Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-29

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this period included one SUM-
day. two Saturdays and LABOR
Day. and that on September Z
he attended a meeting in Rieh-
mond and on September rs at
tended a political meeting in
Fairfax County,
Mr.. Magruder testified he at
tended a short" meeting Of the
State Library Board in Rich
mond on September Z. He said
that three other members Of
the Reassessment Board were
In Richmond with him and the
four Of them met with the chief
Of the State property appraisal
section In an ofiicial session
they had arranged beforehand.
Attended Rally
He said he attended the po-
iitical rally September is in
Fairfax but none Of the time
spent there was charged 10 the
Reassessment Board. He also
said he did not charge the
county for time spent last fall
Ct the annual picnic held at
Berryville by Senator Byrd.
Democrat Of Virginia.
Mr.. Magruder said he devoted
little time" to State and polit-
ical activities during the period
the reassessment was going on.
He also said his real estate and
Insurance business was run al
most entirely by two full-time
clerks and three statesmen.
3. What records were kept
and where they are?
Mrs. Weekley said she kept
q record Of hours worked by
each member Of the reasseSs-
ment board. She said each
member turned in his own time
and that there were no regular
hours worked. Members Of the
board and Mrs. Weekley said
these hours we're turned in
daily.
From these time sheets. she
said she made up the vouchers
which were submitted to county
officials after being signed by
Mr.. Magruder.
Records Locked Up
Mrs. Weekley said she left
the time sheets in her desk
when the reassessment board
completed its job. She said all
records Of the board were
locked In the Office the board
used and the key was given to
Mr. Austin.
Mr.. Austin said he did not
find any time sheets in the
office. He said he did not in
spect the desk used by Mrs.
Weekley since he thought all
the pertinent data on reassess-
ment was in the file cases.
Mr.. Austin said he did not
consider time sheets IAN inte-
gral part" Of the records to be
kept by the county.
Mr.. Austin said the desk in
which Mrs. Weekley said the
time sheets were kept was
taken to the property yard
when the Office was cleaned
out. He said the desk was in
spected In the past two days
and that nothing was in II.
Mr.. Krupsaw and Mr.. Raul
said the time sheets were vital
10 the investigation. 1T APP
pears the critical records have
disappeared" said Mr.. Raul.
1. Who was responsible for
approving the vouchers sub
mitted by the Reassessment
Board?
Routed 10 Board
Mr.. Magruder said he signed
the vouchers for the board
members including himself.
He said he considered approval
for payment was given by the
county, since the vouchers
went FIRST to the head Of the
real estate assessment office.
then to the director Of finance.
then to County Manager A. T.
Lundberg and finally to the
board.
Edgar Smith, finance direc-
tor, said that, when the opera
ton FIRST started. the vouchers
came first to him and that he
sent them back TO the real
estate Office for approval BY
Mr.. Roberts. He said he thought
TIL vouchers should be signed
by tho head OF the real estate
as .ssment Onion even though
M. Magruder ha0 signed them
a. approvtn- L@ccr Cor the
board.
Mr. Austin, who Oontinrso
signing theip when ne replaced