, 1874-06-01

Tic ceramonios Of decoration ut Oakwood,
Saturday, wero not commenced until tho urrivnl
of tho 0 o'clock Hyde Park train with 0[ooro &
Noyaols's military band and tho minority Of tho
participants.
After the procession had made tho grand tollr
Of all the graves, commencing at Col Gimorcg.
they camo to tho central stand, aud, Col E. Z.
Ryan in charge, tho beautiful ceremonies COM
monced by prayer by tho liov. Edward Z. Day
ltes, after Which tho oration was delivered by
John j. Herrick, ESD. After music by tho hand,
tho Hon. ]. Y. scammon waB invited to spenlr,
which ho did briefly.
Thon tho children Of the Hyde Park Schoo1a,
led by tho band ssng tic grnna old natiqnal lem
ko!l roaa a beautiful memorial ode. aud Mr.. g.
N. Cady, Of Hyde Park spoke.
Col. 1yan announced TINT ho had received a
lettor from Edward 4. Small, ESD, stating. that
but on account Of tho short notice gvon him,
had not ttmo to prepare Ill oration for tho occa-
sion.
Prof. Ionlic Lewis made fcw romar1sa, tho
ing for haf an hour through tho beautiful
grounds, the assomblago sought tho long train
OF cars, aud wero swiftly whirled away homo
again.
Tho Board Of TruBeeo met Saturday. with oil
present. Tho Board granted Hoveral licenaos,
and thon proceeded to tliAlniaa tho matter Of
granting saloon liconso to Juliua Do Noocho,
which Las been creating quito q furoro among
tho residents ot tho cur Blopa. Tho petition for
tho llconso was found to contain JOB namest
Thllo tho romonatranco contained 1872, differ
once Of 1G names in favor Of tile rotitioncrs.
Tho licenso was thon granted by the following
vote: yons--Montgomery, Drinknau, Muirhcad,
anl Iaber-4; naYs-Co1nnn-1.
Mr. Montgomery offered tho following, which
WIS adopted unanimously:
Resolred, That the Committee on Financc ia hereby
natructou to anGt tho accounts o. tin Treasurer a
tho close of every month"; md report to this Dpard at
tho first regular nocsing in each month"; the report to
Tho first meeting III Juno to embrace tho whole period
1874. The Committee Ia further Instructed to report
alt expenditures Of ORDERS bonda Or cash on tho Va
tor-Worts up to tho 10th day Of April, 1874.
On motion tho President was instructed to
appoint committee to look after sidewalk
Bpecal assessments, wlloro bnilt, when bnilt,
mud other matters pertaining to tlonl. Tho
ptcaidont appointed X. G. Sn,yors as a1ch Com
! mittoe.
The petition Of D. t. Nichols, s. J. Nichols,
and J. q. Mccullough, stating Tint an ordinance
Ind bcon passed for laying wator-pipes through
some Of tholr property winch had never beon
dedicated to tho town III q public highway, and
wanting SO much of tho ordinance nS refers to
said portion repealed, was granted.
| Permission WIS grantod to Shepard, Obeindorf
l. Co., to extract grease from tho tnphinga of the
packtng-houscs, etc., In the town, OIL tho PROM
A6uh AuuWu hS lJcAEu b. 1lcuf LEAIl IFeG QliuEOt
with this condition that, if notified by tho board
| to romoyo. they would do SO within tcu days
| after Rnid notice.
Sorgt. Gn]ians report in rotation to tho bitches
on both sides Of Burnside md Buttol field streots,
| botweon Thrty-ninth md Forty-Arst stroets !;
along Fortiet street, from StAta street to Went
worth avenue, md aiong tho Boutll
| side Of Thirty-ninth atroot; to tho bal
| condition Of oulvert on tho corner OF Sixty
| Boyonth Gnd 1{alsted stroets to tho fact that
| several cara used for the purpose Of conveying
| i2ing Company Of Ainsworth aro creating n ter
| rb!o stencil in tho noighborhoo1; md niso to
tho fact that nil tho clothes Of oil tho old polco-
| men now reieyed arc worn out, was referred.
| The petition from tho LaIo lawyers md JUS
tcos in relation to tho revision of tho town Or
| dinancos waa referred.
The communication from William Droas to tho
| Engineer WIS read and referred. lIo petitioued
| for tho opening Of Forty-thir street from Dlan-
charl avonuo or from Archor avenue to tho
| Stock-Iards, certainly to Reuben street.
| Several bills wcro then allowed amounting to
| $1l0.5U aftor which the Board adjourned.
l. trial of tho now Slsby iiro- onSine WAS made
| Saturday morning, mud waB quito satisfactory.
double stream waH thrown from two nozzles, both
from inc-antl n-ha!f, az high as 130 feet in tho
air. When Attempting to mako tho Htrcan &c
higher one OF them got away from tho piponcn
WHO woro holding it, aud made quite n scattornG
in the crowd, knocking down n man twonty fcet
away. Mr. Hough, Ill attempting to grasp the
pipe, was struck in tho forehoad aud knocked
sonaoleas. III tho moautimo word Ind been car
| ried to the onginoer, and tho stronm stopped
Mr.. lIougIl WAS carried to his homo, mud medical
assistance called Tho trial was, howevor, Hatis.
factory, and In future the pipcmen will be more
| carbiul.