The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
MIR. LANGSDALE TALKS
GIVES REASONS FOR RETURNING
THE POWER OF ATTORNEY.
1t Was Private Property and WINS Re-
turned at the Request of
Frank MacM0nnies.

In speaking of the publication referring
to his. return of the MAcMonnies power of
attorney to its owner, President Langsdale
Of the Board Of Monument Commissioners,
had this to say:
IF we had hundred powers of attorney
here In the Office the contract, as now
signed by Mr. MacMonnies, would be no
more binding upon him than it is, for the
reason that the bonds have not been signed
by the required number of sureties, nor APP
proved by the board. The gentlemen who
sign them become responsible to the amount
of 81, 200 each, and the bonds, being for $780,
600, makes fifty signatures necessary, where
as we have only twenty-five. Until we have
the fifty signatures there is no use for the
power Of attorney.
1.-THE powers of attorney is from Frederick
MacMonnies, the artist, now in Paris to
his brother, Frank MacMonnies, of New
York, and Is general one, authorizing him
to transact his brothers business in any
part of the United States. 1t is his private
to it, without his consent, than it has to his
pocketbook. To retain it against his will
might subject the board to much trouble,
should 1t occasion loss to him in any way.
He sent 1t here with the distinct statement
that 1t was to be returned to him as soon
contracts in the East. The board was not
ready to act at that time, expected, be-
cause enough names had not been attached
to the bonds. The Attorney-gener had
advised that when the bonds We're approved
the powers Of attorney be recorded, but
they were not approved, for the reason
stated, and this left the power of attorney
in my hands. My information was that sew
eral months delay would occur in having 1t
recorded here: This would prevent Frank
MacMonnies from concluding his Eastern
business, he desired, II they were as par
ticular there as here, and demand the orig
inal paper, and also prevent me from pre-
senting the original document to the board
when the MacMonnies bonds came
up for consideration, as the Attorneys gem
eral had recommended. I was anxious to
for causing further delay in approving these
bonds, when again presented. and,
to this end, wanted to keep the power
time. / therefore returned 1t to Mr.. Mac
Monnies, to be used as stated, at the same
time requesting him to give it back soon
as he could. He answered that he could not
do this until the 23d day of the present
month, and / expected 1T to arrive on the
25th, the day Of our next meeting. By that
time Mr.. ErenZel very sure of having
the bonds fully signed, and, when they
were approved, my intention was to have
the power of attorney recorded But the
they are, we have no use for the power OF
attorney.
ION the 18th instant wrote Frank Mac
Monnies that I had resigned from the
board, but would not retire until the 9th
day of March. At the same time / stated
to him that he could forward me the power
of attorney, as previously directed, If he
had not already done so. The next day
the withdrawal of his brother came, and I
have not heard from him since.
THE correspondence Is all on file in this
office where it may be seen by any one
interested, as well as any other records
and correspondence relating to the building
is courted. Any paper is welcome to this
correspondence If it desires to print it,"