, 1876-07-14
THE REFORM C1TY.aoyERNMENT,


quired possession Of the city two years ago
Inst fail is tic City Government In condi-
ton to realizo tho demands Of tho people for |
reform aud rotrenchmeat For two years
md hnlf (prolongiug their term by etufang |
tho ba1lot-bo1os for tho charter Of 1879 the |
Ring Aldermen, sustained by Co1v1N at av-
cry step, wont on adding to tho public debt |
in an unlawful manner, increasing the num-
bor Of local ofEice-holders, md authorizing
and approving all manner OF reckless and OF.
travngant expenditures. In order to retain |
cortain persons In Office (ono Of whom has |
proved iofanlter for moro than $100, ,000)
They added fully 800, 1000 year to tho city
expenses, md aeaessed and attempted to col
lect tho taxos under law whereby s., 2,o00,-
900 Of back ta1ea have beon irroyocably lost.
The revenues of the city were uncollccted
and the expenditures increased. Tho sa-
loon.keopers wcro permitted to carry
on their business without taking out
licenses in many instances, because
they furnished the principal sup
port to tho hummer government. The
number Of pooplo employed and paid was at
least 80 per cent more than tho services rem
dered. Valuable rights md franchises were
given awny, or rather aold out by tho Alder
men for individual confederation, but without
securing any qtttd pro quo for the city. The
city was running behind all the timo, md
money borrowed upon illegal certificates, for
the payment Of which no provision was
made. Thus, besides squandering ali tho
money that could be collected, 81, 2,0o0, 600 Of
t&1os were Lost, and hoating debt was loft
Of 80, 0,5o0, 900 over and abovo tho available
assets. As soon M the people had an oppor-
tunity. thoy ousted tho Ring Aldermen md
elected a Council of businessmen fully alivo
to tho absolute necessity for Immediate re-
trenchment, and coupetent to doviso means
to that ond But the new Council haB been
hampered ut every step by CoLvM. who held
on to tho Mayors Office in tho interest Of the
bummors, and who, for tho last few weeks,
has simply sought to exercise his functions
to crafty his personal spleen. But now,
for the first time, by tho election Of
MosaoE HE3ra, haa Chicago harmonious
City Government, willing md competent to
proceed at once to tho work of cutting down
expenBes. It IL no longer houao divided
against itself, with Council whoso dutios
manifestly Law in ono direction and a Mavor
whosa svmnathfcs were M manifostlv in
another direction. Mr.. HEATH is an honest
man md n practical businessman. Ho il
| familiar with the machinery Of the City
Government. md will co-oparato ca.neatly
and honestly with tho Council in the double
flutv of the hour. viz. m to eurtnil o.
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