, 1876-07-15
CITY CERTIFICATES.
That Story About Mr.. Hayes Ante
Dating Them,
And Thus Increasing the Ratio Of Inter-
est Paid by tho City.
A Dcnial by the E1.Comptrollor and tho
Members of tic Finance Com'
mittee.

cle of great length assallhg cx-Comptrollef O.
s. Hayes, and charging him with having ante
dated ccrtilcatas VI indebtedness, wlltch he me-
gottatcd here anl III New York, for the express
and fraudulent purpose Of allowing to tho pur-
chascrs Of the certificates larger interest than
that specified In tho Instrument nsuff.
Tbe charges preferred created no littlo talk II,
circles vherp the facts Ia relation 10 the nlnr.
sRcrneut Of tho city finances were unknown, and
Il was thought that dayltght had been let III
upon the Colvin Administration to an extent
that never for ono moment had been anticipated
by It's most bitter opponents. Around tl'e CRY.
Uall and In those financial circles where the city
fuancas were thoroughly ut'lesatocA tic arti,
Gle waa unlesitatingty prnnounGci unlotnaea
with the Intention Of doing grievons Injury to
tho reputation of m oil and honorable citizen.
NR. HAYES.
A TRIBUNE reporter made 1t li!a SPECIAL pub!-
noas during the day TO Interview Mr.. Hayes,
and from him received the following carl, which
Thoroughly dcmollshca the highly sensational
yarn
Sssu. %as at sass. 'eirss ape Wiz
seS Ses, say ed d $r e g
borne ths, insnIE md .of.m..!0n Of this man
| the slightest provucation-unti forbeasance has
k"oxns a! if sat few o y. reader, time
fatts, il baa naiciolsly charged mo from, Time to
sbsse, @ sf %sfs as.esiss s
nary business transaction is continually tn'srepFo-
nented md mada the basia ol new ea!lsanes;
4 ;s1 t. sss Ss4s;a1 +
than thar that III. Heath and myself haye ho.sloiote
pTgens IL III hs e'sy H e c
q enn AMI s yssf ,e az
back T. 70 t|me mi enterior u thclr aetas ssae the
ts t. s Ss g sSe
than Tho tc o. .nc faes o. eond ia
more H. nWtrstIory nub
| IL en5yants
TGst ths city has frequently laaued certificates
se, ~ wcss sod on lis market Is truc and il i not
only true of Chicago, but Of every city or public
&s KS nsS1o9 a a Ss
p1aeuee ly m issHe of s05 600 Of twenty .yenr
Rst .aa uteres te sa,n Jay T is7
o1P tleso bonds should 10 sod Il 81 Of rrr cent
SGgd S9 ns
FIJI psper bessax yer cent ereat hs. been
p1ss1na II 'st u ePpy Ppf @ As e1eep
good ansncics viii prefer To issuc paper bearing
been nj place.; Il . faiE rals. aad II the pfeessdn
e ass sa su i y ,.e
ihss the rsea!ds Of the Comptroller once Will
L. Y5q Fgs Ssn S5er
~.tI Xii ny TANK aeeeun!u Aid every check drawn
asatnht them arc on ne IN tae .,t 9ise e
tue 1t9icst a. r., "s ,. tbe
anns taas"x ~ ~ In Eymts ara urfoHuaI. sn aro
] spssi by no 70 misconduct Of mine but ~ the dcop-
extend lie eIrcn!a,icn Of ills pater by making 1t
the Vehicle Of alandcr and detsaction he!ng willing,
for priyate ga!n, 70 wreck The character and ior-
tunas Of hts neighbours T. .. nAYEs'
en aaief u as sss rsseyea o 1 ST. 1n nsye IN rsc
encc ~ the SAME subject:
i. 40 fhe Editor AZ Tas g!feuns.
rnloAo9 Jul3 a4m " Mgnsa ~, ada 70 ~ @ n9tS n,ea .,
s!nco seen .nothe. ars,Gis '9 T. nc xt Wn,eh @ @
CARED ny attenton MIL ,.a axS e.nd nj
pr @ cont, % and p:esnaei t,st y col il ii sn i
nsl cspt Tor % money borrowed Kast. Ind iii ii;
mnpoy mn borrowed ia Nav York was gotten withou
! commission, -soa.s 1arge amounts last year wet'
= placed at Ter cent. ,o-. 81, .oo ooo =, a n.
cent ,s,. ,, r., ran, NINA, .o,a vii,
psose ~ sIaa ~ 81 ua s n nv nor cent
~ ~ Mn. W. enncca,mrnt about H. Thp rate VA
gnaet Ms. nspttpnsd 1 IL M thu ] ucwspapis 1t ts iis
3 Tho rase of interest unuounccd BY nc lad bsc1
!. the ratio actually paid; never pretended that
had placed loans Y Chicago 9ankeIs A. nc sae 90
tatn0d In New YORK IN osly ons insssnEs nS ~ ~
order from some chicago nanxe1s o otsy ans
pes Gu fts w .eo pVI pP,t aont wcro njacci
as1s: pr Ssaa esas '"' j. !. .ss:
~ Haycs Aso s'atou yeeto, d. 49, n.an11. @ ~ t,rt
ecttlheass W. sou Sses %st ~ ~ scc"nsa intcrcs
Gays evet, Masl my aidei IN viii liz n,insinal
w. co'ApAso4 49, IL 49,, ,,nt ~ Ain I,,,,l,a ="
thy, going 70 tho 1ty' Aao 1o' ~ 11o 'u1suu'o
o OF the paleI: lt! t. .,,,, u, von.r,aor SAVE
); wWAT M fns,,aan TILE ~. rcrortsr dronncd 1,
during nv ia, ~ III ,.,rao fsa,i,
= on thc Mayor-esest Iae as LOU hnioa~ pUe - ~
e Who, lof ovcr yeL WV ,,t,h 1ha Ifsvor an IN
flnanoe GountGe HI, sism ar1n sao ~ H.. ~, tt
Gonptroiief, nag ausoaate y. tme ~
t9anees ana ~ tsS s,jrtatnn Ia hccn ~
Il Alter INC cuhtoma1y ea!"la'o" au' oeen eA
y changed, Tue fohos,tel asaeu; A., ox.,., l., H.
d Mr. Hcath, on you lea4 snH u.eaaH Al WI
u Tina rG1ccs!nE severely " Mr. aMygsi J.. M.
y a'a, sno y WIS snn1vy s necu s,,ahn.d a !.