, 1873-03-29

A YEARS. BUSINESS.

Annual N1ootinE OF tho Town 1sonr,1
of sus1tIa ONltng0--Einnt1cinl stntc-
n1Cnta Of tho hs9cMsOr, Collector, md
SNporv1sOr..Q0Oyv tho ~ Wenttliicst
Town III tho stntov Will Iao mailo 10
Bleed Next Kcur.
Tho Town Board Of South Chicago mot yentor-
day afternoon in Justice Doydon'B Office, for tho
purpose Of settling up tho yoar'a busineas. There
woro proaopt Supervisor Loowonthal, Justoes
DWolf, Doggott, Boydor, aud Hinsdalo, Town
Clork spiogol Assessor Rodbortua WIS also
present.
After Gomo talk about tho rooout statements In
LIE TRIBUNE, relative to the amount allowed
tho Anseasor, tho Board went to buaincBs
The minutes wore road, and 90 amended aa to
mako 1t plain that Assosaor Rodbcrtus had bean
allowed 81 400, and not e5.40O.
Tho Supervisor reported TINT lie received DUR
Ing tho yoar 60 8A19, and had paid out 50 e91 49,
Ho had redeemed youcllors of 1860 to the amount
Of 81, 900; 1870, $500; 1871 81 800; 1872, SO 2O5
These Vouchers nro for advertising, posting
notices, aHsossmont oxponHos, ETC.
Tho report WAS accepted and approved.
Tho final bill Of Collector Tappon was pre-
aontod, amounting TO a2, ,9s4.0l. This includes
ront, aty stntonory ADVERTISING dcsls-hire, oto. It
Tho Collector reported TINT ho hud collected
taxos to the .an,ount OF e17O, ,514.48; hia
por cont conimisHton on which WIS @5,590.27.
He wna entitled by lay to d aalary Of ;e1,500,
leaving duo to thS town s2,ooo.27. Thoro wore
Ao6.o2, making total due tho town Of 81, 400 I'd.
After deduotfng tho j,:st audited bill, Of so,-
08I21, there WAS left 81, ,5t1 .88 to bo paid ovor
Tho next bill was that OF Assessor Rodbertuh,
BY him to tho amount Of &C, 500 during tho yours
1871 and 1872--s4, 900 in tic first year, and So
500 III the laat-hc having boon compelled to sell
thom ut discount of from 10 to 20 por cent,
there being no money in tho town TREASURY;
Tho Supervisor was opposed to tho BILL. Ho
did not think tho town should bo liable for my
discount or town orders for 1871. Whom tho
last yoars bill was cut down, howovor, IN inti-
nation was made TINT thoro ought to DO an
Justice Doydon said bill like that handed in
wou1d not do. It should DO specific. stating to
whom each ordor for 1879 was aold, and for what
loss.
Mr. nodbort,1s said ho had lost $40 On tho
orders Of 1872. f1o Withdrew tho other bill.
Tho matter. was laid oyor until formal bill
could DO mndo out.
Supervisor Loewonthal reported that, by t1,o
statomont Of tho Town Clerk, dated September,
1871 tho outstanding town orders amounted to
sll, ,793. During 1879, ordors we're issued to tho
amount of e9.488.53. Doducting ordors tnkon
up, during: tho year, thoro wore outstanding
orders to the amount Of 911,946.5o. The bills
dehtodnoss being a17.940.50. Or tho 1871 tux
loyy, about ss 800 would be collected, aud of the
tax-lovy. for 1872 about $1,000, leaving total
doacionoy Of $1,000. Ho suggested that the
hfoown r1 on ns pT9yed F Ter 1s3s M
lector'a, $500; Rent, Town Clerks salary,
etc, 5000; Supervisors salary, $3.50; Town
Doard, 5000; incidental expenses, so60 and
deficiency, 81, 900; and that 90 por cent be added
920,550.
Justice Brydon moved that tho Board rocou1-
menlto tho town meeting to vote tho sum Of
$25,000.
JrStico D'Wolf seconded it. 1t was tho wealth.
lest town in tho State, but for years tho orders
had boon at n sliucount Binco they did not raiso
monoy enough.
Tho motion was agreed to.
Tho Town Clerk was authorized to draw ordora
on ncooltut of tho Collector for %, 600, to 10
charged to tho taxe3 of 1873.
Supervisor Locwonthal wna complimontod by
vote Of thanks, and tho moeting adjourned.