, 1889-06-19
HE IS JUSTIFIED.
A Report from the Miller Inyestigat-
ing Committee.
His Action Placed the City in an
Unfortunate Position"
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be Regulated.
A MODEL

A ODE MEETING.
Last evenings regular session of the
city council was quite harmonious and
business like. Alderman Hammond was
absent.
THE I'LL MATTER.
This report was received from the Mil
Ter investigating committee:
Your special committee to whom was
referred for investigation an account rem
dered by Donnell Miller, city engineer,
against Capt. q. e. Humphrey for ser
vices rendered in May, 1888, and deter
mire if possible if the interests of the city
had in any way been compromised there
by or through any item therein, beg leave
to report that they have examined the
bill referred to and taken such testimony
as they have been able to secure.
From the testimony produced we con-
clude that Mr.. Miller had the legal right
to render the services and collect there
for, inasmuch as the agreement therefor
was a private one for which recompense
was specially agreed upon, and Mr.. Mil
Ter at that date not being prohibited
therefrom, either by the terms of his
commission as city engineer or any ordi-
nance of the city.
Believing this to be true and in view of
the knowledge of the city authorities OF
the benefits the city expected to derive
through the completion of certain i'm
provements on the part of the military
authorities. the service of MIR. Miller as
recited in the bill rendered being prelimi-
nary thereto, we are forced to the conclu-
sion that the rendering of such a bill was
calculated to place the city in a position
it should not have occupied. An unfor-
tunate position, we believe, that could
have beer improved or remedied entirely
by a more prompt effort to secure a proper
understanding between the various parties
interested.
The implications conveyed that by
certain items for livery the city may have
been ~defrauded, your committee by dill
gent inquiries have been unable to verify.
We believe it cannot be verified.
In the absence of a report that might
be deemed conclusive upon every point
we deem 1t fair to suggest that if the in
curry had been entered into nearly a
year g when as we understand the facts
in the case were known to some of you,
including the mover of the matter for IN
vestigation it would have seemed more
pertinent and the result doubtless more
satisfactory. SAMUEL MERRILL,
w. A. ROBBINS,
JOHN ROBERTS.
Mr.. McGregor moved that the report
be received and filed and the committee
discharged.
Mr.. Altman thought a censure of him
self from the committee came with bad
grace when the mayor and other members
OF the council were cognizant of the facts.
He cited several items in the bill which
Mr.. Miller could not explain.
Mr.. Robins said the coat might be
donned by anyone it fitted. The matter
should have been investigated and the
transaction aired long ago. AS for the
engineers bill it was correct so far as the
committee could learn.
Mayor Riner made an explanation in
effect that there would have been an in
vestigation at the time of the trouble but
for the assurance of Capt. Humphrey
that after paying the bill he did not de-
sire to make trouble. The mayor said
that it was understood hat the labor to
be performed by the engineer was to cost
nothing.
Mr.. Altman declared that Capt. Hum
phrey had never called for a bill, that the
account had been rendered voluntarily by
the engineer.
Mr.. McGregor's motion prevailed.
o ACCEPTED.
Chairman jerks of the fire department
committee reported that some supplies
had been received but had not been
accepted for the reason that the usual
guarantee did not accompany the mer-
chandise.
EXPENSES.
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