, 1874-04-28

Tho city collections deposited with the Treas
uror yesterday amounted to 511,873, and tho
water-ratos to sl,59l.
Tho Board Of Public Wor1ts will to-day adyor-
tisc for proposals for tho rebuilding Of tho hook
aud-ladder house at tho northeast corner Of
Washington and Franklin streets.
A mooting OF tho Council Oommi!too on Pub
lie Schools waa hold yesterday afternoon to con-
sider remonstrance Of otizons against tho
purchase OF lots for school purposes at
the corner of Garibaldi and Twenty-aoyanth
streets, owing to their near location
aro not close enough to tho contra Of the
district. AIr. Robinson represented tho petit
TONERS, and also spoke III behalf Of property
which he had to soil. inspectors Calkins and
Hing Of the Board OF Education, admittod TINT
q more suitable location for tho proposed school
could DO obtainod ut q creator cost, but the
Doard did not have enough mouoy to buy moro
available property. Aid schmitz. Alderman Of
tho ward IN which tho school will DO built, said
tho eigners Of the remouatranca lived q good
distance from the proposed site, md ho could
find no objeotors amoug those living in the i'm
modiato neighborhoo1. Tho Committee decided
to place tho rolnonstranco on flo and roreconl-
mond tho purchase Of tho lots at tho coruor Of
Garibaldi and Twenty-Heyentll Htroetg.
There is likely to bo some trouble over the
olty's contracts with tho Gas Companies az Cor
poration Counsel Norton,. and City Attorney
Jameson aro Of totally different opinions with
regard TO their legality. Tho Council Committee
on Gas-Llghts met yesterday afternoon, and
gave tho subject some attention. Tho City At
:. .noy was before tho Committee, and suited
TINT le beloved the gas contracts wero yalil,
and that ho would give wrltton opinion to that
effect 1t It wero desired lie Ind Ind no conYor-
and differed from the opinion oxproAsed
by that goutloman that tho city could not outor
into contract for moro than ono yoar, beclnao
tho appropriations woro made annunlly. The
Corporation Oounsol, through Ills assistant.
giyon, with tho statement thlt hee saw no valid
roason why Ae should change it In my partio-
ular, aud majority Of tho Committee 1naly
agreed to report resolution to tho Council to-
olaring tho gas contracts to be null and void, In
for the purpose OF having the Council ask tor IN
opinion from tho City Attorney, and from
prounont private lawyors who aro under
s!ooa to ontertain opposite ylows On tho question
for which they can l'o entered into. The Com-
uittee considered the proposition OF tho Giobo
Cas- Light Company OF BOSTON to put up gaAo-
limo lamps III the unlightod districts Of tho city,
on lye-yoar contraot, ut @95 por lump por year,
and, after listening to IN explanation Of tho sys-
tom by an agcut Of the Company. roforred tho
communication to the Corporation Counsel with
Instructions to draft au ordinance onbodying
tEou from tho American Gas-Lfght Company WIS
laid over temporarily. The opinlon Of tho Cor
poratiou Oolilsol ou AID. Mooros resolution with
regard to tue legality Of tho Gus Oompany's over
! charge Of s88, ,0o0 was asked for and the Com
mtteo adjourned.
HOARD or POLICE.
Tic Board mot aa usual yesterday for tho
transaction OF business connected with the po-
lloo Department. There wore present 0omnta-
siouora Sheridan, Klokke. and nono. superiu-
tendoat Rel4m reported 1oha Honaobusy ~ hRy.