, 1874-09-12
Reformation Of City Government,
Prevention Of Eirea, Etc.
Resolution ot A. c. Hesing that They Aid
in the Prosecution OF D. A.
Gage and His Bonds
men.


Hundf0u p1 tho Citl1o1'e eapeee"sioal "san ne'"
Inst oyonlng at Room u MorchantB' Duiitng.
There wero prasent Gen. Webster, Con. Chot~
lain. Z. 4. storrs, sinncol Talcott. H. 7. Crane,
Q. 3. lsown, L. z. toitof, John Forsyth, petor
Bonuttfor, Il. G. Pulling, Thomas BIackin. g. NJ.
Henderson, Gen. 7. 7. Sherman, franklin Alnc.
Vonsh, ". u. Dato:an,, 4. g. ucssug, G1lrdon >.
Hubbard, ". L. Dosgott h!icll"cl Fitzgerald, q.
Htrsch, Con. Hotchkfss, Henry Broth, George
4. McLnin, r. r. Dorickson.
Tho monabors Of tho Committee arriso.l slowly,
and 1t waa not until halt-pnst O'clock TINT @.
II. Houdorson callod Tho Meeting to ordor, md
nominated ". e. Doggots US Chairman Tho
motion prevailed, and e. 4. s!orra was cAoaon
Secretary.
Tho Chairman called for tho reading Of Tho
minutes of Of tho last meoling OF tho Commit
tee, and alr etorrs complied. Tho minutes wero
approved.
rnEHtDEST s1AcvEA1n's Address.
THO pruHilout Of tho Association Atr. frank
lin MaoVeagt, WAS called upon for M exprpssion
Of his vie$s. htr. MaoVeagh said ho flad boon
directed by tho Executive Committee to present
b statenent ns to their work. III Accordance
,vlth that request, hs read tho following address:
GrsrLenrra. The Cittzcus' Association was sur
rested by ihc 1nly fro Ii is not much moro Than
month old Tie July lra was sonarmlns that Il 70.
minded every That Chicago lad not n9ated by lor
experience It clear that No wcro Liable to gel
orai iro whenever tho accidents wcto favorable md
TINT general cu,ttagratios, wlcA used to TO simply
rars araas,o esoes q hgsSry e pF5s
buBineas rRka ahfnst which Businessman mutt rcE-
larly insure. Moreover, 1t waa clrar that lnstiranco
Insure aatntt much losses; t1,at i-n.aeo ,nust to
como }sflnra ard tic only thing for dnRtretz and In
anro. % do Sas 70 rtler general eonaglassosa nl
lxed 10 bo Tho Great Eito suillc tly impressive,
nat stransa 70 tay .p,x'lstun9E 1. tho grtcs
IL sns osesn q sa' a os nH"sn He@ 'n' eppsi srRi q
I'D Tint terrible ro soca into tho 1rha Of onr oii
hta indtvdna! aeira. a all reincn,'ered tho lre a.
great Incident that happened TO befan I'll our nfc
nosierity Wc ,lstorsl ourselves with the fafno Of
our misfortune, nna forget ~ ting peao who aro at
tho foot M ecsnrlns waksn ri n'sht md lca feforo
thp .ea Of new eruption aud tllnn ca back Wien tho
mountain hnh wericl of anEnE atfont ko tho peopo OF
Chlca3a fed bcforo tho tan larh Of onr great
fr sui thon hack 10 build another fits, With
rur 1.asr JULY
no eaw again thnt at Tie mercy Of accident
Iuon tho people again srosacA. And then splue
Ron.e1rG organized tsn Atsacla!son, wNA tic Ve1!e
# All ce '' s It eot: s
Association, aud nov they thk the linn B nj hand to
,nnouuca tts purposes, aud plans. md TEMPER IT In
10 perform this oseninB.
midsummer IN grest c;ty f. tho sea.on Of ahsenec,
a NO hny' n gaet enos m u,s M our ss,
workers. sEo nsM awsy from if she c,y LII @ naa s or
natofa ooSn ;, y Jaw na ny im "~'' "o''oA
n1tnfeo S of M ,x n tas.o1 ,s Aakoc,uno md
while immediate
i.trf PROTECTION
1,aas .a apEos e nn s a as M q
tts occsop IN deeper nect1a Of tho city Its bnsncss
is With the whole question: rcisnco and art, Of pur
ssg,i qSyeFnns y ,oao.nt nnxnes. in Amere. flat =,
tue mo8t poorly done IL . .o.,,,..,,..,u
l 1E nusiS1ss os ~ ;ant l., ,,.
country by fur TUG worst is larga city garernment
Ihcta Aro seea .no s.es. 1 ~ ~ ama
Ao vulgasst ,9' {;f H. "M & pa, IT, e
American poittaeai !a9 ilas amuys lsuf FarLalt QUO
eiea, owing 70 noueta!1 !angS d9s 1na !tetton M 10 o.
III nsa a npofu ~ ,ba 0 T. nnae @ ~ hy ~,
salu.B % ~ ~, tua -iet ~ - hnI "ttica ~ ~
cur effort after this eccentric ffesom We
Aase & msmv d J., o,r ,r,o+ ;iis nj i,vt ~
mnGn WI H. ~ w. !ste te ~ u. !usn ~
binding hand sna 1oos hp nehs part 4 e. re eonan.
y and nseng poH.n Ill., p"%c' t. III 9, H5 as1 ~ ine
saen Eaa,,Sut ~ fast ,eeou,iu re1ucio nd an.rm
Of !H o"n 'heof'ss. ~ - sum..s .son 4o'caly ou'.
. caaa .'to,sant ~ ~ nr,,o.,. r,..,n
proper lsl for national poatsa lmrtie; Ana boy
su It = tha 1e o n9S o " erst a Ees ~
rHht IN an1eipa pSss ;,,1 ,1,aesy Ard Ard nnrey L.
wearylng Of sosnc Of these anu n'ss weary
O.. .tkean Al!. ,.. ,,a ,,,.4ox,, ,,torostu ~ H..
ey aro moi ,.nns. nns red. It ID aSo 'at tie csna lis
IL lee"nng deaora2cn Mue; Elk 1G r. y pn
governh1ent and our c'tarsn VIII groM w "'taoas
porer ftalnra 9 s9 , ~ pa pa II t" 3,en nj
en-. III elee IT might 10 eonInaatyo!y @ eaay 70 ~ nnr M
work Of 1hls ssotaap@on @ ,a III i, ~ s Inor -
might accomplish IL eA, eulG.ten, ~ H. ~ t., s r,s =. ~
pubc city men are tnor couia not W asor III