, 1876-03-01

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Of ths 5!ub It u eit headquarters on tho daY Of
a. MafE =; a. 9:locS P M Tor ths purpose o n'ut.
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ticket sad tho SECRETARY 10 and Is hereby ~ cs.sl 70
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On motion Of afr. F. X. Drayley, tht17 vitasion
from e. ,1 tho Ian!h Ward cIu1 was seces ii, with
Mai. Edwards. from tho eE1ecusErot~-mmltteo,
roportod the following namca as nombora Of tho
storer. Q. T. l3urklsnd, David Russell Second
Precinct Y. 4. Mortimer Samuel Kerr. Frank
hlnI't9an Tlfsd Precinct, John Spry. 4. al. For-
Eler, II: H.. Heftord; Fourth Precinct, Angus
On motion OF Maj. Edwards. tho Precinct Com.
mittee Waa authorized to nominate committee
OF three 10 act with tho Tenth Ward Club.
While tue Commissoo was out,
Ex-ALu. SHERWOOD
entertained tho Clut with few iemarkB, ne&eT.
ring TO tue printed cali for tho moetng, ilo said
that 10 Eupposed in 4 city Of this s,xo there
must BE- home amount Of corruption.
Tho subject of excessive taxation had
bean reoantlY rendered Of interest To tt,e paoplo
Untuubted'y ihiH particular wrong might 10
easily renedted, and PROBABLY bali dozeu might
be suInctcsl ftotn tae audteuto HlIo could reduce
tha taxation one haIf. Tue BpsaGor referred to
tho uast governments Of tho citY hlluding cspo-
claflj to tho Encouragement OF the various do
parttnants uulor tho present Mayor. Tho only
vas for tho people 10 secuse their sighsu vas 10
o1RAn'zo. ~ thoy wsre now doing. and re1olso
70 work Tor the triumph VI Republican princi.
into three communities by the r,ver,-that 1as q
great drawback. Still, everything desired could
10 accomplished by organizing.
Tho committoe to nominate delegates to act
A-tt
E1-Ald. Miner, Willard Woods1d, aud Clark Lips.
The report Was accepted.
I'LL. WILLARD wooDAED+
being called for. nlads 6hott speech. lie eafd
thAs When buainoas man found thas fraud had
been committed bJ hH employees he looked after
tue matter hlmsolf. and did otiptrusk it 10 nuy
other rosHon or committee Of peruons. So with
tile City Government Of Chicago, tho only way
10 eradicate dishonesty was for each Republican
to work himself, and elect better of1ciala. Iii
tho lnastos Of taxation there was much cause for
public grievance. Tho expenses OF the city wore
far creator than wks necessary. In 1865 the
Mayor. John .. nfce. received I Aafary Of S3,3s0,
figuring It on specie bAsls. Last year tho
All the other oticers received a proportionnto
increase Of salary. The CITY Clerk's otlico cost in
1853 ga, 900. md It now cost R3,o32, md
tho City Comptroller received ut that time
got $52 go Oh gold basis, Tho Law Depart
ment costs over fivo tllnes u much as It did IN
1865. There ras no oxcuso for such largo e1-
penso for salaries. Tho idea that tho property
owners paid all tho taxes was incorrect. The
burden fell upon tho couaumess, Indirectly, per-
hara, but Just % surely.
Tlo socro!ars. Mr. Oxon. differed from the
last speaker. Lie did not believe TINT the OK.
pensc OF salaries 1T thu Cty-Hall MAS Of any
groat Importance. The teal resson Of excessive
raxat1on was to be found ln the general loo*o
management Of Affairs.
Air. Woodward Haid that It was trus that tic
aalaliea weEe not In themselves such large ouus,
but they could Just as we'll bo reduced.
III. d. ". Stanford aroao TO say that le did
not beltevs TINT the discussion Of o1cessiyo shla-
riea touched lhe bottom Of tho question.
THE nnEAT TnoSa
1ay In the manner of hsssessl9s and lovslnE tssee
biz taxes without dghting them iu the Court,
the entito tAx would 10 reduced 20 DOT cent
The descriptions Of property In Cook County
| filed eighty volumes, which must 10 wrttton up
| every year. These books wcre nut into the
hands Of Deputy Assessors, who lad TO 20 osol
the eutfre list and mako 1etuFns, After Which tht
volumes had to bo again written up. 1hts wae
ali dooe iuslde OF two months. Then. there va.
| = delinquent 1lnt, winch must be also copied
All thts necsss'tated Tho employment Of targt
number Of mon. The entiru ByBtem was vicious
| A better sos Of oflcinls Nonld undoubtedly d.
tue work batter, hut no great improvement coul1
10 expected until tho system Was rened1ed.
! ALDERMEN.
| Mst. Edwards offered tho following:
Rtto;rtI. T1lAt committee Of si3ht BE- appointed
BY the Chair to aeoct tho OF nix citizens Of th
Twelfth Ward, to le reported At tho next moct!ug
this Club, from which tho members at ths next meet
Ing nay select tho Of two to be voted io
| ~ Aldermen 1t tho ensuing city election.
| atr. Stanford .movcd to amend so nH to l,ays
tho two men who should be neioctcl voted fo
amended. mas passed, and the Chairman ap
pointed the following: Messrs. Mi!liGan
WOODLAND, Edwards. Lipo, Stanford. Minor
| BprsGue, aud Btorer.
The meeting then adjourned.