The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-16

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: power to appeal TO the court OF final ap
] peals, and has paramount and supreme
/ power, and 1t is on him more than al
the other officers together that the people
rely for preventive OF frauds. 1t is mol
possible TO be perpetuaLed or TO take d
dollar from the treasury If he sees bills
coming into his office are properly au
: dited. II Is NO excuse TO say that his
subordinates may deceive him. II pos
slble Tor them to do so, but 1t is crime i
, It be done inlpaying these various claims oI
an outrageous character, bearing on the
face OF them the appearance Ofbeing little
better than highway robbery. 1t was
his business to have examined carefully
the vouchers, and satisfied himself that the
charges were correct and the services per.
formed, and If he failed In that lie failed
In his duty To himself and to the citizen,
and was guilty Of the act of criminal
negligence. With regard TO the duties OF
the Mayor, lie says his duties are merely
mechanical, and that he signs warrants
as presented by the Comptroller, AL
though that may have been the practice,
and presume Il has for years, to sign the
checks without looking at them land !
have MYSELF as Commissioner, signed
checks Tor millions without knowing
they were correct), yet the community
expect, or at least hope, that whenever an
act Is required TO be done by three or
four persons, In certifying bills they will
not rely upon Others, but win see to 1t
themselves am not justified, under
the circumstances, In saying that the
payment ofthese Bllsby the Comptroller,
and raising bonds by the Board of Ap-'
portiOnment, authorize me to say they
are entitled to the confldehce of the
Court, so as to permit them to go out and
spend more money. Having failed In
consequence Of the omission, If not
Of commission, 1t Is my duty, and pain.
lul duty, not to allow another dollar TO be
paid from the treasury, or another bond
be issued, until such time as there shall be
some alteration in that board. Applause.
II may be said that In consequence Of
granting this order the city and county
government will be disorganized. i have
nothing to do with stlfat! have o plain
duty TO perform, not pleasant one, but
one which can't avoid. Whenever o
proper case Is presented Tor an injunc-
ton, It Is my imperative duty to grant II. |
II Is said there Is d remedy for the plF-
pose of trying tho, charges against the
Comptroller. know Of no such legal
remedy, and where there Is no remedy
against robbing the community, II Is the
duty Of the bench to invent remedy, and
II none existed, the court would be justl. |
fled In resorting TO any means In its power
to prevent the continuance OF that state
Of things discreditable to the city. We
have the credit Of the city at heart,
whether aged men, wishing TO give their
offspring IN inheritence, or the middle
aged men, willing to provide for their
children or the little infant In the cradle,
were all interested in 1t, and looking for
reliet to prevent the confscation OF their
property. The injunction Is granted.
Frantic applause. az. ..-. "a Il
In reply to 0 Gormau, His Honor said
he did not include the issue of assessment
bonds, payable by properly owners for
local improvements.
IngersOll, tho gentleman, who was paid
some large claims against the city and
county, has not left for Europe as stated.
He is in tho CITY,. -.s -..
The rumor that the New York Print.
ing Company had gone out Of business
appears 10 have been founded on the fact
that some prominent sign boards had been
removed ....
Patrick Logan, who was dismissed from
the police force on account Of dishonorable
conduct during the July riots, has been
as candidate for the Assem-.
bly,. -0.A lH
The Italian Society of New York have
decided to celebrate by q celebration Of
the anniversary Of the discovery Ol
America, on October 12th. The move
ment against the organ grinders has been
abandoned.
The secretary Of the New York Yacht
Club has not yet received any further
communication from Ashbury regarding
the yacht race, and states that he believes
the Levionia has not yet started on her
ocean trip. -s...-,..,..-
The Lotos Club last night passed reso.
lutiOns Of coincidence with the friends Of
the late Walter Montgomery, who was u
member of the Lotos Copies Of the res
o.iSns ,i I. W.T. Tsh sehS " 'Iie 9ay"so anu 'u
The World Is dissatisfied because the
Tribune has no words of denunciatiOn
against the scandalOus corruptions which
pervade the federal service, and thinks
Lle atLuct s upon s sne Ncm % iDLh o.llctHls ms
more \, lor !ne puLposToI Saoh.l1 Gaohhuenlg 'ue
P"rty 'n"n u'S"oheS' HELL
THE wEsTFIELD SUITS.
Jacob Vanderbilt, President Of the Stat.
en- Island Ferry Company, was arrsigned
tO.day on the charge Of manslaughter.
He pleaded not guilty.
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