, 1879-07-04

ott,ni't ~ ~ 'HAt MT. 1#enic haAr and has had,
iotte a9S 81 to dc With t11e rn1t tnApasemtns
oi the tment us Mr.. Benner, tt &ot n1orn.
Jhcrefo1e,- - felt that the cty'A tptefests
could not be injured by suhsttutlog him {or
Ill.,, NJ. gsnne1 ! must acknowledge hsrs ttat
souE OTHER 0Asks,
previous to this, In tic management of tha
once IN making contracts Tor hose aud other
serannt .na w.s ~ tls mors willing On .,tl,at
have seen dealer. g. Il m!... .ES r. u: p9S ps
Dcpa9tment w!'o bare ebnae ~ ina stues hare
ths{ would not BIZ for supplies unless nonJd
myself. They would not bid If MI. Dcnner lid hud
absoluie control oil It." -
=, ".Ma5 ask you 10 giye me- the names Of soms
fh q lsoss :. ddoi;'Sr provided II nut al improper
II will not state them. Thoss things, how:
ever, had made nc little more wa.chfu( prohn-.
ny thsn would hsvs been. nit here stato
lMt ! entered upon mr office NTH every
man to have 10 Chicago Ia favor Of Mr. Benner,
advised Mr. Medll! to place him III that pust-.
.@oa bcioro he 1ad placed there, mr. ArKumcntS ::
'ho~svsr 'ns solnE paften!arly that tic truo MAJ TO
MAJ e possible, to prpmutc mon 10 Office Iustaad
Of taking them from the outside, AIr. Metill ot'
the tIo1c being disposed to put nuott1ty pcrsou !;
an ousedes'-as Tho head Of the Department. !.
"A6 Tns funtto MAT nor UNDERSTAND. =.
FllI hers slate that tte ct.y may coiect en-,
stdssable n,oneFs trum back.taxes. durlss. ilse .
year bat have felt that / Ind no ri0ht 10 caf.
sflsff sn.s npSa se. sqe rssostees at AT 4 the ~
1 % I 'ss soaa no a s9Rsab SRSn so .s &c
power to have recourse to borrowing ~ tndt:
yldnals, OF Is head OF the City OoYcrnmunt.
ln the pFesene condition Of our vnlua->
hftf txRt hx. k.tnts
get rid Of thu necessity Of issuing ecrip. Unn in
10 curta1 tic expenses 80 a. To actuAlly ncautfo
surplus to payin cash. The other IL to lncrcaao
constitutional requirement borrow cnourh 10
ret rid Of scrip. Tic Constitution restricts tho
city to tuaking the Indebtedness pcr cent upou
IT. valuation: Ths present Indebtedness Of Chi
alton Of about ss;5,oOo,0o0. On tlo{
valuation this year-1 mean nm
$f3i, i,o0o00 'Ve must, therefore, add,
to our valuation $1A 900 before va can,
commence to borrow one ecut. ANY fncfeascd
valuation makes us l1ablo to Nh ibcrcasn nf
State taxation, which Ia extended. To n lnr1o J
extent. In other parts Of the State, aud notfn:'
Chicago. Therefore 1t .bohooyea t,c city 10,
keep tta valuation as Low "a poeeibte.n
"ir IS NA1sEp As POINT, ON TIE orpxR.
slDs,
Mr.. Harrison, that the Council has Qxed tho
salaries and tho number Ut tic men, md TIM,
Marshal Bcnuer, as the head Of the Fire. De-
ps,; ps,t;9'snt' las not the power to reauea their
Department sannot q. tae se.d q! u te nf pac
Department, reduce ia numerical forco WITH
out absolutely csippllng il, ~ there s
fore 1t becathe alf Tho nore
proper that Mr.. Benner should usc ali ot his
cndcaYors to Induce bis men to snhmtt vn1rn. ~
tartty Tor by voluntary action) to a reduction.
The ordinance Nxcs the nar: Mr, Rcnncr
cannot lessen that paY, lie cnnnot Tetmce
tha ttf1mhfr Of u1cr nil an Ar1tnn ~ffhout
stfoslng ING Sa1he Oh that engine. Ills only
mo0o OF reducing Inc men would be BY discon-
aanulns tEe use eht!rely o. some particular Gu
g.us y OF eheanes' riiisn might Pc hc very Injurious
aSreo 10 taKe !ess thaa the amount h1ed BY tho
Conucll. Iho salaries Wtrs dxed by tho Coun-
e. ~ ne1a5a tnl: 4" vent ven into elect ard hcioro
taey dTeaneu tnat snch law Wns
On tie tapts.. The Police Department can ho'
M !essened without ansolutely detttoylng tts c1t-
II does not I destroy It. nat certain nnnbcr 1t
mea =, are ansolnlelY required to run h,i enV!hc:s
bstwetn y US. n!ai y Was impossible so cnt down
Ills !oFrc and that It would ba tn11dsci1us to dis
psnso M N1til anY Of hls companies, Therefore,
also. Mr' bcnncr kne" TINT lie could
One uas bv tic con.ent of Ill. mon. Th. nth.r
wouN b. by disebaTcinc them cntscl1. anI re-.
cnlisting tiscm on d different basis; aud cyea'
then h!s men might claim thnt they were On
ordinance, It was ills fact-thn kpnwi-
ctlru OF f.-ttmt mndo nc fecl t',hnt
Nr. Benner's rcfusal to properly
snmstapcrs and lie absolute S ncecssty It M Tor re-
1nrlns lie INV np,ler liz: nr4,ent lew mi in
prospect Of lis levy for next year, WA Iosttio
tt me. and mnds ma feel tlIut .hc wus nns In
,eeorJ viii % ts io hi. noli"r s ~
reducuv taxation nuu Kecninrwiti hin i lie % Iawa.n
"Dn You think. Mr. Turrisan,' lint
Mn swrs1r VIII m ~ u,nvn.y ,v,r1 xor,u