Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-01-25
Report of the Finance Committee
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W3eeRng.
The Finanee Committee beg leave to submit
the following report, under the resolution passed
on Tuesday last, referring certain matters to
them for report connected with the Finance
statement Of the City Of w heehng-
Owing 70 the continued illness Of the Chair
man Of the Committee, and the absence rom
the city of Mr.. Pendleten, another member OF the
Committee your Committee were unable 70 act
Is fully In the premises as they desired, Is those
IN the city had not the means Of arriving 1t the
facts connected with the matters referred to
them.
They have during the day been engaged In the
the examination, having had fun access to the pa
pers and books Kept by the Chairman, reladng to
the sinking fund It Is due to al the Commute
TO state that the almost entire disbursement
and management Of the sinking fund has been
left in the hands Of the Chairman, who man
aged 1t In detail, consulting with the other
members only in matters Of more grave import
than the direct disbursement of this fundi the
consequence was that no other member oil The
Finance Committee Cex-ofieio the Commission
ers of the sinking fund.- has been called upon to
take any active part in the management OF TINS
fund, so entirely has been, and Is the eonn-
denee of the Committee in the capacity and IN
tegrity Of It's Chairman. Hence it is, that your
Committee aaYe not that personal knowledge OF
these transactions which they might else be ex-
ueeted to have We have examined the state
ment" and can find in it no error Of importance,
and have therefore, no change or notifications
70 suggest We are satisfied that the Clerk has
prepared this statement carefully and accurately.
Il IS due shis committee to state, that not be-
ing the committee 10 whom, Oy law, this annu-
al statement was to be submitted for correcting,
we did not examine or correct II iH any particu-
lar prior to its publication. This duty is by
law. imposed ODOn the ''Comnittee Of Accounts.
The s'StatemenI" was submitted to the chair
man Of our committee and was seen by another
member and they concnrred IN advising its sub
mission to the City Council before publication.
The illness of the chairman 6ebars as f ON
knowing his action in the premises, but we are
informed by the other member (Mr- Pendleton)
! that be himself made no change whatever in
! tae Statement" and is nor yet aware that any
change has been made, nor did ne direct any
The committee have to- express their profound
regret that the continued illness Of tne-chairman
lof the Finance Committee has prevented tiIetn
from having that full ard clear explanation" oil
details which they are well assured he would so
readily and willingly have afforded, and which
we doubt not would have done MIN more full
Justice than We can possibly do, however well
satisfied We may be Of the entire propriety oil
his every action in tue premises. We have bad
| however the fullest use of his papers and pre-.
sent herein a statement whic0 not only viGdi-
Gates him to the fullest exIent OF every charge
of which he has been the subject in connection
with the Finances, but justifies the COMMITTEES
in their past and present estimate Of his capaci
~ and fitness, in every respect, TO-: the position
in which he has so faithfully, arduously and
gratuitously labored for the city.