The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-04
A BAD TREASURER.
An Explanation Concerning the New
Albany Qnd.) Official.


Albany Qnd.) onioial.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 3,-Public attcn-
ton here and at New Albany, Ind, is be-
ing occupied with the discussion going on
over the condition of tho books OF City
Treasurer Weir, OF the latter city. Not
long ago an investigation was ordered by
the finance committee, and Col. w. w.
Granger, an expert, was employed. Col.
Granger denies the publication made by u
morning paper yesterday, TO the effect that
he had stated that Treasurer Weir was
short S02, 900 in his accounts, and this
morning makes the following statement
ITO the Members Of the Finance Committee:
"Gentlcmen-Whc ! read the para.
graph hereto attached, and which clipped
from Cincinnati daily OF the 30th ult no
ono could have been moro surprised than
was. am wholly ignorant rs 10 the
source OF the information upon which the
reporters remarks in said paper were
based. The reporter certainly never re.
cciyed his information from me directly or
indirectly; in fact, | have not spoken TO a
reporter of that paper for over three
months. The article may have originated,
however, in this manner During n
friendly call upon Auditor On, at his office
In Covington, where a number of my
friends casually dropped in, the CONVEX
sation quito naturally turned upon
the investigation Of the books
In New Albany. remarked
that the methods pursued in keeping the
office Of the city clerk aud city treasurer
were as defective ~ those formerly used
in the Covington offices. Why said l.,
the books in the clerks office are kept In
such faulty manner that many Of the ne
ports made out 10y the officials Of that office
were incorrect ON account Of these defective
methods Of bookkeeping. The inycsign-
| ton has been intricate andncocssarily slow
and laborious.'
"ro fOrlify these remarks, aud morc par
| ticulnrly 10 divert the attention Of my
friends 10 whom was talking from the
subject OF the trcssurcr's books, said: III
has been customary with the city clerk nj
New Albany 10 make up and publish IN,
nunl reports of the tfcasnrcr'z yearly no
ccipis aud disbursements Of money. In
the course Of few DAYS after my arrival
In New Albany secured, after great dilli.
Guilty, twelve of these printed reports, IN.
sued consccutively during the past twelve
fiscal ycans, the last one ending May ~,
1887. These reports show that the total
receipts, added 10 the money turned over
10y Treasurer Malbon 10 Treasurer Weir,
ap In excess Of the aggregate disbursc.
mcnts q trine over $1,000.
"Now, gentlemen, this statement may
have been conveyed 10y an caycslroppcr
TO the reporter, and by him enormously
published. However this may be- rc-
affirm that | am not responsible la the
rcmoicst degree for the said publication.
"The correct status OF Samuel VI, Wcir's
account ~ city treasurer u your city has
never been made public 10y me ~ lar, and
never will bc made until the rendition
of my IMPORT Ia the finance committee
The books OF the city treasurer did not
balance by Sj2O,OOO, hut Col. Granger
says that this signifies nothing ~ the
clerk handled no money, and such crforH
are common In bookkeeping