Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-19
FILES DETAILED REPORT
ON BRADLEY SHORTAGES
Washington County Supervisory
Board Submits Statement to
State Accountant.
SETTLEMENT Is APPROVED
County Authorities Acknowledge AS.
sistance Of Auditor from Account.
ants Office, and Explain Negotia-
tions With Surety Company.

The record of final action of the
! Board of Supervisors OF Washington
county in the case OF John .. Bradley
/ the deposed treasurer. in whose &C.
| counts state Accountant w Frank
J Smyth discovered and reported n
! shortage of $4,000, has been trans
niitted to the State Board OF Account
ancy. and was yesterday spread UNION
the records of that board.
For the first time the details OF the
settlement effected with Bradley and
the Fidelity and Deposit Compuny Of
MARYLAND. his surety, are made puhlic
The report discloses that the amount
recovered from Bradley is the larces,
ever made good by a public officer I'm
Virginia in whose accounts similar
| discrepancies were uncovered
SUPERVISORS COMPLIMENT
STATE ACCOUNTANT
The Washington County Supervisors
pay compliment TO the state Ac-
countant by making it a matter OF
record that such action as was taken
by the board was under advice given
by him in association with the Auditor
and the Commemorative attorney OF
the county
The facts and circumstances upon
the bonding company was made are
set forth in q lengthy report which
reads in part follows:
This board requested the
state accountant to go over the books
and accounts of the late treasurer TO
ascertain now the treasurer stood with
the county. The Investigate ion
was conducted by a faithful and skilled
auditor from the State Accountants
office, and showed that. after allowin.
all credits to which the late treasurer
was entitled, there was due TO the
county some $4,000, 5000 Of which
represented loan to the school fund
mat had been paid by the late treas
urcr, but was not credited TO him on
account of the fact that he failed to
produce proper voucher for the same,
and some $4,000 In commits ions, which
had been retained by the late treasurer
under practice generally prevailing
throughout the State. which, according
TO decision of the Supreme Court.
recently rendered, could not he recov-
cred by the board.
These sums reduce the claim Of the
BOARD OF Supervisors to about $4,000.
This sum of $4,000 was made up OF
numerous and sundry items. many OF
which were denied and disputed by the
late treasurer and his surety.
SETTLED WITH SURETY
COMPANY FOR $4,000
The said John Q. Bradley had
executed bond in the penalty of
$4,000. The State had instituted
n suit upon said bond claiming &c.,
600, but which was to be settled. as
inc BOARD understands by tn" payment
Of sum OF $4,000. This left possible
recovery on behalf of the board from
the said treasurer and his surety OF
the sum of s50600.
The surety company. after repeated
negotiations, came forward with an
offer TO pay the board the sum of
| si2,5OO cash in hand in full settlement
of its liability. The board. taking into
consideration the expenses and vicis-
STUDIES OF litigation. the time necessary
! to reach a conclusion of the contro-
versy. necessitatinS tho borrowing OF
! money in the meantime to meet cur
rent expenses. considered that in COM
/ promising a possible recovery of s5O.-
600 upon the basis of n payment within
! $500 of that amount, ii was securing
| probably the best and speediest set
| Element that had ever been made In
! the history of the State of claim Of
this character and magnitude. cover
! ing. it did, an incumbency in Of
/ flee Of over fifteen years.
This settlement received the unani-
nous sanction of the board in meet
ing at which all OF the members were
| present, and the board feels that il has
managed this situation III conscien-
| tious and business like manner and for
! the best interests of the county