, 1874-04-01

Tho City Treasurer, yesterday afternoon, re-
coived tic following sums OF money From City
Collector, S14, ,870.50; from Water Department,
e1,808.7G; from tux certificates, $4,000. Uo
paid out a168, 100 on city indebtedness. ),
Tho Board of Police and Fro Commissioners
met yoBtorday for tho transaction Of regular
b,1BncHs. Present: Commissioners Shoridnn,
Klokke, Reno, and Ayres. The only case worth
noticing wns the continued one OF Schaofor md
Murshow, foreman md pipeman OF No. Q. The
Board decided to fino Murshow five days pay for
1nsubordination, and Sohaofor was reduced to
pipeman for inoompetenoy. Aftor auditing sov-
oral bills that had boon accunaulating for some
time, tho Board adjourned.
Tie following wero the lowest bids mado nt
tho Office of tho Boart Of Public Works yester-
lny, for the work specified: For tho conBtrnc-
ton of sido-traoks, Thomns Kollpy, three feet in
width, II contB rer foot four foot, 90 conts six
feet 25 cents; blight feet, az oents; ton feet, 88
couts ia foot, 80 centB; fourteen feet, Al cents
sixtoon feet, 81 cents; md twenty-five feet, II
cents por foot. Flo will charge cents per foot
for hand-rails, aud conts per foot for each foot
in height over one standard foot. For scw-
eroge tsaing +oo etc. 2os IN MKoly Offered g
and n ono-horao tenn at do!lar ICES.
Frank Lyman olrorod to repair street lamps aud
signs at 40 cents oach. john Gair was willing
to furnish Jumps at s3.98 per lamp. Tho Union
Foundry offered lau,p.posts at s12 each. Tho
Uhicaao Gas and Coko COMPANY otrcred to con-
st,11ck communications with to rnnjns fnr Nort
and South Chicago at SIS each, Thoy would
have nothing to do with tho West sido.
Tho Joint meotirg Of railroad of1}cors nna
members OF tho Board Of Public Works, called
to consider tho viaduct question: was held veg
terday afternoon. Mr.. q. Walker, representing
the Chicago. Danvi!lc (; V,ncennoa, Chicago,
l. st. Paul Railroplg. was tLo only railroai n1an
.erescnt Snvara nroncrt .ho1Jn2s a,I III H.
members OF tlo Board Of public Works wore in in
nttan3ance. 49,
const,otin If v;enns nn Mt11aoe ANY "ia s, sio
isn5 avonnca> ''AA@>'190 @''A 1esA'
Mr. WnlEcr thonc}t Tint rndar tho ora,,a,oo
~ Ami, 1a7a hia rooIu 1ara ,,a+ oor,ro1ia1 -
construct the viadncts, because it provided that,
W1ere saiu atrnotufes crossed tho tracks Of other
Tay wng t. Gs 70 ht
the Northwestern Road raf,,snt tn have anvt1,inr
to do with tho matter at all, bocauso the Com.
mon Council had passed nj ordinance compel
ling them, or trying to compel them to build
lateral approaches to Baid yiaduots. The same
remark applied to tho Halstod stroot viaduct.
and 10 the mattor stood. They would DO par
feot}y willing to build tho HaBted street affair
If tho clause relative to lateral approaches were
stricken out. Tho roads' would not build OH the
N1l4HAAhee Af04Ab AAA AsSplAlue6 6LTGet ETQEH-
inge. They did not fool called upon to do so.
This Btatement on the part Of AIr. Walkor be-
got aome deHultory conversation.
Commissioner Prndiyille thought that the
roads would neyer put up the structures unless
actually compelled to do so.
Finally it was resolved to moot again some
| time this week, Tor the purpose of further oou-
sidor1ng tho matter.
t.. =, THE poAnD OF HEALTH.
- The regular wookly meeting OF tie Board Of
! Health Waa hold yesterday afternoon. March
| bills amounting to tho sum Of 910.230.78 werc
| audited, report on tho subject Of puerporal
| fever was presented BY tho Sanitary Commit
mltsee tof amohunlont;
intoudont. s was sadontoa '''o s''A'|"'' ''"p'''
Bt.t enacted, That after tho 18th day Of April. 1874
all llpcraons removing swu from liaterIca, or rofuss
IVY s4a to X ar v ~ ~ tno aaS ~ e
MjchInap within four miles Of tic shore III to south
direction ChirAVf