The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-11
Liz Homer the Mayer.

Uls Honof the Mayor.
Last Wednesdays Has0k- Eye informed
the public, in the published proceedings Of
promise the claim held by the City against
defunct banking house formerly doing
business here, and it's sureties, provided
i've thousand in cash kwas paid within
sixty days; and that the report was defeat
ed by the casting vote Of his Honor the
Mayor.
So much for what was published; now
for what was not. One of the above named.
securities, who had come several hundred
miles for the express purpose of trying to
settle up this doubtful and long standing
claim IN some way, had consulted with
some OF the Council, and after IN interview
with the Finance Committee, made al,
offer which for no known reason but that
OF trying to annoy somebody, his Honor
the Mayor determined to defeat. Though
not member OF tbs Committee he pushed
himself into the meeting, did all the talk
ing, abused every body but the principal
maker OF the notes held by the city, iwho
| he was careful TO say nothing apouD spoke
| rs il ne owned the Council body and
breaches, and finally went off, threatening
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his peculiar style. All tbis did not prevent
the Finance Committee from unanimously
adopting the proposition they made, which
it was by no means certain the securities
could accept, and which they certainly
could not without some assistance from
the principal maker of the notes. but they
were willing to make the attempt.
day night, the proceedings Of his Honor the
Mayor, were precisely the same az at the
meeting of the Finance Committee. While
saying nothing about what he had done to
try to secure the payment Of these notes
from the principal, the only man of all the
signers who had received the least benefit
from them, he informed the Council Of the
doubtful legal proceedings he had taken
againstone Of the securities, and said he had
the advice Of 'eminept COUNSEL that one
OF the three notes could certainly be colIec-
ted at the tail end Of big law suit. Very
wisely paying no attention whatever to the
pungent remarks of Mr.. Kelsey, especially
directed at him and his doings, and max
ing great flourish OF his honorable inten-
tons, xnd declaring he would do the same
way if il was his mother instead of only
somebody else. Considerably befogged by
want Of knowledge of what wac behind the
curtain, after vain attempt to get some
more information, the Council voted on the
question, and it was barely defeated by the
casting vote OF his Honor the Mayor.
II is not perhaps, generally known that
| this Honorable Mayor, who is thus acting
ae the paid and sworn official Of the corpo-
ration, is at the Same time in the pay Of the
principal maker OF these notes held by the
city; that AZ such ne traversed the State for
months, less than two years ago, election
eering for this principal debtor Of the city
for Governor, and as such he attended the
State Convention, dictated and speechified
No. ALL
them into doing as he wanted them to do.
Furthermore, as such paid employee, q
year ago he sold the ferry boat, 10. Gales,
for ten thousand dollars, in cash, and in
stead Of taking the money to pay of this
claim as it WAS his sworn duty to havedone
he either paid it over to his said employee,
or divided 1t with him, himself, or put it in
his own pocket. At all events no body in
town KNOWS what went with the money
but his Honor the Mayor. Not satisfied
with thus serving his master and defraud-
ing the city he tried all last summer to
sell the oldsteamer isisoJ Hills for six thou.
sand dollare, the last of the assets of the
Ferry Company, another defunct concern,
| bankrupted by the same hands, and in
which the City had five thousand dollars
stock. Then the Finance Committed by
order of the Council, endeayored to find
| out what had become of this stock and the
| ten Thousand dollars the 10. Gales sold for,
and what would become Of the six thou.
sand dollars the Flint Hills sold for. All
he could find out about the matter, was
| that there were a few account books, with
the written pages carefully cut out, that
his Honor the Mayor was running the
concern, and his Honor the Mayor did not
choose 70 open his mouth, or give any in
formation whatever on the subject, much
ae he doubtless knew about it.
It is unnecessary to say that with this
evidence of the collision of his Honor the
MayOr, the securities on this claim are de-.
termined to resist TO the very last extreme
ty Of the law the efforts OF his Honor to
coerce them, While he SO carefully lets his
master, the principal debtor, alone
Whether half loaf is better than no bread
las member of the Council sensibly re-
marked-his Honor. the Mayor, is Of course
q better judge than any body else, as be
knows all about city matters that is worth
knowing.
1t is hoped that if his Homer the Mayor,
does not inform the public before the next
meeting of the Council what disposition he
made Of the ten thousand dollars he sold
the 10 Gales for, that y committee will be
appointed by that cody to Investigate the
matser, and, i necessary, drag this lions
HIDE from OF the knavish limbs of his
Honor the Mayor. Gone out, Mr.. Mayor,
and tell the public what you didtwith the
ten thousand dollars you sold the 10 Gales
for last year. Did it go into your pocket
or that of your master, who owes the city,
according TO your own statement, fourteen
thousand dollars? &anE a7a
"4f A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN. +.
A SCENE In CHARLEsToN.-The CORES
pondent Of the New York Tribune gives
graphic description of the occupation of
Charleston after the rebel skedaddle from
which we cut the following: "a /.
On Tuesday evening, about seven o.
cheering in the neighboring street. ran
in the direction indicated ~ tho shouts,
and fonnd that the Massachusetts, Fifty.
fifth tColored) regiment had just landed In
the city: "a shaef< 80 isfe
John Browns body lies soldering In the grave
John Browns body Lies . molder1n9 in the grave
John Brown body lies mOldeftng In the grave
> 3 isseYx His soul - ynayching ON
Glory! Glory Hallelujahf
GLORY! Glory Hallelujahl ~
lAl0rvi GLORY Hall0lu1nh! #.