, 1873-12-08

| HYDE pARK.
The Hydo Park Trustees hold n regular mo ot-
| ing on Saturday afternoon. All tie membora
wore present except Mr.. Doyle.
| hIessra. james H. Bowen and L, K, Beach
were present to inquire about the Thornton road.
Wishing tho assessment incroased, if necessary,
in order to complete tho improvement.
The Finance Committee, by consent of tho At
tornoy asked TINT Ills petition to hayo lis salary
fixed bo placed on flo.
Bills were approved and ordered to be paid, to
Arthur Gleason Assistant County Clerk, $40. 90 !:
Chicago Ere'1ing Journal. advertising, 500. 90 !:
Clarnley Brothers. for lumbor, $3.50.
Thomas Ryan, sidewalk, Flfty-flfth street,
e4G.31 N. A. Williams & Co., Sixty-oighth street
sewer, a, 1886; F. P. Taylor l. o., Mfty-llrst
aud envelopes, $40; Beatty Il Barker, Madison
avenue Howcr, $S7G55; Richard s. Thompson,
Village Attorney. $500 nine pay-rolls on ro-
s3.29s. '0''' "A "' A''' 0'1''''' 'D' '''@' 0'lns
:, Ihe Clerk WAS ordered to prepare Ill ordor for
the construction OF sidewalk oil Hyde Park
avenue. from Forty-third to Fifty-tl,irtl streety
i Inc attorney vas instructed to notify the Pitts
Railways to construct d crossing over thoir roads
on Greenwood avenuo, in Cornell. The further
proceedings in special assessment for cona.ruc,
tlon Of sewer OH Greenwood avenue WIS post
poned for ono week. Tho recommendation, of
+. W. Gates l. Bros. OF T. B. Andrews aB wator-
works engineor, was placed on flo.
Capt: Bnford's police report for November
showed twelve arrests; fines assesHed, 31l7;
tlnes collected, 1856 two cases of smallpox and
both louseB lnbelod.
The plat Of lronworkers' Addition to South
Chtcago formerly approved but not yet recorded,
was roBciuded, mud aa amended plat of tho same
r. 81, N. R. IL, vas approved.
Proceedings are suspended on special asBess-
mentB on Oak street aud Drexel avenue improve
ments a the Washington avenue Formerly Adams
improvement. The Superintendent estimated
tho cost OF improving sixty-eighth street, to
mako 1t passable, at $3.50. Bills were presented
and referred, and the meeting adjourned to
THE oLEAvER HALL. MEETING.
:-At tue meeting. at Ceayor Hal, Saturday night,
G. II: Haluy read long array of figures pro-
pared by himaelf, going to show that the Trus~
1870, SITS, ,16o.67, Of which $4,000 to 100000
Ind been expended in tho southern part of tho
town, $G60 900 to $3.50 900 In the other part, and
that tho north eud had been robbed to enrich
south.
James Wadsworth replied that tho money thus
spent had been collected by special assesBnonts
On the property benefited and that tile improves
monts in the south end we're tho glory OF tho
town.
Joseph 2. DonAeld resented tho imnutation
tlat tho Trusteos wore tAieveB, and chargctl TINT
tho north end did not take enough intorst in
town nffairs.
Charles E. Pope sustained Mr, Donfleld and
testified that any man might be proud Of bis
record.
Mr. Hardy offored the following, which mus
adopted:
l'eaolued, That Committee Of three DO nominated
and elected, by this meeting, wlloso duty shall bo 10
Investigate all improvements now In progress OF In
immediate contemplation, in the village of Hyde Park
and report at an adjourned meeting whether such i'm
provements are for the general good at the whole
OF few only. - A~A'
The following wero appointed: g. III. Hardy.
Henry Drookes. Q. H. Wlllett
:, Tho meeting adjourned, subject to tho call of
tho Committee.