Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-04

Your Committee beg leave 70 report that
they have received. 10 ell. ths sun Of &7s4 20
voluntary contributions Of citizens Of Scott
county. principally Of Dsvesport, the receipt
| Of which. and The disbursement thereof, appear.
Ing BY the following statement:
That the following is the report the com.
mittee 70 Us. appointed to 60 to Fort Done'son
to render pscunary snd surgical aid 10 ths
| Iowa volunteers. to wit:
| To- r. Lowry, Chairman Finance Committee
Wounded Soldiers. Davenport, Iowa:
| 1862. HEczlrTs.
Febsy ls-To ann received at
| LsLlaire Hall. l.............&3 .&32SoO
| Collected BY VIM. Burris.... $500
do fischer / llirsehl. $3.50
do TIC. Campbell.... 400
DO r. Lowry. y......... 1915
INIT Reed from A. T.. Fulton. 300
DO Oliver and Gibson 200
Feb'ry 2S-Amornt collected by
G. II Eldridge. ge.............. 1900
March 12-Amoun: received by
Il. Lowry, iacluding collection
at Metropolitan Hail . 1876
Amt reed from Mr.. Donahue.. 200
do DR.. Saunders. 100
March 25-Am't reed J. G. Todd 500
do e. Leslie 50oo-37e4.20
March 27-To balance. .. s2S.1O
April 2 = Reed of ur. McCarn ten
dol!are, refunded since report. 1000
Davenport 3as 20. s., q. E.Hub-
bell 81, Capt. Dermody 81,
No Gosh h Donahue IS, G. s.
Watkins $2............... l40O
Total collected, $s36.So. zoe
Balance on hand
EXPENDITURE.
Fsb'ry ls-By cash handed DR..
MCCarn.. ..................$ 100000
Fcbry 20-Paid Ladies As.o'tion 5000
! s. bill found TO be counterfeit 500
Cash sent by Express to Ire M.
Cash paid dispatch to DR.. Me
C8rn.. ....... LIS
Cash paid on dispatch from DR..
earn 3.12
CASH paid Stevenson i Carpa-
Cash paid on dispatch from I'M.
Cash Iaid N.cn.vi.,slivouud-
ed soldiers. ........ 800
Cash paid on dispatch from l.. II.
Clifford. ..... 1.75
Cash paid on dispatch to 1. NJ.
Cash paid LcClaire House, bill
wounded soldiers. 50
March l Cash paid Lusc, Lane
s Go. for printing!. ....... Loo
Cash paid S xits, True and Davis 90 90
do l.. j. Center 1900
March Cash paid Swi.s, True
and Davis telographs.. $50
March IL Cash paid L.. J. Cen
ter. ................. 1000
Cash paid Swits. True and Davis 1920
Cash paid l.. J. Center for trip
to Tea Kidgo... 5000
Cash paid Mr. Holm 70. trip to
POa Ridge. ge.................. 1900
Cash paid NJ. G. Davis bill
wounded soldiers. SO
March 22-Cash paid nr. Max
well for faro wounded soldiers 6.lO
Cash paid DR.. Maxwell, balance
due him.... 245
March 25-F. Jacobys bil..... 260
Cash paid j. Z. Todd for boots
for Film lim................ So s75S 10
Balance On hand ...... $28 10
S7s42o
That this committee approved Of the bill Of
disbursements rendered by DR.. Maxwell end
have paid him tho balance due him GU bis bill
81 rendsred that we disepproved Of certain
items 10 the bill ofDr. McCarn, being $40 aid
out to one Of the volunteer officers, and 500
paid GU. for The expenses Of certain person in
going to and returning from Fort Donelscn
and other places. who were not members Of
the committee sent, but who went agreeing to
pay their own expenses; that DR.. McCarn 10
entitled to credit Of $43 80 for expenditures
in di.charging his duty on said committees .and
that after deducting. that there remains cue
from him to this committee. Of the funds en-.
trusted to him, the sum Of seventy seven dol
lars and seve;ty cents. which We have re.
quested that ne pay owe. to us. and which hae
not been paid.
All of which is respectfully submitted
Il. Lowry. Chairman.
W. BuRRIs,
SAMUEL HIRcuL.
I. G. CAMPBELL.
Davenport. March 2sth, 1852.
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.
The eaid Finance Committee would further
report to said donors as follows:
After the adoption Of the foregoing report,
aud after DR.. McCarn had been notified by the
Finance Committee of their final report, and
shown the same. to>wit: I'd day Of April.
1862, he presented to us an additional report,
aud that the following is . copy thereof, viz:
" r. Loryey, Esq, Chairman finance Com.
mittee:
"DEAk SIR-I received the Committees bill
of exceptions to ny report. also to that OF
Hon. T. Lindermsn. In regard to the latter
would state that although handed in with my
report. it was over his own signature and in.
tended as his individual report, having had
nothing to do either With the receipt or dis.
burs. ment Of tha funds referred to, conse-
quentiy do Eot think it necessary for u.e to
reply to this portion Of your exceptions.
In regard to exceptions to my own report,
lst. Amount paid Lieut.. flanagan. | am will.
ing to refund If the Committee wish %. As
regards amount paid for extra Railroad fare.
&c, for Messrs. Linderman, Clifford and Bur.
vel, paid the same at their request, on their
honor to refund the same it objections were
made. They having expended large amounts
of their own funds in furtherng the objects Of
the mission, thought proper not to demand
~ ho neor rf tho 4
above purpose, which, however, if the Com
mittee. on reflection, should insist upon, will
do; Sd. As relates to the Railroad fare paid
or Page | consider this 0ne Of the objects for
which the Committee was appointed,
Respectfully submitted.
&c. w. McCARN, Chairman of Committee
And your Committee further report that at
the same time that DR.. McCarn presented said
additions, report, he psid to our Chairman the
sum Of ten dolsrs : that the one hundred and
| fifty dollars which said DR.. McCarn states was
| received by M. Linderman. was money which
this Committee sent by the order of DR.. Nc.
Carn. as Chairman Of the Visiting Committee.
By express, to Cairo directed to Ira NJ. Clifford
that the same was so directed by Dr. McCsrn's
| order, he having gone to Mound City, or some
other point, and that before DR.. McCsrn left
Davenport for Fort Done!son, he vas directed
~ tnis OouitnIttee hos " pay the expense OF
any person from the fund entrusted to him.
| except the members Of his Committee. viz:
DR.. Maxwell. L j. Center and himself, and the
| passage to F, IT Dcnelson and back to Daven-
port. of Mr.. Henry Slaymaker, the brother Of
Capt. J. S. Slsymaker.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
r Iowsr, Chm,
TC. CAMPBELL,
SAN'L H,escHL,
W. BURRIs.