Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-27
Moqruder Will Answer
KouI Charges on Funds

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dren hired without work
permits.
vouchers weren't Audited
During the early part Of the
discussion. County Manager A.
+. Lundberg explained that
vouchers submitted for pay
ment were not audited by him,
even though they were included
In the lists he presents 10 the
County Board. He said the RE-
assessment Board. appointed
by the Circuit Court. was one
Of the independent agencies
over which he had no control.
Mr.. Lundherg said that. In
his opinion. the responsibility
for the accuracy OF the bills as
TO time worked was Mr.. Ma
gruder's since he is chairman.
He said his ONCE only checked
the arithmetic on the bills.
County Board Chairman wes-
ley w. Cooper said he was UNI
der the impression that all bills
submitted to the County Board
through the county manager
had been audited by the county
managers staff. He said he
would not vote for approval Of
another voucher until the mat
ter Is cleared up"
Commonwealth Attorney
William J. Hassan explained
that bills submitted by agen-,
eies and ofiices not under Mr..
Lundberg's control are verified
BY afiidavit fled by the oiIicial|
submitting the bill.
Powers Restricted
Mr.. Hassan told the board
that the only authority it had
% investigate the Reassessment
Board was for the purposes Of
getting information for future
legislation. It was under this
procedure that Mondays ses-
sion was set up. Mr.. Hassen
said the County Board could
not now question the actions
Of the ReassesSment Board
which has gone out Of ex-
istence.
Mr.. Hassan explained that II
any public cfhcial has evidence |
that q crime has been commit |
ted he should take it 10 the
Commonwealth Attorney or to |
q grand jury.
"As Of the present. no In
formation has been submitted |
to me to show anything Illegal
and no crime has been |
charged" Mr.. Hassan said. He |
said ne would sit In on the |
Monday meetings.
During an exchange betweenl
Mr.. Raul and Mr.. Hassan, the
Commonwealth Attorney said
that he would see that Mr.. Kaui /
was subpoenaed for the next
session Of the grand jury. He
said later that he meant he
would have Mr.. Kaul called |
before the grand jury If he Ii
charging anyone with . crime"
Wants Broad Inquiry
Mr.. Kaul said he was not
charging Mr.. Magruder with
any crime but was asking for .
-full and complete investiga-
ton Of the facts"
An ABC publication called |
the Arlington Record" char
acterized BY Mr.. Magruder as .
stink sheet" also was brought |
into the discussion.
DR.. Blevins said the KauI
accusations against Mr.. Ma
gruder were Just like the Ar
lington Record calling Mrs.
Buchholz and me anarchists.
Mrs. Buchholz said she Is 100
per cent American" and the
Abe publication was Indecent
politics"
Mr.. Cooper said he was
.monurnentally unimpressed"
BY the ABC publication except
for one thing - and that. IS
God Is my judge. I could not
ind one word Of truth in II"
Mr.. Krupsaw commented.
let the Arlington voters be
the judge"
Chairman Cooper said that
Mr.. Kaul's charges have had
the result Of "discouraging
any substantial or decent citi-
zen Of this county from running
for the board"
Mrs. Leone Buchhclz. Ann
Of the board. said the
Kaul charges amount to AM