, 1876-03-14
THE RECORDERS OFFICE.

GTAnTfNd IN on THAT fSVE8T10ATIoN.
Finally after many delays and much quihb}log
on the part Of the Cornnittoe on Public Records
Of the County Board, the investigation Of the
Recorders Office has boon commenced. Il Is 8
vory l,n1ttod Investigation, bolng confined simply
10 comparison Of tho Office accounts with tho
vouchers sent to tho County Board; ht least, that
is tho work lald out for tho so.caled c1pcrta who
have boon hirod by tho Committee on Public
Records. 1t WAS stated in lass Saturdays
TRIBUNE that tho Committee had met and dcter-
mined upon tho employment OF thrce
mon, compesent Ia figuring. to 60
through tho Recorders books. lu accordance
tho Committee nominated each q man. Com
missioner Carroll's man being Alr. g. J. Hitch
cock, Commissioner Holden choosing bits brother.
Mr. C. N. 1Io1dnn. md Comrn,nsloncr Mulloy
bringing in Nit, Josenh Adamp who has harc-
totofo been cngagol in bookkeeping for firm
at tho Stook-iasas. ,....-.,
Tho tLreo oxpetts came together yesterday
morning a. tho ,1lecordor'a offtca. and received
and A1ul.oy, Carroll not being visible. They
Immediately sot to work, being ptosidad with
tue cahh-boo1t, containing the receints from tho
lat of December until ths ntcseut time, and tue
vouchers mado ont daily fot the Inspection OF
tho County Board. ......
It uhot1ld bo atated hero that all this work ia
unnecessary aud void OF results. Or course, tho
figures on the cash-book md on tho vonchora
Will correspond. NO olllCl11 Roulu pe to lootaA
NJ to lay himself open to immedlhte detection
such as must necessarily follow provided tho hg-
ures did not correspond. All that Ia nccsseary
for tho Committee to do In this branch OF tho
investigation is to add up tho entire receipts as
they appear on tho caah-book and. after deduct
Ing tho payroll, to compare them with the
amount Of actual cash on hand. Tho task ts cer~
ta,uEy Of the simplest kind. But porhapa tho
truth is not what is required. -.
Towards noon, whiln the Committee OF experts
| wore still abortng With tho Formidable pile Of
vouchers before them. hIr. @. u. Calvin. for
mcr employo Of tho office. appeared and vosnu-
/ toored 10 mike cortan charges aghinas tho Ro-
cortIor. At first the Committee o1p1cssed M en-
sire utllsngness-nay, even deaira-to hear
| what he bad to say but he had no sooner be-
gun thnn ona Of the Comtnittoo intarposod with
| tho docla1atIon that hs charges did not como
within thoir Jurisdiction. and, therefore,, they
could not henr thcm. 3lr. Galyn'8 allegation,
however, 80 far rs made, Was to tho general ef,
feet that cottaln employees in tho abstract andt
| other departments wore credited With "ofh
which they Ind neyor performed, and had 70
celyol pay TO which thoy were not ensitlcd. Ht
sou, who was paid s1o0 noQtll during January
and February for doing tle work OF judgment
c.nrk. when in reality he had not performed
silgle function portaiuing to that position
What o1so no had to say was suppressed BY tht
reflaal of tho Committee to liston to i,ss chatges
enough to inform Mr.. CALVIN that he might 70
ducel,is Btatemontto 10 writing and formally prcsen
It to tho COMMITTEE, mil that Ia probably tn
way In which tho matter will eventually com
up. -.-
As to tho atatomcnt made In THE Tn1DuN
That Capt. I1catcy had said that Recorder stew
nst had In 1874. borrowed s2, 600 Of him to max
good III alleged deficiency In 1!s cash accounts
nothing haA MI yet boon done, and there is u
probability that any action at all will be taken.