, 1875-06-27

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The Trustees met ia the Vtiltgo-Half, Ia tn
cent7e OF which stands M ouinous and immenss
base-burnes, At the usual hour yesterday atser
| noon, Mr. Powoli oaing tbs ouly absentee
Some trouble having ar,sen as to the legsHt,
Of the iquor-1icense ordinance, it Was retaued
90 the Attorney for adjustment.
| TWAS resolved to give The land known "a Lake
| Park to tho South Patk Commissioners, il it can
be dous legally.
4 petition for rater-pipe on ftederick p1scs
was granted, and the Attorney instructed to
draw the proper ordinance.
| Audience Was then given to q delegation sp-
| pointed by the uasa-meeting Ut Cleaver-Hsll
Friday evening, to express to the Doaru tho in-
dignatlon Of the citizens Of the North End at the
/ is:ing Of the Transit Company's track Sunday
| last, and to demand protection. Remarks weEe
made BY Henry Brooks, Charles C'eavsr, L. L
! Pierce, c. Fol!ansbee, J. l.. NcKeeyer. and ].
N. Hill, after which Irus Coy, attorney OF the
Transit Company, presented the subject from
! his point OF view.
Mr.. Brooks said there wss prevailing impress
sion in his district that the track 60 sunamazily
laid was laid on Hsde Park streets aud wl.houk
right Of WAY. The movement: had aroused much
indignation, and the Com mlaittee xns sent to ssk
tho Trustees, the guardians Of the people, for
protection.
Mr. Cleavsr confirmed this by his Judgment.
The single track alone was great deE71ment to
the property By which it rand. Tho double track
added co the injury. Il the WORK had been done
without right Of wav: the people should havo
protection II the Tracs,t GompaSy Ind thu
nghs OF way, thea the Board should require flag
men. as there gas constant danger now OF injury
to life.
This was the ground covered. Mr.. Pierce WAS
no. certain whether Le would want the track rn-
moved President Ho1ie said that was just Tho
point. Tho Board was ready to net At once Il
the people would stand BY them. What did tho
people dosire
Mr. Brooks had no doubt that the people
wanted the track removed II necessary $25, ,0O0
Mr. Hill could promise tho support Of 400 no
tera of th. Moth End
Mr. Hill did not agree with those who preceded
ment Of this country to wish for anything that
would cripple the greas interests OF the Stock
Yards.
Mr. Coy thought the indignant citizens wers
mistaken az to the right Of way held by tho
Transit Company. The Company had procured
The righk BY purchase or otherwise, before lay
ing its first track. The Board would do vlse
thing to let The matter alone It damage weze
done to property, it ~aa private wrong, and
did not concern the Board. He cautioned shcm
not to act raAhly.
Trustee Calhoun offered resolution whereby
Mess1s. Gillett Bensley, and Willett we're made
special committee TO investigate the railroad
grievance.
Tie Committee on Salaries reported "a fol-
lows Village Engineer, $1,000; Superintendent
Of Public Works. g. 200; Village Accountant,
81 500; Village Attorney, s. 500; Clerk, q, ,5oo;
Treasurer, q, SO Adopted
In regard to the bill Of Col Thompson az VII
iage Attorney, amounhdg to "a, 500, Nj. Dens'ey
reported 1t back without approval, stating bis
belief ihss it was about 81. .6N too high. COL
Thompson MAS preaent and made explanation
concerning the charges ea,d to be exorbltant-
He had even cut down the charges on his books,
because he did not want to present bill agGfe-
eating above certnlu a1nonnI-
A1r. Benson made some remarks to juahiy bis
act1on. which WAS not ~ committee, but iudi-
yidual- He had looked at tho charges in tho
common sense Way in which business mea looksa
1t such things, spd came to his conclualons nitk
the aid Of his confidential attorney
Another week was given the Finance Cona~
mittee 10 prepare its report On the bill.
Aztec adopting rules Of order, which ooua5
but we'll the board adjourned