, 1876-06-10
TIE City Employees to Get
Some Money ut Last.
Mr.. HAYES Declines to Accede to
ANY Compromise Whatever.
Rumora in Circulation at the City Hail..
The Board Of Public Works.
1ct Judge Moore Amend tile Record In
the Quo Wnrranto Case
Mayor Oo1yin Has Word to Say to the
Dogs Of Chicago.
TIE FINANCES.

TIE FINANCES.
MEETING or THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
An important meeting Of tho Finance Com
mittec was held yesterday afternoon in the
Council Chamber. There were present AID,
McCrca, pearsons, Briggs, and Rosenberg.
There were also III attendance, Mt times, Coup
trocr DrrIckson, Mr.. Hayes, City-Attorney
Tuthtll, the Hon. Willnrd Wondarl, and Mr..
Cutting, Of New York. The aforementioned
gentleman informally represented the Ancsi.
can Exchange Bunk, the Fourth National Bank,
The New York Trust Company, and tic Hon.
Robert Baird, oil Of Now York City, and among
The largest huldcrs OF pastdue aud maturing
Chicago certificates.
Tic first business brought to tile attention Of
The Committee was huge envelope filled with
c1aITns Of various amounts held by divers pnr-
lies against The city. 8on,c Of these tho Com
mittcc recommended to bo paid; others wcre
coldly passed aside and ordered filed or scnt to
the bOncyarl.
FAT OF employees.
Deputy City Treasurer Breuan presented the
following correspondence, md asked tho conf
rllanco ot the Committee with tho request
therein continued:
n. s. TnihlN. CWy Affornty-DnAu Sin: In view
Of the present distracted condition and conflict
q authority r. our M.nicipal Goyernment. !
ii. tolsIn, Mayor. deslre 10 know from You
sation and honor it, and 1 50 wonia i not give
additional security to hasc the Flnnncc Committee
F I'd as
so.morrow, and other ety employees during the
'en'''0 'N' s Dasl1 os1 cly STF".a Trea:u.e
CTR Law = wpErARTMsSE, cntcAao, June g.-7ae
1epiy to yon1 Communication Of this dn,c. asking
whether YOU can legally recognize draft drawn
oq snd =. c H. hs af cs ~
ray that In my opinion, draft so drawn will bc
leeal instrument, and rayment made By ron upon
cjsIon of tho Circuit Court recognizes the right Of
Mr. Colvtn to drcharue fh- duties Of the office of
Mayor At tlo p.esent time. and It y un9uestionabla
INK Il; andcr color Of Office 1t Ieast, and is In fact in
possession Of the olllce Of Conp,ro'lcr, ami ais-
draft would 10 legal and binding. think, how
ever, that It is admissible. AZ yon suggest, thot
eoam s s se
approval, in my opinion, would, ar you suggest, 10
saditonai aycurty and, n my inspect OF tho case,
proper md right. Respectfully,
1ttcMANn 8. TurMlLL, City Attorney.
Mr.. Drcnan reminded tho members Of tho
Committee Of the fact that the employees Of the
city hal not been paid for over four months,
and, Ms much suffering md hardship had en-
possible; and, as he had enough money oil
hand to pny tho February saarles OF the police,
fire, aiMt school dcpartnlcnts, he hoped that NO
stuinblIng-block wonld he PLACED In Ills way
Quite an annntel discussion ensuc0 on the
proprfety Of tho
COMMITTEE SIGNING on 1Npons1No THE WAR
RANTS.
No precedent was fonn,l for such action; novcr
before Ind the Finance Committee been called
upon tn indnEse any obligations or financial In
ttrnncntss Of tic city, except thu certitlcascs,
an,l tue charter 1nalc It the duty Of tho Com
mlttue to lnorsr the lAttcr, a,tl that mostly us
Safeguard against any overlssue.
Atlottsr ru.nt WIS raiseI tllat tho inllorse-
mcit Ut the Finance Committee would be an In
was still COMPTROLLER. The Committee were
opposed to tloing anything Of tho kind, as tho
Council had concurrcd tn the appointment Of
Mr.. Derlckso.l, On thu nomination of Mr.. Hoync
while hc was de laeto Mayor, anu such action
bud not been repealed.
no COMPROMISE.
asa calnpronlttc It was suggested that Mr.
Hayes he Interviewed tn asccrtAn II lie would
Cnllscnt to thu cttsignatlrt Of Mr.. Drricksol
Nr. Hayes was uceor'liuslly sent for, anl Inter
r.Gatcd on tllc subject, lie firmly refused to
do anything of tlr kinl lie had never been
removed from tie 0Illrc Of Comptroller, und
didn't PROPOSE to divide Ills sccptrc with any
b!y.
Mr., Deriekson, who wus anxious to pour oil OIL
the troubled watcrs and 10 ala III his power to
secure slnooth sailing fur tic city through her
that both should resign tleIr prctcnsuns to The
Comptrol crslllp. Mr. Hayes declired,. saying
that liz hatl no tratles whatever to make, aud
reitcrating tho statement tlat he WAS the only
Comptroller.
FlllAl}Y tic FinAuec Committee absolutely de-
elfllefl to comply with the request Of the City
Treasurer. He, however, will assume tho re-
sPonslility Of paying totlny the Februnry sal
nrtea nf tho Police and Fre departments, u1lti
thu W per rent due tho sch0Ol-tcachrrs for the
s1ile month.
TnE cIrr CERTIFICATE ouEsrroS
was slightly attc1llcd to. The Finance Com
mites unrtluiyucal1y acknowledged that the
catcs for the amounts specified therein, and they
should nnd would hr paid with interest Just ~
s0nl as The financial necessities would per!nit.
Ms. Cutting stated Infur!nally that le WIS only
here to asrcrtaln the tctnpcr amt feeling Of the
people and the city authorities on thu subject
This New York holders were, ns tnr ns he knew,
willing 10 1ud M to the old certificates, and
preferred not to lIayD them stamped, as was
suggested by tlle Fiunnce Committee IN rcccut
Mr.. Willard Wootlnrl called the attention Of
the Committee tu the faGt that US tho recent
vacancy in tic office Ut Mhyor, consequently
there WaB vacancy In t1c oElc of Comptroller,
aud that under tic new charter Il the duty
Of the City Clerk to us:t us surh Comptroller
until the Incumbent Of the ollce should lc
tltleT elected I,Y voice Ut the people, or nIs-
pointed BY ths Mayor and confirmed by tic
Coa'iril. Illr City Attorney, who wus presrnt,
thought tat Mir. Dtrcksou bnyIng bctn mp
pointed Comptroller by dc fuGto Mayor Ills nl,.
rolntncnt WAS htill ,,0ot, uoweYGr, he d.
clined to commit himself Oh tho subject, aud
promised 10 look further into It.
The Countttee shortly afterwards adJOurnet.
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