, 1866-02-23

The Lake Tunnel Appropriation.
The following Is the speech Of Alderman Shack
ford, made On Monday night last. pending the dis
eussion OF the lake tunnel appropriation by the
Common Council. We rublieh II That the tax-
payers maj see Whsr YVES advanced in favor OF the
najohty vote:
sSoi until recently hive I given TO the eubJect
now before the Council my very particular atten-
.sWhen 1t waa being considered about a year
tmee@hesore ! was elected Adcsu,an-l ned to
editorial remarks concerning the game, ns thcv
were then publlehed in the daily newspapers. /
bad, too, ut the time, some ftIe conversation With
my neighbour respecting the matter.
The result o! thote careless observations were
to impress my mind with the idea, that these con.
ald that they had been prosecuting The same undeS
vg1T ir.inc unusual circumstances thai their Diff
cullee had grown out Of an error 1n Judgment for
AhIch ilicy should not be held wholly responsible
aud thai 50 iar AZ wae Individually concerned,
should he willing to treat them stneruus1y altef
the final completion OF their contract. and have
The same oa hand view Of the subject, Bat since
.one 20 f' isS wseks ' go. " hase ~ ee"Ssd sse@ed
this mature confederation il 10 change my oplnIons
only upon singe point: previousif, ! thought the
additional amount Of compensation should not he
awarded nn1il the work WAS finished. while now
believe The amount, whatever ii may be. more or
lexe. should be determined upon at once, md my
Impression l. thai. unless We do settle this question
prior 10 he empleton q The SSnac thst these
/. mentioned IN their written agreement with the
city. By way o! Illustrating this point, will
mettlon circumstance with which the whole
rebellion the county Of Cook appropriated eomf
two ard half millions OF dollars for recruiting
purposes. Al The tune It WAS found extremely
without The money the quota Of The county could
mol I've hfed, excepting by dsait. To raise this
ns5s money 81 s9sts Of Estiolis appeals ,Se Terc
10 Subscribe for this scnp. The Board Of superyi-
sotS appointed Ill 1te members ae committees for
Ihcir several towns: they invited ahe Boalt Of
with them. Mass ree'ines were he,dlerrqnently,
and ward mrettnex mel night al,es might through
out the city, and great excitement WIS produced
on " . osca; lon. Al al o. tho.e gatherings the
would subscribe 10 thl fund that their money should
bs refunded onttDg the next summer, with ten per
oenr interest aitended mauy Of those ,neaahes,
and beng Supervisor. supposed myself author
1xro 10 make fuct promises to the people. AZ
co1diue 70 promisc this ec1ip should have been
paid src this but net dollar OF II Las ret been
deemed In c1<h. The Board OF Supervisors did
however, east5 last SIMMER adserttte 10 exchange
the ten per cent county scrip, into seven per cent
county bonds, providing the sotn holders would
they would eell for on the market for cash
This tf j9st how Tue scrip holdes were Iea,ed aier
Tue occasion had passed awas which ,nade ii neces-
EY%
have no donb OF the sincerity at The time Of tho5e
who made u! those good Promises TO the people,
neither do now doubt The good intentions OF
those who propose 10 be 20 generous 10 puIl &
Govan n re iutusc; but Do think BY dcfes,ns
Will be just wha1 l, in the othcr, and The urcuu1-
stance reminds OF that theological p,uyerb about
the road 10 ce11a1u hot pinee being payod with
good inientions-
"1tis subject Is eonsidered one Of very dehcate
nature Tor alderman to deal with. and those who
aye paying largely Of our city taxes claim that the
Council have no right 10 give awAy their money. I
presumet however, that haye the same legal ffght
10 aneTtase 1he pay OF these persons. we think
them entitled tolt that We bad 10 make the appto
ptiat1on for the Tunnel in the lint place and. by
"sy Of illustrating The moral aspects o the case
Sall thke eo1ne laus that have come within my own
OBJ heetS1tiop.
he Fnneun Hall Markct, m Boston. was built by
contract condition was that 1t snould be finished
al cefa3n spef1hed time N default OF which the
contractor thou{d forfeit 10 The city cerIalu sum
per day until u WAS completed. Unlortuuately one
summer during its construction, ss5ore drought