, 1873-12-22

3HE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A regular meeting Of the Truateos Of the VII
1age of Hyde Park was hold Saturday evening, at
the Village Hall. AL tho members ,yero pres-
ont.
John McCaffroy camo in person, md desired
somo change to DO mado in village warrants now
in his lands. It Was osdolod that tho clerk be
instructed to issuo warrants not exceeding
$4,000 to John sIcCaffrey, payable Aug. /, 1874.
including interest to that date, to retire cortain
warrants held by him.
The Committee on Finance, in response to tho
request Of tho President, mado long report On
the village finances aud management:
l. Doprecating a.csal drifts on Tho Treasurer.
2. Recommending TINT no drafts be hereafter
paid uuloss tho money is on hand In tho proper
fund.
8. That care DO taken that speciat assessments
shall not always full short, and thus deplote the
Treasury.
4. That some means be dovlsod to lessen thu
expense Of mixing special aasesHmenta
money is actualy paid into tbs Treasury.
G.. Tie salaries OF town o,llcors shall not bo
decreased, but all employees should be hold to O
strict account, mud any delinquency should be
visited by uncompromising Dismissal from sor-
vice.
T. No work should bo Let, except on written
contract; neither the President nor any menu
ber, nor any comm,ttco should he allowad any
discretionary power to maze contracts all mat
tors should be transacted in open Bonrd md il
exceptional cases arise, tic Board SHOULD judge
Of their merits.
g. All incomes or licenses should DO pn;d li.
reetly to tho Treasurer no officer should be
allowed to receive any money for lin. except as
his agent.
Q. Two forms Of blank receipts, such as are
used in the City Of CAicago, nro recommended
dnd no claim should be paid l1uloaB sucA form is:
properly signed By the payoe..
I'm mt. $t,1 l..
Judiciary Committee.
The following bills were approved md ordered
to bo paid: Sum &. Rhoades village Engineer,
slooG6 John Dil!lnger, Enginoers aHsistant
:22:oo; Daniel Healy snperintondonts saary,
seventh street, sls7.60; Boatty L Barker, Midi
Bon avenue Bewos, $B98.0D; American Bridge
Co.., repairs Dalton bridge. s9.85; total,
$l,a11:4. Fifteen bills aud pay rolls woro PIE
set1ted and referred to tho standing Committees,
under the rule.
Tho bills Of the Assessment Commissioners, re-
ferrel last weok 10 tho attorney, weio roturued
by him with his writton opinion that tho bills Of
cd. should bo paid out of tho special assossmout
expense fund; md OF tho others out OF such
special fund now III process Of collection. Tho
matter was referred back again to tho Finance
Committee.
Tie first estimate Of q E. Hoqucmbourgh Gu
iron ,plpoH was referred to the Attorney for his
opinion on tlto requirements Of the contract, ag
to whether ripoB aro 10 be pad for as tloy arc
received or after tEoy nro hid in PLACE.
Tue bond Of Janos II. Ely. Village Collector,
~ tho sum or S2o0. 600. approved by the preai-
dont, was hsea with tho Village C!ofk.
- Petitions were presented from W, p. Gray,
Mutt d Bsookcs. aud others, for co1!Atruction Of
culyorts On seyenty-sixth atroot, uudor tho Fort
Wayno and Michigan Southern Railroads. aud
w SoVenty'n4tn Htreot u1uer tue 4ll11lots Con
tral Railroad. III orlor that drainage may bo had
through the Fort Wayne ditch. They wero ro-
ferre1 to tho Attorney to notify tho railroad
Companies to construct the samo.
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