, 1877-09-06
His Reply to the Report OF the
Expert.
4 Vim dioation Of the Lato Secretary
Of the Board.
Money Expended for Lobbying at
Springfield in 1871.
1.ana Made to Soma Of the Commission
srs and Not RepaiL


inr Vi tic iioatd held last MONDAY. At o,ci"ck a.
n. the report Of Mr: acc1lekc. then said to ION
n :; Hs rnaes Il sss an esed
teMrl to bc forwarded TO the Governor Of the
h.ving been nre,,sou,ly nren,!.ea that, Tint ths
ties md frauds In thn management q The West
", Stanford. az well a. mysclf. won" nnt II
vety da'cnlt 10 explain rome sravr chasscs that
III . s be spoon alnes. e. &c to ,:ss. :ss
- hoard that ..,:, should hays an opps't,.!ty
r. @.nt s'" q fast' and eseI",stton ~ i
.h9eIa c,,e to d.; , INF t'sy might 1f
tauic hat been treated very mnFatrIy In eonntc.
lion with tho treparaton at,!! rr:ten'atton q sal
iii Or Thursday Inst received a nDtc frnnn hr.
A:C. Mtllarl. Secretary Of the Hoard. informing
that tho ,spoat Mns 81 ow ready md ..h1s ~
tcna mectng OF tho lizard fnr thc pnrpote uf llcnv-
ine it read. Tho following morning. al nm early
s hGn a la up s ntc bn I'LL ds4n
Tho present savtuxs'- hank excitement withed to
b. It my post, and that T. would ce1tsnlJ net
neene IT, Mas IN teny. .sd sdpa at ta
role object Of his letter to mo WI" to suit my
convenience. thanked him and loft.
JUDGE or MY 8unrn1sE
when, late IN tho afternoon OF tho sasnc day re.
%anas Ss for ee's II s IT. s
ias i sstaris, is,., called At Tho Fafk l!oard'a
oaice, and found Mr. MesheIko tyonr expert. seu.
Heehelkc th.t wanted 10 examine hia report with
hun for tho purpose Of explaining any mp.
parent a,sc,cpapfy a.d stkc4 him np %
20 a tbat b wepl be tSsro until ! O'Clock, and
4 Ante1 HNi 5y1s3n = mir htn fffn
tepy vas: ''All right. Mr.. 0rccncbaum.1 shall 10
there" Ten minutes beto!u the apion,cd t!me,
u the Park oa'ce. having taken one Of ny
clerks With me. end 70 ~. great dsappotnt;,
s s e e: e. pe a0 af,s s.sn g. h s iss ss
EoaTd. % was ~ there cneaeci in psivaie corrrspond.
enre: and inforncd him Of my nsnngemcnt with
5 o; Ea en 'tss % NJ e 5 ss s ~
lad left tho oulco q little while before and Ind
taken the book contnning the report with him.
sure that tho programme had been laid down to
surpHsc n,c. and TINT the expert was ....-
1 lKNH root IN THa HANDS or Nr rERsE-
CuTDns
pnbc. bic viii her hsre % say that IL rcforring I 10 nv nv
Rxt,ssote5s ,s, ta the neSfd mean com!.;ieners
March Last The understanding Tint /
;s s lepo a'ss Ssore + x5nsa T. Given to re- a
press has been grossly violated. was Informed
thLs "wednesday morning that copy OF hla re.
limo. teel ii ny du!y to Tho public to mako the
following comments np0n Lit. MechelGe's report,
~ gather its contents from tho publlc prints Of
the Caty.
III. 0reenebaum then rcpcls tho lnslnuationa
sRainst Mr. Lodtng's bookkeeping mads by tho
expert, and continues:
Mr. Mcchelkc says there was no cash account
kept; Lst him ea'l on Ms. j; Lowenthai and ask
seeonnt commencing IN July. 1sou, end runninR
s~a ss 70 H tsS Il Vii III a1se viz
Chicago 1s1cs Ito wton, / submitted tho ledger
previous to ds!yorinx tl4e sse to ny successor IN
printed on tho following morning. contained ths
following sentence:
". 0rsensb.un la exhibited hls books which pre-.
sent 1Tcry appearance Of admirable bookkeeping.
ne,s Of the Park Commission hns been 10 honestly
sna }udeiously apply the taxes paid i'{ thc peope
and that, unlike my mercantile urn or corpora.
ton. they arc moi i.anallng buying. or dispoainq
Of , sssss y or you VII nEtcs thai tho
mcnt. cannot pe applied to the business Of the
board. I.
l may DO undertaking i,tlreu't task, IN tho taet
lad Bookkeeping il tho west iark Bosni, to vindi.
cato tho ability Of Ut. Lod!ng a. bookkeepef. aI
teia Sead 9u f.G sSnsfons ana tnssHnt g.
this task singlc.llauded. when. Al tbs end VI each
Successive year, the work us MIR. l0liME has beeE
ihs Flnsnce cosnmtseo Of t6o lark UoaFd ID a6on
the following tanEuago:
Toaf sns.,gnsa ca,nm'tss Finance bee lea.s
feeods q tho auditor te sistssnts u Ie TTessuf
s IL a. 1T s n1
sa M't III uns III
$:sS as;ss IL w. III i: SS III
GEoMakW. ET4NyoRn.
't:an cannittta antts on Finance.
sa9s. apa 1Ss S Eoles r. possEespss 81
gym eonse'cncc and to tho Judgment Ut \ Just and
ts1r.mfhded public.
% 10 accounted for according tu tho statement o
!oar catrset il sl4, 1ls.2:', Of which sun taxe
e. sst,s: fs9 ss;,,pk .nGss' sst.1
II i: sss!. .sse;t s::ss sss'
w. w. ;sa ,soomx oshsf iesms 10 make n2 The balance
ss ssespttoa ot IL T its o ,tas H. ~ @
f,ehss ehts ss.h g 10 accounted for ever pasac<
y can . shown shat the amount ..shottt " In tn
sms Of Axes and assessments arises from order
3ol tas payment OF taxrs obtaIncd in 1s73 an
Msats lsat H. I'D lllt which ha1o never bss
Tss is rs f.: ~ sosz :;
|.'ss p.oee.tiea = ~. sneaat @ Va. so!ro~ea
from ths Secretary. and :J,ut paid back
": acehs'ks. IN referring to tho discrcpaae!ss
=: g.: z: Is L q
stssaes III Il H. sau: se
e. n:. Il
shossi: y bsia sasss ddsieas itcns ''' 'a' ~a'''
Yea, Mr. Mechelkc, there il thu Fub! Thcs
1S&ulA NOT credit cd In mOuthiv