Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 1, 1874, Page 5

tlin Bonrd was suthorizad to fix the suia 10 that yonr, tho Oolleotor runalve‘g ;:enfm' e Tl S MEN ONEOTS 70 RECONMIDERING, 0 Suporvisor did not seo Low tho voto could H{ofic;:;‘r;l]u{::l',, ‘1‘)§n ofllcn‘xin};ud alrendy drawn n Or o Iug to got thom bnul(( ?"' SR SUBTIOE BOYDEN had thought L wighod k;!nlmn‘:-v w"‘o,\fld not eny anything, but he ¢ Thot exporfoncodn tho past tind demonstrated tho Dolley of paying publio norvants Iiberally, Thia ieopla of the Bouth Town conld well afford i, fu viow of tho sarvicos of Mr, Olenry, Tho public were lot to com~ mhmd‘nr did not seom to understand the matter, 3 wimiltod that $10,000 was ¢ n very largo anlary i dood % but 3f tho peoplo would taka nto considern— tion tho roaponsibility, (b8 bouds Cleary hind given, f:o trouble ho wam put to, nm{ tho Hubil- ftiea “that would ncoruo for the noxt five yoars for any dorellction of duly, for error Aud mistakes that would creop in whle 'doing o.col- lecting buslnces—thoy would look upon it, periinps, in n diffcront Jght: Tho §10,000 waa glven tho Collactor upon his relinquishing ol the feen, commissions, and snmnmm allowed Lfin by law; and he got town or- ces, which wero at u dlscount of 20 por cont, sa thoro Y08 1o money n the Troasury to redcom them, I ‘Wi o lamentablo stato of things that ko richest town in America should allow its oriers to be hawked about the atroots, Last yoar $26,000 kind been ordered {o o raisod 1o pay off tho indehtedness,—s vory liberal sun, Tho policy of provious years in rafsing five, olahit, ton, or twelvo thouaand” dollars Liad demone atrated tho'fact that thoso sums wero not sulliciont to defray {ho oxponses, Ifonco tho town wasin debt #ome $10,000 or $15,00; and thero would have to bo rafsod tho coming year a suficlent amount o wipo out Lho debts, ‘and run up tho paper of _tho town to par, Qut of e $35,000 ordored Gleney L collected boc £woen $5,000 and 47,000, _The people of Ghicago found 10 funlt Whon tho Gty Treasturer was pald 8500,000 yorr, and thie Recordar of Doeda$76,000 3 nor did thoy ‘oven wink when the Preatdent of the Hn‘hfll Btates in~ ercaned his salary §25,000 nt ono jump ; thoy winkeda Little ut tho salary-grabbing Congressinen ; but whon 1t came to s *1iftio, potty town officer,” who nd o hovik his salary about tho stroots to y his expenscs and romunerato himself for servicos ho hnd ren- dvr.\dd it was * o torriblo thing.” o did not agreo to all tho elarios, as the records would show; but ho did not desiro to take ono snglo voto Lo had given, 1o voted ea or two, and nay or two, and wrould change nono of cm. Tho Colleetor, in bls opiniou, was tho poorest pald oficor fa tho tolwn, oxcopt tlio"YownAdltoru. le thoval the Emnnthoum of Auditors ouglit 1o 3 oL $4,000 3 10 was willing {o take an order on tha erly “for Prawent, (Laughter.) Ho had aiteuded every meet] ng of tho Board last’ yoar, ond _his which ho lind not. ot rocoived, wan 812, T would Hko to awnp sliocs with those who got o largor alary, 25 110 was on the go morning, noon, and night to earnt about £3,000 n year, The accond could not bo with- drawn without Daggotta coneent, aud a volo. would Luve to bo takon on tho motion, Justice Dagrott refused to consontto the withdrawal of the second, Justice Boyden romarked that it waas ¢ im- precticablo to fako any back trncks,” acd, in 8030 Bouno, illogal,” nnd ho wao opposed to it. lt]ei,lll\.cmfnm, moved to lay the motion oun the able, And that waa the disposition mado of it. 35,000 WANTED, The recommendation of tho Supervisor, that 35,000 bo raiscd for paying oxpongos noxt yoar and Jiquidating indebtodnass, wa then takon up nud diecussod, Jnetice Boyden moved that the Bonrd racom- mend to the town mooting the raising . of thut sum *“ subject to the law now iu force. Jaostico Daggott. moved, ‘as an amondmont, that $20,000 bo recommended. Justice Boydeu did not think that sum would ba nufilciont. Justico Dnflfiotfi agroed with him, if the same snlaries paid this yoar wera to bo paid next year. Justico Hinsdale moved that no recommonda- tion be mado. After some quibbling, ll of the Justices, ox- copt Daggott, who kopt his mouth sbut, saymg that thoy kuow nothing about ** Rountrce's Lawr,” it was decided to lot tho town meocting do~ Gido the question, THE COLLECTOR'S REPORT, The Collector then submitted his anoual ro- port. His expenses during Decombor, for post- nzo stamps, stationory, clork hire, otc., wore £504.34; January, $1,172.00; Fobrunry, £1,107.03; Murch, ' $1,198.80. Amount allowed' by Town Boncd, 84,186; balauco, 110,44 Lo collected £403,812.77. Adter his vouchers weore checked off, the ro- port was approved. TUE DILLS QF THE JUSTICES wero thon mwade out by tho Clerk. ‘There wore twenty meetings hold_duriug tho year, ‘Justico Boy den attendod 19, Justico D'Wolf 18, Justico H’:,‘:g“ 10, Justice Hinsdale 6, and Justico Dag- gott 3. Oxn motion of Justico D'Wolf, tho per diem of the Justices way fixed ot $1.60, aud the Oferk 'wag directed to Araw- orders on the Supervisor for the sums duo thom, The nggre‘;nm of the bills was 84, which loaves exactly £1,84 in tho Town Troasury. . Tho Board then adjourned. —— WEST TOWN BOARD, A meeting of the Town Board of: the Town of West Chicago was held yestordsy ofternoon at the Town Clerk's office, at tho corner of Wash-~ ington and Desplaines strects. ‘There were present, Suporvisor Wall, Town Clork Olark, Justives Scully, Walsh, Austin, Biurtevant, and Vau't Woud, Bupervisor Wall cnlled the meeting to order, and Town Olork Olark read the minutes of the previous meeting, approval of which was post- poned nntil after tho auditing of the accounts. THE BUPERVISOR'S ACCOUNTS, Mr, Wall presented a statoment of the receipts snd disbursements of the Wost Town for the asé year, and, on motion, Justices Scully, Walsh, snd Austin woro appointed & committas to oxamine the sumo, aud roport at the mest menting. . The Sugnrvisar'fi account for tho past vear ehowod n Lalanco on hand on April 1, 1879, of 31,087.19. ](eccll)h{ 88 follows: Cash from ‘Pown Collactor, $24,675.65; from County Treusurer, $09,010.79. Total, §126,262,63. LONDY. Disbursomonts—Bonds retired and coupons poid, $84,695; balance on saluries 1879, §4,114.- 19; puid on lonn of &23,845, $4,830: intercst thereon, 8765.92; paid Wost Ohiengo Park-Corne miesionors, #16,927.61; town expouises, 11,720, 8. Total, §122,452:02. Balonce on hand, .61, - $3,330.6 FIXING SALATIES. Tho Board having susponded tomporarily tho auiting of tho Suporvisor's accounts, aud, after appainting Justice Van't Wood tompotary Obiair- nian, procoeded to Ax tha salaries of those ofli- ccr3 whose remunoration hod not been ap- poated. THE COLLECTOR, Justice Senlly moved ‘that the Board fix the nalary of the Town Collactor. Justico Walsh stated that the fnw allowod to ihfl.‘]auldnr of the ofiicoa yearly eslary of only $1.500, Justico Scully thought that it was absurd to aupposo that the Collector of thataxes of West Cricago should do tho work for such s paltry ralary, o would move thats committeo of bo appointed from this Board to consult with the County Attorney, or such other logal authority as they might profer, on the subjoot of the Town Collector's snlary, and roport at the next meotiug of the Board. ~Carried. . o, Justico Senlly woved that Justicon Austin, Btartevant, and Walsh bo such committee, Car- TREPORT OF THE WORK DONE, Justice Beully then introduced tho following, which was, on inotion, ndopted : Le it resolied by thn loard, ‘T Town Cliak, ASseamor, aud Gollestos o ho Chbere R o cusuini'your (1674) bo, and they uro lereby, - structed by the Town Bosrd fo keup o detailod “state nient of thie nuinber of days' sorvice zondered by sach Tenpectivoly i tho uctual servios of the town Io his otliclal cayucity, us woll us the unmes of Lis clorks or uployes, and the uumber of days' sorvico rendered by each clerk or employe, and 8160 to oo o trun. and f.omized atatement of il accounts snd_oxpenditures in conneotion with big offico; all of which shall bo ) Fopexly aworn o by {hyabove-named town ofticars, cacliin hin own dopartmont, ond the samoto be pros seuted to this Boord from thmoto timo when eatled vpon to do 6o, e Yawa Clerks {8 horoby instructod to prosent a oopy of Uia resolution to each of the shove-nomed olticers 50 soon as thoy shall bo alectod and duly quals ffled, and beforo they shall eutor upon the discharge of thlefr ofllctal dutica, Justice Walsh movad that the auditing and ap- proval of cortain bills, proved at & provious moeting, bo reconsiderod, in order to have thom suditod iu accordanee with the provisions of the new law, Curried, TOWN ORDERS. During the courso of tho meeting the Town ordor-book wuy uxamined, and n serutiny of tho stuba showod that duriug last fall weverul, inace ouracles ocourred, After the stub dated July 20, 1678, ustub has boon bodily removed; thon comas ang Learing the date Oct. 8, 1878, in favor of AL ML, Aliflor, "$100 ; then one dated Sopt. 20, 1878, In fovor of Thomas Wall, for 1,200 ; thon anothor dated Oct. 8, fu favor of A. M. Billor, 860 ; thon a atub_boaring o dute which waa originally Jan, 18, 1874, but whiol has boon sltered to SuE:. 18,1878, in_favor of ML, AL, Ailler, for 8360. It was agreod upon that this mattor ghould bo ventiinied at the evening Bession, Aftor somo disousslon on minor topics, the meoting adjournod at Lalf-past ,{for an hour. The Board did nob got again' to work until betweon 0 and 10 o'clock in tho ovoning, ¥ i it s \u:iz' Awml.v.h / 0 usiueso dono wus tho offering of the (allo\:‘ln r%:g{t::lo&n‘o by ngmsuwmn 1 s solvad, '8 Town Bupervisor of the Town of Wit g0 Vo ana in Baseby tnstonana e s of tho payment af any further sums of monoy to A, T, Amborg for hin ervices ns Asscanor of sald Town of ‘Woat Chicago for thie yoar cnding April 7, 1874, Resolved, ‘That tho Town Oleri s, and’ ho horeby e, Inotrieted to apread tho !nru;oluu resolution upon tho records of the Tosn Doard of West Obicago, TR AUDITING OF MLLY was procooded with, 'The bllls presonted for payniout by tho Colloctor amountod to $3,167.97, of which £2,000.75 was for clerk holp s thoso b the Assossor amounted to ©8,078,30, of which $2,003,30 wae for clork help, and &5,000 for As- #osor's ealnxy, the {tem which croated disousalon in thoe ovoning seasion. tatod that, Togally, thio myiary stated that, logaily, tho salary of “tho Assessor shonld not be #mrg' thau 86 nr{]ny. It Mr. Am- borg wanted any moro than the smount_ alvendy deoided upon, 82,600, ho could sock it in tho conrts, whoro the decision would at auy rate not doprivo tho Asucssor of any money, . Justice Van't Wond statod that Lo had hoard that tho nseessment had boon mado vory loosoly Inst yonr, e would, thorefora, support the res- olution, ¥ Justico Scully statod that he would not voto, o8 hodid ot coaidor hizeolf sullantly woll posted. Buporvisor Wall also declined to voto. Tho voto was then taken, Justicos Walsh, Van't Woud, nnd Austin, supportiug tho rosolu- tlou, Justico Soully and Suporvisor Wall declin- in§ to voto. ustico Seully deoided to vote subsoquently, stating that ho'had boon nssurad by tho Asscssor ‘that tho work ho had accomplisiied hind boen twico a8 much as that of auy provious Assossor. Ho thought, howover, that if such were tho cage, Mr. Amborg could havo recourno to the courts. Ho thorofore voted in tho afiirmativo. So did Bupervisor Wall. TIEE TOWN BAFE, A numbor of bills were andited and orderod to bo paid, the only oneof which presented sny fanturos of intorost was ono by J. ML, Torwilliger for §8, & chargo mado for "“"’"“‘f, opon the Town safe, tho combinnation of which M, M. Miller on rotiving declined to haod over to the now Town Clork, - A bill of Camoton, Amborg & Co. was objootad to on acoount of an itom in it .?r fvanty-thireo orasets, to. wich the Doard ob- jocted, Justico Walsh moved thattho bill for the opening of tho safo bo pald, but that the Town Bupoervisor bo ordored to sue AMr. Miller for tho smount, Carried. TOWHN CLURK'S PAY. Tho question of tho salary of the Town Clerk camo up. Justico Scully stafed that Mr. Miller had actod in bed faith duriog tho ton months in which ho actod as Wown . Clerk. Mo Lnd conooctod o schomo to ot nll tho money ontof the town that Lo could. Ho had secured $360 by moans whiok wero ovidenoes of bis bad faith, A disoussiou followod, in which tho Board ox- Jyosucd tsolf unaimotisly of tho opinion that r. Millor should disgorgo in favor of Mr. Clarko, The oxtromaly orratio entrics mado in tho stub of the Town Clork's ordor-bool woro cowmontod upon gonorally, but 1o dofinite no- tion was taken thercon. Tho mattor was flunlly Tnid over until the nost meating. On motion, the moeting adjourned until Fri- day ovenig noxt, at half-past 7 o'clook. et NORTH OHICAGO. Thoe Town Bonrd of North Ohicago held & meeting yesterday aftornoon at the oflico of Justice Hamill, corner of Clark sud Michigan streots. Owing to tho foct that Albert Patch, tho Asgessor of North Chicago, to whom the notices calling the meoting wero intrusted by Super- visor Kinnoy, neglocted to sorve them ontho Jus- ticos, baving boeon epecially joyful on account of his renomiuntion for Assossor by the Dummer Convention Monday, the meeting was not ealled to order until aftor 4 o’clock, the Justices having biad no kmowledge that & meeting wasto bo held, Buporvisor Kionoy was in the ohair, and the Town Clerk, Henloy, ncted a8 Seerotary. Thero were presont Justices Kaufmeun, Ham- ill, Noolle, and Hawkinson. ‘Cle minutos of last mooting wore road and approved. THE MONEY, Supervisor Khufl‘ submittod the following finaucial exhibit, which was accopfed : Amounts received per account book....eee +.$5,769,70 Amonnt of expenditures for vouchers sudited g1 o Comiltic.. uporvisor Kinnoy NO. 4D 1o Amount paid to 0 per vouchar No, 5 Amount puid to tho vonclior No, b4, Aumount patd to voucher No, G5, o Amount paid’ to' the ‘same a8 por vouchor 8.809.00 Balaiy, aa’ yor vouchor vissecesotes ierlionas SN0 Putchi for equalizing taxes, 20,00 900,00 No, 80.....0 Amount pafd by the ‘Supervisor for oxponsea of town meating resenes® 10,00 PAY THE JUSTIOES, Justice Ksufmann movod that the Auditing Cowmittce bo ullowed foes for services. The motion provailed, ond Justices Hamill, Roallo, and Canion, the members of tho Commmittos, were ench allowed 35, LET US APPROPRIATE. Suporyisor Kinnoy was of tho opinion that ap- proprintions. for outstanding dobts snd for snlaries needed uoxt year should be made by this meoting, Ho stated that they wera iudebied to yarious parties to the amount of $1,300, These debts had accumulated on him, and Lo had not the maney to pay them, An nssessment of about ¥17,600 would be nocded for tho coming season, od of that smount only abont $12,000 could be collected, The nseossmont lnst year was nbout $10,000, but only about $7,000 wera collectod. TIAT NEW LAW, Juatice Kaufmonn was in favor of making ap- Pmpfiltinuu for old dobts, but did uot think they ind any right to make uppropristions for noxt sonson's expongcs. According to n new law it was tho duty of tha County Commissioners to mako spuropriations for tho cxpenses of noxt year, Justico Hawkivgon concided with Justico Kaufmoon in regard to the approprintions for next senson, but thero was no doubt of their right toapproprinto for old dobts, Supervisor Kiuney safd that ho was informed that the County Commiksioner had only to mako tho salaries, but that tho Town Bourd bad to wako the appropriations, thot they could bo ex- tonded on tax lists. . Justico Koufmnnn could see no such thing ; Lie way decidedly opposed to muking appropris- tions for those to bo elocted noxt month, Justico Humill thought it would bo no harm to malko the nppml;flntion, 80 ag to have it ex- tended on the tax-list, Justico Hawkinson snid the question was whethor the luw allowed them to do it. Suporvisor Kinney was confident that they had the right. Mr. Hoaloy aud himself had calca- Inted the appropriations neoded for next your at $18,000. Dlost of tho Justices thought the amount was too Ligh, Town Clork Healey said thoy might gou along with $15,000, N0 UBE, Justice Koufmanu could not seo tho uso of m;nl(l:!:g appropristions whon no money could be raisod. A motion was mede by Justico Hawkinson, ond seconded by Justico "Roello, that the Town Board appropriate $15,000 for township pur- posos. 5 ‘Tho motion wos carrled, GENERAL TIANKE, A voto of thauks was tondorod to the retiring Town Clovlk, J, J. Hoaley, for the faithful per- formunce of his duties during the last five years, On motion of -Justios Hamill, tho usual por diom of 32 was allowed to tho Justicos. Justice Kaufmaun snid it would not bo nec- cusnry to give o votoof thanksto Bupervisor Kiunoy, as that gontlomon is expested to be ro- electod agoin. On motion of Justice Kaufmann tho mooting adjourned. ITEMIZED LIST OF PAYMENTS, The following amounts of mouey were paid out by Suporvisor Kinney during the yoar June &—~1To 3, J, Honley, old wages, Juno 4~"To )i gamo, 6ld Wages, Bopt,5—A, Patch, Nov, 8—A. Puteh, o Nov. 4-—aklng vy old Grdars. Murcl 4—Batary of Siipervisor, Morch d—Patell, for oquulization of iazes Morel #i—Tatoll, sulary March $0—1Iealay, sal Maroh 80—-Afoatiig. THE HALA At tho last mooting tho wularles of various town oflicers were fixed, as followss - Ot the above malarios, tho Buporvis a Rk "thl tull sl:nnunzr al'x“u Town Olerk have drawn Asgesror _has drnwn Lho sum of $3,800, loavin o i 8450, o Gollootor Hae &ranin o ar: nry yot. i PETTY GRADDING, . ‘Tho town mestings aro hold altornately nt fho offico of onch Justice, Lo racoiving &9 for onch session. Tho por diom pald to each Justico tor overy mooting Is $20 Tho Buporvisor and Town Olork doniod that thoy received o por dlom, but it will bo soon by the above nosount that they wero no more truthful in their statements thaw tho town ofticors of - South Chicago. For ocach mooting §17 arc oharged. Thoro aro only five' Justicen, which, ot 2, wonld amount th 810, and &0 for tho uko of ofilco would mnke §18, Thus; it will bo scon_ that the Suporvisor and Wown' | Clork roceived tho ssmo por diom 08 tho Jus. ticon, in nddition to their Iargo enlarios. | o I ‘WEST TOWN N%‘MINATING CONVEN-., N, v ION. The Wost Town Convention of the Yeoplo’s’ porty met yostorday aftornoon in West Bide ‘Lurnor IIall, on Wost Twelfth stroot. Tho en-i | loon adjoining tho room where the Convention! nssomblod was filled'at an ocarly hour with polis, ticians, enndidates, and thelr friends, aud many' | hangera on of the gonus ward-bummer. Tha | popular form of insplration seemod to bo in- clovod bohind tho bog, and muoh of it was im- | bibed by tho thirsty souls who congregated thore- | abouts. Among tho . WELL-KNOWN TOLITIOIANS - who gathered to adviso, admouish, or correct tho: smallor fry were ox-Ald, John Comiskoy, H, B, Millor, Goorge Van Iollon, John Harringtow} | Lairy 0'Brien, J, J, Crowloy, Ald, T\ I, Balloy, : oud othora. ¢ QUITE ONDERLY, 'The Convention s o rulo wag exceodingly or- derly and well-bohaved. Tho coutesting dele- | gotes, who waro rofused seats by the Committeo on Cradentlals, at_ono time scomod desirous of | | carrying tholr squabblos into tho open Convon-! tion, but the firmuess of the Chisirman prevented I f thom ' from obtaining n Loaring, and from tho | timo whon tho first nomination was mado until tho ndjourumont, the proceodings wors romarlk- ably free from disorder. Occnsionnlly, *mrllu- U ularly in tho caso of tho Soventh, Tiglith, and | Ninth Wards, tho Ohairman ot tho Ward dolopa~ tion woyld make & mistake in giving the voto, and some excitod individual would call for tho polling of that delegnation. Tho instances whore & wholo dologation cast an undivided voto for any candidate wore always the ocoasion for vociforous applauso from that: condidate’s frionds, sad “tho motions to malko the nominationa unanimous were slways carriod in ono bilarious yoll, fol~ lowod by o fow sopulchral mogatives from tho disappointed von-delogates on the back soats. Tha Convention was very prompt in mooting, and pushed its work through with commendable specd, though tho various nocessary dolays pro- longed ita aitting considerably, P PREPARATIONS, About 2:80 o'clocls, Mr, Walter 8. Bogle nom- inated Mr. IT. B. Miller for Ohairman, and, on bolug elocted, the latter mado a short: specoh urging unaninity of action, and expressing tho hope that tho persons who should roceive the nominations would also havo tho United suppork of all tho party. Aftor declinations from s number of porsons nomiunted for tho place, dr. W. 8. Boglo was ohosen Secretary of the Convention. John T. Mullen, from the Ninth Ward, moved that tho Chairman appoint & Committos of ono {rom oach ward on Crodontials, ‘The call of the ward delegations showed contesting sots ot dolo- tos from the Boventh, Elevontl, and Fifteenth Facds ;- consequoutly fao motios was amonded to includo only thosa from wards whero thero was no contost, and was carried, Tho following avo the nnmes of the membars of the Commit- too on Crodentisls: J. F. Mullon, J. O'Brien, G. C. Eaton, Clark Lipe, John Sutton, and John 0’Counuor, E: TRE DELEGATES, On motion of Lows Siovers, the delegations were empowered to fill vacancics in their ranks. The Committeo on Crodentiuls then withdrew for consultation, accompauied by the contesting | dologates. After an_absenco of about twenty minutes, during which timo the Committeo was engaged in o vory lively wrangle with the various contastants, tho Convontion wns_ngnin callod to order and the Committoo reported the following list of delogates: Seventh Wuard—Fred Loding, John Nolan, P. O, Duun, J. Lyous, . King. Layhth Ward—P. 4 4 Morton, Michaol Ryan, John O'Brien, Willinm Caitaghan, and' Willism McdMullon, Nenth Ward—Blatihew Murphy, Thomua Inyden, John T. Mullen, Patrick Couden, and John McGin- neas, d'enth Ward—Simon Forhsn, G, C, Eaton, Henry Begor, Thos, T, Cook, and Willlam 1, Hand, Fleventh Wrd—Tucab Press, — Ifennegan, Dennis 0'Calsghan, J, O. Cullen, and Louls Sisvers, Tuce(fth Ward—Clark Lipe, Jobn Sehlacgel, Josoph Hogan, Edward Garrity, aud Georgo Vun Lolien, Thfrleenth Ward—Willizin Rolubardt, W. S, Dogle, Jolin Sution, 1f, B, diller, und Win, Swinoburn, Fourteentli Ward—Jobn Fitzgerald, John Kelly, Michael Kelly, Willinm 0'Counor, snd ‘Thos, Flood, Fifteenth Ward—AL M. Greoubisrdt, Michucl Walib, Johu F, Koch, Houry Lenson, and Cliurles Freose, Tho roport of tho Committce huving beon read and sceopted, the Secrotory called tho roll. BUTENVISOR. Mr.'Bogle then moved that the Convention proceed to nominato a eandidate for Supervisor, which was carnied ; also, o motion that the Con~ vention voto viva voco, the Chairman, of ench dclogation to announce its vote. It was evidont that, siuco Dixon's olection, the ballot was not o fayorito with the Peoplo's party. ¥r. D, W, Baker was nominated for Super- visor ; also, John W. MoNichols, Chomas Con- way, and James Kincaid. Fho rosult of tho firat yote was: Bulor, 23; Conway, 8 ; McNichols, 5; Kincaid, 9. Mr. Baker, baving received o f; ‘majority of tho wholo vote, was declarod to bo tho nominoe, and, on motion, his nominstion | was made unanimous. A gontleman from tho Ninth Ward offered a rosolution that the Convention take anotber [ Dballot, but was declared out of ordor, amid much laughtor. Aunothor wanted to know whothor this was anothor Dixon job, i AsSESOR, On motion, the Couveution then pracesded to voto for Assessor. Cho following nomina~ | maling | a mocting to I CIIICAGU DAINY ITIDUNGT WEDNESDAY , AFPRIL I, 187 e TRy mooting, nlyln‘z that o did not spedk for the urposo of eatohin g their votos, but to instriot om liow to gain tholt righta'and their liborty, Ifo wns not used to making. prombies nand not kmy!llm thom, liko tho politiciann, What ho spid ho moant, and ho wauld oven go farther than their platform and promiyo to lay down bin ofiica if st any timo Lis constituonts shionld think ho noglectod or abused the dutles dovolving _upon him, ovon if no such Iny showd .oxint, Moab of Ilosing's can- didntes woro thioves and robbers, and no honost men shonld vote for thom, M'u:mmh thoir party was n young ono, still they waro will- ingz to do what wns right. Thoy wera williug to nct ay Lrolhron towards tho plmrln of thiy com- munity. It the aplrits o Washlugtod, Frauiklln, or Adnma wonld -come to them and seo how thinga wore carriod on horo they wonld eny, “Whoro aro the Itepubticans in this great Ro- ublie,” Not untll tho workingmen oined togother and ~worked shoulder to shoulder conld thoy succoed in this nn honost and rea! Ropublic, M, EDWARD ZIMPET, followed, and aftor making tho samo speech ho Lo deliverod at noarly overy workingmon's meoting, went for Tlouing in regular Commu- nlstic a(¥lo. ITo snid thut Hoslug, in bis papor, lnd enid that tho workingmon's ouatai bl Drought forth & mouso. But ho Hosing would flud ont that this mouso was going to male n big hole in the pockots in which he cnrried tho Gorman voto, [Groat applause.] 'Cho ITosiny party was s bonovolent sociaty forits own bonoftt only ; and, to maxo politics n benefit to all, thoy must’ staud ono for all and all for ono, nnd oliques and rings would bo heard of no longur, BANUEL D, ONILDS said thoy waro stock In_{rado for the politicians, and for this reason he was not quito sure of | thely succos. Thoy Lnd boan political yotiug- cattlo 0o long to bo nblo to abango i with one foll atroko. 8till, much would bo galnod if thoy polled as largo a voto ns possiblo. Spooches wore also ‘mado by Messrs. . Nelko, Thorsmark, Kramer, and Jones. BULED OUT. Mr. Zimpol stated thot Mr. Phillp Koorber, who was nomluated for Collootor last Bunday, And not shown himsolf to any of thom.- They thorofore took it for granted that Lho would not .accopt tho oftlco, . Z r AMr. John G, Moyor, who ‘Toops 8 provision * gtora on Division street, near Olybouri: avenuo, way thon nominnted as candidato for Assossor on the workingmon's tiokot. Aftor listoning to o fow more specchos, the nwuting adjourned. THE DIBSATISFIED, 'At o meoting of tho voicra of tho Eighteenth W.ard, Liold lust night ot No. 27 Lrie streot, for tho purposa of sclectiug flve delogates to repro- gent thom in o conventlon soon to bo held to nonatnato o ticket for offices for tho Town of North Chicago, i opposition ta tho prosent onos in the flcld, Mr, Pator Amborg was called to the chair, and Trank Roacho was choson as Sccretas 3 A committoo of fivo, consiating of M. ¥rasor, If. Barrott, J. Gibbons, T, McNulty, and J. Stanton, woro appointed to solect their dolegates, who re- yorted tlo fallowiu‘;x . Gnd{. T, BloMahan, , Mozan, P, Lovello, and P. Frasor, who wore unanimovsly confirmed. Aftor a fow remarks by the Chairman, the meeting adjourned. FINANC!AL. Proceedings in Bankruptoy Against the A. & ‘W. Spragune Monufacturing Com- ) pany. Fifteen Thousand Persons to Do Thrown Out of Employment. The Wrustee Vouches for the Ability of the Campany to Pay in Full. Provipexae, R, L, March 81.—Proceedings in braikruptoy agojpst the A. & W. Spraguo Manuinoturing Company wore instituted to-day by the National Bauk of Commerco, and cita- tions wore issued, but are not yot served upon the dofondants. The aunouncoraent of this proceeding this morning CAUBED INTENSE EXCITEMENT among business men, nnd extraordinary efforts were mado fo induco o susponsion or digcon- «continunnco of tho proceedings. A onll fora mooting of wtockholders cf tho bank, to roquost tlie Directors to suspond action, has been signod ‘by represoutatives of 12,000 shares, all who «could be veached to-day. It is understood to- uight, howevor, that the pressuro has been uu- availing, and no_agrooment to Atop proceedings boon sccured, The trust mortgage will huve “beon in forco four months to-1aorrow. WIHAT TUE TRUSTEE BAYS. Z. Chaffee, Trustao, iu & card {o the creditors, says: % Moro than 12,000 persons, including men, womon and children, aro in the employ of the Compnny, and are dopeudont upon tho nills and print works for their dnily bread. Upywards of 16,000 people dorive their entiro or chief sup~ ort from the industrics conneeted with ‘the Eumnm. Upon the filing of tho potition, I must cioso tho various works, and turn those people out of employment. The immediute loss which this *will ontail upon tho creditors will rmount to at lonst $250,000,000. T will not yield to this nocossity until I have de- clared my firm conviction that the A, & W. Spraguo Manufacturing Compuny would, in the absonco of procoodings againet it in bunkruptey, Lo able to puy &nd dischergo in full within o reasonnblo timo overy dollar of its oblig ations.” rotest Against Infla. tion to be ¥leld in Faneall 13all. Tionn ‘woro wmade: Thomas Gopgh, DPate } 1 Suecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, rick Rufferty, H. A. Wyndkoop, and Bostox, Mass., March 81.—The movemont for Pred Miering. On the first ballot tho [ u public meoting in Boston, to give expression votostood: Gough, 8; Rafferty, 14; and Mior- |! ing, 22, Mr. Gough ion withirow bis’ nome, amid apolause. Ono of the dologatas arose and, in w piticble sort of way, said” this thing had gono far enough, Ho didn't see what the Law- and-Ordor mon woroe doing hera, As no ouo ex- netly understood tho poiut of his remarlk, ho was lnughod down, Tho socond ballob rosulted : Miering, 81; Rafforly, 14,~aud the former waa declnred the nominee. COLLECTOR. . For Collestor, Luwrenco O'Brion, P, J. Hickey, and P, Rafforty wore nominnted, but the lattor immediately withdrow his namo. The first voto for Collector rosulted ns fol- lows: O'Brien, 23; Hickoy, 22; and My, O'Brien’a nomiuation was mnde unanimous, TOWN-OLERK. The following. nomiuations wero made for Town-Olork ; Honry Millor, Frod W. Lowis, Richard Condon, Thomas Titzgerald, William Molutyre, and Charles King. Tho firat voto was o8 follows : Millor, 12 ; Lowis, 10; Fitzgerald, 8 ; Condon, 4, and King, 3. 1ot tho voto atood us follows : Lowis, 18 ; Miller, 12, aud Fitzgorald, 20. A third ballot boing | uucszsnr{ Alr. Lowis withdrow in favor of Mr, Titzgorald, and (ho rosult was ns follows : Titz gorald, 20 Millor, 10 ; aud King, 8. M i) gerald was thorofore doclared the nominee. CONSTABLE, - There were seven different names put in nom- ination for tho offico of Constablo, and the first two ballots showed no ohoice. Tho namoes woro a8 follown: J, M. Farloy, Jobn McGrath, William Swineburn, Jacob: Doom, Josoph Ready, d. Lochbloler, and J. Flynu, The third ballot atood Josoph Rendy, 29 ; J. Flynn, 16, Mr, Rondy was thercfore declared tho nomince. BPECIALLY ORATIFYING, The Convention now . having completed its 1abors, tho Obuirman thanked the dologates for thelr orderly and courtcous conduct, and snid that it was spocially %rulfiyln y ‘on_account of the prognosticatious of muuy of thoir onomies, that thoy could not kold a convention withou Dreaking up in a vow. -‘L'ho Conveuntion thon ad- journed, and the crowd agein thronged tho Vioiuity of the boer-tap and tho ntova, boing ap- {mmnt ly desirons of warming thomselvos Lioroughly outside and In—partionlarly tha latter, Following 18 i THE TICKET? CQollector—Lawronce O'Brieu, Asscasor—'rud W, Mioring Buporvisor—D, W, Iiakor, 2gorald, Town Olerk—Thomus ¥ Conutable—Josephs Ready, e WORKINGMEN'S RATIFICATION MEETING, The Workingmau’s party held a large ratifloa- tlon meeting at No. 105 North avenue, about 800 ‘Workingmen bolng prosont. GRATIFYING ANNOUNOEMENT, Mr, Honry Btaul, who was electod Ohairman of the meoting, stated that, as tho Working- won's purty had made nominatious for town oftigors, thoy would no louger spenk oxolusivaly ju German, but thot Buglish speskers would hereaftor also addrosa them, ' ML AUGUET AINOLD, candidate for Bupexviial, then addresséd the On tho scoond bal- | to the sentimonts of this cammunity on tho pro- jected moasures to break tho plightod faith of tho nution by issuing more paper currency, hias talken form. A call for such n gathering of tho men of Boston and its vicimty in Fauonil ITall on Saturdsy evoning will appoar to-morrow morning, The purpnse of tho weoting iy not to protest againet Congreusionu! action, but to doviseo meaus for provemting the wrong actlon that it threatened, Tho Hon. Willinm Gray will presido, and tho list_of sposkers will bo_an- nounced horeaftor. The call is_signed by John AL Forbos, Jobu Amory Lowoll, Georgo Tyler Digolow, 1t . Pulslor, B. W, Kiogalox, Geargo B. Blake, Jr., B. F. Notrso, George Higginson, A.W.Deard, 0. E, Dackus, Edward Atkinson and many othors, —_—_— LOUISVILLE LOTTERY. A Few of the Numbers ‘That Drow Vale : unblo Prizcs. Loumsviinre, Ky, March, 81,—The Public Li- brary Lottery drawlng commoucod at 7:30 o'olaolc this Tuoruing. A vory largo cyowd is in attond- ance, and thoro iy groat interest and excilomont, Tha "followrng numbors hnve been drawn up to thishour: No. 36,5677 drow 24,760, No, 48,333 drow 0,750, No. 83,108 draw £3,700, 'No. 9,697 drow 83,760, No, 964 drow 818,760, No, 8,671 drew 97,500, No, 37,803 drow 38,750, No. 16,841 drew 23,750, No. 1,268 drow $8,750, No. 57,53 drow 83,760, No. 21,102 drew 75,000, No. 46,295 drow 23,750, No, 40,169 drew £3,760, No, 14,846 drow £8,750, No. 12,211 drow 87,600, No. 81,404 drow 28,600, No, 21,818 drow $8,760, No, 76,847 drow §3,760, No. 11,491 drow 3-[5‘750, No. 47,605 drow £7,600, No. 23,646 drow 99,760, No. 20,834 drow 83,760, No. 51,281 drow 88,760, No. 41,003 drow $7,600, No. 16,007 drew $8,750, A man nzmed Stovens, of Greonsburgh, 0., holds two-toutlia of the tioket which drew 875,- Louvisviine, Ky, March 31.—The- followin, numbors have boen deawn rinco 13 o'elock (noon, to-day : - No. 9,077 drow 83,750 3 No. 61,308 drow 8,760 ; No. 40,582 drow $7,500; No. 49,435 draw $3,750 ; No. 6,423 drow £8,760 ; No. 58,171 dvow 818,135; No, 8,604 drow £3,700, Tho capital prize of 3187,600 has just boon .drawn, tiokoet No, 55,104 boing tho lucky nume ‘bor, It 16 not kunwn us yes wiro the holdor Is, LoumsviLue, March 81—6 p. m,—Tho follow- ing iy tho tull and correctod Hat since my report at3p, m.: Ticket No. 55,104 drow tho ompitsl prizo §187,600; No. 1,050 drew 87,600; tioket 43,882 drow #57,600; tickot No, 66,060 drow &7,600; tickot No, 49,683 drew £B,7004 tioket 47,404 drew £8,750; ticket 60,762 drow §8,760; tickot 24,674 drow 83,760, - This complotes the report. The drawing closod flvo minutes sgo. I hmva only sent tho uumbers of ticketu drwwing over $1,000. Batrmis, March §1.—T'wo youug roen of thin olty hald & tonth, and » club of fo! nY bLold o fifth of the tiokat which drow tho-capital prige in tho Louiaville Library Lottory to-dny. gkl Bl Y Kingaford's Oswego Staroch, §98-1000 . Pure. No other manufacturor lias ovor reached this dogros .of perfection, Familige, hotels, aud lnuatdries much poolar thens goods, as it produces o Bard, luatial Anlsh, THE GAS COMPANIES. Their Clalm for -Extra Gas and for Overfime. Ex-Alderman Bond Makes a Detailed Statement of the Matter. He Thinks the Olaims Should Bo Pald. ? At amooting of the Gan Committoo of tho Common Counoil yestordsy mfternoou, in the Oity Clork's ofilco, Ald. Plclxi\rlng, Sohaftoor, Jouas, Mmer, Moore, and Cullo.r\lon Wero pros- ont. N A NEW COMPANY, | A potitlon was prosonted by partios from Now York City and Chicago, for the matwfacturing and gelling of illuminating gas in ocympotition with the presont companios, and psying for ‘pormission to lay gns maing and pipes through tlio streots, oto,, which was tomporarliy ‘tabled. THOSE EXTIA GAS DILLS. Y Ald. Mooro submitted tho report of the L‘\Ofl_!‘ mitteo zolative to the paymont for gas consuved over tho oxisting contract prico, with ox-May o Bond's dtatemont, which ia us follows : . At the requeat of your Gliatrman, I havo reducod {0\ writilg Ghe statomeit made verbully b your meotin of lunt Monday, and I hovewith presont the samo wit somo_ndditional particulurs, s T bavo consultod ducumonds on fllo for facts which woro stated trom memory. & TARLY DATH, ) Tho city waa first lighted with gas in 1850, and the city pald the mamo an ofhor consumera up to 1859, ‘when tho original contract wna mude with {ho Chtcago €Gas Light and Coko Goinpany to furnish gas at & spoci- 1id rate for ten years, Tlhin contract wna renowed with that Compauy and tho' Peoplo's Company fu 1860, the Jant two coutricts lioing aliko vzcept us to the sum por_thousand to e paid, aud tho nocessary chungos of numo, AFTERTIE FIRE, Owlng to the shortuces of Lime which intervened bo- tweon tho great firo, and {ho vasb omount of additional ~Iabor ' {mposed upon the _city officers, no soitlement was mads at th closo of Moyor Mason's torm, and all of the vexed qucstions wero pusscd to Mayor Mcdll’s Administration, I Enew nothing of tho efforts mado Ly Bayor Medili to offcct o settloment untll somo time iif July, 1873, when tho Financo Committes was called in by bim, and ho sub- mitted to them, under See, 7, of Chap. 16, Rovised Chartor, tha following . POINTA OF DIRAGREEMENT ‘botween tho city and tho companios : 1, On & claim for one-Lalf of one cuble faot of gem por Liour, af running {ime, for all poats to whteh thora was no motro atiactied, 3, Whother anything should bo paid for gas conw sumed over and ibove five feot per hour, 3. Bhiould the city pay auything for time charged ovar the schiedulo time, and, if 0, was thoro auy ex- coni of overtimo charged, 4, What, 15 5 rensonuble compensation for lghting, cleaning, nnd extingulsting lamps per post? G. Bhould intorest Lo allowed on the doferred pay- +) ments? 1 do not remember how they were wordod, but thoss 1| wero thio fivo points submitted, ond an_ aftornoon was apout in tho_ diectssion of them. Tho Mayor and counsel Lo the corporation ropresonted Lo eity, and tho_companics wore reprencnted by thelr reapcativo Prosdents. Tho mombora of tho Committes wero nots huficiently famillar with tba subjoct to paes upon sovaral of tho poluts prescnted, ond nn adjournment- was Lad, Bubject fo the call of tha Afayor. AETER ELEOTION, ‘Tho matter stood thus : When leave of absenca was granted to tho Mayor, and T woa dotalled to finish his termi, I paid bul Littlo attontion to the matter until aftor tho cloction, excet o study {ho matter of burners and pressuro, nnd I was theu disposed to push {t ovor on_acconut of th difleultics anrrounding it, and from tho fact that. tha peoplo had voted that thioy did not further requir my wervices. But it was dnaialed that much o course- would o wrong, both to tho compunics nud to the fuooming Adminfstration, as it would throw thio wholo ‘msttor over for ot least' yoar, sud put tho now Adminlstration fo tho lnbor and 'traublo of going over tha ame ground on on nlready large, and consiantly increasing, numbor of bills, with nio ‘possibility of ob- taining any now light on {66 subject. “THIit DEMAND ¥OIl A BETTLINENT Liofora tho eity officers wore changad, socmed to ma to Do Just, and I took tho matter up und apont all of {bo timo I Could gat for about twenty days in ordor.to be certain that I fully underatood thie matler, TIIY. FIVE 00T DURNER, Tho fdos that tho city hnd s contract for fivo-oublo foot of gaa per hour aroso from tho following claso in tho contract, o wit: “Tho sizo of tho gas nrnors to bo herentlor nsed shall bo Jmown us the *tho fivo cublo fect per lour burner,” Ono hundrod bizrner Liad n short imo proviously bean taken off, and teated, and woro all found to bs of tho regulation aize, This is the only placoin clthor coutract vhioro the words “fivo cublo feet ¥ accurs, and Yhorods uota word in clthor contract limiting tho amotut of_gou to b cou- sumed to any epecio quantity, It will readly Do soo, that this clnuso only reguintes {he slzo of thio burnor’ to bo used, Including Argands, there aro twolvo sizes of burniers, running from one-foot (o twolvo-foot burners, and ' tho size sclovted by th clly wus * tho fivo eitblo fect por hour burner,” whidh 10 moro regulates tho setial quantity of o consemtd than o No, 0, No, 1, or No, 2 burner regulates ihe quantity of ‘ot burned in o lamp, Thoy tra in both cases simply commercinl brands, that_spprozimate o tho quantity, which 15 varicd i gas by prossure, aud in oil by thoheight of tho wick ond tho kil pf draft-chimney used, Gus-bnrners aro fraded under & ‘prossurowhich will forco column of water two lielies up a tube or, 00 4t fs tocknically termed, 2010t pressure,’ “Ciyia pressuro ia univeraslly ngreed npon for grading or uiziig bETiors, as some stundard i neccauary, but, like Falirenholts zero, it 1o cutirely fictitions, a8 16 s company works uhder that oxact prossure,* In snall towne, with lort end lergo -sereice-pipes or malus, they work with lees, and i citios, with long uains, tho pressure fs i all cascs groalor thar 20-10tLis. TUE PXPERIMENTS, - Ald, Sherwood and myscll_wero present when tho Inspector of the People’s Compuny miade a sories of cxperiments to aliow or demoustrate that a Jive-foot burner would burn five and uvne-hulf fest per lLour wlion in open or divect connection with a inain_or pipe on o two-iheh (20-10th) pressure, when it would . con- sumo ecxactly five fect over o motre, or, in other words, that the power required to oporate the inctre returded ibe flow of gan to tho oxtent of ono-teuth of the whole, molivg an netial ditference of one-bulf of ono cublc foot Of a8 por liour on a G-foot Lurney in fuvor of the no-wetre post or burner. T afterwards hiad tho oxperiments repoated by (Lo Gity Inspoctor and fonnd tho sume reault, nud {bat, as u matlor of fact, thodo posts which had no metre attached, did burn a half cubie foot por hour more thau thoso supplicd with motres, ss clalmod by the Companies, U018 CLAD A5, ROWEVER, REJECTED, for tho reasons thint tho contract provided for an aver~ ago, to bo tuken from the ‘meters, nud thut o latent operation af Wit kind which would not bo understaod | by unskilléd persons, should be hold against the skilled s who, knovidy t, lad fulled o provido for it iu the contract, ‘The question ne to tho nmount of gas consumed and to bo DJIIJ for, did not soem to mo to ba even debatable, Whatover dofcets muy Lisvo bew found fn tho fen years' working of the 1850 contract, nouo of them wero correctod by the coutract of 1849, Al thero Is in tho 1868 contract on this sublect isthe folluwing: * Tho ‘umount of gas consumed Jn sald sixeet Imy to bo o certainod guurier yearly in (ho munner in which the rumo bos been heretoforo nscertained uniler the lust coutract betweon waid partics,” This romitied us back to tho 1850 contract, with the exception of 1ho number of metres, whichWeso increancd, Tho 1870 coniract contaiued the followluy provision, which s all there 18 on thia subject: “ Tho quautity of gas consumed in snid strcot lanips sl Lo uscerlafned Ly causing two or moro lampa in ench Divistun of tho clty to bo ket with mutre attached tested to measure gas: correetly, and taking the averuge amount of gas consumed therein as the basis for ascertaining the ttad conaurption,” This 38 ull there f4, snd how any saup mun can say that thiy 4 o contract for flve cublc feet per hour per lamp, or for uny otlier specitied amounl, is beyond wy compro- . henslon, Wi WERE BOUND DY THE METRES, < and thoy rogistred tho oxact pressuro wsed. Tho amount of pressure roquired fa regulatod by tubles propared in_ necordance with the fixed laws whicl govern tho flow of guses throuyh tubes, and 1L 18 reg- ulstod finst, by tho &1zo of tho maln ; socond, dis leagth (i, tho quoutly {0 bo delivired ut'the forther end; fourth, tho quaniity tuken from tho wain by sidepipes betwoen (o’ fermiul; o e — fifth, tho spocific quuntity of tho gs ; end, sixih, the grade of the strcots, The grade of tho atreats docs 20t offct tho flaw hiore, und, tlierofore, tho Chicaga compapies cin do work st u much lowor’ preesura thin any of tho Easleru citiss, Trom thonumnber of con- aitfoun whic enter into b carrect solution of tho o, uired amount of pressuro, you could readily weo tlul it can aud must Togaisto t, aud thut bo onffori o arbitrury nmount of presaure can poesibly bo catuly Lishea for actual working ; and {lot the correct stand. urd of 20 tenths for sizing bitrnors 18 purely fuuciful, THE OITY AGUEED to tako the mean of the snvors! (oa-metres forcompute ing the anlount conauined fu ull of the Jampe, und the ‘motora showed that tuder tho workiug pressuro tho regulution burners burnod gus aé follows for th Lours lighted : Ohivgo Gomyuny, 6,58 cublo foot per hour; Téopla's Gompany, 6,88 cuble foet pov hour.. This oz coan of BT3¢ wnd ) produced by pressuco for thirty ‘months, smounted to $4,705.71 for tho Chiengo Conie pany, und to ${2.351,60 " for' the Peoplo’s Compuny, “patal, £3,180,77, Whioh l (ho, $43,000 complaticed of, ond t ovcry cout of which tho Compsnies weronn Justs Iy outitled d they wero to tho first dollarpatd, and Whiclh tho city had ngrood to pay by ita_contrubt, ns anyouo Who Wil take tho troua to Yead the coutduct can raudity underatund, S1E BILL FOR OVERTIME Fh o ar0so from Aho fact thnt, by the tiuc-{ablo, thera sro Atg-tive ulghta fn th sbar when ho I axo ot to by Hghted, proyided tho moon whinor, ind u number of othier uijghts whon they uro to b ligtited only u por- tion of the He, The only provislun tu tho cuntruol on this pubjoet fu tho followluygs *'Tho time of liglt- ing and oxtlugulshing the sircel-lamps foruishiod with fias by waid Goapany” itk g ascordancy with e {ino-tablo now used, uutil the Common Counci) of uld ity wiall adopt' oo ottier'and diffarvat oue when ke samo sbull Lo ndopted by the said party of thie Hest puct." Tho oriuinal coistruct was il oxcopt (hist {hiore Wus 1o resorvation of the the alty to ckiange tho thne-table, Tho Lills rendered were carefully gons Oyer, with dhe following rusult, s it of 4 S o o 110,375 oat, whiols saakea the amrount §80,180.77 Tho timeetabla enlln for 810 nighta per aunum, and fho il for irmo woro s folown: Apel 1, 1411, 6 Anvil 1, 1872—Chiengn Company, 174 wightn's Peoplata, 316, Avril 1, 1672, to Apell 1, 1973 —Glilcago’ lompatis) 207 Teoplo’, 416, April 1, 1875, to Oct, 1, 16T0—Ohileno, ‘2, 168, o ovorrun of flonrs on timo- i not acouratoly kept by tho c\ly uuti] 1873, and during tho timo 1 was ko kopk (slx saonthis) 1t was na followa : Chicugo, 39 honrs and 30 minutes; Tonplo'e, 20 hotwrs snd 20 niauter, Tt wa nonemary tho'aikeretion for lighting wiormy nights when tho nlmpusc called for a moun, nd othier nights whon lurma mado t mocoeenty to gt easice thu tho (o= tablo call, aiould_bo loft with Fomo one, and, npou oxaminntion, wo fouil that ainco 1850, wud ririca tha 1naking of tho 1850 contract, up to date, {his discretion Tind oo loft with tho Companies, ‘for tho reason vo tho number of cubie foot from ct. 1, 1873, wbowiug o folal of i ; Poby tablo nights thot they _furnished and coutrolled the lamp- lighters, ° 16 wns consldered, nnd wo were |, no advised, thnt the city, bhoving left this* mslter o ‘the discrotion of ' the Comprules for twenty-tlires yoars withont queatton, it s bound by thin oxercleo of this discrotion, unleus wo could show that 1t o beon uned wnreaainbly, It wa {mpossl- Die to do tufs, as wo conld not toll “what nights woro stormy, aud what clear, or what nights required flio Tomips to ba it carlier or kopt burning Inter than tha HAMLIE, BAVEY & CCHPARY, Mo ud Pk, CHEICAGO, Importers and Jobbers of call of tho fimo-table, and, as tho extrs nights ocly. amounted Lo elghit in'1872, ana five n 187, wo cowld nol say that on tholr faces the Dills were uureasota. g Ve, Y cannot now giva thie hones overrun on time-ta'ble nights, and, n8_boforo tated, 1t was not accurat oly kopt by tho ety until 1873, It can, howover, bo - proximated from that statomeont, as it shows that, It amounted 0 6 honrs sud 35 minutes for the Chiviigo Company por month, und 3 hours and % minuica for tho Teaplots, Teoun tho statomiont given, it will be scon that thoro §5 n murkod differonce betweon iho {vo oompnics 5a’ fo flo mumbor of nights lighted; thia avose from tho fact that wio tmo 'covors tho poriod of tho greut firo, whon for n consideradlo timo thoObtedgo Compony did noflighthat al, wnd that, aftor tho lighters o Liomo, *tho Chicago Company muked no eifort to light up in caso o ators swhila the Penplo’s Company rallies thom- 2 storm comes. comes on, it whenever THE OMOINAL CONTRACT covided that for lighting, cxtinguishing, and clean- h‘b’ centa por post per day ehould bo patd until tho ntMabor reacliod 500, and after that 1 cent, B.MEr 1 tho report of tho INnancs Commitico waa couc. il fa Justics to Mayor Medil It s proper to stato (ot if o could bo induced to nccodo to the proposition, the futuro savings would havo 1w conniderablo. Hfe paper was left peraonal ¥ avith mo, and, a6 1 wos not expectod, I had & right to eorcy i off, Lut inatead af doing o 1 lafd 1t opon to tlu vCsmmittsannd turned it ovor to the Corep- trolior to hut_fid with tho other papors, nnd it lina Deon in the \Sumptrollor's office, opon for inspectios, from tlt do ¥oAhis, Therefore, the insinuation cou- voyed in thio + Srat resolution §s ' wholly unnecessniry, aud it may bo ‘enfastunnte for tho city, Novorthelers, 281 understa ik 4, thoelty han 1o contract for 6 feot por hour, oxcep Jov each lamp. Respectfully sui- mittod, \ L, L. Boyp, M. A. IT. Bt Yev-concurred in this statoment, 28 did oo Mr. Taley, M. D. Ogdon, aud J. W, MeGinnies, so_far ns they wore acquainted with | the matter. Tho papor was not Fruuuueud to ex-Ald, McAvoy, a8 he, Mr. Bond satd, was pros- ent only at the frat meeting, and Ald. Shorwood deolined to sign. REFERLED TO THE CORPORATYON-COUNBIT. Aftor disoussing tho statomomd of ex-Mayor Bond at great length, it was finally roferred to Corporation-Cou sl Nortots, Tho Committea , extonded an invitation to all SEFELAWILS, Woolens, Cottonades, JEANS, WHITE GOODS, LINENS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, TANKEE HOTIONS Special attmai—mr.s qifered this day in their DRESS G00DS & SHAWL DEPARTMENT, To which the attention of.the trade is invited, + Prices Low. Torms Liberel. parties who are iitercsted in gas-govoernors to i bo pregont at thoir *next mnuting ;':lud L“]‘)mx’n ad- o'clook: p. m. Journed to moet Satiwrday, at 2:3 3 . 01l Peiintings. o fine collection of of 1 pntings which have been on oxhibition und salo at theyauction-rooma of Messrs. Elison, Ponieroy & Co, aro to'bo closed ont at suction this morning and afternoon, "Tho attendsnce &t tho ralo yesterday was very large, a'ud o great numbor of find pletures wero sold at vory 1w prices, Tho Colonol sald “ho. could stand it ca long ‘ts tho owner conld,” S thioy wers nold at Tninously "@w prices. Attend the aalo this morning whilo tho cata \43ue glves you & good ecloction, SRR . A, H, Andrews & Co. We 560 tho Board of Education at their meoting last ovoning, awardea the furnishing of the Vedder Strost Bchool to Blossra, A, I, Androws & Co,, of this city, at 2 bld much higher than the offer of othor compotitors. The furnituro of this houso has heer: thorouglly tealed for year in our clty schools, aud this action af tho Board s conclusive evidenco of ita sup vriority. e 656,104, Tho rumor that Messrs, Lrby & Barncs, ®hattors” woraintercstad in Ticket No, 65,104, drawivg tho capi- tal prizo In the Loulsvillo lottery, 4 unfoundad, but it 18 0 fact that thoy are selling s Iargo numborof tho celebrated *Youmnn's dress hat, for which they Tve the Chfengo _ngency, at tholr popular ealbiishe ‘ment, 101 Madison strock, CARPETS! FIELD, LEITER & CO. - State & Washington-sts, Have in stock the very TLiatest Do- signs for Spring Furnishing, in all malkos of TForeign and_ American Carpets, consisting of Moquettes, Axminsters, Velvets, Body and Te- estry Brussels, Two and Three-Ply ngrains, with Borders to match. To parties furnishing Houses throughout we are prepared to_give Egtimatos and furnish Special De- signs for Drawing-Rooms, in Anbus- son, Smyrne, and Axminstor Pieco Carpets, woven solid, without senmn, to it any sheped room. 'Algo, Spe- cinl Designs in Brussels and Ingrain Carpets furnished to Churches, Ma~ sonio and Odd Fellows’ Liodges. UPHOLRTERY! Drawings furnished for Lambre- quins, and Designs executed in Col- orings to suit Carpets and Furni- ture. Tace Curtains in Frouch,. Swiss, end Guipure Shades, in. all widths and material. A Compllete Stock of MMattresses, Pillows, and Spring Beds. ] ‘Wo guaranteo to make Prices as Low as Now York, Boston, or Phil- adelphia. FIELD, LEITER & CO. KEARNEY'S BUCHU, EKEARNEY'S EXTRACT BUCHU, ‘Tho only known remedy for Bright's Disease, And & Posltlvo Romedy for GOUT, 2 Y GRAVEL, STRICTURES, DIABETES, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS DEBILITY, DROPSY, Nou-Retentlon or Incontinence of Urine, Teritat! In. g enniion or Uioerntion of thg mio%e T BLADDER AND KIDNEYS, Spermatorrhosa, Loucoorrhiooa or Whitos, Discases of the & . Prostate Gland, STONE IN THE BLADDER, Oaloulus Gravol or Brickdust Dopoait, and Muous, or Dliky Discliargos, KEARNEY'S EXTRACT BUCELU itly cures ‘all Discasostor Affeo. Paaltivaly and pormanontly cures BLADDER, KIDNEYS, andl DROPSIOAL SWELLINGS, Eatsting fu Moo, Womon, aud Chlldrea, NO MATTER WHAT THE AGE. Frico, 81 por Dottls, or Six Bottlos foryg0, Depot, o, 104 Duane-st,, New York. Bold by Druggists Xverywhord,, % & BON and VAN 5O [n it il S Mgk TRIVIAINGS. TRIMMINGS! We offer in this Department all late Spring Novelties in Jet Beaded Fringes, Galoons, Loops, Ornaments, Orochet and Passementerie CHmps, with choice and novel styles of Fanoy Buttons, in Steel, Pearl, Jet, Oxy- dized, Smoked and Colored Pearl, and Plain and Beaded Croohet; Bindings, Braids, Fringes, and all Standard Trimmings used by Dressmakers, illiners, and Tailors, always in full supply at a liberal reduction, Our stock of Small Wares will be found comnplete at all times, at prices the lowest in the market, Chas: Gossage ¢ Co. 106, 108 & 110 State-st. 60 & 62 Washington-st. T TRUSSTS. Rup‘&um. Extract from i3eport of Board of Medical Officers Conve:ned to Examine Samée of Trusses in Aceordance with an Act of Qon- gress Approved Moy 28, 1872 “4'Tlio Bonrd ls of tho opininn that tho abovo principlcs, viz. ¢ thosa which bielong t a propor Trnss, ara best care Yied ot by tho * Goinma Konuo Frune,’ msnufacturad by Bsedatr, Fudouen & Faticor, Ghcato,” snd avo. thorators o Thonr B YV 1 i S, A., Prosidont, ‘a8 tho | Surgoou U 1356, Awatt-Surgonn U, &, A, Soccoiary, WOODWARD, Assistaut-Surgeon U.5.A RGH A, OTIS, Assistant-Sargoon U.5,A o/Tho abnwd recommandation of tho Basra of Mediosl ] roscd: e S AR ELE, Buriobn-Ganoral U. 8, A, Trusees, Supportors, Shonlder.Braces, Elastlo Stooke {ogs, Crutches, Instranents far deformitios, uta., ala, BARTLETT, BUTMAN & PARKER, State-st., Chloago, 'S, i s SERINIS T Ladies wanting a good Calico that will nelthes ‘wash out nor fada out, will ind i the _ “RICHMOND PRINTS” Somotbing to their purposo. In tho Jarge varinty of taost woodr, the "OHOCOLATE STANDARD STVLES" (Copsrihtod Tickot), "QUARER STYLEY" (Copyrighted Tiokot), AND "STANDARD GRAY STYLES,"” (Oapyrighted Toket), Tspeolally recommentd thomsolvos for chiastonsss of do¢ sizn aud durability of color. Wholosala buyars through ant tho country coasider thiom unoqualod, Vxamin the tekat to bo aure you got s JXIOHMOND PRINT. CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES, &o. R CHILDRENS CARBIAGES! i, Marbles, Tops, Base, Balls, & Blrd s, B e variary, at bee VERGHO, RUHLING & C0.’S, 188, 140 & 1493 SBtato-at. DISSOLUTION NOTICES., DISSCLUTION. 'The flrm of Spyder & Miller is this day dissolvod by mu- tual consent. Thanking the publlo gonorally for pust favors, and askiug for tho now i fll“ LY Ilfiurnl continuance 5 YONN B, N YD, e v g WM, 11, MILLEL, * wTho bustuarsf o 1o e of Aosdoe & Dk s (o Sndusiod Weveatior by tho o i Ladisgs 7 the unSERE S, snyDkn, DISSOLUTION. The vopartuership herotofora extsifag batwoon tho win- dom":gfi"\fn“'a'r'«ug e o of Kosho & G, 14 tuls | o il wone e .‘i‘l?.’f.fi".l‘huf..‘:“.i“l‘i.‘fi“éi‘.‘,':‘;';.‘..a,“;‘i?fi.‘{’",b“i.‘.},‘g;."\‘.‘.'.‘lf..'. ¥ the lata iy, nad colleot al om-"gslhil,lm‘(lfltfl.fl, Chlezgo, Maroh 56, 181, W, It GATL, SCALES, e FAIRBANKSE ] BTANDARD SCATLHES OF ALL BIZES, TAIRBANKS, MORSH £0Q 11 AND 118 LAX R8T,