, 1874-05-29

port w.s accepted, and the improvements Of
derod.
Tho Committee on Streets md Aleys 5opotte@d !, e
TINT they had mado an agroonont with =. d.
payen for tho exclusive use Of bia gra7o-plt for
ono yoar, ending May i, 1876. Tho report mas
rio oily Fire Marshal, r. J: Daoy, presented
his report, which was accepted aud placed OH
An ordinance providing TINT the meeting
Of tho City Council sllel DO bold On tho 1rat
Friday IN June wan pasaod. Tho Council then
Woodutock IL iubilant over Tho prospect OF
the milwaukee, & 81. Louis TailFoad passing
through It. :.
CONGREGATIONAL Church Tuoalay evening.
Tho lev. Z. II. Boring, tho pastor OF tho
Methodist Church. having recovered from Lis
lato Illness, Will proach as usual next sappath.
viii giyo strawberry festival Thursday ovoning.
A. purity Of anglers from Chicago capturod 200
pounds Of fab in MoI1onry, lake this week.
Henry baldwin, .Jr., who accidentally shot
himsok while hunting, has died from tho In
jurios Of his wounds.
The Rev. s. q. Hay pastor Of tho Presbyterian
Churoh, has tenderad his resignation, and will
preach Ills farewell sermon next Sabbath.
TURNER JUNCTION.
Tho following order Of o1erctRcB will DO OBJ
served tomorrow by those taking part In tho
decoration Of the soldiers graves.
Tho procession will form at tho school-houAe
at hait-past p. M, In tho following order:
Band Of music Committee on Arrangements;
flssor @sooratns s % vsrous % orsauzaons sa %
dsy-achools; citaens in carriages, cto. The
1ine Of march will BE- south to dalenh street.
thonca, to the cemetery. 4 ,sguaro will bo
formed about tue piece Of ground ,.' deai-
prayer BY tho Row 8. r. Show; dedicatory ro-
marks by s. ]. Danios; decoration Of tho
ground BY the soldiers, Sailors, and marines;
citizons music bJ tho baud: Tho march viii
then DO resumed to tho spoalter'e stand, and nh
Grafton will bo delivered by tho no!. 4. r.
Thntn, Of Dundoo. Aftor music BY the band and
formed again, and will march to the post-o Office,
aud break ranks. =. B. Wataon, Esq, will not
~ Marahnl of the tln1.
WHEATON.
A Farmers' Association has been organized In
elected: President, Elijah Root; yico-presl-
dent, Luther Bartlett Secretary, s. A. Dailou;
Trcaauror, 3. n. Lewis; Contract Agent, J. J.
! Hunt. II waa resolved TINT the proBdont and
Secretary be constituted a committee for rrcpar-
| Tile na1t meeting will be hold st such tiuo and
| placo NJ the President noay appoint.
4 mad dog oreatea considerable oxoltoment BY
| running about the streets. The dog was killed.
| Nv 40 Auk AAVnA sAAk dA3 tIA0HA VI AnAAA444 H0a
| bitten By It.
Mouday evening Mr. and Nfru. H. Y. Cobb
| gave reception to the Professors and students
| Of Wheaton College.
| met At the Oours.House in Wheaton. There
| Toro preB0ut eloven mcnaGers OF tho Board.
Adam Clos was choson Chairman. and in the
course Of the n,ooting announced the following
standing oo1nmittocs
Ftianee- Wright, Gary. Rattle.
| yfff rn1 W11nnfnn- MaNY3A.
uounssl- -Hanvillc, Clos. Wheaton.
Go,tntu Bnitdin2.-whsat Msnville, Clos.
| Lieense-ragc. Frcdonhagen, nathje.
| :. II WAS moved and carried BY a yote Of to .,
that committee bo appointed to report plan
and specifications for improving the Court
and to report their action to tho Board.
motion that the Board grant no liquor L.
| of 8 to 6. the Committee on License reported
| favorably to tho issuing of nqnor licenses to
JACOB 1lillor OF Winfield, and to htootz Holscler,
| OF Elmhur1t- Tho liconses we're granted by d
| yote OF to 4, hosBrs. Manvillc, Wheaton, Dun
| lap, and Day voting in tho negative.
10 ths Editor Of The Chcago Trsbans:
| Sin: We notice In your paper OF the 2Gth d
biroetols' Convention, to be kefd 1t Clinton Do
| Witt County, ILL.,, Saturday. tho 9Th day OF June,
1874. for the purpose Of considering school
| teAcllers Halaries and Producing thom to max
i1nuna NTH other labor" Feeling TINT we hero
in Cook County in our Normal aud High Schools
at Englowooa are imposed upon III the o1trava-
CANT prices paid NO think the time has come
when wo should no longer submit to paying the
enormous sum Of 81, 600 salary per year to tho
per yoar to she Principal Of cur High School,
aud in our opinion Mother Of the5e teaohers
could earn in any other business sum exceed
ing a1, 500 per year. In addition to this. we
think our district has on hand the biggest ella
phant eyer imposed upon civilized community,
namely: A. Superintendent Of Public Schools at
salary Of 81 200 per year. In our opinion, this
unnecessary membranes upon ta1payin9 olti-
zens shonld be abolished.
Although forced upon tho district by worry
few oltizeus tho ma jority Of our ta1payera ara
oppossd to having Superintendent Of Public
BchoolB believing that the labors performed BY
this official can be successfully accomplished by
tho teachers in the different schools. female
teachers in our district draw 8720 por year, do
ing about Six hours labor per day. and worling
only five days in 4 week al that. Our taxezs are
exorbitsnt, so lot the same principle bo carried
out In our aolloola thai is being done in all
branches OF bualnoss-economize retrancli, and
let this iron monopoly in our normal and other
schools bs brought to . level With salaries re-
ceiycd In other branches Of business. To-day
moro than 5000 young mon arc employed In our
railroad and other commercial Offices, wording
LGLls kNU4fD. AuA 4OA1tDuA AOlA1 tS2 AR{t -
salaries from $40 to $50 per month.
bIany Of these arc young mon who have spent
largo suma iu preparing for buBin+ssi aud we're
these places vacant to-day, have no doubt ,19o
moro young men could DO ofound to take tho posi-
tiouaat the aa1 1aricspaid. Taxpayers arouse; look
toyour rtntereBts, and sgtate this subject until our
School Board show signs Of retrenctment 4
prominent member OF our Englewood School
Board, when asked how long he supposed the
Taxpayers would submit to The enormous taxes
assessed for school purposes, replied, "until the
people rise up in mass With . determination tt
retrench." ANrI-MoAoPoLY.
ESaLEwoop, ILL.,, May, 28, 1874.
| WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.
At tic meeting Of tho Board Of Truatecs Mon
day, petition from A.. L. Pluubgrcen, asking
for ak months Iconse for picnic grounds, va:
hid on the table. The bill OF II. Simon for ser
vices a. Constable WAS similarly disposed Of. 1
was resolved TINT the nond Commissioners b.
authorized to collect tue poll tax 81 provided b.
law. The Clerk was instructed to notify saloon
keepers to make applications for liconso, an'
sond in the numes OF their bondsmen. and th
| nanffnr H6i1ur0e1