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

larger amount Of bonds, and then only to such ex-
tent i'll be clearly proper in view Of said yalu-
alton and assessment and the debt Of the District
Will only be required and used within u ,lnaes
and lipitatiens heretofr-- &C restriction
,-.Yvr say thai 1 negotiated for the sale Of
I'VE hpndrtd thonsend dollars Of the bonds, which
a.half cents, On the condition that no injunction
shesd be sEplied for q obtained against issuing
sGmmated will be able to dispose at said rate ola
on the oanon sS ees P snS on TO the gaer
ton that the issue Of sand additional million shall
prohibits the eontraetins Of deb or borrowin9
money or issuing stock bonds in excess Of five per
District considered connection with the indebted
ness thereof And further that in the event Of
pect be able to dispose at said rate Of the remain
ing two millions and half of said bonds which are
The terms and conditions aforesaid
Trentteth; And, f3tb, say that il is NV belief
I ns ed Ds
pration made BY the act of the Legislative Assembly
near as practicasfe according to the plans tssrec as
submitted to both branches q the Legislative As:
July ISL, and on fife in tho Office Of the Board Of
Pest and aSe sS sad b e.
s M9Tks have sReSisy engaged ihs services Of Cen
R Msss G snd
be Sene * The Ef AND b whftys. may
the experience, knowledge, and wisdom of the PER
sons named in relation TO the work and improve.
TreHfy.frs.. And, sirth, ! say that tho necessity
Tor appropriations sufficient to complete the plan
ofmprov referred TO arises largely from the
TACT that under the peculiar restrictions of the
organic act, contracts cannot be made withor, pre-
be passed by the Legislative Assembly or additional
compensatory be made for any work contract after
therefore, that unless the necessary appropriations
are haade in advance, no systematic or permanent
iftey should not be, that the consequences will be
nsiy I!ur,ous to the District and the people there
generally ara directly interested having the pro
c1rried out And further saw that said yetpcfians
VII be found IN the 18th section of said organic act,
sEc. ls. 8nd be itfurthey enacted That the Legis-
latiye Assembly shall never authorize extra
agent, contractor after service has been
rendered or contract made, nor authorize the pay
ted against the District Ger any a STes
ment made, without express authority Of law: and
s snfh 1naqth d agreements or contracts shall
T,centy1 second And 1 submit to the honorable
court hat all the matters in said pla ants bill
mentioned and complained of are matters which may
vi e ssd az IHa with
hope ha 6s1e 6 S any ~ # and
It Iren,g third pray to be hence dismissed with
TTH w.: A. Cook ssMgEE PHILIPS,
Solicitors for SeJsndan,s
- District 81 Columbia, sS:-I, Henry b. Cooke,
aRe &c % % hs Board Of
~ swear that have heard read this answer by me
the facts therein stated positively or uoon my per-
sona knowledge are true and that the fact. therein
true '' ',''0. '"' i HENRY D. C e5tsE1. 20 'e
GOrsrmer and President e9 cacto Board Of Pnsl,e
OTHER ANSWERS AND pEMuRRERs
were submitted:
Secretary Stanton files demurrer that there is no
matter thing the bill good sufficient in Law
or equity to call him to account in this honorable
and says that said bill in the same were true
contains no matter OF equity wherein this court can
against the defendants, and prays that the iii be
Mr.. Stanton also files separate answer TO poiuts
being similar to those of the Governor s answer
Es ns ss.
interest ns est in common with the other eompanants
February a. ISL creates the ctes Of Was RfpStea
and Georgetown and that portion Of the county Of
the Of the District Of Columbia, under Whieb
section Of the act Of Congress above referred to- Is
to SUE ,s and be sued to mpead and t
referred to in said complainants bill, if sued will
and that Henry D. Cooke Governor Edwin Sisn
ton, secretary and this defendant in signing coun-
only az the agents q the District Of CoInmbia,
and not otherwise This defendant says that for The
necessary party TO said proceeding.
Mr.. Baker also files a separate answer in which
Illegal and especially forbidden.
The ssS or sSsRR or r 1
pialnants or such parts thereof advised il
FIST We admit 70 thas tSe s cSnpanapts e,osn.
William II. PHILLIP ere citizens Of the District Of
tax payers therein, except Albert Grant who, they
are informed, has not at any time paid tax in the
Second We say that we have no personal knowl-
edge Of the allegations made in the second nara
and belief obtaned from Henry H pS"ke
ofssid District, we deny the truth thereof;
set forth in This patsgraPh but upon information
deny The truth Of the charges made therein iisren
Fonrh Of our personal knowledge, deny that
ury of the District at discretion the proceeds Of
the sale Of the bonds therein referred to- to-wit
recty charged in said bill it is the intention Of onr
eo-defendant Henry D. Cooke to issue, or cause 70
that HENRY COKE AND and se
president Of the Board of puolic Works intends to
said as charged BY said complainants '' A' aiore-
EyM: We deny, SO Tar as we are concerned, upon
sG1s to NTH IN this and upon
about TO- do the our said aets ana Henry
that il the said acts done they would be hirhiy
owners ard tax payers, and injurious 10 ie
OF the District, and that said would be Illegal
by the q Of the s Of sSa
We say that the contrary Of each Of said allegations is
Stzth. We deny that the aggregate debt of the |
District amounts to s3ls49i2a, and upwards, and
is can be, composed of the items set forth
in the sixth paragraph of cOmplainants' bill and
we that the debt of the District il only 2s an.
and deny the correctness Of the statements of sad
paragraph in relation to the value Of the propertv in
said District, well that the Legslatnre car
only contract debt for and on behalf of said his
trict, TO the amount of $50 ,473 30.
SeceHth. We deny that the statements contained in
the seventh paragraph in relation TO the anounf Of
appropriations which may be made by the govern.
ment Of the District of Columbia, are correct
Eighth. We deny that the appropriation of four
million dollars made by the act of the Legislative
Assembly OF said District, approved July IC5th ISL
u in fragrant violation of the Conf ress of the
The amount which the Legislative Assembly was or
Is authorized and empowered TO appropriate for the
time embraced in said act; and deny that said an
Is Illegal, null, and void
, Ninth. We deny, so far as our knowledge extends
that four millions dollars are about 10 be issna3
under the authority of the said Legislative Assem-
bly, for the purpose of raising funds to meet and To
be disbursed in accordance with the apnronriat;o0
made by said act of July 10, 1871 and we denv unon
our information and belief that said allegation is
true. ="
Ttath. We cannot deny that the complainants en-
terrain the fear and apprehension which they ex-
press IN the tenth paragraph of their bill, but we
deny that 1t Is the purpose Of the parties named
therein 70 issue the bonds referred to therein And
We say that II they were issued the compIajnants
lily for the payment thereof expressed in this nara
graph, and that the only party with whom tbare
could be litigation in relation thereto would be the
District of Columbia -~ w 'ie