Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-30

cases in the bond transaction, and in the
facts concerning the treasury record. In re-
gard to this latter the finding covers the facts
Of the loss of leaves from the record, some
of which are still missing, calls attention 10
the fact that different funds have been mixed,
and called upon the work IN the treasurer's
office to be done as neatly and correctly as
bookkeeping Is done for individuals ana com
panies Attention is given to the fact that
there is no cash book kept by the treasurer
that ia record book of the office, and that
is the property Of the city. The report calls
for the keeping of a record Of this kind, In
which all cash entries shall be made.
In the matter of the accounts OF W; j:
goods were sold at an extremely high figure;
finds that Mr.. Cooper, as chairman OF the
water committee, sold goods OF his own to
himself and audited his own account between
himself and himself, SO that by the auditing
he virtually paid himself. 1t finds that, to
dodge the law, he sold the goods under an
assumed name 70 the city, recognizing him
self that he had no right 80 to do: The re-
port of the committee Is that suit be CON-
menced by tho city to recover the excess
charges, that the testimony be turned over
to the city attorney, and that that Official
pass upon the law and the facts and act ac-
cordlngly.
The question of the right and liability Of
H. H. Dean who sold goods under the name
of George w. Ford, was also referred to the
city attorney. The investigation did not find
that Mr.. Dean had charged the city exhoroi-
tant prices
In the action of Councilman Billingsley in
securing fees for looking at contracts and
acting on matters in which the city was an
interested party, while pot finding facts to
warrant case in court the practice In the
report is censured. In the Burns-Dcan mat
ter in which the testimony OF the Interested
parties was in direct conflict, the committee
find that the demand Of Horton was made for
ten per cent fee on the contract. On this
two witnesses testified that 1t was
made. The testimony on the other
side by Dean 81 Horton was that no demand
was made From the evidence, the COM
mittee found that there was nothing to show
| that Dean himself had made or authorized
| the demand.
q lot was decided to Dean by McMurtry for
one four tn its value while the adoption Of
| McMurtry,s plat was pending in the council.
! The committee state that from the evidence
| and circumstances that Dean would not
have received the lot for the consideration OF
| S140 had he not been member Of the coun-
| Gil, and that il was the intention OF McMur-
| try in deciding the lot for the sum he did to
| influence Dean in favor of his plat. As Nc
! Murtry testified that Dean made no de-
| mands and Dean testified that he made nc
| demands, the committee found nothing to
| show that Dean was influenced In the mat
| ter so that the city's interests were injured
In the bond transaction the report is long
| and conservative review OF tho entire testi
mony. The committee recognized that II
| was legal proposition as To which party
| the city or its agents. were entitled TO the
| premiums secured. The committee there
| fore recommended that proceedings be insti
| tuted in court by tho city attorney TO recover
| said premiums, and to this end the testimony
| in the case will be referred to the city AT
! torney for his consideration. The report
was agreed TO by the different members OF
| the committee, except in the bond case, in
which Mr.. Mclaughlin dissented. Mr. Dear
| refrained from voting on the question, in
| which he was an interested party. Tho
findings will be presented to the council
| Monday evening,