Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-03
Mayor Bowen's UutruthfaI Financial
Statement.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES WILL IxvEsTIsA

THE SENATE coNNITTE. WILL INVESTIGATE
FURTHER.
tn. Senate Committee on the District of Co
lumbia met this morning, and had under con-
sideraton the communication recently received
from Mayor Bowen in relation to the financial
condition of the corporation, in answer to the
resolution of Mr.. Conkling instructing the Dis
trct Committee to inquire into the ability OF the
corporation to aid various railroads, amount Of
inde BITE dness, &c. Messrs. A. X. Shepherd
Lewis Clephane. II. A. willard, W. j. Murta gh
Alderman w. W. Moore and DIR. A. Y. Pardon
appeared before the Committee and presented
their views in regard to the financial condition
OF the corparotion, and in order TO have the
subject thoroughly inyestig Ated, HE'D the fol-
lowing request, to which the Committee ac-
ceeded without a dissenting voice:
WASHINGTON, June Sd, 1870
Hon. H. HGmita, Chairman Senate Goa Rittse y. C.
Dear sir Believing that the financial state
ment furnished your committee by the Mayor Of
Washington under date OF June 1st. 1870. OF the
amount OF Indebtedness of the city of Washing
ion is entirely incorrect and calculated 10 mis-
lead your honorable committee, we request that
you designate some proper disiRterested person
with power to ascertain the exact amount due
by the Corporation OF Washington. and feel AZ
sured that such investigation win prove the
floating debt to be largely in excess OF the
amount stated by the Mayor in his cemmunica-
[SignedJ Alexander x. Shepherd, Lewis
Clephane, William ". Moore, II. A. Willard
W. j. MurtaCh, 4. =. Pardon.
The committee directed the clerk TO ascertain
from the First National Bank the amount
which the Corporation is overdrawn in that
bank; TO ascertain from the City Register the
amount OF dishonored checks of the Corporation
outstanding; amount due school tea hers;
amount due police; amount due the Levy Court;
amount due the Gaslight Company; amount OF
Corporation scrip outstanding; amount of un-
paid pay rolls OF Ward Commissioners; amount
due the Fire Department; amount due Corpo-
ration employees, &c. The ipyesti CATION will be
commenced Immediately, and the various ward
commissioners and others handling Corporation
money Will be summoned before the committee.
in order that the true amount OF the indeb bted-
ness may be ascertained.
before the committee, pointed out the various
items in BOwen's letter, and the miSstate ments
made therein. For instance, Bowen, in his
letter, estimates the floating debt of the cOrpo-
ration at S;S35 600, but the amount overdrawn in
bank (nearly 500, ,O00) and amount OF dis
honored checks lover 500 OO0) alone come
within few thousand dollars OF Bowen's esti-
mate, to say nothing of the amount due teach
ers, police, corporation lsbOrers, Fire Depart
ment, Gas Company, Levy Court, outstanding
scrip, &C., &C., which will fully double EOwen's
estimate.
The gentlemen who appeared before the
committee, as will be seen by their request, did
not ask that their statements should be taken
in the matter, but that some proper dsinter-
ested person investigate the subject.