, 1874-09-13

! Tho City Collector yesterday received s13, 900
on city taxes.
Yesterday WAS police and hremen's payday.
In this manner $4,000 was expended.
The Board of Public Works announce TINT
Lake street bridge will remain open for repairs
for three days, beginning Monday.
| Tho City Collector states that on and after
| Monday tax sales will proceed with moro dis
| patch than they have hitherto. He thinks he
! has given all who wish to pay up 3 good fair
show, and now intends to close down on those
who try to avoid paying taxes.
EsThe Board Of Public Works will advertise
Monday morning for the construction OF IS, IT'S
feet Of brick and pipe sewer in various parts of
the city. The liat has not yet been prepared.
Nj. Barney G. Caulfed was yesterday en-
deagorlng to persuade the Mayor to turn over all
the fines of keepers and inmates OF brothels to
tho Erring Women's Refuge aud the House Of
the Good Shepherd. At present, such persons,
when arrested. are booked as disorde1ly aad ns
the statute covers only tho charges OF being
keepers or inmates of houses Of i!I-famo, the
fines are thus turned into the City Treasury in
stead OF the above, mentioned institutions. At
present the statute is dead letter, but Mr-
taulield is determined to have it enforced
4 few days ago, George Bgeiov, in behalf Of
ull1sEu auu otuClb Ou I1o lu0 VI e1teOS1CH OF
Dearborn street, asked the Board OF Public
Works to countenance thoir action IT. laying curb
Walls and IN other ways laying out tho street.
The Board, not daring to act by itself on such
question. requested the opinion OF the Corpora
tiou Council IN the mstter. The following Il the
reply:
GENTLEMEN: understand ttst the property for
the extension Of Dearborn street has been condemned
and Commissioners appointed to make assessment
OF benefit. Under these circumstances, lata owners
run no risk in building curl-wals ETC. There czn be
no dedication. By 30 doing, after condemnation.
FRANK ADANs, Assistant Corporation Counsel
The contract for the construction Of sewerage
which tho bankrupt firm OF Dono.Lue i Don
ovan failed to complete has been awarded to
Michael Hallinan. the next lowest bidder. An |
agreement drawn up bv tho City Attorney Was
signed yesterday by tho bondsmen OF Donovan, |
BY which thev are to carry out the work unit! it |
is finished The difference in cost is about $500. |
but this is entirely covered by the Is per cent
Which the Comptroller retains on the work al
ready completed. As get, tho man Donovan has
failed to pay off his laDorers-
The maps Of the water-sapply in the city,
on which Davenport and Str1ppaiman hayo boon
at work for over month, have at inst been
completed. The map is very neat in appear-
ance, giving the size OF the pipe, location Of
engtne-houses. polico-stat1ons. 6re-slarm boxes.
aud dre-hydrants- copy will be placed in each
wishing to investigate how his homo is protected
from fire may do go By calling there.
The Board OF Police and Fire Commissioners
held regular meeting yesterday afternoon.
The case of Officer Carlin, charged with
burglary, was continued By request for one week
Tho Board then listened to thelengthy and long
drawn out argument Of various agents, soliciting
orders for hose. Mr. Reno WAS forced to ac-
knowledge that they were slightly worse THAI
The reporters, and almost As bad as the Commits
sioners-
Another fre-engine trial viii take pl.ce Tues
lay morning at tue corner Of Michigan avenue
md Madison street At this trial the celebrated
,ther first class makes will compete. The Fire
Marshal hns had cistcrn, 10 feet in diameter,
constructed for the purpose OF supplying the
sngines with = full head Of water. The trial
si1l bo the most varied OF any that has yet taken
olace.