, 1877-08-09

BUILD THE C1rY-HALL AT ONCE.
It Is now definitely ascertnined that tho
Inv warrants, and the money is ready for,
tho Immediate commencement Of work on |
the construction Of tho new City.1Iall. In
fact, tho Inv Is such TINT several hundred |
thousand dollars will be itilo in tho City
Treasury unless work DO begun Mt onco.
Un1or these circumstances, it is mauifcstly
tho duty Of tho Common Council, and for tho
best interest Of tho city, that the laying Of
tho foundation be ordered Mt once, and tho
construction bo proceeded with as rapidly rs
possible. 4 resume Of thevarious stops that
have becn taken in the matter Of rebuilding
tic City-I1all leads squarely up to this posi-
tion.
At u spceial session Of the Legislature in
October, 1871, Immediately succeeding tho
Chicago fire Of tint year, an net was passed
voiing to repay to tho City Of Chicago tho
$1,000, ,oOo which tho city had invested in
tho Illinois Caua1, with accruod interest
thereon, and s,,ch interest as should accrue
between sl,o passage Of this net mud the date
Of payment. Tho money paid over by tho
Suite under this law amounts to 80, let ,420.
But, in passing tho Law, the Legislature i'm
posed specific condition OIL tho city ns to
the manner In which tho fund should be cx-
pended. Tho law provided TINT not less
than onc.Atth nor more than one-thirl Of tho
money should be uscd in the reconstruction
Of bridges, public buildings, and structures
destroyed in tho fire. upon their original sites,
and that tho remainder should 10 applied to
tho payment OF tho bonded debt, aud tho
maintenance of tho Fro md polico Depart
ments Of the city. That Is to say, 1t was stip-
ulascd tina. not less than $3.50, ,23E nor moro
than 41,oi0,+7o Of tho money thus nppro-
printed should bo employed iu restoring pub
llcbuil1ings. Tho larger pnrt Of tho Canal Fund
las' leon legitimatcIy expended on interest
on tho bonded debt, aud OH tho maintenance
Of tho Fire and Police Departments. Tho
su,n of $317,l40 wills spent on the rocon-
| struc:ion Of tho bridges, and $1,000 for
making tho excavations for the foundation Of
tho new City-IInil. There remains 9775, 0l3
| OF tho fund nsyct upexpended, which may bo
used for building the Clty-1lall, since there
ara no other public structures to bo restored.
Tho Stnto sonato very properly appointed a
committee ut tho last session Of tho Logiala-
ture to inquire into tho disposition of the
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