Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1878, Page 5

I'HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 1878 CITY FINANCE The Mayor Informs the .Council of the Sit- uation, And Makes Some Suggestions as to What Should Be Done. The Ai«lermon Have No Plans—A Prop- osition to Bell the Water- Works, Yiews of the Comptroller Regarding the Suhject-—-How to Pay the Cortificates, Tho Presidont of the Board of Educa- tion Favora Bhortoning the T Bohool-Year, The Baokers Unwillig fo Tonch Any Hare Cerlilicates—A Dosiness-Man's Sentiments, - TIAE COUNCIL. TALRING 1T OVER. At tho Councll meeting last night the Clerk read tho folluwing communication from tho Mayor: The city suthorities aro called upon to conslder probably’ the (;rnu-u emergency which haa ever ariren to the eily during the existence of the mu- nlelpality, It arises under the decislon of vnr Bupremo Coutt In tho case of Ida Ircne Law va, "Thio Peupls ex rcl. Loule C. Huck, County Col lector, and which _wwas pnblished yoestorday in the publlc journale, Tiie adverso deeision In xfiu casa covers also fivo otlier cases, belng lika nppeals per- fected from the judgment of tho County Court of Cook Cotnty rendered ot the July term, 1870, of snld Court for State, counly, city, and other taxes of tho clty. of 1875, The decision of the Cuoart {8 based upon the following oojections which werg made by the appellant in theso cases totho tax-lovy of that vear. ‘The appropristion ordinanoo of the City of Chi- cago, paseed June 30, 1876, upon which the lovy ordinance, approved Ani. 10, 1875, lovying thio k{ asod, contatn tho follow- ¢ Interest on rary ioans B e Works sppronriatian fand.-. seeeee 40,000 For Intereaton temiborary loans for Fire Lee DArtNIENt s0enous, ou: 23,000 For paym ent of (ni ed aeht of tho city and on teniporary foans, {n BAditfon to the unexpended balanca Apel 1873, and o smounta recelred for infereat. For interest on tamporary loans for Foll DRFUDERL. 1y sasresssnors are sebssnine Totaltevy fornterest on temporary xom: : DOINR. carenss ts Vesiene vaien. esieren 00,770 The majority of the Cours hold that tho Itoms In the Appropeiation otdinince for entertaintng ofll- cinl visitors and for intcrest on tempotary losns sre fllexal, ana to correct theeo crrore and deduct from the taxes objected ta and appoaled 1 thesg cases the vortion filegally fovied, the judgment of tho County Court §a reversed and remanded, The smount of taxes dircctly lost by virtue of this de- cision i8 comparatively amall, ~Of the lovy of 1875 the proportion of faxes for Inierest on tems orary “loans uncollected is but 821, K04, T’w portion for oficial visitors, 8200, Of the lovy ot 1874 1he proportion for intercet on temporary loans uncollocied 18 $11,604, aud of the lovy of 673 the proportion ~of lllegal taxes Is 83,104, futa] for threc years, $38,818. The principal effect of this decfaion, however, is firat to dectaro, wholly illegal and void as s corporate debt the out- etanding certificates 1sucd on appropriations made previous to the fiscal year 1876, and which now amount to $485,514, Eecond, 1o practically, 1t not legally, prevent the city from hereafter an« tcipating tho collection of revenuea for tho payment of corporate purposcs by fe. auing and ~ ecliing cortificates payablo . out of any purticular fund of the Annnal Appropriation bitl, " The §483, 613 of ontstanding certificates de- clared vuld by virtuo of this decislan wero wholly drawn upon the tax Jovy of 18756 and previous yeara. ‘Tlic outatanding and vncollected taxes of the year 1875 aro $700, 740; for 1874, 81, 148,800} for 1471, 80ud, 867, Thero can be no reasonable donls but that a suflicient amonnt of these hack tazeq will hefore lung be colleeted to retire theso” certificates, | take K for granted that the City of Chlcago will not repudiste any of theao Just obli- gations, (he clty having recolved tho money from tho holiders of thess curtificates In good faith and used it for corparate purposcs, and that the levy of the respective years for which thoy are drawn willand muet be applicd when collected to the payment thereof, ain informed the Supremo Court has declded, fa the City of Springfiold vs. Fdwards, and agsin in the case we uro now consldering, that the cit; might anticipate the tax by umwlnx‘ azainst It the pernun performing labar or farnishing arilcles to the city would receive tho warrant or certificate in dlscharge of all liability vn the part of the city, aud ook alous tu the tax when collected and not tothe city for his pay, In such a caso it becomes the duty of the Comptroller fo pay the tax when collected to the laborer or party fuenlahing ma- terial upon presentation of the warrant so drawn. ‘Those cortincates sre in effect such warrants, only that the policeman, fireman, latorer, an varty furnlahing mnterial have hat thelr warrauta i) pald by tha nwlders of thode cortificates. ‘Those coriiticates are, in my judvment, undoubtedly s cured on the taxes the same as the original war- rant for labor of matonal would be, and, like such warrants, must ba -pald out af the taxes when cotlected, 'Tha decision of the Court 1a only that thoy are not corporate detts. Delne thua secured by the tazes of the yvears 1673, 1874, and 1875, In my opinion thoy will bo patd just as soon in the mnatural order o! things as though the Buapreme Court had nut shorn them of tho ruputation of belng & corporate labllity, Tho uost serious question for your consldera- tlon, however, which thia dechion forces upon you 18 that of providing ways and meana to carry on the City Guvernment hereattor. We must not deceive ourselves as to our attitude to-day befors the commercial world; we are fn & lezal sense Without eredit; we cannot, ou & purely commercial baala, borrow & dollar, ~at least atraics which we would conaldor for & moment. ‘Whether or not bur present certifica 10 a changoe of phrasgology and form, 1be objeciion which proved fatal to the 1a for tho present quite Immatenal to has shorn thom of thelr commorcial value. The tem of carrying on onr Uovernment by funde Emrurud fronvthe leune and sale of certificatas asod upon un appropristion and taz-levy and ju advance of the collecilon of the tax must bo aban- doned unaer the present condition of things, We must resort {0 expedicnts sud dovi carry on our municlpal aifalts unthl wo bave sufl- cient funds in the Troseary ** Lo pay a8 we go, ' or we mustabaudon ouriily Governinent entirely, leaving every men to take caro of himself and hr‘ Ew]ml’lyll best ho can, a8 14 sorlously advocated na, The {akes of 1877, which wo ore just commanc- ing to collect, are in wost part anticipatea in pay. lugtho current oxuonscs of the flacal year 18 Just closed, 'This nionoy, a8 received, will bo ex- Elustvely appllcd to tha payment of tiiods ruvenue warrants as they full duv, and not one dollar of the 1azen uf 1877 witl beapplicd to the Labilities in- curred for 1474, You will pas priation ordinance for 1474 Will “not under our revonuo com= mence to collect tho taxes tlil January, 1870, and will not finlsh the collection titl about Novembar, 70, 1n January, 1870, you wlll commence (o €ollect tho tax to pay the policemen, frvmnen, and laourers for services rendercd dunng January, 1478. How shall we catry on {he Government witbout & dollaz i the Treawury 10 apply upon the Expenres of Lhls year snd withont any cradit or lezal muility o conteacta legal oblivatlon. 7The ity mmnployes ana scrvants cannot, of course, walt from welve to twonly-two moniha fof their pay, 1t would be aleo financial sulcide to lssuc warrants or certificates to Jaburers, employes, ur partics furnisbing waterial in anticlostion of the cullec- Yon of thie tas. becsuse tho direck and immediato result would be that such warranis would be suld on the strcet at an ucreasing discount aud the tnajrect hut alvo fmmediate senuit would Lo thal tha laborer, cmuloye, aud party luml-nms material, of contractor, would demand incroase Cumpensation frons the cliy to caver his 10se, rlak, and discount, 1thiuk no one will deny that under the special tlrcumstances of oar casc it Is desirablo to restrict Lur cxpenditures oven miore than you contem- blated, owing to the depressed conhifion of basl- Uess and of vur peovle, but tho way 10 make this Baving, the munncr ot dolug it, and where to ap. ply th prantny knife, aro qucstions which wil Ilnfluunluuld cresto 8 wide diversity of opinlon. 141 urged by wany that tho Ap‘Fmoflll(un Lilt 3bould uut excced £, 000,000, and that the wages of all emoluyes oud public servants sbould largely reduceds; that, baving givenauch undoubted $videace of cconomy and felrenchineut, ho Camitaiists will, out of abundsut confidence and Sulalteringtruat, placo sutlicient funds in the Tre Bryin Mew of U per cont certiticales payable o Saglevy of 1678 when collected. 1 confess 1do Dot eco tha force of such & policy. Iu tho et ce, wa biavo hiorotoforcalwaysfound it iupoai- lu Lo procure suy cuniderably swount of money f1om lucal capltalivts or bankers (v €arry on the ity Governent, and 1do ot tbiak there was o uy wuntof coufidence fn tho honesty and dis- ¢retivn of tha City Government, 10 ihe second place, 1t ks Dot true economy to ?u. B0y great ssving in capenditures by reducing ¢ wagca of luborers aud swployes W **starvation rices," No man sbould b asked or allowed fhork for the city for a compeusation which ls aud considercd whally tnadequate, The man would detmoralized, and it would be better 10 dispeuss b bl service eutlrcly, vur aaviuy shuuld, (u wy oplalon. be princl- pally la the Jine of punlic Improvements sod in 3¢ Duwber of cuployes, (f uccessary, und not I Queusation, 1 ‘think, however, fow 7 any will ebont mone “Iceasury except fur what tuuld ba cansldered a tegal und equivaleat constd- Ealiva. Iy iy Judgment, our peculisr situstion Byceasltatos 8 wuch larges sppIopRiaLion tuan wae to tonaldered mocrssary or was contemniated obre- vions to the fling and publishing of thia decision, T anderatand_that anme of our best cltizens re. oica st thia declelon: and conmder the effect & lesaing. I ennaider it deplorabie, and one which muet Inevitably prodnce grest lons and hardship to all citizens of ‘every class and capacity. You can- not. LY pound of naills or a foot of lamher, or mnke a contrsct, or incor so obligatlon, small or great, which will not liave a perceptinle margin’ added -thereto on sccount of tho dolay, nnceriainty, and confa- elon caured by our inability to pay a Mahility of any kind till the money in collected from tazstion and In the Treasury. You shonid provide in the annnal Appropriation bill a snMcient fand in ex- cens of the expenditnres, after naving rednced tliem to the loweat posrible minimam, which wounld in the courso of twa. three, or more yoard leave In the Treasury an amount waich wonld, if all the tazes were collected, bo need to pay na you cone tract current oblizations, and thus -vnk{me ne- ccasity of anticipaling §n any form the tax levy of the then cnrrent year, If anch & coutse 18 connld- ered wise under (ho circumetances, the Counclt may direct by resolatlon, in order to provide for contingencles and loss of revenue, that the city ex- penditares most bo confined 13 60 or 70 per cent of the nppropristion, and 1 wlill ses that daring my term of office no more than anch stipitiated perd centagn {a -rqni. Buich an npnrna;lnllon with snch & rerorve wiil have the tendency atrongthen the secarity of any warrant which we sy be forced to saue, Tthink also that the appropristions should be made h:bt{nlk. and al} apearfic l&m nvoided as far a8 poszible. 1 ml{ be wriso alao to consider the fearibliity of anking the Governor (o call a special session of the Leginlature to snbmit to the people of the btate noxt fall an amendment to Bec, 12 of Art, IX. of the Constltution Ilmng;i or defining the conatitu. tional prohibition ro that citien and other muniel- oal cnr‘mmlmn- can if neces legally anticlpate tha collection of the reyenne of any one yeat by lnsfilnlu df"'x’lnumt r“fi".mfi nm :dr the tax when collocte cepectfolly submitted, . P T 2R, HRarii, Mavor. Ald. Lawlor moved that the document bo re- ‘| torred to tho Finance Committee, since tlcy wero uow In scssfou. Ald, 8wconoy scconded the motlon. ALD, TRROOP hoped the Councll would take up tha subject and dlscuss (t. Thomatter was a grave one, and the Finance Committee, sbelng In sesslon, svould Itke to have tho opinlons of tho Alde en. Thoy would be very glad to get any In- formatlon possible—the viewa and dealrées of tho Council in this emergency. tla hoped the docament would not be immediately referred, lnt that exrrcnlons of opinion be” indulged. Thers coulil not be a better time for them. ‘This was a matter in which it was difficult for 1ho wisest to tell the best course to pursue, 1law were they to obtain the means necessary to earry on the Government and pay the em- lorce tip to the time resources could be gotten czally from tho taxeal Ald, Peatsons sajd the whole Council was o Finanto Committee now. He wanted the views of the Aldermen on the subject, which would b pefore them for somo time.” Thoe present titie scemod to him to be the prope: onc to consider it. ALD. LAWLER remarked that last year the Aldermen wero In- vited to make fuggestions as to the nppropria- tlons, but the Comimittes fgnored them, An liour or two might be spent in talk, aund they would be jnst where they wero at the begln- ning,—would concluda that thia was o matter forthe consideration of the Committee, 1€ it was the desire that the Counail should dovoto timetoit, hewouldmovotoadjournuntii Tuesds or Wednosday nlfiht. It was an importunt mat- ter, and shoutd be given the copsideration it deserveds ALD. CULLERTON desired to ssk whether the Finance Committes had not given the subject conslderation the past week. . Ald. Pearsons shook his head negatively, Ald. Cullerton went on loaney tha ho infer- red from tho measage that the Savor bad sent it in after full consuitation with tho Law De- partment. From i, it appeared tlat thacity could not legally ‘mucr matters, That belng the case, hio thought the subjece should bo dis- cussed. 1le didn't feel any great apprebension that the people would sufler~that the Police and Fire Departments_would be disbanded or the schools shut up. _Thoy could get along well enough without the Boards, Ile belisved, when they came right down to tho bottom-rock, the city was in nfimucr financial conditlon than an: clty in the Unjon, Technically, Chicago’s credil was affected, but, In fact, it was not. Talkabout shutting up shop and throwing the koys into the rivorl It ‘was nonsense, The Councll certaluly, by & two-thinis vote, had the power and right to disposc of what belonged to tho corporation. When an individ- ual was in bad circuwmstances,'” if he couldn’t mortgago his urnln.-rly bo would try to sell it. That was about the condition the eity was lu, o recutlected that, five or alx years ago, some. capftalista—hie diun’t remember whethoer they were from tho East or abruad—offered the city $12,000,000 for tho Wator-Works. Ie belicved they could be sold to-day for 825,000,000, Thae whole debt wns but 814,000,000, Ie would guarantes that the worke could bo disposed of within sixty:days for $20,000,000. And the prico of water could be regulated 8o that it would nover be higher than at present, Capl- talista vould bo gotten ta tako hold of the works, and thien the city could start upon ¢ the pay us you 5:\7 system.” He belleved the Counchl wouls sell the works sooner than turn the cltv over to th who would come In and take slony ana it o wouldn't take but about forty-eight hours to determine what class would come 1t the shop wns shut up. But that would have to be duno before Chivngo capitalists would advauce mon- ey upon falth, Toesy gentlemen talked very well, At the timu of thy rlot they would come in nnd giva the city all the money necessary to protect it. One littlo edltorlal in 8 newspaper made them sick. They conldn't afford it. They didn't belleve thoe paper could ba properly drawn, and as fong as thoy could wood fn- tercst thov didn’t want to take any wild-cat sc- curtfes, ‘That was the kind of higlh-spirited itizons thero was {n Chicago, e was In favor of retling the Water-Works, . ALD. SWEENIY thought tho matter was of such signiflcanco that a speclal meeting should be devoted to it, at which cvery Aldorman could have a chance 10 talk for au hour if he wanted to. e dida’t think dlaumnufin at tho presentmnecting would do any eood, e oved that, when the Couu- cil adfourn, it adjourn untll balf-past 8 Friday alternoon, Ald, McAuley sald, as the Finance Committeo wished the matter taken up, tho Council should da so befors Friday. Homoved to smend by ndjourning until Tuesday night, 1d. Bweoney was satlafied, Ald. Rawlelch moved to amend by mak- Ing it Wednesday atternoon. Ald. Bweeney accopted that also, Ald. McAuley thought by Wednsaday thers would bo an Alderman who *would come (n and say that he had considered tho problom and bad solved it,—would have some plan to help tho city out of its difllenlty, He would not want to sell the Watcr-Works, Ald. Throop was I favor of letting the regu- larbusiness go over until a subsequent meeting. The subject was of more Importance than any that had ever been before the Council, and he hoped 1t would not be defeired, There should be ndr; lmir:ledhtu expression of the Couucil re- arding it b Ald. Rawleigh didn't think any great inju) would ba done to any onoe by postpoutng untll Wednesday afternoon. In the meantime soms one might tell them how to got outof tho trouble, Healso was opposed to sclling the Water-Works. ALD. DALY thought the matter might just as wetl bo ut- tended to then as st any other time. The re- trenchment contemplated—saving hundreds ot thousands ol doliars—was probably the only way ol getting out of the difliculty. Tho cx~ venses of the ult{”mmt bo aa low 23 possible. Economy must practiced In overy depart- ment, sid money 3avod to pay debts. Ald. Lawler wanted to kuow if the gentleman had any plan to bropose. Ald. Daly replied that ho had not; but after h:nl:llnz the viows ot Ald. Lawler he might get an jdea, I{M. Lawler--You will nover get any Irom me. Ald. Pearsons said the Financo Commities wanted light—to have the Aldermen express themselves on the situation. Thoy had no (dea how much thelr views would help'the Commit- tee In thelr deliberations for the next week or ten days. Ald. Bweenoy remsrked that bis only object 1n wishiog a deferment was to galn thine, beliey- ing that, in two or three weeks, soma ong might be able to mature & plan, Ho was opposed 1o tho salo of the Water-Works. Ald. Cullerton wishica Ald. Bwecuoy to sug- Roat some olber schewne. 3 Ald, 8wecuey answered that ho could give sume teasons {18 fuw days why the Works abiould not be sold. ALD. GILDERT boped tha matter would not be considercd st once. ‘The Mayor bad made some suggestions, and they might bo useful. He did pot know that the Aldermen could enligbten the Com- mittee. There was mo wary out, probably, ex- copt econoty, Expenscs should bo kept within the lucome, even if souie of the ewmployes had to be discharged. He advocated the publicativn not only of the snessago, but of all the oplulons of the Courts, lacludiug Judge McAllister's, in reference to tha certificates. Tue question wes then put on the motion to sdjourn, when the Councll adjourned, until Weduesday afternoon, and it was voted down, —ycas ll.\).‘ uays 15, as follows: Yeas—McAuley, Hoacnbetg, Ballard, Staw, Gilbert, Sowwer. Tully, Tarnow, Ld:'lu., i Ondal, Mcumer, Hawlolgh, Whopler, Kyan, Lik—18. ons, Cary, Cullerton, Lodding, Kerher, Olver, Neldler, White, Tnronp, Caok, Beaton, Thompson (Thirlcenth), Banmpgarten, \l')\.lllylln.l!NlHBn, Linsenbarth, Schwolathal, and ALD, CARY sald the Chatrman of the Finance Committes {Pearsons) fequested that the Conucil do not mect Tuesday afternoon, because the Commit- tea wonld then be In session. ‘That indlcated & purpuse on the partof tho Committee to pre- sent somathing lnnél‘ble. ‘The request shoald be heeded, sincs the Committce, tnore than any other members of the Councll, were reaponeible for such legislation ns was nccessary in the present emergency. Ald. Stewart moved to place the Mayor's message, Judge McAlllster's opinton, and that of the 8upretae Court on flle and _print. They would then bo In possession of the Councll, or the Committes of the Whole. Ald. Cary wan oppored to pubifihing angthing but the law, capecially at o tlno when it was necessary to_practics” cconomy, and moved to amend A1d, Glibert’s motlon "fo 88 to publish nothing but tho Mayor's mcesage and tho de- cision of the Bupremu Coort. ‘The amendmnent prevalied, The motlon to refer to tho Committes on Finance was then lost, and amotion of Ald, Btewart to temporarily poatpone was carriud. Ald. Giibert moved that when the Connel) adjourn it do 80 to meet Thuraday alternoon at 8 o'clock, lo take up the question of the city fnancos for consideration, All. White moved, as an amendment, that when the Council adjourn it do so to meet ‘Tharsday evening, . ‘The amendment was carried, CITY OFCICERS. NOTHIRG DECIDED YET. There was s good deal of talk at the City- ITall yesterday, but, when the ddors werclacked 8t 5 o'clock, the Mayor, Comptroller, and Fi- nance Committce were no ncarer an answer to the queation, ** How are we to exlat?” thgn they were when they came dowa in the morn- fog. The alr was fall of waves which brought to tho ear, “Tho certificntes will be pald.” That scemed ecttled, and not worth bothering about. The other was the problem for which asolutfon was looked for, but {n valn. The Comptroller was calin, but looked puzzled. Aldermen who dropped fn to sce him didn’t say inuch. They werg think. ing. Towanl noon an anxlous-lookink man came In wiih an 1877 $500 certificate which fell due Sunday. When be got anorder for the princlpal and Interest bo was happy, afu when e got his moucy from the Treasurer hie had faith {n Chicago. Interviewing was pretty up-hill work, since no one felt disposed tosaymuch. Inatrip arnnidl the rookery a reporter learned what fellows: FIRE-MARSIAL RENRER. Are you golug to cut down sour catimates” sald a reporter to Fire-Marshal Benner, T don't know.'! & Can’t you do ft17” w] expect o will bo done.’ "Y;).\’ can get along without any mew en- ncs 47 have asked to be allowed to urzonize two new companics, An gpprooriation waa made Inst vear for the lots and buildings. The Fi- nance Committee may acrateh them ont.” i+ Couldn't you cut down to 8300, lop oft $175.000 of what yon ask for1 “Tney can do auything they want to.” «In case the Committes did cut you down, couldn't you get along?™ e would try to get nlon:k" . “Wonld tha efficfency of the Department be impatredi® W Yes, because we will have to cut off somo of the men." wCannot an enginc bo run with less men than you have now with safetyl " Yes, but you vould not wxpect the Dopart- ment to be as eflicient as now, Four men can- not do the work of five. Our work must bo done quickly. Fircs spread because they are not caught In time. 11 wo haven't the men to do the work, wo will bo so much worse olf.” "Dn)n"‘z you sea where you can cut off some hin, ol ‘cs. My position is this: We could get along with less, but then the Department would stand still. If certain improvements aro not made, it would not ba what, In my [ludzmum, it should be. In another year it will be the bust 1n tho country, if 1t 1s not'at prescut.” “lan't you I‘n'l; the proposed improvements 0 by fur a vear! B% e, Wo can run the risk of ltting ten times the amount of property burn up by dolog without them. Chicnzo has lust o great deal Dbocausa we haso not_had certaln facilities for putting out fires. If wo cau't get them, wo must do without.” ) w‘n; not tho lncreased water supply offsct om ! " m-- What .good ls an increased wator-supply |£, you haven't th apparatus to use the water, "Wo vertalnly get o better supply than ever before. Beforo the hew works were constructed Mr. Chesbrough had an fdea thal the pressire would besuch that hoso-carts could be substi- tuted for steamers, We flud that the increased pressure Is from five to ten pounds.” & [{ow far will that throw a strcam1” “1um golng tofind out in adayortwo, I fntend teating sumo ontsidu hydranis,—~run out three or four tengths of 000 fest of hoss,—and sce what tho pressurc will do.” “tHave you uny faith in the pressuro? wNo. It may work ou a cotlage with ong or two streamns; but for a firo of any magnitude I don't bolieve I will work, for the more lends there are on o main the loss the pressure. Tho water facllities have been lnmu-ll but not suificient to dispense with steamers. BUPT. HICKLY, 4 Can you cut down your appropriation " “ I don't kuow nnynllng about ft. T have nothing to do with finances.” 4 Cun you get along with 800 policemeni" ] don't wish to enswer that question, It wouldn‘t bo wise to flvn an opluion now. 1 propose to acqulesce Jo whatever the Council may do. If they think It necossory to dlscharge the whola force, I shall be satisfied. The qucs- tion {8, whether the city would bo benefited by it. We cannot protect property unless wa havoe wen. COMPTROLLER PARWELL. . # Wetl, bow aro things to-dsyl" sald are- porter to the Comptroller, “ Lively." + Do you sco your way out yet1" WRaM # What are you golog to do?” 43 don't know." + Can't you borrow trom tho unexpended balances of last year 10 moot preacwt emor- genciuaY' & * No$ that would h’ & misappropriation of themoney. 1 can’t tiko money nuprnpgllted to builil suwers and pay policcmen with it." " wnn.'-m you golug to do with the money na nn"hx"ly the cortificates for 1877 whon they fall " du‘e"nu money_ coming in now will go to pay thosa tssued - 187717 “Yes. The money to pay tha expanses ol 1877 was advanced, and I‘prurmc to take up the cmflwus when tfmy fal} due, Ican't do any- thing clse with 1t." + Wil you pay the Interest toot" “ Certalnly." # How much back taxes are out"? © Includiog 1877, $7,500,000.% s Exclatine dfinl eart? * About A «What do you understand the doclslon to amount tol* + It conflrms the judgment on all the texes for 1575 except thoso lovied to pay Interest on the certificates fssued fn 1576 and prior years." v Bome of that lutercst mouey has already been collected " + Yea, all buy abont $22.000 for 1875, and $27,000 for 1678 aud 1874, The decision enjoins the payment of Intercst smountivg toa little Jeas than $50,000." ' How atout tho certificates of 1875 them- stlves! Can yon pay the principal alone, with- out the interest ! # The Court hasdeclared that tho principal it- 8¢lt §s null and yold." ‘I3 thero no.way {u which persons who have loaned thelr mouey can get it back " 1t sy taxes come in for 1875 I should feel suthorl ta pay them out for the purpuses lor which the certificates wero {ssued, so that although I could not K:y the certificate I could ay & man if he should make out a bilktor Lo same which the certl- Thus the fleate wi drawn ta pay. Reltef & Afd Boclety bas $75,000 1 certit- cates drawn against the police fund. Icould nOL pay thousa vertiticates; but it ls & fact that certain services wero rendered by the police in 1875 for which tazes were lovied and which tho city bas not pald for, and 1 can, when the taxes come in, pay the persons whorendercd tha services or the persons to whom they have virtus ally assigned thielr claims,—in this caso the Ra- liet & ARl 8dclety, I don't thluk theve is any doubt but that ¢! orrlndp&l of tha certificates of 1575 will be pald In fact, it not fu thelr pres- eut form. ‘Tne bolders will lose the intefest. Of the $60,000 outstanding, nearly all 1 held b{ Euatern cavltalists, —$160.000 b* the catste of the lats Rovert Bavard, of New York,” “Youdo not thiuktuo decision affects the prescut certiticatest” o1 do not sec how it cau affect them, either principal or iutercst. The interest was placed 10 the Approprlation bill, or ratber s deficlency fuud was provided for the payment of futorest on revenuo warrauts and lko contivgencies, sod wheu this mopey comes {u At can ooly be used service for for this purpose. And as to the }r‘ncupm. why citizens have loaned the city money and the city n bound to puy It back, and they will be pald qut of the taxes now coming in."” “Can yon borrow any morei* “It looks to me as If we aro en- tirely stut oft from horrowing, The Court says that we csnnol {ssuc theso warrants unlcss the parties recelving them look to the officers, and not to the city, for payment. Who witl lend me $3,000,000 for the use of the city. and look to me for the payment1 That, however, Ia the position the Court places us fn} and it lovks as If it were perfectly {mpossible for un to borrow a cent Tor tweoty- two months, If that fs the case, T, for one. am for resigning, My salary {s my onlv income, and 1 ean't work a year and 3 hall for the city for notuing, “Tha majority of the other vity emplosca are in the ramefix. The iremen and policemen, rchool- teach¥ta, street laborers, and bridge-tenders cannot live n year and o half withous receiving any monoy for their services, And the suspen- slan of the wheels of wovernment §a not the only conecquence of the decision. The city's credit wil bo ruined for the present, and tho people will have to bear enormously higher taxes in the future; for ace. wo cannot pny the luterest on our bonded deot even, The semt- annual interest on the bonded debt, which must be raired by taxation, amounts to 8310000, or $620,000 =a year, Now none of the tax so appropriated conld be collected for ten or twelve months after the Interest fell due. The cily could not borrow money to pay the interest, and lience the inter- eston the honded debt i3 defanlted, and miore than that, the Interest itaelf from the time of the default drws intcrest, 8o that {f Chicago cannot_anticipate the taxes which have been ac- tunily Jevied, it'must p&{f’"“ und interest on o deht ot over $13,000, The outlook s ter- ribly dark., By the 15th of March the tax levy for this year will probably hiave been made, and if therois no one to lend us money, then Chica- o must discharge its emploves and stop all ex- »penses for o year.” ABSISTANT CORPORATION-COUNBEL ADAMS (1 not nced to be Interviewed. He expressed his views In the prescuce of the Mayor, Comp- troller, ox-Comptroller Burley, and ex. Corporation-Counsel Tuley, who wero all In the Comptrolier's otllce talking over the situa- tlon. Mr, Adams said the decisiun was of the most aweeping character. It sbsolutely pre- vented the ity from borrowing & cent, There Wwaa no cscapa from thls conclusion, *If 1 were Mayor,! sald he, “Iwould mo to SBupt. Hickey and say: *Hickey, discharge every man under you,'sand after Mr. Ilickey had dorie that, I wonfd discharge him. Then I woald o w the Fire Department and do the same by Beuner. Then the other departments, and I would put the keys of the city bullding in my pocket and go hotne.” Mo repeated this advics soveral times, and relter- uted the assertion that under tho decisfon the city could not borrow a dollar for anything, and might as well discharge the men at ‘onto as to ask them to serve for tweniy-two months for nothing. Tha clty was not borrowing imonoy as alloweil by the 8upreme Court in the Edwards cose. The Edwards case decided that the city could give a laburer, for instance, a warrant for the wark done, and _alter the warrant Is drawn the city offleer, and not the city, is liable furits payment, Under such & form of payment all sorsices rendered to the city could be obtained only at an Increase of 20 to 50 per cent over tha markot price, and the Edwards case decldes that the city cannot, in order tu eove the differency, borrow the money at ¢ per_cent and pay the laboror cash, Nor could the elty = borrow the whole tax levy without any {nterest. The position of the Caitet seemnd perfectly ridiculons when ft thus suld that a ¢ity should be conducted without revenue, Men were clected to run the City Government and had to give bouds tor the falthtul performance of their dutics, but If {hey wero thus deprived of the mouoy they could not perform their duties, and would be liable for any Injury to the clty, Thero wouldl bo nothing left for them but co resizn. MAYOR IEATE. His Honor chewed up more cigars yesterday than he usunlly does in a month. One didn’t Iast him more than half an hour, Ho was very uervous, and for five or eix hours anc could not got near cnough 1o talk to him. Ilespent moat of the day In consultation with the Comptroller and the Financs Cominittee. Findiog bim tak- inx & rest for & few moments in his office about ?n'fl‘mk, weary and hungry, a reporter asked or bis views, “What troubles me," sald be, *“is the pres- ent., not the past.” W the certiflcatea bo pald!" # Yes, We borrowed the money in anticipa- tlon of the taxcs of 1877, and have used it for corporate parposes. Wo liave given al obllga- tlon for it, or, inother words, an {natrument thut It has botn loaned to the ity of Chifeaxo to be pald gut of certain funds when the taxesare collected, Of course, if the taxes aroc not collected, the holders cannot et thelr money: Dbut if they are collected, and 1 bellevu thoy will be, for wo bave kept juside the sppropriation, [ the inhnoy that cumm,b\m }?gg.’h’enuu.y *must be used for their redéinptiot A fong as 17 am Mayor of Chifcngo It cannot ‘be used for any other purposs.’” +Will futerost be pald " 'Th-ul o question we haven't determined » 3 ot b But the principal {s safol Yes; 1f we cannot pay tho Intercst we will pay the principal. That will discharge the obligation. Aa far as the mono concerped, weo tave had Lue uss of it for nothiog. The fna- bllityto payitorest berealter precludes us f. going Into tho market. But, a8 I aald, tl doesn’t trouble me. What we are to get through 1873 s the question. “ Jan uotmnf been suggested to get the city out of the mudd " & A great many plaus have bees sugrested, but they all run up agalnst a wall and stop there. Wu caunot borrow any money because o cannot pay interest. It hus come to this: It fs the duty of the Councli to aporopriate s sam _ suticlent to leave a morgin over aud above absolute expenses,—what ought to bave been dono for years, and what I have ad- voeated,—and then ‘not expend the aporopria- tion. . Tnodifieulty hns beon that wo have spent ail the appropriations. No public im- provement should o on until the money for It s collected or being collected, \With sconomy wo could have a margin at the end of the year, and in time accumulate # caplital to bridgo over the time botween the lovyluz und collection of the tax, But that doesn't help us vut this year. What is to be dons now? 1s the question. 1 any ong enjoins the city from taking up the certificates, they cannot bo paid? ™ 1 do not admit that 1t i3 pussible for the City of Chicago to got rid of paying honest ob- lizations. As Mayor of the city | shall pay hon- est obligzations, abd the peoplo who have ad- d us monev shall be reimbursed.*’ sls0 salil that of the taxes of 1677 probabl r cent would never be collected, and it the clty should recelve un unfavorable decision in tho Lank tax cases it would losoa sixth more of its tax, As to what he would do for the present, whether to take Mr, Auams’ advice or not, be could not say. He agreed with Mr, Adams that borrowing was stopped, and iu a short time the city would declde what inust Pe done. It was too early to vay enythung about t nowr. ALD. SWBENEY, 4 What are you golug to doi' said & reporter to Ald. Bweenoy. ] don't know, and I haven't scen anybody who daes.” **Tho certificates will be Blid m “ They vught to be palld, but how wo sre go- ing to pay them under that decislon 1 can’t say, ‘There are men ju this town mean cnough to e+ {olu tha Treasurer for doing it." . A Tutle m:r"""i:l & reporter of Cor- * Any solution yet ' as - ration Couusel {mnem. P is otll] aa clear 3 wud,” and he hurried off to seo tho Mayor. ALD, S0MMER. “ Wentt OW aro you 0 gob o ‘41t will tako -“uqmgur man than I am to tell WIII tha certificates bo pald i * Every dollar of them.” ALD, WALDO, + What do yeu think of tho sluation!" 1 gee no way out.!t ¢ The city will pay fts debts!" “ e wust pay. Wo can't help It. The money has been_used, and tho peopls have had the benefit of {t." “ Buppose there s au Injuoctiont” * That would stop paymenrt uutil the ques- tlon was decided fn the courts. 1 was talkiog witts & banker to-day, and he sald to me if the it} Aultlfloud 10 pay thu certiticates ho would n en, * His rival over tho way has $300,000 of the certiticates, and if ho cau break him up that would mako bis own bank moro profitable?” ** Idon's koow about that. He fs s radical man, It was useless to Interview Aldermen. Thbey all told tho same atory. * Wo don't kuow what we shall Noone seos his waycicar yet. 'Tho dl‘v.l 1n a terrible A" ‘sadering over into the office of tho DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIO WOBKS, tha reporter mnade some lnquirics about whether Soppson LRI SSLONL, v “ We s well-posted nan, “cu off the $16,000 for parks; bultnt‘ham 81O & great wany thivge ju them which cost a greas deal of woney. A walkl would bo all that s nmmn:'{." “\llfln sbout $140,000 for street tmprovo- eD! [ {3 yolfld rest with the peopls whether thoy ‘want the the city to bear ita part of the cxpensa —pave the nterrections, Ithink it Ia the fecl- Ing of the Mayor that we could @ct along with 850,10 the present year.” “Then there s 8210,000 for strect-clenning)™ ' You know the conditlon the atrecta are In. ‘They are very much worn, and it 18 necessary that they he cleaned or they would bs {mpas- pable on mcount of " the mud. We were very carcful in the expenditures last car. The Mayor cut down eversthing to the ttom notchs and what fa asked for Is based on what was used in 1877."" Couldn't you get along with less?"® OF course, but we need every dollar to keep tho atreets In any kind of shave.” ** Are $10,000 necessary for sidewalks!” *¢ That I3 a rmall apuropriation for the fjuau- tity of sidewnlk we have to keep In repair.” **Suppuse you put in a new plank 8s goon as oue was needed, And not let the whole walk go 1o pieces hefore you touched ft.'* We don't do that. Wetry to fix up the walks as fast 08 we can. We have always asked for too emall an aporeptiation, There {s an lin- mense amount of sidewalk to look after, and {f a plank gets Toose some one steals it and takes 1t home for fire-wood, 43vell, 811,000 for the harborr* * If the river continue to keep at the height it has for the lust two years, we mnfght not want to use a dollor of “it; but, If the water ahould go down to where it haa been In former enrs, we should have to dredge near the ridges, where the sewers empty into the river, 1f we dfdn't navication would bt atopped, It wiil not do to run anv rieks," ** Regalrs for bridees 8:3,0001" ** We must havo itor swing the bridges, The: are damaged by vossing vossels, and thero [s rea wear and tear all the time, and they muat be kept in repafr, That $35,000 is bnsed on what the cost was last year, aud the Masor was very careful nbout expending money. e saved £4,000; 1hat I8, 1t cost that much less Iu 1877 than o 1476." ‘The Flnance Committee along in the after- noon took up the aporopriations, but did little or nothing, since the printer lias not yet finish- cd work on tho bill. They expeet to get coples by this sfternoon, and thun the cutting and slashiog will begin. THE SCIIOOLS. WIAT TOR PRESIDENT OF TIIE DOARD TRINRS. “*1low far," aald o roporter vesterday to Mr. W. K. Sulilvan, Presidont of the Board of Edu- catlon, **is it possiblo to reduce the expenscs of carrying on the schiools for the cnsuing year?? O course that depends cntirely on clrcum- stances. The reductions can be made to the extent of closing the schools entirely and hav- ing no expenditures for schonl purposes, If It e true, as some persons who are well informed contend, that no monev ean be borruwed to pay the salarics of teachers for a year' and a half, and tho teachers, It they should work fér the Bonrd of Education for that time, must do s0 without pay, it fsn't at all llkely that they would continue teaching, In thot case, of course, thero would he no schiools and no expenditures. There Is anotber way of cuttipe down expenscs, ‘and that is to shorten the achool-year. For every month cut off the saving would be, on the teachers' nay- roll, about £40,000, on the janitors’ and ofMcers' pay-rotl about 4,000, and for renta, fucl, and general supplics, about 87,000, wmaking n total of $01,000 a month.” ** Cannot the teachers’ satarics bo cut down 1" “1 don't think it is possible to cut them down, as they are about as low now as the ma-~ Jority of thein can live upon. The increase of the estimales for salaries for tho fiscal year 1878 over tho flscal Year 1877 Is accounted for as follows: the ehange in the schedule, advancing the snlaries ol aasistants in the Primary snd Grammar Behools §50 a year cach vear until the maximum i attained, nstead of $100 per aunutn every two yeurs, inakes an {n- crease of §0,630. ‘Then thiro Is o salary ‘of a bookkeepcr, which {san addition aver last year of obout §1,200. There Isalso an increase in tho salary of the Bullding and Supply Agent of 8125, and an Increase in the salary of tha special teacher of Gurman of $30). ‘The increase of teachcrs during the st year—since the last estimates were fugnlshed—numbers Afty, at 350 per annum, which makes an in. crease of 817,500. Theso are engaged in teaching half-duv divisions. Then thcre was also an Increascof twenty-five teachors who et the lowest salary—$i00 per sunun—which amouuted to 810,000, making total increase of £27,500, The rearrangetnent of the scheduio of Higl-School teachers (uvoives an increasc of 84,650, ‘Thc total increase in salarios s $40,605, As 1 sald before, It 1s honlly to be expected that teachers will work for lees ealarica than they aro uow getting, especially those fn the lower grudes, t the same time it may be that the Incrense ol 80,050 under the bo dispensed gmnnl circumsatances could ith.! 1 think tho services of the hooknegcr are teceesary, and whether hls sal- ary could be reduced is o question. The Increase 1u the salary of the Bulldine and Supply Agent, 8125, {an matier of small fmportance, but it {an’t likely he will inslst on the increuse. The Increasc In the salary of the speclal teaclier of Germaon was mado at the request ot the Com- mittee on Uermau, because they considered it necessary to properly compensyte 8 competent person, The salarles of the High-School teach- crs utight bo kept as they were in the ‘)Ml. ear, The only reduction would be this 3,630, and the fncreaso of tho Building 'and Bupply Areut and the High-School teachers, Theso might be stricken out and a rearrange- ment made. Now, there (s appropriated for FOUR NEW BITES AND FOUR NEW BUILDINOS $142,000, In the estimatcs there was also $150,+ 00 for fitting up the buildines. Wo expected to bulla this year out of the back taxea probably threo buildings, It necessory, of course thess ftemns could be _strickon out. The schools will suller, but the Boaril of Education understands that the schools muat bear their proportion of thls publicburden, It 1s my olnnlou that there 0 fs no use In teylug appropriate money for schools i wo caw't pay the teachers to teach o them. The Board of Education s anxious to co-oper- uto with the Council and do all that can be dono to cut down oxpenses,” * [tow much do you get from tho rents of school property *The recelpts for the last school vesr for ronts and interest amounted to $113,425.08. I resume they will he about the same this year, Eu; it {sn't Ile that they will bo any mors." v How much do you get from the ATATE SCIIOOL FUND, wnd wwhen do you get 1" “The recofpts_{rom the County Buperintend- ent of Behools duriug the past fiscal year of 1877 _have been as follows: In May, we got $20,000; In June, 815,000; in Scptember, 820, 42248 ' In November, $17,000, Total, '8103,- AL « Jlow far can that fund be used to pay con- tngent expenscal’? “"None of the receipts from rent, interest, or the school fund investments or from tho olato dividends cun be used for suy current expensos of the scheols othor than the payment of teachers. That is the State law.” Wil there be a speclal meetiog of the Board to consider these questions '’ “No. The reular mceting occura Thursday night of this wesk, snd they will no doubt couio up at that time."* - * What do you think of BIUTTING Ur THE HIGIER ORADE OF 8011001 1" #\Well, T am only the one-fifteenth partof the Board ot Education, snd I don's know what the Hoand will decide {n referenco to that matter, As faras I am mnnh{ concerned, [ am op- ed to shutting up the High Schools, and mnk It will be wiser to shorten the school voar, if ‘ncccssary, and closs up all the schools for a short thuc than to mutilats the systers and close up part of theso aschools per- manentiv.” 4 »Can't thef ho a cuttiog-down of tha sal- wries of teachers of muste and drawlng, or s dlspunsing with those teachers altogether for the presout!” “Some peoplo think It costs & great deal to teach thosestudics (nthe public schuols, That is a mistake, The salarics paid these apecial teachers are ,600 each., Receutly we pad a teble made out showing the number of pt who took thuse studics, The averago pumber of puplls belouging to the schools s 41,030, Of these, ibe pumber taking music s u),fl?si and the number tuking drawiog 8 23,004, To these lat- ter ggures should be added 10,675 I the first grade who don't take drawiug at wll. Those figures sbow that music aud drawlug, which aro optional studics, are demandud by the pareuts.” A KRDUCTION OF SALARIEY would. no doubt, be » hardship to the teach- ers,” obsceyed the reporter, “but it is Inslsted that thero wmust be a vigorous pruning some- where." ““They bave experienced, aud aro oxperience bardsbip us they can stand. {ng, about as muc| ‘They baven's receivod suy pay since December, and” yet pave been worklog patlently aud un- mmp{lln 1y, with tne expoctation of befug all the last of March. Now hurs comes the Euumma Court 20d says they cannot be pald for & yesr and & half, as sumo people uterpret the declsion just rendered. Ouo thlog 1s clesr: Thoy can't live on air sud falth, and that is sbout wuat it wosus if this ls the correct Juter pretation of that doclajon.” ‘;' }V}wl ls your recomucndation ou the ‘whole *Ou the whole, I think it will be best to ahorten the school ear, as layolviug the luast bardsip to tho lw.{a' crs a0d dolng ths least damage to the public achool system of Chi- cago,” MISCELLANEOUS. THE BANRERS, Yeatenlay afterncon o TRiBuXE reporter vis- fted the lesding banking Institutions {n search of information, He waa curions to asceriain how the gentlemen who hold the pursc-strings regarded the decision of the Bupreme Court, and how great an cffect it wonld have upon the aily’s finances. Most of the moneyed gentlomen confesncd that they had not read the opinton; they had simply contented themselves with jreading the editorial comments of the nows- [.oncn upon it. They did not helleve that the 2ity of Chicago would repudiate Its obligations. ‘The holders of the certlficates were sure to ol taln sooner or later the face value of them. ‘There should be a change In the law so a4 to epable the city to In some way get around the cast-fron provision of the Constitution, a8 an- ticipating the tax-collections fn order to pay current expenses was fiot, morally speaking, an increase of fndebtedness, How would & new issue of certiieates be re- celyedl They could not be sold except st ruifnous rates to Shylock capltalists. There being no legal liabilly on the part of the city, the banks would not fouch them,—not that they belfeved that the l.p.p" would not be ultimately pald, but "becsuse it s not within the province of banking institutions to purchasc lawsuits, cither as nlaintifl or defend. ant. The time of payment belng indefinits ‘would also provent the banks from negotiating the certiflcates, ** In fact,” eaid one banker, * we do not lfl:mme 1n post-ohits.” ‘Then there is bo market for thom? Not to-day. “Vlie eity authoritivs may devise eome legal means to get around the decision within the next week or two; and if they suc- ceed in doing so they may be ablo to float along s they have heretofore done; but aven this s doubtful, as the credit of the city has reccived a blow right hetween the eves. Among the persons whoin a reporter met yes- terday ond with whom he talked rezarding the present crisis in the vity's affairs svas ¥ o A VROMINENT NUSINESS MAN, 8ald the reporter to Lim: *What do you, a8 a business man, think of this recent decision of the Supreme Court, the effect of which 1s unquestionabiy that the city can barrow f1o money1" “ There s no doubt,” was the reply, “ that the city can do no borrowing, and, therctore, so far as 1 sce there are but two courses oEv.-n tuft, ‘Tho first is to take the money which fs now coming Into the Treasurs trom the taxes of 1877, and which should rightfully be patd to the holders uf the certitivates drawn against the taxes of that vear, and borrow that money for ordinary purposcs during the present year. ‘This is equivalent to making a 1orced loan, or to forcibly securing au extension of the certil- cates for anotler year withuut futerest. Were the city to attempt to do this, I do not ece how it could be interfered with within a year, 1f, on the other haud, the fl&y authoritica ins'st upon paytng theimn, as they doubtless will unless interfered with by an injunction, then the only other thing lelt to do Is to stop business. It aman who bas Leen keeping ten servauts Lias no mouey, he dismisses nine of them; or, i hie Is utterly destitute, he dismisscs them all, and does the work himsell, That is the condi- tion of the city. Siuce It cannot borrow, and witl not use the money now coming in, ita only resources will recelpta from llcenscs, uod charltable contributious. Everybody 1a so hard up now that I lmagine very few wlll make volun- tary contributions forthe sake of carryingon the municipality. Tho mast that can be done with the license recelpts will be to pay the Fire Do- partment in part ut least, for, alter all, the Fire Department Is perhaps the most essential branch ot the City Government." * But what is to be done with the Police Do- partment? If you disband it, will not the citi- zeus becotne 8 ;m:y tu robbers and thicves who wijl flock hiere from all quartersi” “No, I tbink not. I can't inagine an Ameri- can or English community which would be unable to take care of itself cven it all the machinery of covernmieot were to disappear. You may take 100 Americans, or 1,000, or 10,000, and plant them out in the mid- dle of a pralric, or onun aland, and the tirst thing they do wlil be Lo orgavize, spontancously almost, Bo il you wero Lo remove every police ofticer from Chicago to-morruw, it would not be o week before the cty would be policed by or- vato cuterpriso and private means. In quaricss where the people don't vare to pay for protec- tion there would be nonc, but all the better residence and all the business quarters would be as efticlently patrolied as they arenow, It is o mistake Lo suppose that, bicause n people have Lad auch things as policelng done for them, they are unable, when the pinch comes, to take the watier into their own Lands, and do it themeelves, The same thing i8 applicable to street-cleaning. It It i3 unders that no strecta are to be cleanea for s year by the city, you will find that the merchauts who do busi- uess on Btate stroct wil clean that street themaelves, and that it will Do better and more cheaply done than at present. If they want to have n streot paved cheaply, the prop- erty-owners do it themseives, To hava it done expenaively, you employ the city 1o ao 1. 1 admit that it 'would bo 8 grest ploch, not only to do without many things which we have been -accustumed to have, but also to do oursclves certain things which we have been In. the babit of huving done for wus. But this s only au experience which thousands of citizens have been individually passing through durlug the pest year. Aud the city, afeer all, s not a being, u thing of ftself; It is siinply the ageregate of all the inbubitants, 1f all thu {nbabitants are bankrupt, the city 1s bankrupt. And where the city has to pinch and aquecze, there the inhabitants have to dothe samwe thing, 1n sowne respeets, possibly, itisa biessiug in diszulse, The result of it “will bo that we will find that we can do without a great many ullnfil which have been considered neces- sary, and that at the eud of a coupleof years we will have lesrocd a lessun In clvic cconomy wmch':vlll be an advantage for many years (o come. NO MONET, To the Editor of The Tridune. Cntoaao, Feb, 11.—Can you jive, for tho in- formation of tnany anxious lnquirers, any defl- nite Informatlon as to whother or not the recent declsion of the Bupreme Court in rezard to the temporary loan certificates will bave the effect ot deterring paywents of salaries to police, firernon, teachors, and othur city employes? As with all ‘of them it is & very serlous queation, you wiil certaiuly confer a favor by giving your views upon it. & ‘The effect of tho decision is to delay such payments, because the city canno longer bor- Tow & cont. AMUSEMENTS. i THE OPERA, Rarely has ao opera obtaiusd such s success or become a favorite {n this vity aa speodily as VMizoon,” It ls just five years ago last night that ft was first produced here, with Lucea in tho title role, Kellogy as Muna, Banz os Fred- e, Vizeanl as Wilhdm Melster, Lyoll an Laertes, sod that elegant French basso, Janiet, as Jotue rio. Yet ln this short period of fve years wo have heard it thirteen times, and the list of those who have personated that alry, dashing woman ot tho world, #lina, sud the little outcast, Jnanm‘ embraces soue promiuent numes, when wa recall Lucea, Nilsson, Kelloge, Torriant, Van Zuodt, Albinl, sud Hellbron, and wow add Marle Hoze to the wumber of promi- neot artiste. Surely no opers has” fured better.' Last picht’s performance was not an excuption to the gencral exccllence. Tho uu- dience was a largy one, probably representing nearly $3,000, and it taxed tho seating andet; J‘ ing capacliies of thy theatte to accominwlato it, The caat, though not ss strong o the en- scmbles as some wo huve had, was pone tho leas & uotabls ouo, Jucluding Marie Roze ns Miygnon, Miss Kellogi as blina, Miss Cary as Fredevie, Karl as Wihkdm Melatar, Couly ns Zotario, and Gottecbalk as Lacrtes. This dis- sitfon of the parts placed Msrio Ruze and Kellogg fo roles that were well adapted to then and calculsted to call out thelr best powers. Cary of course had a small art. Tho operacompusers have noves vet dons ustice to the cuntraltos. It is fortunate, how- ever, that this vxeellent srtist has the faculty of waking swall pasts juterestivg, and of enteta ing Into them with a gusto and personal satis- factlon that are aure to extend to the andience. As Fltina, Kelloge was at her best. The part of the airf, heartless, fickle nctrens is admirably suited to her, and the hriltiant, sparkling music could not haye been hetter milanted to her style!f it had been written for her. Take the Polonalee, for {natance, with ita fascinatlug meloxdy and the florid embroldery of its cadenza. What could have been set bétter for her liquld, flexible volce, her almost unlim- fted yocal resources, her power of sustalning her high vojce, or her command of staccatos, shakes, and rmnsi Fler success fn this one number, not to speak of the rest of tho music of the part, ought to convince her that there f» mot s character in her en- tire repertolre fn which _she appears o better advantage. Marie Roze's Afignon wasan admirable sct-off to Kelloga's Filina. It wasnot & showy personation, characterized h5 points of striving for effects, It wan round- cd, symmetrical, ahd finished, and always deep, carnest, and truly emotional, as well as tender and gracelul. er action was always natural. Almost cvery artist who has played .Mignon here. for {nsiance, has made tio boudolr scene, where Mignon watches ilhelm Melster's in- fatuatlonfor Filina, humorons by turning It into lzht comedy, and thereby ralsing & lsugh in_ the audience. Marie Roze gives it a scrious —cast, and thereby brings out the real J}bm of the character in this scene, whicl is pathetic even in the effort to fm- tate Filing. Cary has an ungrateful part, but shie makes & great deal of (¢, although she in- veata it with _too declded a humor, and shows oo muct of her own good nature, to indicate a very scrioun Jealousy of Wilhelm Afeater. Aa to the auccess of the artists, they shared alike in the favor of the audlence, eacls carrying ofl & haudsome encore, Kellogg for the Yolonalse; Marie Roze, for the Gypsy song, although tho Romanza, ** Non conosu,'! deserved one also for the depth of fecling and tenderness with which it was sune; aod Cary, for her principal number, the Gavotte In the sccond act. The rest of the vast was effective. Karl was better than usual, acted with a good deal of &lru, and sang with good taste throughout. nly's resonant voica told with splendid effect, especially in tlie ensembles, and Gotlschalk, though riot at all surprising cither fu action or volee, fitted Into his part in such a manner na not to mar the performance, This evening that. old fayorite, “ Norma,” wiil be civen for the debut of Miss Nannfo Hart {n the title role. She will be assisted by Mias Montague as Adai- q:,c Graft na Polllone, Conly as Oroveso, and Witkic as Favio. ¥ ——— BEN WADE, Snecial Dienateh ta The Chicaan Tribune, CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 11.—From {ndications today it fa thought very improbable that the Iion. Bon Wade can recover. He has no appe- tite, his prostration continucs, and a low fever has sct lo. A decided clmnfie for the worac may be expected at almost any time, ——— THE STEPPING-STONE TO HEALTH. Tho scquisition of vital encrzy I8 the steppinge stone to heaitll. When the syaten: lacka vitality, tho various organs flag in “their duty, becoma chirontcally Ierezular, and discasc fa eventaalls In- stituted. “To prevent thix unbnnpy state of thinzs, the debilitated ryatem ehould bo hutlt up by the nne of thst inimitable tonic, Hostetter's Stomach Bisters, which invigorntes the digestive arzans, and fnsures the thorongh conversion of food into bluad ol a nourishing quallty. from whence evory e cle, nerve, and fbre aeqnire unwonted supplies of vigor, and the wholg wystcm exporicncen the bonn- fictal effect, Anpetito returns, the system fs re- freabed by healthfnl slumber, the nerves grow strong and calm, the despondency begotten of chronic indigeatlon and au_ wocertaln atats of licalth disappears, and that rallow sppearance of the akin peenliar to habitual invalids, and porsons deficient fn vital energy, Is replaced by & more be- coming tinge. ————— BUSINESS NOTICES. 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