New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-16
AFTERNOON SESSION.


a.
MENTs MADE IN THE OFFICE
The chairman called the committee to order at :
James \. Hamilton sworn. .,,, .,o r,x De.
Pe p.mAnd were the clerk of Mr. Birmingham A.
o'"Mr Birmingham was the gentleman who as as,
sessed the first district partially and then died
Ale assessed all the first district prior " "''
owas book made up from his
did not die as far as my recollection goes, until
some time in February. and the books are opened
the second Monday In January Np Ke with your as
sistance, completed Mr.. Birminghams WORK. uii,
ersoSd him to bs on the Se 0'"ep
to be sworn to the second Monday OF January;
Tsx offce? A~Well as far as the record books
yes; but the icd books. there were some memoran-
Q~weren't the figures made in the office? A
Some were. yes. $500, ,o., obi.
TO sit down Mr. Birmingham, Mr.. Bell and your
self and make the figures right in the Office! A
(Which cases were those? A.-well now.
don't know don't quite understand the question ION
you are getting at. Mr.; Moss.
offce-not in the field but in the office? A.--well
they may have been carried out In the ONCE. yes
but the. assessments are supposed to be MADE IN
Q. -supposed to be made In the field? A.-And
o'-And carried In the head and then written in
the office? Ayes in the office.
DIN other words. the assessment was not al
ways made in the street In front Of the house?
A-Not in the books. but In the mind, Of course.
lie DID IT IN HIS MIND.
O-Mr birmingham did not carry his book
through the district did he? Ayes.
Odd he make the assessment on the book IN
front of each house that he assessed? Ale car
Q-And then went back to the Office and put it
I'm the book? A.-Excepting the matter or new
uhpp hp 20 "A
QGAs understood the habit to be. and will
Mr. Blrmingham's work-that It was not complete?
ODD you Quinn finish it up? Ale finished 1t HIM
o-You think everything that was in that first
not answer for that. | say he swOre 10 them. He
swore to the official records In January. 1 was his
o.-You were his clerk? Ayes.
Q.-Did he make all the assessments IN that DIS
Q-Did you record all the assessments Of that
district. the first district? A.-Entering them in
Q-Yes. A.-Mr Birmingham there. and we
o-Were all the figures put in by either you or
Mr.. Birmingham? Al think So
r Nh e TerS ppt in n c Of
on an application probably by authority OF the
Q.-Were any assessments made up in the Office?
A.-Well. can't answer for Mr., Birmingham. He
G deputy asd was mae ih TN in Sc office
by Mr. Birmngha.r while you were his clerk? A.
The assessments made In the field and carried
In the mind and he carried them out in the office.
Some he carried in the field and some he didn I.
Q-How do YOU know he made the assessments in
the field and carried them In his mindY Alt Ia
merely matter OF conjecture on my part.
O-That was your conjecture. that he had made
the assessment in tho field. but YOU him put
the figures in the book in the office? Al can't
answer for Mr.. Birmingham.
Old you see him put the figures into the book
in the office? Al him put great many OF
them: don't know about all.
O.-You conjcctured that he had made these
assessments I'm the field and carried the figures In
his mind. and then put them into the book. didn't
you-.hat your conjecture? A;-Well under
ord-arv circumstances yes that IS the general run
IN the office: yes, sir. in my experience.
O-Was not Mr. Birmingham sick a good while
before he died? Ale WAS sick, but the books
were made up prior to mis- sickness.
O-Prior TO his sickness. Were they finished
while he was well? A.-Well. he was sick after
the books were opened: he sick week or so
prior to his death. but the books had been sworn
10 prior A., l.,
Q.-That Is all You are excused TOT the gay
A.--For the day?
Counsel-Yes. sir.