Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-06
The WAFER pEPArrurNr.
from Registrar Gran,
WATER R,eIsrRaRs Orrucr.

in reply.
desire TO controversy With Mr.. Bond, and
90 notinterdto have any. He was respectful
srd obliging when I entered upon the duties OF
We office, giving ne su the information IN h's
IOses; ~hleh | duly appreciate IL he infeEs
~ N my late rero. !. ts tie wster Fso.rd he =
eIe~tly m aken. Neither did 1 insspd 20 c.st
a,,,, renec.ions upon 'he las Randolph CSyIe,
un1et Nno e man agement fNe Ofhce o., rinste1
ana vas conducted Tor nine wears lie ~ -.
TO his rest, and far be u from me 90 aAt-ss @
h,s abilities, or impute any other than henov.a
composing the Water Bosrd rcasesfsS ,',s ,Ss
20 furnish them with a Statement "a 80
shair OF the once, q very proper reeurst
who compose the Water Board. wOald be EselS
TO make. ! complied with that request, 10 :,
nisbinysuch fscts ss had come In my posSesSiO a.
ss, in my judgment, prOper adminis cstiOn OF
the duties OF tue ONCE quire. There was one
or1ission in the rel Oti which 4 regarded a nq-
Just tows7ds Mr.. Bond, ami TIE next day
promptly mede proi sr COZ rection. otherwise
the repoTt " ttue IN eves y particular.
SO far - MIR. Bord is concerned viii take
TVS occesion 70 sly that believe HIN 70 be en-
able, honest, high-toned, conscientiOu. man, ps
Conscientious as Il Is possible for an ornee-holder
70 have been and continue on sood terms w.fa
Mayor Bowen 10 the end.
here are q few points in Mr.. Bonds comma.
r'csison which should be noticed. ana m YOU
wiz give me space vii briefly reply % them.
l. Mr.. Bond states that your Introductory re-
mars mars to my report, in which YOU say The
water Board hiss held no meetings for several
lCsrs, ~ not correct Mr.. h. SAYS "The Water
Board elect ID in lSsss org lntzed and held meet
lnes, record Of those formerly held being kept
and leit IN the office." Rave made diiigenf
search and can End no records OF meetings OF
Tie Water Board during Mr.. Bonds time, ex-
cept report cut from THE STAR and pasted N
one corner o. the plat book, whioh meeting was
held Angus 70, ls6s, present MesTs. wm. B.
Todd, Charles Hendley, J. Sayies Brown and
Johu l.. Pfau. That report reads ~ follows
that no meeting OF the board had been held
since June, 1861" What minutes are referred
TO have not been able 10 ascertain. Under
pencil, reading: "Bosrd adjourned 20 meet the
3th Tuesday IN September" 1 have not been
able TO hnd any records OF q meeting held on the
4'h Tue day an September, or since that time.
i am sure that Mr.. Bond informed me that no
meetings Of the board were held during tue year
1863.
2. Mr.. Bond saws: Mr.. Crane is certainly
m'sn 'orned that the bark ever, during my
{ tsrm OF oshce. rel 80 4 % hOnor wsrrauts drawa
on the water fund" Has Mr.. Is. tor. often that
on the 18th day OF December, 1853, be Ger. d A
TO two bills of John McClel'aud for furnis'''1 1g
water msirs, amounting , sli cl5.4i, for w ca
McClelland received checks7 Mr.. McClers I'd
lnforns me that on one occasion he preSen ed
q % check At @ the a bark, upon which payment VS.
that time bis checks were cashed BY Mr.. Bond.
who deposited the checks cash in bank. Mr.
Bonu Dank account shows that on the 50 of
februsty he del Oslted Si2.422. ~, being more
money than the entire Iecelpts OF the once for
ntteen days reyious 10 that time, proving that
the money was held back for tue purpose Of
cashlng McClelAnds check. Mr. Larman,
Water Taper, informs me that be presented =
check TO the bank, in January last, for siCD.
upon which payment was refased. I am W.
formed that Messrs Harmon Il Barry, contract
ors ior laying water mains, Also were refused
payment upon checks drawn upon tue water
J Ipd. afnrm, and sm prepared ID prove, thst
The bank did, on several occesiOns during Mr..
Bonds term OF office, reidse 20 ho-or cheeks
drawn on the water iand, and stu reIJses 20
honor lhem.
3. In regard to the books in the once. IL is
entries or memorandums OF all trans sciiors in
the office. My Cbject ION IL not that he has ne
elected 70 keep the ACCOUNTS, but that there has
done, time OF laborers, or payment OF bits.
Some have been kept in books, whIle other &C.
counts have been kept only in the form Of du-
requires the Water Reg g'strar TO keep suitable
books for the entry Of all transactions in the
Office. SO far as the execution OF work and pay
ment OF bills is concerned. this has not sen
DONE Tnere IS no book in the OH le with ap-
propriate headings for the entry OF the time
water mains were lRic, cost, date Of act, By
whom executed, sc. Perhaps this Is not Mr..
Bonds iault, as from my knowledge OF the
.'penny-wise pound foolish" policy OF the late
Mayor, ] am PREPARED ID believe that he pre-
vented Mr. Bond from procuring suitable books.
fbe aDrount due Tor water tax amount ID oniy
80, coo. He says:-"Th's estimate of sgl.C -
a a ~ sgIaPhical error. or MT Creme has NOT yet
Mr.. Is. leit the office there was then oyerdue
on tour " tanrents of tue tax OF 1856 alone.
upwerds Of $50 coo, and fhe th and las inst al-
rent became due only seven dsvs sfCer,
The tax ook Contains 81 pages, the amor,t
~ ~ tsx being about equally distributed through
The book. list OF the amount oufstandiugss
row row beng taken Of, and up 10 p'ge iI2, (frSs
Ihan one hait,) the tsy OF 1856 amounts With
ne interest, 10 s22,562. I am satisfied that the
tax OF 1866, with the interest, will amount 70
lpwarcs OF $4,000; besides there is q large
md 1870.
5. Mr.. b. thinks me in error i'm regard 20 fre
lumber oil houses IN arrears for water ren's. He
'ent is due and colectable. The general eove a.
nent, chrtches and schools were rot reckoued
p my est mate. The books viii prove that nv es-
ol1 tSs houses IN Arrears for rent was be-
INSCRIPTIONS for water on tue 23d OF June .he
lay Mr. IL. lelt the Office, was 8 so, nu NIB sr of
ars, 6,OSl. Mr.. b. states that he collected rent
IN upwards of 400 hous = in les than six
months OF lSa0. The actual number, by tue
&C oss, upon which rent wss collected between
anusry lst and June sd, 1s50, wss3, ,52i. Inis
from the number OF subScriptsons
would leave 2,zsl in arrears, that IL his state
pent, that rent was due on only so the 2sd OF
une; II would leave The enormous number Of
I,Iol houses that are exempt from the pay ment
,f water rent, or have discontinued its use.
hese figures, taken from the books, prove that
hat was " thin the hounds of tsuth when re-
Doi ted thatI found upwards OF 1,Ce0 houses in
'rrears for water rent
g. MT. b. takes exception 70 the word :" mu-
ilated' as not q proper term 20 apply to tie
'coks. Perhaps IL IL not exactly the prol r
sord 10 use, though the members of the Water
Soard will besr me witness that many pages OF
ne OF the subscription be oks were .f,rn or
ut, and two leaves completely " cut or torn
ut. spent upwsrds OF an hours lime in ar
ansing Them pTol erly and p1stlng them again
n the book.
Z. The water mains not sssessed believe were
lther laid by the government or prior 70 Mr..
>onds administration. He knows that the gov
lFment mairs were turned over 10 tue co.. DC
'orat.on during his term OF office, and believe
{ hts EolicifatIon. 1 believe Mr.. Il. meant 90
10 right, spd IL the Office OF topographer had
cen hlled in accordance with Law by a compe-
ent man, instead Of being used IS a snecure
or Dowen 6 president of his bogus Fourth Ward
;lub, TO doubt much more could have been ac-
ompi'shed. j. II. CRANE, Water Registrar.
PARDON OF THE FEAIANs.-It IL stated that
he President hes decided ID pgrdon all fhs
'epian pr oners engaged in fhe lac csnld.
aid, and by the 10tf OF october 10 ~ expecfsd
hey y III all be foe, Gen. o'Neil nong the
est This done by the President because he
kinks they have bad sufficient punish uent. aud