New-York tribune., 1871-09-26
mon Council should. If necessary be appointed in regard

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The Ccnlmttee OF Sixteen, upon whom this power Y
necessary that this power should be conferred only
Of their subcommittee have reported and that subcOi
that the books they were called upon 70 sIs%ns
models Of neaness and oerrectness and that all inform
committees win find any different state Of afsIs Mso
Of Supervision and they viii mot be allow 70 afford them
ali requisite assistance. When any ofaoer Of the
SSsn e The Of
ns. ss tSs for the be
ined. and that such witness refuses to testify
quest from the Committee Of Citizens who are now pr0s
whioh ther Official colleagues are not allowed 70 pene.
trste might be justified In making the Request they now
method q investgstcn adopted BY the Committee Of
good and IL replete With dsnssf and sp thereioIs
utterly opposed to confer the power TO send fof
mysterious, Already suspicion has fsen on another
and currently reported that certain members Of that
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member Of the Committee is candidate for very I'M
pOrtant county position to which he expects 70 % the Ss
star Chamber Of Seventy, and the suspicion ntensi
ss % s fst s1s that Of those %So IN for
mer times still fresh In memories sent innocent men,
without tSwnS nes S ct she so% o
darkness better than light for the stated in the
who figured in Star Chamber darkness Of the Fort La
fayette imprsonments making as they do the darkest
nnE in Star Chamber Of
Of Seventy And now. Mr. Chairman, think the time
terry should cease. What the people want to know is
have frauds been committed, and If 60, by whom And
how the guilty parties can be punished and, more than
ALL to how Of sSen
these facts committee with power to send for persons
and papers should be necessary shall at the proper
naiiy but really and exclusively Of members Of this
Board and who will do their duty as all servants OF the
people shOuld-h0nestly, openly, and fearlessly
And now Mr. Chairman, knowing as do that the Com.
%ttse sixteen y at the tSs s the
and not believing that the Board have legally any right
confer upon such and mot being Tps ar 70
and papers until the necessity shall appear to con.
power upon any but Committee Of this Board who viii
meet openly and publicly therefore move that the COM
muncation be referred to special committee OF three
The resolution was then passed.
Mayor Hall-HOw shall the committee be appointed
Several supervisors-By the Chair.
Mayor Hail. appoint on that Committee Supervisors
Conan. Charl0ck;; and Walsh
The Board then adjourned.
WORK OF THE COMMITTEE.
1t was ascertaned at the Controllers office
yesterday only which have thus far been
called for the accountants engaged by the Committee
the records Of vouchers for the years 1862 1870 and
1871 and 1t IL understood that the accountants at
copying OF detailed lists of payments made accord
to the records giving the numbers Of the vouchers
This being done, the various sub-committees having
charge Of the investigation will call for such vouchers
bills of particulars they desire. 1t has been sug-
gested that the authority to send for persons and
papers requested by the Committee was with special
reference, not to any public ofhcial, but to
persons outside who appear TO have been paid very
large amounts Of money various accounts and whose
bills among the missing vouchers Is not certain,
however, that any difficulty will be experienced in OBJ
tanning duplicates from the In question 1t is
said that effort will be made in that direction and
the fact will be reported to the Joint Com
mttee In the Supervisors should ultimately refuse
to grant the power asked 1t s presumed that the Com
mttee will 10 on and make Investigations far as their
means will allow and when they have concluded their
lsbors, will make report as complete as possible
THE AppRAIsEMENT OF CITY PROPERTY.
1t is rumored at the City Hall that the gentle
men recently appointed by the Commissioners OF the
Sinking Fund to apprase the city property-Courandt
Palmer and A. Beeokerhaye brought In round bill OF
sO0Oo for the service which has not yet been paid
Whether understood that they were to submit to
rake on their bill is not known. 1t whispered that
they made inspection Of the city property but
based their valuations the old estimates which have
been printed in past years.
THE CITY AND COUNTY DEBT--ALDERMAN VOLT
MAN FIGURES 1T DOWN TO LESS THAN SEW
ENTY MILLIONS,
Alderman W0ltmah presented to the Board of
Aldermen, yesterday long argument published In the
city advertisement on the second page) designed TO
show that the Citizens Committee on the City and
County Accounts made serious error in reporting the
debt at $9 526 o. and that 1t really amounts TO only
s6 0 He arrives at this result by claiming that
the Funded or Permanent Debt" s62 6ss25 o. is the
total present Indebtedness Of the city and county less
the amount of 100000 In the hands Of the City Chamber
lain or s3 and emitting the sum Of 81 70
bonds and mortgages taken on account OF property
sOd and which, fast as paid, goes to the Sinking
Fund for the redemption Of the city debt which still fur
ther reduces the amount Of Indebtedness to $cOS2 a.
He further holds that the Temporary Debt" and
Revenue Bonds" are mere legal temporary make
shifts under no possible view Of the to be regarded
as Indebtedness Of either the city or county. The item
of "Couny-special" in the third class, amounting TO
OOO in all probability will become, he admits, an
addition the permanent debt OF the city, which will
increase the actual Indebtedness TO s7,e2 a. deduct
ing the amount of the bonds and mortgages held by the
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund.- and cash balance in
hands Of Chamberlain s26 Co. by accepting the
statement OF the stock clerk and entirely omttng them
from the calculation, being t2s27S7o0 less than the
published statement Of the Citizens Committee.
EXAMINATION OF THE VOUCHER THIEVES
EXPLANATIONS BY COUNsEL-JUsTICE LEDWITH
AGAIN ATTACKED BY MR.. GRAHAM-CROSs-
EXAMINATION or MARY CONWAY-THE CASE
ADJOURNED TO FRIDAY NEXT.
A smaller crowd than was present on Fri
day last greeted the opening Of the proceedings at
the Tombs yesterday in the adjourned examination Of
Haggerty and Baulct' the alleged voucher thieves
prisoners were composed than at the previous
animation, and passed away the time before the pro
oeedings began in reading the morning papers. Within
the railing there were fewer notsbes than appeared
the 6rst day. and evidently the public interest in the
case was not 50 absorbing before 1t understood