Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17

| II. Feels He Cannot tnech money oup
,,.,p of which He Has No Record |
,,s concerning the Special Fund.
tbers is pretty general mig
srsionding concerning the contIo-
hstwoen City Council and City
s,arer William L. Hamann, a re-
al Of The Gazette Saturday asked
,,sasurer for a statement. Garblod
va have been circulated which
tbe effect of creating an impress
that the treasurer ID acting
t,aI,y in making special deposit
lund I in DISPUTES; that he is creating
! NJ precedent and doing something
;mantal to this city's interests, and
Tho relations between his office,
nfce of City Auditor Isaac z.
and City Council are strained.
so,dinp to Mr.. Hamann, such is not
ease and he is doing only what he
Isidets to he his duty under the law
erping his office.
MA relations between myself,
ditor Pyle and City Council, +" he
Fitted, in reply to the ieperter's
Istions "are not strained. We differ
certain matters of city business
Mods and that is all. Il was elected
NM people to take care of their
brpsts. aud that is what am doing,
N opinian, to the best OF my ability.
piieye am doing my full duty in
Inn a special deposit of the funds
dspute, as / am not yet satisfied
Ere they legally belong. The city IS
uly protected in this matter and Us
fbpjng n pracelrnt the conditions
such rs 10 demand such action.
A history of tho controversy will
kc my position cloar. Fairy in the
sent year | received a communication
N CITY Conncil directinesmo to de-
h to The credit of that body funds
sns from the rental of street beds
wharves, the tax on poles and fees
ected by the clerk of the market,
ch | had been depositing to the
Nit of the Street and Sewer Depart.
IN A week later the Street and
her Directors sent me a cominnni-
lon directing me to continue to de-
Iii tho moneys mentioned above to
credit OF that department.
Under the circumstances / vas in
bot rs to which branch of the city
eminent was entitled to the money
decided not to deposit it to the
hit of either until l was satisfied to
iCh body il legally belonged.
a week or so later Clerk of the
tket Michael Cornell brought to me
is, the amount of his fees for the
ceding month, and as il was part Of
disputed money opened special
ount in bank with it, in accordance
h the Plan which | had mapped out
the proper course to pursue.
Shortly after that Clerk of the
rkct Cornell and City Auditor Pyle
eived Instructions from an agent Of
d ancl directing them to ignore me ir
matter of dspositing money coming
. their hands, and they, have evel
Ce that time, been depositing money
eivpd by them toHthe credit of thu
yO and Council through thu
Elitcr's Office. ''.''' o. ~ d
The Street and Sewer Department
viewer. continued to deposit it
neys as it had done before, through
office. The moneys received from
Street and Sewer Department
ivh were in dispute-S37. 80 for tn
II Of French street wharf, and $40
no the puaey & Jones Co. for the ren
the bed of Poplar street below Rail
ID avcnue-I deposited in the specia
count which | had opened with tn
cnrty Trust and Safe Deposit Co.
ding the amount to the origina
rosit from Clerk Of the Marke
pncll, making n total sum of 1852. Q
the special fund.
After Auditor Pyle and CLERK c
Market Cornell received ID
uctious concerning the matter frol
Innci, Cork Cornell ceased to dt
sit the money through my office,
aw clearly SAYS he should do, an
posted it with Auditor Pyle, and b
order of some agent of Council, I'll
ditor's office, ahont that time, n
fsed the intent of the law in Tt
after and deposits have since bee
ade through that office, instead
'ne, as the law directs, Of the funt
ming into the hands of. the audit'
y clerk of the market. These money
've been going direct to bank fro
auditors oiIieg TO the credit OF Il
ayor and Council.
When Auditor Pyle first receive
0ney in dispute, which was after
NJ BEEN instructed by Council,
ndered it to me for deposit to Il
sdit Of tho Mayor and Council, and
aeclincd to receipt for the money,
deposited that way, not heing sati
70 that Council was entitled to Il
eney, Auditor Pyle retained it al
'erward deposited it himself to Il
(edit of the Mayor and Council al
ndered me the duplicate voucher
pich | also refused to accept, for 7
ason have already stated. T
FoAsy deposited in this manner, / b
exc, although there is no record of
my Office, amounts to s133. 81. 49,
Asa result of this action of Audit
70 IL Envelopes that there is Sl33
Tho Union National Bank of viii
aave no Official knowledge.
Ta,teach weekly meeting of Counc
thursday nights, mako rept
mat body of all funds on deposit
credit in all of the banks where
\ accounts, and Auditor Pyle mal
similar report, certifying to the c.
etness of my accounts.
Council observed, few weeks az
~ there was discrepancy of sl33
tween tho amount reported by me
Nng in the Union Bank and 1
aNnnt reported by Auditor Pyle, \
yis's report showing the grea
Mount and including the dispn
thGy no had deposited and Of VIII
nay nag no record or official knowledge
When the active account Y
als!erred from the Union to the FL
a.lonal Bank / requested Charm
iane Of the finance committee of Coz
10 have a check drawn for
mount which / had ON record as be
uuenosit in the Union Bank 81, OF
~ that ! might transfer it from