The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-10-26

by majority vote OF the people. ana
that II would no doubt be very in
teresting 10 the people OF the county
II Judge Gregory would take the stump
and make his eloquent speech IN he
half OF compulsory education directly
TO them.
Judge Gregory replied that it was
just such law that he was COM
planning Of--that the Legislature
should have passed a Statewide COM
pulsory education bin.
Superintendent Eggleston said in re-
I gard TO the wish of Mr.. Bellwood and
his friends to have a close and search
ing investigation OF the accounts kept
by the school officials of Chesterfield
that IL was not necessary for those
gentlemen to have employed an attor-
! ney TO secure an inspection OF the
books of the clerks of the school dis
tricts. particularly as those books were
under the law open at any and al
times to the inspection of the citizens
! of Chesterfield.
Commissioners Mason Astonfshed.
When the report OF the Messrs
| Boudar was made, Judge Mason, the
| commissioner of accounts, arose and
| said that DR.. Gillian was DESTROYS OF
/ knowing the true status of his ac-
counts and was ready to settle on 8
| basis of whatever was right
He expressed his establishment that
/ the Messrs. Boudar had declined to
show him and DR.. Gillian their re-
1 port before submitting it to the board
of supervisors
Thomas RouSar stated that DR.
Gillian had shown every indication
to render all the assistance possible
! in the investigation of his books, but
that inasmuch as the board of super
visors had employed his firm to make
this report. he had very naturally
and, as he believed, very properly
declined to give the result Of this in
vestigation to DIR. Gillian and Judge
Mason before it had been given to the
board.
Mccarthy VS.. Mason.
Upon the suggestion OF Judge Ma
SON that upon the further investiga-
ton authorized by the supervisors, the
Messrs. Boudar be directed to indi-
cate to DR.. Gillian and himself the
results of their findings as they pro-
ceeded, Captain Mccarthy said thai
such a procedure would, in his judg-
ment, be entirely wrong.
He maintained that the Messrs
Boudar were authorized to make ar
investigation and submit their report
to the board Of supervisors; that these
gentlemen were in no sense employed
as prosecutors. but as experts to pre-
sent facts, and that he did not for
one moment concur in the opinion OF
Judge Mason that there were two sides
to this question concerning the con-
dition of DR.. Gilliam's books. He fur
Their insisted that there was but one
question, and that was what the books
of DR.. Gillian showed in regard to the
receipt and disbursement of funds.
Judge Mason holly replied
that If these gentlemen did not
wish the cooperation OF DIR. Gill
liam and himself i'm regard 10 the
investigation of the books, IL was
all right with him, ms they, under
such circumstances, would decline
TO cooperate.
Captain Mccarthy replied that
IL was not a matter of choice with
DIR. Gillian and Judge Mason or
anyone else as to whether they
would Co-operate; that he wish
ed Judge Mason to understand
that he had the full power to
summon these gentlemen or any
others 10 testify, and that III neCeS-
sary such summons would GER
tainly be issued and these gem
tlemen would be required TO
testify and give information
whether they wished To- or not
that if they did not desire to CO.
operate they would DC made to
do IL.
Captain McCarthy's statement wa,
direct and forceful 70 a marked de
gree and indicated his determination
to have the investigation go to tn,
bottom OF the whole business. In dis
cussing the matter he alluded TO Judg,
ddSOn as the attorney LOT Ut. I'll
liam."
Wouldn't Raise the Levy.
The supervisors, upon motion
of H. V. GOode, placed the levy
ut the same figure as IL WAS last
year-30 cents for the county and
district I'm every district except
one, Midlothian, where the extra
levy of 10 cents was continued I'm
order 10 meet the obligations for
the new building at Midlothian.
! Supervisor f. Thomas Hatcher
made an earnest effort to induce tn,
board to take cents oft some par
Of the county revenues, which, he
thought, was not so much needed FOL
other purposes as it 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.
DR.. Gillian, the treasurer. made i
known that he was ready TO make III
any deficit that might be shown. anC
declared that all he wished was t.
see the right thing done.
The retiring treaSurer-Dr. Gil
liam did not stand for denomination
in the recent primary as he desired [,
retire to private life after a long tern
of SERVICES at least seventy year.
old. He has filed the office of treas
in the regard for the Chesterfield PEG
means to make good any further
deficit that may be disclosed by fur
Their examination of his books.