, 1876-07-25
THE COUNCIL.
Mayor Heath Sends in His
Inaugural.
The Necessity of Retrenchment
and Economy-.Collect-
ing the Taxes.
Veto Of the Order to Extin-
guish Half the Cas-
Lamps.
Opinion Of the Corporation Counsel
that Such Action Is Not
Legal.
Report Of the Finance Committee
on the Delinquent Taxes
of 1874.
They Can Be Collected in the
Manner Suggested in
The Tribune"
Tho Pay of tho Police Force Can
Legally Be Reduced.
The Pay of tho Police Force Can
Legally Be Reduced.
MAYOR HEATH.

MIA OlE HEATH.
MS AppREss TO THE COUNCIL.
Tho Council held regular meeting yesterday
afternoon, Aldrich, Thompson, Waldo, and
LInscnbarth being tho abscntces.
The body wns called to order by Mayor Heath,
who sald he deemed 1t proper to atldrcss to the
Aldermen few words embodying his views
concerning tho subjects which now demanded
their attention, and, ut his request, the Clerk
read tho following document:
Of Chicago: Tho financial condition ii tie city
OF Chicago In all its details and aspects has been
80 thoroughly Investigated and discussed both BY
that conA!ler II unnecessary to ngnin enter into
those details With yoa; bat In assuming .ho posi-.
a q h%y9f S ~ ny not be
words In rc!ation 10 the n1atters which 50 deeply
conecIn tho welfaru Of this community. ! know
our municipal alIairs, anl Tint they nfe looking
for,vurd with hope 70 speedy adjustment Of all tho
complications wu'ch hava arisen from our present
tFuss imposed upun ne and upon rpu cxccuto urc
dl.eharao Of ny duties with great difidcnsc. but
se to he dlreet atcs a eee pie eEaI M II
that capnc!y know no pasty, nationality, or class.
e e s ss9aet s1 s @ e e @ eqsGs It w
w!t'. your aid md assisthncc. to do what can 10
restore this city 70 sound financial condition. and
who have tho wefare ot thts city at heart to con,c
forward and contribute their influences and their
tnwa,a Sd anar 81 .n, ts public eFo and
will nnt therefore, rcclte to you In detail tho
assets and ltealticA Of tho city. or their eond-
tsW nj? onts sava CO eepstutsa S Ats ii. IN boy ,y
s5a,vn ~ ID report % u ,ost "iti; fiaanee e
month. and which hna in different ways been ai.
yrr,iscd md brought 10 the knowledge OF thu t,co.
qssea s's aso
rs ID tIne out to- Of our dcultics~thc T road ot e. ''o
Aside from. our eIabar,avsacuts ,lue entirely IN
local Causes and which neggasjate tic nit,yt firiI
economy in tho administration u our aHairs, yot:
oycr: co,nnnrcs inuvuishes Industry II nrnstrs"I
Trade las falIcn d. vaues have shr1pk 1enI c.tass
as .sss'!nea tsass , are taking sss
taxcs upoM our real estate have b;cone yury
onuroua, and in some Instances, especially 10
i,nnroycd. tho tax.nayer .dnds II '"VIE. dEf.
gcult arid oftcp jp.,,ossIb1e 10 nav thein.
Hut while tho city nnl her people, both from Uea
rnssed, you m,ht recognixe tat othcr cltlcs ire o
wholly free from the Ills which affect W, that ChI-
no honcst Intelligent, Or pubic spiiltsd | eItissn ta
will psstu,l tho repn.aton Of ons 1ut or title Of
our obligations, or the Withdrawal ot that psusee.
stances. supply do necessary vants Of this eoin-
munity; ol! people must he protected, and tho
round, uvem after looking at to situation froi il
darkest standpoitK, ,for ths despondent feeling
Sa:s sss become fashionable Of late will ''' Of
OF the a4hos ind bfolscn fortunes III ths id; Tor
years We have been carrying on tho mott gigantic
system Of public improy yeuen!., aud .hayo riyalod
Our unhroken march Of 1naternl prosperity in thc
past has virtually produced degree Of reckless
nc:4 and o1tEnyaganco which, with several largo
defalcatons md tic loss delay Iii tho collection
Of our public revenuos by tho fstlure un tho part
Of our cttxea t9 pay their taxca, and tho sae,nhx
tnnb!i!ty Of our Legislature to inAks wise OF lcgal
condition. With our past experiences and. With q
people alive to tho great necessity ot watching and
their property and r'ghts aa cttExans
absolute necessity to extend to our Government q
proper anu an enlightened support, do not think
We iloct look forward 70 repetition Of the chief
cAuca of our present troubles.
cuLTlxsl
I eeftnin1Y think we can IL ws ara trim In mr.
trusts. a, tho peopo o I'LL clty .re true Il then
ucts. '1 ''e''
In tho first place. apprecAltng the t!ues and our
alr rotrcnChMcntA must be thorough
searching anl compfthpnsiyu and va must eHn,
over tAu surface Of things; you must dig down bo.
low thu roUts, ant II Necessary, tnslc.d Of pr4u-
INK, pluck mt both rout and branch. All public
cd aud required, should ho stopped. You should
not only Investigate tho expenses Of each depart.
1neut Of Chg city and a.certaln 4 they Gun Is
nut with adyantara ID moIlflct cnn-
so,llated, or abolished. In My Opinion,