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County ap-
Si69,35 80
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.lndependent commissions.

.fndependent commissions.
Board Of upery,or responsible for 80 and not
single dollar Of the amount to be expended foI other than
,he Independent Commissions ssk Tor bio
mi @ but your Committee hsvo only allowed them $685.
us s for TO be found elsewhere Department; sA
sor an increase Of 81 o. but your Committee have
Ss.msd A ndcious and wise 20 attempt reduction based on
the estimates OF the Comptroller The Common Council have
,s ses' ~ Tb. Increase Win be found to cons,
new appropriation for Nsonsi purposes io
I, salaries IN ysrOu, DEPARTMENTS which your Com
mittee deem Just and proIer' , ,,---,,
,. ncs 1855 Il must be conceded that tho repshenaibe,
consequently Of the state
ner sos and mus. excite alarm and spprsSsncn
ia he nind Of every citizen Of ths metropolis special egl.
on e. roS e an being prOaaSs Of general
good but when dieced asans. tho interests oil people
numbering one million q '2. ths H. tSe moi
H.. ppsctIes now so slsrnasy general Of l.ai1s fF
by the Sat. authorities of but comparatively recent origin
and uss it, sss ~ i1sIasso s1S year.
moe vii entirely obhtcrae the sa vesuse OF sei govern
len 20 tie people Of I. cry occurred in
1854 when oct passed In reference to the Then Shs o.
Police which was I'Sys MN from 'a a S SS,
Nous but which ued In s object by the d'afscon q
one tie msbers Of the then Boar OF Aldermen VINO Soa
~ he rduced TO tsbs advantage Of means UNIV oilhy %
tsned 10 remove political epponeni. ...,,, -.
Since that period OF only ter year. ago. ne of IN
y las been with snccoss tried upon that ana ~ ne
DE partnents Of the City Government wen as neaIy
ali h. pors aud valuable franchises, until a. ,ne Plesen
center of his hemisphere is nearly deprived OF ecs
.rnent and It's and lawmakers ID VIC coI
mon Council reduced to the level Of Dependents npon ns
and caprice rather envy and malice, oil Ss4lsse ooS
yhose members chosen from tho Senste ana assembly ds
tcts Of the State, interested only IN tno aa
welfare Of their ccamscbed or innsnincsns ocas:
nd who, IN order promote such w9ud
practical results may be considered better tns
theories may not be smiss 90 inti odncs neis
statement showing amounts oxpendsa iof IouSo NV
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Total Tor lsoJ ..'.plZilos " ,o.., --,
IL VIII BIO found that tho Departments alone IN 1909
these expenditures $ol144O VI, ana on account OF
Using for Common Couhch pey were hcfes'eu ee'o'
$4,000 ,,. A..
Thus we have the singular spectacle OF SIess ciy
progress and development OF Bbich has been ana u
to the world; the intelligence and enterprise Of s ~ m
and population to almost tho hst CITY In ne WORD whose
Ing science and art command as they certainly ls
sdston Of all city whose people have prospeIea Dy on1
precedent by virtue OF chartered n5h suaaheens
laws, that bile they gsFs ths largest proper 70 te
greatest number always afforded pioeeoh ana justice
people peculiarly blessed aha prosperous oecuse % M
j1dcous and wise Avs that were cseo sna "
hensoyes-yet submitting taney 20 enetoeehu.n Jpn
chartered rights and pri'leses py uhus. 49, ~
apparent humility and Te'sialon petecsy unf1 asose'
Nor Is this G With enActnents anre'nY nu sn'Ssy uc
priypg them Of their charter comes thss t"t iooWeI
usupaiion OF government BY Douss ~ rs
people ana fe'pohsloe 20 80 o 49, ~ .sagfsrd OF
ana spend the Peopob HoueS "Ilh0N' 'N'NA "
any sind A.. -. .r. s.-.-s ~ tbirf.sp
MIN aiAlion Ir-,i n i ,ive 5o5y by end
"a ~ 800 ,bi. 8, olI a. ~. CITY itself and the
80, =, i.h ,hsr,ar .,ers srnres,ly Intended 10 sur.
J s,b ,.sSard. md eecSs IL crpcndiIuies OF the peo
nIs Nancy ,sst,m that 10 ay proves by results shown
r. be ny.e,dny atem.ns yas y.ely cacpa ted TO- and
,nIy old aceompuL lie object aimed Al. II Il bad been
faithfully and fesressly nAinsin lie. contrast The facts
The Cannon Council out ltteshoye thirteen millions, ex
no. led Ia 1869 sc 90 or held responsible Tor mat
"a - ~ ~ 80 "a ~. r,onev n wss NECESSARY
G ,no., xsry Jol. 10 the votes of three
~, hodies IN have TO appeal to
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lFoi The Tribune.
Men Wanted !

ups for To-Day's hard toll and battle
Knichts we're well 10 the feudal days;-
vincs when the people were dumb as cattle;-
Priests when o lie was q means OF grace;-
Neutrality-suspicious.. when morals were manners;-
Scbe9us in ink, when tho sword was o penn
pnt now. when God lifts up his banners,
And war oangs fercc,-send us men! SEND
us men!
q contemplate tailors dummy
Dupe aud noodle and snOb and quack,-
stale old fossil and breathing mummy
Politician and party hack
Fool OF fashion and tool OF barter,-
Living to cheat and be cheated again.
Drawer Of cant and counterfeit martyr
Ont and BECOME with you send us some men
Send rs men for the desk and the altar
Men who are fearless of councils and BANS
Never with righteousness daring to palter,-
Orthodox rather in Gods sight than mans;
Man who assume no clerical mastership,
Being mans servants and Gods honest free
men,
Knowing that lordship agrees not with pastor
ship
Men whose first study is always to be nen.
Shud us men for the public stations,
Ieal and honest and brave and Wise;
Thoughtful beyond their pay and their ratlons;-
Patleying never with traitors and spies;
Men whose works and promises tally;
Men who buih upon principles grand;
Learning Of Christ, not OF Macchiayelh,
What to enact, and how TO command.
send US men Cor the private places
Tradesmen and craftsmen and tlllers OF sod
Men with sympathies large as the race is
Loyal to fatherland, freedom, and Godi
Loyal in spite of high taxes and prices;
i,ayishing life, kindred, fortune all these
Rather than sell, in humanity's crisis.
Liberty's birtbright for pottage OF peace -
noyrisaEia FEB. %, 1864. W. "
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sIndepenisn, COmml"ion' A, 81. 4,
b, Tor Al advance OF nesly hsh million Of dol
~, over expenditures Of 1885, heavy sdvence when ~
a. n crsas. IN 1861 tho previous year "a
- one milton 6vo hundred thousand dollars, ard In 1907
thousand an hundred and seventy tire. doas
s go. 4 over two million. Of dollars Two the Commission
Increase their expenditures about one huharcd snd I'VE
and do.n while tho Department., which were, Pe,l.,
but viich are by tho Act OF 1908 piscsd entirety o.
yond their supervision . rcrron.s. iSi gu ncss o. nes
sopssrs thi tho Stree, Department respondbe for soou'
tesr hundred aud say thousand dollars The balance d.
xSs.aac s sSs2d .nS c S.SSco
nsy be seen BY statement o. sIgend.9s. Of
in % fsn Ss I' Sssa sSGa md
believed by many who have not pIIoa injured I'm
arc nede arc within the control OF the Common Council VINO
have the power to eursi tber1 Of plospre Th, or
eS%non Council hays ndasriOu, circulated here and 3
our State csps from msy be presumed the nyz' aada
Die sa Of sdvsutins personal .nd psste PROJECTS There
NAV have been force In this cfc.h when the
~ Snt -,t,nly moi now when they arc beyond their con
troll Tns facts simply those; The Common Counci
pyoya0a, are BY any tho standard by hiea We
sia.d by the LesslGlurej and even those amsun'
advanced MOI the lnit', as they are sIcsedSa
Ls apartments By which tbsy controlled, and As
1868 or an iu,raiion we find Of the Department
alone an oress, expenditures. 10 the shape Of HsbIei
Amounting 10 between and three hundred thousand ao
, Thsss arc facts which your Comuites deem u wise and
state not ou fer the purpose o. calling ssn H. S
bsher paspcse Of connecting .se and erroneous
IN tho public nnd concerning tho responsibility Of lhs oG S
Common Council for 1865 Il will be found tina. large proper
ton was eIpendedfo funerals OF dead heroes su n ~.
live once and other expenses directly chasssp.
kspor. r is6a Finy thousand dollars Of was e.nssa y
he noble charity Of he Roman Catholic orphsn A,yga
and eighty thousand dosrs will be found 70
sSor At eeopoujce Sps0el sssen guteJ hs bsso
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Inerea,e 1861 over 1860. ....".....,.

independent ComHlssioBss
Tho continued extraordinary and very remarkable increase
County undcr tho control Of the Board OF
Supervisors fail To attract attention. Here certainly
the very Of the OF Increased
million four hundred and eighytvo thousand
hundred and dollars aud heen cents increase
year Budget Of lit. Using four millions and
half dollars OF for instant viii .'tenpt 10
mpugn reflect IA the emoe,t the spotess char
Of high toned ard very respectable gentlemen compos
ing tho Board OF sgperyoTa In looking over the detailed
Of iheir expenditures, found IN tho Coany Re
ports the increase sppss 20 eon', Ia item, Ike the follow
Ing y1; ,.u..,
Bridge" Interest Loans" Ofhcers eId Witnesses
Fees" Poles Fund" " ftais Ts1es, and Rents" AL
possibly, very lsyfluate AID proper expenditures
The Aim. House Conmi.soneTs this y.sr reduce helr
p-ndur-s eco and have continued 20 reduce them
every year up and Bc ding lac, year Their acts In this
connection nted and honorcd notice from every
honest and nsion.d citizen. They have reduced their
notwithstanding tho demands that an Increasing
population would naturally create iom f"eI| ~ 1893 70
exc 900 IN 1861 bright, expressive and eredAhie record
The nceae Of Hl76s0 70 in the Departments csusfd
entirely By the item Of Interest on totng Debt urd ssoek
Of 1873" which increased rom sl0Uss II 10 $4,000 ~
aud ,sverNsl other ems Of trihns account This stock
amounting 70 quite e30oc, crested by the late Comp
uoer for The purpose OF balancing tho Corporation books
II Will again Be observed that out q the enormous inclease
IN Expenditure for ZEAL Of nearly two millions OF dosE1
the Copnor coun only responsible for hundred and
forty daa, aud consist principally in donations
10 ohsIflbe ins.uons aud entertainments TO foreign en-
bassIsa
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CrrY AUTHORIZATIONS FOR 1894
Rcpors Of the Finance Committee or inc
Hoard of Aldermen.

At meeting Of the Board OF Aldermen heid
March g. Alderman Ryers presented the following re-
mort Of the Finance Committee on the City Appropna
tons for 1854, whereupon il was
ORDERED That ssd report be received laid over ana msas
,ss special order Of business sf fndsy I'm instant,
coc n NJ and thu, the repsTt be Published at eng'n IN AZ
hs napsrs EMPLOYED by the Cooperation and ~ lie sunday
Wsrcury SATURDAY. Couiis Sunday As Sunday Ilet sn1
b American Aud thsi 5000 copies Of said report be rneo
10 pamphlet form. u l. 'AhAH'iNh' '
The Committee on Finance to whom was referred the
communication from the Comptroller transmitting his
financial estimates or budget for The year 1864 together
with draft Of cdinance making the annual approPra-
lions for sail year, respectfully
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REPORT:

That IN the examination OF the estimates admittedly
ys Comptroller your Committee have bestowed much sbo
,epmspecton and care, being fully impressed with the i'm
yOance OF the subject AMI the necessity existing more par
healaIy This time for the practice Of the most rd econo
y making up the estimates Of appropriations necessary TO
conduct tho Of the city M me cuent year. Your
Committee also being sensby impressed with the belief hs
eir duty the Council and ia constituents impeT
sey demanded their bands expedition Of the evils in
me,ed upon people, through the agency Of respon
Commissions charged with the expenditure Of the moneys
payers have determined TO present coneusvey
showing that the responsibility fox increased aIston and
ssapy other evils suffered by citizens should rest where
properly belongs and upon the corporate anthofes who
are now wronfny held 10 accountability by the thought
bs the ignorant the vicious for the depiorsbe condition
Into which the financial affairs Of the city have ispsed since
e lawmakers Of the State have taken the government Of the
eiiy into their keeping.
For this purpose the following statements have been
fully prepared and your Committee submit them as complete
ynaicaon Of the Common Council from the charges OF cor
Yupon and gby aud sitery 20 boldly made
have almost proyerb They show further that be-
yond su precedent the Common Council have permitted
themselves be abused and vihed when wos In ther
peyer ct any prove the esty Of the charges - IN
sparnsly made against them that the truth simply stated and
fefagabe facts and figures would when given
70 he public exhibit the fsity and ealumnons char
selef Of the charges eqaey advanced against the Local
by those who have generally rom interested mo
lives for party Advancement been Instrumental In making
snd giving them publicity. -
fke following table shows the aggregate ptBdttsr6 OF the
City and County OF New York. tbs past six
shown BY the Comptroller Reports and the valuations upon
which The levied.
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x bs seen by the above statement that tho sexual yearly
,nea.a Of maintaining Central Park independent o. eI
tom ,ba general funds Of which the above items
pc ony he INTEREST," has increased nom 81 In 1850 to
Ss7 s8 OIL and this amount been large element IN our
Ian Levy ever since 1850 .
The following ,tstement shows The expenditure OF ne DSs
since le53-the yer the Fable schooi socsy su G
and Chaps 2e7 Lave q 1854 and under which they
shsnss de s,ste Of tie sps they rsqas fos school por
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psosprrurtrroN CRY EIPEsDiTURrs showing app,,o
priatons under control Of the Common Coune'ii az.
under control Of Departments do under eohuol % ih
pendent Commissions; also, aggregate county C'Pc..u
re, under the control Of the Board OF supeirhots neo
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"a r. thsl the afScd Tor BY tho Heads
.. comi.,ian .Sn nov entirely beyond the control the
connty Boards The section act upon which this as
,amptiOn based Win BE- found In Chap 49, Bee. w. Lawn Of
A. the Common Council Spprspdse chi, sheV, saSc ~
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considering The peculiar character Of portion Of Tire increase
Tor the year 1850 y u, and DO expected that the eHpcn
ditures would f on the succeeding year should undouot
comparison and finding out where tho ineae for the
1860. aud who was responsible fr il, Win take the
Tor she year 1888 and compare them with lttV;
Espendiu . FOX 1867
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tindspendsnt con1Hissora -
N Win thus DO tina, the Board a Supervisors lad % by
sddnz Ola ~ increase over three quarters Of NIL
lion on dollars the texos for 1889 over hose OF 1871 While
out OF the enormous increase IN e1peBduTe. Tor and during
1889 those under the direct control Of The Common council
were only 829 5 "a those Expenditures conoea oJ nde
pendent Commissioners increased end eirend
lures IN the Departments at tbs. time Indirectly under the
control Of tho Common Council excepting the Head he
nance Department nssuc they were removable ~ The
Common Counel-Teached the large hguo OF YIIIsWS Vs.
This amount OF increase also found upon e1smn
alton TO DO entirely beyond the control Of tho common Coun
ell az II consisted item in the Tax Levy under inc head
principally O." Judgments" alnountihgto SSse ana 10
those curou, in sue natter BY referring 20 the suest Com
,ones Report for the 1853 there wi pe iound very
clear ind lucid explanation Of the whole intor twas SIM
DIV series OF judgments obtained sgns, lhe cry tor almost
every conceivable Kind work, mees ana service undef
the Devn Conover and Tsyor rule In that Department fhs
most remarkable atue Of The whole matter being the deve
opsnt of t fact that although the city had been sued snd
Judgment obtained by evidently magic process the street
a.,ers that called upon TO furnish
INV rncs IN msny Of tho cases although OF he
the only peson who holding the facts would have saved the
civ III amount The balance Of the Increase
ssied Of the new Of yearly expense VIZ interest on
Central Park awards Debts and IMPROVEMENT una stocfa
Can any fair minded look at this exhibit Tor tho year
witch 10 simply transcript from the Compoiers records
ard en- tho Council from the charges OF
r,tvsgacs that have bssped upon H. evidently By
drguns prrsons and exactly where the responsibility
fer Increased TAXATION rests -.
EXPENDITURES FoR 1860
Tho whole amount expended City aud County account
or lesO Wa es7e7 Tos a. or f<7&s lets Than 1853 end
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Tntalincr,A,e for lefl

Tots, Increase fOr 1864 ..,..
Board OF Superyisors-lncreass 4
preparations. .,............"'.
sBoard Of Observation-Disclosures
asked, sJs7,7l3 SO; sllowcd....
'Alms- House - Increase asked,
slN,OoO; sllowed.............
Central Parh Maintenance and
Government Increase asked,
els, 1896, decreased 8 sos.
Departments - Increase ssked
III, 1873, 23 o.; decreased si7,-
2t5 SO.
Common Council-Increase.
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sAdyeri,n. for Common CcuncL-The control o. thi, sp
popristion was given the Mayor and Comptroller by
special case the Tas Levy q 49, the result an increased
expenditure Of s80o nearly $50 Per cent BE. eIpans
ton in detail, pege ~
CITY Conting orrcie.-Sreei Commissoner expanded an
o46 g q the appropriation during 1859 See Appendix "A.
Street Con,inisforeI's Report, 1859, page l6
Street pended 9ln6t ~ OF the spPTopris
tion during 1860 See Appendix A. Street CoinusEoHer'
Report 1850, Page 2. -,
Street Commissioner expended 500 Of the appropriation
during 1861 See Appendix A. Stree. Coiamissonefs Report
1861, PAGE is. 49, -, ~.
Street Commi.oner expended s334 Of The appropriation
during 1892 See Appendix A, Street ConmitsioneI Report
1902, page H.
srArEEysr showing expended by Departments Of
the City Government control Of hch has been taken nom
the Common Council BY special IcsAson teee laws OF
1898. CHAPTER cal
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commissions.
viii be seen by tho above figures thet although the
Board Of Supervisors only expended onhlrd Of the whole
amount paid FOR the expense Of Tho entire City and County
Government during 1860 yet the increase or their account
alone, Was over oEehaU the eSceys or $50 l26 ~.
mutt also DO borne IA mind that the decrease Of nearly
half million dollars compared with 1889 instead Of 1853
above j. decrease city account entirely. twill also be
found that those voacious mobers bom reared and ftoncd
during the honeymoon Of Taylor Deyn and Conoverin the
street Department ehfsened Aneases' end Judgment
were reduced this ycsr from about half million to 4I
0oD and the other from nearly 900 10 about 100000
In reference 10 the olheres OF increase 1t will be- found
that although above stated there Certain accounts within
the control Of the Common Council that have been reduced
the heavy expense OF he Central fcknot only oT is main
tenance and government but 70 interest the various stocks
issued for It's requirements amounting yearly TO tho SUM OF
nerIy Sb50OVO % cid very materially In increasing tho
pendure The CrosOn Aqgedac Department responsible
for very large increase this year.
viii hus be seen that OF Increased taxation OF near
y end three quarter million OF dollars compared with
1885, the Common Council BY possible be held
accountable for moro than slt CO., they have not the
shghtes control Commissions County Budget where
The great increase really a. OF this increase may be sd
with truth, DO by reference to statement above,
that consists principally Of donations 70 charitable insu
tons s1aordnsry eIprse Of Board Of eah and expenses
growing out Of creation oncw Civil Court Eighth District and
other items which may be observed upon e1aInns,ion.
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sis I the wear rregious the separation Of toe oy au
Comfy ard the amounts have been sep ioi
the purpose Of showing the imnt ate large hSo"'' " %
eend lures rs II was accomplished
lEstimeted and askcs for
STATEMENT showing IN detail expenditures on account % ~
propretions over which the Common Covhoh arc W"
,,n,,,,.J Co have control from 1853 10 1864;
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AppTopl isti0nt-Connty IBot,.. P5B0trsJI %
Estimates Of Finance Committee
NY ------ sl3,s3o,seo 50
Fypenditures-County, l963..... e3385352 20
IAP'HHi'u''' W. -.------ IaOsa,l2s IS
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-04-08
March %, 1864.
Guardian Sale of Real Estate.

Nm pursuance of an order granted by the
I Probate Court of Geauga County, Ohio,
l will offer for sale, at public auction,
On Saturday, The 3Oh day Of .7prjR, 1864,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, at tho Court House in
Chardon, OHIO, tho following described Rea!
Estate, situate in tho County of Geaugn,
State of Oaio, township of Chardon. and
known as part of lot No. l6, and in Tract
No. l of Chardon, and bounded as follows,
to wit; Beginning at tho north. west cor
ner of tho part or parcel of land set off to
Polly Tucker in said lot No. Is, Tract l in
Chardon township thence north I chains
and so links; thonco east Al chains 10 q
stake and stones on tho east line Of said
Lot thence south I chains and so links to
u stake and stones. being tho northeast
corner of Polly fuckers land aforesaid (;
thence west Al chains to place OF beginning,
containing thirty-two acres of land, Also
one undivided fourth part of tho following
described Real Estate, subject to the life
estate of Polly ShipmaD, to wit: Situate in
Chardon township, County of Geauga and
State of Ohio, and known as part of Lot l6,
Tract | in said township, sand bounded as
follows: Beginning Q chains and 81 links
north of tho southeast corner of said lot
thence west Al chains to a stake and stones
on the west line of said lot; thence north 10
chains and GS links to a stake aud stones
thence east al chains to stake and stones
on the east line Of said lot, thence south 10
chains so links to place of beginning, con.
tanning Al and %. 1000 acres OF land. Term:
of s~ale-one-third in hand; one-third in !
and onelbird in 2 years from day of sale
with interest, The payments to be secured
by mortgage upon the promises sold.
JOHN MURRAY, I'd,
Guardian of James A. Tucker.
March 30th, 1864 742w4
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-04-08

A regular meeting of the Union Must
cal Association is TO DE held at Chardon,
on Thursday and Friday, April l4th and
18th, under the direction of Messrs. Little
and Wright, Conductors. Concert on
Friday evening. All lovers of music are
invited. J. G. WELLS,
Sec,g u. N. Il.
Claridon, March 30th, 1864.