, 1861-10-01

Horse Fer will commence to day and termi- |
Gute On Friday afternoon. The Michigan Cen |
tra1 Railroad have ample arrangements to car |
~ all who may wish to attend, at one-ha7f the |
usual rates Of fare. The starting times Of the |
trains are Z 4. n, and 7:30 PM.
The Comptroller Ward Investigation.
Another session Of the Ward Investigation
Committee was held last e7ening, end Alder |
nan Colby was called to the Witress stand.
TEE WEST RANDOLPH STREET CONTRACT.
! AID. Colby was requested By AID. Hoyt to
state what was his connection with the West
Randolph street improvement. Aid. Colby
caid he WaB interested in the contract for that
work. AID. Hoyt desired to FnoW If the city
vas defrsuded in that work, through the
comptEolleE, II eny way.
n ent Of that work he ard Mr.. Ellithorpe Ind
purchased twenty acres Of store quarry land
west Of the city. n tee spi1ng Of 1855, Web
her entered Colb2's Office one day and told
that street, ard requested MI. Colby to take
an interest in it. Colby examined the matter
and concluded to 90 so.
Mr: Rumsey: "Were you an Alderman at
hat t;me?"
Mr.. Colby: "No, eir, nor at any other
wnen i had contract from the city. We
went to the Comptroller to get the contract
| transferred from WebbeE to Ellithorpe aud
mytelf, Ward refused to assign It without
| he rsason he Wnnid nj transfer It was tat tat
| Weber vas q deiaultsr to the CITY and they
| prouoacd to hold The contract as eceurity for
| lis 5ndphteanezs.
| snbseuuenfly. the Mayor and MI. Ward were
1 Persuaded to permit transfer, Webber's de-
aMcauon 1i,ng onesalra @ o1 .t tae p12;psrsy 70 70
Webber to me. The reaSon that Webber
wanted to assign it Was that he had no means
u :. nrI n NV Warda frsnsfar.n9
mas aoy Ia daa ~ ~ tia or1 a1a
da nnt tbinE rhe e civ had d. aay nv 1ieht to % hold
utu ,et noS - ~ eo.,r enr,.hca eco ~ daFa1
oM 'r5 ~ 1,.,5n-.tn.,J;.,e MI tbat VIZ
har shon1d Iaua nn1tinn IF T he nroats In
oel dora4iaa ao ~ p.u psss ~ ,t Ne P1ops' -
dfaucr BunsenM-s. ~ % Wbst HhaTe was wehber
to s tecseivefs "' ''@|'@' "'@' ~D"'A
VAS 10 finnish SO much money. Ell;thorpe
90 much aid Wcbber 40 much aud rnien
1hcse conditions he was to have one third Of
IT, 6Sed -a; on Webbe1s s patti st" "A' A'' 1u
aud Weber, al thrse dsafs tossther sH ags to ge5
be usne flas
Wr. 2o'5u-E7. No eirI,;
III: Wa1d-"W it not before the contract
vas gnea y mep9sE snas yoa LINE maoe @ me @ EeP.
ressn,a.tofs @ 81. he1' meoos5 VIZ omsy y9uE lols 4,
, man, not eefng personally interested III Inc
eo9trac5; atr Go;s., ,+n
Mr. TaSa-"W Was it not said by you that
Webber vas or1y name that any other
nere would do Us well s''
Nf. Co91r,-t think nf1f.,,
- ..,
, aR' El1lIAoRrE's TESTIMONY.
hsd an arrangement with Webber in re-
gard to the assignment Of the West Randolph
street contract he was to make us secure for
| monies advanced; previous to the assignment
: | aEd Rb1e it was in Webbers hands. there Has
fully one half Of the work done,
A6aor Rumsty-" Didn't Webber take that
> contract from somebody else?''
, preperty holders to enter into private con-
At9yet hMnsseR-'. Mneh tae 1!at CONTRACT
~ mas 81 ~ ~ ILL., "epoe5' "ete Soo ooI 1dttest'
: 1c En,z1.,,,- ,t1 ,-oe -.t ,,.xt., -. xo.,.
No. f,.,.ss,,. nmt "'3 " ~ -
= teresteij s.' ''
: M Ell;tho,pe-" BF Implication I might
4 have been"
Hd4T ftNfnseU-' NIL you answer Enc que6'
Nr. -Eutho4pe-a1 was not sir, I wont
better you anT longer"
Teyor fsunse1f-" 1ou don't bother me any
Az EU;f1o~~,o 1uo .oxaaa r., non orsr ona
third of the profits to Wobber, and that mean
hig' IT, so.a Ma11 49, Enat MsSoe e, In IL.
II nartneFehfr. and nne pnts In nofhin2. It
L plain that Il the profits ara divided according
ID 70 The investment, that man VII SET nothing
sa9a11aTt o1sitr ~ ms1ta.a,rce ~
Of he diepossessed The city Of HE meanB Of pe,
be ting the nav ont Of Weber.
By his act, he put that contract and the wor
IA. into the hEnds Of Alderman Colfy and mysel
ey bear On M, Ward to induce him to conseu
Mt to the assignment,
N. B. BoutoD, excity Superintendent W
ed called to the stand and testified as to the mar
q tract was made, after which the Committe
L. s3journed.
mt
OF @ -. w. s,ae % 49," "a susene stsss. 800 -
se'' w ~ IT, 80 'n'e "A'eAn0o1' "'e
The head ot ad7eftsements-
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