Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09


public officers, would have so much what
ever way If Was fixed, and We, the Com
rnissioners, would get just the same for
work already done as for what might remain
to be done. At this time Woodward had
ceased 70 be a much o usual about the
city othces; and il was Understood that ]
should take woodwsrt's place and do the
business Of the divisions in the same way
that be, Woodward, had before done it.
The people ~ho furnished the work and
supplies for the public buildings and Offices
had got into the way Of making out their
bills a q sufficient rate u adnait Of these
percentages being taken of for the public
officers Watson tod ME that he must re-
ceirc 10 pcr cent. Tor Csrnoiiy and g, per
cent for himself. Having ihus received INV
instruc iions, told the said Commissioners
that all We had to do was 10 certify the
bills and receive for ourselves xtort per.
cent. apiece. And this was asscntcd to BY
them.
paid more than $4,000 for furniture,
supplied By my oriers TO Tw-ed's house at
his request, and ] advanced him SIS 900 in
cash. 1t was understood between Tweed
and myself that these piyraents should
stand for his profit ON this Courthouse job.
just prior TO ih- adoption Of Chapter 5s3
Of the LAWS Of 1871, containing Section .,
appropriating s75O,0OO for said County
Courthouse Commissioners, Tweed told
nIe that such appropriation would BE- OBJ
tanned, and that il would cost Is per cent.
.. that amount. He said that this mast b.
ptid TO him, as = large amount of money
had to be used that season in the Legisla.
iurc to get things through. These Com
inissioncrs appointed Norton their Chair
man and appointed me Treasurer. In May,
lSs /, these Commissioners made requisi-
ton upon the Controller for $2OO,O
wLereupon, as understood, that sum was
placed 10 their credit In the Tenth National
Bank of the City of New York. At later
for soJo, 600. Some days having elapsed
after this Last requisition without compli
Alice, called on Connolly and inquired as
tp The cause. lie replied that he had not
received hi. percentage on the said first re-
QUESTION. replied that did not suppose
he had any claim Of the kind; but he in
sisted that he had right to 10 per cent,
being, as he said, the same that he had re-
ceivcd on the audit Of the said Commits
sioners in the previous winter. ] told him
that did not SO understand it. He muir
INJURED and complained, saying that he had
10 pay grea; deal to keep himself in and
to keep things straight; and finally observ-
ed that he ought to be allowed 5 per cent.
at least. spoke to him. aitcrward, but
never brought him to any action, and / be-
lieve he never did anything further in ,he
way OF putting thest Commissioners in
funds. .. ,ra
The said Commissioners drew on the said
Tenth National Bank for bills on account of
the Courthouse to the extent OF the said
FOO, 900, which, as understood, had been
sv placed TO their credit, and a.so for about
$3.50, 900 more, and so that thing remains.
used to lend Tweed money from time TO
time, aud on a settlement that Se had in
the summer of 1879 he made me allow him
sll2,5 800, being the said Is per cent on
s750,00o, the total appropriation named in
said seventh section of 1871.
In the sumnier, or early in the autumn Of
1871, Mr.. Haremeyer, as tax payer, began
q suit against me about my dealings aiorc-
said. Thereupon Tweed directed me to
destroy all my books and papers ccncern-
ing m, dealings with the public. and to tell
said Garycy and said Miller, and the rest of
them, TO destroy their books and papers
also. He said, That's Peter B. Sweeny's
advice, too" He added that such books
ard papers must be destroyed before any
process was served to enforce their produc-
ton. communicated said message to sail
Gsrvey, and at once destroyed all my books,
papers and accounts concerning any Of the
transactions aforesaid, except some bank
pass. books, check stumps, and few ckecks
that without any particular design on my
part happened to escape. .'...