, 1875-09-18

o s .n o. tne ~ minimum IN. s',e 81 rps rtosf rot n" e
result ot Tho Important water-'eat.
1s,ra-The qns1!.y sna .dsauaey r ths rump!nR
pumping enginr. Arn Of v!tsl Importance AMI ihcre
br!nG gaAi .trat Q! uncA.!nctA In our community
e"ntsse ts S Of S ins" III nyr.no snssneeT. .e
!eetcs from the whols country, 10 n'ase thorntRh
to-. a Inc pp'ng snsus. md 70 re!'t alsH o. soo T.,
pamphlttfurm and IL The rxceelngly thorough.
ictcntae. and lsborsaus tcas n1.le by ths. Tho r.
mot up to tho standard In economy. fully to a
ther claims In cascfty and general e1oeience Sec
s tn; nsT @ 1 % III
have nnother pair of ensines at ones: and third hat
inchca shoul ho The minimum size Of plre laid IN
tbs city, nxccrt tilat In some Mhtreluent inaanctr,
nnler j,i!rluus engineering, 6.inch pito might bo
tsneh.
Thus, through ocn ah.1er m tho ono h.nd. md Tho
Committee of Engineers on the other. tho titisent
Association has riarrd upon recoti With tl!n hcst
need; of te r,re .n, wster 1,oparttntns II tho city.
Thcen rrcor.n arc Ia,ic ste fully accepted by the
ts" Department. md cannot TO s:,nss r.'s ,,
only rccors uvcn now, for It in fact thai boh In
ts wa'sr,y md Fire pes%sni"
nn !. |. not tno ucl 10 my that Iii ho nnttcs Of ra
pseteetion II tho city n new on has already beEun:
tl,at haso engaged tho attcntion Of tic Association
ehali mention only shreo Ono Of The first thnSs vc
did was tho clearing out of
which Ne found were Largely occapc! With lnube1,
and were Threatening n . frichtfnl maunrr the
M q q ho ry 1e,a sas sbG s n,e y
utilization of no stationary stea'n power ,alohs
teEtion. and was tho 6ibjcet Of aho invt.tigatinn
anil report by MI a1eellens eommlttce. 1hcte ehey
nne Il G.oax e T. o tnon q M e a
because iO Association VIA full Of work, sn,. .ocood.
thrSu1 rl1I
fnrns rol not bo realized ,lutllh change hal taken
place In tlu organizations and officials Of tho city.
TIE BUILDING LAW
had onr attention carly In tho year, apd during n
period Of nix 1nunthr. with tho intelligent Hltl in
Lukr'uus cooperation Of committees uf architects
Of much Intelligent "sudy, Thought, aud labor as
went 10 tho production Of such law. sHo pre-
ss., u. i a ia l. e ~ @ aG ~
tho le4h Eo1rt ahoas this however, boeaEo 4 Chicago
ahould reors.n,s, nnaer The ehs.o: ot ls7s W j.
forn,. sn,l acting under tue Inspiration Of good
cl4srlcr, ron.! ADOPT tho building law by ssoH. VIC
still think auch would bo the case.
share Of ons atiuption An abo Committee OF. Taxa
o W., fs{ ssa,s s 0q..tas 9ts of Me; ns j.
initvo did soine Of The most 1ble anil thorough work
of tho ,ear Tho Executive COMMITTEE Va. ln Time
gentlemen gave thu subject much tino and considers
lion. Tim people aro inure Or oHs aware of thu de-
ss s o m s ss s
ever. aso in Tho least awsre of the di-
fsa s' I'll. 7ss5y os.,ees ssfGs e b. %s ,s
no-cai1ed = Mi So0" With It's spurious special sys.ela
for tho city mad township organization under which
faiI II iii! 3o wero 1speasd Wo beiiove ono wv
sci lad M the other and tho reform which ue for
s1stsa 1 M M semptea to farFy 9us .ns9!'sd 1ns f.
ton IN Coul County, and tho erection in ther place Of
new aud s!mpe system Of ono Assessor md one na-
ho County Trea.urer ons Tlaee 10 pay ii ta1es What.
hoover ta1.reculps, aud with appliances and pro-
yjaons that would argey sccare rattona! and ecou-
onIcnl assessments and certain, economical aud con-
yeniont collection.
VIC prepared tho neccanary laws, nnd wers received
developed that Bil 3o5 could not 10 rsl,caie, b.
rauht 20 many citizens were operating under Il TO
h.Ir satisfaction. VIC also discovered difficulty u
.ha way Of
ADoL1s1r1Nd TOWNSHIP oHoAH1zArioH,
which had 10 bs done BY d vote to tho people. Ths
North 6lda aud Vest sdo Parks At present collect
abolish the tattor wod leave tho parEs aclpless We
did not wish to naeddlo with the larLs, nor oT1rress
y ae s waiss .;s sss sy:s
popnlar vote ngalust these two inieEests. Willis
these difficulties must bo avoided they pEoseu ,n
brnn Obliged to sbanion .'Dll 3oo.a Dut Sy tho
t!mo that they had all boon mado cirar
Ut n as o - I
difficulties. Tho Association can accomplish this i'm
pofant reform at tho next meeting Ut Ills Legislature.
HupposinH therefore, that tls city would couttnno
under" Dli 3oO ne assstoI tho Comptroller and tlo
Law Department TO through tho Lcgiaatnre such
Tue objections of tho courts cnabo Tho city to to!.
feet What ALREADY assessed Of the next two years.
Tho ssus wesd II o s neT
city h1s boen forced to abandun II altogsthcr We
rtva through tue Legislature ono Or two other thing.
III thu interest Ut ta1 reform, but the main scheme Of
tho Association IL yet unAccomrllahed.
REORGANIZATION OF THE CITY.
We asEe sary u 1ntao M@ axaro ~ that To association
city under the new charter. We wero drawn u act
pEomptke, becauHo We found that sonc 81 tho Inoat
sGf o .ss9 Of @
tho old charter. The sy9tem Of oard1. tho innnmer
alta grooves and rlts into which aTaiss had worked
p<wer was vested, the confirmed hsht among good
citizens Of refusing ofhees because shsy either had no
ont Of the squabbtcs Of politicians, md With
scarcely suggeatton Of political scienco OF honest
aJaern had At last brought about Official hatts qu!to
a. bad as tho sysem Itself. We found that wa might
en a. % ZEE cy 40
To might And did socurc Some reform, hut not \
tltho Of What wAa usedoA- wo at tass belisEsd tho
thought that isw could 10 chsugod by ancnduents
into proper charter, aul Of course i could have
presented to tSo Council peiion .h l;,o0o aign.-
people. Thu Council MAA obliged by Law to grant
riaht Of ths people - iar n Po<sibte.
otlt OF rtruRnanco 10 tGeir des Of rcfor Thu sAme
Council, however, fnv months lacr vixen tho amena
uenta and therefore tho aaw Of 1a79 hAl been nban-
doue<i ly 1T, syabd, through tho toutcat slough Of
fraud city syer in an attempt to soxot thia 1oEy
Bnnae charter and fahtcn II tho c1ty-fnr they had
found cut meanwhile that Whit lad shocked them by
ita achlanca to reform Waa in reality bad 70 their
lcara' rontcnt. Can any good come from such Nal
2rsth a that2
Fur acvara! wssks before tbs petition presented
and for several nonta afterwsrs tho Association DE-
voted fully half Of its tine TO pesfceting
THE NEW CHARTER
t1, passtng 1t through the Legislature. This work
was by no 1ncaIs confined 10 tho Executive com-
rnlttet. Numerous gentleman Of Tho city
s1ssted lis, aud II nnw review
his part OF tie Association norR easily bte.o
that uo charter for great CITY osrr roeelysd
earncst careful, Isbofious, and sudioua attention
than that which grow into tho charter Of 1875. During
thu progress Of tne work tho psu Of putting tho
Inv charter into the forn, OF law, iuatead OF
into t,ls amended law Of 1871 This WA neyer Ia tho
luast question Of auhstsuce-A wns only question
af form. Iho dacuaaon resulted in the adoption Of
botl fosna. With Tho understanding tuat. ws should
try the IfH!aAture and whichever 1t esetned mast
likely 10 Adopt shna1d 10 pressed, We nrst tried tho
amendments, AMI subsequently, withdrew thsnn t1l
f4p1 of tikA II and HAT ff4okx