, 1874-06-28

Aid. Hi1dreth took the same view. Was the1
4 job put up to benefit A1r. Hayes successor
The motion to make, the salary S, GOD was los
and the Item was adopted Ut $1,000.
| coIfpTRoLLER's CLERKS.
Aid. Pickering moved 20 change the salary {
the ComptroIler's chief clerk from S3,500
$4,000, making it-the same Us last ye@ar ear
AID Foley moved to reduce to 81 500.
Ez-Ald. 1lcGrash bore testimony to Mr.. Fa1
! wells extreme efficiency, aud hoped he would
| voted So. 500.
The motion to fl the salary at :s3, 900 WAS car
RED
The following items for tho Comptrollcr's oi
fee ncre adopted without debate:
special assessment bookEeerer, $500; one warra,
record CLERK, *1.5eo; enc general clerk, s1ono: Oh
| CITY CLERKS OFFICE.
City Clerk. =, 500 Deputy City Clerk, s. 200 Depu
ty CtE cers 500; first aaststant clerk, $3.50 on
| messenger, $1,000.
LAW DEPARTMENT.
Aid. Cul1erton moved to roduce the snlarv O.
| the Corporation Counsel from $1,000 to $4,000
| Aid Qulrk said the more manly way would b,
| to ask the Corporation Counsel to resign if dis
| satisfied with him.
| The motion to mako tho salary 81, 900 was lost
| and it was PASSED at $4,000.
I'D Stone moved to make the salary Of tht
| City Attorney Sc, 600 instead OF $1,000. Carried
| Tie Corporation Counsels assistant WAS yoteG
! $4,000.
CORPORATION Counsels clerk from Il 900 tt
81 GOO. Carried.
AID. Cullerton moved to strike out 92.500 and
insert 81 SDo for salary OF asslstant to City At
torneE. Carried.
Aid. Clark moved to increase tn. SALARY OF the
City Attorneys clerk from 81 600 to 81, 500.
Carried.
TIE CITY TnEASUREns OFFICE.
For sa1ary Of City Tteasrrcr. 500
Adopted.
AID. a. B. Bailey moved to strike out the
item of 81 500 for additional salary of the City
Treasurer, conditioned that he turn over ali
money received as interest on city deposits.
AID. Woodman said he understood that the
adoption OF this item would make no difference
with the Treasurer s action in reference to III
terest on deposits.
Ez-Al McGrath explained that the Finance
Committee were informed by the Mayor aad
Comptroller that Mr.. O'uara WAS wiling to nc
cept this arrangement aRd Tollnquish interest OIL
deposits.
AID. Woodman--"o o'uara will give it up, any
how he's very charitable man." LauEhter.l
E3-Ald. McGrath said his ouly. object WAS to
explain how it was that the Committee catne to
recommend salary OF $40, 600.
AID Hiidrcth said that the thing would not
work. QIIara would not pay over the interest.
The Chair stated that the Committee had uia-.
successfully endeayored to come to an under
standing with the Treasurer They could never
get interview viii! him.
AID Dixon thought it strange that the Com
mlttee should report and recommend such q
proposition without having previously consulted
the City Treasurer, and obtained his consent.
Aid. Cul1erton recalled the time when Mr.
O'Hara, candidate for election, had publicly
pledged himself to do as his predecessor had
done,-meanins that he would pay over tie in
te1est on deposits. On the strength of this
oHara's election. The matter should now be
tested by the adoption Of the item. I: Ouara
refused to comply. then the salary world not be
paid him. He had refused to come before tic
Finance Committee now let1he Common Conn-
Gil bring HIM equarely to the test, and see
whether he would keep his word with the people
Of Chicago.
AID. Sidwell was glad the question had come
up. He believed 1t illegal for tho Treasurer to
receive interest on deposits, and lie favored tie
adoption Of tho item.
AID. Dixon held that tho Council had no right
to increase the Treasurer's salary in the manner
He did not believe OHara ever in
tended to pay over the deposit interest. Tho
Treasurer denied point blank that he had ever
agreed SO to do with the Mayor and Comptroller.
Treasurer to keep the money in the city vaults
he would favor voting him the salary proposed,
bu. not until then.
AID sehaffner (tA1d- Quirk in the chair) said
sured that If the salary Of =10 900 was voted the
Treasurer would pay over the deposit interest.
Mayor Colyin had emphatically stated this to be
The agreement. The speaker had requested o.
HaEa to appear bofora the Finance Committee,
but be would not, or did not. comply with the re-
quest. He Invariably absented himsef.
Aid. Noodnnn thought thore was no need Of
hurry in this matter. The Council had better
wait until next year, and see what course OHara
detotmined to pursue. He did not believe in !
bring him. Leave the matter until next year.
AID. Campbell was in favor Of stiking out the |
item. The Comptroller had made q demand J
upon tho Treasurer to pay over the interest on |
deposits and he had refused to do it. The only |
Eay to settle the matter was for the Council to |
designate the banks in which the city funds
should be deposited. The City Treasurer's |
office furnished the greater portion Of funds |
With which to carry on political campaigns, sim
ply because the office WAS worth about 5100, ,000a !
'ear- It was absurd to suppose that O'Harn would |
urn over 51oo, ,oou for salaryof $4,000. Prom
Ees made by candidates for fat offices wore
not ycry reliable, and O'Hara would doubtless
discover that he could not turn over the money
Without violating the law Of the State. Nothing
:oud be pla1ner than that O'Hara never in
ended to keep bis pledge. and that he did not |
intend to accept the $4,000.
AID. Heath did not believe TINT AIr. O'Hara
avoided the Finance Committee, but
hey werc positively assured that he had agreaa
o the arrangement. The speaker called on
,ain with anybody, and What he did he should do
# his own yoition.
The items of $500 and $4,000 for clerk hire
nd Office expenses vera struck out By large
majority.
The item of $4,000 for ea1ary to City Physician
Tas adopted.
...... POLICE JUSTICES,
AID. Pickering moved to make the salary of
be Police Justices s: 500 each, instead OF $4,000,
IS recommended.
AID, Heath said the Justices pledged them
elves to devote their entire time to the duties
# the Office.
The motion was lost, and the salaries OF the
Justices for the South and West Divisions were
1ed at $1,000 each.
Aid. Cannon moved TO increase the salary Of
be- North Division from s.: :0E}0 to 50, 200.
AID. Heath said thcr Justice Kaufman was
atisicd with $4,000, provided he could attend
. other Justices duties.
AID. Stone moved to make the salary $4,000. |
sost. Tho salary was fixed at -, 600.
Aid. Murphy moved to fix the salary of the
ollce Cou1t C!"rk, South Division at So, 500,
'stcad Of $4,000. Lost. The salary was
1cd at $4,000.
no clerk for Police Court, West Division. 800
ne clerk for Police Court, NORTH Division. 1900
Adopted.
The Council adjourned until o'clock Monday
.crnoOn.
Lizards in = Wou1au,s Stomach. II
From tie Davenport Democrat.