, 1874-06-09

OTHEN AEfuRTH. 70
Tho shcri1's quarterly report WAS received,
showing he had collected fcoB amounting to
%. 101 .0G, and paid out 81, ,6S5.72.
The quarterly report Of the Clerk Of the Cri.ni-
nal Court was received, Rs was nlso that Of tho
Recorder Of Deeds. In the, Recorders Office the
receipts were @34, ,GG7.48; expenses, S27, ,O23 ,67.
leaving balance of 81, ,d4s.76.
Al the above reports were roforred to tho
THE NEW oounr-uouaE QUESTION,
After hearing reports OF various committees,
all relating to bills, the Board went into COM
mtttoo OF tho Whole on Mr.. Aahton'a Court
House resolutions; Commissioner Jones in the
chair. -. t-t-.-. -
Commissioner Boguo submitted tho following
as substitute:
wnEnEks, Chicago. IN common with the whole
vlaon. anl every department Of business Ia more or
less ao,iously effected thereby md, added to their
October m strainei every nerve to rebd tnSp eip
homes aud places Of business to accomplish
which privn.o loars havo bcon nalc, which, III the
aggregate amount to very largo sum, aud which on
tail heavy aununl elnrgca for interest an ,yhoreas
the new gado esabl!s6ed after tho ro has also added
nng and laying streets md lilo general loyy for for
city, county, and State purposes haa annually increas
3D. 70 . or ta IRE ssady aa
June !, Of the
~ III e u sats sai county svy
of l4ea Maas 81 .ssEsgqs %s hsvs e.: /; 10 S
than dnring August Of Ills Year a1ld 4'N t's't
WHEREAS, In view Of tho above figures, II would be
not only unwso but WORSE than folly at This time 10
add other heavy burdens for expensive public build.
ngs mud due regard for our people absolutely de-
nsa1ts leaaened Expenditures, rigid ecouolny, anI
Rsesse Thul ws e scS ot th S1sr
had on Dec 16 1873, and that I'LL action ng III view
tho building Of now Oourt-Iouse hc and ia hereby
postponed until the lat day Of July, 1876.
: D1SOU83IOE.
Commissioner Bogue supported Ills roaou-
tions by the following remarks:
haye but itts to say tn support qt The sbstltnte
needs to be said. for it seems to the factp presented
by the figures have tiyen will recoln,nend liz wlsom
Us any member Of this Hoard to sec new Court
1louao and cy-lIal), md hopo that before many
Ing With lie magnificent buildings whisi chamcterise
thu rebuilt Chicago, and Which shall III every partc-
S5af 10 an loaEr to To- our sy tgs
Hail. slall not losa sight ot thu best interests Of or
people. Wo must remember that our taxea now
DnrdcnRome that wo hnve already passed tho limit Of
safety and justice, and we must reduce rather than
increaHe taxatton.
think TINT We can destroy the Industries of our city
ana county BY tncrcasng saxaio and at tue preseat
toward to construction of CoNrtlouso without MI
increase Of general taxation.
Ts ex IT, Thet sh .esy sn Is snSntm .bG 5s
ha* sen dsyissd whereby money for tho conssau
raise1 wo 20 a. injustice to tho people of this county
Il wilt viii 10 onot bs sinmo by come that tie county
dolt 10 sn.a and hni now hays hand over hnf
million Of an authorized iusue OF bonds hut, wo
should resne1ubor tint every $lo00 bona soil AB
s7o Of in.eIea, money to our ta1ss aud our annnal
Ing for tho county, must sonscbor that tho City of
ohsao t. VERY arge ast 9t q o1r r,1 s%sge s dos ufr
~ twols ef eSsry sa a
county purposes. Let ls 30 net that We shalt ho