, 1873-08-20

Tho Establishment OF Regular Grades
--RleetinE Of tho hoard of Education
--Fhc KenWood Boat~Clubss Elr1t
Voyage.
The Board Of Trustees Of Hyde Park hold an
adjourned meeting on Monday evening to cor
root orrors. The Attorney, Col. Thompson, Inns
been for long timo insisting on regularly
established grades for overy proposed improve
mens, knowing that my nssosBment would fail
iu court on application for judgment If 1t was
found That no grade had been established. he-
Gently. on bis last case in court, and Oh tho very
Inst objection made by q chronic tax-hEhter,
this point was raiaol aud was sustained. Tho
fatal wonkuoHB onco discovered, it WIS uttorly
useless to proceed to tho collection Of any
spocial assessment until this error was corrected.
The Village Engineer has been working up this
mattor night and day for a long time, and camo
prepared with protiles Of evory street and avo-
nue in tho village. So tho Trustees by formal
ordinances established ail tho grades, resciuded
and afterwards rc~onactcd all tho ordinances for
spccini nsseasmonts for all tho improvements
heretofore adopted, and the chronic ta1-dghtara
mny now cross OF this objection from tholr
printed list,
The salaries Of Engineer and Superintendent
Of Public Works Woro raised to "a quo per annum
from Aug. is.
Rebates on Wabash avenue were allowed to
Nancy F. Nckerson sao.5a, md to ]. 3. Adans,
\ $780,.
John hIcCarroy's claim for interest WIS re-
turned by the Committee Of Streets, aud refer
| red to Committee on Finance.
| 4 warrant for 31o7.25 WAS ordered on Btreot-
repair fund in fayor OF Chicago L Thornton
Road to correct error Of July 10, 1878. John T.
woro sppointol the Special Ccmmitteo ou tic
construction OF Water-WorAs. Adjourned.
| HOARD OF EDUCATION.
| At tho meeting Of the Board OF Education on
Mouday eyoning, tho Special Committee made
lengthy report 0u tho condition aud wants OF the
schools, and on their Recommendation it was
ordered that Lots 81, 3S, SO. 40, Il, a, 49 and
Al, in Block 40, in Cornoll, bo accepted az do
mutton from Paul Cornell; that school. be os-
tnblishod, and achool-house bo built thereon,
to be known as tho Cornell School; that school
be established in tho South Shore Subdivision
by MesBrs. Biufora and hliddloton, who were
empowered to procure room, tit for tho pur-
pose, md aoloct q toachor.
A communication from D. Appleton l. Co. In
recommendation OF Coruell's Biographies, and
from A. &. Lane recommending music teacher,
| were received aud referred.
A contract was ordered with W, L. Robinson
for ninety tons Of coal. A number Of planH for
| school house were presented, but for want Of
snecihcatious aud estimatoH had to lay over until
noxt meeting. Adjourned.
NOVEL BIanT
was proBoDted In front Of tue village hail by tie
lalting there Of two large mule-teams attached
to Wagons loaded with iron water-pipes, aud
aomo supposed thoy wore for tho Hyde Pal (
water-works It appears tho ariyoEs tried to aes
would neither lcave the boulevard nor quit ours.
ing him. So he captured thcm and lodged then,
in jail.
row, BnoT1EnB, ROW.
The Keuwooa Doat- Club had jolly time
Monday With their new elght-oarod barge
Twelve Jolly tars In embryo, embarked at OlarA
gtreot bridge, Chicago. at q p. M, and, aItei
much toll and Precipitation. len!lotl ct Kenwood