, 1874-03-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

E1GHTEENTH-WA TAXPAYERS.
Tl'o citizonB a'l Taxpayers Of tho Eighteenth
Ward hold mootn,g Inst evening at No. a5
Chicago aron'1c, for tho purpose Of milking mr.
rallgonontH for mn honost town election OIL tho
7lh Of April. Tho largo aaloon was csammod
full Of ono Of tho rougheet-lookng crowds TINT
over asscmblod In this city, and but fow looked
M Ii tho pnymont OF tnxcB Ind oyor worried their
minds. Tho ,neoting waB called to order by Alr.
Cllarles lsankor, who nominated ox-Ald. John
McCaffory aa Chairnan. Of tho ncoting.
Mlt. M'oArFEnY
being oectol atntet tint tlloy lal assembled for
tho purpose Of eloctiug delegates for tlio Ooi-
ycntfon which would BOON moot to nominate can-
dldatoa fur town oitlcors. The spring elections
woro OF great Importance to tho taxlayors oi
tho North sllo, mud tho people Of tho Eightoentn
tu It that none but honest mon wore elected to
Office. Aftor somo discussion tho following
#ero adopted:
wuEnrAa, It hns hecono .ovidont to tho reoplo
hig. pacra to low, hero II amntfeat tendeney on TIC
tt IF thoso wo direct fts operations 70 pnrsffs 1s
sS t. t GtS ~ IF ras is a @
mutual nssuclnions with each otl,er-coinmnniy
!crSnaci " lnss"-.o f1sunlontly nnro1s1e,o 1
t,unginnry or pretended sorvircs. and In many cases
without iho rrecxt Of nervco rendered al a, aud by
ncatis unknown TO our laws mud
WHEREAS, No, Tho taxraynra Of tho Eighteenth
Ward La 70 Jnst reason 10 lellevo tnt TIM ain1sra-
ton Of Tho towIahip affairs Of North Clseago huye
tcen md are controlled by "ruy" association OF
men who for ycara havo Ind other business than
that Of feolns upon our moneya' whtSh they hayo
nsessed 9n a @ OF ~ "r o % ov
ert,,o schools us loral improvements, hut really
III great measure, appropriated by thca to their own
private without sanction OF law ass without Hcne-
1T to tic ruoplo Tho interests for which Bitch moneys
WuEnEaa, 1t tho last election held In tho Town Of
Eur.h Chicago for tho election pf town 0titccra we
llAyc rruson 10 bcevo that hn!l rng" 1iHcd illegal
n,eatB to prevent tho pcorlo FROM overtlrowing thcm
by au honest ballet; therefore 10 It byus
and collection Of taxcs for Legitimate lae III lcfrayinB
the reasonable expenses Of local government schools,
md lneai improvements, but TINT wo Irosest .ganst
tho H1cgitinlato use OF such taxes which has here
tnfore Prevailed mud tho DnorTnn,R o1rollse attend
tn tho assessment and collection Of tho sa1le an tho
md too humorous oticcrs through w,oso minds il
Isaes beforo reaching the object for which It a by
us contributed, by which manipulation such taxes aro
tlo objects intended by ,a when mixing payment Of
tho Rn,nc.
Resolved, That we aro determined at tile approach.
Ing election Of town officers 10 make fatr and HONEST
Effort by tue ballot to rid ourselves Of tie dishonest
lerrlcs who have boon heretofore rseying upon or i
dnarics nn1, to further that e,lt we request OF tho
cunty authorities tlint ample accommodations be fur
n1Rc III the wny Of hnllot-boxea, ro1ltnglacea,
aud Judges OF ecclion and that no crson Interested
III the rcenlt Of sch election candidate for ollIcc
10 permitted TO appoint such judges or inspectors Of
election.
representatives Mt lilo Town Conven.ion to hc held
In the Seventeenth Ward on the 2l init, for tho
purpose Of putting IN nonliuaon ticket composed Of
Of integrity md purity uf character regardless Of
party clnptrar n,ottocs layng in view ouiy thu a-
tai"nrnt Of MI honest administration Of local town
Rftnirs.
John Mullen, Michael Dwyor, George Baynes
john uort;ng, and Patrick O'N1alley were elected
delegates after somo disordorly debate, aud the
nnntftty a1 tnttrunH