, 1873-12-02
CITY AND: COUNTY OFFICES.

Deputy Olorls Of tho Criminal Court, Inns boon
rotaincd III TINT position by Mr. Doylo, and was
sworn in yeAtorday morning.
Tho Recorder OF Deeds began business yostcr-
day morning In Ills now quarters In tho Times
Building. What records tho county possesses
waro removed tAoro III couple Of oxprcBB
wagons.
Tho Sanitary Superintendent stated yoatordny
that thoro was slight increnao in tho number
Of houses infected with smallpox laat wcek, ns
compared with tho previous one. Tho deathB
wero ono less, mud ho thinks thero is no causo
for alnrm.
The Board of Public Works do not know when
work on tho Fullerton avenue eewcr will be
commenced. Only partial appropriation has
right Of tlio Board to let tho contract to con-
Htruct portion of the sewer. Money is scarce,
and thoy seem inclined to defer the work, be-
lieYing TINT wages will soon come down, and
that the sewer eau bo laid for much less than
the estimated coat.
Tho new County Treasurer, Il. D. Millor will
begin tho discharge of lta duties to-day. It iB
underatood that William Boyer, who has been
Cashier for geven years, will DO retained. The
clerical force Ii now small, aud no changes are
expected.
Dan oHara has not yet begun his dutios as
City, Treaaurcr. His bond has to bo approved
u
at least Thonaa Brennan, who has boon onl-
p1oyed in City Collector Won Hollon's office, will
bo tho Cashier. His place Ia to be filed by
brother Of Austin Doyle.
Thus oarly in tho soason tho employee Of the
Board Of Public Works In charge Of the fro
bor frozen Ho partially attributea this condi-
tion to the carolessnoss OF fromen, WHO, after
using them, do not sturn them OF tight" aud
tho consequence is that tho small amount OF
water allowed to riso in hylranta easily congeaB.
Ho also throws Bome blamo on tic street-
Bprinlslers.
Tho Clerk Of tho Circuit Court Of Cook County
ia required by law to report twice year the re-
coiptn Of tho office from fcns, and Ills expondi-
tnres. Yesterday, bfr. Jacob Gross, tho Clork
Of tho aboyo Court made his second report.
pail out about sl1 900, loaving to tic credit Of
tho county tho sum Of s1o, ,5s4.6l. Tho expenses
include tho BalarioB Of elevon assistants, ranging
from $1,000 to $4,000, and nearly $500 for tho
stationery ua1d.
Agrcnt many people supposed TINT tho re-
Gently olectcd city officers would talse charge Of
scquoutly quito crowd collected III and about
tho City Hall, to 300 aud hear, If possible. what
took place. They woro disappointed, however,
Mayor Colvin alone making liia appearances. aud
that ho would drop iu about noon and
supersodo Mr.. Bond, and several Aldermen
woro in tho Mayor'a, ofaco awaiting his
aftor being introduced ho shook hands with I'll
proneut. AID. Moore naked him If ho
had come with the tntontion Of put
ting tue "harness" on. "No," ho replied, NJ
want to learn something nbout tho programme
Bond retircs tonight, as understand 1t, mud
succeed lin, and will bo around in the morning
for business" Corporation Counsel Tuloy aud
Comptroller Burley entered tho oflco at this
juncturo, and general convoraatiou onsued,
informed aH to the customary method OF induct-
ing Mayor into Office. Subsequently, he had 4
private conversation with Comptroller hurley in
The little Office Of tho latter, and tinaly went
awny accompanied by J. L. 9. Forrest.
Tho Board Of Police mot at ha1f-pnst o'clock
Cleveland and Sheridan, Comlniasionor-oleot
Rono was among the spectators. After auditing
tho time rolls Of. tue F4ro and Police Depart
ments, tho Board adjourned. Commissioner
room, aud called Oh Acting Mayor bond, and
asked him II Rouo WINS not entitled to tako his
sent as Commissioner. Mr., Dopd thought he
WIS., Reno had boen elected to fill the unox-
piroa term 70, Of Mr.; brown 9nd nroypa term OK
bond and taka his soat. ills Rlr. Reno
aud ho then visited the City Clerks office
/ to get q certificate. Con. Hotchai6s received
them with smile, but told them ho could not
! issue commission, "a Mayor uolvin was not III
| the City Hail. Sheridan tried to convince him
ti1at the Mayors bill had nothing to do with it,
but Hotchkiss said it was uHelosa to ask for the
| commission; If the Mayor had notified him to
issue one it would be all right; i; but in the ab-
sencc Of inHtructiona he could NOT do 1t. Slori-
| dan became angry, mud told HotchkiHs if Ills
| term did not expiro next woelz, ho would havo
him imrcaclod for stubbornncss and refusing ia
ahoridal,'s threats, aud tho latter and Keno went
away disgusted.