, 1874-01-16
agreoing to Walt, In oarriagos, tomorrow foro-
noon, provided Tho wonthor is not too cold, the
various localltiea whero it ia proposed to orect

the HoaloB.
City Collector Won Hoon stntos that tho moo
esBary booka for tho collection Of oty taxes will
not DO ready until about tho 9Th Of thls month.
Thefeloro tho Comptroller cannot dopcnd upon
this source FOR much assistance in raising the
$600,000 which falls duo OIL tho 1st Of February.
Corporation CounAol Norton has prepared hip
opinion upon tho yaldty OF tho utty'H contracts
with tho gas companeB, and will submit II to
the Common Council Monday oycning IIc tahea
Tho ground that no contract iH binding for over
ono year, and that, lH tho conlpnnlcu l,nvo no
vostod rights by which thoy nro gnarantoed tho
exclusive occupancy Of tho BtrcotH with thoir
gaH-mains, tho Common Council may grant 10
othof and competing companies the right to lay
other oneg.
Another contractor has come 10 grief through
tho rofnsai Of tho proaont Donrh of Police to
conHitlor themselves bound by tho ncsa Of their
ongravor, who hold contract for furnishing. Mt
03 conta aaoh, stars for policemons breasts. Hn
mado bis bargain with ,Haslburn and tho old
1'oerd but Meaafs. Nchns, Sheridan, aud Reno
etfoot upon ther. Now TINT tho Aimoe Troupe
has disappointed him, perhaps Mr.. A1oViokor
would talto sonlo Of A1r. Thayora auperluous
stars on his hands.
nE1ist WILL NOT 90 OUT.
Superintendent Rohm contomptuously donios
tho etnteuons Tint ho is to rcaign aud give place
to Hickey, to whom lie iHtvory, friendly, but In
whose behalt ho is not prepared to play 50 moan
a confidence game upon tho people of Chicago.
Mr.. Rehm aayB that i is almost ndspenaable to
tho eflleioncy OF tho Police Department that tho
o!,ioo Of Deputy Superintendent allould bo cro-
ated by tho Common Council md filled by aome
competent person. Under tho presont system,
tho Superintendent, being tho only responsible
oificor, ts compelled to ronafn III his office NIL
the tino In order to receive ind take action
J upon complaints from oitizona ut ntl ovontb,
such is hfr. nohms conception Of his dutica,
though he would yaatly prefer to got out on tlo
Deputy Superintendent would not only reliovo
him Of portion Of his Office labors, but could
alHo tako upon himHolf tho duty Of frequent
ylsttationa at tho vArous police-stationa, e soc
thinks tho efficiency Of tho Department would 10
groatly enhanced In manY other respects IL he
| could hayo Deputy.
THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS
| Tho Board OF Police and Fire Commissioners
hold meeting yesterday afternoon, FOR tho
! transaction Of business rortaintng to tho Fire
Department.. Commissioners Sheridan, nuno.
| aud AyArB were prasont.
Ono Mr. Hartko. WHO clain,od that lla "pbp"
wagon was run into by d tlre-ongue, Inst Sepscn1-
bor, whoreby Ills horse was diaabled for month,
aud mary customers were lost, was on hand with
Ills witnosaos to provo up his claim OF damages
IN tho sum Of s20o., But tho trouble with
they we're unable to toll what particular steamer
! 1t waB that cauBcd tho collision. II was going
80 fast they could not SEQ tho namo or number.
E1ro MnrShal DeunGr lad made dtlineuE inquiry
! on this subject, but mono OF the Aro1nen knew
| anything about it; at loast. mono OF them did
! tell. Wherefore, as Commissioner Sheridan
| aRgely observed, tho Board could not think Of
| such q thing us allowing tho o1aim. Therefore
Mr. Hartko WAS dismissed, his only consolation
| being that ho, II no one else. was cortnin that
his wagon Ind boan run into. 1t iB barely posai-
bio tint, when he soels redress in the courts, go
much stress will not bo laid upon tho particular
| namo or number Of the ongino OF destruction
| and TINT it will bo au[llcott for lin to provo
that htR property was actually damaged by APP
paratus belonging to tho Fire Department..
A communication was received from Dr.. Mil
| lor, Sanitary Superintendent, calling attention
to tho unsafe condition OF tho building known
aa tho "O1l st. JamoB Hotol" On South Ciark
| Htreot, now used aa tonemant house. It Ia old
| and dilapidatcd, tho walls being uneYon md
| cracked, aud in case Of fire breaking out grcat
loss Of ife must reAult. To permit II to bo oc-
eupied was to enlangor the lives Of many poo
pic. The Board was asked to condemn 1t as
| unfit for occupation. Tho matter was referred
| to Fire Marshal Bonner, with instructions to
| exasnine aid report to the Board.
| The following ordor Of tho Firo Marshal WIS
| approved by tho Board:
| On and after tha date, whenever tho Department
may be called out for r1 tho hose-cart Wiose alrn-
bcrs may obtain tho first rn Of tho hose around tho
trehyaraut, upon thotr arrival shall have possession
Of the saue unese otherwise ordered by the Firo Mar
ahal Assistant Fro arnha1s ard no 1ire-ourIuo
cured y their hose lcasls, without tlo orders Of tic
Fire Mnrsha or Assistant Fire Anrshals In no case
aal! tho hcSc-cart proceed 10 1re mora than 800 feet
III advance Of ths ongiuc. -