Excerpt from A Report Read by Col. Rush C. Hawkins Before the Union League Club, the Evening of February 10, 1876: Relating to the Cause of the Increase of the City Debt, and Recommending Measures for Its More Economical Government in the FutureResolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the President of the Club, to inquire into and ascertain the causes of the continuous yearly increase of the debt of this City, and also to report any pertinent facts Which may be developed by. Such inquiry, and also to recommend, for adoption by the Club, such measures as Shall tend towards a more economical administration of the local government.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.