, 1875-09-08
TOWN BOARDS.
The West Chicngo Justices Do
Their Duty.
Condition Of tho Finances of the North
Town.

| hEsPKCTISu THIS LAW.
| Tho nemi.annust n,coting OF tho Wc1. Town
i,oarl uaa hold Inst oyontng At No. 81 1ralstcel
Btrort. Thsre wore rscsont Juhsicea Mnrrsor,
| Sheridan, Ingessoll, Ralabufy, 1Iataon, aud
t:cnliv, and Supervisor l3.ker and Torn-Clefls
LAWN. Tho minutes OF tho last two meetings
wetc approved.
Justice Morrison, from tho Committoo appoint.
oil 10 confer with thu Mayor IN regard to nllpw-
lng oxtra compensation to tho Collector, report-
cst That niah conference ini been held, but M
decision hal been rohchcd IN tho ,nastnr. The
report Was, On motion Of Jnetico Sheridan, nc
ceptetl. nnh the Committee was continued until
the nu1t meeting.
THE COMMITTEE on oLn ACCOUNTS
reported, through J1ssico Salisbury. recommend
luz tLo payment OF bills to tho ntnount Of
sir,e7392 They a.ao rrcrontod tie s1pervi.os'a
account for 18Th. showing :teceirts Of sG7.7lhla
md expenditures of $Gl. .b27. 5icaving hala4,co
on baud OF sG l3G53. Tho COMMITTEE a!ao sur.
geste1 TINT tho supervisor bo allowed pcr cont
On ali moneys paid nut anil passing shrnugl. hss
ha,uls "a c1-ofiicto Town Treasurer. Also. TINT
tho Town Clerk be allowed s5O0 far his SERVICES
during 1s74 aud Tint Patrick 1laffertv bo allow
ed ?5U0 for his Horyces III making rlstB for tho
AsscBsur'B oilico in 1911.
,1nf,ito Sheridan wrl.cd to explain why tho
bills Ut Collectora In 1871 "eso presented in The
abose accounts. 1t WIS because tic nld board
thu Collector had not iilod his holltls.
Justice Morrison called for tho reading OF tho
iteMa Hopatntely. This wRs commenced, but
after long discussion over tho Arat
be aono without the ray-rol proparod by tho
old Board. An tho payroll WAS In supervisor
Da3crs office, and not readily accessible at thta
mcottng. it WA dcc'iod 10 pass thoso accounts
until tho ncxt tneeI1ng. .-
THE rEi..GENT BUSINESS.
Tho suggestion Of the Committee on Accounts
Tint SuperyiAor baker DO ALLOW per cent on
MI inoueyH received and expended WAS noxt
taken ny. OIL mutton by Justice Salisbury that
ouch percentage 10 allowed.
Justice Suuly said I'll 1t be should voto against
the proposition m tho compeldation OF thu Sl-
pcrylsor was !lxud by law, aud lso regarded my
Huch arrangement as proposed al illoga1.
Justice Salisbury Aald that tho Suporviaora re-
eronsibilty WAS great, and he ought to bo paid.
Ito WAS in favor of the proposition.
Justice Morrison nald that the law ia Ill
1t down that tho Supervisor should DO paid q
certain amount per ,lien1.
Tic question hoing put to vote was last, Jus
tlces fngsvsol!, Matso1l. Morrison Sheridan. nnd
Scu!Iy voting in tho negative, mud Justco SaliB-
hurt, Cork Layin. and Supervisor Daker voting
III tho affirmative.
The first itom III tho bill Of tho Town Clcrk
for ,2 aya' work at 81. 80 per diem, was rojoat-
| cd. all tho 1ustieeB voting in tho negative.
supervisor Baker moved that tho entire bilt
ue 4lGlatHtu w iHlEEtt"t AuA t@uk kAu AHHH
Clortl bo allowed :50u for his soryices.
JUSTICE Morrison moved that tlu bill DO laid
| OH tho table, and Ills motion WIS Carried.
4 communication Waa reat from ex-Coltector
larry 0l'riot, stating that he ,al received onlv
| :1.5DU for !,ia services and positioning for e1.
allowance OF 2 per cont on The money he had
collected. Tho communication VAS received.
Tho Balary.ltht Of tho Deputy AHsossota was
takon up. and b1llH frum Nifty .oputios wore al
I luwcd, tho rate Of compensation boiuR fixod at
| !s5 per diem.
| George IL. 1amioaon, n 16-year-old c1crk In the
! Assessors oiIics, was allowed 81 per diem for
| sixty days. humorous othor small bills nero
read and allowed.
Tho Board thon adjourned until 1880 o'clock
this evening.