, 1877-02-01
CAMERON, AMBERG g. co.


accepting the Invitation u similar committee
from tho County Board 10 cooperate with them
in the Investigation. The meeting vas fnfor-
mai ami tho Invitation was accepted, with the
private understanding. however, that the fact
that they hail agreed to cooperate sIould not
preclude Their making inquiries Into the charges
separately and at other times than ut meetings
Of the twn Committees.
About 2 o'clock tn the afternoon both Com
mi.sccs assembled In the County Board rooms.
Mcssrs. MaeVeagl Field, AMI Wright were vel
coined by commissioner Asars. who introduced
them to McCatrrey and Ilosfmann. BtsIdcs the
Committees there werc present 4. c. Iicsiug,
Gen. Ltcb, Davl,l ". CLARK. Jr,, Rpuntrec, the
members of the firm to be investigated, and
Ms. SWEET, their Counsel, several Commission
er., and host of hanecrs-on.
Ms. Ayars calleh the Committee to order, and
Franklin Macfrupl was, On .noton Of Mr.. Nc
Calrey, selected Is Chairman of tllc Joint Com
mttce.
Afr. Maevcagh, on taking tho chair, said the
first business would hc 10 determine
WHERE THE INVESTIGATION sHoCtp re HELD,
and whether 1t should bo held Ill private Or
not.
Mr.. Ayars was in favor If occupying tic rooms
Of the Commissioners, but was willing tu meet
anywhere
Nr MrCaffrey aa!'1 tho Committee Of the
Board bail tcen authorized to cooperate With
1t crery facility In its power. anil to leave the
management Gf the Investigation to It's hands.
Sr. SWEET, representing Cameron. Anl,vrg 4
Co., SAIL 10 was ready for the fullest inyestiga-
ton, an1 that the cyi,lcnc would show that the
goods furnished the county lad been OF the best
quality, nn.a at much less cost than the hantc
goods had been supp!icl teforc tho contract
system had hecn adopted, lie Was willing to
cutter upon tile investigation either In public or
private, Just as the Committee might deter
mine.
Mr. Wright inquired whether there was any
necessity for the meeting being held In the Com
tltssloters' rOo1nf. II there WAS nut, lie was In
faror. u fnattcr Of convenience, Of holding
tic investigation In the Citizens Association
ruo1ns, and mndo motion to that end, which
prevailed.
Nr. Wright thought TINT the next thing to be
done WAS 10 determine
TIE scorE or THE INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Marfcayh wanted Secretary appointed
to take minute OF the proceedings. aud on
tion.
MR.. 1Es,xo
begged tho privilege to correct s.atcmcn.
wtllc hail bccn Irade by Mr. Cameron to the
numbers Of the Citizens Association. liz
Ind never done auYthnE nf the kind.
lle had BEEN hindcred IN getting the fac,s upon
which to baae chnrEes ty thu County Clerk, who
contracts ] and nd bii!s ill., of Cameron, Anhcrs L Co.
Mr. II. wanted the papers produced un1 TO 10
gtycn chantc to examine them pending the al-
junrunlent Vi the Investigating Committee.
Mr.. SWEET was opposed to thu uaEers being
oycrhaulrd outside Ut tho Committee. They
were the property Of tic Committee, aud not of
every o,lc wlio kaw lit ia come forward to eI-
nmine theu, With view to making case against
Ills ellcntR.
slr. llckiur wanted opportunity to further
examine the bills anil contracts. He wanted To
70 back US far as 1877, aul to examine ntl Rn'l
everything pertal''ng t. tl,e dr.liuss u calner-
fused hu II tho bills could lut bc shown him,
l.o wanted the titizcus' Association to hire
cuples made Of the,I.
Mr.. MacVcngll satl he had heard something
of papers being In tho possession NJ the Citizens
Association hraring On this CASE, but had never
Mr.. Iicsing replied that he hal filed with the
hssotiatton the charges ngu!nst Cameron, An-
berg d Co.
defended hts action in refusing to let Mr. 1ieaing
stc the duclnrnts In question, sayu. tl.ut such
papers Us he lia,! SEEN had BEEN distorted for tlc
have Mli the papers IN his pnsscssiou hut neither
Mr. ucssng nor any on= else should see them
| out OF hts hAnis.
TINT the investigation cover all of tllc dealings
| uf Cameron, AinIrrg Il TO. fruu, the ycar io1!
| forward. which prevailed.
| t;cn. Llel offered to furnish t)sc clerical help
for tho work, but the Committee did nut appear
| to take kindly tn tho proposition.
| sr. Wright said they would only need two
secte,aHes' per''als, anu ", 1"e pI!a u tnG = H.
izcns' Association mined ~: AlD'rr. IN tilr
[art ol Lhe Ia1ae ,' vi: Ms.amrGF na,',en NJ; .M';
| Nceicys u'oH Lug suEEestto' VI hou1ttect ano
lu,h EsiIt','IeE wtrG chosen.
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| anortSa IN TIE DARK ,u
a9nleWha., nat tnousn. tne SCOPE o. inquiry
but whether the goods clargcd wrrc cyrr dcl!y-
cred: Ana ti'tti aGa a. ~ whether ING epuis
iufn!afeu ohts!dc " lhc eohtsae!' u "'s't' ho
a!l seen mention ~ tl's p;tcts, ,la'i Dsen tlil,
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lt necessary to gali n exnrrts. H.
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