The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-08
tlon By ". z. Habb.rd under .uggestion

was NOT luuepteo W 9HAAh y W. ~
any amount when the suggestion was
served upon mo.
Within the past year 1 have received
from Smith 4 Co. two sums, $3.50 on July
II, 1877, and draft Of Smith & Co. on
Booth, OF Allegheny, on March-ls7s, FOL
s42S, which draft has been paid.
The first sum was paid to Council, the
other Ia in my hands. owe the amount
Of the draft 70 the city for taxes-real
estate S1e9, SO, personal estate tax $95, and
water rent S276. All for 1877.
Question-sWas this water rent ever
''1lla AnsSer-as75 ofit by Council, $500 ol
It by me-"
Ans. to other questions-I made no re.
cord Of It. Never reported It to City
Clerk. Reported II (the assessment oi
1871 to Council three weeks ago.
Q.Why did You report 1t TO Council!
A. Twas making report Of that asseas.
ment. Never made any record of that
assessment on public records Of the city,
@. Ifyou had died after receiving the
draft would there have been any charge
Of that tax against you on the city'a
bookA3
A. Not OF the $500.
The $3.50 was paid for the use Of water.
Il was assessed and collected simultane-
ously for the year 1876. There was an
entry made Of It on my books. made
It. Il was reported to Council.
@. As an assessment?
A. II was reported as collection. No
report was made Of II "a an assessment.
@. and A. II was never reported to
the City Clerk. paid Il to the city in
October, 1877. Paid It In connection
with the assessments. I left itemized
statement on the table when | reported to
the committee. ! don't know who got Il,
cannot give from recollection the other
items. 1904 was the whole sum OF sup
Elementary assessments for 1875. lcould
furnish abatement and will do so. can't
give from recollection the Items oil the
1904.
The other items are to be found in the
same place. don't know when / eau
furnish the list. I am pressed now with
other business. (Agreed to fnrniah list
and answer further on Thursday next
500 OF the S275 was remitted by the
Council. A reconsideration was held At
an adjourned meeting.
Smith & Co. paid the $3.50 under the
representation or understanding that it
had been assessed. S42s draft was prop
erty OF Smith & Co. Receipt shown wit
nesses.) / don't know whose money it
VISA. | received il from Mr.. Erskine.
Thursday, April 4th, 1873. Examina-
ton Of George @. Black resumed.
Q.-"You stated" &c. you would
give an itemized List Of the sum, S9045l.)
aWill you now produce those items%
Al find now that | am unable to do
90. When answered before, 1 thought
/ could do so, but now / find the data are
not In existence.
Q-Are there In existence any data
showing the amount Of any particular
item OF that $e042 Question objected to.
Objection oyerruled.)
A.-The entry Of $3.50 is on my cash
book. l have been unable TO separate it
from the o,hers. That is the difficulty l
found.
Does the entry Of the receipt Of the
money by you on your cash book Of $3.50
in 1877, show the payment to the city2
A.-No, sir. There have been such
data, but don't know that there are any
in existence now. Ihave been unable TO
lind them.
Q.-When and how did they cease to
EXIST Question objected TO. Objection
oyerruled.)
Al don't know; I suppose they must
have got lost In cleaning out my office for
the business Of 1877.
Q.-When did you last know Of the ex-
istence OF any Of those data2
Al don't remember seeing any Of
them since made my settlement-made
up the list.
Q-What did you make up that sup
Elementary list OF S904 froms
A. They were selected from general
entries made by my collectors when they
went around. They were memoranda
made to keep my collectors straight.
Q. Where are those general memor-
anda2
A. The general entries, I suppose, are
in my office.
O. Why can't you furnish the items!
A. have not the data.
Q. Can't you do II by comparing the
collections with the assessments made BY
the assessor, and by Council!
A. No, sir. :,
(The question Is asked to be repeated
o, The question is, whether by COM
parison OF collections with regular and
special assessments, he could not ascer-
tain what sums were received by him on
account Of his supplementary assess
ments.
A. / tried to make them do so but was
unable to get the result wanted, or sup
posed Iconld get, when 1answered before.
@. Why can't you do so?
A. / keep several accounts-keep them
all together, as simply as | eau.
@. Do you mean that when man pays
500 90, part for water, part for city, and
part for school taxes, you enter 1t In
bulk?
OBJECTED to. Objection oyerruled)
A. j do not.
O. Do I understand you then that Tor
some Of the money paid you in 1876. that
you can't tell whether II was paid for
water rent, or city taxes, or school taxess
A, Certain payments-yes, there are,
Q. Bow many and what are they?
A. I am unable to answer that qnes-
q. How many Of the items OF s9o4 can
you ascertain in the way / have suggested
or in any way from any oil the city
6ooksI
A. don't know how many.
@. How many OF those items have yor
ascsrtained in your effort to answer tht
question asked you on former dayf
A. Only few, sir. soon discovered
the impossibility Of completing 1t, ane
discontinued it.
o. What few did you aseertain2
A. I made no msmoraudum oil them
and I can't now state them.
@ Under rwhatcircnmstanee did Smitl
& %. pay you $3.50 in 1877
A. On my threatening 70 make levy
| I think / had requested them to pay
number Of times before.
@. During the time Of the matter
about which you have been asked II
reference to the matters in controyers!
were you the City Collector oil the city o
Wheeling?