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Of taxes within ninety days, which funds wonld
properly be tfcrotahte to te redemption Of bonds.

account ttiowtn and the American Exchange G,Ankl
he Ind bed oee "oi h.l % he sset b BEEN sn.t chaf
man Of thc Finnnee commIttct. During his con-
nccton With that tomnlties i was little nors than
hRute-htsd, tic Auditing Connttea doing tho
actual work. comnl!sslonrr a,dway Informed him
Of the n1tttence OF the discrepancy. Hhh witness
Sok sna ~. HIN s o sc.",n Fenans ewsa aT
return Witness locked into tho matter snn,cwhat,
.na when Bowen aid .rrl,e vitns,s d'reetol secrc.
mon lid o. snd then ssme On lie toehea;. fSnn. nn
Commissioner up 10 January. When TIL 1 ,toubie 10 Bic
.:.:S 1s. wsS ,bsd e ssis; s. I'd ";
fed thai he would have 10 20 10 the potion, of tho
matter. and presented a resolution empowering
On motion OF Price he Addcd 10 Inc InvcAtIgat.
tnx Gsmnltlse ,nS 'bf} enPlosea ~ expert &C.
issxe everything IN sia'u az tor ise legislative
anaudi.cd account hr became satisfied that there
ns tps p 10 Tx
knowledge q th!s FACT bad certain eject on tl'e
howen told him that the ninety bonds were depos-
lied a. collateral Tor tho loan Of sos. 600. TO
ss ' y op as1d tic .ten
this same time tho unaudiaed aeconnt IN MF. y.
]. PcAfcc's hands appeared. Cutting wrote 10
ness took thy responsibility Of ordering eares not
70 furnith them. This he DID hecanse ho wanted
81. e n 5 Ill s1tnss ps s III. .a o
In arswer TO col. Thompson, the witness .ntd
that l'is re.son for nos coming to az opso inpsafe
was m existing liability the part Ut The American
Exchange Uank, and he wanted to tccnne fully
posted - TO the los and outs OF ihs matter BEFORE
Ia reply 10 Mf. Truesdc1l, witness se'd that
y the ys,oas tno. .Ht spykf o o."
no dennts statement Of tI,o kind Witness thought
had 1 prisste account Win tic bank. bui thai ~
esn: ieSn esee e soas hsi
Nj. KaIcs said that the lay defined that no per.
bank had been noGided that such WIS the law. II
nowen lad drawn , % the fund 10 contrasentfon Of
hS H. 70 P9s,y 81 * ss ns
sent aianR so. boo worth Of checks without the
III, Trmeedali wanted an explanation Of tho DIR.
ftreneo between tho sum mentioned and tho
Coi. Thompson sa,d an alditonal SO, Geo had
been accounted for and Nit. Dowen had ptomfsSd
to cxpntn tho remainder. The American Exchange
nhnk bad in.atjessed Wrtttsn argument defining
answcr ahoutd follow r1ght along.
tsst Il Maffs fe1 1875 he offered general resolution
MANNER IN WHICH THE MONEY SHOULD FL
DRAWN
from tho park funds Thls read "a follows:
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osef q ios4 Snss s nsa ''' az
The resolution passed A. that time witness had
had not held any once. In August following
supplementary resolution was presented bJ Com.
missioner toruoll, as follows:
e. a. :.
o Ia ID
Tho witness held that this ws. merely psecau.
9lonary measure. i.e knew nothing then Of tha
uowen GI.t!es, snd d!d not think that that waa In
Mr. Mason asked Il witness knew snythIng about
tho warrant for $;s ecu dated Sept. II. 1876 Wit
e., taf at fhst tine w. 'ek
that practically thcro wcrc only two Commission.
r. ss.. u This warrant was aitefws'aa coaarmea BY
lit: iierrtek. shen took up thd Myers matter,
quoting resolution Of Oct. II, 1876, ~ foliows:
R<.orxd Thai III. o.sa decline t. res9snlze
III f:ss; s ss Ess and the, ~.
4: ss sf ; I'll ID se !s
a prcambls set forth tho details Of tho tran.ae-
tn as e:S sn'y tss
= contract, Or data Sept. 8, 1s7o With sirs Caro-.
linz ayera fos ths ptehaee ot sw0 acres Ct land,
forwards found !hat thc 1and did noi s. contain tho
~s s hs sfns q s1 ~
Nm. rAuL CORNELL,
heinz recalled, tad I'D that l.s a.st heard Of the
Coesuur sfa Tic ;oard ctn,iSyea an 1e aeeeuni .ns
ane and were busted with tue lrsal. Mr.
sE.n n fts saa wSsk was,<
books Whatsoever knowlslHa might have been pos-
aie. gScn NUT have baou m ths pe1son. ' o
Mc'at.. uage and stdway, ~ Auditors. 'rrice CAME
to t. Witness aud said they had better look into
By IL. Mtrrtek-The Hoard relied upon the Aud.
tln9 Comm;ttsc TO keep nnuncia' matters slra!aht,
@ ana ~ An!ltos W.. uember Of tast Co!anittco
middle Of March, 1871, but dill not learn Of ths
open asenilnt THE uo"en natssf) until The follow.
~ sy ytiSoe IT, 7tu<.as-rt learned Of til. apparent
san s of 1h ho Assssn ~. So, E:shgs
prsree's accounts ior 1876 remain unad} }usieu WI.
nexcr bronRlt up sn tho uoad until after thi.
heard. II. reason for Offering ths resolution oi
Aux; Q; 1870. w9s that he dsseotcrod that soma
.a shssf; a.a been Whoat e Antet.
change BAnk, % President of tho board. silwsy
subject. Of II. own KNOW! !sasc. vsness 1t ts
';s .,.s:; :asssa ); ~
tle Finance Conmitlee had to do With tho nesotis.
tlun Of boads aug II that time ths Auditor Was A.
been Auditor aud found out what SitwAy did 10
should hasc deemed It Ills duty TO At ones imrart
s s @ ~ r. sesa ss 81 81 IL
Auditor 10 Keep haaf and tatnl posted ~ tu mat