, 1879-02-13
THE THREE TOWNS
Another Effort to Agree on =,
Plan for consolida-
tipn,
Tho Hon. Elliott An,,o
pointed n Committee to
Draw q Bill.

An adjourned meeting d! the confcr.r..
tween tho County Doanl anil City f,ou,at, /, %"
mtttecs md mtmbers af tic Cl,lzcut, 1. eoaa'
tlon IN seint!on to il'c proposed con,o1tl,,I"H
f!le thrco towns OF Chicago was he'll v..,...s s.'1
afternoon IN tic rooms Of thu Ctixcn.' asl!5
tfolI. sevcral outside lnwyrrs we,o n,c,an,s ,.s'
Invitation, NIL armed and c1uIpncI with ill.,!
AMONG those present wcsn Countr.r,n,.',A
sioner Wood, Cunnty-Attor.cy W!i,c,s ~.
Al. +. Tuley, W. q. Gouty, F. II, Wln.,au' INV
GeoFtc E. Adams, E,liost ANTHONY. rh,1asa'
b. Dean, sonte-Fork-Eom,nissIou Wn,s.a W.l'
and j. II. Reese. ''''saa'
Commissioner Wood wns chosen IN n,o,.,.
nt1l called the meeting to urtler eIntinT ~.
ct'it.'ty was hardly as much ncrr.fr 1' ~ .s aSe
mattur ns tl,o cisy, although as a citizen = ~
eofsf e;v of 1a t@sc as rcs" sh interest III t
a. AID: Tuley said nc would like to hear fro,,
htr. Cloudy nnll Mr.. Winston In rroot1 ~ Hom sI
postttDn Of the PHrk Donrds IN ts nst,t.a; N .1t
capitalization. '"''"so1
NJ: Winston snta there were two au,,,Io,,
which Ind 0cctirred ia lin, Viz: ffw u.s !
pronosed to levy taxes 10 kccp IN he nsss n,,..
who would take the plare OF thc Nor,h rns, 1T,
sitnervtsori a!tl, secondly, How was thn ta1,a
bo cyfc; on tho Town Of NaFlltC acago az a. "a 20
the consolidated townf l'ersonaly be- VI, ~ NJ, ~
pasteuar; no i.ad nc particular Interest ia IL:
think, however. Tint ,h~"1s,., ,hn ue dM
had Gust millions of dollars ,,,,rht W., xoea
lowed to 70 to waste: and il VIA n. gi ~ oe q.
wcre moving III the lnuttcs 10 provide lne,s, as
OCCUR. Thc Tnwr nf Nnrth ;,btraen 'tSs S.a m,sat
Oh Its hands which il Ind ncrm oari, Inv ~ a9eos
years. Under ltc consolidation wna !, W ot
to 60 on md pay this dent. 0r rrnntists Hpo7Ia ~
his opinlo1,, the movers in The plan should mn
yfttc somc way OF taking cafc Of a possible d.
all these thlngs he was in favor If n" ~
dntton. ior tGn reason tint h. thn,rh, I, ss.
be m economical arrangement m sorou ~ nvaa y.
counts. VII 'o'ae ~
Alr. Cloudy was asked for his views. ond M,
ceeded 10 Stale The features uf fi1e ,ovn .,u. ~
park organizations. HnyIny cxn,anct I ~ ,aI. sIa
he ROT tlowil to tic n,attcr in + I'M nm, ~ .,s .a
that tbe nuystou wErll orcrrcI 10 II, ',otsa ntsa
was wh1t Should be dono With lie nrona1,, ,!us nus
the debts Of tic different tuwns! tInt;1r ~ ~
property In whit was now North Chtcaen ~ riih ils
out taxing what lies south md wcst Of ,ns rrs,,
Xiii Talpy sucrestc ihc crcst",, =, nf ,s s.Ye ,ts,'
district. coninosCu nj North Chfrn,o and ! =.
View. "N' A@4''
Mr. Gout1y kaId nt thoupht ffr onthov,,r n.
taxlnp.tIistricts world bu cpnceci ,o hc r;,hs.
doubtful. Tie Crcut question wss whrthe, ths
consolidation co1lti IN, ,nads wfst,out castino ths
h,,rdena nf thn thrto tnNus m Inn nav tnwn
Ono tinr was certain: te rhts n,ps, st h. III
and the difIlrutt lar In fixing tLe nrnnort{on1
Aid. Tuley Insisted on lsis idea of ta1ine.
districts. which ihc Sl1nrctnc Courtiad affirmed
MD did mt thiuI; srch Ilistrcts wpr,. hns;ije -
The new Constitution. ~
Tia nucstiu,, ns 10 these taxnp -lstrtrt, ,ra
rs to what tic Sunrcn,o Court tnipht do i IL.
notlt we,a raised row undeni!lc usw t,on.,Itus
tlon, was discussed Ut su.,u loilgth uud Mid rs.
shifting yorfnls nmnipns frum tlc lrrnj ta1tnt
present, Aid, Tulry fayorlnr tic creation Of
Observation-Disclosures and the lcyyur oi taxes hy H.
Park Comnlssioners, md Wr. fioads rcmaikos
thu. the propje wuuIl lavo to clcrt their t.1rr
officers, anil The ncoplc might rcpuuf3te .telp.
Hv sub,nittcd tint il ,3,c question was mi to
tic alrcntiy oycrburdcned taYpaye1s whelhtf
thcv wmIjtl submit. la nny fnrther ta1a;inn.
they would nut lhtir ioot down on it,
Nj, Anti,ony-Wiat! Rvpudtato their deb.,
Mr.. fioudy-Yes. str.
Afr. Anthony lf,ln'i see II; and webk On 10 s,Y
that fo cout|1,t ut,Icrstat, nj how good larytt
like III. Tolfiv conid rn[su such lnsupcrable d.
fecttons Il, eoti,ctt,,,r which, to lin, ,ppeari
10 be perfectly feasible. ff.
Mr. t;u1,Jy ,noyed to apnoint Mr, Ao,hopy
committee of one to prcl,are biN for the con.