, 1869-12-25

; o'fecsl"g ranl'e as.eo's s.-~ 4ho rorra Of |
s''n o. me leihna ana -eoe tho snau,ah |
t....'ss1en. ;. "4 ~. .nflnance of the United
~ ..,.s. ~" .a:,gr ha e1ertod in this di, "a
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=.71sI0H OF cook CooHA
PRoPosEFonces bct~een ine c''y @u {
~, members ot sao ooA'a ~ {
20, e%or~, IN respect u the 'nequait5 {
y. .ntation, have hnaliy cu'ni',a. - hs 80 I
.doptlnn Of tho following 1eSo'a'''D
soto of-a5ea, W; noes, -. ,,uov,,o a,a =
Sapeots ~ sn.sF. 1s4 ,sor iioltans re- o.1ou:
,'e.d h7t .h1 d HS.rG ts oo,,isatIop.i 1
~ MsG,. sisas s.nta:asa Esft. IL
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rpat This resolution may be better an-
,1+rstood it is necessary 70 e&Pia'n 'tl'
,upcryisor Holland introduced 1e5o'a-
Ion setting fo,th that, in view OF the me
,uatity Of representation, Whereby the
kuuptry towns, with one.eighth or one
.cnth of The popul,t'on, naso
md controlling vote in the Koazd Of Super
siso.s, aud Of the necessity Of devls'ng
.o1ne equitable means Of reducing the num-
.,er Of uembers Of the board, and thereby
..sscbirg ,he expenses and increasing The
Efficiency of tho board. And to accoua-
,,list thase objects it is proposed TINT the
Cupstitutiopul Convention be menof1a'-
,zed to empower the Legislature to
"otgaurze the c't, and county o. Ch,eago ao NJ,
1a. ea4s's a,I I'd ,.oa.,15 6e orgal tzed oui 81 aad
ss.a:c.sd ~, ste faoneT WI I"a Gs.r.eo: msae
,arI .:aluast, 1rornton, La<e. cicero 1easr.o
sst 49,, ~ E;asston ,n !,aaa' aa Renen, Kch and
lno.a ue vi OF atd as:Acssa % shs coassg s o.
N,l:: Az tnst a,1 tng III II Gtovs, Ssnaam,era,
il, os.r, BrIrNst ., iaIattEe Waee!.cg sorin n
.s sn,:. nt pr1.see.'
Aceora,pe to this proposition seven
.tw,hcyn t.wusLina ore proposed to be &c
| ,.clcd from Cook County and annexed to
| vii coun,v, End thirteen northern town.
| shi,.s to oe cut of and attached to DnPAso
| s,v,,nty. This would leave Ch'cag and
-c-cp townships to constitute Cook County,
Is Thornton would doubtless 90 WILL tne
southern townships.
This proposition for the division OF tne
comfy Is really embraced il Supervisor
Gibbs resolution, which was adopted, hno
| IS tic cxuression OF feeling which has
| ttcn GRADUALLY growing and gathering
.,-tnnt], for several ycars. As the city in-
crcases MI! syells in population, the inc
! nual,ty Of representation in the Board OF
s,,ntrc;v<rs becomes mora marked and irk-
.,,,c. ard the dissatisfaction decpsua
,rd cat1ers force, The recent action Of
| Tho cn,,ptrv members IN electing an incou1
pxteut Co1perbead for presiding officer
n,a he in turn pnckiug the committees
| pi,h t1.t members from the country town
| reurest ming little handfals Of constituents
! r1,.rrhr MI the clai1manship5 except one
on;n,p,,rtunt oue we're given to the mora
I .,.r,ls 1ucr VII, fha. bankzupted the county
uvs created in the city feeling Of deep IN
': | .i;ru.tiun md disgust. So long as tn
courtry towns have moloE't'
/ IF the Board OF supervisors
lie CITY will be made hunting ground 10
4 she sinul,uaent Ut im pecunlous supervisor
: | md ,h.;r co1federates, Nothing Is NOR
a CERTAIN,
!. But is there no other way OF rencuyln
r. lie evil except by dis.nen,bering the couI
4 | ~? Ti,e B4ard OF Supervisors Is 'e4
!; t,,n. Lersomt, unwielay body. 1t IS aas'
e | .,.,ter tuo large fer the duties 1t has I
;, ,ertu11u- 1t IS also too costly. 10 donp'
!, II treble the c:ty representation IN II
N hoard, in order to give control to the cit.
il, would nuke it silt more unwieldy and
a pepsiye. suppose TINT tue CONSTITUTION
+ Convention provide that in lien OF Boa
ii u Supervisors the people Of Cook coun
If rhAll elect Board Of Commissioners,
,e conkist Of twelve OF fifteen 1nenahets, TO
no elected az follows: Three from South Cl
in czco; three from West Chicag
re- three frnu North Chicago, md thr
ira frm The country towns, mt
of ipe q board of Twelve members, viii
On quite large enough. Endow this boa
he With all the powers now possessed BY
est Supervisors ovar county affairs. Let
,r~ uru1hcrs be elected for three years. on
ma minority representation plan Of permit
of III. voters to distribute or cumuIata th
Of v..tcs for Commissioners, whereby tue
ef- nority party would elect one Of tho tn
I'll. | f1o.u each division, and etEom the coun'
the 4 Lrkher grade ot candidates would
mite Ter to s-rro Oh board OF this des ;Fptl
new ati n vastly better class Of men ~onhl
,ept s;.cted. The board wo1'la not oe un"1c
8 OF :ur get too small to aook alter Inc 1ase1
,ter- + every part of the county a very s
i1a- expense fur itS pay, mileage anu cos
r. ilici.l risitatlons TO- public 1ns1ltat
sva,4 s"','a he gained to tie tonntl lseas'
ties, .,,tl the eritrous wroDg Of tho few m