, 1877-02-05

ht the springer 8cno1l.ttou6e SATURDAY nltcEs
noon. Present, Drowncll, Pullman, md Allo-
way; abscnt, Springer and Graham. There not
being quorum, no official business wns done.
Some discussion wis had by tlc members Of tho
Board present In regard to the practice Of some
Of the teactcrs Of closing their departments for
the purpose Of visiting other schools. 4 rule
allowing suc1, courso 1,as been In force, but IL
was thought best by the members present to
recommend its discon' lnuancc. Tho next rcga-
lnr meeting will be nt tho main school building
NJ the stock.Tards the first Saturday III March.
The Board OF Trustees met at the Town-Ifall
on Saturday afternoon, President Afulrhcatl In
tho cllalr. present AIessrs. CondIt. Murphy,
Cory, and Shirley.
The Union btock-Ynrtls National Bank pre-
scnicd warrant foE s5 ,s25.5S to lIaro taken out
sa,O05.18 for tnxcs nnd new warrant Issued for
s3,s20.es. Granted.
Armour 4 Co. pctit!oncd to i,nvc ti,cir,thrcc
watcllmeu sworn in as special policemen.
Granted.
4 resolution was offered BY tho Finance Com
mtttee to issue q warrant Tor 81 eco to i. F.
Nixon for town Indebtedness. Concnrrctl ia,
The Town Attorney, Albert Il. Vecdcr, sent
in a communication stating TINT On the 3tRt nit.
tho Supreme Court Of tho 6tnte Of Illinois
rendered Judgment In twelve cases Of tho Town
rolls Nos. Q, 10, ii, 1a II, Il, d, Is, W, Is, 50,
and 10.
4 communication from tic Attorney In re-
card to The s'on o Farsa sn 3h,1 s f
not be lsscsscd for tho sanle, recommended that
the petition be not grantc.. rs all improvements
IN grading and ETarclinT Of streets heretofore
l'a,l been paid for BY special assessment on the
i,ladc, md 1t would not be fair To improve this
street from tho general fund.
4 petition from Anthony Smith, L. Kelley,
and others, ,yas presented asking, that, joseph
park % At tho ] co9ner oi 1ra}sted and W Filtyseeond
streets. Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
~ petition for another policeman in District
No. 2 WIS rcfcFred to tho Committee on Fire,
Tho Attorney was instructed to draw up an
ordinance Tor laying sidewalk on Wood street,
from State to Iialstcd street; also, OIL South
Dearborn and Duttcr.Icl.i streets, from Gordon
10 Forty-four-and-a-Entf street.
a resolution was offered rconirlng the com.
plct!onof all roads atal bridges for which nsscss
Incnts had bean matlo md collected rs soon rs
tho weather would permit.
The Committee on LCcnsc reported that tho
bonds Of L. Cleveland were found to bo insuf-
Col. Foster reported on the condition Of tho
Joint Water -Nor!ts that the crib md sllctton-
pipe, after tho work tl0no upon them tho last
week, were in na good condition as they bud
:. sixteen bills and tho monthly payroll for tho
Joint Watcr-Works wcro referred to tho Water
Commissioner.
Tho attorney reported in fnyor Of tho ngreo-
ment Ut the Chicago, Rock Island Il Pdrl1c
Hallway to tako wnter from tlls town nntl to
pay for tho same at tho ratio OF 1000 year, in
monthly lnstaltmcnta tho water TO BE- delivered
Into their tank at tho shops. lis was Instructed
10 hare tho agreement signed by tho proper
authorities. y,
Bills to tho amount Of 81 ,77o.s7 wcro audited,
and warrants ordered to bo drawn for tho san1c.
Adjourned for ono week.
THO police report for January Is q. follows:
Total arrests, 62; prisoners dismissed, II;
prisoners bound over, 8; unlcr bonds to keep
the peace, =; lines assessed. si1050; fines paid,
$G3; fines suspended. 5000.
The Drainage Committee, together With the
Engineer, Attorney, End sumo Of tic repre-
sentative parties most Interested In tic drAlnago
9t the South Chicago laud, met at tho Canal s
Saturday night to consider the subject.
As tho NEGOTIATIONS With the Pltsbtirg & Fort
Wayne lsail'say concerning tho adoption Vt tho
ditch ditch within M tlc!r T!sht Of wy fron .he main
low lands 10 tho pampinE~statiou had resulted
in tho refusal Of the Company to allow such yso
to le made OF It, tho aclcstion Of new route
had become necessary, aud Il ts thought that u
adoptcd. Those familiar with tic topog-
raphy OF: thu low basin lying. b.
tween. scyrnty-ninth street and Stony
Island viii remember that eastward from
nrcsa'on mikes casterly aud aoutl'cuatcriy
toward tho Calumet River, from, near tho i,l-
terscctton Of EIghty-seycnth street and Stony
Island avenue. alon:; tho north anu east base Of
cicd to afopt Nincty-alxtll street Is It's cl,at,-
mel from tl!ls low basin to tho pumping station,
as II cxtcMls from thu west across this low hasLll
| to u potnt few hundred feet west OF tho slto
llc5etuloro secured, and rcntlers NJ chnnge Ut
stu Or plans Of work necessary. a. tho po:k q
| Canal Company own tho land bctwceu the site
and tho cast end Of Nincty-sxtll street, anu will
| convey to tho authorities US much land "a il
nsu already dedicated through tl.cse low lands
FROM below Nlncty:atx street, north aud west
TO and beyond Eighty seventh street. .itehe.
can be male from Ntnety-stxth ttreet to inter
e stsf EsatyssMsp,Fsst 81 H. Fs aS aa
Ey these mcans tic floods vii! be urnwn nwat
and disposed Of without compcll!nR ncople a
tlie ccntro Of Gn1nd Crossing tn fltat receive
md then coax them away through tho For
Wayne dttcE.
NlnctceRycaEs ago thu :e''l Of February =
dancing party was gwen at tho old brirk aclloul
house In Engtcwool. These partIcs have beer
kept ~, a. Intervals, ever .inee, anl hayt
ureaa Club: L. II. Jarrett, who was at Tho ilrs
party, ana has bcon to most ni tho parties since
Is ati oitlver Of tho present Club, md cvcutl,
Is rs fond OF dancing Us when ho was younger
man,. llo says for many years tic scl,ou
Boards Wero elected upon the l.aue Of tlnnro o.
Ito dance. The candidates In favor If nllawint
the sclool-house to l,o used for dancing alway
sAme out acsul. ul1huuKl. they ca,u wthl1
three votes II lcilS beaten Oh one oecaslo.,
Tho present Club Il composed of many Of th
must prominent iie,l of The town. t'rcat car!
ID takcn III maxim. up tho membership sucl
year, atM only Mosc Of nncxceptloaablc char
acter GRO allowed to ioln. sInco tht High
School hal! hua been used the parties have bccl
given regularly every second Saturday dilrin,
tl.s scasou. Tiscy have bseon,s 80 popular, tI,a
T., a. a's nus ,"uGs ater " psoS
commence promptly Ut ha'f.pasl o'.losk, mn
ths programme is flushed by hali-na.t II. III
cnt u tho wlrty Saturday oF7entus: ~. anil slrs
southa"!, w. anl srs; Nay, Nt; aud Mr:. Tayio.
MI! AlrsrMatcsburY, Nh. and Mrs.. Kent, NJ
an.! Mn. Woods, Nj. aud Mira. Csocker, MI
aud airs. Cook, Air. and Mrs. McsiilI4u, Mi. III
Mrs. Hatch, III. uul Mira. Wilder, Mr. and alrs
Barrett, Mrs. G. II. vcln,ycr, Mrs. Juliua Car
| Nrs 4 4 thhosf ATrz Tlrt.l. }1,n as