, 1873-10-09
MAYOR MEDlLL,
Economy and Retrenohment the Duty Of
City Officers.
Els Experiences in ireland.

Comptroller Burley hna received tho following
private letter from tho Hon. Joseph Modill, aud
kindly permits its publication:
EpmnunaH, Scotland, sspt. "a, 1873,
DE4a sn: Tho ncws OF tho failure Of tho hos.e Of
ns papers and eaek esbs dispatch sinee then brInga
reports Of moro failures Of heavy houses. took IN
e. resa ps Ell dwn ' s @s 1 h s
scores Of others md send tho ahook Of FISCAL panic
hS9shGs .eoas " hs ths as,n. gnss States rRs prompt
purchases Of bonis md sales Of gold nay
.sre.t re. -, general financial crash, such =
sudden str1ngency that must necessarily follow tho
failure OF 90 many banks and speculative concerns
Is ossoas ls b esae druat I'd
Gsie:se NUT fsol shs sasss = :sves. - .ny other
Pic owo in consequence Of no sudden rebnidlna Of
.ho stty presume you vtl nad 4 nes1ly imposslb1s
Precipitation. ] 'D1 maas b. the % ceone az and np thpt
sollselins ts1cs WI 30 !. h.rd e1tF.eting tooth.
ee 70 ap
diiures ret Il ioE tho present yoe and shat money
toll the Finance 0onmtteo Ind Il. Council that pnDIo
houses, polce.stations, and either works. fnt tic
North Branch drainage canal 90 over until nc1t year;
urge md % Il
until next IL, al not Jet let md under way
nostpone 65eahIng @ ground fof tho neT oy a sa
do, IN this MONETARY cr1sis vhateger prudent citizen
.e1a do, retrench o1ponsea and husband rosouroea-
during this, fiscal storn,. The banks q the
city must be invoked to give whasevar aid thoy
Snsg e IN s sss Gg
Mr. sooey to do ha utmost to force tho taxdodgers to
pny up what they owe the city, The monetary crisis
from tho brief tolegrnms haVo rpcetvcd, but knowing
tho inflated, unsound md dishonest condition Of hum
and Chicago IL in condition to escape Snscethed.
ae Hesfe tn" 81 thee ss nt t b 1 h sRs 11
aro .nno crop. in Amsaca aud short crops s
m,nd IN Europe }es: ,1a.Sc TnsFs "a b -, sieas d
Britain Franco has no food to export, but must hn-
port; Tho Russian crops .ro short. Germany Las
for o1port ezcept catto aud 1s1. think shoat nd
-four .ust rule h,eh for year te come and corn wn
an as ~ es & CHI
not decline Hence thinf ths me mereande classes ~
M not asF - much h the ses! crash q might b.
RE-: .s;: ssaa:s
be1s esn injuro he Vital nereate Of he community.
abse aohas of my i to III tie Municipal
Government to arrest oil e1pendit,res for public
TSs TS1s' i sss ns Il h.. G e ks ls sss g. c9 e
@ weEk.; nsitsr postpons @ ths,n 9atil as.t sum;
aseal affair vth dsop interest Until tie worst i
5s sGar far ba. been Ssy Psssa H.
Rss qs5 Id aSsssa = .9S;5;
zss: prsz.s;ss es' @ Il:
sHe Money anu enough {a pas s'6a'Seas sene
tho coainen The nhsbitans Of ias fresnd pay IL
fent sn5 s god Tor hs privilege of living
asn tssds u nofa. its menss 1assee ses
Inert, unhappy, enerp1selcss. iroland il truly The
Nc Niobe .ann among % nations shs i held down BY
qaassse: Das Of 9s' 'n ii xh peeo esa
duty EEyery ety toxp ysse nd railway ;atio9
barracks everywhere. Fifteen thousand or 600 red
eoats garrison them snd warvosaels lie It enchor In
9nd keep gun or pistol unless he pays lat9o License
fee therefor e.ery year ard Eesstered hs people
ma ses q SoVs
sSss ssns i Sssa sSa aSes Th' te gen'a, It. 64
leasing Ss 1snds rom ae f. ao sSs
as
city, largo as philadelpha, and twice rich It Ia
Remarkably well-busft city, solid stone throughout
with gront ravomonts, all equnl to that on
1roadway, New York. For ten mllos below
the city, tho Clyde is linod with ship-ysrds
Ind previous conception Of Tho extent Of this
branch Of business. Edinburgh is the Boston Of
Great nrttan hut te far beautiful and pctur
esqun than Boston. Tomorrow must 10 to London.
How long shall remain there depends on crcuIn-
stancea. The weather here damp and disagreeable
n 0af To hayfa NJ
Yours truly, J. M