Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-01
AUDIT IS ORDERED
FOR MONTGOMERY
County Commissioners Take
Action to Silence Fund
Misuse Charges.
BY WILLIAM s. TARVER.
Etah Gnrresnnndent of The star.

ROCKVILLE. Md, July IA thor
ough audit of all expenditures of Mont
gomery County for the past is years
was authorized yesterday by the Board
of County Commissioners for the ex-
pressed purpose of silencing charges Of
corruption and misuse of county funds
which have been made by political
enemies OF the present Democratic ao-
ministration.
In their resolution sanctioning the
audit. the commissioners express their
confidence in the efficiency, integrity
and constructive record of the govern
ment Of Montgomery County" but say
that if from such audit, inefhciency,
wastefulness or guilt shall appear, tne
commissioners will remove the lnefflcl-
ency, eliminate the waster. order I'M
provement. and aid In the punishment
of the guilty by presentation 10 the
prosecuting officer of the county"
Audit Lists Offered.
It is provided that the auditing firm
or individual to make the investigation
be chosen from two lists of IL names
each. one prepared by the officers and
Executive and Advisory Committees OF
the Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton and the other by the presidents
or acting presidents OF the IL MONT
gomerv County banks
Each list is to contain the names OF
II firms or individuals OF nationally
known certified public accountants with
the best regulations available, all OF
said firms or individuals so named TO
be as free as possible from any politl-
cal connection in any way with Mont
gomery County or the State OF Mary
land
Sixteen Year Audit Planned.
From these two lists the county COM
nissioners will select an auditing nrm
or individual and require "a compare
tive. complete advisory audit" covering
the past 16 years.
Thee resolution states that the COM
missioners realize that such an audit
will require an expenditure, perhaps IN
excess of $4,000, but that they con-
slider such an expenditure we'll worth
while to the future of the county If it
shall cause a discontinuance OF the
repeated charges Of corruption against
county officials
For several weeks an anonymous petit
ton addressed to the judges OF the Cir
cult Court has been in circulation re-
ouesting the judges to recall the grand
jury to conduct an investigation OF the
county administration The petition
also asks that firm of public account
ants from outside the State be employed
to make a thorough audit.
$4,000 for Auditors.
Six thousand dollars was tncorro-
rated in the annual levy for 1881 for
auditors The commissioners say this
will be used to commence the proposed
audit and that they are authorized by
law to pay any additional costs.
The Montgomery County Civic FEEDER
alton group invited to prepare the list
of auditing firms follows: Stephen
James. president; Frederic p. Lee, vice
president Walter B. Armstrong, record
ing secretary; Orville M. Kile, CORE
spending secretary; John A. p Farm.
ham, treasurer Col. Alvin B. Barber,
John A. Dickinson. Ralph Lee, Frank
A. Severance, Emory H Bogley. Oliver
Owen Kuhn. George H. Lamar, J. Bond
Smith, c. A. Korbly, Charles H. Hop
kins Oliver F. Busby, Robert E. Bondy
j Harry WEIGH and Dr. L. M Christie.
The following bank presidents and
vice presidents compose the other group:
George M. Hunter. president Mont
gomery County National Bank: Albert
NJ Bouic, first vice president Farmers
Banking & Trust Co.. George P. Sacks,
president Bank of Bethesda; w. r. De
Lashmutt, president Bank of Damascus;
Howard M. Spurrier. president Pooles-
vile Branch of the Central Trust Co.;
L S. Cannon, president Citizens Bank
of Takona Park; c. H. HoSkinson,