The daily gazette., 1878-12-21
The Treasurer Hits Back.
HE REPLIES RATHER FoRCIBLY TO TIL
FINANCE COMMITTEES CoMMUNICA
TION.

HE REPLIES RATHER FoRCIBLY TO THE
| FINANCE COMMITTEES CoMMUNICA-
TIoN
Trea'urer Vincent is evidently getting
MS back up III earnest. and hits back
savagely. In response to the commu.
nicatlon of the Finance Committee,
which was read in Council Thursday
night, the Treasurer made the followin
statement TO GAZETTE reporter this
morning:
The gentlemen of the Finance Com
| mittee-M essrs. Guthrie and Hart-were
In error when they reported to Council
that the Treasurer had allowed five ap-
preparations to be overdrawn four months
ago. They were Overdrawn according to
| the books of the Clerk of Council, but
not according 20 the Treasurer's books
The Council issued the orders, but the
Treasurer refused TO paw them. There.
fore they stand on the Treasurer's books
| as not overdrawn. The present Courcil
yesterday attempted to overdraw the
salary, hospital and water works appro
priations, aud so far from not requiring
| any watching, have to be watched by the
Treasurer the same as all preceding Coun.
ellis.
The Treasurer woHld further say, in
answer tie the statement of the gentle
men above alluded to, that although all
moneys but the school moneys are de-
posted to the credit of the Mayor and
Council of Wilmington, that such depos-
its are illegal. They are mere conve-
nience; ami are deposited in that manner
by the sanction of the City Treasurer,
who Is answerable for every dollar on his
bond.
The Treasurer also says that he has
held back out of respect to the feelings
of Others, a great deal that would i'm
mensensely strengthen his stat ements,
whilst it is apparent but little respect is
paid to his feelings or safety. Matters
incorrectly related that place in a wrong
position, and that have no right to be
brought forward in a public document,
the Treasurer will, in the future, not let
the mere fear of hurting the standing of
Others prevent things from being shown
in their true light before the people. He
cannot say all now, but he strongly OBJ.
jects to the assertion of the two gentle
men of the Finance Committed, in a
public document, "that If he will devote
less less time to writing lengthy commu-
nications and more time to the practical
duties of his office, he will have no need
of an assistant" The Treasurer thinks
they have nothing to do with his cores
pondence, but that they should, instead
of attending to his correspondence, gee
tnat the city does no go TO protest, as
she nearly did on Saturday last, ON n
note of $50 600. Also see that they do
not try to overdraw their appropriations
and put him in danger of penalty of
$1,000, as they did yesterday. Learn,
also, the duties of the Treasurer and the
Council, and know there is mass of
duties placed upon him by the Council
which do not belong to him, las his du-
ties are prescribed by law and that
these duties he undertook on account of
having a clerk to assist him whom he
knew, and in whom he had confidence,
and not by lone given to.intoxication.
The Treasurer says that with kindness
and good will towards all in order to de-
fend himself but that he will keep no.
thing secret (no matter who IL hurts)
that falsifies or Injuries him in his official
position, or that comes In th3 least be-
tween him and his duty.