The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-24
Mayor Walkers EeeDore
a Cob House Knocked TO Pieces!
FIGURES REFUSE 70 LIE.

- u ~ MAfS "a n r - - - - -
We are disposed to preface our
examination of Mayor WALKERS s
Report to the CITY Council with one
or two remarks. We have already
shown that the Democrats OF the
city denounced Mayor BAKERS al
ministratiOn as having adopted and
pursued "a corrupt and injudicious
system of improvements, and blum
dering aud extravagsnt financial pol
icy, which curbed and confined The
natural expansion of our commercial
influence; which not oaly diniin-
ished our trade but enormously
increased our taxes" These were
the allegations, and Mayor WALKER
pledged himself to make material
improvement or resign. So much for
that.
Mayor WALKER has made an ex-
hibit of ele gensmonths work as Mayor.
1t took us some time to force him out,
but perseverance, as usual, was tinally
rewarded with success. The Courier
Of course endorses the report, aud
avows its willingness to have the mer-
it's of Mr.. WALKERS administration
judged Of by that report. 1t says of it:
The document defes all criticism
We urge every tax payer Ia Evans
vile to scan it closely, and have no
fears as 10 what the universal decision
will be concerning 1t. We are per-
fectly satisfied to go into the canvass
standing upon this evidence OF Demo
cratic trustWorthiness. The report
has utterly eXtinguished the last ray
Of nope for the Radicals IN the COM
ing city campaign.
. We cheerfully accept the challenge
thus defiantly given, and shall analyze
the Report and lay our investigations
before our readers from time to time
between now and the election so that
they may have clear conception Of
its merits as well as the merits of its
author, as an administrative officer.
Mr.. WALKER commences his report
by setting forth what he alleges was
the indebtedness the new Council
had to provide for as it became due
We copy again his statement ON this
point:
lS6S-A pitt 22-I interest on the rail
road bonds, including exchange
anu discount ...--..--...-.--... 81, ,IIb 10
A pril Subsidiaries to teachers OF
n Ia . n
May 6-Fire DepaTBn nent...-..... --..-- "a. 73
JHue2 Salaries to teacifers..... -. 2 ID %
June 3-NOteS due in bank g,I-9 o.
June2-Note in bank.-.......--.......... 2,59l 0o
June 2-NOte ia bank...................... z5o9 Us
June 2-Interesb on the bonds is
road Company -, = =. = :. -, - esls IS
SCHOOL House lot 80 ~ 95O 90
Making a total amount payable
in four months from lime of our
assuming Office of.-... .--....-.--..s3t, ,O6J ~
Now, we allege that not one single
item in the above list of Indebtedness,
amounting to $4,000 %, is correct as
to both am Ount and date.
June ? Notes due in Bank......-....S 9. .d29 90
June :, Note due in Bank ........... 2,30l 0S
June =, Note due in Bank 2,5S0 OS
Mayor WALKER asserts that at the
Jtue Ho dSSuLHGo OAACG5 ApAhl AOIh1 >
1868, the three notes above men
toned, amounting to $l4,409 Is were
outstanding against the city and DIS
an bank. We assert on the contrary,
| and challenge contradiction, that the
only bank debts existing when Mr.
WALKER assumed the office of Mayor,
were the following:
Note in First National Banl1........... s., 800
| Note in Evansville Nationat B;tn k.... 450U
And that the list of notes as given by
the Mayor had no existence.
The teachers in the Public Schools
had all been paid, as we have proven
again and again, up to March 1st, 1868.
No coupons of the E., [. & Q.
Straight Line Railroad Bonds were
due June 2l. On the first of July
$3.50 were due on those bonds in
stead of $6,916 38 June 2i, as stated.
In short, no single item Of the en-
tire list of items given By Mayor
WALKER is correctly stated. Whether
he has been unable or unwilling to
state the matter correctly, we leave
for his admirers to determine.
The following comprises all the in
debtedness Of the city on the 18Th
day of April, 1868, and we chal-
lenge the Mayor or his friends tc
specify any other claims against the
city:
Bonds issued to he e & c. r. r.
Company 3300 %
Bonds issu, 10 r., I. & c. = L.
k X Comp INV -..... ....... ....... 100 600 90
Bonds is>ued for steam fire en-
gine No. l...-..................- "a "a
Bonds issued Ter war PURPOSES. in
tooA --.-..--. 500 90
Bon issued for Sycamore Vine
street sever -, -. 2i,o13 50
sewer ,...;; :, = Ci02 q
sew wer..-. --..,--. -.--. .--.---..-. 70 @ ol
bonds Is u1I 10. 80 la =" tsftt =. I,2sJ j.
for itP l'ri -.lil - I7gl tsi
LOT A4lSh ~ci!'pi lot, 4, ,iI1 O,
Ior House, lU,uU1 Vi
School 10 294 Il
Bonds issued for Steam Fire En-
gine No. 3...-.......-... 1000 Oh
Bonds issued IOr opening First
Street to Fulton Avenue.........-.. 600Gi C(