, 1877-04-27
TIE WEST TOWN.
Settling Up the Accounts Of the
Outgoing Officers.
A Quiet Investigation Of the Atfatrs Of
the Park Board In Progress.

A Quiet Investigation Of the Affairs Of
the Park Board In Progress.
The West Tuvn Boana held an adjourned meet.
Ing At No. 5a South iIaiatod street Tuesday avcn.
Ing, Justice Sheridan In the chair.
Justlco 1nscrsoat, from tho Comrhlttoo appointed
to Investigate tho affairs Of tho WAat Park Board,
reported that tho inyt4tlgatlon had boen CON.
mcnted. lie moved that thsy bs authorized to
employ IN expert accountant To asalGt thens
The motion was agreed to,
This Committee, II tnppesrs, has held four meet.
1ngs. hnt thus far tavo done noihthg except 10
mark out a coutse to be pursucd. Tho tnvestlga-
tton Is snada on tho motion of the Town Board.
thoy auditing the park receipts, and, being tho
representatives Of tho people, they consider II
their duty to learn what has been done with tho
money SGT inside for park purposes An expert has
been at work on tho books Tor week or 10. NI,ea
ho has finished his work. II anything crooked up.
pears from bis report, tho C0malltee will examine
all persons who can throw suy light tho mattc,.
Thos sessions will ali be secret, and thoy propoeo
making nothing public until thcy have come 10
concfns'on. This they consider but Just ia the
Park Commissioners, ttnco. II there IA really moth
Ing wrong In thctr naturalization, md what
appears on the surfaea as ''qnecr can bo satls-
factortly explained. 1t would be an injury to them
and do no good 10 have dejoin.cd statements
be thorough and honest; and. without doubt, Il
any sraud has beon coamttsed by Tho Con,m!s.ioa.
cfs. noihng VII be left nndene T. e1pe's 4, and
place the ottnm upon the shoulders OF those ~
,,rae now Town Clerk, n. !. Ta,ble. .al!oyea tns
Hertz for his faithful md efficient acrv.crr.
Justice Matson, from the Committee TO examine
THE surERvIson's AccolNrs,.
reported that they had carefully compnred all or
Of the Boarl and The orderh with the charges snads
ssa Co. Tas s1G
had paid and checked 1,2n patk-bond coupons.
Thsy found on the rsRister . large numbcr u
n%m1'en.ed % that committee 10 appointed to inrcs.
7o an % d.bs;,ss 81 s}oS Hs s Is so fo'os,
one thousand two hundred ana se.en,y.ons
esnt % I'D siple:
Neee VIII iaisfcst 10 fttsnatIoasi .n9....
hesass or nostisrman Nattond psnx made
ESls sSsa is!sss. i Fi;;;:::::::;: Fi;f::: & s's
ieetoTs nd auadry othcs town e1ptnses...... assss
The Committee recommended The payment Of
the bill Of tho Town Clerk, amoanttng to 3Acl.
ay w;SostH sstHsssa III, Of Ae s''ev' s
some dl:en..ion took p1.co o,ss uorss'. bill, It
being Tor the whole year,
charges were correct, nona warn made except IN
accordance with tho Law. He moved that II bo
Justtco Morrison did not approve Of some Of tho
Tss h!l' was Orderod paid by yeas Q, nay. 4.
,lxa.-E9erhardt Iafbas, hataoa. Salisbury, shes.
Ndvf-ia9sIsoil. Morrison, and seulty--s.
- THE HILL or SUPERVISOR MOORE
waa rs folloWs:
n ~ Hsy.. :es,tfs ont ef so~n 4 i,
issceyk aa1s sstvfs nj isylas Il cai si
- Jaatlcs Iberhardt ,novtd that Tho bill Of thu
fo! handling ee eisS; soxa e fn b n' @'un'' e'4's''
Juat!ce Salisbury moved as IN amendment that
~ s y sa s fs asic. e,
ses g. s.a sssss deal 10 a' and ''
Justice Salisbury remsrkcd thns theso were park.
s9 s9aa n eonops @ between 81 o9o sn3
something ought to bo ,louo about It.
rot accounted iot during wai1's toFn Of utheo and
Justice Salisbury stated that these coupons were
tsS sas ,,1 IStG and theY hsd not been ca
il 5esr or sos rhey % msht BE- it'd sI Z sol'a.s ssn
or thsy might have hson destroyed:
The mat.ss was rsfatEea to tie Committee which
The report OF the Committee was then adoptrd.
Juattes Mataon, from tho Committee appolntodo
CONDITION OF TIN Asaxsson's OFFICE,
reported TINT they had e1amtncd tho books, records
ctc, and found everything far better than they had
which Mr CLARK had oaiciated Assessor he y.ade.
serving OF great credit for tho efficient manner Ia
wssa h. ssb. Sf h: M S &;
1lse Tit6 xh!eh h. could over Begin n ssacssmsnt
is hsd bFonR shs at. up t9 ds;e harnE Al nes
them recorded 1t thu Isecorder olce liz had psQ
completed record. or fnli vet Of hetd books,
rieea or parcel Of land in tho town. With ali new
suhttsts.ons, ste. Tho Importance nf this system
w. ,s;Sa .aa f ey shs Commit
along without anything of tho klutl II w1s M.
doubtediy saving 70 too Taxpayers ~ 1t gave them
them! 10 pay on ts.elr own lo.4 whsrn hereto.
fore u fcs1 many eases they hsts. paid On tho
ssfs Of Eoa A1 as
Of Improvements, where tho laua il owned
By one part, ana the improvement, b, another.
noieed and she.o Asd Sooss Wets III lie 'e ony tus oa
~ 70
tossther; The Committee recommended thAtA,.
scssor Clark be Instructed to continue bis rccors
for thc ensuing ycar In tl!u sams way.
The report was adopted. .....
,,e,a! Or "g!sn 'o:s of t:aa ~ss .s1as,sa Y" Ge
E1:sapesvisor Moor. va. instructed to have hu
book 4 shs next msstlns. 70 ta's they could
several small Wits. including those ot the Ju',iea
Tue d1pg of thc salaries os tho officers was de-
Ths Ios,d thea ID joa1aaed a until wwedno.a.y nigh.
4 LIAR EXPOSED.
70 As Edtsor af TIA Tftbvnt.
CHICAGO, April 2D--l notlc9 splteful and ns.
llcious communtcatonin Ia the Co!ehour. .Dualeyy OF.
gan thia morning, signed "Truth, " wh.e. should