, 1874-10-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


BOARD OF FuNDEnWRITERs.
Tho Chicago Board Of Underwriters bold
regular mcoting yesterday afternoon ut their
Office, No. 1877 LnSallo stroot, about Twenty-Five
mo'nbors being present, ami tho President. A1r.
George O. ClarHo IN tho clair.
Tho main object Of this meeting "nH the 60
lection Of q member OF tho boaTd Of Commits
ers III ptace Of Mr.. Jnrncs Ayara, IL, wloao
timo had expired by limitation.
Thoro WAS hardly q clanco for Mr. Aynrs' ro-
election, Ms nut only tho minority Of tho Doard
Of Underwriters, but also tho Citizens' Ahaocia-
ton, was strongly opposed 10 lin. The
opposition waH produced by tho pre-
yaiiIng opinion TINT Mr.. Ayara llad been op-
posct to tho appointment Of Con. Bhaicr and
tlat no Ind acted aitoRetllsr too much in har-
,nony with tho Firc aud Police Commissioners.
ciaimed that ho hnd douo hia duty 40 we'll aud
faithfully M could DO done under thu circnnl-
stancos. Those mon Woro bound to vote for his
re-eleotion. sud make strong fight IN bis favor.
noweser his Opponents wore N Tie aoo majority,
ycar, it was decided at tho Inst meeting that the
Doard should horcattor pay no salarY to thoir
Commissioner, but appropriate the hnlount. with
Aomo addition, towards Geu- Slaler'a salary.
Alr. Ayars. therefore, as TINT meeting declared
his willingness to work for no.hiug should ho bo
ro-e1ectod. Nut this wns not what tho Board or
tho Citizons Committee wanted.
There wero n',mbor of eant'it3atesi In the he'a.
nil having their friends who worked for tonl
with usl their might 1t bccamo soon nt,paront
TINT to choose q now Commissioner from the
mctnbera OF Tho Board would load to SERIOUS diff
ferenccu. The Citizons' Association was therefore
consulted, md the nlyico was giyon to scloot u
Commissioner from n.noag thc prominent clsi-
Zetls outside of the BoRtd, and several nhmea
Wcro proposed. .......-
At tue meoting yesterday afternoon. when tho
question OF aeloctng successor 70 mr: M ;, ;ayars
candidates was shown, and 1t WIN therefore de-
cidod 10 abido by tho advice Of the CitizouB' Az
socntion.
posed, aud ho was elected without opposition.
eycrs one foeltng that ilo was strong man, and
would roi1ect credit upon tho Board. It was de-
cidod that Mr. Draac should receive no salary, it
hnviDg first been aaccr!aned that 4o would nc
cept tic position without 1t.
THO action Of tho aEocaf meeting OF Oct. &c.
appropr1nting s3.500 towards the salary Of deu.
Si1alor. was approved.
The report Of tho Committee on the paln,eri
standpinc, recommending reduction Of 10 pcr
ccut on buildings supplied with such btnrdplpe
On the outside. was adopted.
4 new schedule Of rates Oh packing -tongeB was
MISC adopted, Tho new rates are lower than the
old oncs.
MeaHrs. Munger & Watson, agents Of the
Franklin Insurance Company Of Boatun, Joined
tho Board.
Tho question OF reducing tho tariff to tho old
figures nftor jan. WIS discussed at Home length,
hut 10 definite conclusion waB reached.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Tho County Commissioners met yesterday
afternoon, President Ashton in the chair.
Upon request Of Richard ]. Collins, capdidato
for Alderman OH tho Opposition ticket in tho
Eighth Ward. NJ. o. Toomey was appointed D
Judge of Election In tho Fourth Precinct Of that
ward.
VOTING At BALLOONS.
Tho Clerk rcad the following communication
GEArLEMEh We fud that lnany Of tue vutng
places announced lor tho coming election saoons.
Nc fIla iso that your Board laa power 10 change tho
places where tho pcls arc held. Therefore, wo
spoetily nnk that you will chnngo the voting places
which, as al organization, rromise 70 securc. No
do not diem 1t necessary to dclau tue for this
tsf I'll I'll On m
prefer that soma other place than a4oon should 10
selected ~ shu location Of The ballooox Of fEecruen.
Tn bt4aH Of tho MDlnen'h Temperance Organization,
Mlts. F. g. RouHps. secrrAry.
Commissioner johnson moved tint the COM
n1lnication DO placed OH file.
Tho Chairman hupod that eomo 1ction would
be taken in Tho matter. II WIS due to the organ
lzatiou petitloniuE.
Commissioner Jones inquired it it waa not too
late to change tho voting places.
The Char thought nor z; the judges could nd
journ from one place to smother II they saw
Tho communication sas received sud placed
on flo.
lilo report of tho FINANCE Committee author-
izilsg tic borrowing of slo0.000 nas ooncurred
Ill.
ronsYrH's nrLLs
The Committee On Public Charities reported,
recommending the payment OF BundrY bills OF
James Fotsyth & Co., for supplies.
COMMISSIONER Boguo stated that he could not
vote to pay these bllls aB for many of tho arti-
S+j0a tpnu n1tox.r roA t1.oa {1.nk
authorized in the contract.
The report waB concurred in, Commissioners
Doguo und Clougl. voting in the negative.
Commissioner Jones' offered resolution in
structing the Committee OIL Public Service to
dsaw the necessary jurors for the ensuing year.
1t NILS adopted.
JUDGES OF ELECTION.
Commissioner Lunurgun moved to substitute
the nanle Of Thomas Wixsed for that Of A1alk
ilmbA1, who had refused to act M Judgs Of
Electlon III tho Third Precinct OF tue Fourth
Ward. The motion prevailed.
Upon motion of Commissioner Jonos, the
Enrlu Of D. N. Basil WAS substituted for that Of
Frauk Drnlo, ~ Judga Ut Election III tlo SECOND
Precinct Of the Fifth Ward. Carried.
THE REcoRpEA's OFFICE.
Commissioner Lonergan inquired what htens
toward securing other quarters for tho Record
orb Oticc had been taken by tho Committee on
Public Service, to whom the matter had boen rc.
ferred. Lie understood that some propositions
had beeu tecaived.
Commissioner Jones stated that Commissioner
Crawford waB absout, aud t4at nothing had bocn
done.
The Board adjourned until Saturday at q p. m.,
w(,on tho report Of The Finance Committee on
the taS-lev, Of 1874 will be nude tho special
order.
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
A rumor was curront yesterday that. in conse-
queuco Of some di1e,e ences which have arisen
between Dr. ". ". Eyerts. pastor OF the Fist
baptist Church, efforts were being nalo to III
auce him to reslgn. At tho residence of Cyrus
Bentley, prominent member Of tho First
baptist Church, a private meeting was