Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-24
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the Board Of Mayor and Alder
men, the subject Of deficiencies in
accounts Of City Officials was
brought forward. There seems
to be 3 strange and unaccOuntable
desire on the part Of certain mem
bers Of the Board, to postpone
from time to time official investi-
cation Of these matters. Now
there is the matter Of DR.. r. II.
Walker, who has been shown to
be q defaulter to the sum Of near
" two thousand dollars. A por-
ton of this sum which was shown
in the report Of Mr.. Allen, DR..
Walker has acknowledged; that
reduces his defalcation three hun
dred and ten dollars. This report
of Mr.. Allen, was in the hands Of
DR.. Walker, for several days be-
fore it was read to the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen, and he had
cOnversed with Messrs. Muller
and Kuhn, q majority of the Fl
nance Committee, about the sub
ject. Yet when they read the re-
port, 1t was referred back to the
COMMITTEES to enable DR.. Walker to
appear before the Committee to
make his defence. There It re.
NAMED for weeks, DR.. Walker
giving himself no concern what
ever about the matter. Monday
night, when an effort was made to
bring the report out of the hands
Of the Committee, Alderman Eos
ter moved that It be continued yet
longer In the possession Of the
Committee that business had
prevented DR.. Walker from ap-
pearing before the Committee
Business indeed Does DR.. Walk.
er let business transaction control
him more than the defence Of his
honor? He knows that he has
for weeks, aye months past, been
charged with being q defaulter,
and that the showing of his defal-
cation was in the hands Of the
Committee, and yet he lets bust
ness keep him from clearing him
self from this charge. His ac-
ton is perfectly natural. He
knows that he cannot disprove
the charge, and he now simply de.
sires to procrastinate from time
to time, hoping that some circum-
stance may arise, through which
he can swindle the city out
Of this sum. 1t is, therefore,
strange, exceeding strange in
the Board, to indulge him.
Is the Board created for the pur-
pose Of protecting the city, or for
the purpose Of screening those who
steal the city's money? The mem
bers Of this Board should remem
Der that if DR.. Walker succeeds in
swindling the city out Of this sum,
they will be held morally RESPONSE
BILE for it. They cannot plead
Ignorance. DR.. Walker dates his
report from the 26th Of June, 1869
which leaves an interval Of twenty
five days unaccOunted for. DR.
Walker did not get possession Of
the Office until the 25th Of June
and as wharfage was collected VI
to that time, Mr.. Donovan Il
clearly responsible for it. Just a
the present time it cannot be &C
curately stated what was tn,
amount collected, but it will rang
between one thousand and two
thousand dollars. The matte
should at once be rigidly investi
gated, and the responsible persol
! held to strict account.
/. The report shows that ex
{ Mayor B. H. Polk is short ii
the sum Of one thousand dol
; lars. Mr.. ALLEN is convinced tina
! this Is the result Of q clerical error
and not from intent to defraud tn
city. Mr.. Polk, as we understand
is ready and willing to pay owe
the amount ct once to the prope
. person.
It appears also from this repOr
. that General Swift is indebted +
the city in the sum Of Sl,S36 81
! We have been led TO think befor
that the city was indebted to Ger
Swift to the amount Of about 50,
900.