, 1874-01-12
HYDE PARK,

W D. piorco, Doston 8. p. nulson, philadel-
HYDE PARK,
D0AnD OF TnuHTEEs. 4,
A. regular meotlng OF tho Yrustoos Of Hydo |
!arlk Nas held Saturday afternoon Ut tho Village
nall. All tho, mon'6ors wore. present. The
mnntcs wcro nr1onded to provide for tho pay-
mont OF Culver, Page. noyno & Co. = bill out OF
Tho assessment expense fund, and thon The fur
thor reading WINS POSTPONED.
Mr. nonoo,a nE1rTExonnMSI; y; IN 1I,a,rr con,,.t,,
Fiunnco COMMITTEES on tio subject Of rotrenc-
mont, presented two .weole ago and rcforrod to
the'n; Il as denied that Any h!sgit,rnato DRIFTS
htreet spr!nKling and lg''ti,!g = Is reeo,n,nond
cd Tint strootB BIO not npr1nl!lod ut this time Of
the ycar, md that thoy 10 lighted only OH dark
al,ouid mol bo reducsd, but did ngroo that ~
dolinqucncies Of duty or trust should be dealt
with by uncompronislng dismissal from BerYico
Tic favored tho itloa TINT NIL contracts for work
should 10 In written form. Ind did not object to
filing tllom with tho clerls, but rs for that part Of
the report requiring that nehor tho President
nor my committee should be allowed my discro-
tionnry powers In any work OF considerable mag
nit,ltio eavo In exceptional casoh, no was
compelled 10 say ho did not understand it. As
bo paid direct to the Treasurer, 1t was uudor-
STOOD that that officer could not devote Ills whole
timc to that bnainoHp, and ho did not 500 how the
town could holp having M oiiicer to collect and
ti,o form Of vouchers used in chicago, tlioir own
were preferable. As to the mattor Of
special assessments tho difficulties complained Of
all aroso before tho present Donrd caine into Of.
lce. In conclusion; ho deprecated tho Btyle, Of
Wholesale insinuation containcd'i in that report.
II tho Finance Committee had my specific
charges to prefer, lot them bo properly nado
mud thoroughly Investigated. Tho report was
placed on fllo.
wArEn-plrE.
Mr.. Stetbings submitted n rnper sfgnol by @.
4. Hcquembonrg to be Signed by tho Trustees,
Intended to explain the Contract made between
to parties for iron water-pipos to mean that llo
Is to be entitled TO villago bonds on Liz sworn cs-
havo boon pnid s40,o0o. Then 20 per cont ia to 10
reserved until propor eBtimntoB cat DO mado Of
tho cost OF 'treuching and baokfilling, md ton q
reserve of 10 per cont thereafter, as mentioned
in his contract. On motion, this paper was hid
III. nonlfotd offered the following:
WHEREAS. appears TINT contract bus been entered
n @ E + svna ss ga t. IL S e.,
been taken from him; that said coutracs let by tho
Wascr-Works Committee md that bills are bc,ng pro
seted asking payment for wator'ppes before they aro
Icsotred, Tnat said COMMITTEES report why arch
~ss ss ' terms @ e and
| uons Of said contract.
They woro adopted. Hero q reccas Of half m
hour waB orderod md q conference was held
Lake, In rotation to tho details Of tile proposed
unio1, Of Hyde Park and Lllho, in tho aoi,strue.
sion of tho Water Wortn. rhcso snnt'otnof
took certified copies Of tho contracts made !by
Trustees OF tho Town of Lake.
| r. RESOLUTIONS
After tho rccoss, the following resolutions
| were adopted: That tho Clerl issue warrants tt
frtk t4Jn $t,Afn Mn e.
services us Commissioners Of Assessments, pay
ablo out Of tho eoveral special fluids when col
lccted, without interest that the Village Cel
!cctor be authorized to receive in payment Of
ases Ge "aFsas essaoer 2asa0e and out CT @
be authorized to allow q discount
Of por cent ou oil tnx bills paid before Dlarci
| /, 1874; aud that John T, Darrey be authorized
to employ suitable person to test tho wator
pipes Monday, aud report the snme to tht
B0ard.
COST or wArER-pIrE.
Tho Commissioners appuintcd Sept 22 1873
to estimate tho eoat Of lsying tho T., ls1 lniea
ndoptcd at that limo, reported tle estimated
cost aud expenses Of tho same Mt $500 too0:.
On motion the estimate Was approved ant
adopted. md the President was authorized t,
illo tho proper netition III Court Tor tho Bpecla
assessment to bio made.
~ Tint
lho plat u nupu'sas.om ~ .nat ~ pn.
yng SVutp " t;n,s ~ tn ,ua ~ ~
ria r. Al ~ nf ' dntHnnv w. 4 II irnryays snivs
aae PA o. an Mneay Sa"t y,;S onfnS< ni naa
i9 q stfn KY aoet %,do aopdnpEt 10y nn rat
9et e e .o McSan nn;anao rooda no roa H.
noss Wayne q Gn'cnso .Aet9oaae; g. 1ntouSn ao ~
west OF tue n: ". OF oeo' oo' ao' Il, "a
prosecuted aAa s''esseai nit,s
Tho following bills weto approved and ordorc
to Go pa snSgalnr poe9 ay;rol' lot pG
eemDer, So5ouo o1s eIecl"i XII l'p,asn piS -
for Decembcr, S71.A;. py-rol! c!oan1n an II
soyontty-tilst street drain outlet. sss.3A9 "
Christian Danoison s sotV.eca c ce ~ nr,,1o unio
eeatn'g oat sdmo dnt ,mhsr uato al Sgoo i " rab1'
feeding prisoners for December. Ss.69 !, Hyd yd
rark Gas Compeny for ~, vll'ago haal; s9:1g s52
Charles Z. Pope, s1llogo C!erK. h'ontA, "
Ely y Burvhaln, reports on condemnatlona' S'
~ ften"cnhoMr f11u "r.' r.nuas. Id l22Gl
johnson & uuinacn, Calumet iorrymeu. 3160
". s. Dabcock, lumber Tor cnlyortp, Sl04. l6
| 1o,,bn.n Dbont1au Il ~ nIons md 1]ntn ET1 III