Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-01

property in the said District cannot De haoie 20
the cash value eth hereof G and say thar & Is oply
preparations witch may be necessary for e.,inaFs
cannot exceed the amount Of Ieven,s
TO be raised within the said time, or hs:ai
year Of the r. District and sot sset as may
i further say that it Is taxes for the ordinary
ana sentlhgent purpose OF tIe District soyernment
leo Of the cash value Of lands and other property
in said District sES not taxes which NAV be found
purpose az Of which viii fully appear BY reference
which are hereto attached as Exhibit &c. v / deny
The largest amount of revenue authorized to be
sei 0T ,he eT Of the rst hsca omar
assembly, Is two per eentum OF the sum of 81 49,;
from other sources than eenepa axafan oe nat ss
eeeding the sum Of 500 Geo. and say that this adj
ditional amount will exceed the sum Of $4,000. /
deny that the aggregate amount Of revenue author
led 20 De Ta,sed within said period win not exceed
largely in excess of this amount.
6,saih admit that the first section of the act Of
provements and repairs in the District Of co,nmba,
July pSG 1hs he su o SS
the expiration Of the first fiscal quarter, after the
islative Assembly, to be used for the improvement
and egsir of the streets avenues alleys and roads
bridges and other Tube nSS hePPs 81 But deny
sn M Is IN aegrani violation of the
deny that said appropriation, inclusive Of the other
appropriations made by said Legislative Assembly,
Is more than double the amount that said Assembly
Is authorized and empowered to appropriate, within
said time, by said act of Congress. deny that said
void and deny that the act of July TO- ISL is null
hnd b yod and e the organic act
=, Ninth deny that registered or coupon bonds, to
ssued By me under authority Of the Legislative AS
sembly OF said District for the purpose of raising
funds to meet and to be disbursed in pursuance Of
Tenth. Icannct deny the existence of the fears and
III; in Connection with Edwin L. stanton, AIexan-
Ger T. shepherd, samuel p. Brown. James A. Ma
teutiOn the falsely alleged purpose and design of is
suing four millions Of Bonds aforesaid ana dispose Of
painants could or would be subjected to ligston
IN relation thereto TO liability therefor and say
which by the suthOry ~ saia f Less
,si,e Assembly it would BE in the Of the Dis
or all Of said eomplainant., and that u said bonds
%spe dagrant violation Of law the
Of a i'd b sne so1 the and principal
or be ceeeed H sH'ed against on said
ol ee and tb aey shGSd see 1t e refuse to the
person to collect the same could be determined. as
respects all and each of said ndy iuals witt ont apy
IA phcity OIL suits or more than ordinary litigation
=, Etrenth; In answer to the FIRST in,errogatory of
iaehed to the eompansnts bin, as Exhb s' "a IS
NOT true and correct copy Of the act entitled An
repairs the Be ~ iGT nS
Ter the pay ment thereof and that correct copy u
as E8hs nS IN DEP part of this AM
deny that said act of July TO- Is7l has not been Off
by the Legslatiye Assemble, il was regularly ss
afy ssid sna j. on s in the oe Of ,he
tive Assembly. u s"'' '''s'''
,. Irsgth In answer to the complanants' second
eleTosdiGy, L say upon my own personal knowl-
81 an anas am not preparing to issue four millions
Legislative Assem5Iy n 81 s a sG oi me
,Snn sea- ana cnntersign said bonds for said
upon information and belief, say that Edwin T.
Sspn see oe and George Baker the
tSas unasr ssd
Brown, james A. Masrader, and Alfred Malet
nse 10 lover 10 either issue sign, countersign,
sea sad ponds, nor do they claim any such right
1htrt.eHth To the tAi,d iaterrosaiory of the CON-
pishahIs- say that as 1T Is not my purpose TO sign
or isue or ss sd to Be signed issued sealed
dollars, falsely assumed and Charged by them that
sad Is Lot nay to sell such bonds
OF the District; and upon information and belief,
1sy that Edwin L; Stanton, the secretary OF said
Maeruder and Alfred B. MSet SsSs no a pas
further that Of said ma ne IT. parties,
under the law OF the legislative Assembly, have any
ig OF power SO 10 DO, nor do they claim any such
FSErtesnt5: In answer to the fourth i,s,errogatory
my purpose to issue bonds, as alleged in the bill OF
70 the extent OF four million Of dollars,
ceee q any such bonds upon warrants Of the Board
in any other manner whatever, and upon informa
Ion and belief say IL is not the purpose Of Edwin
Baker, 4 he comptroller, and Alexander " Sbepberd
ysrnes A. Magruder, Samuel p Brown, and hifrei
ceeds Of said bonds by warrants on the Board of
Public Works on the treasury Of the District and
90 So nor insists upod the issuing II aid b5nas
upon disbursement in any manner Of the proceeds
Ft'senth. deny on my personal knowledge the
Of any and all charges con
admitted or denied And 1 say that each and every
m sess Ss Of said bill is based upon mis-
gn9rance Of my purpose as the Governor Of the
president of the Board of Public Works, and Upon
equal ignorance az to the intention of the other de
Sixteenth Having fully denied the allegations of
c, mp alnants bill that full and correct view OF
hrN il is my belief, and have been SO advised by
counsel. that when the act Of February n, ISL ia
vote of majority Of the people or electors cast at
general election of said District no debt by which
per centum Of the assessed value of the pronertv
the District, shall be contracted and in It's 18th sec
power. without said authority to borrow money op
issue stocks, OF bonds for any object Whatever, by
;enum of the assessed value Of the property of The
District that the debt referred to is Tie ds5t Of he
minated in the first section thereof he DiSiet
~ CotEnttd and referred TO in some parts thereof
As the Territorial government and IL is only ths
fst % fhe Otstrcf so defined and REGARDED that can
be considered in determining the amount of debt
" hich may be borrowed, or stock, or bonds which /
nay be issued by said District.
Serenfseata. And, second say that the limitation
imposed by the aforesaid sections of said act or the
prohlbitlois as 20 the ma Nmum Indebtedness men.
Toned in them, relates to the actual CONTRACTION az
iebt or to the dehd borrowing Of money or Issuing
81 stock OF bonds by said District. or new govern
ment, and these limitations and prohibitions re-
gard as binding upon me part Of the organic and
law Of the District, and Therefore IL "a
not my intention, rs Governor of said Disricf 10
contract any debt or to borrow money or TO issne
any stock or bonds, of said lnitation or
contrary TO said prohibitions.
Eighteenth: And, third, say that the act of the
Legislative Assembly Of the District Of July 10th
S1i while II permits bonds to be ultimately Issued
70 the extent OF four million of dollars cautiously
provides that only one million and a half thereof
nan he sold during the year ISL, and two million
snd pail during the period ensuing between the /
rst OF January 1872 and the pration of the first
fiscal quarter after the adjournment of the na1t
regular session of the Legislative Assembly. and /
,rphlbits the comptroller Of the District or cusfo-
liam Of the bonds from issuing any one ar mora
hereof or permitting any one or more of them To Ca
lut OF MS possession except for the purposes men
loned In the said act OF the Legislative Assembly
,hd IN the act OF the 2lst Of February lS7i and ex
pressly declares that no greater quantity of said
.nGS sbai ba signed or prepared for issue than is
equlred Tor The purposes Of the act of the LegsIa
I'VE Assembly OF July 10th, 1871, thus LIMITING the
mount wnch may be issued to the progress and con
Iition OF the work as il may be executed in said
Distriet IN the Improvement and pair of its streets
avenues, alleys and roads, and in the Construction