The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-09-26
SE~ HW rs II.
MeetinQ Of the Raard af EuuPc Z 1901 q

Meeting of the Board of supervisors.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25. AT meeting OF the
| Board OF Supervisors to-day Mayor Hall pre-
siding, communications were read from Depu-
| ty Comptroller Green, calling attention 10 tne
subject OF arising the tax OF 1871. The ietter
and accompanying papers We're referred 10
special commute of three aldermen ana three
| citizens. The committee are to confer WIN
the corporation counsel. The amount W ue
raised is 1924 362,5 2.
A communication was received from tne
committee of citizens asking power to send ior
persons and papers to conduct their lnVest,sa-
ton. The communication will DO reterred "
a committee to confer with the counsel OF the
Board
Recorder Hackett believed that the Board
could not not confer such power. Mayor Han
differed from Hackett and hoped that the reso-
luton would pass.
The Examination of the Voucher Thieves,
The examination of the charges against Edwin
M. haggerty aud Chas. Baulch was resumed
in the court of special sessions this morning
before Justice Bowling.
John Graham, counsel for the defence, criti-
cised the action OF Judge Le1with concerning
Mrs. Haggerty and was answered by Judge
Barrett. District Attorney Garvin asked
Judge Downing to send the prisoner before the
grand jury, and promised him that it guilty
they would go to State Prison. He declined to
accept assistance in the management of the
case from the committee of seventy. The ser
want, Mary Conway, was then cross examined
by Mr.. Graham, who renewed his attack upon
Judge Ledwith aud the committee of seventy.
He accused Ledwith of uttering SANDER about
Tweed which no one but a liar could utter or
endorse. Judge Barrett made few remarks
in defence OF Ledwith.
Upon the conclusion Graham's crosse xam-
nations, Judge Barrett and WIN. A Bach ties
tilted. Judge Ludwith was not ple-eut when
Couway's aft oavit was swon to, after which
case was adjourned to Friday.
The suit for tn az. cove.y of the Times
Building.
The Board of Aldermen received to-day and
placed on file communication from Mayor
Hall, renewing his former recommend alton
that a suit be commenced to recover possess.
ION of real estate occupied by the Times build
ing, the title of which he saps he believes is in
the city.
The City Debt.
Alderman Mailman. Representative of Su-
pervisOrs on Joint committee with citizens for
investigating city accounts, has presented a
report showing that the net funded city debt is
1852, 100000, or $2S00O0 600 less than the citizens
committee reported last week.
Mailman obtained the differercnce by de-
duction from and excluding the estimate OF
temporary debt and revenue bonds, both of
which he claims were make Suits, one lot To-
cal Improvements and tho other for govern
ment and citizens, and in no proper way in |
cluded in tue city deot.
Meeting Of the Tammany Hall Geuerai
Com mtttee.
The Tammany Hail General Committee met |
this evening with flu u tendance Speaker
Hitcbman presided. Tweed made an address
in which he stated that the Democracy had
only to be compact and resolute, submitting to
no wrong legally and paceaby depositing their |
ballots and victory would crowd tneir standard |
and every candidate nOminated by Tammany
would be elected on the 7th OF November The |
officers OF last year were reelected unanimous,
ly ard it was de ermined to hold D 1maries for |
he election of de egates to the convention on |
the 18th inst.