, 1874-03-17
LAKE VIEW,

Tho public moating at Hufmeyers saioon, Sat
urday night, WAS vol attended,, md the aflrmn-
tive Bido Of tho question beforo tho town was
botter represented than on tho previous Monday.
At fret, opinion seemed to be pretty evenly d.
vided botween making a change and remaining
in 8tatu quo, but tho speeches Of the favorers of
tho latter alternative Ind considerable effect In
the course Of tho ovaning. hIr. Abbott WIS
choaon to proBide, ind Mr.. Larrabea to oct aa
Sacretary.
Nn, BEACH,
being called for, oitcd tho action OF tho other
towns around OLioago In regard to this matter,
and drew from their example the Inference THAI
IL would bo best to lot woll enough alone. Tho
cemetery question was, in Ills judgment, worry
Important one. Tho present charter, together
with tho legialation Of 1867 on tha subject, gave
important control Of tho cemotorlos. Tho recent
lepaIon Of tho Supreme Court in the Rose Hill
case had been adverse to tho town, yot tho dis
forcby and clearly Expressed Tint. II tho conf
ponent character Of tllat body should DO slightly
changed, q reversal Of tho decision might not bo
Improbable. That part Of the Vilage act rclat-
lng to oetIleterioa was Indefinite. aud thoro was
now before tho Legislature a bill for tue abridg-
/ ment Of lbs powers. The whole clause might 10
logialated away In time. leaving tho town at tho
| 1neroy OF thoao corporations. Their proaenco was
| an Incubus on Lalo View mud thoir extension
would be fatal. He regarded the powofs ot-
Village act, as too great. If tho town adopted
this new government, it would in all probability,
ho ruled by an Irresponsible ring al in the city.
MIR. noBlSsoN
desired to correct falBo Impression. This
movement waH no pct gchono. Tho people Of
tho North End were afraid of it, because they
thought they yaw in it tho baut]ing Of tho South
End, and yieo versa will, his neighbora. It vas
| no job to bo fciate1 upon tho rooplo. but az
honost desire for an Improvement. Much had
been said about the Village Organization act con-
taiuiug 81 SECTIONS. What it It did? Tho num-
bor Of sections did not vitato it. Tho difference
between It and tho prosent charter was tllat tho
ono WIS full aud comprehensive, clearly and ably
! and inadequate to tho towns needs. At the
foundation OF tho latter was the division Of tho
town into throe road-districts, ouch with Conf
missioner. who must bo o resident Of his diH-
District lad two-thirds Of tlo population, and
otllor districts controlled tho Board aud
| got. all tho improvements. flo instanoed
Wellington ayonuo which, had just got
| ten large assessment for Improvement. Tho
talk about cemeteries was boalo the mark.
| Every ono know tlat tho establishment OF now
cemeteries was impossible. Tho decision OF tho
| Supreme Court was for all time. and would noyor
| 10 reversed. Tho present management OF tho
nraaanrar mid mt ,nonau ~ t1,o ntdar ~ .hn
,,ara o bt nuoy n't m ~ a ana
nr;,'c liz ,,aa; von5 .yo1e IN In ro"bo,i,nnd
af aim nm 4~t i ,ronij not hn ifnnwn Inv tI,av
,raro oI,,,ronr;atoj r. the Bnar1 an ohoso t,ay
rond IN Tia torn into t)oit M vail M i,ndoy @
tSa W,aao aot %a.. co,1 !,,iia ~ Ia ;rn,o,,Ya
w. so,or ire' s oHa no"nro ~" at rroat
ont ,,d to o"n1o ,ynu,i l"vn ~ INV te iii
h" annther e1'I of flo town wna rroatiy t1isnf.
fon,o1 ana IL fnvor ~ orn"Yot;nn oto % nh;ca@a
Eona,,ao ~ tna Iooi,wo ,Io"a ~ T.ntn vj",v ~,
to i"c,r ~ - ~ ;n,nronnotu 81 I'M Hnor ,onta
xo,,,tyo ,ovar ~ narr1 o,t in,nrovaa
nav W. - rilaro thero wnn1i ha M onnrnnrin.
1c" m,''a n"Ha voor fnr snncino ahlarts