, 1861-04-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Board of Public Works.

HUIhS. 4ut uE1uutIs I'll ILLS bUiFu W1l
hold their Offices after the first election, fol
two, four and six years; and every twc
years thereafter Commissioner will bt
elected for six years. The compensation d
the Commissioners is $4,000 a year each.
The duties are very comprehensive, very
important, and the men selected should be
three Of our very ablest, best and most
trust worthy citizens. If more than ordin
ary care is required for anything it should
be given to the choice Of this Board o1
Public Works. Millions of money vii
pass through their hands. The whole
public improvements Of the city Of every
nature will be in their charge. The null
titudinous duties which will degolve upo1
this Board are thus described in Sec. TX O.
the new charter:
1.-The. said Board Of Public Works shall have ths
charge and eupetintendence Of all streets, alleys
lanes or highways in said city and Of all walks ant
wharves, public places, public landings, public
grounds and parks In said city and of all markets
market places, and market houses, engine houses
IN said city, belonging 10 the city, except schoo
houses), and Of tie location and erection Of al
public buildings Of al lamps and lights for the
bridges parks, public places and public buildings
Of the city, and of the erection and repair Of euch
lamps and Lights, and Of TIE creation Of new lamp
Or dredging Of the Chicago River, or either of il
branches; Of ali sewers and the works pertaining
thereto; OF the Water Works Of said city; Of all
PUBLIC improvements hereafter to be commenced
By said city; and they shall perform ali the duties
by this act prescribed and each other duties the
Common Council may prescribe BY ordinance.
The business Of the Board also covers the
whole matter connected with "a change Of
grade, the erection Of bridges, the creation
Of lamp districts, the Lighting Of streets and
other public placeAthe grading, regarding,
paving, re-paVing, grayeling and re-gravel-
ing, matchmaking, planking, re-planking
Of streets, alleys, highways or lanes, and
the cleaning thereof the construction and
repairs Of sidewalks, the Improvements OF
public grounds or buildings belonging to
the city, This enumeration Of the powers
Of the Board will indicate the gravity and
significance of the office
The secessionists, and their allies and
sympathizers, have Matched, in midnight
CAUCUS, ticket which they have the
impudent hardihood to call "People's
Union ticket" The people were never con-
suited in the forming Of it. The "Union' it
represents is that Of some Republicans who
have allowed their names to be used On the
same ticket with the friends and allies Of
secessionists. Indeed, some of the candi-
dates on this mongrel ticket are open and
aVoWed secessionists, rank enemies of the
Union. It is a beautiful Union ticket, to
be sure!
The Republicans Of Chicago are not only
largely in the majority when they pull TO-
gether, but they own more than three
fourths Of all the property in the city, and
pay more than rs cents on the dollar of all
the. taxes contributed for the support Of
the municipal government. Now, let us
see how they are represented on this bogus,
clique-ticket for the highly important posts
in the of Board of Public works:
North Diu;s3on.-Philip Conlcy, Irish Secession
:, South pspa*ion:- -chas. II. Gray, American Pro-
Slavery Democrat
Wesi Dicssion.-Fredertck Letz, eaay-going Re-
publican German.
Thus it will be seen, while there are two
foreigners to one native, there are two bit
ter, INSCRIPTIONS pro-slavery Democrats
TO-: one moderate, unsophisticated, good
natured Republican. Mr, Lett is put on
this clique-ticket az sugar pill, to swecten
it to the palates Of such Of his countrymen
as can be roped into its support. II the
trio should be elected, the quasi-secession-
ists Of course will control the Board for the
next four or six years. The Mayoralty is
assigned to q " Republican," because it is
Of small consequence in comparison with
the Board of Public Works. It lasts but
brief year, and is shorn Of power and pat
ronAge. It is thrown to the Republicans
as nosegay or boquet, to amuse them;
but the Secession gentry are careful to
keep the basket of delicious fruit to them
se1ves 'a'