The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-04
HEARINGS BEFORE U. s. COMMISSIONER

HEARINGS BEFORE U. s. COMMISSIONER
SsaTine bsdra Inad ana James Gham6srs mad
ID; smith GharEed with illegally qisiug !iquJH
Assessor Of the Tn Division the FOurth Iollec-
lion M Dict5iGt , lie called on Deputy MsrshsI schuy-
fourth street, and above Coates. Tuey tried enter.
when they found number OF empty barrels. They
met Mullen ana be said he had been asleep and had
were number Of hogsheads OF mash, q still in full
Mr. Schuyler he had visited the pre-
PIFe s% ne Barr Sarre IN pS e S h nSs %h %
Chambers came In and ssid he was the pr prletor
in he District here the premises are situated; saw
bar yyaI a nuuSrr of bsrsels about 2 told hIm
lie should have them removed from the pavement.
Ninth DislrcG saw the premises on Saturday; the
still was In operations supposed MIR. Chambers bus-
Mr.. Chambers was held in $1,000 and John Mullen in'
tlCl0 bail 10 answer at Court.
FRAUDULENT RETURNS.
Hans sufIert was 50 before United states Commits
JGcob seinbrun sworn said@I i've No. aa7 Vine
street; knew defendant; he Is coniecuoner; he told
made over 5000 the year ne said nothing about
hls returns assisted him occasionally; think tina
business is about onehat profit; he paid elluO tN
person In West Philade phia: and ne improved his
Cross.examined-I know defendant; he is my bro
therin.law; my sister diea aud four weeks after her
death he married again; then info med on him; ne
retire from business end take the world easy, aud he
Mr. John fulIner sworn reside at No. 1909 Coates
street; know defendant; worked for him from Feb
ruary 1866 to last July 1867 he took In from $40 t0
q DAY. the profits OF the business one half
James Sweeney sworn-I am one OF tho Assistant
AS of the second Districts the defend ants bdsi
is that OF Cake-Dhker; The return for 1866 was
made to me; his profits are SllOO the amount of eK-
empton is $1,000 by law; 500 tax. and $l26 for INTEREST,"
he pan no tax IN 1866 he did pay tax in 1885, he pays
special tax a dealer.
MIR. Johnson sworn, sald--I q Revenue Inspec-
toI; VISITED this place by direction OF Mr.. weaney,
find he keeps no b )oks of sales; asked hm for
the book of his daily receipts aud he said had
none and knew what ne made by the ba auce in bank
ana he ad 81 col IN bank: he sells amount OF
Candles ETC., from his books. The case after argu-
ment' was disn issed aud the defendant discharged
BOARD OF SURvBYs.-A meeting of the Board
OF surveys was held This morning, when the follow
ing business was transacted, Sewei ordered to
be constructed on Perth street. between Oxford and
slNty-hVe feet north; sewer on Otis street. between
emerald and Coral streets; both be two feet six
men pipe. The following resolutions agreed o:
HeS0tOed Ihat we recommend to Councils TO order
cufD regulation on Newkirk street, between the
church ofthe Messiah and Emory street, with a de-
scent southwardy, TO TIN ow the drainage said pOr.
ton OF Newktrk street into said Emory street.
narrow the carriage drive on Broad street between
Poplar and Coates street. the Chief Engineer and
subject. N ~
Such Information being given, and a communIca--
ZION from the Broad street citizens to the Mayor OBJ
lectng TO such measure, IL resolved thaS the
Board coincide with the views relating to the mar
rowing OF the carriage drive on Broad street. Ad-
journed.