, 1874-11-28

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| THE clTY.HALL.
Tho Wator Department yesterday reooivod
| s4,200 on water-ro,1ts.
Tho Committee on Judiciary meets at o'clock
Saturday afternoon in Aid. Richardson's office, in
Ashland Block
| John Alylan, Of Now Fort, Toronto, urites to
tho Clerk to nscortain tic whereabouts Of his
three brothers mud eistor, who. away back in
| 1867, wero living on Cnnal street.
Gen. shalcrs private office In the Fire-n1ar-
allal's headquarters III almost ready for occ,l-
! pancy. Aftor noxt wook tho General may 10
found thoro ready for buatnonB.
Tho dull timoa arc making sad havoc WITH the
saloon.kaepors. At prcsont there arc about 500
loBa saloons In the city than thoro wero at this
| timo Inst Jcar. Tho registry book exhibita IN
unAaual number OF licenses which havo changed
hanls. Tic Mayors police state that quite n
number l,avc packod up ti,nir bottles Of sour
mnah and closed up Hoop entirely.
Tho City Commiaslona1oa-thoy Of tho red.
funnel aspcct-aro in dlHtrcss about IN ordi-
na1ce passed. ut the last meeting Of the Common
Council, by WHICH they aro compelled to ,ray
| licolEo OF S12 per. year. Tho ordinance
proves to. bo stil! moro Objectionable.
! BY ita wording 1t includes all common carriers.
| oven tho delivery wagons of business houses not
| being excepted The Co1nniasionairea haya poti-
| toned tho Mayor and Common Council to reponl
SO unjust m ordinance. olty Attorney Ja.nieson
| promises 70 DRIFT Ill ordinance that will give
moro satisfaction. to auporsado tho present Quo.
cultural LnbororA' Union Of Great Drinu. yca-
tnr'lay callpd on Mayor Colvn. Mr. Taylor has
| lenn collecting statistics from nll pnrts Of
tho ,,ou, country. Ill.,. tt,'t IN any vay inter94t
loavos for Caua.ia this oy. ming, and after making
| At, extended tour tllrouchout tho PROVINCES ho
rnturna to England All through thin country he
ntatoa TINT iio laa found tho condition Of tho
lnboring caRH0B to be worry good iudCod and
mitch Dottor than ho had anticipated.
All hut eight of tho banks have now pad their
| personal taxes. Tho Union Trust Company,
| which ut f,st Refused to pay on account of q
change OF name. las obtained respite until
after tlIe monthly tncoting Of tho Directors In
tanned permission to wait until after tho aession
of tho Directors. while tho rest Of them promiso
| to pay from day to-day.
Tho Hoard Of Police and Fire Commissioners
mat Yesterday nftornoon for tho purpose of try
Ing several policemen. Ol1lcorB IL. Il. Artcl and
| Patrick Pigeon were up on ct,argoa for entering
plMcs vtIero Intoxicating liquors aro eod. Tho
| cnBo MAS continued for Que weok, and, IN tho
meantime, some aturtling dfBcloBurcH in tho Cot
tngo Grove Ayonue Station uro anticipated. Both
| thu oflicorH BEAR good characters, and seem to
think that tho charges are brought against them
| out Of pure epite. Consequently thoy Intend
! 10 show with what high hand things aro run in
thelr station. Tho story ia long one. seyeral
| threads Of which have been heard botose.
TIE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Tho Finance EuInTttco mot yesterday after
noon In tho Mayor'H office. presont, AID. Heath,
Quirk, and scfaffnor; ataent, Aid. Spalding and
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was Baveral petitions for damages resulting both
frona fire and by acciden. Tho amounts clai1ned
wero all small. and, rs tho Law Department did
not consider the city liable for aay one Of them,
for loc9' notices iu tho Staas. .zst,lng was audit
Cd aud ordered paid. As tho Committeos OF
tho Common Council arc nov about dis
solving tho Fnanco Committee do
serycu ,ear the, wsrnest commendation. No
its meetings, aud, athonGh some Of It's members
havo not attended promptly, they havo rarely, II
over latled to secure q quorum. The import
a'!ce Of auch committee cannot DO over-
estimated, especially when it iBune hat controls,
to grent extent, tho purse-striugs Of tho city.
TIE COMMITTEE on RAILROADS.
The COMMITTEE on Railroads mot yesterday
afternoon in tho City Clerks Office. Present,
Aid. Lengachor, Warren Richardson. and slous.
An orlinNnca providing for the right Ut way f.r
ho1se.ralIroad on Wabash avenue mat With
some opposition. because tho Company Has
merely designated as tho Wabash Avonus
mentioned Tie Chairman, Aid. Lengaclcr,
Thought that the names Of tlle etockliodess
ought to be given IN full. uo did not bolioys III
Granling a franchise to auv company for moro
matter Of spcc1i'ation, to bc bought and aold at
will. AID. Warren moved to lay tho ordinance
over for two weeks. The motion WAS seconded
by AID. Stout; AID. Richardson and Lengaclior
voting No. Ald: onllertoa.. who presented tho
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