, 1874-03-29
/ Word About Salaries Of Town Of
flCerS.
What the Justices Said Last Year, and
What They Have Done Now.
a Talk with the Brethren on the
Subject.
They ShirE the Question.


pte 70 :;se SIS 900 detray town expenses .of Inc
ensuing year The voters having voted that SUM- and
having elected h1cssrs Cieary, phi1ps O11aen' and
schaner to e.t it up. 1eat aud got drunk
THAT s25,0o0-
This zu1p ot money vas Gsrecd upon at meeting OF
tie Board Of Anditora composed Of the I'VE Jnsdees
sanerrisc1 and Clerk held few daJy before the cleo
tim Th2se gentlemen calculated that nbout S. COO
would pe required pay tie Assessors s;ary and
,,enses: $500 for The Collectot 81 600 ito pay out
standing orders s. 800 to percentage not
collected $500 for the Town Clerk $3.50 for the su-
pcryiaor; $4oO for the Justices and Incidental ex-
pcnses and * 40 to meet any contingencies. to
make It figure s25G03, instead Of st, $50.
The real reason for sticking in that - $50 is now ap
parent 1t to give clbow-room for Increasing the
pay Of these town officers.
WHAT TIE PRESENT OFFICERS WANT.
The time Is rapidly approaching for the election
Of another Collector, Assessor, etc. Tire present
eu1obe1ts want 70 be retained in oIca and po=riby
they will be, unless their opponents count The votes
w.nt to cat I'll the money they before the going
out But to be sure Of the f:ll:, they want to get
is over, knowing that xnat na,5 consider IN tmpu~
DENT robbery, would have tendacy to ALLEVIATE votes.
sincs 900 was appropriated year ago to pay tha
oecicss ctpanses might think 1t Ettla ava1-
o.o;1s to grab $4,000, and that 1t was time for
come o:hez good Isisnnlan to hare a chance.
TEARS1NG Eoa rnrvACy,
Fer tart reason, tue action recently t4ken by the
Aoasl nf Auditors OF tue town il giving Col. Ciea-y
$1oo3o and Assessor Philips $500, has been steadily
ls,en mentioned in the newspapers. Last week whan
Col. Ce7ry candidate for reelection the ground Of
faithful Of s nes IS Of III his t30 es ": as5
lie ToTa Board had voted it to hiInhe de1ed il: and
Assessor Phillips sas yes:erday guilty oi . e.nilar IN
ter hts CHANCES of election Is not generally considered
rtu=abe, but to Ls caught in II, Is very sad affair
indeed.
FTP
The only excuse for voting these SUMS j. that tho
money was on hsnd to pay them with Had there ho
town t,1 Ind been ooo co! Cry would have been
allowed $40 oso hsd It been ooo 900, he would have
oca aort t IesFe G 9 "a law "hsh r.
T4e lsw provides that taa Assessor shall have S. q
day; but The Justices Of tbe Pe.ce composing the
Town Boa1d who are superior to tic Constitution Of
tie St.te o. illinois, and 70 the aHB made pursuance
ot it by the General ASSEMBLY, give tho Ass:s.or
tto,ea from tho Town T.casury not disturb tho
asioes Of the Pcace in che east thcy are abose tho
5oo; the Justiccs gaTe him sc, coo. Tint this IS in
rotation Of the Constitution and the laws n1ado under
it IL unttar ct no consequence to then4
TIE ToT2y cLEEE
# South Chic.go1s IN individual who cannot Rad
Engi.h q: al, and gpeak it only with great difficult
IT, Lis acquaintance with 1t being principally COZ
ar.rc1 to tbs profa2a part thereof By Law, be r.
ecrea no par die but only fees serving notices Of
election upon town otace7a for fling papers required
ty law to b alol tn his oce, fer posting up notices.
rnd Tor copying by-laws Since he has dono mona OF
III n ssshap Tss ss ea s7en q s seoqs
taken BY these Js.iccs Ct The Pa-o out Of the Town
Treasury ond bestowed gratuty to uah who can
PIES ra:ty, nor even tho smallest Clique Of ward
politicians. Bca15 member Of The Board. the Clerk
Voted On his oxn pay.
of South Chicago is entitled by Law to 81 for each day
that lie does town business. The most expert account
mt caunct by any possibility make than :GG tava
in year, Get Us matter Of fact, the Supervisor was
nc. Lsied raorc than fifteen, still the Justices Of tho
Pace Of South cnisgo haze voted hun the sum Of
ec45u3 Geru.au only 1850. The attention Of the
Gc.nnns Of the sonth Town is called to the way IN
i. is nugges:ed thea whe:ha- it is advisable sup
part for reelection IN whose favor sucn just
Discrimination il shown
This generos:T Of TIC justices Of the Peace Is the
renaarE@l1e since they &c: only $50 day for
each day they .aest It ie truo that they meet ten
tr.cs of:ener than Is still the sums which
they receive boar 10 9roe1don TO those which they
the batch Bu. Jurtices Of tbs peace, Who IRE wise
In their generation, do not give away money after
this fashion without equivalent, and it is for tern
FOR these prneely doaasiona- They have voted sway
illegally about $4,000. Now what do they get for
:usuee an opportunity Of explaining their position,
reporter called upon them yesterday serintim and the
following pleasant conversation ensued Wherein with
exception. truth and falsehood are mingled in
abou. equal paris and the baehfuuess the s1ne
shrinking from public scrutiny. the unwilling
ness e let tho PEOPLE knox VIA: the; hsd been doing
the Collector and the Assessor: |
Jus11cE ]. c. HAE'Es,
member Of the South Town Board, IVES interviewed,
Neportez-Are yuu awnre Of tho action Of the Town |
Justice Haincs-Yes. There waz q nropcsition 1t
tbe ls+ meeting to fix the amount at slD00G, but 1t
ot dens;s Dc n s$se:a npop TIE net meeting
ReporterDoy you conaidez sc, ,ooo too much for tho
amount Of work done By Collcctor cleaEy?
Jnstcc Hatdcs-I do not. Re hGs to give very heavy
bonds which bird him tor tive 5ears He Is resroas;
lie i1r every mistake 1nade by his CLERKS. The West
s!de Collector Mr Morrison, had to lay: ont OF his
Eesdec, we propose to pay Col Ceary in town bonds
winch are - cents en- The dollar below pa. Tass
to ,oo, no speaking Il many s:her expenses wich
would hive tue eject OF reducing It still mere Now
c s; .dyssss Tss a II 1sn q rs
sas t. e. sSsR s sai sa9s &
Rsportor-8ut has not Col t7cary the benefit Of In
te1us+ aceruiag from Eooney deposited in banA7
Is nndetoo th.t he s :ura over tie interest to tha
c:.v A: all events viii decide the whole busncsR
II :i2 ,ae:ting Ct nexs Monday:
Esp,7tcr-'Tiu .h:t ,necting he c;ea to the press3
1ust.cc Haiaes--1 think &C.
JcsY1CE EorDEN.
Next cr,ae Jrauce Boydcn:
Eepogte7-Is it re that Ccary received SO 600 tro
u. 2oxr-Board Tor his services?
1soJden-Yes; that was t.ea TWO months sgo.
E5Tden-Ye: in view of his responsibility, etc.
Be has TO give s. ooo 33 .nd heTtdcs, that WAS
h n su ' ot The Pr ssnt hs owsa ss
,e Is entitled to- Tisn he Las 1a1! t. lose the dis
on1,t on town c-@z, which are ~o1th only about 90
1s.e Ecpor:er-Dd o.. be net $4,000 cash
Boy1en-No: town ordsra, : believe. he would |
,ave made be:wecn 5000 End s7e09 out Of the Office;
nd l. ray opinion, he is the poorest paid Of tbs town
ulcers. !