The Portland daily press., 1871-09-05
The Intelligence Of the City ArTaign the
Tammany Thieves.
The Friends of the Argus asked
what they have done with
$1OO,QOO,OOO.
Was more or less than 10, 900 sent 10 help
Tammany's Friends in Maimes

New YORK, Sept 4-The meeting of the
citizens in relation to alleged frauds in the city
finances held o-night at Cooper Institute, was
largely attended. Among prominent citizens
present were Noah Davis, VIM. M. Evarts,
Henry Clews, Isaac H. Bailey, j. B. Chritten-
den, Moses II. Grinnell. L. Lockwood, Jack
son s. SCHULTZ Marshall o. Roberts, General
John A. Dix, b. j. Arnold and many others.
The chair was taken by ex-Mayor WIN. W..
Havemyer who, in his opening remarks, claim
ed the meeting was non partizan in its cOmpo-
sitIon and objects, and that ali parties were
ailke equally interested in having an efficient
| and economical administration OF our City
government. He said charges of corruption
and extravaganza preferred against the city
authorities had not been satisfactorily answer
| ed He condemned the recent charter under
which the city had become an oIigarchy, and
said abuses existed which required remedy and
asked, what are you going to do about it?
Judge Eamott was the next speaker and al
luded in strong terms to the manner in which,
the money OF the people had been squandered.
The amount of power concentrated in the
hands OF the City Government was, he claims.
unprecedented.
A series OF tWe lve resolutions were adopted:
The first of which declares that the city and
county debt is more than doubled within the
last two and a half gears. 1t being now $l13-
QUO, 1000 or over $63 900, 900 more than when
Mayor Hall was lnaugurated, while there is
reason to believe that many milliods more will
be paid out On floating and contingent claims
unless the present officials are removed or pro.
ceedings arrested. The manner in which parties
implicated have met the exposure OF their
fraudulent practices, the COMBINATIONS denial
OF any power To interfere, the hppant evasion
and studied c0ncealment OF a large part of The
puDilc accounts and attempts to garble and
confuse the residue are characterized as a con-
iesslon ofguilt and coupled with facts and fig
ures already disclosed, furnish ground to be-
lleve that the same men who have squandered
or stolen hundreds OF thousands of the tax paw
efs money are still engaged in similar frauds
and specuiatious.
The fourth resolution names William
NJ. Tweed, Richard b. Connolly and A.
Oakley Hall as off GERS directly arrag ned at the
oar OF pubic opinion Tor these offences and de-
clSres that unless they can meet charges by
other evidence and on difference pleas than
have yet been furnished in their behalf, the
credit OF the city of New York, and moterIal
interests oil its citizens will demand that they
quit or be deprived of the offices which THEY
nave dish0nored power which they are abus-
ing
The fifth resolution demands full and detail
eu eXnloit OF pubic receipts and expenditures
Tor past two years and a hall; what has been
done with money, to whom paid, and on What
CONSIDERATION and pretence ia every instance
The sixth asserts the right of citizens to know
ana their determination TO ascertain who ale
and have been in the payment of the CITY gov
eminent, what pay they receive, ana what
service they rendered. and to what extent are
members OF present city government concern
ed In real partnerships OF under fictitious
names in the plume er OF the public treasury.
The seventh resolution demands that legal
remedies DE resOrted to to recover stolen
money; that the law should be altered to effect
this object if necessary
The eighth appeals to the next legislature to
repeal the present city charter and give TO New
YORK form Ut government devised or approved
by the wisest and best citizens.
Citizens are urged to unite in next election
upon municipal reform candidates making
that the controlling issue and citizens through
out the State, being entreated to join in the eff
tort The public should at all times be kept in
formed OF amount and condition of public
dept, TO whicn no addition not specially au-
ihorized should bs made. The thanks OF the
community are extended to the Times and 9th
er newspapers which have contributed to en-
hghten the public mind upon state of affairs
OF city, and the appointment is recomme nded
3y an executive committee OF seventy, whose
duty shall be to carry on and into practical eff
1ect the most iudiclous and vigorous measures
for secnrne rat4Anras uhiah-r,sztffU InusTgsrs So
imperatively demand.
Err. Oswald Often 1orfer, who was the next
speaker, SAID he participated in the public SEN
timent that dictated the propriety of a strict
examination into the present condition os the
city finances and expenses of the past.
Ex-Governor Solomon of Wisconsin, follow
cd and commented upon the apathy of citizens
that hitherto prevailed with regard to public
affairs. Honesty in public officials was vital
to the life of Republican principles In pres
ent crisis every good citizen has duty to dis
charge and he hoped they would not prove
recreant.
Robert B. Roosevelt, Congressman, said he
had always been Democrat. Democracy was
the realRepublican party-the party of the poor
against the rich and he would rather speak to a
party OF Democrats than mixed assemblage,
mostly Republicans like the present. 1t was
true that Republican members of the old
Board of Supervisors were partly responsible
for the frauds committed, but that formed no
excuse for the Democrats. 1t was not alone
the peoples money that had been taken, but
they also were deprived of their liberty by
frauds practiced at cleo tions
Edward Pierrepont, ex-United States Dis
trict Attorney, followed in speech, in which
~ e'SiN ono PCopiC ouOulu appeal 10 u0o JOV-
eminent for redress, and that failing, resort to
other means Mr.. Pierrepont defended the
judiciary of the city of New York from the
charges against them.
An address from John Foley and the appoint
ment of an executive committee to carry out
the purposes OF the meeting terminated the
proceedings.
AbOrti0nisls In Trouble.
New YORK, Sept Judge Walsh of Brook
lyn, this afternoon, committed Perry and Van
Buskirk, abortoHsts, to await the action OF
the grand Jury, refusing to accept bail in any
amount.
The Secretary of War md the Board of
Secretary Belkpap declines Mayor Halls re.
quest that commanders of United Stares troops
| in this viciniiy be directed to make regular re-
| ports to the city board of health OF all conta-
geous infections and pestilential diseases oc-
| curing in their commands and otherwise en-.
| force sanitary ordinances of the board TIE
| Secretary says officers have always exercised
| utmost viglence in sanitary matters. and to
! place the posts under the board of health wOuid
be subversive to military discipline.
| .Ba TELEGkAPHIC ITEaS.