, 1874-07-04
THE CITY HALL.

To-day being tho Glorious Fourth, tue cit,
offices will, without exception, remain closed.
The Board Of Public Works will advertise
Monday for s,0oo,0 600 sewerage bricks.
The moneys collected by tho city ycaterda,
wero aa follows: City taxes, S21, 200; licenses
9s,7oo; water taxes. s2,oo2.o9.
1T was tho County Commissioners, and not the
County Agent, who declined to open Mayor Col
WINS letter asking for FREQ pass for Afr. Daley.
Sanitary Superintendent Miller, who has beon
afok OF the pleurisy for O week past, snys ho is
not going to figure In his weekly report this
timo, but. expects to bo ablo to read It az usual
noxt Monday afternoon. :.
The Water Department yesterday handed to
the Board Of Public Works their annual report
OF water atatiHtics for tho past year. which will
bo presented to tho Council Monday evening. .
Two handsome drinking fountains which lie
unemployed in tho Water Office, ought to bo set
up tn opposition to ths barrel Of tho Young
Mems christian Association, which l}as boooma
such popular institution.
Tho argument in tho North State street cases
has been postpoued until Monday, on account Of
the itlncsa OF Corporation Counsel Morton who.
though at hih office yesterday, waa in ANYTHING
but ut condition to undertake very heavy work.
Tho Pollce Board spent tho afternoon In try
with using his baton too frooly upon lie hoad Of Of
cltixon. At haIf-past o'clock the caso
promised fair to provo tnter1nflRbe.
John McAuley, ono Of the Eiro Wardens, will
probably be appointed on the detective force. 10
NJ tho vacancy caused by tho promotion Of De-
Unitod States aud city doteotive forcos. and baa
beou connected With police serYice Tor 1fteon
years.
:, The following building permits we're Issued BY
the Board OF Public Works yesterday; TO Peter
nllilor for d two-story franz building at No. 728
story aud basement briok. 100 1aot front by' 70
toot deep, at Nos. $50 to 6G5 inclusive, on Archer
avenue (; TO- Joseph Mowak, threo.atory and
basement brick. at No. 407 South Canal.
A. delegation Of residents Of Blue Island
eosaus oagd .A upon tho Board Of Public Works
finally decided to hold moeting ct halt-past 10
Tuesday morning At the onioe, tho Bosrd, to
be composed Of . committee selected by tho
fesidents Of Blue 1land avenue, tho Mayor, Tue
Morka. The viadnct question will then bo fully
discussed. eBpoca}ly with yiew Of finding out
what can be done in the way Of COMPELLING
tho railroad companies to act fmnodlatelY in the
Sullivan yesterday sent letters to tho different
railroad companies Interested, asking them TO
give definite anawer at their earliest posBible
convenience as to what action they intonded taxi
: AAk AuI4Ak LOLA tQWRENb EU6 construction Hf
aqueduots at Ashland avenue, Blue Island
avenue. and Milwaukee avenue.
The following general order was issued yester-
day from tbs othoo Of the General suporintend-
ent OF Police:
OFFICE OF GENERAL surEnM7Expxsr or po1,os,)
r,o,o-,, ou,a.ro.,a July 2, 1874. !
!: Capt. II. q. Hickey having been duly appointed
40 nepntJ superintendent Of Police, will report I'M
me4atoy u this Office for duty, and o will be respcc-
60 ana ooeSed Al such by al osahers and officers OF
>. ssrst samue1 A. Ellis. chiaf Of Detectives. Inv.
3ng eeon appointed Captain Of Police Of tie second
Precinct, r. vice sgt. NJ q. Hickey, hs viii enter Upon
hia ausy as such Captain Immediately and be viii be-
force. - "AA NAo14'S3' VI LILO
D. Tho Board Of Police havo also nppo,nto, ret.ct,v.
Joseph Il, Dixon and Patrouaan Michael 1sohoff w
se1geans q POLES. ssrst. Dixon Is hereby asa9ned
T. auty Of psteetyss It tns
hergeant Of tho second platoon IN liz Ghcaao 4ycnns
4. sefgt 4. Y. Hathaway IL hsro6y tranuferrcd from
tao sesond to the nrst plsoon IN le Chicago Avenue
snea Il enssgs saf u .sa 4 ahS.sSy st.yn as
,9%sns It tho 1ars.so sfost salsaon 9ce
Yesterday afternoon the Mayor was waited
upon By pretty -waiter-girl,- very protty wait
or-glrl, in fact,-who wanted tho rolease from tIe
brdewoll Of her alster, Mary rurdco, who war
@ aGnt shere t,so W Neehs ago for dsorlery conduct
once nct to rost the suspicious That have 6oen
aroused that the Mayor is in sympathy with TIC
!a,ger-beor lag, llehe., When the .girl ontoroi
tho e1presaman'a M proacnce hia oounta.
maud'in loyo which tho imaginative llthograplcr
has called forth in ILLS engraving. On tic con.
ttary, he lookod at the girl with moro than lis
usual severity, and when lor mission
dor adylhement for half an hour,
during which time tho pretty petitioner
"opt In the pasaageway, occasionally starting
~ tue wind bore from tho ,orth
glassos,. aud tho familiar sound Of stux il nr |
- xwlo " uttered In tho unotuous tones 0f an |
Alderman who WAS taking time by tho forelooE |
by setting them W In honor os tue day. after. |