The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-18
ADMITS DEFICIT.
WILL MAKE GOOD
DR.. ]. P. Gillian, Chesterfield
Treasurer, Short in His
Accounts.
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Especial to The Times-D ispatch.1
Chesterfield Courthouse. Va, October
17.-At the request of James Bellwood
and others Of this county. who beloved
there was something amiss in the
handling OF the Chesterfield county
school funds, an Investigation was au-
thorized by the Board Of Supervisors
and the report made at meeting yes
terday. shows that there is an APP
The board requested Captain Carlton
Mccarthy. state accountant, to make
the investigation, and he turned the
request over to Henry b. and Thomas
Boudar. expert accountants OF Rich
mond. who made a report at the ses-
sion yesterday.
The meeting was attended by Joseph
D. Eggleston, superintendent of Pub
lie instruction, who appeared by spe-
cial invitation of the school authori-
State accountant; Commemorative
Attorney Gregory. Commissioner of
Accounts Mason, DIR. Charles NJ Hazen,
the county superintendent of schools;
James Bellwood and others, besides
the supervisors.
DR.. j. P. Gillian, the aged treasurer,
frankly admits that he is short in
his accounts, but declares his ability
and Willingness to make a settlement
FOR whatever amount IT is shown is
due.
hn iot
report made to the supervisors is as
follows:
Schedule a is summary showing
Tat the treasurer is Indebted to the
school fund in the sum OF s10,79o.4S,
of which amount s+.633.15 has been
properly apportioned to the various
districts. The sum of ss.l572s is to
be apportioned by the superintendent.
The reason that the aforesaid So
1928 has not been apportioned is
owing TO the fact that this sur, was
not embraced in the report of the
treasurer OF his collections to the
superintendent. which is the data from
which the superintendent makes his
apportionment"
The probe made by the accounta
shows that DR. Gillian has been lax
in his methods of okkeeping, and
II was decided TO authorize them to
continue their investigation into all
the county funds which the treasurer
has handled during his incumbency.
DR.. Gillian requested that ne be al
lowed TO state to the board that he
was ready to make good any deficit
that might be discovered. He declared
that all he wished was that the mat
ter be settled right--that he wanted
whatever was right to be done.
DR. Gillian Is a man far advanced
in years, and the belief prevails among
his friends that the Irregularities APP
pearing in his accounts may be ac-
counted for by Lax. unbusincsslike
systems used by him In keeping an ac-
count of the county's funds.
The supervisors. upon motion of r.
V. Goode, placed the levy at the same
figure as it was last year-3O cents for
the county and district in every dis
trict except one. Midlothian, where the
extra levy OF 10 cents was continued
in order to meet the obligations for
the new building at Midlothian.
Supervisor f. Thomas Hatcher made
an earnest effort to induce the boa I'd
to take 8 cents off some part OF the
county revenues, which. he thought
was not so much needed for other pur-
poses rs II was for schools. and thus
increase the school funds cents on
the 500 without increasing the total
levy of the county
The board. however, refused to sus.
tain Mr. Hatcher on this motion.