The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-08
TAX PAYERS FOR ECONOMY.
dGIINSr NEEDLESS TNCRE.isE or DEBT
IND USELESS OEIJCES.
william NJ. rvnrt., william Allen Butler,
md Others Heard Those who Pny Taxes
to hnve Influence j ohm kciiy's Letter.

to hnve Influence Ohm kcliN's Letter.
The meeting in Chickcrng Hall last even
ing to consider the proposed reforms in our
municipal Government was well attended by
taxpayers. Rush c. Hawkins called the
meeting to order, and nominated James A.
Booth for President. A long list of Vice.
Presidents were elected, including Mcssrs.
Samuel D. Dabrock. james G. Carter, J. u.
vcrinyc. Jackson S. Schultz. James NJ. Con-
stable. l.. S. JaIray. Joseph II. Choate. Henry
IIavcmcycr. Josiah NJ. Fiskc. James 4. Roosc-
welt. William II. Appleton, B. q. Arnold. l.. i.
Morton. John A. Stewart II. II. Clanin. J. War
rem Goddard. Le q. B. Cannon. John Jay. Seth
Il. Hunt. John Il. Cornell Joseph Scigman.
William Il. Dodge. Jr Morris X. Jcsup. and
Philip Van Nolkcnburgh. Rush C. llawkin
and eight others were appointed Secretaries.
| The following resolutions were read and
| adopted unanimously:
ntres The great i''urs in reference 70 which parties
formed nnd managed arise ont oi national and state
AMI not out q m%nnicpal mum affairs ana , 49, ..,,., 49,.
senis rr'ni mass OF details essentially Of the nature of
| business which ought 60 be- conducted upon business
prhci and mot at all according to the ways or IN the
i. e' s1{ m ~ & ana ia ,rnc,c an, rn
Sniiai thstiho,- wfo contribute all the money 10 pay
nccitt cxr,n-.. ior than to.c who rhnfng al ne
henchu cgnrinu,c n3nins 30 taxes should have lara.
mount inin,nce IN lcwnnnnns the amount OF me levy
n m qi & 70 aSc9 C nam "n Ir , " wm aTSS S
ses a. Nnicts m cNctN o,'r particular n which they
m1.,a', long continued and nagrani disregard OF
ie.e fundamental truth, hn. involved the city oi New
ic,,nnic government and -. ..-....
toa Joint resolution the Legislature. the Governor o
t.r,, ri,n n, NUN. IL, ferort nnd tiey htvc 'r,
ed an improved mcthod in ciiy governments to ncof.
poiatcd INTO the state Constitution, ACCORDING TO which
those VII pay the hNe. Will have their Just inhuence
ga eai wnes'y m oths1 m TnSs iI" @
M, M s ni,sy ysfre re- "N'' " 0'"'' "'''''u III 0u'
ks".r,L Tia, ,ii, meeting convened wiihou, re.
gard to party or property RESPECTFULLY call. upon
az vii insure iSe pS..ass. " dt III. "saS st.sion'
pn..a e na"'r n & ' r"ni,a,nns s & PRO
,e is an 'S asns "ts "a a , am
o tins city generally also earnestly invoke
operation of The ~, ,ncr. r,m N, country m Al sncin.
e.,s a." Nhoe State o INK A. si reeay .nAii NOT
be Provided icf is srowins c1ii, Of 'ii, so,eineni
the legislature un.wcfSci by partisan solicitation or
iayoriie scnsmes To 'unporl c>c rcnd4s measure Of
o Pr NON INK S snsasse % srr, lne nsst
auou. iccs to rcuru salaries whether large " snail ~
D' @ron nc,fs She .aii e"rr1Gu n'geci 10 proie
inI a., u,a,n'N nlt.'i M ~ lnl 'ih @
To- repairs ul,t vii make ih,n sac 10 relieve usoia
needless number OF officers and employees. to imyo~
.l",'ins "ni "n !. ,"i,r nl.n No. Nl,o ~ nil W ~, .
m aNv, ',s th, ,U, c,n ,,',r nni rN ,n
o,9r,aNT AMI mi si.,i cominmniiy Of Inr'cn. uni"r
Winch nu,n-,i. r,.iAi, and lea, ins n.. mnn, men
property are b', o,uns discouraged, ami many men
nnd Women without ~ G Gcen nni No. no,n o, inent
an. 't"a, ,.i ,, ana M Ui ~ '.', iiui. i
' mr,. rs, i.i'gn' '"''" %" D'"'" o "'' ''s"s
hs-J sL That ihS Chairman of mi. meeting be 70.
que.trd appoint committee Of nieen, with IoNcrln
the committee TO- iner'Hs" ". number TO twenty nvc,
TN. meeting IN support Of the ni9r, sand neasnre, now
public anl To- rai, ann a,g, & 'sma d ds ,hy Ky
i'0''' ''''' ''''"N Wv "'' '''' " w
| Dorma B Eaton wns the first speaker, He
ers. twenty-five to nny per cent. moro than they
could earn in prNai" me- ana denounced III"