New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-15
IMPORTANT REPORT FROM THE VIGILANCE
COMMITTEE.
OFFICIAL CORRUPTION.
T,on. Ne 40 CuV,,ai! J.Iy :

Itlr. Tie IL CaAJ,,siG saiy =.
The fnoA ing ~ .yrt ~ be Ell placed - our anjs
by The Ex.cuiive Committee sd We lay II fore eur
i,aoeis V,iy important docunent at to present
tne. !, II the relof. OF slo oJmIt,ee "ilcl zero
mlIus "a witn t.e dulles Whlsa tnty nave i+HlieLy
hccuD'p l-tcc:
Trc magrIue Of the IA k a'signed, the vdlisty ani
.xen Of tie sutj,ci mn'.r prop eH Tor -li lv'-t'-
la d, vel IA ut sn r'n's> ot tre ~ Owed them,
hove efeO ii Impossible to u Axe so thorough ali
kan j, alton cOul- b j. sired.
u O,r th.st crcun st-nces they hsVs deemed T. best
oi ou uct pa pabl' and hdGran )lses ot vio l.
tioIs OF law bnve come uG1or nJ'Fe, "l.h - LIE
d. fcctr in tbe lave thenrelV,s, and 10 make i'"
sul - s"ns with view Of reu.ed1ing The evi 8 cJm-
pnlpen e
IN The frt place they have exiriue1 tie iaan'ii.
~ TEN of the courty, ch has been hsnts 1 ~ 4
Board OF Supervisor, County Auaitor, ana County
Tr,a-enr
The act Of 2tth April ls5l Grating Bo.ri Of
Super.iors tor the County Of 81 FrnnclacI a1t1o-
zcs the Buoid 10 audt the accounts "i ali Officers aa0-
ug fhc nabal nj, cOlcc'iUn or distribution c! any
II ortys beo. gng to the county aod 20 oNt line,
..ule ADD allow all acOuf & cha geablc aga IS, the
copny. Erier 10y scc'ent OF de.iSn, there 1. NJ ~
pr.s. !, sricon UPON wer OF the Boa, u incTr
ibo. ltcones, :, although every olbcr cDuuty IN ths
Ssio is strictly p.VLio.ted !rVm cTeatbg any debs
@hatever.
TIE Datura consequence ~ ths. We hsye lived IA:
beyond snnual N oD"; eN!eTasalcc his Ittu
Il G oider of the day. The c,aHty il nDs olld.rei
with debt OF OF lcast hali IhiOn cJlsrs, drawing
gsl nterest until paid. Warrants have Oep'ecls cd
iaiIoo Uss in consequence; even though ~ man; IN
aIc. 10. law has been violate j, IN tteir ia.or, by
hsuIg wpraL's fOr som sufficient ~ cl41c ~,
c.tttor - osoOun; hes. Or the ac.Ial ca'h .G OF
biz cla III.
All this If chsrgeqLle 70 ID, Board 0f SupeTv.-Ors
Who through car ness, II ,kiosacS5 or dishon st
motives have sacrh:ed tax psy'rs On Lhe one hand,
aid cediOrs OF tbe county OE the other; lG sAJ:t,
evt " one but hems,lves.
10 tuuInt rate the actual 6nd cms--atiye frllds
4, IL 4 fil4 8 Z
nshl- labor, hui al eAtntnatipa Of the r"p,ds iii
stov ih,t TOR tbs eDOri .ndlturo tee comfy
hus u. civ 90 tv culsids;Hti'n and great
D. ron Of To, debj is t.'her frzuc ent U! legal.
lhc OuLiy Ahs been grrsly Hnt cJnIcL4.y ~ Ia
did. Bills ;oi 'arrase Ire o. Grand Judcs ices OF
CCIoutr aid SLeilh c-Hr2ee 81 stlIOuery y ."elrg
,Npcp,cs Of n.moeI- oi toe BoirI oi Sdpersls 'fr
't,s l., criminal cas- eyp'apIs.pns aud cZpsuc.-
r,- fr c.u T. frd-, bridges, srd jobs don alilort
u'h rit, law a. 'he in,t.' Of iadyiiu 81 M n.
btrs of The B"ard pinting bi .,,Ipea-rs 81 elections,
fu]fUe other chargt--- nle ID Shlhc Ia a'c beca
groturously ami Irg1ly gAu~eo-Dave 81 pre-
,eu, . for don lc uoJlr the am )unts dse, have
been apneveI VIII N, tN.mlns.loa, ani paid il
ual> ca, BY ssung s-iraL,- iur twice the au,Jnt,
to .n,b the older 70 reaizv crh yGlIe. /, - se
h, rs ih.' before the equity Icb :, PAL fun4cu
tho ugb exsm nation viii b. made. f. -. "
txal .. rated CLAIMS wholly ',-ccd Or prpferiy re-
duc,d
a {, mm.ttec was appointed f,- '4s purpose BY re
late Rosrn.ot >urerys -, bn, the hy-,' 3a.on vs.
NED and DO report mlJo. The iJl0wir, A. c'tel
,lustrati,ns OF t,e system .: r,skess ea pend
above ef,rr' to
l. Tn purchase of the hospital building anl Tepas
Of the ,alnc auoDn ing 10 about tJo,0OO, w. b -
O. ad a.. 10 the county, 81 ths bajins has been
u-.c aud il utterly urht for 80 yurp T-.
y 1he attempted 1uIerGss ot rne snaL bui,t.-g a
the iear of TIE tiiy Hall, fyc s2j 900.
81 The apgrplr siob of $40, ,oOO Tor c,u-,y &c ID
or n, n,st ca, of jay 1879 80 Ger very Il var
,spt- for hst amVur th t.h oay of jaly, - u
Sur.ryissr MnsIUvr Del the comm - -clel: ol re
work. ohi h has never yet be. completes.
.h Th- SppopraiiII ot $50, suI d,A 'C-y Oi va
rarts for said ,uin 70 Supervisor NGg-,y- abJ-t ts
.stre Gate for purhs iig h"s- 20 se-l the Plqz14.
which has never sc; htc furnished. For runateytse
On scIoation bu Remedies come oi tbc-e atur-s 81,
tgohbjtpg n. ci.aiip Of eJ .uul. -Ii.b riltss -
IN, aro re ucins certain peas.-, aad by m dc.
Il = the cont'ect -ystem.
IL tas been q mater Of ius' 60 npia I, iha. g.,
Comfy Aud.tOr has been the haoi. % i-sun: Ei--
rarfs vithout anthony OF nc Bo.:4 OF S9p--,t.o
IN auprclty; a.ion Of ths IA NJ we -c'e-rf :" 81,
The iu appenr- ~ o. n be a .t,e'i i.e, D. -.
Gen. Si,t whicl auth.iiZ-4 ,he Cpun:y Ald ~ -
1sy all clsius sgsioet BE {. 1nty, .h SIC ~. ~
II i,c hy las 10 De- s--irt By some h.: yer 20 VI,
,,buraJ ana a.o al - ttrIsl1- asaj--. ~ Cycnty
TIE ,ul. mi of 0Sic1 ! nNec BY h7.
TIE Conso iaiioD llll .eer- ~ bes,l m'.a 'e'-is,
IN tbs ,e,pect, y Authorizing :he Aa, ~ :. a .-i