| Show 0 OOK O Major Portion Occurred d. d Before Dec 31 1926 Casella Reports Reports' J Time TIle book shortage in the time city treasury accounts how now stands a at t about or and the ilia major portion of that shortage occurred occurred oc- oc prior to December 31 3 1926 according to the time preliminary report submitted to the time city commission Wednesday by Joseph X N. Casella one of the accountants making the general audit Mr 11 Casella explained the time reduction reduction reduction tion in his estimate of pf last or approximately a 95 OO shortage by by stating that thousand dollars dollars dol dol- lars lams of ot the book bool shortage e had been disproved He lie added that further furth r investigation might increase or de decrease decrease de- de crease this timis figure but that there is nothing at this time to indI indiCate at th that t it will be substantially in increased increased in- in creased The TIle auditor stated state l' l positively that the time bulk of the time shortage extends back beyond the time end of 1926 but said that he could not Ea say in which which j years cars the tIme greatest defalcations did occur as the thc accounts have not yet Jet been balanced beyond the end o of BALANCE BOOKS 4 At present Mr Casella reported the time special fun funds Js consisting consisting- of im improvement improvement mm- mm provement extension accounts are being balan balanced d to d determine if it there thero are arc an any substantial overages too f set a portion of ot the OOOO d ancy irr in this account Because of time the the large lai-ge nu number oC of these extension accounts th time tho c corn com commission m mission instructed Um the auditors to togO togo togo go into only those accounts accounts' ju jn which the time discrepancy ncy is more th Mr 11 Casella Caselia gave a detailed report on his imis investigations as to how the time shortage lad had been heen covered up and and amI produced one check drawn drawl on the time special fund on December 21 21 1927 deposited to the time rc fund several days dars later and not re reported reported reported re- re ported ba back lc k to the time auditor until until- about six months later This check it was pointed out would havo hae shown h wrt an overage of- of J that amount nt it been promptly reported out but by not reporting it it- the time treasurer urel could use it to cover shortages in his revenue fund PRESENTS RECORD City Auditor AlvIn I Keddington appeared before beCore tim the tho e commission with a complete record of the transaction transaction transaction trans trans- action so far as his office was as In Involved Iii tn- and Mr Ir Casella Casell agreed that Unit so far as an the auditor was concerned l the time check w was wa's s le regular ular and proper propel At about the same time that Ul lma was manipulated to cover conru conr u up it was shown that the treasurer obtained approximately un- un f apportioned tax money Irma from time the county treasurer which was as not re reported reported reported re- re ported until some seine time later Inter This Timis according to U the e auditors ors indicates that the time total shortage which tho time tr treasurer had to keep covered at tho timo end of ot 1927 was approximately 83 Mr III Casella Caselia told the time commission that h he could give no accurate Indication in indication In- In of ot when the time audit will bo io completed as it will depend on how v far back time the discrepancies extend A A. April 24 4 for t filing an amended n p perjury rj ry complaint com plaint against Ernest J. J Colvin in connection with his mis testimony In the tIme Beaver Deaver inquest was was as granted to County Attorney John D. D Rice Rico Wednesday by City Judge C. C 1 F. F Dalby It Jt was wa's was time tIle second continuance I ance a asked ked fo for forby foby by the Uie county attorney iII i- i ney ner the th first one being from April II 10 to 16 |
