The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-02
ACKERMAN,s DEFICIENCY.
His Bondsmcn Preparing TO Contest the Pay
mcnt of their Liabilities.

When the Town Board of New Rochelle on
Monday last accepted the proposal of ex-Super-
visor George b. Alderman to nay $4,000
toward the deficiency OF about fi3.500 in his
accounts after being in Office four years 1t was
understood that the money should be paid be-
fore tho end OF tho week. MIR. Alderman had
gone away. but his representatives said that
the four men who signed tho bond % 1878 for
10000 would pay their liability. and that Mr.
Ackerman's friends had subscribed 80 200. But
Supervisor Phelps. who was authorized by the
Town Board to collect the money. did not re-
ceive tile $4,000 Saturday There was little
hope that he would get the money when the
proposal was accepted. The interest due on tho
towns bonds tomorrow will therefore remain
unpaid. unless Supervisor Phelps can get money
otherwise than from Mr. Alderman. Tho
bondsmen caused the falling through of the ar
rangement and deeds recorded in. the Regis
ters Office in White Plains show that they in-
tend To- contest the payment Of the amount
Mr.. Ackcrman's houdsmen in 1877 we're Con-
Ter and William n IT, oo1nt n groc rs, and
they. with Edward NJ. Tompkins. u dry goods
doaler were hs bondsmon in 1875. The bonds
1877 was. for s15.0OO-s5 900 for each bonds
mnn-and that Of 1878 was 4 joint bond OF
$4,000. On the 18Th Of MAY. Edward Il. Tomp
kins and wife decided $4,000 worth Of property
to Mary j. Clark; On The 2sth w. II. Le Count
John II. Milcr. On the same day 4. $. Boyd
decided $4,000 worth Of property e. George G.
Thursday. last Conrad Roth and wife in two
deeds TO Horny krewolf. transferred property
they are ready 10 be proceeded against. They
have about $4,000 rs the proceeds OF tho sal" of
Mr. Ackernan's house and furniture in New
Rochelle that he decided to them before no quit
the state, and they can use that money in con-
testing suits against them. Their version. Of
Mr.. Ackerman's proposal is that they agreed To
81 D. im nrnNilpU tnut they should he O.
leased from any further liability. They did not
wnnt Ia be made liable for the bond Of 1877.
tho proceedings" a resident OF New Rochelle
said. That Of how much the bo1dsmc9 Of
1873 are Liable for Is alone n puz2ler, Mr..
Ackerman was in office four years. In 1873
he received from George W, Davids. lnte super
visor about 10000. In March. 1876 his 70
count says that he had on hand 5000 IN 1871.
ig1lg in 1873. ss5Gs. and in 1879 tl4.339.
The latter sum was the amount Of the do
hciency until ne paid over enough to reduce 1t
to about tl3 800 After January last he re-
ceived about sl3.l00 from taxes, and paid out
A.100. showing apparently. thar more than
$4,000 OF the deficiency was mude in three
months. But who can tell whether the rest Of
the deficiency was made In 1875 He is I'M
deficiency was made in 1873. rhe Same ques-
zion might be asked in regard 70 his accounts
In 1877. Did be make some OF the deficiency in
each year. II he did. are the bondsmen Of
each year TO be held for their liability. or only
tha Oondsmen 81 the last year Tor the entire
amountf The Board of Audit certified his ac-
counts as correct. but when he said In March
last that h. had sli339 on hnnd, no certificate
o. deposit in bunk was called for. The bonds
men Of previous years did not know that there
WAS deficiency Why should they be liahey
Would they have been fools enough to sign
Ackcrman's bond IL they had thought that he
did not have the amount in hand that he said
be- didf The main cause Of all this difficulty IN
getting the money II that the bond oil 1878 was
not large enough. II Is only a Joint bond of
$4,000. Il ought to have been joint and
several bond making the entire liability
100000"
The Town Board was advised not to proceed
on the bond of 1871 II the difficulty could bee
settled amicully. but II was thought by some
that the town ought to use any means 70 Eet the
money due.
Another question Is whether the bondsmcn u
1873 are liable for about 81 500 on bounty
nouuS' mat WAS luii, uhlhW,ui$, ~ Is AlcGcd,
10y the Receiver OF Taxes 10 Mr.. Ackerman. in
stcad OF 70 the County Treasurer. That amount
Is included In the deficiency.