Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-07-31
THE TAMNANY ROBBERTES.

The New York Times continues to show
the most astounding frauds and robberies per
petrated by the democratic city government
of New York. These revelations are ev
dence of democratic fiancial ability, economy
and honesty. If men like these should once
get control of the general government, and
exhibit the same measure of honesty and
ability as in New York, the public debt would
be increased more rapidly than in the war,
and few years would sink the nation in
bankruptcy. The following summary of a
recent article in the Times shows,
/. That for repairs and furniture supplied
to the armories alone, during 1869 and 1870,
the sum of SAL. $780, IL was paid under war
rants signed by Hall and Connolly.
H. That on single day, June 30th, 1870,
the following sums were paid on this account
$40, POS IA 4O,549 "a
37,426 81 35,74S 2S
1902 16 ----
Total, S200,004 20
III. That for furniture supplied the new
Court house, the total paid one firm was ST..
576,9S0 "a.
w. That the amount of the checks in
dorsed by Ingersoll & Co., in 1869 and 1870,
lOT carpenter WOTk up.
&C., in connection with the new Court house
alone, was as follows
Furniture, &C., Sl,476,9S0 "a
Carpenter work, &C., 1880 81
Fittings up. 44,474 80
Total $l,724,7S4 70
v. That so careless were the officials with
regard to dates that ia no less than thirteen
instances the days they fixed upon apparent
ly at hap-hazard) were Sundays. The pay
ments thus purporting to have been made on
Sundays amount to the round sum of $780,
079 05.
vi. That for carpets alone the following
was the account:
Carpets for County court-h house, 1921 ,799 As
Carpets for offices and buildings, 3,03l 81
Total, $685., 73l Al
Supposing that the carpets cost five dollars
per yard, this sum would suffice to cover 49,
l47 square yards. There are Sd acres in the
City Hall Park, or about 40, 900 square yards.
Consequently, the city authorities have paid
money enough for carpets in the new Court
house alone to have covered the whole City
Park three times over.
The Times also publishes in detail the ac-
counts of Andrew J. Carney. The aggregate
of them is S2,s70,464 o6. In commenting
upon this exhibit the Times says;
Andrew j. Carney is clearly the prince OF
plasterers His good fortune surpasses any
thing recorded in the Arabian Nights. One
day, July 2, 1869, he received for plastering
and repairs no less than SAT-, 900. S9--that is
to say, warrants were made out in his name
for that amount. His total receipts that same
month from Connolly and Hall were Si53,
755.l4-not bad months returns for plas
terer. He beat that, however, in May 1870
when he was lucky enough to receive 1894
6l4.57-all for work done in the new Court
house.
He beat that again in the following mont
Quincy when his work for part of twemontl
appears to have been worth S945, rs
June being thus pretty well played out" Il
signers of the warrants deemed it best
jump back to April-a month which they a
pear to have thought they had neglecte
They began by paying Mr.. Carney for tv
days repairs, thus:
April 9.-Repairs on County build
ings, Dec. 20, 1869. S6G, IFS;
April l2.-Repairs on County build
ings, Dec. 81, 1869. 67,06S.S
Total, Sl33, lS7. &:
plasterer who can earn $l33, 1877 20
two days and that in the depth of white
need never be poor. Altogether Mr.. Al
drew j. Garvey received in two years.
some one received in his name-the sum
80 $40 AGA 0f TJa cop11 I'D I