, 1874-07-02
CITY AND COUNTY OFFICES.

CITY AND COUNTY OFFICES.
Tho Committee OIL Mnrkess will hold meet
Ing at o'clock this afternoon in the City Clerks
Office.
The list Of Slate and County dolnqucnts will
be advertised about the 23d inst.
Tho county paid in New York yesterday tho
sum Of 42l2,0U0 OIL bonds aud other iudabtcd-
ucsa
Tho County Troaauror will apply for Judgment
against tho city delinquent Taxpayers in the July
torn OF tho Circuit Court, which begins next
Monday.
Tho County Clerk has begun work on the de-
linquont city tax-list. He wishes 1t known that
as all his clcrkslips are occupied, further apple
cation will be uuayaing.
Tie County Cerk will begin work on tho
county delinquent taxes at about the ond Of the
mouth.
Tho following collections were made yoster-
day: City taxea, S11,500; licenses, $1,000 /;
water taxes, 43,61G.
Judge Norton was very. sick yesterday, mud
altogether. tloalac.tatcd for attending to Lis
duties in the Law Department.
Fvo prisoners wero shipped yesterday from
tho Jail to the Bridowoll, and in q dny OF two
throo more will he sont to tho Reform School,
4nu oiG0tGen 20 tAG IehlLGnt1nrTs
The contractors lave mat1o arrangements to
have the fnal opaning OF the new tunnel take
place OIL the glorious Fourth.
Charles 0. Shay. the First Assistant Engineer
OF tho New York Fire Department. upon whom
dovolveh the responsibility OF the Fire-A1arshal
In tue abHoGco III tho latter. arrived IN town yer
torday, aud in tile course Of te afternoon regis.
tered ut the Chicago Flre-Marshals oIlicc.
The Doarl OF Police held meeting Yesterday
afternoon. but did nothing further than auuit
tho monthly pay-rolls Of the fire and polica
forces.
The City Attorney was engaged yesterday in
defending the suit Of O'Mal!ey w. City of Cllica-
60, In Which complainant Heeks $5 100 damages
for broken leg alleged to have boon caused in
1873 by defective sidewalks OIL Crosble street,
The following building permits were isHued by
the Bond OF Public Works. yesterday: 10 Mrs.
j. L. Smith. for two-etory md basement brlcEi
on Sonth Paoria, near Harrison street, ind to
c. g. L. Meyor for tvc-Btary brick, of lD0 feet
front aud 10s foet donth, on tile north pier of
tho Chicago Dock Company and North Water
street.
County Commissioners Dogue, Jones. Cloug!,,
and Ashton, special committee appointed for
the purpose. visited the County ASYLUM yoater-
day. to look into the question OF the light OF way
OF the Chicago Il paciiic hallway OH q corner Of
the grounds Of the asylum. The running Of the
road over tho asylum grounds will diminish tl,cir
isromodiable damage. The Committee have not
yet nade thor report, but, When made. IL will
probably be in favor OF the railroad.
blr. @. 3. Hubbard ia building on Wabaal,
euoaue very handsome barn, which he iutolldA
to ba IN addition to tho beauty Of the noiglhor-
hood. Upon the top OF the square roof La IL
erecting woodou cupola, finished or with ha,ltl-
aome cnrnioeH, which the officer whose duty 1t Is
to lo0k after such things thinks it violation
Of the tro-ordinalcu. This Law Department wors
rs they indorscd tho otlcer's opinion, Afr. Hub
bard has boon ordered to content h,nlnaIf With q
burn minus tho cup0la.
Tho new County Ltconae law came into effect
yesterday. The main point Ia which it differs
from the previous act i contained In Soc. 3.
Which provides that ";ri'e County Hoarda of
each county may grant l!causcB to koop 10 many
dram-ahors lit their county ~ they 1nny think
tho public good rouulcB upon the application By
petition Of the maj"rity ot tue loeal voters Of
tAo town, upon tile Payment lns0 the County
Treasury OF Huch Bum Az the Board nnY require,
mot less than $50 nor moro than $500 Tor oacIl
licenso,-and upon compliance with the provis-
ions Of this act Tro0ided, such Bonrd shall not
llyo power to iHsle my license to keop any
tltatn-s'op M any Incorporated city. town, or yl-
corporate authorities have authority tn IicenBo,
regulate, restrain, or prohibit the sAIe of liquors.
or In any place whore tho sale Of intoxleating
lqnora III prohibited by law"
Mr. Hayes aays Tint ho Htill thinks, with tlla
Mayor, that thu Appropriation bill was Mrgely
excessive; TINT It ought not to hayo amounted
to moro thau would layo boon covered by uu
asHoasment Of ID mills. Tho toadeucy OF tho
lavish outlay will bo Injurious to lilo u;tyu credit
III capitalists look into aucl, things oloHoly. Al
tho saElo timo, lo thought it Would bo VOL to
mnko t!!o best Of IT a!'t tlat capitalists who
generally know tho difficulty OF controlling ap-
proprintionK, would maEo Nil charitable allow
anco. Tho Comptroller stated thur ho l,ad no.
tcod eotuo of tho papors. in their report Of tl,o
Council proceedings Of Tuoa.luy eyoitng, m!do
tho Mayor say ti.at ho (the Comptrollor would
romattl iii o.&ico il lg aaAry was inc1oagad, In
conversation tho Mayor stated that s,lch wore
not hin words. The Comptroller had always hold
that the increase of tho salary would havo notl,-
ing to do with hiA retention OF tho otee, and tlo
noH felt tho aamQ Way. Io did not foul under