, 1877-05-01
ea], Fire Persons Ire Found to Tote in fa1or Of
The E1-GaugeT. 8 i =
Appointment Of the Standing Com
auittees' for the Ensuing
=; Year.
THE NEW COUNCIL.

transferred to higher ecene OF usefulness In Til
halls OF Congress, and that their best wishes H.
his success went with him.
twas unanimously adopted.
AID. ALDR1cH
Sid he WAS profoundly impressed With such
manifestation OF their good wishes, and be conlt
rnly return them his heartfelt thanks. lie had en-
deayo,ed TO do his duty While 1t was relief Il
nasa out ard leave his placc to another, he regret
Ted 10 part with 20 many kind friends lApplause.
He then announced that the old Council was dis
solved. and invited the new Aldermen to take thei
seats.
The Clerk then proceeded to call the roll of ths
new Council When be reached the Seventh Ward,
11dreth'e i,repressible cheek was sufficient to in.
duce him to take seat beside Aid Tarnow from
that ward, although his name had been puEposcly
omitted from the call
AID. McAuley was chosen to preside.
The Chairman announced that the first bushes.
VIII to approve the varions city officers bonds.
AID. White moved to adopt the rnies OF the old
Council Temporarily. Carried.
pEMosIHESEs CUT SHORT.
The Clerk began to read the bond OF the Mayor,
when the man Hildrcth arose md said:
~ wonld like to state one thing. In the call
ing of the roll"
BEL Jutt uGIG Tue tNaliUau + EAftt EluE uOWI
with crash, and that gentleman in loud voice
proclsimed that the only business in oric. was the
reading Of the mayors bond.
H1drcth was eouelched temporarily. he sal
corn. and the Clerk went on with the reading oi
1he bond:
Aid Gilbert. when the bond had been read,
no.ed that It be approved Carried.
AID. AcAuley then resigned his post, and
MAJOR HEATH TOOK THE CHAIR AND SAID
'GEST1EAESo OF THE CotHctL: The charter makes
hoblieatory upon the Mayor. once year, to sub
be may have concerning the different Departments.
] have, therefore, caused euch statement to be
pre7a7d and will call upon the Clerk to read it. n
The Clerk then read the following document:
10 tie Honorable tue Common Counru Of The
City e} Chicago: In compliance with the law. ar
TIE commencement of our fifcal year, and the de-
Nberstions Of your honorable body. would
call your attention briefly to the present
condition Of city and her different Departments
that you, especially those who now occupy seats
for the first tiu,e, maF receive general impress
sion as 10 the condition OF our CITY, and pe better
prepared 10 l-g:slate in her interests may from
time to time be required.
THE FINANCES.
IAN examination of the Comptro1ler's Depart
ls7e, amounted to s7,344, :,94. Is. To which;
should be added the full amount OF the appro-
pEtation for 1SsH which WAS 81. 045. 5oG. -, thc1
warrants for which were not delivered to the ec.-
the wartant for tllc South Town, where the heavi
e. ct tsxee e. are unpaid- was not delivered untill
March, 1kT.
e,o, ..ot 4, the amount outstanding April I ls7o,
SD, 5q1- IL e,obrace taxes for the years 1869 and
1h10- The warrants for these years having been
destroyed ia the great fire Of 1871. these balances
Tcre, practically uncolectable and have been dur
Ing the year charged Of
..The ancoltcled taxes April !, 1877, amounted
to So, 003 TIC. 81
''1n addition to this amount. there is to be added
the appropriation Of March l. 1877, amounting to
4;ol2, o0a y. the warrant for which will not be
delivered to the Collectors till December next.
Inc appropriations for the years 1873, 1S1G,
and 1877 were as fo1ows:
IT, 1os 0o5. -
40i2 0o2 .
"A great portion OF the appropriation for 1876
e9'e1so 1S period of only nine months. while that
ls4o. covers full year, and includes the large
amount Of S3ol- os..5 80 for sewerage as compared
With sly. 0oo IN 1876. The saving in 1877 over
1870 Is ssl III, 403. or over q per cent ,
"on the LIT Of April, 1876, there were outstand-
~ ~ Se1unsatcs. Of indebtedness amounting to3
Ct e.! ao3 ooo 81 This amount has been reduced tof
Sg2o ada ~ ~ To this amount should be added
?i,N' 999 OF the new form OF revenue warrant
issued May 4. 1876, by the previous Administers
tlon4 70 retire the same amount of old certifcatest
ana waich appears below in the amount Of revenue
time Warrants based ou the several tax lcyics and
~ ~ with the decision Of the Circuit Court
pi eook County, as asannounced by Judge McAllister,
oeen 1esasd and delivered durin. the year as
xhlca there has been redeemed. $305 o65 75.-
seanng balance outstanding Of SOS, :92 So On
1e1 s7 issy o 1876, s. GO3 6Gb. SO, Of which S309,
g @ ~ "a: "a Desn e, redeemed, lesr1ns balance Of
Sss W" The total amounts Of warrants and GER
luz. o outstanding april l. 1877, were as fol-
n"s: od certificates OF Indebtedness issued prior
re~.np ~ apfA l, 1s76, S956. ll4. SO; new
On Sa IT, sass, 500; total, ' 81, soi. sos. The
Sonae Seo esot g a Of hs city is as Six cent
~ !o.aI bonded debt April l, 1877, Sir 44, 600.
" tnls amonut s272, 200 in 6 per cent water-loan
od SIaas mature July 1877 The Total amount of
ill., + ds.7. r. has been reduced $40 o0o since that
aaa further reductions are being made from
rem,ppas. pE ilom taxes as opportunity offers Thef
rit;e. oe Growth Of confidence in Chicago secu-
per cent paper Issued By previous Adj
Ia.l ISan1s!Elatlon has lately sold at premium Id
NEW 1esk: e while our own bankers and businessI
.soasants Of dollars which have been for lhe pres
raa.eis!ne ueinnea. Only nine months ago the Finance
eorsna eni,tee the Comptroller. and The Mayor were
II tSpeea ea 70 beg fur funds while Offering interest
@s.,p = PER cent per annun,. The reason for this
MY principally due to the fact thar the reye
and ~, ~ tae city have been collected thoroughly,
e eApenses reduced 10 within our income. !
4.rn L0CtATloSA4 DEPARTMENT. =
x;.. tae school population OF III. city increaseA
no. sseal fapdlty, being about i. 900 of school,
r. el anIam. At the close OF the last fiscal ytaf
,rsr entonment y, m vas 40, 635; during the year it:
sjent ~ showing an increase nearly equiv j
,nnra 70 The capacity OF four twelve /
rnni,. buildings. Making allowance for
~ efs private Hchools. for persons OF schooI-
kchoot Il !esniat employment, and for persons of
nresss.se who have completed the course Of studyt
fcs. ta 1oz The public schools. there are notl
w han "a -, GOO children of zchoo!aec In the city
,ran,1 ~ not attenc. Of this number grcnt many
d,ra 20 ~ school were there Sufficient accom,uo
IN Their districts give In this connection
fhs OF appropriations heretofore uiade for
of Or scnoolsitc=, and for the erection
dars eaonl @ buildings upon which nothing has been
r v*hg to the failure on the part Of The city to
1S iae taxes, especially the levics OF the years
To- ~ 1Aa 1874. Appropriations have been ntade
~. .ae purchase Of scnool-sitcs Is follows: =
VALE ~ as73-Nea- Twenty sixth and Halsted 7
.s.reets.: ets.:.::.................- 1850
i'm. - a,rnne. e........s.....,. 1900
~ 1s74-Near Armour and Indiana strcets 10 OO0
inn. e :a1cnue. e.au. s'.e1 .na n. 1850
~ l875-Scar Oak md Bremen streets --.~ u, U1U
- ~-..- Near Maiiacc and Thirty nth -
s1fee1s.- 7, 5OO
avenue. ~'..-s ........ .......... loooo
-. Near HIr.ch and Roc XIV ell streets 4. 0OO
Aota appropriation for school sitcs 500
end one Of the nbose sites has been purchased,
u