, 1874-06-05

| tho Qlcrk Of tho Board OF Public Worla, who
aonn COLLECTED from tho variouH nttaohoB of that
oflco a1B8. IN a fow days tho Bum total Of tho
subscription will be given.
Building pcrmlts we're iHsrod yesterday to II.
.. echiolotnen to construct a. throo-story brick
Atroott to ]. q. Olson to build two.Btory brick
house OH North Dearborn stroot, near eohiller !:
| to Jacob Kleinman to croot a tvo-story bricls
l,ousc at 4A North Wolls streot, md to Z. Hcmp-
two-story brick dwelling,
tst VS. Wor9 o =; move }oefe19y
Vokos. 3io heard that tho Finanoo Committee
wore about to Btriko out, at ono foil blow,
sa.,a m nppr,opria,tton Of so7,boo for . school
tloro ia anything that lioa uear tho Heart of tho
Alderman Of tho Bixtoonth Ward It is tho eroo-
tion OF this eohool-houso, mud tho idea That 1t
was to DO only On air-castlo vaa son,othing tho
to tho ooTptrollors Office ,at ratio Of
spoea To-, to bo =, envled by Weston, and
tlloy would Hpars that aohool-houso. Ills prayer
will con thoir books In $1,000 institution Of
learning.
THE FRANCE COMMITTEE.
Tho Council Committee on Finance held
nooting, aa usual, yostorday afternoon, in tho
guy Oomptrolor's ofioo., Thoy have at last
tlnishod with tho appropriations for tho Board Of
Ito ostmateS u to % 1,oard l Of Eancaton. Although
President King, without hlB affnbtlity, would no
longer be presdont K,ng atl tho cutting and
slashing. inlulgod in by tile Committee upon
Whon i tho '"tG APPROXIMATIONS % for lfi tko Board
q Education loft tic hands Of tic
Finance Committee last evoning thoy wero
tho comnittoo's inspection III tho morning. Tho
grontest itonl erased waB that for improvements
OF tho old Post.Oiiico Building. for Which tho
modest sum Of sioo,ooo was asked. This was
Committee nre working, It viii 10 a long timo
| before they aro done, and the Council will have
oorrospondingly short timo to deliberate on tho
matter.
coMurTEE ON rUD11u BUILDINGS.
The Committee or Public Duildinga and
Grounds mot at the City Hull yesterday after
noon.,, There woro ,ptosont, AID. Bailey, Cooy,
Schmitz, Heath, aud Brandt
A petition Of stono-cuttors asking for employ
mont on the pern,apent building WIS recom-
mo1sdGd to bo placed On file.
The question Of fitting up the old Post 0f1co
for tho use OF Tho courts WAS discussed briefly,
but tho mattor was postponed to allow the Com
tion. - go 49," ~ '' ~->''0>'
Tho resolution Of AID. Bailey and Richard
son authorizing tho advertisement for salo
Of tho city's half Of tho dobrIs OF the old
0ourt. House was discussed. AID: Bailey. shid
that IT the t1obriB was not boon sold 1t would all
be stolen. He had caught mon recently holping
themselves to tho iron. On motion, Il WAS do
cidea to roturn the resolution to tho Council
With recommendation.
Tho resolution Of Aid. Richardson asIdng for
the Boloot,on OF two architoots for tho new
Court House, Tas, on motion, held ovor until tho
Committee had tine to confer with the County
Committee OIL Public Buildings.
On motion, the petition for tho employment
Of tho Hohore Block for city purposes was placed
en- flle.
Tho Chairman read tho petition Of John q.
Schweizor, which ho pronounced to bo d valuable
addition to tho literature OF tho day. As specl
men Of persuasive eloquonce, 1t has not its eqnal
in petitions to any Common Council The fol-
lowing exordlm WIS read by The Chairman Of
tho Committee IN very fine style.
70 tho President and afenbers e5 the lizard y common
GrNrIr1Ea: Modern and ancient history, as woll
daity experience, demonstrate couchatvely TINT
great commercial centres are moro OF less visited by
welfare ana prosperity Of their inhabitants.
Extraordinary cases require extraordinary re1no-
s s ST. s %nd increasing to
hurricane, carried burning emlora aud oher iutaln-
nabe 1natorias distance, alghttng on ROOFS soing
That coafagrat,on destroyed in one day $500 600
Of er zns penns
and economy, result Of lie most logical caloa-
wo1nnn the inheritance Of father and grandfather, thu
bequess Of he poua and dovout Ill buried amidst
Cheap Insurance tho safety Of tho poor man, md
bonnttful supply Of water tho Lest security for In
The new rntentel watcr.pipo system, in connection
With eelfacting tanks cach floor patented March
~ le14l, and wtsh my tank, root. and gutter will
Hore the Committee woto ovorpowerca, and,
on motion, tho potition was placod on hle. Tho
meeting then adjourned.
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
The Common Council Committee on Judiciary
mot yesterday in tho Office Of the Chairman Of
Ill., to Committee a. A M in RlrS Ashald
sou, Oullerton, Campboll and Cannon.
Tho Committee have not met for a month. and a
great deal Of buainoas had been accommodating.
the first thing takon under confederation WIS
tho following order, introduced by Aid. Quitk,
onDEnEp, THAT the Board Of Public Works be, ana
proyement Of Streets and to inunr no expense for
tic property.hoidoFa Interested petition for such i'm
This Was approved, mud an order introduced
BY Aid. Jonas, directing tho Board of Pub
lie WorkB to hold sower contractors responsible
for nll work contracted for, WAS referred back,
which simply means it will not ba passed by the
Council.
Aid. Hilaroth's order to direct the Corporation
Council and tho City Attorney to report as to
the right Of tho Rolief and Aid Boolety to hold
money donated after tho great fro, and Of the
powor OF the City Comptroller to demand
It from them, was approved by tho
Committed. Tho request Of hfiss Gilbert, Of
New York, that 1900 books DO furnished by tho
city to tho Bridowell for the benefit Of tho in
natos was not viowed by tho Committee in
favorable light, aud they reported adversely to
granting It,
None Of tho Committee havo noticed tho evil
effects Of tying horse to lump post, so they
did not see any reason for Increasing the pen
atty for 30 doing from $40 to sl00 AID. Can
non aomo timo ago became convinced that
persons incarcorated In tho variona police
atntions Of the city did not ret q fair show for
bail, 10 he introduced on ordinance authorizing
Juaticos OF the Pence to take bail at police ath-
tionH. The roBt Of the Committee had whole
somo dread OF putting such power in the
| hands Of Banyon md oertaln other Justicos, aud
10 they reported adversely to It, An Invitation