, 1874-03-20


you expect with heavy toams with which this
street IL continually throngod? Hoping this
communication may result III good to horBos in
particular, and buBinoBs in general, 7 am yours
truly, HUMANITY.
THE CITY HALL.
Tho City Collector took in $4,000 for taxos
yesterday.
The Collector OF tho Doard Of Public Works
received 81, CIT from water-rents aud 1914 from
miscellaneous aourcos.
The Dontd Of Public Works yesterday lot the
contract for tupairs anl hlsoratote in tho Eighth
Precinct Station to J. aud J. e. Lobstein+ for tho
au,n Of S1,885.
yesterday, having somewhat recovered from h's
l,idlsrosltion. 1Ia stated that lie Ind sighod
tho new Sunday ordinnuce, and that 1t had
boon sont to tho City Clerk for publication.
The City Treasurer rocoiyed from tho City
Collector yesterday for taxcH. etc., the Bnm Of
$1,000, and from the Collector Of the Board
{! sa5o9. nS1'' WORKS. on A's0oD' OF water FS"'S'
The MAYORS room in tho City Hall Ia to be
still further beausiflod, by putting down
a handsome Brussels carpet, while the secre-
tary'a office s to have l1ew oil-oloth. Tile Oity
Hall will soon be hardly recognizable by tho
visitors thereof previous to tho late alterations
and improvements.
Tho board of Public Works yesterday changed
tho oGice-ho1rs, as suggested by LIE TRIBUNE,
from to O'Clock continuously: Tho change
takoa place to-day, md the present hours will bo
great convenience to tllo public, and also to tho
employees Of the Doartl.
Aid. 1Ii2droth yostorday called upon tho Board
Of Public Works In behalf Of ono Of hs constit
uetita,-a Mr. Norris.-to obtain for him tho
right Of sprinklfng o certAin territory. It has
been the custom iu tho spring to divide tho city
trfffrfu ti1a i1apn In fA fiffs
fcrent contractors for stroot-sprinkllng. As tho
award had already been male, n1r. Norris waH
left out. bue the Board thought TINT, II lie
wished to buy wator from tho city, ho could do
80, aud got aH many customers us ho Gould. In
other words, thore will be 1io monopoly In streot-
sprinkliug this year
Judge Norton did not visit, the City Hall yea~
terday, owing to family aflliction. City Attorney
Jamiesou was particularly jubilaht over hia
sucoesa in the suit brought ~ Capt. Connott
given, against $40, 900 rlaitned. Jamioson says
fhat the city would have settled three yaata ago
for 1900, and that the former Law Departments
hid beon fighting OF tho trial Of the auit for
four yeara becatlss thoy were afraid ofit.
Tho Comnittoo on Looat Assessments met III
the City Clerks Office ~ Yesterday. Present
Tho tlme-honored application of Alr. Jamos
Hamilton for rebate of $702.40 on assessments
for crrbing, tlling, etc, on Ills lot on Michigan
street, west OF Clark, wns takon up. After read-
seemed to bofog The minds q tho Committee,
tho whole matter waa refoffod to the Board Of
Public Works, With request to hRve tho record
ready Monday afternoon, and tie Committee ad-
tournod until that timo.
Capt. Buckley states TINT ho saw Afr. J. 3.
Mohfullet, Yesterday aftegnoon and TINT the lat
City-fiall and said that 1t was pity that tho
mon should front tho ladios 80 badly; tint the
Captain replied, yos-that ii was Ahnme, but
that it was foolish Tor all nonsense. AIr. McAIul
there; and that Capt. Buckley was very busy at
tho time. and might not DO ablc to reoolloot tho
conversation. ~ REPLY to which Capt Buckley
states that ho will not 10 positive that he did
cause he was very long looking after his mon,
but TINT be has no recollection Of having seen
Alr. A1oMullon tnat evening. Mr. Mchlullon
stated to Capt: Buckley that ho did not toll pr.
Edwards that Duthley bud ahid TINT tho ladies
had no business IN tho City Hall. He Ind told
him TINT tho words wore that 1t WAS foolish or
nuhHonsicaf for the ladics to bo there. As tho
matter stnuls, it seamB to bo = question OF
yeraoity between Mr. MoMullen and DR.. Ed
wards.
The Mayor, Board Of Public Works, and Chief
Engineer will hold d consultation to-day as to
Ditch, That 1t liz d material daulage to the Cana1
IL ihdtsputable, aud tho only question to be Do
termned is whothort eau DO slmmarily damned
at the end near the Aux pia!ues River, leavlng
The remainder Of tho ditch to do Its proper work
of drainage, or whether 1t will bo nocossary to
dam it at the lowar end causing complete over
flow OF the lands adjoining, Tho first plan is, OF
course, to 10 preferred, but II tho rroperty-own-
perhaps they will like better to have their hay
meadows oyeraowod and reduced to their former
condition Of impaaaable marnhos.
The oitizons OF the southeastern part Of the
city. have long complained that in caso Of q fire
In that portion. Of the city, they were without
district. Tho Council Committee on Fire and
Wator, feeling that tho want is constantly
growing ono that should be attended to, and In
yiew Of the fact that the end Of the prosont
year, decided to visit some Of tho proposed To-
calltioa for an engino- house. OF tho Committed
thero wero proaeut Aid. Oorcoran, Foley, md
hlhhr. After looking at several sites. tho Com
1nittee decided that the most preferable ono, as
las paoo, between MalsteI street m ald M nmaraf{tl
can bo bought for $4,000.
Tho Council Committee on Streets and Alloys
tor the South Division vent on tour Of lnspoc-
ton yestorday TO tla southwestern portion Of
The city. There were present AID. Bchmidtz,
Foley, and Coey. THO proposed opening OF
Ashland avenue, from Archer avenue to the
canal, wss fiat discussed. and tho territory ex-
amlned that the opening would cover. klnlligau
street then received the attention OF the Com
11ittee. II soemB that this street IL Of little or
no use to the city, aud tho South aido 1tolling
Mills make proposition to the city thRt thoy
will build ateol-wira mill on the land occupied
by 1t II tho city will CLOSE up the street aud
give them the uao Of it., The Committee ar-
rived at no oonouaion, but took tho matter un-
der Adyisement.
The fact that Madison street bridge Ia in an uu-
safe condition, bas.des belng fur too narrow to
accommodate the great amount of traffic whloh
oroases heriyer at that point. lRs hoon far
tlms we'll known to tho Board Of Public Works
but tho enormous ooat involved In tn purchase