, 1877-04-19

WefttTu IT'D
Total ITO
eIsad MsssdFe s1Ienss &c &c
Total; ..la,Iao
4h' near Gao sss.:. ;,s !; :. W Engineer.
:st.:i s 81 sss s:'s :2ss
fronske the oae Tsrdi aad pafkWsyR on basli Of
;;:: 3%ss
III ;;ssd;
10 fees s Sens sers a tae Ill
Ct Ms'. III. ssses :ss tsS g
s. e e e. @ st II s. .a' 4 20:
Col Thompson raid the laat figures were sub
mtticd for the benefit Of = citizen who seemed to
eonsidef that he had been har,,lJ dealt With.
then came forward with hls budget Of information.
lie did not whrt the repoFcre 10 get The figures un'
.Ioners, 1sss IN nd athongi th.se sentlsmen lid 10.
peri, 1fessrs. lIe'sick and Mason said they desired
the Sinking Fund. The documents were reseF.ed.
Mr. ,Kafcs presented the receipts g!ven BY Root
A1Hsr # s' ~..
services In the condemnation care Of the Lord land.
No. 9 bore date Feb, II. and was for $720 on &C.
mi Tr' Traesdeii a.ke iof further information a. to
the check rtTen By Clark IN Ttymsnt Of taxes, tut
hs s . p.E H. etats I'd sut
ordered. When these documents cn1ne In all the
evidence viii be befors the Committee and 1t ~as
WHAT THE LAwrERs INTENDED TO DO
Coi Tbompson thonght It would b only fair that
they should receive Nolice ~ to any especial points
about which the Eommttec deslFcd to heat. lie
eonld pot e whs. m!fhi b n ths nas q 81 r.
them we're directed more to bring cut evidence Of
negligence than TO prove facts
Mr. Herrlck said that. under the elftumstar,ces.
this wta To = certain extent tact[taole.
Col Thompson thought tllas T. snsh cas- e ths p;
in ali fairness. thatif any rrc1udcr exlFted In the
minds Of The Co1u1ittee against any pesson they
III. Trntsleit said he came to Chicago entirely
npreludicel and not knowing any OF ths parties.
and except ior IN anon Ymons letter. which he bud
laid before Tho gentleman ayainst whon, the aecusa.
from any pcEton. liz thought that tie rules Of
proved 10 be lmpracticable. and counsel bad to get
r roaers ~ and evcrybody slse vic might know any.
thing on the stand. ~ for himself, BE- could pick
nt many ss n % Thsh r. se S T9g ~ f ,s 20
mitiee, and they would havs 10 Talk The matter
NJ Nj. Goodrich said he had MT defined any special
line on which 10 examine wttnes.es; The Com.
nittes had heid no conferences. and he did not
know what anJ member OF It thought Of any part
| Of the testtmohy.
said the dad3cults bcgan ~ the hrss when tt was
decided to proceed wont any eotn'stsd ss5Gsfs s
hare sssea them from from oe.sawlnY backward
and iorw.ra - they hsa been eompel.ed IT, e a.
fsseaon re- sae q haa ~ s S @ VIA l.
arraieped for. theft he looked on him With some
ond nna11 b octns
/ the Patk Commissioners and perhaps their attot-
neys With somc suspicion.
cone @ ID die,salsiss lie thought tho ia7sstlgas,oa
had heen = thoronsh that i might ts.!l!
nnarsrc Of any conversations With tho Committee,
aua oa Il # Il. sss e ~ tqff'
wero % Snsiyxs tic evidences y detail, / mean.
that they had : long job befoFe. them. They had
tiSSps 6 p q weud ).
any use. lie was In the hands Of the Committee
a Sss pSn '9s to Sa IN .ade
opposition to counsel On The other AIDE, bus thai
Mr. Trassdsi asked II It wers possible for eoun,
sei 10 aeres Is 10 she poinsa, and 70 present the
Committee 4 eprtn2deld With their sseuHsnt.
! within weeks lime. =.
Nj. kales thought Il waa possible to do 70, II q
c'tixcns AssocIatlon ~ ~ what they consdeEct
the salient paints. Counsel had assumed the poai
tion OF seult-prosecntofs, Aull Rh5uId. Mssesofc,
indicste their fins Of argument.
Mr.. NAsoN
considered himaejf and nsa0clAe a counsel for tht
Investigating Conuttec. not ~ rroaeentors o.
with the financial statement prepared by Mr..
| Datle, and wuufl admit 1t uadef The assumption.
put forth by thut gentleman, namely: that III.
| Hoard would not pnrttats suy more land aud Tim
they woufl he able 10 collect tbs taxes. They hat
been lnsttuetcd By tbs Ctti1s1s' Assoc'atlon e
wiho desired by tbs Committee,
Mr. kaIcs. though Awate that IN az paFtt AEgA.
| neut xnnd be OF 1cs1 service to the Committee
| than IN argument by both sides was willing "a
4sslst the Committee 10 any WAY. lie thdnyhe
therefore, TINT II the COMMITTEES. after reading
| over tue evidence. deelsel any Information M anj
Nr.T,uesdell thought An oral argument wss bcat,
~ having uurs lie IN 1t tha . written one. tn
COMMITTEES would confer md tnfcfrl counsel Ia th'
mornlug what decision they ar1vsd IT.
| MR. KALIa
| asked for eopfes Of documents submitted, ant
aakeu tho COMMITTEES to ardrr preparation Of
statement showing how much Wonsy would d
| needed to refund tho assessment. made nn Accpun
OF property which might be ordered .fTtekrn out Q
the boundaries. had been alleged that 1t woul'
cost three tlmes ~ much to the taxpayers TO Re-
~ 10 complete the requirement OF tho lAnd 1t ID
highest Freet 1ut upon T.
The Committee decided TO take some 4vsdcuc
on tho subject, sndiAea adjourned until thlf morn
lag IL 10 o'clock,