, 1876-01-23

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The Board Of Trustees Of HYDE Park me
Saturday afternoon, Mr. Powell alone being ab
sent.
The Financs Committee made startling state
ment Of the condition Of tho village duaucss.
alr. Bentley stated that the village had no money
Whatever on haad, and that largo sums were
I owed; also that in case OF any sudden emergenc,
the Village would be practically helpless TO,
lack OF money. He then stated that the funds
| OF the village had been alosuy ovardrawn in the
| following amounts:
Legal expense fund, $500; Water Works fund,
| $1,000; engineering fund. 1890; general Adve1-
tisiug and blank fund. $50; Superintendent Of
| Public Works salary fund, 500 police fund,
s1.s50; wafer supply fund, $500; bridge fund,
| $500; streets and highways fund, S3,2U0; ril-
lags fund, 5000; cousingent-expsuae fund
81 600; street lamps, $500; total. S11, 120. In
addition to this sum there further bill Of the
Gas Company for $1,000 not yet andlted, be-
eldes other debts for smaller amounts.
The Finance Committee made q report ro!a-
tive to the Engineers Recommendation to pay O.
B. Green $1,000 on account Of work on the Ono
Hundrod-and- -si1th-street bridge. The report
WAS to the effect that there was no money in the
Treasury, and that it Was impossible under the
law to issue any certificates of indebtedness for
this purpose. slnce no appropriation for the
work had ever been included in tho tar levy. No
8ELI00 N23 takeH Oh LQe report.
Ths bill OF Peter L. Falcon, for diving, w4B
reported by tho Executive Commission NOT ap-
proved.
A communication from the Village Engineer
VAS read, recommending that large addition
be made to the contract for building tho One
Huudred-and-Sixth street bridge. This contract
VAS let about two or three months ago for
IS. 500. the Engineers estimate previously hav-
ing been so,000. The letting Of the contract
was urged on the ground that it WAS very low
h4zn Sr l.
on tho ground that tho completion Of
the bridge accoraing to present specif-
cations would endanger its safety frcm high
water, etc. !; and the Engineer stated that he
merely wished to give the facts and allow the
Board to take all the responsibility in tho matter
He did not state whether this plan OF running 10
extra work (the prolific source Of collectors
pro6ts) was q part Of the original intention in !
letting the contract 80 low. The Engineers !
communication vas referred to the Committee |
Oh Streets and Highways. |
In reference to the memorandum Of overdrafts |
in the various funds submitted By the Finance |
Committee, tho Committee recommended largo J
OF expenses, including the discharged Of
the police force and the stoppage Of all
work tnd repairs wherever practicable without !
loss to the village; d further recommendation
Was made that tho Finance Committee be author
zed to 1ssue certificates Of indebtedness to tho
amount Of S15.000, to bear interest at tho rate OF
per cent, and to ruu ono year.
The recommendation to discharge ono-hx,f
The police force brought out IN extensive dis
,ussion. The Captain Of Police reported that
hero were now twenty one policemen as against
limo last year, and although he thought two or
hree might be removed he could not favor any
yronter reduction.
a resolution WAS then passed ordering the
Captain Of Police to discharge three policemen
It his discretion
Tho recommendations OF the Finance Commit
go were then adopted and tile ordinance relative
n ha Atau> >af1 1rEnh |
,a8sed-
Tho President then called Mr. Calhoun to the
hair, and called for the reading Of the ordi-
'ance BY which the position Of Sergeant OF Police
Eas abolished. When this dreary piece OF Iite1a-
uro had been dragged ont nnd read, mr. Uoxie
aoved that the Sergeant's Office be restored. by
aserting the words '*and Sergeant" in the ordi-
ance. The third long discussion on this sub-
oct which ensued was tiresone in the extreme,
: being simply revival Of the old police nnar.
eI which has existed for long time. reaolu-
ion was then passed instructlnE the Attorney to
repnre an amendmeu to the police ordinance
,-estab1ishing the Office aud definlne The drtics
Sergeant of Police. Tho Board then 3D. ..
,urned,
LAKE..
John McCanery, wno WAS so emphatic in his :
against the Water-Works. baa .
nalIy come down. He sent 8 petition TO thu {
oard yesterday, and wants water On Forty-
AAN
nnes Railway to connections 1T the Stock r
ards. He will soon want it in Brighton.
few days ago, three days after the e1pira-
IN Of the time granted the Chicago +
nglewood Horse and Dummy Railway
'mpany to secure portion Of tho right Of way 6
Gently granted, the Company began to throw up 81
It and sling ties and striDgers along Wentworth f
enue for the space Of about 800 feet, and veg r
Tday they petitioned the Board to extend their u
ne till after spring. The matter VAS taken Il
der adyisament. ~ ~
The stock-Yard postal station is daily becon,. ~
, more important institution than its pro- ii
tors most eanguine hopes predicted. lii
. report Of the Superintendent for q
, year 1875 shows the following etatlstics: r
'lstered letters delivered, soA registered let e,
,772; mail postal cards delivered. Is. ma In, ,,
letters delivered, 32,77s; local postal-c.rds a.
ivered, Is, ,776; newspapers, o.c., delyered. II
ss7; letters collected and dispatched 4oo 5lg. in
'tal-cards collected aud din patched, 56'7s9:. th
ouns received from sale Of postage stamus' oo