, 1879-02-28

inado ny tfe passago of cals, which cln bo easily
heard l'aif.snl|e Away,
i the writer II correctly informed, was al,Gi,t
2400 GOO per milo. The cost of the other lines
Of elevated railway in New York tho writer
docs not know, Int II ts safe to say It was muru
than lla!f that sum, or sa0aoo0 per mile. Re-
spcctfully, X.
Township TFensurcrs.
To tHe Es!lor Of The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-Scc. =, OF The Hchool
law Of Illinois (1scvIscd stntucs 1874, page 01a)
rcatls rs follows: "Townshtp Trcusurcrs shall
rcceirc In full for their services compcnsa-
ton to be ilxcl prior 10 t!,etr election BY thu
Doarl Of Trustees" Tic statute fixes no limit
10 the discretion Of tile rrustccs. They appoint
the Treasurer themselves, mud of COURSE orc
friendly with hin, md not likely 10 ray him loo
small snlary.
The Erossest abuses arc pcrpctrate1, In this
county at least IN this matter. Tic salaries ot
the Trcusurcrs varied IN 1878 IN tl.r towns out
sllo of Chicago fronl $50 year In Darlington. tn
s2,543.es IN the Town composed of Lake a.ul
]Iyac park; from 1886 In Elk Grove, to 500
in Cicero, whls y Chicago the nmount thus
pail WAS ss.54.0 %. In.Ncw Trier Tic Treasurer
received 500 salary, wlltlu the tosnl exLcA!-
turcs for setloot purposes In the town were b.lt
si,1fU.70. IN rroylsu the Treasurer recelycl
the satnc salary, but thu disbursements were
Trcnsurnr IF Scw sTrirr ind to nv ,lv" tcor.nre
III three different districts only, whIle tic
Treasurer of Proyisn for i!,a same compensation
nu t"enty.one teacGGfs IN seven Inherent dis,
T., H., ,1,,s ~ e,",,an. ,,..nr,,,',,. @ .'
aithouTh IN tint fown. sin.n fn,v nrc nnt;nss
special charters mil llan,lo Their oWn rcIloui
funds. IN harrington il1e 1rcnsures's
salhfX..a'nonntea " 'nDpat 1oat-ilitls Of l
KIT p In nays .cvc,,em ,cocEer. t,, eH'u' nwn,, is'
trivts. il tllc iractfonnl Tow, of Bloot,,. i,Ay.
ing but two districts, Antl onu teacher III each,
the 'fFeasuFer'a sainfy wns about fourteen per
eeni Ill.,, ., tG sMh, h4'n.s, T,,, =, o,
novs its rs"as,,rer Int MI whin ,,,c cSnru1i.
t"r tn"%nr. =" tn ho ,,sia S''o''' " ''''-
ta ,'r.o,,,,n.rn w n H., ~, ~ x,o,,,,,,.,
scliool pi,rposcs pati sc,oo resa.lrcrs ii ISIS
c,It .n, nu n,o ,T,a. =. .n1'' ,t.,,,nrs., nsn
es oo ~ ~ ~ tr,,'' e ~: s. 5 uMsea IT,
"nuo, r,.nnrt ~ Vtr Z, Iamn t;,,.t S,,'a' ~ anu
in,r,lent "f scncnis Ise" m sn"niv a';o 1M r.
Wy asases,t ,1, ~ H.. IsG s,. W 'seo"'tleto IL
- ~, H. t"r.. 'a,s =, .sn, o!'.e. n, asi'ut.
,' ,,nt ,ri i" sn', ~ @ ne ,eaF
"tt1 " M" ~. ~ y. s,r o'Sa ,a, soo @ a'tef M c nlF
S.sst'o" r. LII ni.t.'E, natu ut' ~ iac 'iifee
g, ngtlooi lr!segta ~ gsn .o"n h 10 pe G!erten.
sn1 au'ev, ~ sno;!so ~. ~ sunt.nFrea, hase
ilotil!'ls ~ a.. M'L i,se esstinhl iih treasurer.
ny u npp'nteu W lne trustees, "'lt, ~ fotcta
tau W ~ ~ seG ~ y w. it'si' Eott! trustee r
eieete'! every spf'ne' ,e l!c t"tas amount paid
lnese lscnsh9efs ~ lot5 ~ IT, CnoK COUNTY, III.
elua;hE tlln t1ty, was si':tsh.9, AMI tue fund
!or ,llo edHeattol oi tHc e''''ureh was Vi coursn
dai,ittea m ID tll'!t "Stoit'
INC irtas'ltefs ttase, Il u true. to usclargo
other dntics ''cs'uGs paving; mt money. ihcy
arc Clerks 81 t!le Boar! OF Irustces, uin1 lnvu
tho rnfo u towns!ilp ili!1tts Which cnntrabuta
LILO EItlHI, Tie INTEREST tFtt}t Ii.1t,u
kustuin the fci1ons' bnt az examination Of tllehu
htlrs!chs lnp3aca on tllp lfcf'surera Shows tiut