, 1874-04-16

catlnatos OF tho oxpengo OF the wator-WorkB
glvon by tho spoakdrs nro grcatly III excos1 OF
tho proposals. for tl,oir construction received by
tho last Board Of TruBtooB.
MIR. 4. G. 1looko called tho motley assembly
to ordor, mud tho Noy. Obadiah lIuso waB chosen
Chairmnn.
WHY WE MEET.
Mr.. 1fuso statod the object Of the meeting.
1lo deprecated tho insinuatlons u1ado by Bomo
young mon, destitute Of reverence, to tho olfoct
that ho was opposed to public improvome,itH.
On tho contrary, he had built ol,o milo Of aide.
walk, aild eIgllt comfortable dwellings,. Part Of
this ann1o sidewalk wna once torn mp by tile In
tlignant vil]agere because tho anow lad boon al-
lowed TO accumulate on 1t all winter.) Mr. lluso
also expressed hiH grief at tho statemcntB, pub
licly malo, that Evanstonnna lived In a pcsti-
lontiGl atmosphere. Ills romarha wcro received
with applause.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
spo,!tlod, Mossrs. =. O. n1ooko, II. K. White, and
Gaf1iold wore appointed Committee on NcBoli-
tionn, and retired TO RiGn Tho doculnontB which
had already boon proparntl. Tho curtain waH
dropped. in order Tint this might bo done tho
moro lecoroualy.
Aftor slight pause, Mr. i. II. Kcdzie arose to
roliovo. nj ho Baia, tho tcdium Of whiting, MID
dcprccatcd all harsh words or ill-fooing in the
contest lie hoped that both al.lcs would treat
tho other ma gontlenon.
Mr.. 1Iooko inally appeared and road the rcso-
adopted, md tho Chair announced that thoy were
before tho house for discussion.
htH. KEu2lK
said that ho supposed tho intont OF the motion
was to receive tho resolutions. No ono object
ing, he proceeded with Lis speech. which ho
stated TINT llo supposed ho was expected to
maio. Waseri aaid Mr.. T., was ono Of Natnres
could get Of 1t. The only question was 40 to the
time mud manner Of obta1ning 1t. They woro
borntcd for being slow, n do-nothing party. In
o matter OF this Importance he thought 1t wiso
md prudent to GO at the work in calm aud do
ltberate manner.
Tho reason why some obiootel 10 going ahead
In tho wny proposed by tho present Board Of
Trustees "as that thoy wero already very high
ly.taxed community. They wero taxed very
felt that il was justified in kooplng large
amount Of property FREQ from taxntion. These
heavy taxos wore one thing to bo considered at
this time. Then tho Trusteos had decided to
put in the mains and pumping-,worka at public
poaed to taio tho water from point near the
lighthouse. That would bring 1t right down
through the University property. It was pro-
posed tlat tho small pipes should bo put in by
assessment.
Until tits year they had l,ad very light taxca.
1t WIS clnitned that tito bonds could 10 ncgu-
tiatod for . por cont. There would DO 1000 for
tho interest on tho bonds. Thon, II tho works
CONF Sldo,0uU+ Lu9F0 Wputu 90 G9D,UDu T0-
quirod by taxation to complete the works. In
addition 10 al this, ho thought thcso works
would coat H12 600 a year for running EXPENSES.
He had counted the houses on tho streeta who're
tho pipes we're to DO run, ani found just 100.
Not more than half Of thcso, ho thought, could
bo counted on to pay anything for the water.
Ho beloved tho project premature ut tho pres-
ent time. II pnRtponed n little while, it would
bo advisable Tho town WIS increasing in s1zo
md population, md it would Hoon bo onsior to
rri,r II, ,rf,r1r Hf,11 If II
lie thought thoro we're other plans preferable to
tho ono proposed. Ills proposition was to form
4 stock company, without expecting to make any
money, which could build tho works. lIe was
mud TO have it hand tho works over to tho villago
whom completed, only asking it to assume tie
bonds which would lave to bo lBBuod.
He rcfntod the charge TINT he was not pub
lic-Bpirited citizen, aud anid ho was always will
ing to do his share. But ho aaw bofore him
many of tie iorny-handoa cons Of toll, whose
facos were bronzed by hard labor in the sin,
had also another plan. This was to put in
wooden pipca, if tho works must go in., If
those would auswer as well alld cost less than
iron pipes. lot tllom be uBod. Also, tint the
work could DO done cheaper it 1t mas all pad for
by assessment. lie said That he had never had
pIeco Of property In !Chlcago assosaed for a
public improvement which had not Immediately
increased in value more than enough to pny tue
asscssment. [ApplaaBc.]
| MR. HUGH A. WHITE
| was called on, aud responded. lie thought q
great many did not understand what was sncani
| by wntcr~worka. In Evnnstou tho citizens did
not know what taxoB wero, yet i'll ono so,so they
did know, Ho sail lo represented Il good dea
Of property IN Chicago, nnd owned sorno proper
| ty in Evanston, and le would be aorry to soc
| anything done TINT would mar it's prosperity
| The houses in tho village averaged 100 feet
apart. aud, in laying pipoa, d large amount ol
vacant property would bo supplied. What wne
| this thing going to cost :? It was fonua last
yea for @ But t vas now
to locato them further OF, which would cost
moro for cxtra pipe. Iron WAS now mitch
chcapor, but might 80 up before the pipes wero
| laid.
Another exponso was that Of putting pipes in
| to and through tho houHos. This would average
$500. 1u his old pine sl1anty, said STr. White.
tho pipes would not last througl, the wintor,
hut would burst. Whom tho works we're built,
could not sell their property. THO speaker also
referred pathctically to tue poor mon who would
| be forced into this enterprise by mon who had
moro money than they know what to do with.
| After tho works wore started there would be
other expenses. In Rock Island, ho said, the
| annual expense Of the works WIZ abont Sd, 600.
| In Evanston, conl would cost much moro, and
tho expense would bo at loast 81. 900. In Pcorin,
| where, as iu tho other places. no held property,
It lad o not da er9fssa ,n rars e'nt ii in sot xa1s
| Bond Ills Informant said ho thought
| the works wore d good thing, but was afrail
| tIoy would be hunbug. This man wna op.
| posed to tho water-worlss. III Laporte, Ind.,
thoir works had coBt upwards Of $15u,00u, by tils
depreciation in tho value of their bonds. Not
half tue cit.zous used tho water, and the works
woro running behind from 81, ,0D0 to sIG,01D each
year. The speaker stated that ho was attorney
for the last board, and knew something OF theil
Investigations. What information they got wat
from wator-workB mon. Ills infor,nalits wert
unprecedented, except tho South Beud man, nnG
| wero rcliablo authority.
So far as related to putting in improvements
Mr.. White claimed tint tho property in the
places named had not gonu up In value. One
yoar ago petition nsklng for sewerage was pre-
sontel to the Board, but thoy showed 1t into
ptgeon-hoso, aud loft it. It had hoeu suggestei
that, when man drank barrol OF boer, hi
must hayo d1ain, aud Evanston must hast
| sewerage.
| NOMINATIONS.
Nominations wero tllon n4alo for Village Trus.
toes, anu tho following woro adopted as tho can
dllatos Of tho luooting: j. II. Ketlzio, ueorge
| L. burlington, O. Huso. Prof. David II. Wheeler
A. D. lsoed, aud a. J. 0royor. Lieut.. J. II. Fitch
was nomlnatod for Village Clorls.
bir. George Il. r1rington arose, and attempted