Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-04-04


article published in the last Amerfcan,
tee, called upon to make answer. and
il YOU will allow me to reply through
your columns, you will do me favor,
aud save me an expense which do not
care to incur erery week.
The committee appointed by order of
The City Council two wears ago to make
report Of The standing of the City.
was composed of J II. Chamberlain.
l.. II. Wyman aud f. r. Redman. Mr..
Chamberlain is a Republican. never
voted for me or the Democratic Ticket.
but is well known to be n man Of honor
and one of the hest accountan;s,n the
CITY ar County. And Notwithstanding
the fling at Mr.. Wymsn, by MAYOR
Grant l will. say that ! have always
found him honorable. aud unusslir cor
rec, aud prompt in keeping the City
Accounts. Aud the high moral character
and business capacity of the late Civ
Treasurer. T.. +. Redman, is too well
known to require any mention from me.
Aud although Msvor Grant terms this
"a Committee OF Ms,or Young, own
friends aud take my figures from
their reports. still have no reason to
change IN, assertion that the cits debt
March II, 1876, was sl 1880 "
And after wears of nv adj
ninistration. 16.599 "a
Showing an increase OF st.66S.i'
or Sl5.1li.lS les. than Mayor Grant "a.
serts. 1, i. quite easy for MAYOR Grant
to make statements. aud give figures
" hch he cannot snbstsntiate, but IL Is
well known bv three iourths of this
community. that when Mr.. Grant has
made statement he will stick to 1t If
he knows be is wrong. He /, not 10
blame tor this, for he has an honest way
of knowing he is right, aud everybody
else rrong If Msyor Grant will take
J. II. Chamberlain and any other gen
tlemen he may associate with him, TO
examine the city books aud make thor
ough exhibit. If their report should -us-
tain Mr.. Grants statements, will agree
20 pay the bill for their services.
In answer TO the statement that "ihc
Tressurer's books and assets are not in
their appropriate places. with the Bonds
of the Collector and Treasurer.
have to say that the books and asset.
are, and hare been, subject TO the action
Of the CITY Government. A. the present
Treasurer refuses TO accept them; aud
shall say In regard To Bonds. that two
wears ago. reYue> ell Manor Grant 10
give up the Treasurer and Collector.
Ronds. and he replied that he preferred
TO keep thea for his ovn protection"
aud did keep them about u year. ! AIN
taking the same course now, but will
give them up when get ready. They
are good Bonds. aud ia "saie hands !"
Now let us examine ihl. wonderful ex-
hiblt which Mayor Grant ia his wisdom
has laid bare to the gaze OF the public.
lie SAYS, There has been discovered a
H.. AXE IA and due School District No.
S. of 81 so, which INCREASES our liabili-
ties TO The school fund L. that amount"
Now Mr.. Grant must take one of two
positions: either thst he /. desrou. Of
conveying wrong impression to the
public, or tina, he really thinks lie hA,
discovered an error, and that the city
debt BE reported Peb. I'D. should be
thereby increased by Sl,grv. II be
takes the frs, position, he aekuow lodges
himself dishonest; aud If the last, he
ined tn. alleged mistake. ami find the
truth 10 be .s follows: nrsi. the report
OF Feb. I'D, gave the correct amount
due the several School Districts. Sec
ond. Their il no mistake in the accounts
Of School District No. 3; the credits
aud expenditure. were all properly en-
tered, aud the blunder .! The City Clerk
wa. OIL, in writing down the balance
carried forward ia squaring the account
March lllh. which was after the report
was made, and could have no possible
bearing en- saii report. Mr.. Grant la,
examined The Order Book. aud finds
that warrants were drawn (other taas
| for School-) 10 the amount of -, 622 -,
prior to March lIlh. by Mayor Young ="
/ 1 haze not examined the Order Book
ks.r I 40 Anntaf . Frtfh =
serion. Bu, ] DO deny that the city
( debt is thereby increased by that
amount, aud mus; Pot him in the same
position in regard to The larger part of
| this amonnt. 9. in the case above. To
make myself ciess-there arc certain H.
/ abilities which are slway. taken care of
in 8 settlement with Collectors, such as
/ discounts allowed on taxes aud commits
sions for collections. Now OF this g.
81. IS, more than $500 was in pay
meut OF liabilities tsken care of in ihi.
way, and not made part OF the epost.
Mr.. Grant also SAYS, "a report in detail
was made by this Committee, in which
it stated there was s99l.20. cash in
Treasury. Phey also add estimate bill.
due and unpaid, March II, 1876, q,
1911" | sm sorry TO Say that his
Honor is little loose In his statements.
must correc, him by stating thai said
Committee did not estimate bills due
and unpaid. ti,s5s.7l, but they report
bills dus aud unpaid of that amount
There is no estimate about il, and they
give every Item of the amount. A. to
the 1921 20 cash in the Treasury, to
which Mayor Grant refers with SO much
pride, that as we'll a. the amount due
from Win. 0. Mcdonald was taken
from his settlement with Mr.. Grants
administration. The Committee sup
pHed il 70 be correct, and when ii be.
came known that the reported 1891 .2C
was not in the Treasury, the Democrat.
ic Administration, instead of making q
l great noise eifher In uriut or on, very