Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-02
BOARD
Abused and viIIified.
So Claimed a Cincinnati
Petitioner.
President Herman Wants
Ripper Bill Passed.
Willing to Trust TO Governors
Appointments,
For the Governor Is Under Obligation
to Boss Cox.
Especial Correspondence


Columbus, Feb. "A large dcicga-
tlon of the representatives citizens of
Cincinnati waited upon the Senate
committee on Municipal Corporations
No. I on Thursday evening and pre-
sented strong arguments in favor of
the passage Of Senator Nippcrt's bin
providing for the appointment by the
Governor of a Board Of Public Serv-
ice for the city Of Cincinnati. An Of
fort was made by the several speak
ers TO show that tho former bonfd,
the board of administration, was
grievously misreprcsentcd Mt the
meeting Of the committee with citi-
zens OF Cincinnati on Monday evening
and that it was far more capable Of
conducting the city's affairs thar l.,
the present board. All OF the members
of the committee. with the exception
of Senator Shcphard, We're present.
william III. DOrnc, of the Cincinnati
Trust company, acted as chairman Of
tho delegation. II Is probable that the
committee will take no definite action
upon the bill until Wednesday.
August Herman, president OF the
Cincinnati board Of water works and
former president of the board of city
administration WAS The first speaker.
He rcad carefully prepared paper IN
reputation Of the statements made by
Judge Wright nj the Monday evening
meeting, He said. in brief;
Judge Wright told YOU he repre-,
scnted the citizen and the taxpayer.
SO do 7, am n politician, too.
'"rhe board Of city administration,
of which ] was president, has been
abused and vilihcd. The board was
not eXtravagant or corrupt. Judge
Wright. Judging from his remarks as
quoted In the newspapers, was either
mlsinformcd or he pnrposcly nisrep-
resented the facts and the hgurcs with
intent to deceive"
Mr.. Herman went through the en-
tire address Of Judge Wright, ms re
ported, and said, giving figures aud
citing the highest authorities In encl
instance that mlsstatcmcnts aud mis-
representations had been made
throughout, whether Intentionally -,
not, he did not know. wild and reck
less expenditure was charged by
Judge Wright against the water work.
department In refutation, Mr.. Herr
man said that. whom the board Of al
minlstratlop went out OF office, out
standing liabilities Of S3l9,S2I3i ha,
been paid and $4,000 surplus wal
affairs. A portion OF the liabilities
had been pnid OFF each year and Judg
Wright, In making his averages AM
comparing thcm with the expense
of the present board, failed To max
mention OF this fact. Expensive I'M
proycments were made in the depart
ment by the former board. with 70
spect 10 Judge Wrights claim that th
bonrd of city affairs had paid ccrtuI
bonded Indebtedness OF the dcpar
n,ent, the claim Is true but the board
predecessor had made provision fc
the payment and with II rests III
credit The new board was mercI
tho disbursing agent In complct
refuiatlon OF Judge Wrlghts stat
ment that the new board has n larl
sum IN the bank 10 the department
credit. Mr. Herman presented Il
statements OF the city auditor
Judge wright's statements with I
spect 20 the street cleaning dcpa'