, 1879-03-16

nAulinw immediate payment e1eesueu IAe ctoA
turned oycr to Mr.. Follansbce By S5,699G."
Mr. Bennett then refers to the dctalcation OF
Mr.. Waldron, the former Treasurer, which 1acs
was brought out by the persistent refusal OIL the
present Board to rcappolnt mat gentleman uu-
I'll he could show that he held the 1unds OF tne
village intact. The Treasurer, hndns II was
useless to further conceal the true state OF Ills
COMMUNICATION of the finances Of the village
:.concedcd that The extent Of the defalca tlon
woa 81 +. ms. .03.n Saws Mr.. Bennett: sit may
he much more; for there was absolutely, no
check apon him. At the same time that hc
conceded the balance Que the vlliaeg aouve oso
which when properly kept should be complete
chncE nnon file Treasurer's accounts. Showed
ha}a nee in his favor Of Sl0o, QUO or more"
Dir. Bennett traces
THE DErALoAT1oN,
or It. long continuance, to noncompliance
Tith he Jaws Of the State and the ordinances OF
thc vIl|are. and failure Of former Boards to
enforce them, Sec. OF Art. OF the Village
INCORPORATION act, which was adopted By Hyde
Park in 1872. provided that the Treasurer shall
at the end OF each and every montn anu III, otsen ~
rr. II required, render accounts under oatn 70
III, Roard of Trustees, showing the state OF the
Treasury, aud detailed statement OF alf rc-
GENTS and disbursements, aud on what account.
The village enacted an ordnance TO tne ea1Me
effect in August, 1876, aud yet neither tue ocdl-
nancs. nor tie statute was e7cr complied with,
ior Waturon's reports we're certified, not sworn,
to. For i've wears he carried this on, aud there
! is nothing to show that ne ever LOOK al oasn ~
| Office. -... ~. s,orc,,,
| transactions between Mr.. Waldron and Chaun-
| rev Bowen whereby the latter person nag tue
negotiation OF ssoooo sGyu1Gu auH up not nad
bonds, ana WHICH "as "I.n I.nn ~ +ha RoarI
| ANOTHER REGULARITY
| r sv.r.,,uo,,e 6no1r;af pnerati0Ds Was the fact
-h,t h- scnt q bauk-accounr as Treasurer until
the vcars 1877 and '75. Prior to that time his
acco',nt wherein the village monevs were de.
nos;tet was kent in the name "a. D. Waldron,"
puSSh p's,S checnca mt and used largely for hts own
nrivote nurpose. When bis official account was
nnened in 1878, he made personal loan OF his
| bank OF s53, ,247,5 and placed as colateIal n
| S199O00 OF village bonds issued ln loto' tle
authority to issue "nlcu ltua "i, ns" honds wcre
the vlllaSe, anu ~ as re,stere1 whie they
! certified to by u'ui 40 l5Sstetsa, .hat oor+;n
never were reglsteFeo' au -. 'u,u7 - ,he r.
cate under a date supsspuent et,t1or;,e1 thctr
peal OF the ordinance Nnscn ' aus''o. at hson
ISSUANCE e., luz .avcral Years. fact known to The
officers OF tue BANK, anu It - ~ 1aa;,r ~
had opportunlties 10 huo" III. | - liz 1ar
them by Dir. WaluIon, aoI ~ fa;re :: When the
sonal loan, WIS uo1 - ~ chaca had hcen mis-
Village Accountant, NJ onaeo Luz ,;'.,, n;s. th+
led BY the ccrtlhca1e o. I's puan ~ ~ 1he
the money shown oy the ceTtnsslc "as ~ 10y
credit Of the village. Mr' Maotos frn, th1.
loan was 2 pa'a, o. naceI to its credit in hts ON
! village 1unas, So Pae1o w @S7 ~A 80
| cial account" N n
Tie village has mstltuteu suit sa ,,ano
frnds sn maid TO the bankwitn their knowledge
ani without authority from the village, amount
lng to from $50, ,0Oo to s9o,VO, rs Is cla.nieu'
Mr. bennets reeies ;nstit,',cd n1 and cerruln sums
recovered - ~ Encns 1a W,1dron: real
cars, 10 rane enH e at s30009 less taxes or other
Sians from his trustees and also the bringing oil
prosecution OF Mr. "atneo 1res efl dntr derotVi1p
: Mr. bcnnetes aspe'r t,,orncv and ,hc ncople ol
Cook County. and was no part oil the outy o.
wurn THE PRESENT BOARD CAME INTO OFFICE
"n~N ~ 80 a,-;.o, ~ tt,a s11o 30S q
was without any funds TO administer 3 Inc WI
| iaue Government a1lu "its PlessEu ~! pa'
| of 25.G9913 OF warrants Issued oJ lhe1f p1euE
ntnrost payao.t' maid ID Without borrowing dollar.
The iloa.in9 apd lnqio; wenE into OF oficeMi6cludn:
$4,000 Of one-year certificates NEGOTIATED ,1t II
SIsye HEn son aairs prior to the current year. and
including ccrt1caLes u!u"h hos oI' pod,ood hu n
+ was ST. ,h3e.lV. ~ an nso % o ,"S oo,e;ete ~
present Board soss'oo' anu CONSISTS sss o. coz an
@ss ssa sissa aEs:'
Time certificates without interest. S9 S9
, Warrants drawn on ise'''''' -. =
: Leaving balance of :.:....s s4s. IS
Before the iSs 13a q aoatin@ dcbt of from 5000
rsquss5on r;a 1aa OF the n0'''Ds 4''' A'D' '''
K sruuVp, rup p1sAsc1An CONDITION OF THE VILLAGE
when her the present Board entered upon its n d. d;
ties, md sls9. ss9 at the present. is shown in I'll
) s.rsn ,er cent bonds, interest paid to
S Jan. ], 1878. .-..-. ;.'..'..:. .'''''''soo''o w
e Certificates Of Indebtedness 3o.n,ar nnu
warrants drawn oS 1o1ne. .es1 o5e
0 1aea amonnt turned over to
Treasurer. ........... 1890. !, 633-s 05' 81
/ Liaoties or,anatins prior to ,pprssi present ac
Is year for which no warrants hao 'ssoeo' > 4,9o
II no.,, $780, Of