Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-27
AUDITING COMMITTEE
C0MMENDs VI. F. sMYTH
Would Enlarge Scope of Office OF
State Accountant, Says
Report.
FUNDS NOT MlsAppKopRIATED
Opposes Contingent Funds. Which
Lead to Waste and Extravaganza.
and Recommends That All Noucl-
erS BE Fully Itcmizcd.

The state Auditing Committee has
completed it's report and sent /, to
Governor stuart. In the report the
work OF state Accountant w. Z. Smyth
is strongly commented. and ii is sus-
gcsted that the scope OF his Office be
enlarged oy larger appropriation by
the next Legislature
The committee found that the pubic
service has been honestly conducted.
and that there has been no misapuro-
priaton OF funds. Methods Of account
ing nave been improved the report
states. and the custom OF over-drawinu
appropriations by creating una,itbor.
lied debts has been discontinued. Tho
committee states that i, has called the
attention OF thosc having charge O: the
cNpenS" funds OF public offices and in
atttuttons To the law requiring vouch-
ers for the disbursement OF all fund.
I" set mp the items Of the account.
in order to pass upon the necessitV
of the charge, This law. the report
says. is frequently violated Contin
gent funds. ii is said. are rarely needed,
and frequently lend to eXtravagant OK
pcndturcs.
RESUME OF RECEIPTS
MD DISBURSEMENT
Following is II brief resume Of dis
hursct cnts and balances or the various
state departments:
Commit isioner Of Agriculture-Dls-
bursements. s77,S5424; balance, $40
j3l.i2.
Da,iy and Food Dcpartment-Dis-
hursements, Si5.663.0S; balance, 81
0lA.39.
state penitcntiary - Disbursements,
SOS, 65.G2. balance, S3,273.tS; total eX-
ces- returned to state over appropria-
'i"n, Sil,:o53S; average number Of
men II the penitentiary. 739; priso-
m.rs' deposit $73e; appropriation for
maintenance aud operations. S9S.732l9
state convict road forcc--Number of
conricts on roads, l,273: inmates OF
jaila 5+5; disbursements. S24443O. 20:
balance, Sll.io3.7$.
state Highway Commissioncr-R
fund, S3S7.5oo.oi, amount paid several
counties, ScS6,0i0.5i: balance, S71.-
aio.6a; expenses, S5S,96l.7G; balance.
SJ.6S5.Si.
Adju; mt Generals dcpartmcnt-Dis-
bursemcnts, $Sl,i9T.S@; balance, s4S,-
DISCS?
state hoard of Observation-Disclosures
ments, Si7,6l0.l7; balance, sliG,7,.
state Board OF Pharmacy Disbursc-
ments, $500: balance, S3Si.4i; fees col
lected. S2.O9NS3.
Soldiers Disbursements. $780,
5TS.G.: balance. S5.S@9.S5,
Commissioner OF Labor and Indus
trial Statistics - Disbursements. So
I?l.1I; balance. $iOS.23.
Virginia state Library Disburse-
ments, S2G,S52.04: balance. S2.29i.7S.
Secretary Of the commonwealth
Disbursements. Sl5$,5OO. go: balance.
s27.o0
Here II Is recommended that receipts
received from auto licenses should be
paid directly to the Auditor of Public
Accounts, as no office should collect
money.
Public prIntinE--Totni cost OF print
ing Of all departments, $77.929S9;
amount chargcable to other depart
mcnts. S3i.9i9.l3.
Registry of the Land Office and
superintendent of Grounds and Build
ings-Disbursem sl3.500: balance.
Sl2.'I; state OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Si2..7.
state Corporation Commission (divi-
sion OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. earned, $50
$3.50
Second Auditors ottice-Dishurse-
ments, S729i.51l.S So; balance, $751;
46l.S4; increase of gross receipts over
1914, Si12.s6SSO.
The Treasurers report shows that
S9o$37iS7 is on deposit in the banks