, 1874-03-17

4UlluRGttfts Ittk TEHEHlAEu+ AO"oTutt n+to4AFH
10 ,lsc tho land not now occupied for burial pur-
a REMEDY. lie was '., sorry lint 1ir. j.oIinaons
knowledge OF Lako View geography was no
nuo III tho Nortt End, when itwas III faet in tl,o
heart Of District No. l, and nosr tho southern
iirntts.
hlr. Robinson, aaid llo moant potoraon avenue.
Mr, cEaBo answered that tho lattor lad boon Or
improved at tlo oxpenHo Of thoBe living on u
only getting s3oo from tho .rroasury.
Mr. korfoot Thought Tint La!te Wow was worry
vol OF, anl oonM not hotter her condition by
becoming village. It sllo did sho would aoo1l
havo n tofnbatono Of bonds orooted ovor hor,
md would be 10 financially dead TINT sllo conld
not eyon gronu. lilo suggestion OF Water-Works
was good ono. and mot with his approval. Tho
great anxiety Of thu town lad formerly boell'
how to get beer, aud thaB wAB a now departure.
NIL. 1OoDW1LLlE
urged the Immediate consideration Of tho vator-
supply question. II Water-Worhn could Ln cotl-
Btluctca by tho present system Of government.
ne should s,,pport It, us 10 Ind been convortod
from tho villago faitlI. ue could hardly 700 how
this could bo done, however, as per cont Of tho
present real estato valuation was tho limit Of
taxation.
N1r. Cloudy informed him TINT 1t would 'bo tho
anrne ,'ndor any system, aB tho limitation waa
constitutional.
said tho trne atnto Of tho case was TINT tho
northern district had rocciycd no public money
for improvements for year Or two. Whom
DivorHoy avenue was improved they llad borno
10 ror cont Of tho aasosBmont, md tH had taken
ail they could raiao for roads. lie had boon nak-
cl why he did not spnnd on improvements Cd, 600
TINT was III hfa hands,. Docallso 1t lad latolY
becn collected, aud roads could not be .nado in
tho doad OF winter. Tho executive power Of tho
Board waB, in his opinion, aulr'le, and the CONTROL
OF funds was provided for by tho charter, If the
Board mlsapplioa them they violated their oatlls
Of oillco.
ry-Arn crArH
had not decided how lo alonld vote wien ho
camo to the 1nootlng. lie thought tho Village
act was superior to what wna In operation nov, ,
but, at tho same time. did not consider Lake
was not sufficiently centralized. All necessary
improvements could now 10 obtained. The
question now mp Rhonld DO thoroughly discuss.
cd, and tho change would probably bo honolicsal
sonlat'mo hence, butt at present he should vote
against 1t.
still maintained tho ineflcioncy Of the present
executive powor. An assessment hui been
lowed, sometime ago, OH Lincoln avenue. for
its improvement, but nothing had over beon
done. As for old officers holding on nnder tho
now programme. legislation waa now po,lling
which would doubtless abolish them, md tho
Board could appoint such officials as woro
necessary. Thoro had boon boasts Of long
residence in tho town. He could not claim IT,
hut he thought q man Of Nfr. Kerfoot's intel!i-
gonce and standing should be ashamed to aaY he
lad spent twenty-ono yoara in a place where go
little improvement had bcen accomplished.
The rnooting broke up without adjournment,
The result Of tho election yesterday was COM
plote ofcat for tho yillago- organization project
II votos being oast in it's favor, and 284 against.
TIE TOWN HOARD
held its regular meeting Inst evoning. Pregont,
hlessrs. ChaEe, Krnnz, sulzer and Echtcswohl.
An application of The i.inooln Park Commission
ers for tho condemnation of laud lii Lako View
for the park extension, and tho necessary ae-
seaBulont Of taxes, waa presented to tho Board
by Mr. Wilson, who urged upon tho
Board immediRto action in regard to tho
mastor, as tho Commissioners wished tho haBess-
mont to so up to tho Supreme Court ut tho juno
wait until Tho November term, aud tito tax MI
aeasea could not ba COLLECTED until tho following
spring. Ho would Hay that they were taking act
i've measures In regard to tho Lako-Saoro drive.
tho extonBion Of tho park within tile city, aud OF
tho drive south to indiana street, and wished alt
thcao mattcrs to 60 up to the court together.
1lr. sulzer offered the following:
Reaolpcd, That tho application Of the Lincoln part
Commissioners be received md placed on file, and,
gal counsel in tho rreiscs and that, When tie board
The resolution wan adopted.
The above application will come up for coneid.
orntion on tint day.
Tho following, bills woro presented and ap'
one year, $515.20; Clerk Of the Superior Court
printing, $1,000; DIr. Mcdonnell, for acting us
clork Of the election. 60.
After some othor n.attcrs Of small Importance
had been considered, tho Board adjourned.
ELGIN.