The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17
PIONEERS' HOME ACCOUNTS ARE
 STRAIGHT DECLARES AUDITOR IN
 COMPLETE REPORT 10 GOVERNOR

Following an investigation of the Pioneers Home at Sitka in accord with instructions of the recent Ter ritorial Legislature, H. F. Dott Wed nesday submitted a full report tn Governor Thomas Riggs and w. C. Smith, Territorial treasurer in which he declares: "I am quite sure that there has been no misrepresentation of moneys at the Home, either by the officers or any of it's employees Mir Dott criticizes the lack of sys. tenn in keeping accounts of the Home and recommends the insta,la- tion of simple method of book keeping at once.
 Contrasts Legislative Report | The report of MT. Dott is in sharp 1 contrast to that made to the Terri torial Legislature by an investigat- ing committee of two members of the Senate and three of the House The Investigating committee con- demned sharply the management of the Home and it's findings reflected considerably on the board of trus tees policy relative to handling the institution.
 Board Failed to Get Hearing
 Objection to the committees meth cd of procedure was made by Cover nor Riggs, who declared that its findings were based entirely on eX parte testimony and he demanded that the yommittee give the board oi trustees an opportunity to be heard The House members were instruct ed to comply with the request of tho Governor and Chairman P. J. Rick ert, of the House Committee ol Territorial Institutions and chair man of the House members of the Investigating committee informed thu House that the board of trustees would be heard. This, however, wa never done, according to Governor
 Riggs and other members of tho
 board.
 Dott's Report Complete
 MT. Dott's report covers every phase of the Home, including an in ventory of all property. It also con
 tains a statement of distribution O
 disbursements from April 1, 1919, tt
 March 31, which is in agreemen
 with the books of the Territoria , treasurer.
 The findings and recommendation l contained in MT. Dott's report fol
 low: }f
 D In compliance with the instrue tions contained in your letter of Ma. Q IA, 1921, l beg to advise you that proceeded to Sitka on May 27, al r irving there on May 2S, and began an audit and investigation of the ac f counts and management of the Pic neers' Home, and l remained in Si, d ka one week, returning to Juneau t complete the work that 1 started ii e Sitka.
 n Upon checking all the voucher
 issued by the superintendent at Si r ka, I find these to be all in orde
 and agreeing with the records c
 the Territorial treasurer for tn . period from April 1, 1919, to Marc 31, 1921, with the exception tha !, there are number of voucher T which were issued by the superir :, tendent prior to March 31, Ca lis
 of which I enclose herewith), tha ' do not appear on your books as hay .' ing been paid prior to April 1. Thi . is occasioned, no doubt, for the rea , son that they were received in tn office of the Territorial treasurer to which the indebtedness Is incurred E Accounts
 l find that there has been goot
 deal of carelessness and lack of an.
 system in the keeping of records o
 the superintendent's office, ant 2 would respectfully recommend tha = a simple system be installed in tha 1 office, in order that the board ant ] also the Territorial treasurer's of | flee may be cognizant of all tn | transactions which originate in tn, | superintendent's office. This I thinl | can be done with little or no cost the only expense attached to would be the printing of few form | to be used for records, and am sub | hitting to you an outline of wha would suggest. As it is now, al
 though a voucher may be issuet | with promptness by the superintend | ent and forwarded to the payee fo signature, in order that same cal
 be paid by the treasurer, there i always a big chance that same ma. be mislaid or lost in transit. Tn
 superintendent has no record o
 when or how this was sent. Ther
 is nothing more heard of it unti
 some months after, when the mer