, 1873-04-01

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Tho City Asitatcd By a Reform rIovc-
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DON'T moan--Tho 1ntcrcsts OF tho
| AoWn a. fnci1te 1kailrona KosaVihg
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DunuauE. Town. March 81, 1879.
/ Dubuuue is bttetlinp at all points with eharu
projects of REFORM "nofdrm, Municipal no-
| form 4" has been tho talk nbont town for son,o
| months past,-from tho moment I NAV saw,
! whom tho Committee on Eoalization of Ta1oe
sroso from tho last revision OF tho CITY ABacsaora
BOOTS, and tho Collector first called for taxos for
1874 But the object sought, es vol1 Us tho
| methods to be adopted, wear as yot yery vaguo
aspect; at docs not vet appear what wo shall
bo." Wo may know moro tomorrow, whom tho
notor,,orx,, Co,,7,,,t.s nl,,i, ~. ,,,s4 ~,
-, aa.a nnno mos' a4,o all-
nounceo thesr "clty tioAet' Ihus 1ar, Demo-
Gratis have boon disposed to wait; eyinoing vii
lngness to approve tho nominations Of tho Re-
an 49, t,a,.at 49, .ssaea " o'A@se a.o ru.
Oh TUG 1'cket, anu 'Bood mon gonorally
aro solcctod. And, up to tho proB-
ont moment, also, Republicans hnvc
~ Mal. nnu a. 100 Wa1 tne
AoloEmefs pflhg 1or1n cohtont II 1t ahall appear
the party 10 to faro no Worso IN tho now deal, 1t
having gained fow points in tho city goyorn-
,,,s ra ~. =; 'ths t ~" ,a
anv
WIZ 1tI 10Y ~ 9'.s WI .1amao,
"na, 'Ao A'oAoei.oih 1uon1soAsoS iooS 1or' ID 70
get tho present Council ont and new men in.
That, may ray, ia their tl1ed determination
~ n' @ raaaat1n @ - t,,nt ,ne w %h.a o1noo a to'u
tion. Of sooing any reform; tho most
ho hoped for IN tue new movement was
aa,,an,.;a ~ ,,asn a. eaeaa ,n'',oa ~ ""s ,
opposltlon TO paying tho ta1es levled Tor tho
payment OF Old city dobta, according to <tar1ns
arranged before the present Council came in, mud
su thsn ~ tha % ao ore eor
Rnnmhiin ~ snoin X a5acd ~ f,ia ao, IT, ~
ttnS; ~ ~ - 49, ns say H.
made duSir tho past voar and wbioI oyopv o;tia
Son Knows Sere 7cfy @ @aeG naedsd Whiie those hose
ras cnnors1v nnmIauci ~ fs nohc ~ onrl nnd
mns 6unotnS npp.auui"e i ~ t its !aono ei!r aaa
aea eon n'n.,o that to ~ ~ r. ~
Ina ,,roua ~ n1n,nst via wo;1!, M III ti,n
Tou6c he ~ nrarnJ ~ fn;1ra T., onar1thn a
has nndortaknn:" ta Tn thja conncotinn 'S misht
1naa NJ - cnnonantarv almost l,cro,,s ,,ror tho
INN 4 nurnnac an and snr;t'} of thoan nushin1 ~ tho
odod worl< At Toform. that thoT hnye orreod
i5non n "r-hfayor Kuixlt as caulidsto at tho hoad
,3n ~ rat ~ cnni1oto a. n,,p p,' miro
,1.r ~ tle tr.cI ~. ~1enubica,l csuliI.
cato, and f0r tho very 1caaon 'fhat fho cry OF
=" . nssociation M With bond-holdern and opprossorn
oi the people, vas succeesfully raised agalust
nm: II the hoiormots succeed with thia choice,
9ne = ChGIman OF tne no1otm committee to whom
naSe potoIe reioaIea' "ll: TOR one, suffer no
sssn?'A'n'''' siyss: ~: 4aD ''F 'n' reason" 0''o''
,ass &sss: 'as;e Paesqn IN mo Ike Re'''' ma@s my
other Western es est,es t5ea up in bonds
rates Of aseesamonts, to ward OF payment Of her
dobta ,by her apparent inabllity to pay them.
The aaaesaod valuation Of property in tho city
this year; as returned by tho Equalization COM
Wilt ef ess aaea %he @
upon this Is not, compared with many other
cities, outrageoualy high. The equalization hns
boon moro just this year than over
before known requiring, oapital hereto
burden. And "Hore ii juet whoro tho. shoo
pincheH." No; Reforms that repldiate Justly
lnado buRiness contracts, and ropreas tho spirit
for public improvements, arc not what We want
-AEe uuE WHAt tltaHuk UlQlEAliOu3 HAIIA0t lib III
anticipating,
THE IOWA PACIFIC ROAD.
Tho interests OF the Iowa j. Pacific Rail
road which woro somowhat frost bitten by tho
aeyoro financial Weatler wo have lad IN tho
last ak months, pre bong revived, a new
lifo is budding III TINT quartor, It ia
understood lero that rroyidont +. r.
Joy, OF tho Michigan Contrnl aud J. K. qrayes,
Of the O., q. IL y. md g., D, d II, Roads. wifi
visit Boston during tho next Wopk coming tn
negotiate for tho eaIo Of Iowa j. Pacific bonds ).
and any enterprise which las two such men aa
these bohind it ia asauroa in advance, It would
inspire public confidence wore it's own intringio
merita not clearly apparent, but with an enter
prise so pregnant with aIl the best olomonts Of
snccoBs as is tho lows Pacific,
thoro cnn bo no possible doubt
OF 'itH carrying. Such wealth Of
agricultural products as will DO tributary to
this road, aud such vast botlH Of ore--coal and
gypaona-as it will tap ut Fort Dodgo,-aro, it
!. safe to say, not to be found alaewhora in the
West. Dubuque machinists hayo q kindly eyo
toward those coal-be1s, and Dubuoua grait,-
merchants are propoaHessod in favor Of those
boundlesa grain-tiolls; but, "Ho near" they
have been yet "Ao far." Tllo completion of tlio
Iowa Pacific, which graded most Of tho way from
the intersection with tho G., D. l. III, Road at |
Turkey River, to Fort Dodge, will give Uubuouo |
business men most oil theY ask for In that diroo-
ton.
TIE BOATING sEAsoN
Is alroady prepared Tor at this port. brr, r.
Farley, jr., has bcou retained on agent laoro bY |