Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-09
Auditor Donohue Makes Startling
Report Showing Deficit
OF $4,000.

under Auditor Donohue, who will not
seek reelection shows that the state
treasury, generally supposed to be III
comfortable circumstances, actually
faces deiicjt or $i2o,Go0, which viii
hang over the taxpayers for another
year, and perhaps longer.
Dcnunciations OF the great educa-
tional institutions of the state is made
in tie report. which states that vii
fui desacement and injury 10 public
property is seen from top 10 bottom
and from ore end TO the other, save
al HE Negro Norma! school, 1T Pc
tcrsburg. This same negro institu-
ton and tie work Of Captain Dono-
hue, are the only two things comp!i-
mcn1ary in the entire report.
The committee found fault with
the state insane hospitals. declaring
700 many employees were engaged in
proportion to the number Of patients.
The result. the committee claimed, is
that money, which should be cN-
pended in taking care CT ;hc patients.
has 70 90 Tor root c'os"i"7' ''oS ~
ana laundry iCF tAoSc az q - - :
for them.
ne S''e'"'e 10"" "i.'1'' ny So.
names ot' 20 I .. : ~ - - "a,
o. 'heA MO "'''' i''''''' 49,
cAce' came !! i1f SHARP e'.'i''s''i -
Iac names o. AUTHOR i''iioi."e' -"
devoted #Fecsai par o. ~" 'ep". :
to TINS pohohHc was en'i'':"''' ~
MS declaration mat ever! St 'ii',-
TAI sAoa!o De lorceo 10 VOTE 'o' ~
salary. 9"ia No. mere Sno"I" ~
10 place i" the paD!!c service i'' d
d"onc.
Altogether tAe report WIS ono o.
Tie NOS pess!.'iSS'o ever h"H" '
down ~ i state As.''''"S5 BOARD II -
expected 10 c:oa'e " SENSATION III VIC
general aSsemoiF' y "hi2A Il WIZ 'e
presented.
departing rom las custom -Auo'l-
or boEohIc VIII I&.5 year SKATE INA,
although there was . b"t2hce III '"e
treasury at t'e cioSe u ''e A9cat
year on september 30, i9li, Of 5-66'-
%14.T2, the immediate necessities
we're largely in excess ofthat amount.
In other words. Only i"o months ago
the state owed SlzO'oo" more IMAM il
had IN the treasury
The auditor also refers 10 inc 'aet
tart lean OF @2ao.Pop was maze
during the autumn 81 1910 10 cover
running expenses which was publish
9! =ear aso, ana made the BASS
for political lighting during tic last
summer.
-" suggestion tHt' 'h'te "'e '''1''
Is ana possible frauds II me pcAS'o"
Rolls presents Z re" proposition IN
inns state "Here heretofore iAeEe A&S
"@c' no suspicion OIL anything "FohS
IN Iris regard. = IS recommended
ma 'ae i'si'i"s}'fe nave IN" F"l'S
corrected o| 81" 'Ao@' 'htc4'iSeh'
ana cana3.e men "f1o can DC induced
20 serve.
IN" ignorance OF inc officials OF
Chesterfield county 81 the condition
oi thcr pNoiic ah@IFs IS made the
subject o. special comment. HeE III
stance. one district, with $40 school
LrEd& TO rs credit. aad outstanding
"2FransS amounting 70 $O'i"o. Inc
committee feels tnat the state should
extend AID to lie counties 50 Chat
they may have their accounts correct
~ Kept AID liz the responsibility for
ta" nH2hc ttnds.
There should 'e 8 skilled account
ant % handle the Immense cXpendi-
tUrcs Of the department of public iu-
strGcs!ca; departments should be re-
CURED to drew tAc;r FUNDS from the
auditor by individual warrant for
each separate claim instead OF in 4
s. :