Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-19
SHORTAGE OF CoRRELL
MAY NEVER BE KNOWN
, ,', FIND IL Difficult To ch..,,
VIZ Ills Accounts with City ana
iinndicy Fund
tSpecialto rho T;

uIECtiI.,,.t,o The es-Dispatch.
pursn,n',, re %, Elk VA, July ls.-In
suggestion of Mayor / y VI. ,'' III"
""op'cd by the Common t,o,,''u' an. an"
Turing instead of "rcu,,c.,;...
VI trustees of the Haudlcv E,,nI
~ iuIh'sh the council with a inn AND omd
',i;, report of its receipts ana OK.
no, over since il was created hv
VI assembly. about 1895. mo ,.,
IN winch the late Judge Jobn IL ~, ~.
"isu' with particular reference 90 ~
legged shortages of the late trenerrar
" ~, |orrcll' whose death occurred ro
Ichti!' committee OF the hnnr1 con,
'tem!ent TO the Council few nights
ago nut IL was not n fun ana ,1,,,
plete report 1t covered scycr.,I
ol typewriter matter, whereas ~.
'''', report Will, ii is expected enhoIv
"'"ch more matter. short in hi. no
counts Sol49.67" was the way ,hn cnn,
i,.' put II without going into tho
-; ,t Mayor Ward, who has no voic.
al INC council. let ii he known. how
ever That he would like to 600 no
Statement published In fun. bur n mn
''oii was put and carried. holding +, -,
80 tne lull and complete rcport wos
submitted Then, it was voted ,Lm
couhcii would decide whether tho in
al mus impaired TO the Coun-
CT DE the board OF trustees ,yo,,,d ha
given out for publication.
IN us statement the committees do
cared the late Mr.. Correll did no, r,,l,,
d practice of keeping an nr,iy. 49,
count with the bank of which tho soc.
iet"Is or the board is the cashier. I'm,
checked FOR supplies" and otbcr -,
on TWO additional banks Whom ,hoa
hual settlements were made ,,;,h ~.
treasurer the latter handed in his h,M,,
pass books, along with vouchers 70 ,bn
neSis mated committee Of the liandl.y
"ot'd ana they are said 10 have had
:"ch confidence In him shat they never
.p"h 'he trouble TO make inquiries NJ
the banks. The committee s;,tcd ,b".
Joscph D. Brooks. Jr.. REPRESENTING ia
fl"ciity and Deposit Company. Of mi.
! 'iihorc, was going over the books ana
Ihat ne had not as yet reached a salts.
factory conclusion.
The preliminary report or N. Gov,
, mon Councils finance committees
charged with the work of invcst,rn,
rhE the shortage OF Mr. Corrcll ns rom,
missioner of the revenue, has found
, MN to he short approx imately S4.l77is
Tor thc years OF 1913. 1914 and 1915,
making total OF $i.l71.iS. The com
hllttee was Of the opinion that tho
exact shortage may never be known. as
II mad been unable to find the commits
sioncrs specific license books pron.r
To the year OF 1913. lie was bonded for
So,uro by the city for the faithful dis
'H''' Ec VI MS duties as comm iSEiouer
but not for any money, nor was he
bonded by the state, because. under the
iaw, no money of any character was
supposed to be received by him. Tn.
commissioner OF the revenue issues the
specific licenses, hands the same 10 the
person taking them out, and directs
Such person to step cross n. corridor
IN the City Hall t. the Office of the
city treasurer and pay him therefor.
getting the trcasurer'S recent and sig
nature on the license. The corrcgpond-
ing books Of the late City Treasurer
George II. kinzel. who was city post
master when he died last October. can
not also be found. His widow states
that no books belonging to the city Of
Winchester ever came into her posses
sion. The widow Of Mr.. Cornell like
wise states that no books belonging to
the city were found in the effects OF
her late husband. Commissioner Cor
reli held the office for more than
twenty-five years.