, 1874-02-18
CITY AND COUNTY OFFICES.

CITY AND COUNTY OFFICES
Tho connection betweon the second and third
divisions OF the lake tunnel, under the cornor Of
Washington and franklin Btreete, has boon
made, thus completing, in ono continuous line,
ovor 5000 feot OF this enterprise.
Tho Treasurer yesterday received from tho
Collector 915 600. money collected from taxes.
Tho Collectors Office was throngod all day with
tax-paycrH, oagor to pay over to tho city thoir
Is mills on the dol1ar. Tic Collector and othor
officials were nearly dead with answering useless
questions and attending to tho collecting.
GOV. j. J. Bagloy, e. Rich, ]. III. Swift. and
O. T. Hills, q Committee appoln ted by tho Mich
igan Legislature to inspect tue various prison
systoms Of uoighboring statos yesterday morn
ing called on tho Mayor and paid their respects
They afterwards went out to the House OF Cor
loss mako favorable report Of it, for tho Bride-
woll enjoys the reputation OF being ono Of tho
best conducted and bost arranged prisons iu the
country. 1t IS worthy Of note that wo first bor-
rowed our idea from tho House OF Correction ut
Detroit and thon improved upon 1t.
Tho Board OF County Commissioners have
granted permission to tho It Yokefotlows, -
members Of tho Young Mons Christian Associa-
tion-to hold meetings in tho COUNTY Jail oyory
day, II thoy sec ht: Tho Sheriff says they
shall do nothing Of tho kind, AZ their presence
seriously intorferes with Ills business. Ho has
no objection to their singing and praying Sun-
day, and as lie LAS right, under tho law, to
exclude the whomBoever he chooses, he tntontls
preventing tho characterization which char
noterizod tho Deputy Shorf1fs and others aubso-:
quent to the prayor-lneoting recently held in the
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Board OF HoRlth convened in regular eeB-
sion yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock. Sanitary
Superintendent Miller presented d report con-
tanning the number Of deathB occurring in tho
city for the week ending Feb. II, which was ac-
oeptod. The total number Of deaths Is reported
to pe 11s, equally divided betwoen both sexes.
The ratio Of mortality was greatest In the Six
deaths occurred. -Four caaes Of s'nall'pox which
ended fatally, are reported and tho disappear
nnco Of tAiA disease is, III tho opinion Of the
Superintendent, due to the general system Of
vaccination enforced.
An ordinance for tho sanitary regulation Of
tenement and lodging houses, to be submitted
to tho Common Council at its next meeting, wes
read to tho Board aud after Boma slight amend-
ments, waa passed.
The smallpox hospital, 1t was reported, would
be completed and ready for occupation sntur-
day, and it waa resolved that the Finance Com
mittee should visit and inspect tho building
before it was accepted.
Mr.. McDermott presented bis credentials as
momber of tho Board, WAS duly qualified, aud
took his scat.
A number OF applications for positions on the
Sanitary Police-Force were received and ordered
to be fled.
A communication from G. z. FELTON,, Superin-
tandent Of the House of Correction, containing
Inspectors Of that institution in january urging
tho building OF wall around tho rcBt-houHe,
WAS presented, and referred to the Sanitary 6u-
perintendont With power to act.
The Board adjourned after tho transaction of
some further business Of an unimportant CHAR