, 1879-07-13

Aid. McCaffrey, that, at the iustigadon Of bis
Honor the Mayor, the meeting of Thursday
night was adjourned.
Aid. McCadreY-I didn't make any such state
ment.
AID. Cullerton-Let the. gentleman correeti it
then.
Aid. McCaffrey-I stated thatit ~as intimated
as from his Honor that If the Council would az,
right; and be made that statement TO you ana
mEeelf In his office the next morning.
Aid. Cullerton-Finish it. Hc said that II the
Council would listen to his communication read
and then adjourn, in al probability IL mient Dc
AID. McCatfrey- That is correct.
AID. Cullerton-T Then why not state 1t as he
said it! [Applause.]
The gentleman from the sixth taen continued
bis ts seYplanation,'' SAYING: My relations with
thc Chtet and the Department we're such that
was careful about the position took; but as
m Alderman, having taken % an oath
Of Office; 7 found mFself thus
passed 5y Republican Legislature limit
in. the issue Of scrip TO Is per cent Of the tax
lew, measure for the benefit OF Cairo, but all
other cities in the State had to be included; and
the other prohibiting the levy for city purposes
Of more than 2 per Gent Of the assessed vaua-
tioa. This Der cent limitation will give the
city only $2,G70, 900 with which to run Its ma
chi1ery and Keep up its improvements. That
Law cannot be repealed until the next Legis-
Administration sought to make reduction in
salaries, etc.,-to make saving without any
Law, but upon the common-sense principle
and eucceedcd, and the employees OF the city
have already had the benefit Of SOU, Goo Of it.
The Counc:! made q great mistake when it N
serted that 100000 in the APPROPRIATION bill.
It should have remained in the Treasury. II it
had; and the present Administration would save
SPa0, 200, or s3oo, ,0Go, or $500,ooo, VIC would
have advanced several steps toMaIq the
FOLLOW the policy OF the preceding one in many
respects it could be done
But the trouble has been, when We took up
the Appropriation bill, the Aldermen for the
get up and move to insert an item for sewers,
engne-houses, yiaducts, etc The people
wanted them, must have them, and demanded
them" But the policy Of the Chairman Of the
Committee on Fire aud water (lhompson) ana
the gentleman from the First pixon) is, sNev-
er mind these lmproyements-neyer mind en-
ginc-housss, or repairs to the apparatus which
the fre.nen are paid to run-let them go, but
look cut for the salaries" The statements
made Iby Thompson and Di1on] are tile fool
ishest have ever heard. lApplause.1
AID. Dixon-Doesn't,a portion OF The IS per
cent asked Tor by the Mayor come out Of the
item for repairs of enginesa
Aid. Cullerton-Undoubtedly 50. Laughter.l
AID. Di1ou-HoW will you reduce Is per cent
II you don't deduct for those items?
Ale. Cullerton-Reduce everything Is per
cent
Ald. Di1on-1ou must 1aae t1o o'neaehs
items ae wen as satarles.
different ite1nss You wipe out engine-houses
and repairs Of apparatus. bow is it, il the laW
is SO that only IS per cent of paper can be
issued, that only u per cent reduction Was
needed in the Fire Department.
Aid. D11on-I don't say that,
Aid. Cullerton-Thc Fire. Marshal was asked
to reduce 25 per cent.
Ad. UUon-ao" "oulo you feouee LIE 20
per cent?
Ala. Ge1on-ln - mn .n's Wy .ne'e WIS a,,1d ~
appropr1auont lor ol lno eng1ne-nonses, moulu
build one u Slo,uoO we're set aside 1or repairs
would use % DEF cent o1 IT,
Aid. ihroopI protest AGAINST taking up
nme IN % fhis nack and lt forward , tax. as.+ ,.a
man The gentleman from the First Dixon is
when ne gets N corner. lLauGnter:J
AID. 0'xon dldnt seem 10 feallze lnat ne was
II corner put MS silence d1un't Dave any
enect On lne IsplescuLasNe Aronn LIE oiAtu' rs
scitness the tollowtng:,
AZ. Gnllerlnn@ln !,2 al lne Department OF funl1e
ploy~s Kept, A large number have been dis
f6argsa ano EsIy lew pat N te!T aao PA p1cesr {a
lLuuEhter.j "ben you come 70 $-sao:uCo Tor
sewerage purposes-a'enG about the lsI o. or uc-
tobcr-thcy Will let contracts to lbout S1,ooo. II
the Marshal believed that nc could come within
The saTmS ny throwing oqt oullotnes ana Re-
pairs. and not cripple the Department, all right
co rot advocate any one 1or 6euuer's place.
don't ocl1eSc any one Ioes. Nnen tne Ii" was
such as to compel the Mayor to issue tue order
VI oune - ANU ocAAef hno"1us LIE 4an' IL
seems TO me LNe trouole couio pave oeen
aTnlocu' Olu D3Aon ues[e 70 eaii MS ls'enu
Gen:er llaI "aen ne sac tnat " vas uuqua.-
healy 1aise mat ne enoeaEoseo 70 innuence tne
men aEainst the Der cent feoucuon:
Aia. Dlxon-lt Is i2lse.
AID. tullef1on-benrer sa5s SO IN "r1Lln9.
He admits It, ana Hlost every member or Inc
Department. Knows II, and say that yo3
(Di1on@ Know It. Laughter aud applause.1
More Than ten or ntfeon men told me go. Last
payday three OF them came to me aud told me
about benners order, ana explained the law
as well Is could, and they said, we al do
just rs We are mind to-, And told them
that vas what wanted then TO- do
Then they told NC that Dixon
in his buggy at their house had told them to
paw no attention to 'lt-that Benner Was all
right, and the Couhcai would sustain them, and
Harrison could 20 to the devil with bis reduc-
ton
Aid. Dixon-Nnat mousse was thatf
AID Cutlerton-heep quiet; you will be all
right after while.
The Alderman had exceeded the five minutes
allowed by the rule for speeches or "explana-
tions," and there were calls OF '*1ime.'' aud
Aid. RauleIgh made the point that the gentle