Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-08

any personal fenecltOils.
Alderman O'Donnell continued, and
aid that he would scorn to cloak and
patch up his actions as some on that
had done. He understood this
action, and it was only a grovelling
manner OF throwing dirt by those
conduct had been cenSured by
this Board. They were welcome,
however, to throw dirt at him. lie
could 90 back to his constituents clean
handed, and they would send him
back to the Board-even if certain
very wise, bald-headed little fellows
(GalIagher) did go on an expedition to
find out how much O'Donnell got.
Alderman Dyer said he had very
few words tosay. Tothe argument OF
Alderman 0Donnell, who charged
him with throwing dirt" he would
answer that he was not in that habit,
nor did he deal in personalities. TO
the argument of Mr.. Cartwright, who
said that Mr.. Baugh was a bonded
officer. and a~nsWerable, he would an
sWer that other Comptroller were
bonded, but that did not keep the city
from being f1eeced and bled. he mad
obtained a list Of all the indebtedness
from overdrawing and defalcatlon.
Here were some of the items: Savings
Bank, $1,000; GayOso Savings lnstltu-
ton, $500; R. d. Baugh sos 40;
Bankhead, over $1,000; P. 4. Hughes,
$31S2 76; P. NJ. Dickinson, $500;
ThOs. Malone, S1400; W. o. LO1and,
S47I3, and so on, making an aggregate
of upwards ofSI0O,O 900! The list he re-
ceived Yesterday had several other
names that have since squared up.
The Sergeant-at-Armsy Mr.. Smith,
was oyerdrawn s2S3-M Mr.. Baugh-
"That is balanced.'l Mr.. Bridges
Mr.. Baugh! That's balanced also"
MI. Hoy fOO-Mr. Hoy got very tero-
cious when he Dyer vent in after
this list, and there was no telling
what he was not going to dO-ke pre-
| sumed Mr.. Hoy was also squared up,
MIR. Baugh-" Yes, sir! All this
only goes to show that business IS
! done very loosely inthe C~Omptrollers
Office. and ought to be regulated. He
/ was for right in this thing, and had no
partially,
Alderman o'ponnell said he too
had a list TO show how
much 3" impartiaiity' there was
in Mr.. Dyer's inquiries. He
would read it. The names called for
were Leftwieh, Richards, Morgan,
Baugh, Bridges, Bowen, Chandler,
Helm, Hoy, Smith, NewsOm, Hum
phreys, Aldermen Black, MOffet,
O'DOnnelI, SWayIa, Cartwright, Hoist,
WoIcOtt and Cicalla. Not 2 word was
said about Vincent, Clancy, Foley,
Durff, Dyer, Ogden, Renner, Ellis,
Williams. Marshall and Gallagher!
No prejudice} There's the list.
Gallagher wanted tG speak but gave
way to Col. Morgan who explained
his overlooking. The city had gem
orally been in his debt several hun
bred dollars, but or the 10th of June
in checking he had Overdrawn sixty
or seventy dollars. As to the affair of
DIR. Dickinson, Nh. BaUgh had acted
under orders from the Mayor. Suits
had been brought against every officer
who was O~verdrawer, and he would
report at the next regular meeting Of
the Board. p
Alderman Gallagher got the floor at
last. He said he did not see the I'M
prOpriety of letting a nan have a lit
file money if he wanted it. He would
always come for his share when it was
coming to him. Referring to the re-
mark Of Mr.. O'DOnneips, about the
little. baldheaded man, Alderman
Gallagher stated positively that he
had not been on any expedition about
him. He had heard that an Alder
man had got $50 for a vOtein a certain
case, but it was not Alderman O'DOn-
nell. He had gone on an expedition,
but be had not mentioned Alderman
O'DOnnelPs name. He found the
whole thing was a farce. He moved
to table the resolution of Mr.. Dyer.
Alderman O'DOnneIl said, if it was
q farce, may be he didn't go to the
right man.
Alderman Gallagher Withdrew the
motion to table, and moved to refer to
a special committee of three. There
was no second to his motion, and the
question was demanded on the origi-
nal motion to adopt.
Alderman Dyer demanded the yeas
and nays, as he wished to see who
was in favor of conducting the bust
ness Of the city fairly and honestly"
At this Mr.. Baugh, who was standing
by the Chair, demanded in a most I'M
mistakable tone of Alderman Dyer
what he meant by " HOReStly?" Dyer
seeing that he was about to put his
foot into it, explained that he thought
Mr.. Baugh the pattern Of honesty, but
rather loose in his business habits.
Alderman Williams, who up to this
time had set like Psddy's parrot, say
ing nothing but keeping up a devil Of
a thinking apparently, when honesty
was being talked about couldn't keep
still any longer (fOr honesty. like
money or virtue, is talked Of most by
those who have the least of it, and
made a campmeeting grafton Of ten
minutes duration, in which he de-
clared thatlthere was no {" H~eedcessity
for forty little ticky picayune speech
eS F" about everything that came up.
A little more gas was blown off
around the Board when, from sheer
exhaustion, there was a hull, which
the Chairman took advantage otto put
2 motion, made by somebody, to refer
TO the Finance Committee, which was
adopted.
motion to adjourn vas lost.
Alderman Durff read a preamble
and resolutions, which were adopted,
n reply to the Canton letter spoken of
yesterday.
Alderman Williams introduced a
'esolutiOn to pay Martin Dwyer 1910
IN account for the cistern now build
Rg on the corner Of Main and Tree
7ant streets.
After a short discussion, participa-
ed in by Alderman CLANCY, Foley,
Williams and Gallagher, the motion
0 adopt was lost.
BY Alderman Vincent: A motion
0 cause gas lamps in front Of certain
hurches in Chelsea. (
Gallagher moved to refer to the Gas !
Committee, but Vincent declared he
would rather withdraw it than have /
t discussed by a sacriligiOus, ungodly |
ct. 1t was accordingly withdrawn. :
a motion was made to take up the J
layers message. The Secretary de- /
that the document was in the c
andS of the printer and could not be I
iscussed, therefore, as it was not on !
and. flfE I
\ motion to adjourn was now put {
nd carried amid much confusion. ]
10 day of meeting was set, so the
,Oard stands adjourned till the next
meeting An Alderman re- '
that the city would be better
f if the Board adjourned sine die.
Meanwhile we n without aMayor Z
even pro TEN. .
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