, 1875-12-28

III tllo chair.
ALL 1H1Sntv1I.LE EEAFrOiSIEp.
The Mayor, by tho usual official latter, nom.
limited 1tedt1ond VfindiyilI0 for another torn AZ
member OF tho 1,oard OF Pubic Works, Refer.
red 10 the Committeo M Streeta and Alleys Of
tho thrao diyisinIy with Instructions to report
at noxt neetiug.
TIE crxsUs,
In reference 10 all ordinance for taxing tho
CENSUS OF the city, 80 as to rclihsrict tho Baruo
tho FINANCE Committee. to whon it VIA ro!errod
reported recommending that tho otdinsnce 10
plnced on file.
Lad over and published.
Tho samo Committee reported In favor Of d.
Eccting tho Doard Of Public Works to prepare
list of employees, their occupations, sniaries,
etc., which Was coucnrroa IN.
TA1 CoMM1ssloxKlt
The following was also prcscuteas
iuur Committee on Finance, 10 whom was referred
resolution concernIn9 tho alol'shmsnt OF thu oieo
yEaoneut, respectfully report that III pursuance u the
olnlon u ht Law Department 4 tho eity aud follow
County Court stha county, Common co,lnci direct
ri tile city for tile year lh7s both rc4 aud 1creona
r. s III aas 1na
aud tho County Treasurer, u.a practically relieving
thu Tax Commissioner tro .hc d.lea of making .hs
tho right duty IN COLLECT them. Sour Committee
would. ho-~t.. respectfully stnie that sl4is caangp
city t41ne not etded upuu itli thu sHtessnent-
b<'ofs in t,e Tsk Commissioners otlico bad
u % a ss 'n ia. Int .sss s .nd tp swn
assessment books, at % Il then arcars desrab'c u
eomrlee them for the par,<eo Of having = comtleto
adscc Of the Mayor and Comptroller tue Tar Co1nlIe-
stoncE has with ~ few ssnpioyos - .aiht beFn at
up Ills looks aud 1nalm IN perfect
Of forer years Yuur Con'nitsee are u the opinion
8 a' nis 'as work s WI .. 7" a b. sss4 sss Inn ann
.le sunsems, coatt decide h the es.ts
of Tax Commissioner can io aoltsh!Sl without detr
nsnt to tbs city. Iuar comntoa also belierc 4 for
tho boss interest Of tic city TINT tho work should 10
carried 10 eomne,iot. and would, ehvrei'rs
oneud thu. The resolution , ut 1east temporarily,
placed On flo.
Tho report uaa coucurrcd in.
NOTHING Fon CHARITY.
Tie Committee on Finanret III reference 10 Tho
resolutions OF Aid. donna calling pttou tho
Directors Of the Exposition gni1dinl 70 sha1e tho
tho proceeds Of tho skating rink during the vim
tor, with tho charitable institutions OF the
city, reported that, nftar thorough o1nnina-
tion. they feel satisfied TINT the Exposition
vas in debt; thai DO dividend lad yet boon de-
clarod; TINT no stakeholder. or officer, othar
than tho Secrctary, had Is yet received niy
nlouey out OF tho concarp. wherefore thoy rea-
0Qln1G0uQt &QAt tQ91GHu1GktQu6 UG pi0CEl ca ulG.
ACCOMMODATING tho report VAS statement Of
tho Exposition people, embodyng tho foregoing
facts. Tho IL I,,osltion 1ocelvea only "a, 119.74
~ Is per cont On tbs Woston-O1.oasy match.
Aid. Fitzgerald thought 1t waa nil fnuge that
thcy Ind not matlo dollar. Lnt6o tenefts hu1
bcen derived from tho Exposition.
AID. Heath said the reason why tho institution
wna 80 largely in debt was that stock had been
aubscrbod for aud not paid on. No mnn con-
nectel with the Exposition, except the secrcta-
~, had oyer received dollar; 10 dividend had
boon paid and thoto w1s an Indebtedness hanging
ovor it amounting TO Sa5, The city eoDoral.
ly had been largoly benefited from tho E1poAl-
ton.
AID. Qni.k aaid the1o was m Impression that
those who had eigued the report zero Atock-
AaldeEs; le could RnAwes for himself that he
was not one Of tho fortunate stockholders. Tho
corporation WAS instituted for tho purpose Of
making mouay, aud MAS certainly doiug it..
A!l. Jonas was nlso OF tho opinion that the In
stitutiou was In good pecIniarv condition. and
ho could not understand why objection should
ba made to the reasonable request.
AID. Ili!dre.h thought ground zent should 10
paid especially II tho Expedition wus q financial
Htccess. II this matter wcrc laid uvpr nud pnb-
lisllcd. It would keopi bctu1o ue public and do
good in many waya.
Tho report mas thon laid over 10. publication.
TOWN COLLECTORS PAY.
Tho Committee on judiciary reported IN refer
cnca to tho ordinance recontly introduced TO liz
tAo amount Of compensation Of tho Town Col
perceutago bo nllad up wtth 2 por cent.
AID, Gultertou said thero waA nothing In tho
ordEnanco to compel tho Town COLLECTORS to pay
ovor money to tho Treasury. The Law said tloY
| There WAS no uso in pnaalng tho ordnance. Il,
Wow Of tho great misunderstanding With segnrd
to tho personal property tax, he thought an OK.
plauation should bo made, aud It waB pyopar to
MAXI such explanation in conaecsiou with this
| subject.
Aid. HiIdrcth ,norod to refer 10 tI,e judiciary,
| with Instructions to report further ordnance
and an EXPLANATION pcrtain!ns 10 Tux mattcrs.
for tho Council to docllo what compensation
should 10 allowed tho COLLECTORS.
AID. Campbell thought tho best way OF solving
! the problem wsa to provide fur tho additional
| clerk hira aud nothing olse.
Aid. Richardson, referring to tho complaints
made lately BY ta1-payeFa. 3a1d Iooplo did not
stop to stink that tne saxos wefe gsoupel to-
gather this year. lie desired 70 htate that
rial aud peraonai properly. and that tho
general appfalsemonto ot the personal property III
Cook County Was $500 900 loss than 1t was lsst
| year. The city tax waa somewhere IL t11
SIunty e Il ns md H, no an!s,lleSs' a1 thinkpg
| matter would 90 to tho Finaucs Committoo.
| Aid. Woodman thought Aid Richardson nas
mistaken in rogsrl 10 tho pesaonal property tx.
and the peopo ought 70 hnys tho tntotmaoa
1Ie knew several casos Of gEosa injustice a. TO-
| garded personal property.
AID. RchArt1Hon interrupted AID. Woodman to
snY that tho assessment Oh ressonal property
wss eSUo,u0 leas IN Cook County this tAau It
Nah lust year.
| AID. Woodnan saiI that tho dlHorouco
lay IN sho tact tlat sus tax on real Co.
tate Was heavier, according 10 soms accounts,
aud lower according 70 others. lo had spent
seyersl days trying To find out how tlunga stood.
| Az naaE ~ ha could get il, the real estAte wss
cut away down, ahlla tho agony was piled On
personal property.
AID Scuafiuer satd that both tho Council 4nl
the people uoodcd more light on tie whole sub
Jcct. ........ .-...
| tho Citixeus' Association, known 10 lin, had
their go-betwoens, and uscd essET e2ertion 10
cut down tbs taxos on theif personal property,
Yet these men how!ed about public virtue.
| Aid. Hclafner said the people ought to know
| that the Council Is blame!ess III thu matler.
| THE TOWN As6gSsoR8
we're to b!sme They had ndlod On tho burden,
under tho EsuerA law. and tic Cou,ni! lad 10
| hos tin hTau,a 1'hhFof1ro bn unrIH ftkn In