The Evansville journal., 1869-06-01

s27, 10 81
Duly impressed with the solemn and Inn
pO tnnt duties properly devoving upon
his office ia his relations with tue city
Council, and also with the citizens OF EV-
ausviite, the undersigned cannot consist
emily pass over the proceedings OF haid
C6unc 3, 10 which this report Is in re-
spouse, without expressing his dissent
thereto.
The Mayor respectfully objects for the
reasons stated herein TO said proceeding:
II is declared ~ the preamble, that the
Mavor's report OF "a prii z9 1853 purpDrts 70
exhibit full stai ement oi the receipts and
! O .sbu rseInets'of the city, which ayerment
OF said preamble is not true in fact, mas
much as The report aforesaid does not 11ur-
port 70 make the exhibit as stated. The
said report distinctly states that " the re-
ceipfs and expenses ex1ibfted " therein
q are-taken from the City Clerks aud City
Ireasurer,s reports Tor the year ending
April Is, 1853"
The preamble aforesaid also intimates
that large sums of money have been dis
bursed vi thout authority Of law, which
allegation is aIsodenied. The transactions
OF the City 20 4ncl4 referred 10 appear TO
a!lude 10 The fact Of the APPLICATION OF cer-
tain funds 10 N ct liabilities of the city
n nder orders OF tie city Council without
the same passing q. rough the treasury, and
to IN tsrpret the GcLs as unlawfulo Win
due re . ct to the legal acumen OF the
Council, tue Mayor on Lhis point respect
fully dissents from heir fnterpre tatiOn of
the Law. While admittiug thai Inc nsual
method OF Keeping and discussing the pub
lie fuuds IS through he hands of Lac Treas
urer. II s couteuded that nevertheless the
AUuDCll uHQEE the present CITY GnATIeT are
complete custodians of the public Teye-
nues, and may, without violation of law,
when urgent necessity demands II. require
that any bank or lndlYIduat having pos
session OF the funds Of the city, shall, un-
der diTectiOnaOf the Mayor, pay them di-
recJIy 10 The city'sl credftols This
RUE has the further sanction OF
lOBR usage, the practice has nos origin
ated with the administration OF the pres
ent Mayor, and lts egaiity has not htth-
erto been questioned. II al monies paid
30 tile public cred tors Of the city under
orders of the Common Council, without
having paSseu through the hands OF the
Treasurer, have been illegally disbursed,
then 10 is plain such Illegal transactions
have been gOIs5g on through n long series
OF v sar Est7f ii is cOntemdosf that gfIe legal
ity Of sucu a practice IS fuly estGOlisned
by the charter powers OF the council ia
the IA At er, by long usage, and by having
been acquiesced in by al part Is inter-
ested.
Council, receives his power directly from
the people. amt in his represe atatIYe ca
pacily is entitle1 to claim Tor hie official
acts all the respect and confederation due
the people, whom, in common with the
COuncf he has the honor 10 TeDre- ent.
WDfle he is ready a. ALI times cheerfatiy
10 cooperate with the Council, such f
ira ransactions belonging 70 the duties OF his /
office as are calculated to promote the pn5-
lie wei are, he onnbot consent 10 wong \
Interpret atiOns of The law defininE his /
duties as Mayor or the city
The Mayor does not impugn the motives /
of the City Couucii, IN enactlng the reso- 4
IutiOas referred 10, but is wiling 10 give /
them foil credit Tor desire % promote !
the city's intef est, ald as 10 the informa- |
tfon therein acsIted for ne -cheerguily. col /
la1es it aud reports il heIeip. as fuliy as il /
is in power 10 do. He. however, won a {
Tespectul ly u sgeststhaL illt sources of in I
formation from which such epoft is de
rIv Il, are equal ~ open aud accessible 10
every member Of the Council, anu indeed
10 every citizen.
The May or respectfully requests Il a this
report be made a B.fft Of the proceedings /
and placed upon the minutes OF the Civ
Council. Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM II. WALLER, Mayor
EVANSVILLE, May 81, 1903.
1t was moved that the report be re-
ceived aud spread upon the minutes,
but another motion was made that it
lie over until next Monday night.
which latter prevailed.
The Chief of Police submitted his
report, which showed 1O9 arrests for
the past month.
The market reports show S455 col