The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-09-07
NEW YORK.
Withdrawal from the Episcopal Church
The City Frauds.

the beginning OF q serious schlsm.
Some accounts Of the city expendi-
lures are again published to day
These accounts are said to be taken
from list furnished by the Mayor
and Controller. to show that in 1869
and 1871, nearly thirteen and halt
millions were taken from the public
treasury, of which five end three
quarter millions went to Augersell 4
20. Nearly three millions to A. j..
Garry, and million and a quarter,
Q Keyser & Co. Three quarters OF
million dollars are said to have been
paid to j. A. Smith, who is believed
to be myth.
The Irish are beginning action in
reference to the alleged frauds in thu
lily treasury. At meeting OF th,
Irish Democrats, Saturday, resolu.
tious were passed, calling upon the
Controller to resign, and denouncing
generally the speoulations of the
ring.
A meeting of the citizens in rela
ton to the alleged frauds in the city
finances was held tonight at Cooper
institute, and was largely attended
Much enthusiasm was shown by the
audience when the city officials were
denounced by the various speakers
Amongst the prominent citizens
present were Noah Davis, VIM. NJ.
Evarts, Henry Clems, Isaac Bailey
s. B. Chittenden. Marcus q. GrlnnelI
l.. Lockwood, Jacobson Marshal, O
Roberts, Gen. John A. Dix, B. j
Arnold, and a number of others.
On motion the chair was taken by
OK Mayor Hanemeyor who said that
the meeting was non.partisan in
composition and objects, all parties
we're equally interested in having an
efficient and economical administra.
ton of city government.
TIE resolutions name VIM. M.
Tweed, Richard b. Connolly and A.
Oakley hall, rs the officers directly
arraigned at tho bar OF public opin.
ion for these offenses, and declares
that unless they can meet the charg-
es by some other evidence and on
different pleas than those that have
been furnished in their behalf, for
the credit Of the city Of New York
and the material interests of her citi.
zens, they will demand that they be
deprived Of the offices which they
have dishonored, aud the power
which they have abused.
The fifth resolution demands a
full, detailed and explicit public
statement of the receipts and expen-
ditures for the past two years and u
half; what has been dono with the
money to whom paid, and upon
what considerations, in every in.
stance, while the sixth asserts the
right of citizens to know and their
determination to ascertain who are
on the pay rolls of the city, what
pay received and what services they
render, and to what extent any
members OF the city government are
concerned in real partnership or on
der fictitious name in the plumber of
the city treasury. The seventh reso.
luton demand that legal remedies
be resorted to to recover stolen
money; that the law should be alter
cd to effect this object, if necessary;
and the eighth appeals to the nexl
Legislature to repeal the present city
charter, and give to New York q
form OF government devised or ap.
proved by the wisest and best citi.
sens. Citizens are urged to unite in
the next election upon municipal re.
'orm candidates, making that the
controlling issue, citizens throughou,
he State being entitled TO join with |
hem. The thanks Of the communl-
" are extended to the Times and
'ther papers which have contributed |
o enlighten the public mind upon |
he stale Of affairs Of the city, and |
N appointment is recommended OF /
n Executive Committee Of seventy |
whose duty it shall be to carry on
nd into effect vigorous measures for
occurring Reforms which Public in.
erests so imperatively demand.
Resolutions were adopted which
eclare the city and county debt
lore than doubled within the last
wo and q half years, being now
liz, 900, 900, while there is reason to
elieve that millions will be paid out
floating and contingent claims.
Mess the present officials arc re.
owed or the proceedings arrested
manner in which parties impli.
ted have met tho exposure of their
practices, contemptuous
'nial of any power to interfere with
ppant evasions Of studied conceal. z
ent of a large part of the public a
counts, and attempts to garbis and ?
nfuse residue, are characterized as q
Of the guilt, and coupled d
th facts and figures already dis. a,
'sed, furnish ground to believe the u
me- men who have squandered or
lien hundreds Of thousands of dol.
9 OF the tax payers money, are " "
u engaged in similar frauds and ~
,ulations. y