Evening journal., 1908-04-18
MAYOR QUESTIONS
REGISTRAR GROHE
Explains Why the $3.50 Of
Water Board Funds Was
Not Deposited
INVESTIGATION UNDER Way

Following the examination Of John
S. Grohe. registrar Of the Water De.
partment. bv Mayor Wilson and City
Solicitor Townsend yesterday during
their inquiry into the Water Depart
ment affairs. Mr.. Grohe deposited in
the Union National Bank his personal
check for $3.50. It being the amount Mr..
Grohe had failed to deposit Of a days
receipts Of the department received in
January but entered upon the books as
Of December 81. In the course Of the
examination Mr.. Grohe explained that
the $3.50 was in the Water Department
safe and had not been deposited be-
cause he was Sc busy that he could
mot tell where II went" until he was
going over the accounts in March
CITY Solicitor Townsend and Mayor
Wilson questioned Mr.. Grohe at the
hearing Mr. Townsend pointed out
that the cash book for December, 1907,
showed receipts Of ss.S785i. Il will
ask YOU what became OF that other
It
Grohe said he had II in his possession
and did not deposit it because he could
not tell where II went and he never
found out where It went until late in
March. When he deposited the re-
ceipts for January he said the $3.50 was
in the safe.
"The entries are made every day?"
Mr.. Townsend asked.
They are"
And the totals are figured up every
day?"
Every day"
And the cash compared2"
Generally, but it was not IN this
case"
why was it not done In this caseg'
This was a case where the Landlith
Improvement Company paid In Janu-
ary and the account was held open by
the direction Of the board. That was a
mix-up that I never want to get into
any more. 1t was an account that We
wanted to get m that year, 1901"
rs that all the money that there is
| outstanding"
ITO the best of my knowledge and
belief It is,'
~When do you balance your cash p
asked the mayor.
do you mean in January and, Febru-
ary9"
"Anytime?"
I'm January II is impossible to bal
ance,it every day. but outside OF jan
uarv I balance It every day"
Turn TO cash balance of December
81 Was the cash balanced that day?''
/ 1.-THE cash balance of December 81
was left open so as to set I'm the Land
/ lith Improvement Company's bin by
direction Of the Board Of Water Com
| missioners."
"Bv the direction OF the Board Of
Water Commissioners?
Yes. sir: under the direction OF the
Board Of Water Commissioners TO get
/ this In the December account"
why was not the $3.50 deposited7'
asked Mr.. Townsend.
Because I did not know where II
belonged"
did not know where 1t belonged?"
mo. sir"
you know it was a cash receipt. did
you not?"
Il suppose II was"
It did not belong to YOU. did it?"
mo. sir: It did not belong 20 me-"
"Did you always hold that out when
you made a deposit?'
Eyes. sir"
Kept it out all the timer"
"Yes. sir"
"And aid you not discover It until
March?"
ct 4fa ,,,t botoro, w., ,r,c,,pte
"Then you simply deposited what
cash You had. but did not deposit your
receipts2"
whatever cash had was the re-
ceipts?"
"If there had been any crookedness
on the part OF the clerks, you could
not tell whether that was right or not,
could your"
Il gave the clerks a receipt for what
they turned over 70 me-"
BY Mr.. Townsend; you state that
the Board Of Water Commissioners di-
rected you 10 put the Landlith account
in the December receiptsY"
''Thev told me to hold the balance
open. and was holding the book open
TO get It in 1901"
why did you want to get it in
1sO72'
1--WE did not want to show the
deficiency"
BY the mayor: when did you get
this ss5O2"
Some time in January II had my
deposit receipt book here 1 could tell
you. I deposited the amount for the
Landlith improvement Company ac-
count"
when did you call the attention of
the board to this matter?"
IT never called their attention to It,"
you never called their attention to
it?"
mo. sir: I am a bonded officer"
What is the amount of your bond? ?"
"Ten thousand dollars"
"How much money do you usually
handle in the month Of January, for
instance?"
During the month OF January
handle some one hundred and forty
thousand dollars"