New-York tribune., 1873-04-17

Works Who while exrioating himself from fnsncia u,
hcuties has brought bankruptcy upon inc Dlsh ,es
would he promptly arrested and punished for hls o,,
Instead of being allowed 10 visit Vienna pleasure ox
curson and the other members OF the boaIu w 5 nm
aided and abetted him would be also aIreseu anu p
shed But 40 long as Judges barter away justice IN tue
where worthless swamp lands are sold 20 ,ne are
awarded siOO 900 contracts the name OF friends WIN, %
whom IL well understood they share INC pron''' w
little can be expected from this quarter
VALUE OF UNITED STATES PROPERTY
Mr. Shepherds assertions concerning Governmoh'
property are as erroneous his other Statements ho
says "The Government Of the United states hau toe
TO It fournfths Of the property OF this CITY, OF "o "
vet holds independent OF streets and avenues over "
per OF the entire property There are tWo "a n"t
insstatemens In this short sentence FIRST, j, 20 nr
trne that fourhhs Of the property OF TINS cry onnes
given the United States The streets a arn
given, II transaction that Drought h. for
the pockets OF the donors can be called Ei.t t 81
reservations the United states paa a. od te IL ia
R25 or SIPS per acre. amounting TO SoOy'' holds
not true that the United states " yet no "a
independent Of % s5sss 54s 2@s The value of
ali the Government grounds In the Dlsulor ,ho
assessed by commission appon,ea I'm, ea ny huild.
ings erected thereon cost S}o,5is426 2 MAKING 1nS
Government property si6IsLg6l II; Inc horn by
Of the private property OF the District az ripS
George f. Baker District Controller, III leter ,s
date March IS. 1872 which may he touhu on p'ge ~ ar
Records of District Investigation, was &<> nVVO. Va
nearly twice much as that OF G0verhneht poPSy NJ.
In their annual report page 20 the Board says
total value OF public and private properly IN n tne @ @ t6e
is about {l5O0JOOOl Deduct from this >gOoOOV0' ,lo
assessed value OF private property, ana We i h.nI
s6OOO0OO0 the value OF Government propery re
ing to the Boards estimate. In thelr ahhua u ru
port (see page 2I) the Board says; Inc GencI
ment owns fOurenths OF all the properly WITHIN lle
OF the District" There is quite difference between
four-teuths" and 80 cent" as Mr. shephclu
states IT, Mr. Shepherd says that since the l0cauoh vi
the National Capital IN the District OF Columbia c
Government has only appropriated Sl,2U t4r % e
improvements" This statement he reiutes IN the % SIM
letter where he admits having received more tah tWo
that during the past year II Is Iqfther lcou ~
the Boards annual report, page - o.
Total amount expended by the General GOV
ernment for the improvement OF streets 49, os o.,
and avenues from 1872 10 Nov l. loi2--SlI-l'zss u
Amount appropriated at the last session .i9g'3 70
Total OF appropriations. St'ill2i5 "a "a
Total of appropriations per shephcrd.- l2OJoVo W
Error AGAINST sbcpbert. .S367i2l2 "a
Mr. shepherd Is silent IN regard 10 the wheitaDouS VI
The school Police, and other DstrlCt luus lhough nc
denies that the Board of Pubc Works has received any
Of those funds There may be no record 10 SNOW nht
the Board used that money aud yet they may hNe
every dollar of il for months, anu CalIed u III no
pocets for speculative purposes When II l. Consd rcl
thar lhc President OF the Board oi works u dlaO
dent of the First National Bank where the District GOV
crnmt nt funds deposited, 10 VIII bc seen now e
this could be accomplished, and the Auditor ana Lon
troller might know nothing about H. Tue inemDerH Oh
the Board have only TO leave mem0rdndhm III lhc
bank, give their individual note, ana i'y may "so
the District funds long as tAcy please. IvhEi'a'
no doubt intended those funds should DC kept
separate and uisnct, but they only ~ paper ac-
count" ana have been any thing else than ohet
and a sham The money Is deposited lh cross auu HC
IN that way. The school fuDd may nave slVuoJ 10 IS
credit ana vet check the scho0i lana Is pre-
seuted at the bank Tho teller viii eAcld, No i"h1s io'
that" T.,
MIR Shepherd closes his letter THE TRIBUNE by IN
dug ging his absurdites about the Cltlchs No
unfairly taxing themselves To improve the nalOhhl
capital The truth Is that The citizens OF the DSiIct
have had no more 10 do with "taXirs lhen'e!N&Vs & p
sbursIng their money since the Board ol VOTES
came INTO power than the inhabitants OF D4hOuCy.
Washington b. g., Aprli Is, 1873. h'