, 1877-09-09

! Of tho ro>itions taken by the gentleman. lie il
horril'd that the turk Eoard kept no record Of {
delinquent list Of taxes ana assessments. Has fhs
tofore: lias The Town Of jefferson or any othe
town in Cook County: Had the gentleman zae
betrayed 50 readily the animua Of bis vo.
luminous york March 15, 1870, he rtate:
and the report Of proceeds OF sale to the Dourd
] was approved. Under these circumstances Of tht
caxe is il not too late In the day to raise the ques
thorty to sell the bonds! The Treasurer charged
! no commisslonon the sale OF the bonds, and Mr.,
Mcchesney raises the inquiry. Was there any need
! he thinks there was not Wel that only shows
that - foresight is not as good as hindssht;
| =, But, good gFacions. On the 9Th OF July. the
cent bonda at, naYs 90 cents fiat. Was there ever
| such management; and why, under all circum.
stances, not sell bonds as YOU want the money
lived in Illinois in 1870 or not At any rate, q
new Constitution went into effect on the 1st Of
August Of that year, and that Constitution CON
corporate authorities, and tnc Park Board hurried
all they could to hell their bonds before August
having bcen thoroughly satisfied By prominent
bond brokers Of New York that the city Of Chi
cago, being estopped under the new Constitution
from issuing bonds for some time, and the
Park Commissioners having been called into e. e1-
Of Chicago, the doubt as to the legality OF the
issue of the bonds contemplated was sufficient 10
prevent their sale. l do not Know how Mr.. Nc
Chcsncy feels to bond Investments, but usually
people don't bay amy bonds for Investment where
there is any doubt about the legality Of their ISSUE
Another objection to selling them from time
il to buy thenss Only borxs that have IN estab-
lished market value, that arc quoted on the Stock
Exchange and in steady demand, can be dis
McChcsncy knows as little about the sale Of bonds
as he Seems to know about investments In bonds.
Nj ncchesney kindly suggests that ?s5haps nah p
Park Fund to recomuense them IN part for the in
tereet incurred in having disposed Of the bonds in
ths manner in which t. had been done noea
the generosity TINT can possibly exercise. and OF
everybody else that will calmly study his report
and make up an impartial judgment upon it. He
against bond Of indemnity, and hfa remarks de-
seend to mere twaddle. In tho first place, .hc two
by ex-superyisor Avery Moore to have been paid;
and as to how soon after the maturity OF coupons
the money may be ordered back from the bankers
depending on the viii and pleasure Of the Town Of
West chicago. II The money Is ready on the gay
and At the place where the coupons are payable,
that is all the Town Board have odo.
AIR. M'CuEsNEY NEXT STRIKES
square from the shoulder and charges that have
handled =, 176 7;' 10 and have not accounted for
sl4, lis. 23-that is to say. 81, 003 ii be knows
and stiI in my hands. and that 1 have received
So, T2s il taxes and assessments. and -, 101. IS
for permits for turying night-soi and 81, 0s4. o6
and disabled horses s12, 514 OF in all, and this /
kept about mc and never reported it, and never
gaze credit for IT, Now, the expert, having spent
things Of thc Park Donrd, don't know any more
about it than he did the first day he went Ut it.
! was amazed at the tune. manner, and misrcp-
rcsentat1on and arrogance OF Mr. McChesncys re-
port am tatd it corroboratcs Mr. Mechelkc's
renort. Now as to Mr.. Mcchelke's report. 1t
seems be was quite willing to do anrth'ng Holden,
for this work; they secured min $40 4. day fora
long timci And Mecheike acted as the German
proverb, Whose bresd cat, whose song sing u
He wrote d letter on March 10, lS11, to a repre-.
sentative at Springfield the original letter is In my
possession). in which letter he says: To-day I
have been @ ensa2sd 10 examine 5he oo9ss 49, Of the
the South Park also. would make thoroughly
fearless examination, no matter who would be
crushed Whenever yon should sec the Governor
lion as Treasurer will need some explanation. as
far as have seen from the books alreudy.
Gsnsecn Of the Committee sSnment on r
Mechelse is unnecessary. desire to present IN
explanation Of how the work has hcen carried on.
Eft! ., bufyas Rsfm sys1s The
buryiug OF nieht-soil in the parks ut so cents a
load Thus, in the year ending March l. 1s76.
fGr or loads ssned s1s n Tor which
tickets delivered to authorized person at the
Dark, and tins there Is check on the receipts by
the Secretary.
Second, The practice of collecting orders on the
County Treasurer. The Secretary from time to
timc asccrtaincd from the County Treasurer what
and usually orders were drawn
or round sums.-say s.. 900 or $40, 900, or |
It'll larger amounts: fhe Secretary would present
'rocnre check from the County Treasurer on his
banker, and payable to the order Of Henry Greene
,auua. Treasurer, and deposit the same with the !
Treasurer Of the rark Board. Sometimes checks
would be issued to cover rebates, and the indorsc
ncnts Of the Treasurer procured. In such cases |
he checks would be used in payment Of taxes with |
With the Treasurer OF the Park Roard All these |
believe, were legitimate. Secretary
-odins has taken good care to charge the Treasurer
n account with ali the moneys and orders deposited
With him. while making no entries at all OF o.de:s |
ssned for rebate. tIad he debitcd the Treasurer.
'e would have been obliged to again credit
lim and debit rebate accounts. Several |
riders have been presented to the Treasurer
or his Endorsement, which, it now appears,
ave oeen obta'ned from the Secretary By Com
ppears 277 as never having been accounted for
y the Secrcsary- Now, while the theory il that
Audtor and Treasurer 10 mse e1
lents to tho Park Board the Secretary attends 10
he business Of collecting aud depositing with the
he Treasurer is no more to blame than the Audit
7. The maine Of the latter appears OIL the orders
9 we'll rs the former. There is check upon the
ccretary in the Ein.nce Committee. This Com |
,ittcc has consisted OF Stanford, Holden, and
ipe. They have been furnished each year with
atcments of the County Treasurer in the nature
ACCOUNTS current, giving a statement Of the
rdcrs Of the Park Commissioners paid by him.
hey certify in writing, March !, 1874, Feb. :,S.
s75, March l. 1876, that they have
EXAMINED ALL THE ACCOUNTS
the Secretary, Auditor, ana Treasurer, and that
ley all correspond and are true and c0rrect, nnd |
.present nll the receipts and disbursements. They
i've INC, Al it were. 4 receipt in full every year |
II all the money handled. agreeing with me tnat |
le bai4ncc reported on hand WAS the correct |
mount and left INC. when could have no poss- |
C suspicion that the same was wrong. hau no |
ason to doubt the integrity of The Secretary, He
,joycd the confidence Of all the members of the
oard in an eminent degree. lie was especially
,precatcd BY Commissioner Lfpc, through whore
tlucnce he obtained tic Sccrctaryship OF the
oard. With Commissioner Holden on the
nance Committee, man who has been in
lblic office ever since ! can remember; rep
sentative man. whom the present Boar. | ,
Counlv Commissioners have honorcd with I
C position of President, an accomplished gcnt!e-
an, who mikes himself useful as member OF | I
e County Board of Education; 4 gentleman who
II nursed in his bosom the foud hope OF repre- |
nt,ns the West division in the hall OF the United
atcs Congress, how should for moment I
2posc, with Commissioner Holden on the Com
t&ce that any regularity on the mart of either ha
cretary, Auditor, or Treasurer cnu1A escape his +
en- md penetrating Judgment. Alas. for human ,
pes! Whether willfutly or unwittingly, that :
nance Committee has not performed its :
ty. Whether Stanford outvoted Holden and !
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