, 1877-04-07

NIs. Mot9an 'i'E anI olMer LtlN''illhsio1lts ltal
benefit ttcrc,ron. Tho extent .of Nj.
c'rells ry ',, ri. MpttoIs Ta: probably about
t!aentss aud tl,G interest, rhi. wns property "
the Village of Ct'r,lclf, which Paul Cornell hn,l
soisl mud wishes! to Kyc crar titlcto. The cuu~
" rettr1s "ui,ltl verify witrsas buoks as fur rs
TN nlutton Df hlr. t3ovdrlrl,, tile further cx-
animation u the witness went oser until after
tho RECESS. = ::
AFTERNOON SESSION.
-. MR. unlpoE nEsuMrs.
At tho afternoon session air. DriiEo produced
tho louk. uf Ills Office, which tl,owel OH eAa'I'-
fnntIou ts,at ComtnissloMrr Cornell hull been
charged from to 10 per cent Oh tic certificates
taken up by l!tn1. Tho remainder Of tic points
cIcitcd wcrc In no degree different from the
evit1cnrc given IN the morning.
In answcr TO Mr. Kalcs witness stated that
the cfreut oi Ills employment by tho Park Board
was 10 save tho delinquent tax-prupcrty from
the hands Of tho "tax-grabbcrs." Through hfs
Office thu people could redeem thclr property BY
paying tue inte Of the certificate and snail
penalty. Tho "tux-grnLbers" cxactcd the
full legal penalty, using tho County Treasurer
for their purpose. No person whatever had
been deprived OF property through his office,
nnl hc could state authoritattrcly that IN M
case Ind any Commissloncr received single
cent out OF his receipts.
Dp Ifr, Hasoa-1 attend the tax-salcs, soma
OF which cxtond over trcp n'onths. II no per
son attended these saics there would be for
festure To the statct but plenty cf people hold
TINT tho forfeiture would not he Eood. Outside
towns had hundreds OF thousands Of dollars
worth of certificates which they could not dis
Dose OF ut half Of their facc value, not reckou
lug tntcreas at all. Tl,rre ;were other buyers
beside witness at the tax.saies. Fnr,lvr, tho
Tark Commissioners anl Merchants Savings,
Lnan d Trust Company. Tho only advantages
Afforded lad been granted TO poor persons.
Mn WILLIAM BEYE,
ranRen,euk wns IlIadc ey the l'ark Doarl where
by f3rtdgc's checks werU to be accepted rs cash.
On tho lrst iustal1ment OF tho assessment few
small lots were forfeited. but hone OH any other
assessment. Mr.. Dcye explained tho muilncr In
which tho tnx-salcs were tnade at somU icuHtl,.
Witness hal attended tho tax-safcs+ lie never
suspected TINT tic tax-bllcrs we're anxious to
bur thu pieces Of lard Which, &lr. Bridge de-
clit,cl totakc, or that there existed ay arrnngc-
ncl,t bctwee,s MIR. Dridrc allu these gentlemen.
hIr. boye also produced the 1ouds given by
The different Commissioners, and llcd in the
County Trcasurcr's .lleo prior to March, 1871.
It appeared that since thnt titno tho bonds had
been deposited witt, tho County Clerk.
HENRY II. BAHE
Was tnc nextWlthcse. An arrangement WaA madc
fur him to purchase certificates. This WIS matlc
IN 1b1j, and thu subject Ut tho agrecmcht was
that checks should be drawn In h!s own nn,llc.
Secretary Harmon represented the sonth-l'urk
Sommise!nn. PERSONS WISHING u bny ecrIai-
eatea eane 70 waness !9s that purposc inc
arrangement was maac WI Win a., meinhcf OF the
noata ~ tiie lau OF iot,. LUG arrangement
cogcEet! only salea ~ lug !owns OF Lyle tark
.;,! a'!a Lake on neeol'ht OF the atst assessment.
eiriick otf nbout $t4,UU worth OF certI,lrntes
IL wa" arranged tt'at witness clieck should Dc
teselvca ~ ino County treasurer As cash Tue
SANG III III tilo eflse o. Mt. Ufluee. te bolGht
hH. N; l.. nIEExlEAr.
eoticetor 1oF LUG nOar!lt was tAcn sworn. uo
lad BEEN connected wlti. tue Board alucc short
tue After ss o5e1znto, probably snce En-
fstary o. INC commission: a.lu Is now collector.
ltbuEnt rev iot8 IN ouuIh Ch!caao On the Arst
assessment. Crying INC order ot tho Board Tor
tho amount. NJ otl,er person acted In TINT
tIu'e, to time tho owners caa'c, forward
to buy DUCK THUR llnd, n'ld they .Wcre
CHARGED tho loyal rats of 10 PR cent for th's NJ
conl'nodat1nil. Up 20 the time Ut witnesa' ap-
llc tofai amount 1hyolfce, US stated, WV about
el,bM. ltww probable, that eventually tho
WIFI esny ~ to Mla o JUDI, Dunevy
aud otl!ars. Thy witness travelled over h!s prcvl:.
ais statements. rcitcratlfl,: theln at Ereat
lenEtli, but bringlng Out no new points w,.rtl'y
books OF his otliso si,tcu tic iru. c.. ''''>' '''o
CltAuNcEr 7. nowkH
was next recalled nna examined by Mr.. Mason.
lIc remembered the snle Of lfty SOUL! Park
GGns II Mn Yutk ~ w. Toso 5on'' wers
agntnst him, and wcrc Of the value Ut $1,000
eactt Eyltlcncc ns to wlcrc liz Eot them slIould
b. produced tn thcIaornilg. No lArk Col,ltnls-
sloner Or other psrsnn b4s ~ himself l,ad my IN