, 1875-01-03

Mr. Tuiey On the Power of the MaYor,
Two Boards, Etc.
The Special Legislation Provision, and
How to Construe It.
Necessity for tho Passage Of q
Building Law.

Necessity for the Passage OF 9
Building Law.
conference took place yesterday afternoon
between tho Cook County delegation and the
Executive Committee OF tho Citizens As.ocia-
ton at tho rooms OF the latter boj7:~ Tho sab
! ject under consideration Was that Of municipal
! organization The chair was takon by Ftanklin
MacVeagh. aud there were also present The
! Hon. r. P. Derickson, L. H. Bnr1oy. L. 3.
! Boomer, a J. Galloway, A. L. Chctlain, II.
! F. Tuioy, c. II. Henderson, A. G. Hesins,
q. D. Miller, H. 3. Hurd, Thomas Mackin,
Thomas aalpine, aud Conrad Mehor. Of the
Third District; John Hise and G. IL. Bogue, OF
the Second District; George Dunlap .snd Sena~
| tor Robinson, Of tho Seventh District Senator
I kehoe, Of the Third District; Senator J. Bue11-
! Ter, OF the Fifth District; ". II. StickDey and
| John G. Barker, OF tho Sixth District; Carl L.
! Lindeburg. John L. Ardvedsen, and II. j.
Duone, of tho Fifth District; James B, Brad
vol. ct the First District; and Gen. Q. L. Mann,
Of tho Fourth District.
MIR. MAcTEAaH.
In opening tbs meetng the Chair said:
GENTLEMEN: We had expected to bo able to
show you the draft OF = law tbs Citizens Asso-
citation is preparing in tho way Of amending the
General Incorporation Ian OF the State for Cities
Our committees have been working sixteen
hours day, but they have not been ablo to get
it into shape in which it could be passed upon
The.e have been q great many conferences,
great deal Of discussion aud argument On this
subjec: Of new charter for the city. and
it ia very clear to everybody who has been
interested in tho discussion that tho General
Corporation law ss it stands a. present mn.s
be amended before it will answer tho purposes
OF Chicago. But, Notwithstanding that Ue had
not that bill drawn in form to represent tue
policy Of tho Association, yet it il very desirable
ne think tina: tho members Of tle Lceielatnro
from this city and county should learn little Of
what good many people are thinking On some
tncjr Legislative capacity, in Tho hopo that har-
monious action on the part IT good citizous
whether Legislators Or private parties, may be d.
cured thereon.
TIE GREAT Trouble
seems always tohaEe been that tho Cook County
delegation has not been harmonious IN rehpccs
TO- tile interests OF this community. Ins1e
ate gentiemen here who will speak TO you more
il detall about this matter Of the reiHcoEpo,aton
Of the citr. There are other matters that
~e will Be obliged to call the attention
Of tho Legislature 10 during the winter cspecisl-
" mattefa touching ts5atiou. the assess1neut
and collection OF taxes IN the city ami county,
and indeed everywhere. If nothing else should
be done. some advantage will accrue By the op-
portunlty it affords OF knowing eacll otper. for
observe scarcely any ot you are acquainted. I
have only ono word more to say-that 10 far as
this Association is concerned, il has No axes to
grind. know Of no person concerned in its &C.
tive management who could be per-
III connected with this Association.
aud indeed not until ho has been out Of it sufi-
clentJ long for the community 10 lave forgotten
he ever belonged to it. Therefore, we want you
to feel, when VIC present anything for tho con-
sideration Of the Legislature that it is to b.
taken on its merits, and has
NO LITTLE JOKER
concealed in it, that it is what it processes to be
on the surface that its detects ii it has any, are
intellectual defects, and not moral. I'VE hope you
will get the idea into your minds about US that
we arc simply trying to represent, and
that it We present anything at Springfield
We will be pretty sure beforehand 1t represents
tho honest sentiment of large portion OF the
community that it is simply actua!ed BY the |
consciousness OF our bad conditions; OF the bad
state OF our municipal and county Life. That is !
Ill. We arc simply aiming to do something for /
our own relief AZ o community, nothing ESQ
whatever. ALI l need do now is to e1ptrss tne
hope that, ae this delegation has been eIctea IN
than probably any other deogation for
long time-as it has the conf'enco OF the PEG,
nln' who lork tn i4zthopeful1y-lt il will
hc ,h}a N bnrmon;ze - to those things which |
Concern Il the civ a1d really give us something
1eefnI T,e rrlat trouble is that every man has
a hobby Of bis own. There is not newspaper
:; n ,his Inn but thinks it could save tho city.
There IS great tendency to ditfor from what ~
.,.ereated by other people. Even the people in
the Streets do not harmonize. Ii you suggest
anytbins.-the result Of consideration, medita-
ion. md rofectlon,-anJ man at q streat-coruer
ih;okr lint in i've minutes be can suggest some
hug better. It is the same with the news
2apors. I hope this will not be the
,ay with tho delegation. It is no: the way with
he Association. One Of it's most agreeable
.eatures to Us who know it is its disposition to
,armouize on some practical policy. And in pre-
,cpting to .ou, gentlemen, at Springfield, any
proposition for the improvement OF our condi-
ion. ne will take pains beforehand Of seeing
here ie considerable influence ha1monized upon
hat particular line Of policy: It will not be
nero Individual freak, but, as far ss we can make
/, a veil diges.ed pian-the resulsof the rehec-
ion and consideration Of people in the
who must have your confidence On
hesp questions. Mr. Tuley think, can state
o YOU what the condition of the bill is. and so