, 1875-03-06

lcnst 500 men in c1caslng ont the ditchas and
catch-hasi'iH preparatory to tl1sT. There is no
money left on tho street ceanii,; appropriation,
do tho wurit, as,d then look to tho Common
Council and Providence for tlIcir pay. II IL
probable that as sons AZ tl'r present ascal year
cs;'izcs. won Il will DO legal to mako new ap-
prnpria;ion. .ha: a ann Il amount will DO
Immediately, granted fnr the porform-
nun,,a, appropriation has boon awarded.
III, also ss,tgasteA tl,"s ,propcrsy. rcsid
tparo hours to seeing that Tho catcli.baeins IN
thcir owl, vicinity arc thoroughly cleaned out.
li!sle aid in this direction will further tho plans
Of the l'onrd great deal. mid ii IL ia generally
N';op!e,1 all oyor tho city all dangor Of q flood
Inay possibly 10 ays1ted.
Ali. White, over ready for practical foko, rc-
cnntIy rerpetrn!cd olo on i North Side Alderman
which has rarely been oqnaIcd. 4 few days Ago
10 lad occasion 10 chango largo bill in tho City
:rFeaBurtr'a oftcc. Ar aa '.as coming out ascepy
Tcutoh from across tho 1sliiue inuuIrcl OF lin
where hp got 80 much money. lio replied.
taos aat e sear ii tey ay ceei Sa ensS VI tP" ss
thu Alderman from acrose tho nhino: "tlo wo get
"maAo out lilo iat OF thu meetings ron nttond-
ell, and tho Comptroller will give yun a
voucher ut tho ratio Of IS for each
one attended," After haviog "zwei lagor"
e txe separase p All HSat sat af'sy"osn fsss ~ Sor
Seito Alderman waA bufily engaged In lingering
ov0r tho c"u,snlttoo cail-book. and cauntillg up
Tue mootlnEs Of tho best Committee Of tho
Council. Whether l.e got his money or not t,as
cuttsage to ask nbunt 1t. The story is vouclaud
for ~ 10 ,ia voracty by tho clerks ot the City
Clerks o!ce and Capt. Brennan. Of tho City
ireasre,s "iice Il forms fait crita!ion Of
Division Aldermen, aud coMnts one for West
Chicago.
The lion. s. 8. Hayes. City Comptroller, Ia
greatly iticeliHed by I'LL editorial which appeared
II y pRIsor yesterday morning, ridiculing tIo at.
temps VI tho present city officials 70 remedy tho
alr. Hayes IL personally alluded to in tonupcia-
tory ternF. and IL stylAl ''barilacto," in c0m-
1loi with tho rest. In regard to lila poslton in
tho present recommendations now before tho
Legislature. ho states that heiHnuts the taxca
collected, nud, moreover, judgment for tho
taxes against tho parties owing thcm. lie has
urged tho City Law-Uepartmcn& to heo IL the
]awa require any atnendsug to enable tho city to
lar request ,saa nado BY tho Council Committee
OIL Charter Amendments. Furthermore tho Law
Dopafsniont was requested to prepare such
amendments. In accordance with these requests
is Of tho ol'uion si,as It is ali right. At all
eYents o considers that llo has dono ll;a duty ju
applying to tho Law department TO draft proper
amendments to tho okisting laws. II the laws
nle lnreFiect ho II opPose!! TO 1eopafdlzinB tile
interests Of tue city BY failing TO apply for prop
81 amendments. II uloro arc any valid ob1ec-
tons to the lars as they arc, it is reason
that they should bo amended. Personally, lie
claims to havo no objection 10 any amendment
however rndicni. or even tho substitution OF an
entirely now Chariot, 1t 1t be certau that i,o
complication Or danger to tho citY'a important
lntcrestB wbnld DO tho rctult. I'he authorities
cannot wait for popular votes sad roorgan,za.
tion Of city before collecting tho taxes. They
Catlu0t tnkp anT chances OIL ftituro continpenctph
nnd, II tho laNs OF tho State can be amended
NOW 10 facilitate The collection OF taxos ho hopes
it will ho dono ut onco and Furthermore he
earnestly hopes Tint all questions Of purely
political character will DO LEFT entirely to tho