, 1879-04-02
I'VE CENTS.
adjourn to tlny particular time,
. said a motion TO adjourn ,sat

Ihc Moderator ,pnt t'io question, and tho
meeting I'D 1onrnc1.
Mf Anthonv. .stated to rcpoftcr that the er.
pcnses Of fhr Notet, Town, ns ncnr rs he could
rct A. II, had been about so,dio fur The past
year.
IT VIII now be necessary, IN order 10 leYr tho
tax Tor she town cxpcnsts for this year. to cali
, = epcsal n,ese!nE of tho electors, which may 10
any f'ftcen sotcrs Of The town. or, under pro.
vision ol doubtful legality. tho County Bourd
mas f'x the amount necessary for Town pur-
poses.
THE WEST TOWN., =,
:, Ihe 9nnual meeting ot The Vest Town vas
near Elizabeth, At p. n,., the respectable v.c.
!!cni turning out III. forco amd tnkins charge Of
IL. organization. sfr. X. r. Dcstcksou VAS
elected Moderator without opposition.
Supervisor 0uruey submitted his annual 70.
port, u which thu following Is m abstract:
's eaSs:''9t xsts "a s1rsn 49, ant tho dts
hand Of *l3.'}.7.lU. As 10 ,hc town ACCOUNTS, OH
taking possession vi t.,c al!ler yea. ugo he lolind
them In very unsatisfactory condftion, one
lnok having been used snce 1855. usnE It was In
posstblc to trace wfnt III urtlcr ilatl been ssurd
1or, thc asro''hts being kcpt i1 bulk. Hc had
OPENED SGT of commercial houJsE. III whtrjl
every account Is kept accurately. a!,d &he TX.
psnses q !l4c low" given IN detail. lIo lloncd
this would be INSISTED upon hereafter. Rcgnrd.
tME the town ssstcla, he wns constrained to any,
u:o his observation u! It's worlsf,ly, tint there
sns suet, al ah.cnve of cure 1ur The public vel
general contamination. There VA. 10 necessity
for Collector: slc County Treasurer cuuld ii,
tic work. The oi1lce was sought because of The
emonnst' emit Il" Inn 1 H to- to the saps,s'sors
Of thc collections. htr. Casscln1an tlrcit1ed At
first to put the per rent Iuto the Town Treas
ur'. but. bv tue aty:ge Of f'ls attorneys. hal
concluded 10 retain II for tic city. To rc.nrdy
some Of the evils Of the assessment, llo suggest
eC that hereafter The Assessor, Immediately at
Its conelns!on be Required 'toproceed with tho
nrc'mnarics Of an assessment for the next
o!c Ut Two conuctcnt usststnlltst thus ayou IN
entirely new assessment. The advantages Ct
this course would te tlie lesaening u the ex.
pense s3UQ0 or $4,000 rear. ttlr giving Of
correct estimate Of values. tllc nliowisl, Of
property.uwncss the greater portion Of the
year for Investigation, aud enabling .he making
Of cha.lges in vnucs, constantly occurring, and
tile correcting NJ irregularities resulting fruIn
hasty nsseabnlunt. lllc subject Ut tax-tlglltny
A1ld taxcvatlil,E ,yas zone into at soma lc,>gth,
aud ttc nsRct lion ladu TINT railroad. mrsrantc,
md manufacturing corporations weec not as-
Resse1 In tlic aggregate upon 10 pcr ccut Ut tho
! actual yafuc Ut tlltir taxable property. Tho
same was true Of wealthy. individuals, while
the producc;rr vas taxed on 10 per ceut OF his
% eoinmuni.y. The WEALTHY soai I'so Contribute r. Ute
t1tir full proportion OF 1lIe burdens Of Govern-
mcnt Nothing else was c0ultablc. l'!rse
wtongs would only 1nu adjustment when Tho
pyople deaandetl Laws which would compel
obedience to right. The present systsln was dts
llnnest an.l outrageous. No class legislation was
ngeard. AL lhat was necessary was to 1oryu
NJ property to contrIbnte Its rigntfu, sharc. In
solution. 1lsr Park Commissioners asked fur
! MI appropriation to pay t!la interest OH tho
bons, mud for unly such additional snn rs was
| required to keep the present improvements III
| rrlIatr. They cuntempated NJ expenditure Il,
excess Of tlsAt. Tile proceedings aga1nst Wall
J werc In statu quo. Considerable money hal
| becu snent Without Rattsfactnry resuit. 1ho
SUIT aGa!uBt Avery Moore was yet uutluclded.
Propositions hnu Dccn made through hfs fren.!s,
| uni n final settlement would bs effected at
mllci, less cost ttinn prntracea litigation would
entail. as btlofe stated, the Supervisor Nns Ut
! opInItl lint the Collector waa mt entitled 10
more tllan l,5W for lis services, u,nl hc bud
| Instituted proceedings to recover the MONEYS
retunrd IN cxccss ot s!le amount allowed by
law.
The report was acceptctl md PLACED On illc.
4Tnwa EXPENSES.
Some talk followed rs tn tho nmount needed
| this ycar fur town cxpeuscs.
Supervisor Guruey said 81 900 would be NH.
| pie.
sfr. shrrbourno moved lint that amount be
Mr. S. =. Gart1ucr believed lint ti,at was too
| inurl, aEl moved to amend BY making .lir Sun,
J $l.0Nl. II 1nore wcru needed why didn't ule
officers submit Il 'lctaslc,. stasGnIcntl lie wus
opt,os,d to voting lump SUN, an1 letting
AtT. SlrrFnonrnc remarked That hc made the mo-
thu ,1ut as an Indication Of his Views. but SIM
! ply to get thu matter before tho 1neetlng.
'fhe amendment %a1 nrrega tu, us was tlo
| original mutton, us an!entled.
| On lnot!unI Of s. J. HArdncT, 81, ,S00 was ap-
| pros,sIAtga to par tle Interest on tho parK
tmns. 'lhls is itt exact amount NEEDED, but
tho shrlnkage from ho.l'cocct!ons Is to BE- n,ads
| up from blrk taxes, cIc. :,
Mr. Sfrrbauruu satd that, by tue agrccme'is
| III 1it bu1Ius. lie Interest was Imyablc IN Ncw
York. vet tug town officers bud abrugntctl that
| agreement BY advertising that the coupons
wond bc pald llcrr. rh;s waa repudlasIon. Hu
| ol3crcu II resolution dsapProvIns vi this as II
breach Vi good fatth mud demanding that hrre-
] after M surh violation Ut the tnntract hhoud
bc pcrpclrltrd since II was d reelection upull
tar hpt.ur lIM1 integrity oi tl.r Wcst Tnwn.
Justice Salisbury ,E0yel to lnY tho resolution
nn ttle lnbtr. Most OF tllo bullds we're held 1t,
Chicago.
Supervisor Gurnry stated TINT tho Park board
lnau tie fH'u.ls pa, ahlu ut thu housc u Henry
NrCanGbaNm 81 Gu, allu tllat llrnl had failed.
lie aiad o!!crcd to 'ay the c1unans III New York,
| !! It could oo doMt without expense, hut the
brokers refused. They wanted u quarter ol
Mr. Shprbourno defended his resolution. TIC
contract rallied for tlsc pn, tDet Ut the interest
~ New Yotk, and hc wnntcd to scs the contract
ltVen III, tn.
Judso ltoecrs moved rs substitute tl,at It
was tslc 6cnse u ,sM :ncetlsE tint .ho coupons
~ patt ~ Now York. except wltefd holders
prefer p to lsavo t!sln paid tn Chleago.
The substitute WIS nt3tIptetl.
Mr. s. ). Iarlner thu,:t,t It would be we'll to
llayc TN expression un tllu subject Of park tm-
urovrncnts, aml fIo offered the following:
i'fsoirtd That It, ~ the senso Ut this meeting
In thu paEEsnf West ChlcIso uni tint n1t!y u sni.
nc!ei't appropriation bo inadt to keep the parKa In