, 1874-03-13
CITY AND COUNTY orFIcEs.

CITY AND COUNTY OFE1CES.
Tho Common Council will hold special meet
lug Ut 7:30 o'clock this oyoning. :
A meeting Of tho Committee on Judiciary Ia
called for o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Tho receipts for water-rents yesterday
amounted to "a, 180.27.
The City Collector took in tho aum Of s9,800
yesterday for taxes. 60
Tho Committee on Streets and Alloys Of tito
South Division will moot at o'clock thiH aftor-
noon.
The City Treasurer yostorday rcceived a17,a0n
from the City Collector, aud $4,000 from water-
rentH.
Dr., Ben G. Millor will examine tho candidates
for tho Police Department In two lotB-twcnty
Monday, aud tha remainder Wednesday.
Tho pay OF tho mombers of the Fire Insurance
Patrol Inns boen raised by tho Board OF Police
from 5000 to 81 900 per annll,u.
Tho County Court will not be ablo to move IT.
to tho now quarters on tho North Side Until nftor
tho County Commissioners shall have made an
appropriation for furniture, etc. The romoval,
weeks. Tho present quarters are beginning to
show signs OF general Insecurity. LasE Saturday.
during tito high wind, tho mortar Bifted down
continually, and every heavy gust shook tho
building 30 It could bo felt.
Tho Public Library will moyo to tic new
no OCCASION to close tho reading-room even for
| day. It will simply opcn in ono place ono day
| aud In the now rooms tho next. Mcssrg. Keen,
Cooke l. Co. hnye several thousand volumes
ready for delivery as soon as the roinoyal takos
| place, aud tho remainder are hurried forward
| from tho East and Europe
Tito progrcsa Of the tunnel under tile city haa
| boon somewhat delayed by bAd spot about LOU
| fcet from the Polk street shaft. THO briel-worh
over tho spot had boen completed, but yostetday
| there waB Oh irrnption Of sand und water from
| below, which will nGccssitato q considerable
amount mora Of work. Tt may DO necessary to
Bnk another shaft over tho spot, or to go around
| tho place. Tho City Engineer will mako explora-
| tionH In tho vicinity before going OIL with the
| work.
| The Board of Public Works held meeting
yesterday morning, ct which tho representatives ~.
| cago It Northwestern, and tho Columbus, Ohlca-
| 80 & Indiana Central Railroad Companies were
expected to bo present, to confer ou the question
| of yiaducts on milwaukee, avenue anti on ualsted
| street. Mono Of the principals wore present but
| Mr. Walker, representing tho Chicago. Danyillo
Il Vincennes. the milwaukee, Il Bt. Paul, and the
| Columbus, Chicago d Indiana Central Railroads.
appeared and stated that ho had tolograplod to
could be present, anu suggested tint meeting
| bn arranged at Il time wlou he could be there,
Mr.. Walker satd that Ills roals did not wish to
build hut two yiAluets thia summer. The roads
|
tho two which Wero desired first were selected
BY tho Board. Aid. Cleveland, 1Ioatl mud
White, with number of tho property -ownors
| interested, were present, aud MI Informal talk
| WAS indulged In, but no conclusion ronotau. An
otlor meeting will be held soon.
And now comes the City. Undertaken, COM
| plainiug to the Doard OF Iealth that ls oconpa-
| ton III gone, and that Lis contract profits llitn
| nothing. Since tho highly roptohonBib!o rrnG-
tiue OF vaccination has become 80 general, ha Aaa
had only ono amall.pox patient to bury, a'id ho
represents, that such state of affairs is unpro-
oadontod and preiultcial to tho interests Of a
buBinoAs Which may bo said to DO one OF tue few
absolutely essential pursuits Of this world. THIS
complaint illustrates a dlGerent phase. OF tue
old Froyerb which, in this instance, may ho read :
EVEN tho best OF winds bear III to some."
noAnD og POLICE.
The Board Of Police hold regular semi
woekly mooting yesterday aftornoon, President
sergt. Hood ,t ,u' WAS arrafgnod for lntoxicaton,
conduct uubecoming q pofico officer. and INIT
tonttou to duty, but at tho rogucst Of Mr. van
until Wednesday.
11ann to Holoot q man to be appointed oil the po,
lice foroe or fire department, tho room was iall
Of Aldermen, who annoyed tho Commissioners
With appeals TO give their fayorites position,
The There aee ilttoel, vacallcos on tho poomH m ans at
candidates WHO presented themselves, baokea "
III Alderman, were examined aB to their qltalttl.
cations. Mono woro rojeotod but they must 1l1i'
dereo physical examination boforo being ao'
copied.
George Adams and r. II. Stntphon. nipemar
and stok8r Of No. 81, wore roprinianded fo'
fighting: John Burke: driver OF No. !, whe
lad leon before the Board two or three times
was discharged for getting drunk, booomine dis
orderly, and driving too flst.
| 1sauE Or NoNDH.
Tho opinion Of the Corporation COUNSEL ha'
been asked upon matter Of considerable In