Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-14

state Auditory Moore and State Account :
ant SHEth. is Il comprehensive paper Of
hity-SlN printed pages. and goes into
detail az 10 tho fees and allowances of
many classes Of officials. In the large
majority OF instances it is shown that
the fees collected are less than the
maximum compensation allowed by la -
TOT such Offices, most of the ofiicia Is
OF smaller counties serving for "a com
pensaton less than IL would be were
their salaries definitely fixed by law.
IN som" or the larger counties and sew
cfal citics there are found fee officers
era Wing compensation three or four
tunes that paid 10 the Governor Of
virginia. The commission reports in
detail the amounts IT has allowed va
nous officials for salaries OF deputies
ana other expenses Of conducting their
Offices.
RECOMMENDS EMPLOYMENT
OF HELP FOR STATE AUDITOR
The report concludes;
The act OF March -. 1914. fixes tho
expenses Of Office for the year ending
December 81. 1913. as the basis Of .X
pcnsc III determining the excess 10 hc
pad into III. State Treasury. this pro-
".sion being qualified by the provision
IA section u. just above IN. ntio toned.
which authorizes the commission. upon
written application. to authoriZ. an in
crease for expense Of Office. etc. /, is
''"Pr'Niui1S 5uDill lltep, IN We" OF the
largely increased expenses now exist
ing in all lines Of business. larger com
pensation must he paid employees be-
cause they are under greater expense
than heretofore: that the General As
scmb!y should provide "a different la is
upon which TO determine the author
lHed expense accounts.
The commission respectfully reprc-
s"nts 10 the General Assembly that the
report herewith submitted gives "A full
Insight as 10 the fees. allowances com
missions salary, etc. received By each
OF the officers. and with this inforina-
ton the General Assembly can. through
It's appropriate committee 20 into tn.
subject matter thoroughly ana com
plctcly and lay down a fixed uoIici-. and
'his commission respectfully represents
th;tt the large amount OF detailed y.ur.
incident 10 the execution Of The la ~
requires tn" work To bc placed in
charge OF competent clerk 10 10" APP
pointed by tho Auditor az lubii., Ac-
counts, TO be placed IN his Ollie. under
his control ana supervision. at {. salary
TO hc liked b! III" General .tS.clnblv
unless tho General Assembly consider
u preferable 20 transfer tho entire mat
ter 10 a standing com,n!,t." Of the
General Assembly NTH power to si.
during the recess Of IN. General As.
scmbly. The Auditor OF Publ. Az.
counts. member Of IN. commission.
hcGS leave 10 say On behalf Of hirn-
SELF that the varied and Important,
duties nov Imposed upon him by law
90 not PERM; him ~ n'ivc ,b. 49,
which Is essential TO pror.r ana .Hcta,,
administration which Tins ,r.,t., .t,.,,II
have. TO do the Larry. amouu. NJ do
tailed work which h. has had p.rsou
ally TO do in 1917 in connection win
this matter. and respectfully SUBMITS
II ne Is TO Civ. chivia! SUPERVISION the
E!srtcai assistance suggested is .bso-
!utclE essential"
STATE SUES FiTZPtTHICk
FoR fEFt ND or ENCESS
Under the Attorney can
stTuc,ion OF the law. there was NO ~
cess 20 be refunded on co,I,,i.si,r,
salaries. etc. received by any ,,naa,,rcr
during the year 1915. cxccn, bv Tobr
r. Fitzpatrick. treasurer Of In. coI,n.,.
OF Nelson. This officer wen, into once
January |, 1915 ard the uncomcc,.d
tax tickets turned over 10 MIN by his
Predecessor in office included tn. ,ic<o.
for state taxes and county ,ovjns
against Thomas J.. ivan fnr ,,,,f..,
iaNcs
The commissions iv.d hv John r
Fitzpatrick. treasurer. on mos. ,ax.s
and lcvies were $,S.33O.SS. which added
to the commissions received nv him ON
other state taxes and lcvi.: in ~.
sum OF S-,SI!.N-, made total IL
sions. etc. received. siG.oS570. from
when Is 10 be deducted: allowance,
~ t,;, ''!''' ESceSS
"n'c" WAS not re-
-, -" ""''h INC attorney
,'-o,,rh. .,,i, u' .l'eu |" pr,ng and
T-aas,, 80 .51 us lr'oEerE. >''l SO
40" ms OF i-ynchhurs, re-
III ,,aa "'N" Il "'""c-
49," va III" attorney
i,eo pr'oF 10 Jan
oe,,1 -rr, IT,, ing no cNc"Ss
.o,i, rnnnr.. 49,, S."i'' OF Nor
i-so 90 ,,.,,t hnS,,,tI ''''' SS'""s oil I'll =.
a. -o9S. ~ ai,; DIS ""oNe' OF
~, 700 Iii, ~ se.nn 49, " " "hd"r
.,a ,os W.. $50 .Nr.".'S ol S-'s'''
T-nn.rr,r Ia ~
ro,,d ,,o,.o. ~ "s.' " i'ch-
r., oa,;, ''Po't
,;or r,dnr on;nion Co., e :. ,
n,oi ~ conmis.inns ,,,
January IoIe &c ,c,-, -. wi !"
,,,hcr leo ,ow .-,no ~ ~
-o,oe %
scc,,o, IN or IN. Wac.
maj q sho, mo- a,n,,. oin,'r., -