, 1876-07-29
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Water.rcnts yesterday were $780,. '.'
Only $3.50 was received on tho popular loan
yesterday.
About cirhty saloon-ltccuses vnro tss,1ed ycs-
+.r1,ov mi tSo ro,..,,,s wcrc IN t1,o ro,rI,or.
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Aood ol s7'oVV'
The Finance Committee held meeting OF
nr.voic notnre vc.tori,,v rnorn,r,, mi 53
,t,,,,n,, r,,I, t,,nn .1;,, .ho,,,a y, taso In
uosn!us "n~n sney tn'uA snoa'u go 'neo .',o
1nrters. They vii, meet again thls morning.
out'' .J 10 ,"'INas ~ uaI paeo .r'
.aeN.s.n..u' a"u Nv ''.snas -. .aan9 t"r nusA
town, Us they have been doing Of late. Tho
msa.- 1,aas. % 1n,n, - ,nn ,;,,..a,,,,sa Wv , H.
Svin,, Rrortctt ~ mhtaf ., ,ho
SlinncapoIis Dcnartmens, mel werc ii ttwn yestcr. ~ M
VIZ Wy er.,,,rI II nrsI,t srcnnor nn
WIT WIT npenssSu atGa ~ " 5.a', M,ha' ~ nmeSt @
as 10 how tllo eart 1nents ri their Giles ca,, he
im,parcT m ~ ,M '''' - s"s'A e4'ss ~" W
''.p'o'eu. .-....,
Supt. Hickey thinks that the laws governing
auction shups arc not strict enough to properly
punsh tho swIndlng proprictors of the mock
Auction diyes. For Instance, the law says t}ut
a Ssiag m MISREPRESENTATION teicfoT, % o y j. yrcqafed
to refund the money II tho purchaser demands
II within i've days; and tint tho auctlonccr
atall bc llitsl $50. This Gupt. Hickey thinks fs
not enough, hccuuse the swlnslltng process of
Of obtaining money under fn!ac rrctonscs, which
should b1 hcnyily punished. Tho Chief and
tue NtAyor had talk Oh tho subject Yesterday.
MuHlC1rAL FINANCES.
Trrt tnn ham rht1R 11T In frhr
'muney-sGla, ,0W-whicil Is now In the City
Treasury caunut be used 10 pay the employees
md tho other creditors Of tho city,. Aid.
MeCrca, when nskcl about It, replied that tho
only fund likely to lc used to pay lnbor-debts.
The cash now Il, tic Trcasury was intended 10
make good tue deficits in the special funds. by
Ind management on the part Of tho Inst Admin
an1 tho Finance Committee and tho Council
were anxious to frat make good the ]eIfclcne!es
nntl then to. pay, tho ola certificates. ThIe
roursc, thcy Thought, would ralso the credit Of
tho humber of outstanding certificates,
the Committee had decided not to Issue
any vi thc.n to the city employees who Muro
anxious To tuke them nj n guarantee for their
wages, an,i to gaIn by tho interest which tho
certificates draw. so1no Of thu employees TN
so,btctlly would sell them at shave, and thus
lessen tho yaluc ut those bought by ciflzcns ana
capitalists. An affidavit that tho certificate will
not be soll WILL not tempt the, Comptroller to
Issue nuy nf them to employees. 4 achu0l-teacller
naked for one yesterday of $500, tho amount Of
saiary le her. and Biio agreed not to sell It, be-
fng unly Utter tue interest, but she Eas rcfuscdt
on the grou.1 that what one gets, all must got;
x q s s emaycs sc oad so ef sams
aud in]urc tho credit OF tho city by placing Its
| piper upon tho nurket at reduced rates.
rhe donaud upon tic citizens to como forward
apS R s iHr ar eT oan s s;o~s y aa ono ona .
rc1atiyr. The city employees arc now forced to
| kcll their slime " at greatly reduced rites or
| to suffer most cxtorttonnto charges from the
butcher, Gaker, and ean!llestiek:makcr, 81 Of
tcrcat on their capital invested. It l,as been
ngrrrd not to nay out any money to tho en-
Iaoyes ttll the si1nls subscribed to tho popular
loal slatl amount to $250, 900. As yet but
comes III soon luy-tlay nsay ba indefinitely post
pOucd. Theru Ia great SURPRISE lnunlfcgtefl that
people do not put more trlst IN the plan. Tho
certificates draw i per cent interest, aid
bccauso issued only for Is per cent OF tho fund
| ngaii,st which they aro drawn, whilo the old
stylo Of certificate could have bec,, Issued for
any amount. 'rhosu men wlo sorno months ago
Hoped for. sotlc llayu advanced tha Idea Tint,
questions suited, Tho money viii roll in II m
| alurl1lngly comforting rate, but timo only will
| CbfElQf1 TIC tf3tHl4lllEgH OF tue EuUDDBlt1Ou,
Tng SALARY NcrHEscllMENT,
As Ia perfcctly natural under tho circ,,Ul.
stances, tl,s reduction Vi sularies Ia tho nil.I.
portaut tonic Of conversation among tho pcr.
sons Interested in n,unfcipai affairs, Thoso via
sufcr by tllc rcIuctiom nro croaninc in srirt. II
,IDt fr iho i,prtlshjn 81 tiIeF iDt tEen hecat,sc
somebody clso viii not iosu as much. Tho Of.
{lcios art; reektn9 t!c,r broius for solution oi
thu problem. IIoW cn,I Till reduction lin u,atir
most satisfactorily to nil conccrncIin ~
Tic I3oard Vi Public Works wcru in close con.
suit tatIun Yesterday upo1l tho question The tasA
Of sayjur lust wlcro INC Ak sl1aij fnil ia no, Il,
cusy o,le ind II viii rcal,ire no jttle thought and
consideration to prorrrly distribute tho ill.iuck,
Nj. Frlinllyilc eatl Yesterday INT ile. for ore
wns in n,iaiulary ai,,i iii mt knn,y i,,st whni
to t!o. Tic meti.brrs Of tho Hoard viii taiI
fvrther o",,,t Il ~ cnmra" Tho - s.,,,+ ~ ~ -
.inrtion IN ihctr tlenartncrtEN I nrr rant-vii
ncessitatt, thc .r,ttinm nf oll sain,,cs n M
vcry at,,plf extent, and viii cali fur tic dis
tinrr,. II InH,,v ,Innlnves Tiis viii If co,,rsr
fnrrcnss III" nInnnrtIoH nj ,rt,rl, fnr ench mn,,
nri utII1 i",tthn, ti,n ,,,nhar ~ M nss i.,,'rs