, 1881-03-25
Mastor-in In. Chancery Waller Submits
Startling Report. q
Tie Peculiar Operations Of Treasurer
Conlit Fully Exposed.
4 Showing TINT viii Open tho Eyes Of
the Public.


teriy this bi ~ It advanced through tue courts.
Wnoro u was 1,. hs,'s" ,aaa tnso9 no; n asre"'
J,'t3cs; anu III Jalloafy' leso, hnal oraef was
neu w 10 Sp made mnde, and referring Tho IN mntter 10
HS.,ur ~ ~, ,nt., ts.t1nnnv mt ,nnka n rcnnrt n
sn11us ,na ru,r. ~ ''A' 'e"'''A'D' "AA
Slnco tlint time Master-ln.Chancory Henry
wntlor hna been cusasesl In taking yoiumlnous
cx rcl. Monroe N. Lord ct al, complanants' W.
M rcter c Murphy, % Luyl u Mon,romory. @ and Patrick
Nolan. defeujnnts, and Yesterday he tlol In tic
% ,rc",t Gers oee ieaxtny ropors u a. the 70. m
suit Of his Investigations.
Tho report In its opuulng quotes number Of
'".s,.. ~ .I.., ~, ~ ~. ,,,,.. ~ -,
acnh!hs Us orsaI!zaaon anu tho poweta VI us
Supervisor was ux-o!,Icio Treasurer and
member of tho board as trustee; TINT tho
Assessor Assessor was ox.oiloio Commissioner of Special
Assessments afa measoef o' tho i'oheu rs Irus.
teu: and the Collector was ex-oI,'co member Of
the l3narl as Trustee. Thoso tiroe, together
with tho Trustees elected as such. constituted
tho i,oard OF rrustccs: Thcy were I'LL cntitlel
thoIr suvernl ullfces. The ehartur tixcl ,lbso-
lntey only tho compensation of the Trustee
alI,l u tho Commissioner, but within ourtnin
md Collector. Tho trustee waa entitled to r.
co,ye "s3 for qach ays et,onannce nt ! ts s
i,er day tor each day oi aet,al sorvtee:"
The Hour, Of Trustees were autnorlzea IN to
inay @ ,'suni prYper not oxeeodins !: pr cont on
the N1nount Uf nUncy received by him, and tho
Oh ali town moneys and special assessments
collected by hlnn:" tho rates respectively within
name IL tho eharter o or orsated is b. osnanee
Iepen'lcd upon thu general law appcablo to
wno Or ~ u es so so ana Collector 1t
wns oIenr TINT tho Doard had Tho right to s!x
Within tSs Init presetibea BY tho charter; il
WIS different ~ to the Tr.lstoes who wore
as y &c fssxs s sa q ot Y
o!iher QUO of them rs Supervision, Of Treasurer,
| or Chief Of Police, ur Assessor, or CtlrumIs-
sfp.,or, Or Collector; hut 1t had to do solely ind
fully with thelr, componsation u. Trusteus,
tandanee not I At tho meetings Il eithor stanaing
or speual committees, not fos y any sepn,aty
ssa'ass iaastlnss ii M ito soar,i. 49, '. s.. " s
un9 99 1 If e eo sew 1 nv o
so iiu,ltcd tho co'npunsat,on Or tho Irlstsos be.
cause Y waa agalnst every principle Of sound
sn to ell pSsss q nos their 0"n
O, Chip. i, il, tho ori,Inances giving to oaoi, NOM
1or Of tho lionrl "S3 pcr duy for oHch dRy's
II ho a @ e tas tSgtea
,,fder i Charter which tixod tholr compensation.
they o had D t,,sr % rsnetly IN rosiSnaton; bat, 80
iony as thoy heid thor ot!cea. They must abtdo
Gy tno laW. --.-, 49,.
es sovs n sss s' s agnx ss o yffs so
sa Is ses9 tic u "n"' "''0 '
Coud!t received sl,s. for four years. services
Tfnstoo curing which n t ns,o b. .'cn1ca q 10
amounted to $507, leaving IN excCss OF 81, w.
Tho cxcesses OF payment received by the othor
Trustees were aa follows: MMtrhcAd, $l,7Gb;
xsHI!GD: Cnry, sl.I7}; Shirley. $a6l; Caldwell,
$at: nrinkn.r l1 $1ss the to!,.i amoa. Of escess
of s1l;Ei3;5l. 49,. ....,.., -. -,
M s9 * sa Wo r
story I'M 9tss 1%S s a. ssat s Ys Il. ss sa
tho books s only Exhibited s$oo rccoiyes darias
iour yo,lra. lIo afterwards stated that this
AceorairS to tho accounts he received ut Diff
! ctIrrect III tho lUnrd Or Trustees coud make
him M allowance for his services tn that oi1lcc
2os e or sny WIZ Snsa use o " to%
. and $lhD for work IN tho town, md 1t wis hard.
i orotlibla ,hat he earned x:G9 o9 his RI
! Uut tapro WIS 10 uvilonrp showing wtiut hlA
services Us supervisor actually were, Or how
it'd i,o si,t.lccmt blsiB On w,ci, to inI an ox.
act aliin aEansr him, OF to roluh even fair ~.
!. 't;1orno Muirhcal received for bis services a.
: Assessor of tho town duriu9 tho four years tho
of MI s y f as 9Sup ta Ws
. o,!pIoyel IN making tic assessment. is ro:
0 coMpy % viii, tbjs aw so NJ to resr1, eonplet,
@ ny at fa ~ H. S assnsso9 aso 1ay M ~
i sistaslco whIch Sinirhead was forced to employ