, 1874-09-22
TEE CITY-HALL,

TIE CITY-HALL.
The City Treasurer yeaterday rceeivol $12, GOO
from the City Collector mud 81 SEQ from tho
Water Department..
Tho Board OF Inspectors OF tho douao Of. Cor
rcction yesterday awarded to g. Il. Dyer l. Co.
tho contract for coal needed until Juno 1, 1876,
Tho contract calls for tho bost Star AIine VIII
mington coal at s4.2o per ton,
Tho Mayor yesterday listened to m unusual
number Of; applications for work and for Brido-
well pardons.' For applicants for work ho can
do but ltt!o, and for applicants for pardons ho
has tho power to do anything, but will not use Il
lavishly. Migrants aro about tho only olass of
criminals FOX. whom he has my sympathy. Ho
fails to SEQ tho proprioty OF Police Justices send
ing moro vagranta to tho nridewell.
The Board Of Public Works will to-day adyer-
tiso for bids for tho paving Of Bilver street and
OF tho Intersections on Fulton streot, Ycstcrday
morning bids for tho paving Of tho intersections
on Monroe street Toro opened but no contracts
that OF Mclean Bros, s1.10 per foot. Bids Tor Tor
tho planking Of Rundol place waro also opened.
Tho lowest bid ras L. Mason's, ho offering to do
tho work for 3l.15 per lnoal foot.
Commissioner Prindivillo. City Engineer Cles-
brough, and Atr. D: c. Crogior arc hard At work
preparing report On tho bids and planB of tho
proposed .water:wo at tho western end Of tho
land tunnel. They expect to complete their re-.
port by Tomorrow. As soon na completed tho
Bonra will hold d meeting for tho purpoao OF
awarding contrncts.
The Board Of Police and Firo Commissioners
met yoBlorlay afternoon in tho Fire -MarshuIa
o1lce. Several policemen charged with no,,-
payment Of just duos were told to pay up or
suffer Dismissal from tho force. Officer Drown
tho man who circulated falHo reports CONCERNING
sorgt o.Coanor. was dischargod. All tho
case Of ofilcor Moltas. charged with conduct uu-
becoming an officer. WAS continued for tho
purpoac Of hearing all tho evidence. Tha caso
ia ono which not only atects the official, but aso
tho chargos bo aubatantfnted he will certainly be-
Tho Committed on Fire and Water mot yester-
day afternoon iu the City Clerks oflco. They
recommended several ordinances which came up
bcforo tho Council last evening. AID. Bailey
calls a meeting OF tho Committee on Public
buildings for "Wednesday afternoon.
AS tho election approaches, many of tho A1dor-
men begin to tremblo in thoir boots. Usually
thoy haye worked Independently Of their COL
leagues, but latoly they havo bocon1o rory friend
y to thom. Thoy pair oG, aud, walking arm-in-
thick or thin. Thoir motto Is !: You tight tor no
this year, mud will fight for you next.
The city and county authortloa have improved
tho vacation IN tho courts to make thorough
and very tonoliclnl improvement in tho City
Hall building. Boil, tho Clerks Offices hayo
miuod in imitation Of walnacoating. The varl-
o.1a co,1rt-roonls have also boon recovered with
mating aud painted, and tho Steamboat =
ing apparatus, g'taas,a1 a,1 In tho most
esss s as &s &fssGs ss sss ass
beon varnshod and the benches painted. IL.
Judge Booths room the 1ury-box has been
changed 10 the aoutheast corner; and tho Judges
silo: skyllshta hsvo also been cut in tho rooms
Of Judges Gary, Tree, aud Farwel. Evidently
tie City Fathers intend to allow tho judges to
fight It out on this line for au indefinite time to
como. stu, tloy arc to bo thanked for small
which has boen lighted by Hlsylight viii 10 "a
leaky as sioyc tho coming winter
wApAAn AVENUE RAILROAD,
Aa sa fpsapg FIT Of tie South s1e
tation yesterday afternoon with several repre-
scntatives Of tho Ch,cago City Railway Compn-
ny. with roference to tho laying OF Btreet-ral-
way track on Wabash avonuo. Among tic gan
temaa tnn a. present wefo n1s Hitcheoe attorney
Mathew Lahin, aud Robert Ilill In tho ab.
sonee Of majority OF tho Commit
tee. whatever Was dono was Of courHa
informal to certain extent, out the discussion
may have baaring on future meotinge.
City. Attorney Jamloson represented tho Law
Department at tho conference, anl tho talk vas
principally between him aud Alr. Hitchcock, lie
subjoct boipg tho pending ordinance boforo tho
Common Council. which was drawn by Alr.Jamio-
son. and which, It appears, has tho aanotion Of
tho new Corporation Counsol,Judge Dlokey. This
ordinance 1i.uita tho existence of tho WI
bash avonuo track to ton years, ard
opposing, tho claim belug mauo by nlr. Hitc-
cock that tho act passed BY tho Legislature In
1867 allowed all extension OF niuety-nino years
on all NOW enterprises undertaken by tho COM
pany.- It would be ohcor folly to build aud equip
q 1oad on Wabash avonuo, aud h4vo ouly ton
years IN which to recover tho outlay. mr. Hitch.
cock mentioned Hoyoral iustancoa slnco 1865
where valuable franchises had boon granted TO
all tho companies by tho Council without
any Limitations bong specified. 10 thought
that uudor tho oumatauoes II would be unluat