, 1860-12-27
THE CITY,
SpECI.I MEETING,

PaE'Ey.-Ths Mayor 9nd 4ldestnsn Bo,:to:d,
gqS GnsS:ra a.rhs 5nis cos0 Afto
ABsxE7 Aldermen Harris. Kennedy, IJafs,
Taft, Reno, Wabl, Comisky. NeDonald.:
The AAJur presented tas following conmantca-
Totie .ldtt1:,ta u Tire City u cstea1::
call yorr attention 10 thc accrr.ured ucssaXe
fstSsr1d Y ~ to yo1 r. ~ .e 2 Of prl IT., Il
Charged r: The Comptroller 10 tue Treasurer. and
Which the Treasurer declines 10 pay. hr contsEt-
Ing that i WAS p4la t:fee without sny tsns Of sls
4:i,a&!on. whell E.- =: .ps n,1dr report. Tia
Treasurer hs. = day rent me iis EetiSnation and
la-c Il: before you the rsporr If the tomptsoler.
showing the -ta.e of the Treasurer. account at the
three disputed items in his aeto,lnt
Is the dFatt q = SO h".o'a sl!uded to Is hay
Ing been pasd +wiee
= Is au ,ten, Of Sass Of Illinois noueyaaken !hIs
year. IeAr'y aI1 Of wEieh will. In thu .eud prove
ceod. Thr T7.a=nz eoaS,:.ds that this .nnnsy
vas taken Oh certain lay. too late to deposit tr
bank, and that the hanks refused to rsre}ve :.
account Of thc c!ty next day.
seiyed iron, Collector Hendricks ~ nneu,ren, r,on-
ey 6oE.c I'll Lila cuusist, of counterfeit SONS Of
s.:cred b!llr. .ocs VI breEen banks, aud mostly
Hendricks ss nneurrsnt aad It is doubtful hsther
| Hendricks.
These two la, itelns, making the sum ~ *+s;.s
have been deposited specially 10 thu credit u TO
city.
The Treasurer h.s - LIS cssd;. about 500 Of his
salary. fo- wh:r1 hare refused 10 slSn m order
sntil the iIna adjudication Of Is account.
| lEecon1leud that Ike fyhu matter be tA!e-red
toA Committee 70: adjudication, aud that the Tsesa
! urer's resignation be acc ,ptcd.
| AEseAsE or MAJOR WENTWORTH, 251n APRIL.
| 7bAas alderman efkhe Cifyef Chicago:
Observation-Disclosures beyond tue ceetrui
of,Ec lots and .ut. assessed tos celinQusn: geaer
IL t2I:t. Eutn yesterday. Il Il expected that this
ea!s o! lets cr6 'anc+ 70: Delinquent =eo
tai taxes. ~tli be closed this week This will cns-
lat Of April The commeacemeat Of MY municipal
| Feat. TIE Collector =. Tue clone Of lle eae will
turn over llls looks tv his kuCceA5o.. !, appears
to rc that ta:> would b: p:ope: time 70. the eE1
r1oyment NJ snme bkillfal accountant to examine
into the dnu1,cial t.Es foar city. fum tic sdop-
ssr tas nsS ; Sat,s5 10 M IN ot
informed nle that he has paid d.a Clover ei1te
hundred dollar tstce. aad M Collector 1uf,rr,s
tat hi@ osre has hee. rt,bhetl at several luu-
sand dollars In cash, checka end orders,
Thcee factn. added 10 the fact that ihcsr las
t1 hcs1a thorough r5a;niEat;oa into the acco;:E.s
oi the Cu:n:;s1lts. Induce t. 4-k tue appnint~
meat of special Co.un!ter Of three .aldsElisn to
supervise thorough exaulisR.i.s iato I'll the L.
nabeial transactions Vt the city fo- the la-t three
i1ay be needed sEch examination a: ti:, i.r---
ent time. deem: Indispensable tor full knowledge
Of the rea! condition o; all departments al vus
Alderman Taft moved to appoint u Committee
| Mayor. tM.sIea.
THE Chair appointed AID Myers, Taft aad I!ul,
bard At s2c1I Committee.
REror. uF toyr7RoLIKR
| t'1rr EoxrrEotLEh'- OrY1csI
I!caso. Ire. 81! 1864
| GoS. J"Hs NEs7woE7E. Mayor
W!,ef he City Tse:. vrcc n,sde his 1.st report
Deernne. 2Th. tl.c-c ~a+, according 10 tho aooss
Of this oc!ce, IL the Treasury. ,essU
s!ooe then he has rood for street 1axe...- 80
IL Ia. paid o;.t on titv o-der.. e3s.
ss,N::
His hand bco,. saow. .peoia depusIt Of
uncNE:eG; money Observation-Disclosures, Of. i5s.G
31,GH.T
/ lie has III his hands. ca NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. III .s
5!,.,a..
The:et. notSsitr: except tho p.ckaEs = :nenr
amount of tic cit: order paid iw1cs b. him.
iorr~ respectfully,
sAAL b. WAND, C1.Y Comptroller
REs1aSA11oX or CITY rErAerREz.
To ne Mayor ond tommon Council q Me City 9
fiEx1LIgeS:-DsiuE about to engage in suc
br-tncs~ A. viii rt4r.. dGstas the rens4icEtr q
the municipal year ~ EsEet ny ttz:e to Inter
ferc with the proper discharge Of te dulles Of Ci
| Treasurer. hereby resigu that of1cs.
} i: iiA1'ir. ci,y Treasurer.
, thte1Jo- 0tc y, ie4
PETITION uF GIFT THEAxunEH.
! Toth< To3ur ard LtYanqon tip4acti vfthe t,.ru c
e"'eac":
GESrLExE: In the month Of Dseenbe. 1s:t
received tr"n, the City Collector al order tl:aw
npua the Trcasnre: for 81 G,::,e7 ar 50 nuch cast
Tie City Comptroller. In tue month Ut March 1851
the sare order wa% presented to AMI paid hy n,s
The ,ni.take wss mot discovered ua:il ton1c w.ek
aftcsward, RI that had IN means Of .scer,.inin
| hy whom It Nht ed fnr u1yut9nt tho
| tine.
The Comptroller has Charged the amount 10 II,
upon hi. btus.+. l haze ret:1tt. Ely accounts wit
tic Comptroller. ~ree;a;:- this a:uoa1r, for t.a
y~:'r, Wv ar:ouEt" FIR tue current yesr la IL bee
adjusted with tn" exception Of pseks:c Ut uacn
1 tEicks. E=u., Lite City Collector and ssn u III
current M"ey received s.t. John tsaber, the Tit
C,llrcsus aud o:.rs in rs,-ipt # the CRY revenue
Tie a:n,snt :hnr received from Mr. Hendricks wa
::!sss3 fs''ln 11r. Ra1-r ard others S2?3.
~ # requires tont ac:iun M the part Of th
Can,moa Council 70 give r,e credit fuE thcac tw
1sst itenis. :1Cd to ai,u+t what portion II anT
tbs sdcr for $t.G13; .ho;:ld b. charged To my 4,
Count; l rc~acc:fnly a.k that an o1d.r bc passe
dt1ec.l,;, the Comptroller to receive from iue III
Euclt.!rnt money Is c7sh and that upon the pAy
latn: of o,r-:sal of the aalonnt of the cracf &c
<f,t0:"'. thr account fnv that amount IL settled
: Respectfully yocrs
4. HARVEY, city Treasurer.
Office of ely Trrasu1v, Ccicago Dec. n. 1AiD,
The resignation as the Trca=nser n1s acecpt~
[ and the Office declared vacant.
The Mayer aonlrstad Charles ". Hunt. Esq
to I'LL The vaca1cr, who was ursnttnously CO:
| armed
in motion Of Alderman Botsford. ths petition
the late Trea:urr: was rrtcsrct to The con,mitta
su :!aarce.
On m.'!lun of ..l,lcr1nsu Fn,a, the Mayor and u
lrct Cumtltro to cxaollns into the :nouetagy Il,
counts Of tlls c;ts. VA. added tv the iinance con
| .fnii;ec.
The bond oi Ira Coleman. i. Keeper Of the BrId
we'll. signed br J. X. Iotsfofd. {. D'Wolf an
sAull f. Cndes.ill. wns approysd.
a1t. Charles ". lIHat prs=entel hls bond a
Treasurer, wllicl. wss approved /: Il signed h
Nathan Near, J. II. WftSer. John II. kin.ie, au
Charles G. Wickrr
Tie following .var unanimously raeaesl:
Ordered. That The City Comptroller be reluette
10 aek EI.Nayut liaiEc- 10 furnish the city wit
Ai1 portrait. upo tlt sa:,c .crA, that furni:te
" Mayor Wentworth, fu. the usc IT the coruc
= | Chamber.
. The t'ouncil then adjourned.