The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1871-11-08
.OEa0cal1It a53BEa5.
The BigThieves Of New York City
Disclosures by the Citizens
Investigating Cemmottee.
Over s2oo.oooyo00 stclon from tn

= - -AFA SL%S1~EA-SG ny VIZ SsH8AS+-H
Investigating CaEnmottee.
Over s2oo,ooo.oo0 stolon from the
TreasUry--An Unfinished Court
House Worth Less than 100000
Costs over 81, eco, 100000 Paid
foT Useless Advertising Printing Gre.
.rrsm the New York Tribune "et. 2'l
Tie committee invested by the
Committee Of The Board Of Supervisors
gUG the Board of Aldermen. 10 "undcrtakr
aG impartial Investigation OF the City and
County Accounts" would farther report
/ jarJ gi"i entered upon their iaborS with
1"t any Knowledge ri thc cNtCut of thc
! city aud county indebtedness. aud with
! out definite opinions in regard to the
! charges Of corruption and fraud, alleged
| against those now hollim" prominent Of
tirc7. ~ this investigation. your com-
Wii,to haze Reached the following oil
: ,i3-in'-:
/. The debt cf.our ely is doubling
ever ,wu wears.
:. &55.21G.013 have been paid ior repairs
RON armor;e> and dri:l rooms, lie actual
cost - which was i"-- ilian @25O,091.
;. Over slI.05p.G0D have been charged
| C~ outlaw On M unfinished court house.
for which hUiiiinG complete N honest
estimate "rr~al cost would he less than
$1,000, $50.
!. 2ofg- carpet. f~drnityrr, cabinet
wo-5. "aintilh-, pIGxIhiur. &5ss and plas-
t"tin2 have cost >1.2s9.4G6.Sl, which are
valued by competent persons. after Il
careful examination. ri :. 0Ul,O0o.
= %i60009 iiaye been paid for $4,000
| worth oflumhcr.
&. The printing. advertising, stationery
t:c.. If The city and county have eos in
TWO wears AID eight months &7.lGS.2I2 %.
! I. + ijTEan number Of persons are ou the
pay-roiiS oi the city whose services are
ucit!o" rendered nor required.
:. Figures upon warrants and vouchers
have been ~iraUdulamily altered. and
payments have Frequently been made OH
! forged Inducements.
With these facts before them, vour-
| committee are rompcllcdt to report to You
| that. il their judgement. frauds and rob
berries OF the mo- infamous character
| have been committed with the coEnivancc
and cooperation Of some Of IL" officials
who were appointed to guard the inter-
cStS of the people.
The condition of the city and c2un-
ty finances. . shown by thcs" inVcSti@a-
! lions. has served 10 destroy all confidence
in the management Of The present city
officials.
While not desiring TO arrest the impor-
tant improvements ROW in progress. your
! committee stiN deem il a~Dsolutyi; essen
tinl TO thc credit of The city that cSEcn-
diturcs in all departments be reduced 10
the lowest possible limit: that every
officer and sliaricd employc are requested
to resign: that contracts be sub
icctcd to the most rigid scrutiny. and all
expenditures be reduced 10 an amount
clearly within the financial ability Of the
treasury.
The demands upon the city treasury
will nCccsSitatc the borrowing of large
| sums of money 1T an early day. An aI-
| peal must lac made to moucvcl in-IitU-
tion> and To capitalists. Beside the 500
G00.GG0 dU2 a. taxes. $3.50 800 ara re
quircd 10 meet current expenses and
obligations maturing on the 18th of nrXt
Iauua"y Altar that. SIS.CGG.G0 O 10 500
0oO.9G will be dCn!aHdcdfor tn" first ten
months of the cn>uin" wear under the
most economical administration Of the
city finances. Your committee regards
as Il failure any attempt to borrow these
large sums Of money while the city i
controlled by its present management.
The cXistin" debt of the city i entirely
within TIE ability Of the people. But ii
the expenditures and frauds of the past
two and q half wears are to be long CON
tinucd. yOur committee cannot but view
! with alarm the consequence to the credit
and prosperity Of Tie CITY. They are,
however. OF the opinion that TIE tax pay
ing citizens and the moucyed institutions
will che"retully respond 10 the full extent
| Of The requirements "a the treasury. if