, 1876-07-27

rcnsgs. III The latter part Of the article refer.
tss 5 G Vsep he pAaS pAaa in1e; + tst erE e. s'sSy sy
Village Attorney s:,0)o, etc. Ia order. 70 cor
rect tl'osc statements, md to show TINT the
psesens Hoard OF Trustees arc doing all they
san toward usting, The allaIr. Of the vlllago
schedule Of the salaries paid during The fiscal
year Of l675, aud those now paid for tho satnc
service:
superintendent Public Works. @,!M, 1900
Enespeer." ..".... ;90o l'soo
Attusncy cy.......................5 :. bU0 1000
TrtacuFcr. ".................. !, .AiO !,nu0
tlefk :....s:. ..".'...... ...s.. !t!MN :Huu
Captain rolice........ l..0O abolished,
Tie Assessor md Collector arc elected by the
expense q levy BY the town, tho village pays
The furrgoing statement lleposes Of some Of
IT, qasft1s falsGd; aaHr1os IL @ 20 sfsn trd .h1t II
saving Of Si,S0ta There nru other equally
sweeping rGttut'tOnst which will rot stop 10
en,ncratc, merely desiring to show that tho
present Board Ii alive to the necessity Of ro-
| trenci1Mcut.
Tie authur asks "Wl,at onornous litigation
| a,pt1 complicated 1aw-eu!tn can Hyde Park have
t,t !, s' t. sE ys1 tndt 9r y'1Se re-
business would probably rot occupy onc.sixth
OF 4 seeond-ratc law5cr's time, and $500
would be ample, compensation" This
question md statement show clearly
Tic duties Of Viilage Attorney are very impor-
tAit indeed, unI aru sufficient to occupy the
time and call "ut the hest effort Of Us good legal
talent AZ We cut command. Thcro aro frcquunt-
ly frosn eighty to lo0 eo1csnnat'ous, special rs.
scssulcnts, md tax suits on hand, to aay notll-
| tHg of ordinances, ttrdcrs, and countless lcgal
| lIpcss to be .rawl. During the fiscal year 1874
tlsu Board of Trustees eudcayorcd to ec0nomtze
bS hiring MI attorney aa tilcy needed onc, audit
| cost them ffttIH over Si,hMJ.
Aguin It Is usketl, F" What terrors arc abroad,
that $1,000 year must by paid for police
aatyf., T. are,t rep{ to ts asstton al
ute proximity ot II city at 45b, ,oD Inhabitants,
which daily pours oyer the border, thousands
Of llcr eitlzet,s, who seek pleasure and rtcrcn-
roasn through our woo.lands, and "plcnle' in
our ,;Toycs Along with these conc tho idlcrs,
thu thieves, thu p!ekp,chets, rougEst and burg
lars that tnfcst tlc e!t51 and at outraged com
ptecrs Of Hyde park did not afford our citizens
s,,rll protection as Is required.
EvItlrntly tho writer Of tho article has n very
imperfect idea OF Tho magnitude OF the interests
Park. 1t wnuld probably ahtan!sh hin To be- In
formed that In extent It Is about tho size Of tho
entEro City Of Chicago, aud contains within its
bur.lcvs no lcss than twelve distinct Villages;
that 1t has Il fine system Of watcr-wOrks and 60
miles of east.iron wntcr-pipc; that 1t ltas the
finest parks In the West, II not III the country,
embracing an area OF LOU nrrrA,-to say
nothing q its beautiful t,oulcyarda. va layo
tho Michigan Southern cslr-works ind shops OH
thu west Ut II, tho baltimore & Ohio shops
on tho enst. sVs have Immense iron works III
tho anutl, and large woolcn md lumber inter
Vt s ra ha u te In W,se s senEs Gvs the
Company, and humorous otfcE important !n-
tercsis ali over our territory. Our rut'roall tn
tcrests arr very heavy, and, tho commerce on the
Calumet Is n9w Of rcas i'npe1ntanse and con-. On;
bridges, besItics tho four belonging TO our rntl-
roads. Thts immense district and these varied
nMl wtdely.scatturcd interests, We are trying to
protect with. thirteen patro1nen. Is this "tax-
eating Of an outrageous charactcf"s Is shIs
Il should be borne in mind that not more
tl'an Is psr eent Of any appsoPriatlen ts utt,
for lnrger amount than It Is expected will hu
used. This accounts for tls difference bctwcc,,
tho apprmop'atlon m Of $aooo for given i ssla5y, *,
ter paying Interest and deficiencies, this would
leave about $?5, ,o0o for current expenses, every
dollar. .of Which could l'p profltally expended
nccas for drainage, lighting, putroling,, etc,
Marc than $ltt5, ,O00, or about onc-lnlf Of the
entire levy Of tho prosent ycar, Is for tho pay
naent Of Interest on tic funded uobt, nnd to
luvlrs, ansl for a Ainklng-fund for tho ultimate
cytluEtl!sllmeut OF the debt, according to sflss
agreement, and In compliance with tho Inv.
l'hs debt Was incurred in building nir water
.s,tcs md Ill. siiouid not layo trrspassci 50
nttlcll upos, your spaGu and paticure wIre 1t not
that such Wild md pcfn!cious statements 81
abroad, and tind ereaense aHouE PEG
; strattng their falstty,, and arc by reason
theruof prejail!ccd a1}a!nst locality which is
In fact the most desirable, both as Is fine resi-.
tiencc property ana for manufacturing purposes
| f,$R In Inn WhHf "a n I'M NJ H.
present Hoard of Trustees, ono anil all, arc do
Ing their beat to conduct the affairs OF tho mu
nleipality OIL tho principles os strict econony
t and business prudence, nnu yItoulI ho encour
: a.;ra, mid not bcled, wtilu tiuy are so tloiug
: Permit ,sa here to ask; is 1t not tho duty, ii
well as this high privilege. .ot tho public press t.
] bc exceedingly careful as to what statement
they. make III regard to public inatturs,-,ant
not ltliu "bQll in ghina-sllop" " Ihple dow
: everything, good or bad, murely for thu sake o
: creating sensation Very respectfully suit
o nlittcl. JOHN H.. HkNsLkf,
Il President Hoard Of Trustees.
3 Drsri.AtNEs.
\ The Trustees Of the Desplaincs Camp-Nlcctin
u Association met IN the ground at Dcsplalncs
Tuesday, for tho purpose Of consultation, an
. 10 make tho preliminary arrangements in EcfeI
i cnre to the annual easnp-lnectlng which Is 81
{ pointed for the o3l Of August. Tho followln
q n,smhcss werc present: ueo. +. Foster Wi,lial
Wheeler, Charles I'uhsy, audi L. II. Castle, an
i II the same enthusiasm and earncstness man
q tested BY these gentlemen IN the undertaken
' shall animate tA other advocates and support
/ crs, ths coming meeting will be successful bt
' you'd any which have preceded It, mud become d
era ia tile religious annals OF tho cauMtry The
: arranged to llnye tile grounds put III perfect ol
il der. aud to that end worknen have been CT
q gagged and set 10 work.
r larQu canvas tent will be placed III u,
il mplttheatrc,' ,'capabla Of seating Vt least 3,0l
o pe0plc, thus attolttng ample facilities for lolt
Z thu state Of tho weather. An abundant suppl
ID at water will be furnished, anti all necesaar
convonieneea for making calnrllfo pleasant WI
be p!acel on the grounds IN season.
Il The grove never presented finer appearing
!. than at present. Tic ground ia dry, and III
q foliage luxMrLant. 1n evcry respect it Ia inyl
in Ing III n degree seldom before equalcd.
no nto,sard circumstances take place, the NEE
Il Ing will bu unc OF tic largest and hest cyl
i held on the old grounds, u true season I
ii spiritual refreshing. This owners Of cattagt
~ sb,tk IN j,avn t1nff1rt RhHt