, 1865-05-10
ECONOMY AND REFORM.
4 Few Recent Specimens OF 1t.

Au6 ulu AOuuC14 pcl0Ee Il EnGcu 1N career. per
formed sundry little acts, which deserve to be
specially mentioned, and placed to Its credit on
the score Of economy and reform. At the session
Of the evening Of April q, AID. Talcottfnroduced
aresolution allowing the Peoples Gas Light and
Coke Company forty per cent extra compensation
On their contract with the city for furnishing 1t
with light. Talcotts resolution Was engineered
through by large majority. It will abstract
several thousand dollars ont Of the City Treasury.
economy and reform.
On TIE same evening The FInance Committee re-
i've hundred aos1s
Sut tn wben sn 1o 5es
theis hands INTO the City Treasury and h1nded
him. This was liberal, 10 say the 1east With other
g YEA assS.y night April seth, the Council
and Sherman hotels, incurred by n:embera OF the
Legislature about the time they passed the Horse
Railway ninety-nine year charter
oS sS.Es e., GsGef blu w1s . s9 H. conns e, a.
x!H; the Council allowed Sa25; making
<1.l48 charged, and ta8o.75 allowed.
There must have been several barrels OF high
Wines consumed Oh that august oscaefon. There
wos al1o suspicious bill of hack hire, $132, ii.
lowed. The items, however, Of all three Of the
bills were suppressed. II wae not alleged that
gold At l3 or that it was framed the principles
Of economy and reform, Of which he has become
80 sudden and noisy an advocate.
Of $50 to each Of he copperhead Police jus
ices. We submit that this was llberal-w1th 9th
e peoples mooey-for such justice as those fnnc-
o.! 10 fhsl! customers saSine ihs p.st ysar: Asu
The resolution OF Alderman Woodman, backed
BY Alderman Himrod. giving the. Tunnel CON
ndns s on1
tHD totes Of passing, with Mayor standing
ready IN sign it II 1t had pissed.
Bat the old Council te dissolved by the statute
OF limitations, and the new one 1s installed IN it's
etead. At th first business meeting, Monday
night It voted gratuity Of 41,5o0 to the tunnel
contractors to assist them in launching their crlb
not deep enough to acat it. We had supposed
that The contractors were bouua by their contract
70 do thete own floating and launching. Aids.
edsocates for cutting down the price OF work 10
the gold basis Of 137 all voted for the gratuity,
which Was probably right, but slightly tncon-
:, By the way, We bare not yet heard thar Mr.
Gage has reduced the price of board, 1odg1pg and
liquor al hls hotel II correspond with gold at
but en the contsary 1t ts reported that he st1
adneres to the scale accepted when gold waa at
AI7 Eo1Es.-A collection OF petite'ol paint.
ines, ty Ruggles, Of New York, has juet been
placed in the store OF Julius Bauer, In the Opera
House building, which will we'll repay careful
study. They are called the ''Ruggles Gems,''
and are eminently worthy Of the name. They
embrace series or sketches, pretty wide in their
range, Landscape. lake and mnuutaIn scenery OF
America; American autumn scenery; Atlantic
rope !; views on The grand canal. Venice, &c.
THEY haye been brought hers by Mr.. H. D. Frye,
Jr.. Of New York, and will remain here for few
Days, q perhaps weeks In order to give our cit-
the works Of this artist, who, though but little
krown IN the Neet, has achieved high rsputa.
tfon IN The East, where the productions Of his
nous and scarcely qualified praise.
The paintings are> fauihesa IN outline and pro-
portion, bnt1t Is in their eo!orinc that RugEles
ee.r 1shoat I'll s1GaS f. i lesst toues y
enudinets. and delicate a. a down on a butteray's
wing. 1t Is difficult to find words 10 express The
On paper-they arg all on cardboard or French
drawing paper. His foreerounds are distinct
clear, VIVID resliies, while away In the din dis
De hs ni y ust
It is worthy of noIe too that there is .kfpping
The most subordinate objects are execnted with
rent. Abs soluts perfection bus been aimed at IN
eEtzy point, and II Is scarcely too much to say
that it has been obtained.
Is tsan ss dsai sahes to ssa Of 1s
tnis are small, II is true-mfnlatures IN factnut
none the ltss acceptable. Indeed, 1t, Is positive
relief to turn away ftom The numerous CANDY
'rapsdxions Of color on 10 mary square yards Of
.anyass, one 60 often encounters, to look on
paintings Of 20 unpretentou4, modest dimeRslons,
N which 80 much carefnl labor haA been expend-
ID snd SO much Of t1ue talent employed. The
paintings are all enclosed In neat walnut frames,
carved. We have not space In this
eFue to epeek OF theee "geme" Ia detail; we Will
probably refer 10 them more In cItenso IN day
u two.
Board OF POLICE CoxNIss1oSERs.-Ihe regu.
II semi-week1y meeting Of the Board Of POLES
was held on Tuesdy afternoon.
P1etcnt Commissioner John Wentworth In tue
hair, and Commissioner T, B. Brown.
Fire Marshal Q. P. Harris stated that the
.teamer EnteEprtse" Ia in disabled condition;
lasing b. oxen in two while going to the fto On
Monday night. BE did not ihink she was worth
il: nd ::1.iand Queen" ateamess W were In rather
pocr eonditon-belng nearly worn ont.
The fire Mafshal submitted to the Board an ea.
Innate Of the e1penses'of the Fire Dcpartmeutfof
he ensuing year, which the Secretary was re-
:.m,ned BY hin and submitted to the Common
Council for approval. The estimate embraces
he following ltems:
Expenses Of department for new bose, s1es,-
se 10 1egst,s Of Of h}aid9ss }.adip ,s11?@ former
graph, Is 900; total, sall, ,168s8. This estimate
nclares the cost Of four Lew steam fire engines
Heath 0f6cer charles Perry submitted to the
3os1a the following esgats ol the expenses Of
alsry Of Health Officer and assistants, t,010.
1t was ordered that the Health Odlcer be direct
ID to notify the Board Of Pnbnc Works Of the
condition Of ~hat is Known AZ the Scanlan Slough.
nd that the Board OF Public Works be requested
10 So rnaAw mil