, 1876-06-21
CITY FINANCES.
MIR. Hayes on tho Ordinance Which
ADOlfslles Him.
Meeting Of the Finance Committee.
Payment Of City Employees.

soP~"$ VI s"o tol"i'tso''eFs o'l'cet
and proceeded 10 appiy thu intcrvicwrne MIN !,
witt, about the following rcsuIt. punt
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49, .u"Jeo' uaact1'al'u Itas Inc CITY cm'
poyyes yy, VII ,1,ne be pad pl Ito. to.morrow.n ;.r
thng a. about o. = H." ~. ,,. ..,.
"1cs." .1tcs,, .,,., :,
,,v ~ T. uc. s uoss 9s tne Guy o"e Its employees,
say ~ 70 juno ="
uon ~ Sofnewllere In the ncghborhoo1 Of 5000.
Uut
.,,, .avc n, ynu the money In tbe Treasury to pay
3" i un1 tn,ak ,R,I.a "Gt'" h,vo r,,,.
.,e, IMs ~ fadftfihgs statement shows about
$N3,Voo on hantl, exclusive of so,nc $s9,GO0
sha.sen1 X. 70 pan Q,ll9ra, which understand Is
IN Ir,sa ~ liincr.l1sn 1IGs,rl1.,d,l bank."
paat tiue Gty ecrs'llGates, and refuses to hnnor
Dcputy-Trcasurcr Brcs,an aays negotiations ara
o., foot whereby tle city Will bo allowed to draw
agafist tlle sss,NOl
suppose you arc familiar with the notion
u tme Esouiell,-the passage Of the orlL,ance
tooss ~. the LohiPtIollerstlp as1'l transferring
ifG | Ia.'es W. lncseoi to ~ City Clerk"
sc, ~, drnsra IIusrstq,d the Council Eas passed
soH'. Ma,f ~ fosuinahGc," .!.;
wy, what 10 yon think of ~
.,rats ~ aoa Nv nntil after y shal receive the
SIGNATURE Of the Mayor, or lave been passed
over Ills xsaE;1 "M,,.r ~ vo,, ,,,,,vu =. 49,,
any such ordinance. Thu Comptrollcrshtp Ia A
enastcr oliIee It was created by the old clartcr
W. s,at einot ne aoolisNGu unless BY net Of the
oLHns LeslflAt4Ic. II thc Council should Insist
'.1 ~ ~ iassaec IL VIII seriously emoarrass the
c.t5 Hh4nces. II is fline this wAr Ind
eeascu. FOR my part MN willing to make my
EStsona! 6acflleo III order 10 have II cease.
tn ony thi1@ o4 ao amount s s t. anynE aa
nag av! vM!sorganlslng elicit"
What IRE yuur personal Views on this mat
serr ,o., ,,,uo,.
POM ny successor; ;l Should tho Council refuse
10 approve tae nonlnatlun, thGil the responsible
aty must rest on ttsut body. intend 10 ~ out
Immediately after thy election anyhow, aud ia
III ahT meantime am 'siii1g tp do anything TINT
present state Vt things y embarrassing. II I
utn tic obstacle, AIN Willing to step down n1,d
out" ,', ,.......
"N1ii thcro be enough money In the Treasury
10 meat IL pa5-tolls whcn they areprcscnttd1
uoh't Know. 1t rests with tue Finance
COMMITTEE, who, understand, arc making the
necessary arrangements. Whut SUCCESS they
~ nave had M dont know. WAenoEer they wans
to Springfield III tic morning, and, In resiionse
70 sno request OF aid. McCrea, dare oricrcli
~. Farwcll to furnish them Whenever called
Tor"
r,,.. "slpPoslng The Finance Committee or the
Gi1} GieFk make X demand On you for thc books
you , Mot
"Tf1c ordinance Is not yctn Iaw, md I don't
Know Hlmt VII 90. =! am anxious, however,
% !. poar OIL on the troubled watcrs,-to do any
r,,. THE ORDINANCE.
Ihe reporter subsequently encountered the
.st.s ntayGr, anu askcd hl1n wlnt he proposed
iaol.'R Mita t,'e ordiA'Icu paasc1 by the Council
Ills Excel!cncy pecrea qucerly 1t the reporter
ann ~ sei,,tenusiy ty feGlafkeI that lie couldn't
ZIP a!a lustner Added: II my one asks yuu,
W iytxI h1 you .nrnaH uon't TsI1s'i KnSM;'
Fl,3cr t:nnt us a,, f;t Tas Gas3 asksa how the
oSnos7on nrs " the Coli!ptTol!ers oillee aud
pnpors. Tug City Attorney ]'al not cxaNincti
ilo w the Met,ts u tS a1icsto, but thought
[s,. sue eola az rs G9ylh d1d With the Police
Iore'h,G M possession: slnco Il had been decided
" uuagss fafWcH a1d McAllsster that tho
Suu.si1 sna.sa1 n'tn power 70 4bollsh any office not
uteu liueI Tue present eharter and slnco the
a. tic ats naen ct an moa ofe a e taugt
G,ren u ll,e apolli1pn el tue Police Cain'is
iohefs e US an example ot thc proper decision OF
@ne qacstlon. Ill.,,
Tim F,,o,an ams e.'t,s riNAaus ooMMirFER. -
" 5SS.eIuay a!tcftoon u the COUNCIL Chamber,
Alu. hGCIea III INC cl1alr, aud all tho Commit
H., ~,1 L1e sAsept!9n ~ oi Ald pcarsons present.
:. te.nn.ul of Ah4 E1iP-LlcF1 Dutz were III
esEs ste e' xas s1at strlst!y HiA pri a
,er ~ 49,, W. Ta, a1avt"aras learned from meln-
,d ttet m VIZ to general state Of affairs,
~ ~ ~, h nu aEt,eulaf holnt WAS dwclt upon
M,leu statement o1 thc Ercat fuss that Inns DIS
ns9eu lhnhiclpai matters u lnte, BAa that the /