Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-08-09
THE TAMMANY FRAUDS.
Democratic Rascality ExpOsed-The 'TnSur-
rectiOn Of Capitalists"


The Times of Saturday, issued a supple
nlent in German and American, to its 300
900 extra edition.
IN summing up its exposures to date, the
Times says
j. That during the years 1869 and 1870,
our city governments spent ut least Sol 0OO,-
600.
In the Fe}cral Buddct OF North German
Confederation for 1871, the total estimated
revenue is little over S5l 900, 600.
New York spends under the Democrats
rs much money rs + derived from the Fed
eral income Of States numbering IS 900 600.
II. The sum appropriated in 1871 for the
maintenance of The German Federal Navy
was three and half millions of dollars,
III. Thesum paidn twoyears as portp pay
mem of wo 1d-work and furnishings for the
new Court-lIOuse reached almost exactly
the same sum.
~. The Department of Foreign Affairs
of the North German Confederation was
supported during one year for the sum ex-
pended in 1870 in supplying ten New York
armories with chairs and tables
V. The entire Consular system of the
Confederation required only halfthe sum
paid in two years for keeping the plaster
work of our ne,o court house in repair
vi. The entire Federal revenue, eXclu-
sive of customs duties, of the North Ger
man Confederation would have fallen one
account against the new court house for
two years.
VII. The entire yield of the income tax
of the Kingdom of Prussia, for the wear
1871 was s., 100000.
The payments made in lSG0-70 for work
said to have been doneby Ingersoll & Co.,
on the County Buildings and City Armo-
ries of New York was 50, G63 GIG.
Will The annual charge made on the
nation for each Prussan soldier is S225.
The sum of the fraudulent accounts above
given would have maintained for one wear
1880 Prussian soldiers, or nearly one
eighth of the entire military establishment
in time of peace. We do not profess to
have exposed one-eighth of the fraudulent
expenditure of the City of New York for
1S69-70.
The Tribune of Saturday says:
The "insurrection of CAPITALISTS as the
movements to resist further payments to
Tammany has been called, is RAPIDLY as,
Stunning large proportions. Two move
ments are in progress One consists of Q
combination of property owners resident
in New York City, about 900 of whom
it is stated, have signed an agreement &c
resist the collection of taxes by the city
and county officials, until a showing O
the books has been compelled. Mean
while, those doing business in New York
but residing in New Jersey, are stirrin :
and contemplate Il flank movement i'm tn,
United States Court.
y well-known banker of Wall street, il
discussing the subject yesterday, said: "Th,
time appears to have come for the ctizen
who pay taxes TO make a peremptory de
mand for an exhibition of the city's ac
counts. The city is paying seven per cent
interest on its bonds when it ought to b
paying but five. The debt has been rap
idly increased, within short period, from
$40 800, 600 to Sl05, 900, 900. The increas
has been at the rate of eight per cent
year upon the entire taxable property q
the city. At this rate, the whole propert,
of the city would be completely absorbed
in only 40 years.
The fraudulent operations of the Tam
many Ring continued down to a very re
cent date. About two months ago busi
ness man on Wall street presented bill q
the Controllers Office for work done in tn
new Court House. The amount elaine
was $4,000, but whenever the claiman
visited the Court House and demande
payment he was informed that there wa
no money and the bill could not be paiC
Really requiring money, he again an
again visited the Controllers office an
stated his need. He was at last told tina
il he presented bill for S64 600 he woul
be paid. This he did and received S64, 00'
$4,000 he retained and the remainder h
handed over to the members of the Rim
in the Contr pliers office. The complei
exposure of this monstrOus swindle il c>
pected to result from the agitation no.
going on in Wall street.
A new paper called the Black an