The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-04-29
VIM. A. LYNCH,
City Solicitor of Canton.
ANSWER OF DEFENDANT scHAEFER.


ANSWER OF DEFENDANT sCHAEFER.
The CITY OF canton PIainuh' Court OF
Louis sabaefer' Daniel worley Common Pleas
and @cOb Hawk, Defend. ofstaFk County
ants ,rI oc,.J,.4 1o,,; @ ), answer ai.
ne ueleiiualt, LOUIS 1chaeier, i an an an,
Swer " llle l,e'l'ion oi .Lle I'all.,iil, s"yS
.,laV ne ac.e,t anu PelloC,neu rt services III
'l'e CONSTRUCTION VI Iiie Ca'l'ol, Ci'y wa,er
WORKS, do ineli,oel 9l the N1lllLil'I'ee
Oh wafer wo,SS, T' ailn DIS u trustee q, 9l
Wa,er ,nno NorNS: run lne ni'1ls'n "a nprl';
looS' uH.li ms IeslElalloh vi ~ we oiice oi
trustee, IL, wl''cI look pace DIil ~ lon'
nc ue!e1uan' a.! ueilles !llaI NE P'alh'lI5 II
'ias any llsiI! III l"T, vi ~ equiy ~ cav
oil lIlllI' VI liio oofuIIoiI'"h.? ileleiii W
S'ale an account vi IlieIr rertlp's ana eH-
.eHullures ln colii'eclioii Wl'li we per
Iorlilahce Vi ms VI Vneil uules % III ne con-
Htruotion VI Salu :T Wetei "olHo, ouG says
,iiat 'i'e salu ,Iaiil.lii 10 esloppe9 ana
oalIet hD", ueIi'.i'"ils I'.n any SUN aC-
Iouli,iI's, aI ti'lS u"'e' py le"Son VI lac's
eater retlleu' ,.
DeleIu"il' oayo ti'" j'T'il 'IlIlS 10 ll'ie'
as elle wolN . PIoEiesseG lie H,,i aiu ms CO.
ueieh!alIS lIe,eln 'ilaue r!n' Ic.I' .lue accuI
Iale, ',: llehll"g!. anu l9ltlllul reports OF
,Leir pIIceeulnssi lreeIPt9? eAPe.iUiluIeS'
SAFES ol poi'S's anu uiSpUslIlo!l m oi tae pro-
cee,'s Vi S"'u ealeo' "ll vi M'i'Gll saiu re,
PorIS were u",y IhSPetteu, llE9s'lsa.ea
ana approved gy llie c,'y Gou!lrli az the
IIuie "'!eli n'Sue, anu lIo ue' ies li'aO any
cohIuSioh D' s1i1 ci, IePolls, or CllaC
WallC va ol Il clea', iuIl anu correcC account
OF lhe amount UNI Oh U9nes us hegojja'eu ana
.lsposeu 9l oy Ssiu 9eIeiluan'S, auViloTI
lzeS Vne Pl1lH.lH IN Jaw or III iacc' 10 can
upon Ihe uelehuant' or MS co-qeienuan'S
!iereIll Ior u Ee-stateliienV ol all MS Salu
items OF account 50 ny MN ana lhem
hereIolore rendered or LOT any Statement
Oh accounts Whatever, as asEeu lor IN saiu
peti'loh' ne aellles 'ile existence Oh any
Such CONFUSION, "ahC Vi lullless, cle"r,
ness ana correcVhess' aS chaTge9 III saiN
petltloh' as the reason ior calilhg lop
iur'her account rom from uelelluIilVs' y! "a % De-
iendaht says ina. sonie'lI'le y, IN DecelnDer'
lolV' ana ailer an MS oIilciaL connection
Win Cile salu waIer woTks ,,S as trustee llau
ceased, ne ana Dame! "orley one OF the
deien1ants IN tiiis actlon' mace ont ana
presented 10 ine coulcll OF the cry
OF Canton, iull accurate true ana de-
tailed report OF thelT proceedings IN the
dlsGharge OF tielr ou les III cohheclloh
with the constructlOn OF said wafer WORKS,
covering and including an the time TINS
defendant had any othcial connection
thereWlth. DelenuaIc says thaT salG re-
port was READ 10 the Guy ceuhcii, ana Oy
SAID council reierred 10 commute con-
slStlng OF members OF SAID council, with
instructions TO carefully examine ana In
yestigate the same that said committee,
IN discharge OF their uuIy thus imposed,
did carefully inspect, investigate and scru-
tinlze the accounts, Vorchers OF receipts
and expenditures, DOCKS, oanK accounts
and all other papers, ana evidence bear
ing on the suPlect included III Sald report.
and afterwards to-wlt: On the Ztn OF
February, 1871! made thelT report IN
writing TO the clty council, ainrmlng ana
confirming SAID report OF recelpts and eX-
pendltures, etc, MADE Dy thls defendant
and SAID Worley, that the report OF SAID
investigating committee was placed
among the MES OF the clty counclls pa
pers, and has there together with the re-
port OF TINS defendant ana sad Worley,.
rem aimed ever since the said 9th day OF
February, 1871, for the inspection OF the
public and OF any and every person IN
terested thdrein. Defendant says that
said investigating committee reported,
amongst other things! that after minute
and careful examination OF SAID accounts,
and their details we hnd the same cor
rect, and hereby recommend the publlca-