, 1873-11-13

lona hHA Au oppenont or " mhckcrloin.'
o3 Tho ., Hifp0rt'r-nia + Mr. nlEo'y think faSor"
Rir. 3mflh-Ho? It was not necessary to con-
snlt him about the nNttor. Tho stock Ut tho
II r ,'s %as {{potheoatea aene TING ago except
hands Of three banass. Thoy' run run tlo buaiuoyH
a!Talrs Of tlio Post and put in tho busnssH-
Office manager to look aftor their interests. They
wore not anxious to keop the Btook,-that was
It, hit upon Tho iaea Of getting hold Of tho
Btook: A. certain amount or tho city deposits
Aad bcen. mntlo Mt, tlloao ba'lks by Mr.
s;'s G;ago, aud thoy would rrefern to keep
Sc. It was suggested to thcso banks that il They
would tako tho necessary stops to layo Tint
stock put into tho posgosalpn OF tho Peoples
Party, Dan O'Hara would continue these do
nosits With them, II boinE uuderetood, ct cou1se
stock. 1t! should be stated, howover, tint
oIlars IT vas not ,rarty TO the proposi,,lfon; q
fiji iifaa II both s'de' r0r0 willing whore vaS tho
h1r. snith-Why, t WAS found TINT Dan
wouldn't agroo to IT. Ho said tho City Troasurer
could not make my ugroon,ent us to wlcrc, or
in what amounts, Or for how long . ti,no ho
lo, could not DO shaken. tho barrgain was OF, Of
course. Tho banks would not give up tho stock
for nothing, md tho city funds could notbo ns6d
es COMFY II ssx no. aep5s ds esf asa
largo enough to cover tho caao. f"~ y
i Mr.. ,Smith-1lo County Treas1ror Is tod up
by an :onortnous bond. An Treasurer ho l,aa to
giyo bond for double the Stato arid county tax
levy. and as Collector in which capacity 10 col!
lects tho delinquent city tax he has to give all
othor bond--nl1' togother amounting to over
$4,000. .0oo Nobody can furnish such q bond on
his individual security. Certain of tho banks
unito nnd GO on hia bond, but with tho UNDER
standing tIat a1l the receipts are to DO under
their control. .1Io has. no more control over
tlloln than I have. Why tlloy appoint Jig
cashier md ,e'yo1y ,oyfeng altor sho 81 otlco
riea: them to tho banks concerned. No, not
cont is to 10 secured in TINT quartor, aud wlloro
It is to como from is point which is not yot
TSe Hspost?1Duy 4 tic stock for what tho
Mr. smitil-No, that is too rlr1y. Tho Leg1s.
1stnre might Take It into ita head to abolish lhe
whole Bystom OF printing Official proceedings aud
then tho investment would be q dead Ions.
3: BOARD OF PUBLIC w0NKB.
Tho Rcporter--Te 60 back to tho office ques;.
tion, what Ia to bo done with tho Board Of Pub
lie Worls?. - - -
mr. smi.h-It ip very much mixed up. Car
appoint good man, tho trouble belng 'wllethor
tic Councl! Mill confirm him. Thac body is
already assuming to tako charge Of thinge, Just
as Il Med!l1,s bl had Expired now inatssd To-, oi
yot thoy Showed that they wero intontl-
ing to run matters and to diotuto to
tho Mayor. I think they would ., confirm m!
Of The Irish vote and would bo unobjoctionablo to
the Americans. The difficulty is with the West
Side. Thompson LAS four years yot to run, and
probably would not be disturbed; but the trouble
Ia that the West Side Aldermen do not think he
has been active enough IN looking aftcr their
interosts, and has allowed himsolf to 10 con-
trollod by his colleagues.
Tho Roporter-IAat means he is to bo turnod
out TO mako place for Tom Courtney?
Mr. 6mi1h-No, tho man who Is working hard
ost for the plnco is Con. AlcArahnr.
Tho Roportor-.Who-the Postmaster
MIR. Smlth-Yes. ...... -;
Tie Noporter-What troubles him7 should
think he would prefer to stay whore ho is.
ntr. smith-Very likely ho would, but Federal
oilice-holding is not a worry permanent business,
mud thore may be iissatlslacton i'll Washington
ut tho wny in which tho Republican party hnro
Las been allowed to fail TO pieces. Tho Admin
istration wants men who cnn prosorvo tho or
ganizaton. Besides, II he .gcts this place on
tho Board, he is certain for four years. No fu-
with good pay and considerable influence, until
1877. -
OTHER OFFICES.
Tho Roporter-And how 10 it With the Board
OF Health?
Nlr. su,ith-Tho feeling iu tho Council will be
to abolish it, II it canuot be controlled. 1t has
it Issued an order forbidding. thcln to
feed feed cattle t within within TIE he city Limits dt
is all right but they don't eco it, and arc going
to mako fight to hayo it repealed Tom Lynch,
Who vas elected in tho Ninetoonth Ward ia
distilleE himself snd Railoy from the Ninth, IL
the appointment Of DR.. George Schootzer, tho
German member Of tho Board Of Health, in place
OF Or. Ben G. Miller. Then tho move will bes
made in the Doard to repeal the ordor. II that
fails, MesBrs, Miller and Johnson will 60 over
board. Charley Moore iB an lrishmau, and will
have to romain.
Tho Roporter-W Whereabouts in this division is
AID: Mcarath to come in2
Mr.. smith--Tho Alderman is in tho habit Of
putting hi8 finger in every pic he can. Wo all
know that he will tnke the best thing he can got.
His friends say ho wants to bo City Clerk. It is
snug place. good for two yenra, with good pay,
and puts man In q position to do All immonso
is that ho wants to DO President Of tho Council.
Oh Office which will DO revived when the Mayors
Bill expires, for two rcaaons: You know ho was
elected Acting Mayor q year ago, aud that on
proposed visit. It CALLED him bitterly, aud ho
will mover forget It. Whom Bond waB elected
Acting Mayor recently, McGrath, who had OK
poctod to beat him. was fearfully chagrine1 !;
special victory for linn to get the place. Do-
sides, the President OF tho Council il an i'm
portant officer. He will appoint the Standing
Committees, including the one on Finance aud
Public BuildingH.
Tho Roporter-Haye you any idea he can rot
IT.
Mr.. smith-That depends entirely on the
| Council. But you know he was undor three
indictments for bribery couple Of years ago.
| and how far that will operate on the minds Of
| tho membera Of tho new Council is only to bo
found out when they get together.
| The Neporter-Who will be put in as Comp
trollor
Alr. smith-A good man, I presume, ii one
eau bo found to take 1t. 1t was offered to 8. S.
Hayes, but he may think 1t q hnrl job to borrow
money for tho next two years. Il la believed
that Colyin himself is thinking Of s. D. Ward.
Besides, whom you come to those offices the con-
| aicting claims Of tho constituents havo to bo
considered. Each side says the other has tho
most. Tho Irish say that tieb. Won Hollen, mud
Miller have more patronage, moro small placesto
| give away In the ehape OF clerkships, etc., than
L ha.Isa a1ha1t ali all