Show recorder resigns last nuitt iu the city council the committee on finance submitted the fol lowins report we your committee be to report that for some weeks past we have been engaged in investigating lie ac counts in the city recorders ollice our examination lias been exhaustive and complete in every particular ve find aa follows atiat alie total for licenses and doy tax up to alie of alie appointment of the assistant amoust sum the total of the amount paid into shown by alie treasurers treasur ers receipts amounted to yOG 1793 cash on baud in money show in a disere pany of the recorder has since handed this amount into alie treasury for the same your committee fertl or report that the recorder liny done nil in hiis powei to isaiaa tin committee in investigations and wis charce him with biross i in allce we do not be lieve lie to defraud the cita in any manner very respectfully W P JAMES ij G councilman james moved eliat the re poi t be adopted the motion was cai red and air james then onerea the following resolution chich waa unanimously ad Ji eved that the finance tee continho con all heir Ii all of the city departments handling public funds an d report to the city council at their the condition of their and the methods of keeping alio faine and the management of their offices aad if the committee commit toe lind that aliey have not tha time to make the elamin aaion they are hereby authorized to employ expert assistance si to complete lucli work recorder hyams shortly startled lie w i th the following |