, 1874-08-22
SOUTH CHICAGO,

| reporter Of Tire TRIBUNE callod on tho Toyr
Clorlt Of South Chicago ycssorday afternoon il
! regard to tho town tax for 1884, Mr. GruonhuI
stated in substance that tho Town Board Of Audi.
tors hayo at special meeting ascortainod that
tho town dcbt amounts to 100000 and TINT tho
town expousoa for 1874 will greatly e1cood
$4,000; therefore tho Town Olork certified to
tho County Board IN amount Of $4,000 as tax
teyy on tue S66,ooo,oo0 Of taxablo property Ia
At tho meeting OF the Committee Of Eoual1zn-
ton Of Taxes III tho comtnittee-room Of tho
County Board, the South Town Clork stated, in
substance that last yc1r tho town moctiuc
levied S25,e 900. but tho Town Donrd expended
Sseo9S w.! ereatnG a 4 deficiency Of $1,000. This
$40, 600, aud from tho knowledge of tho yloys of
tho present oflcialB tho Town Clerlt expocts that
ss2 ouo VIII 60 to defray town charges (sorviccs
ol Collector, Assessor, Supervisor, aud Clerk.
Fly, 700 to tale up town orders, 90 as to leavo
doDt Of ga, 600. which will h&vo to bo provided
Up to dato Assessor Corrlgan hns received
Saguo cash On account Of Assistant Assessors,
5000 cash and 81, 100 town orders on account oi
hIa own services in making tho valuation and
assessment OF tnxable property. 1t III dccidod
that ho wall receive 8l6 QUO caBh, and that he will
work tho whole year. as tho City Assessor Grav
docs III South Chicago.
a cent lcsa thaa Col. Cleary received, and ho nav
set moro,-$l5, 900 for himself and bis assistants
will DO tho sum total. 1Ic was tho "boss" Of
~ tho April election, carrying tho primaries and
tho polls on tho 7th OF April.
Tic April olectionB iu tho three tovne oY
South, West, and North Chicago cost at IoaBt
s2o goo, and somo Of this cost must 10 reimbursed
III tho shnpo Of noryices Of Assistant ABscusors
aud Collectors. of services of Supervisors aud
Clerks, etc.
Tho town officials will have to nav towards
INC expenses Of tho primaries to elect delegates
to the conventions, which will soloct tho proper
Delegates to spring1ola thoy will have to bay
tilo. thelr full share for tho November campaign;
ssnd 'gnoblo Ill tho time, and, s says
Mr. Grecnhut, must spend money freely.
Ihclr torn OF Office is only ono slort yoar. 10
Wit: The Collector works three months tho
Assessor WORKS two and half !; tho Supervisor
no tlmo At all and tho Town Clerk is required
to koop otfioe-houra, aud has not boen less than
ten hours dny In Ills office at 40 Adamu Htrout
since tho 9th of April.
THO pay Of tho town o1lcors Is in town.orlers,
3sl Wnlch at presont canuot DO negotiated at ali.
EVeh fark Commissioner Il. Greeneba1ltn would
not take South Chicago town-ordera at 80
per cont discount rs O collateral.
TuE STORM.
After long soaHou of dry woathcr, md parch-
ing southwest wiud. Chicago was visited yea-
terday evening by Tho most violent thuulor-
storm Of tho year. A little before + O'Clock the
storm clouds began gathering in the north, aul
rapidly extended over tho whole sky, Tic min
sao;, Was plofouoa " whrlwns of lust which 1natle
l;ycn tho Htreet-car horsoa found iocomotion
alMose heyei.d the1r powers,
tne uunt WAS Followed by violont shower Of
1atn, as, WHICH came ut that unpleasant Season
franz liz |e9'S avu were s setMsng to their homoa
pnt poor shelter against storm which came
from o'osy point OF tho compaas sl,o wind shit
ing around from north to sotIl iu t1e snaco Of
sss eM toT sost Ths a w1r r te aS
fury. After abuut un hour Of hoayy
rain the shles wore clear ayaiu.
lla y city, but TOW accidents % were re- re-
0f'ea: oclosk so etl;'pp"g tp r oaceplag insaet
Dodge on tho % cornsE d f'01s Franz q vr0si Dst
1nd Hluo 1Hlantl avonuo, was struck by i,rbt,un
Fortunately no person waH injurpd, Attey ioar-
ng away portion OF tho coruico, It jumpod to
ao ,;nn next building soat! nu a, down tito gus
Tho lightning also played 4ayoc at tl1o rcs;-
lonco Of g. G. Dana. No. 6j5 West Waaiiu.Ior
!treet. A lash wons down tue chimney, aud got
Ire to Some waste paper IL tho grato, mud Slight
much alarmed, but none OF t4om wero injured.
still alarm was gfyct to Engine No. u, hn. Lor
arvioos woso nut required.
The old tlroo-Atory frame building OIL tho
out!lwest corner al Washington streot md
YeRteru ayoluo was blown over during tI,o
torn Of last evening" anl il non resting against
ha tlro-a!arm Telegraph wlFoA. mr. Lo0narl, of
II b'adiaon atrcot, IL tho agent Of tho building.
INSURANCE NEWS.
There IL no longer any doubt That II the Com
ION Council should continue iu ita prosent nac-