, 1876-09-08
nut he Does Not Find ANY
Evidences Of Fraud.
Tho Contract with the City Held
Not to Amount to Any
thing.
Tho Building Cannot Be Erected
it a Debt Would Be In
Cured.
Restraining Order Issued Until Further
Information Is Obtained.
COUNTY FINANCES.
npLpEN'B AFFIDAVIT.


Judge Tarwe1I's court-room was crowded yester'
day morning with stone men, city nnn county o1l-
c!sls and axpaycrs, who expected that tho appll-
cation for tho stone Injunction would be decided.
An additional affidavit on tho financial phase Of tho
question waa allowed to be alcd, aud tho Whola
morning was takcn up by IN argument On this sub:
Jcct. ..
On tho opening Of tho court, the Judge anld, in
accordance with tho elggesiOna Mado on Wcdnes-
day he would allow tho dcfcnlnnts to le m am
davit or verified statement, in answer 10 TINT part
Of the bill which cousptnined that under tho law,
lhe constitution, nnd the state OF the finances Of
the county, this contract could not proceed.
County. Attorney 1lountseo then presented tho
following affidavit: ....
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- IS s. e. = Ts.ases 3a e. ~ ssnss s5s
60 fssy b tss a.
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cook for the years la35 and MA was 20 eents oathe
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sstSS SyS Snts aoofa let forth aEsfa
bsl!nausa! taxes ananpropt!atod for tho
ana lsta aSi III tass; foi
sasplus On lax isyy 81 ,kid c:tnstsd.::.., S
Sesae Of property OF The county not required
a9% ;Hssf K
bonds,:.. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. s. 1850
100 coo
T5st s ssd SsSiy i:sid III issontiy IL sa1
t4la: and that ths 6a,anee Il tic smoans % " tSe
1st Fl H. nSr E
Nit. WOODBRIDGE
said ho received this affidavit from the other slde
at o'clock the previous night. rriof that timo
10 llad triod To ascertain so1o Of tho points that
would bo tnadc, but without sucecss. Ho had call
cd upon Mr, ueyc, Assistant County Treasurer,
who was moro familiar With this sab
tcet than any ono else. and put to that
gentleman sevenl questions which wcre
answered. hut which ho dcclIned to Incorporate in
an affidavit. With regard 10 tue Grat item, dciIn-
Quent taxca unnpproprated for tho yearb 1a7l,
1H72, 1879, and 1874, $40, sJ. Is, ho said great
Efforts had been made to collect them, and that
they consisted Ia Prcat measure OF caach ap.
realrd to tie Supreme Court In land taxcs where
Judgment Ind bcUn refused below.
Iii, Kountrco--DId ho uay altogcthcri
NJ. Woodbrldge-Ycs. sir. ....
NJ. ltountree--ThGn you misanderstooh hint
tt{IIFd1V Ifrr lrN
af. nolntreo-ln al! theso easus judgment was
rendered tn the court belnW, and tho tAx-hghtars
ssppcalcd. Almost ai, OF tham wcEo argued In Tho
na?teme court and largo number wc1a decided
@s.sGs H. 2yoddhe,sa o. tho ssouny ,,, , -
Item Of S526, 2ol. 81, uneoleoted and uuappropti-
a ta1es to- the year 1a75 tho AsalstsMt Traas.
~ OF es " n, dGs baa
" s!s sceust: H. :Iou.e Tbs total tag for 1s7b W.
fnoat twe;thirds Of the whole sim had been col-
sstsl, Mesed; llo next s.kcd Mr poyo what was the
o fn b. n ana 11ss That
Ericncc, and thu answer waa about 20 per cent,
!hYs thu Treasury waa likely to rsallze $500 600,
all;tle over 3s00, 900. 1t wan to bo remembered
Is 1ast The cHrront floating inaebtcduess 8.h0-
mt v which had to bc paid, 40 that tas TREASURER
With regard TO tho next Item, .'surplus on taz
make. MT. KounireS assumed that certain
Bstisnco q last year and wfat ks supposed would
Soa % ,ae action Of tho Hoard Of Equai!zaion The
.tlon would bo fsU, O0ot tWO. In poInt of TACT
no local Assessors report tbs local assessment,
Sns Sn!sS sacsed by tho Hoard Of Equalization. as
,.t ~ hounsscc-Na!lroad propcrtyis not reckoned
A. Woolbsidge-Ycs Il IL.
1s*saea that y -
nar Woodbrtdgo-Their report Includes "n. r."
o9ssnt that mean ruilrpadns
~ RounIree-It may 10 land and lots, but It IL
II ~ WAT ~ Is known ~ railroad ptoperty;
fan, Mn9ahfidgu said Ac bad obtaiusd his dgures
"@9i Ma thn Couaty TscaEurcr's office.
tsa6 ~ next asset waa the Reform BchoDl property,
~ Hs33o wv. which was not yet sold, Tho Court