, 1874-10-01
THE O1IE-aALL.

IAE O4A < -ta3ALLs
The City Treasurer yesterday received s4,145
on city tnxos, nad s., 1888 On water taxcs.
THO Ctr Collector yesterday received $4,000
oil city taxes, S7GD on licenacs, aud $l,97o on
Wator-,onts
Comptroller Hayes oxpccts to go to Now York
in Tho course OF 4 woek or two. II tho Council
orders him to ncgotiatc loan, ho will do 80 in
that city.
The Committee Oh Public Duillings uill meot
this afternoon in the City Clerls ofioo 1t 4
o'clock. Tho Committee on Finance will moot
at the Same tinao In tho Comptrollor's oflicc. 4
full attendance is roqucatod for hotl, Commit
toss, Is questions OF Importance wiu be dis
cusucd.
THO Board OF Public Works returned from
their vitit to Milwaukee lato yesterday after
noon. Thoy Tcro well received by thu citiznnH
Aills pumping-engno as well aH tho general plan
OF tho "atos-suppy.
Aid. Burdct:, OF Boston. yesterday called on
raroug CitY-I1all officials. Ho Interested linn
self iu Chicago's wator-supply, ta1es, and pro-
lection flonl fire, and cogtated long aud carnest
~ on City Government which required soyon-
tepn saloons, all in row, opposite its City,
Hall.
The police forco yesterday received orders from
heaAquartors to iuy aside thor nunmor clothing
and wear their regulation winter auita.
Tho Mayor yesterday received letter from T,
4. Mango, Of Augusta, On. from Tlsat parts Of
+ arc nto1sbo it. ~ thought ga, that
ineurace propoundcd by Commissioner shor-
idan a, Tow days ago. lIa staten that
III that city tho insurance companies recolyo M
annual income OF 5200,000 on. premiums alone,
age moro thau per cent OF that anlo1rt. From
thin ho argues thnt, ii City board OF Insurance
EAB organized to taho tho place OF tho insurance
conpanies tho city would naaao tho profits NOW
mado by tho insurance men. IhcBo profits
would onallo it to reduce the tnxca fully 80 per
cont.
Tho Board Of Public Works have commenced
laying tho water-pipcs provided for by tile ap-
preparation Of $500, 200 medo several weoks ago.
At present tho ~ork ID going on IN tho south
aud Caualport avonuo. To-day tho 8-lnol1 plpa
viii 10 ready, and the work will 10 completed aa
faat az possible.
Tho Mayor yesterday received a lcttor from
ttlrca fan..lica living ut 11olrosc larlonl County,
Wis., asking for aid They lost their all by tho
Chicago at tho timo Of tue great fro, they think
ChicaEo cut to recipEocnte tho favor. TlAo Mayer
has not 80. replied to them.
Mr. Porry, an agont OF ono OF the Montreal fro
lnaurance companies, had ionE intorHioU. With
tue Firo Marshal aud Commissioner 1leno
1GHtGTu1Y l0fGQOUQ. I1G Wan ltlutll3 EuulGEt.
ol with tho lire Department. Of the City Of Hon
troal, and explained tho workings OF the Fire
Department Of TINT city. lie says that thin
citJa 1ro-apparatnH III too heavy and clnn1s'ly
constructed. Every article, from tho onginos
down, ought to bo Of tho lel!test possible do
scrptlo,t. uo il a1l admlreF Of the Montreal sys-
| TEN, and finds many faults in The Chicago
| method Of doing busincas.
| N1r. J. I. Williams, representing tho Holly
Wator-Worss, yesterday called on tho ue*.!d q
Police and Mayor Colyiu. Flo ofrcra t. conatr1lct
llnl!y englnou In osthor division Of tho city 70
connect with our lreaont eyatom Of pipes, capa'
bio Of throwing wator higher tlan the stand-pipo
Of onr present Water oris. llo Is particularly
anxious to llaro tho onHiues located ut the west
| ond OF tho land tunnel and ho clnlnls
TINT tile cost Of constructing them will ho less
tllau tho cost OF erecting tho 6taud-pip nocca-
sary toonrpreaont plum. Yeutcrdny llo ,raa unab1o
to state tho exact cost OF m anEino capable OF
pumping 30,U00,b00 OF gallons daily but 1lo
promised, to telegraph imnsoasately to head
quArtoya to ascortain.