Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-06
mAEoR wERR ER,y RoNp.

- N@~ NANy
is at the mercy Of an irresponsible
party.
The bond Of the Mayor is for
100000 (he has also to give an
other bond), and the following
gentlemen are securities thereon.
We have taken some trouble to
ascertain their legal pecuniary
status, by an examination Of the
assessment books in the Sheriff's
office:
J. C. Webber comes first, and
is assessed nothing.
E. S. Butts is assessed $4,000
for some lots upon which he has
recently erected q house worth
$4,000; thus making him worth
$4,000.
Martin Keary has about $4,000
in real estate assessed to him.
S. H. Young is assessed moth
ing.
Amos Tappan nothing, but has
an interest in the undivided estate
of B. S. Tappan, deceased, and
valued at $4,000, which interest
is Of uncertain amount.
B. II. Polk is assessed upon
$1,000 worth of real estate, to all of
which he has only tax titles worth
within the neighborhood of six
bits each, and, as we believe, he is
q man of family, these several six
bits are all exempt.
F. Piazza is assessed aothing,
and we are informed the property
of his family is in his wife's name.
Ben, Hardaway is assessed
aothing, his wife being the legal
owner of their property.
John Flanagan, nothing, the
property is in his wife's name.
This constitutes the list, as fur
nished to us, of the securities on
Wcbber's bond.
According to this showing, and
we candidly believe it to be a fair
one, the whole number OF Mr..
Webber's bondsmen could not be
made legally responsible for only
from ten to fifteen thousand dol
lars on a bond Of 100000! And
this is a liberal estimate. We are
sorry to be compelled TO drag
gcntlemen's names before the pub.
lie in this manner, but the parties
themselves must at once see that
we are justified in so doing be
cause We are doing it for the pub
lie protection and the public
good. The gentlemen whose
names We use are worthy citizens.
We have not and we do not mean
to reflect at all upon them-only
publishing such information as is
public to all the world, and do not
wish to bring any ones private
affairs before the people.
Onr investigations have thus
shown indubitably that the olli.
cial bond of Mayor Wcbbcr is
utterly insufficient and incompct-
tent for its purpose, We have good
authority for saying the bond is
Illegally drawn.
Now how does the action of the
Board Of Aldermen lookY Where
have they placed the interests ol
the city? What a heavy and
solemn responsibility have they
permitted to pass unnoticcd! But
we believe the Board intend and
irish to do right,and that they will
at once proceed to reconsider the
action Of Tuesday night, and place
the pretended bond of j. c. Web
Der in the hands Of special com.
mittee, none Of whom should be
appointed or under the influence
of said Webber. Let the Board
see to this in virtue Of their oath
to to their duty to the city, and
according to justice and their con.
science. We predict that Mayor
Webbcr can't get a legal and suf-
ficient bond.
W c would say in conclusion, il
we have done injustice in the least
to any Of the gentlemen whose
names We have used, by this pub
lication, we will take the first op-
portunity to make the fullest re-
paration in our power. We have
only published these names