Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-24
MR.. KNox's STATEMENT
In Relation - the Assertions
Made I'm the Council.

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Made I'm the Council.
A HERALD representative callec
upon Mr.. Geo. G. Knox yesterday tt
ascertain what that gentleman had te
say relative to the charges made in
the City Council on Monday last, in
which he was accused of appropriat-
ing certain maps, &c belonging to
the city to his own use. Mr.. Knox
was found in his office busily engaged
in the voluminous and laborious work
of mapping out the city sewer sys-
tenn. He stated that he had just
written letter which would say about
all he had to say in the matter. The
charges were false and preferred by
personal enemies. Following is a
copy OF the letter TO which the gentle
man referred:
To the Honorable the Council Of the city o.
Los angeles:
GENTLEMEN: Having cons ented to allow
my name to be presented to your honorable
body q ca didate for superintendent OF
Streets made vacant by the resignation Of
J Kuhrts, Esq, and it having been stated
ferred against me, which were pendi, g and
have not been disproved, wherein | have
been charged with appropriating while City
Surveyor to my own use certain maps be-
longing to the 'ity of Los Angeles, beg
leave respe, fully to say to your honorable
body that the statement In the Council was
the first intimation that l had that an,
CHARGES were pending or lodged against me
and it is surprising to me to hear that any
such had been made. l cannot believe thai
q n cno oh % a ra nor Ddjny for th a fol
ing reasons:
LIST. here are no grounds for any such
charges.
Cd That if any such charges had been
formed of the fact before this by the Couu.
Gil If they were mere statements, made by
some malicious person not in wysting, they
are unworthy OF notice, and the Council
must so have considered them or the
would have taken some action upon them
before this time.
have lived III this county great many
years and am well known, and am always
r. ady to meet any charge against my per-
sonal honor at all times and in all places.
1t is impossible for me as 1T Is with Other
citizens to bride the venOmous tongue ol
slander.
am glad your honorable body has made
known to me that any sort of charges
against my personal honor have been made
to your honorable body, and have reason
to think, knowing many of you personally
that you will give me an opportunity, II
you deem the charges worthy of any con
sideration to r ply to any intimation or re-
Election against my standing or character al
a citizen. Respectfully, GEO G. KNOX.
AS to the charges they are a sur
prise to me, are false, and when pre-.
ferred by the parties who originated
them l am ready to show them to be
false and malicious; further, I have
nothing to say. AS for the Office fol
which | am candidate, 1 wish to say
it is unsought. The first l knew oi
The matter was last week. when d
friend of prominent member of the
Council came to me and informed me
of his intention to propose my name
for that position. l told him l would
not have it, as 1 had all l cared to at
tend to, but after frequent assurances
that was the man wanted and that
it was in his opinion the will of the
Council that l be appointed, l re-
luctantly consented to my name being
used. If am appointed 1 will serve
the city to the best of my ability
but / shall not solicit single vote.
That is all l have to say.