, 1876-01-15

tho Republican majority In tho last tnuntcial
| election waa 3 largo QUO 1t vas, however. tho
warda ul,tob woro not so: thoroughly Republican
! In ther sentiments.
| After some Informal conversation, the naeotsng
| adjourned to lneos aGatn anbIoet to tho call Ut
tho Psosidont.
| LOCAL LETTERS.
| TAx-ElTERs AND sDcrrr.1o8prns-AsH SHARP rnAor1cE.
70 the Editor Il 7'A& Chicago Tribune:
CHICAGO, Jan. 14.--Tho history Of ths mor1d
will show no roopio who hnvo mado 80 many I'M
proyemonn and such groat sacrifices as our
Chicago Taxpayers havo made since the fro.
Aud tho monetary panic is still greatly cmhar-
RAISING them. Bat the !a1-essers and ity-jobbcrs
eccm moro raysuons than ever. As private on.
terngises have been stopped. all ctaasca Of con.
ttactosa have fallen back upon the public for
work. knl thsY think those Is no other use for
Aldermen than TO dnd iobE for thcm. And 4
very sharp practice has xruwn up among Aldos-
men In this respect.
Formerly public improvements originated BY 4
| petition. Men owning tho property benefited
wcre consulted not only 40 TO tle tlme for niaa-
| Ing the improvement, but also ~ to tho ktnI OF
tue property bonolted Wero supposed to deser.
| min1 tho matter, or at laass to llayo heariug.
| Whom public imnsovemaue origiuatos By no,1.
ton, those Interested will hare oyoey chance to
! know what Is Gong On, and they can roinol.-
atrate, anu ask for hearing boforo tho 0ou,-
mitteo.
Al Alderman NOW goes TO tho Board Of Public
Works. aud abks for M order for certain I'M.
proytment. SoMotlmea ho aavs ho himself
vantD 1t. Sometimes he aaya al the poopla
want t., Sometimes he ssys ho has large pc
ttton for t but he neElce:e so put hs pctstion
on hlo. The Beard ot Public Worsa send 10 Tho
tho first tho property-ho!ders know Il notice
from tic Commissioners for tho confirmation Of
tho asscssmont. II tho prop.sty-holder objectu,
he has 70 employ a Layer, md lawyers do not
TITO r1ayol.1ucu, the cindsr.mcn, the quarry
men, tho lumber men, Sod contractors Eouor-
aIlT, lave not bcen idle In c.owIins theft Jobs
through tho Board Of Public Works tho last
| Season. MInor!tfeA have hat no chance to ro-
monatrato, aud not oyen ma}onttes In many
cascs. for many worls have boen crowded
through to HLch maJoittfcs arc opposed, and
tho assosancnta havo all boon male at tho old
prices. Our people, rho a1o aEgtloycl at their
regulur ta1es, viii bo sn1prlsad 1t thoir special
oneu. 1ad the sirnea heon over 10 oasy, Our
Aldermen could no: lare beeu more oxtravacau.
In this respect. There has boen job provided
for whenever 1t was possible.
Is II not tlmo to lfara tho rtEht to posi-
ton a. and tho right to demonstrate restored
' tn people, Let opstti1n. b present
nnd thcp lot tho peoplo hayo chance to Temou-
atrato, md then lot tho Committee consider the
! petition and IcmonsttAncc bcfore tho Council
ordora tho uEtser before the Board of Public
Works
Ous people do not now know half the outrages
that have bsen ini!lctod upon them by the tux
casefs ani jobbers thla year. They ought eyery-
rInenass fnr 1spa1 ssrv1css ,Ss enra M,,t
unon trn,. Ana tnor sonli ,rsist .,non ..Mn ~ 10y
i,t,nns ~ nrhI;n Mpou ~ ~
iho fonncsi ~ thst t,an na a'ntt.s.6
| thoy do uok like their OH ect.
4 WEsr SIDE TA1-pArEn.
| A. - ~
o...t. -" 1a'ss' T.. ~ .. "uoo ~ noa >,
enieAoo' vH"' la.-ai -, you 'a1ok ts "oala H.
your readors On .'Tbo uso OF solao.o,"
NJ, ..s,,ns - asopp'e ~ ~ 1o"ol rAs"e"
. ma1' "ass . . Temp 1empesancs mooIlnE ras holding
unchsritablo and, AZ thnt unuarrantable COL
loct,ou OF voeiu, "The filthy hubit of uano
toh.ccon Tim v,,., th,t o,yo t,,a,r ,,st.s."as a
WA s,cr,,-,s ,wroe tn a.ra,s aaso ~. .,o
has s1ngu'asS n"cos' Luz manpet ksndl7' anu tho
tone tlat Of earnest conviction. but what ehal1
DO said Of the hlur upon smokers 20 plainly
| involved in tho expression Dt1 1t not bctsay
grossy Ignorance Or the habits of clesnlv aud ra-
hhea people, Or else. "as II not "orse tlau I'm
| gFoss?
But putting aside tho aueatiou Of taste. In II
true that smoking (for that Ia the principal nso
t maao Of t!onaceo} 70 hlsly haol1 fot AL an
Can INV h;1,;cr tr;t",nat =" We
Of tlo oss roneJ thn rnost euitnred tha ,n".
ceaui7, and tho most fastldious OF shc esrth'S
inl!abitan:s3 Aud aince re may not hare taa
oniuton 81 sucn tribunal nave ~e not right to
mi ani s.t;sTsctn,v .ns .i,int. ~ a.
mud al rlo concur With mo iu thja WOW md
wlo aro at hti acquainted with tho habits Of
GOOD aoc'ntY. win At ooco rcco1nlzo that tho
aa.n ,I Iueet.ou ~ answered ln tue heeas'se. Ios:
nauadEthc rcgncI rn.n.o,t n,a.m,n ''oauai ,s.i