, 1876-05-14
HYDE PARK.

The measure recommended by the Bonrd Of Trus-
tees their last meeting fixing the number OF Of
fees, duties, salaries, ETC., was one which made
vast reduction Of expenses The Special Commit
tee had some difficulty at first in agreeing upon q
report, but finally they preferred an ordinance
ss sRaares Tgs coeeto
year; Village Treasurer 81, 500 per year; Village
Attorney, S166. GO per month for the. period foI
es9 h g month b ana saoysa e Es s9noa
Of Police, $50. 50 per month under same
conditions;, fifteen patrolmsa, s72 ,p,e per
neaa eeas each or 'nasi s2es sFd
$50 per month; same Ut Chittenden bridge, $50
per month; Fcr1yman on the Calumet River, $50
per month all ana ferrymsn t9 Be
nish their own assistants without extra pay. The
ordinance also provided fora person to do the work
hitherto done by Tie Village EnEinser, and aneth.
Of Public Works, the salary Of The former to be
S15o per month, and Of the latter Sl25 per month,
for such time Us they might be employed. The
report Of the Committee, but the Water Commits
sioner was requested to make special report On
that Department. The reductions on the above
81 000 and it is we'll understood that there will
menl M % Il short, there Is no doubt that the total
Ct as M so% s1s Rs1e Ra b II s:gs Sf h' ensuing
OF course this is q large snm, and it Is cheering
news to the taxpayers to know that so large eaE
as been stopped but the unanimous d,, vote By which
as showing the tendency Of the Board toward econ
omy in al its disbursements. It was not alone nor
chiefly in the item Of salaries that the
this item was enormously disproportioned 10 the
current rates paid for the same work. but the place
where money WIS spent & %ta perfectly reckless %
tnnt rates were paid whenever practica-
Sa S + called ea saeh II he ap eeou et
and it is here that the new Board declare they will
proceed cautiously and economically In the future.
The popularity Of President Bensley and Mr: Pow
was undoubtedly due to the faith Of the taxpayers
thst they would in the new Board, as in the old,
ooe a. a ste and ~ It s
aided by their colleagues during the coming year.
The greater number OF salariea provided BY the
ordinance are BY the month, instead Of year,
IS heretofore, the intention being that IT, on ao-
count Of lack Of work to keep them steadily en-
temporarily dispensed with, the yiilsge viii Be -
cia1s during the time they are SO t'latd of"
There has been considerable talk Of the offices Of
Superintendent Of Public Works and the Superin-
the consolidated Office Of man Of acknowledged
ability, experience, and position, who will remove
the Office from the field Ct politics By operating it
tolo tos sos Of H , as md as Ro
mentioned in this connection Is that Of Abran
Mitchell, Esq, late General Superintendent Of the
Illinois Central Rai1road. Mr. Mitchell is prac-
tical engineer, having assisted in running and con-
structin2 the line Of the Illinois Central Railroad
THE SOCIAL EVENT
OF this week will be the calico party at Floods
Hall, Tuesday evening. There will undoubtedly
be large attendance, ~ 1t ia now these many
weeks elnce the youth, beauty, and fashion Of
Hyde Park have mingled in Tie may measures
Of the magic waltz; moreover, the hot Season ap-
proaches, when no man may dance without be-
coming ''demn'd moist, unpleasant body"
with no strength in his legs, nor starch in
his shirt-collar; hence every advantage will be
taken OF the cool weather.
A typographical error, last Sunday, d1ed Miss
Ida Atknson's wedding for May 10 instead Of
May II, - it should have been. She viii be
greatly nlased fEum the gaJetles of ths village