, 1873-03-27

creaaod supply OF cotton, woolon, iron Stool,
and MI otllor goods.
TOWN ELECTIONS IN CHICAGO.
Tho people Of this city cannot complain that
they aro not provided viii, stlf1lolont number
Of governments. First wc have tho Nattonnl
Government which 1ovieB taxes; noxt tho
stato Government which loyies taxos then tho
City Government Which lovies taxes tllon tho
County Government which lovioa ta1oH thon
tho par1 Commissioners which lovy ta1oa and
Inst tho Town Qovornmonts which 1ovy taxoa.
Chicago, by fiction Of law, Is considered t1lroo
independent townH, aud cach town hae Gov
ernmont Of its own. Tho ol1cial roster Of those
Goyornments Ia, Asaoasor, Collector, euper-
visor, Town C1ork Z Justices Of tho Ponce,
and in tho North Town Z, South Town 0, md
Wost Town II Constablos.
Tic Legislative branch Of each Of those Gov
ernmontB ia Town Board, consisting Of tho flVo
JuHticeB, tho Supervisor, and Town Clork. ThoBo
sovon oi!loora aro clothed with tho authority to
levy taxes, nuke appropriations, and gonorally
do anything respecting money that any othor
Legislature may do. It Is neod1oaa to eay that
thero Ia no mood Of these town governments
other than to provide places ut tho public OK
penHo for certain individuals s,-gonorally ward
loafors or aa1oon-keopors. It ia part Of tho or
dinary party machinery, Theso thirty~ouc Con-
stables, 1ftoen Justicos, three Assessors, throo
Supervisors, three Town C1orks, nnd throo Col
lectorB are ail required to bo "loyal"
to tho Administration, and contribute their
share toward election oxponsos. Fidelity to
thoHo "principloa" entities thom to govern
tho tlroo towns of Ollicago, lovy taxes, and voto
away the revenue. The Balariea Of town officers
nro regulated by law, but to show that law haB
no torrora or restraints for town governments
We reproduce tho following extract from tho rec
ordB Of tho Town Olork, who is tho official
Secretary Of tho Town Board:
Under date Of Sept. IT, 1879. We find tho following
entry:
Justice Dagactt moved that the sum Of ona thousand
dollars oo0) DO paid to tho Town ASSESSOR on ac-
count Of services for tha year 1879. Carried.
Under dato Of Oct. !, 1872, Is tho following:
On motion Of Justtco Daggott tho Of n, ,423.58
was allowed to tho Town Assessor.
Tho Town Clerk explained to the reporter that from
this 1attcr was deducted tho :nrat Of 81 000
allowed, but tare Is entry this book to show
IT, thu rcaor la not co1npe,e to ba1ieye that IL sa mt
MI addition TO tho frat II thIB ia tho casc tho su of
s5 ta IN 7vaa mil; Ia fila Aescasor far acrvcca for the
rcar 1a7a
In nnothcr entry Of tho BAmo date, tho Town Clerk
Is allowed by tho Board tho modest Of 5000 for
hsa horculcan 1abors In making thcso heroulean
tries.
3,r nrtvn
e. 1nntf,, NJ r,sttco 4,,,,os +.rortv.evo h,p,rca
doars {so 50o} was allowed TO tho Town Collector in
addition to tho 500 allowed by law, making total Of
tSc" thousand p oijsra ts oo otca osnenaes fur to
collection OF tho ta1cs OF 1S7..
s"ra ~ tho 1ocon TusI ~ I'm aros ~ ,a7a
An additional per diem of ~ day to tho Town
clork from Nov l87a to april TO- 1878 WIS nno"od'
ra ,..1,"a ." +nt"1 ~ N, m xo.od m a., o,,
Board, portion OF which is to DO deducted by tho
Collector from the ta1es collected during tho year ls3
s,noa ~ ta aro Ths .sao.s, has hocn nonsa 90 seo
for tho ycnr ending Nov p 1879, md $4,000 for tho
short year botwoen November and April 80 lar rs can
~ mn Ta 1,,lao.a, ~. sayo a. soo for t,,o 1ana
year, and $1,000 for tho abort Of five months tia
Supervisor md Alderman Mr. Peter hahr. was mod
sss ~ 11sa ~ ~: soxoro aHa
H.. ,o. r,ro,r,d +c NINA of ann mud eson far tho
long and abort ter1ns respectively.
Som .n9so " h,vo no ,oo 'u Wv moor o ~
law allows them per diem Of sl.6o for eyory day Of
actual Rersce and they took 1t anu gu centa additional
sa .an an,ronr,ato IT, Tho 1ncanra war; 1,o11 ~
tho mornbers' offices in rotation and thon tho men,
her claimed % ront fof twenty minutes occupancy:
.a .on1, ,oro vo-, hic t,oo .voro ono ~ 1,so,,or