The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-08
THE GARBAGE QUESTION
nwwuru rRAT0R WcCAFFREK
CHARGES Ex~TREAsURER HOWELL
yrTm BEING A nEFAULTER.

Yesterday after the routine business OF The
a,,,,ncl had closed, the Mayor announced
4bat he had vetoed the resolution requiring
aim to produce the report of the "garbagt
commission" The Mayor added that he die
40 becayse the committee was one appointed
INV himself, at the request of Administrator
McCaffrev, and without any official connec
tion with the Council. The members, of course
II thew chose, might appoint committee o1
their own to investigate the matter.
The veto was sustained.
Mr.. McCafrrey now asked to make per
sonal explanation, which he had In writing,
and would offer to be spread on the minutes,
and no asked that he be dispensed from read
Ing II. owing to it's great length.
Mr. Diamond asked that the document be
road: whereupon Mr.. McCatfrey proceeded
fo read 1t. The explanation, which will be
Found in full IN the official proceedings of the
s1nuncil. published In this mornings DEMO
1pAr was read until the following passage
was reached
In the selection of this committee it will
.trike all as strange that his Honor should
have chosen one lMr. Stoddart Howell), whom
no had himself denounced as a defauter to
fhe city. and another an extortioner who as
fha leader and the rlngleader of an uncon-
sscfonable monopoly +.
when Mr. NTcCaffrey had reached this
rojnt the Mayor interrupted him to say that
he did not think the explanation couched In
nroper terms, and that in his opinion, 1t was
highly improper for an administrator to at
4ao, persons In the Council where they could
NOT possibly answer him.
Mr.. McCaffrey insisted that he had asked
fn make a personal explanation, and was ex-
ercising his right.
The Mavor replied that certainly tho Coun-
cil could not object, but he submitted that
inaividuals who were not able to defend them
selves should not be attacked In open Council
Administrator Cavanac took the floor In
favor OF granting administrator McCatfrey
an opportunity of making full showing OF
The Mavor In answer to Mr.. Cavanac, said
that he did not object to 1t, but he was op-
posed to the dragging of any outside persons
before the Council, ana that ne ruleu the maj
ter out Of order.
An appeal from the ruling was taken and
resulted in the chair not being, sustained,
Messrs. McCaffrey, Diamond, Edwards and
Uavanae being the only admnlstrators iais pres
Mr. McCaffrpy was then told by the Mayor
TO proceed. When the administrator reached
Chs charges against Mr.. Stoddart Howell he
was ntebppqpted t. agah by 'hS r hMay3f Who
SJavanac. said, 'T believe Mr.. Cavacac was
present. Mr.. Cavanac answered by q mega
tive motion of the head. "Well, said Mr.. Me-
Caffrey." Mr., Lusk one of my bondsmen, was
present, and II is on his authority that make
fhe statement" and he resumed the reading
Of bis personal explanation, closing with the
reading OF letters from Mr. Chas. Donnaud,
of the N. o. Item, Mr.. Arnold Pierce, OF the
Erponent, Mr.. Vim. Beattie, the shorthand
reporter Of the commission, and other per-
sons on the subject of the investigation.
THE CHARGE OF DEFALCATIoN.
This charge against Mr.. Howell is not
new one but OF old standing, and from what
is learned ut the City Hail is now pending
before the courts
Mr.. Howell was city treasurer under the
administration of Military Mayor Heath i'm
medlately preceding the inauguration of the
present administrator system. Subsequent
", 1t is eaid, it was ascertained that the &C
n,unts of MR.. Howell did not balance by
about s21 600. When called upon to explain.
Mr. Howell said that deficiency must must ooenr i, 10
road bonds, which had been transferred by
him as treasurer Of the city to the
commissioners Of the consolidated
debt. An investigation failed to
produce the coupons Or to discover any entry
showing that such q transfer had been
made. hence the suit which was instituted by
The city against MI Howell in one OF our dis.
trict courts, where Judgment was rendered
against the defendant. An appeal TO tho bu-
Dreme Court resulted in the sending back OF
fhe case TO the lower court with the order
that more testimony should be taken, and
there the matter has rested ever since. We
also understand that within the past four
wears another committee OF experts. COM
nosed of Meesrs. Wolf, Stencken and another
Gentleman connected with the City Hall,
whose name is forgotten, made another
searching investigation tor the missing mon
ey, but found nothing.