brauer into those Of Mr..
Todd. The late treasurer was In office
during period OF twelve years, and the
investigation extended over this entire
term Mr.. Boudar was employed jointly
by the Board OF Supervisors. which con-.
trolls the county levy. and by the School
Board. which handles the school fund.
The task was huge one, and was
completed only a few days ago. Mr..
Boudar was prepared to make report
on Tuesday. but the members Of the
School Board failed to appear. and the.
matter was postponed. On next Monday
boards will be held at the courthouse
for the special purpose Of receiving the
report. The meeting will be an open one.
and will proba bly, attract a large attend
anee. Meanwhile, Mr.. iBoudar has sub
nitted his paper to a special committees.
the members Of which are sad to have
expressed no little amazement at the
disclosures 1t made.
In the examination of'the records OF
the county fund Mr.. Boudar discovered
a number Of errors. chiefly in credits to
the county and charges for comm!ss. ons.
These mistakes we're evidently the result,
he says, OF carelessness alone. In one
place Mr. Brauer had credited the county
with large sum OF money which be-
longed to himself; In another place he
had charged for commissions which were
not his due. AT one time in the cou1se
OF the investigation the county was In
dehted to Mr., Brauer for about $4,000.
Offsets were discovered, however, and
the final balancing OF accounts shows
that taking Into consideration all that
Brauer owes the county and the county
owes Brauer the former treasurer now
stands Indebted to Henrico to the ex-
tent OF several hundred dollars. probably
as much as a thousand.
The school records We're In worse
state OF muddle than anything else, NJ.
Boudars made this statement to the
School Board itself recently. There were
pra ctlcally no records at all and per-
sonal statements had to be accented.
."In three entire districts OF the four
in Henrico,' says Mr.. Boudar, II could
secure not a single warrant. book, re-
cord, scrap OF paper or anything else,
There was no system. We did the best
we could, however, and succeeded IN
making pretty thorough examination,
/ am convinced that there was nothing
but .carelessnass heh.Na the confuslon."