, 1874-03-10

The smallpox patients, four in number, were
taken to the new hospital Sunday afternoon.
The Police and Fire Departments will bo paid
OF to-day, tho required being about 574, ,000
The mocting of tho Board of Public Works
with tue railroad officials relative to yiaducts has
been postponed until Thursday morning.
Tho City Collector tooli in yesterday tho sum
Of a19, 400 for tsxes. TLe paymorts wero oil i'll
ssnall amounts, being mRdo mostly oil residence
property by small owners
The work ut tho Illinois Rt.oet shaft Of tho
tunnel beneath tho oity las been complotot and
tho uusightly structure over tho shatt will be
removed. Tho Same will be the case at the
Franklin street shaft Homc day this weels.
Tho Collector of tho Board Of Public Works
received the sum Of. So l21 81 for Wntcr-rcutH
yesterday, and from miscellaneous sourccs
81 l,9a1.S2 milking u total Of f4,363.G9.
Tho City Treasurer recoycd yesterday the sum
OF 510, ,831 10 from the City Collector und S2 500
FROM the Collector of tile Doard OF Public Works
Oh account Of wator-ronts.
Tho Bonrd OF Public Works hold protracted
meeting Yesterday afternoon, tho Alayor anu
Corporltion Counsel attending. After q thor
ough CANVASS of tile lust aet Of bids FOR the Eull-
orton nvonue conduit, tho Doard decided to re-
advertise for proposals for constructing that
work.
Owing to tho agitation concerning the Council
meeting, mud the discussions OF tho Mayors i'll
tcntions, und ther owll Intentions, aud whit had
| better DO done gonora!ly, tho Committee meet-
ings yesterday excited liltlo attontiol, and wore
s!imly attou1ed. Tho Tiro and Water Commit
toe did not succeed in getting quorum to-
gothor.
Building permits wore Issued yesterday as fol-
lows j. @. Albums. four-story aud basement,
bricl 2815xa1 foot, Franklin stroot, ncar Midi
bon; ~. llaghitt. ti'ree-siosy and basement.
stone, 26xI4 ioet, No. 1918 Prairie ayeuuo Hen
ry Wusllnuaon, 0nn-story and basement, brick,
zlx30 feet, No. DAG North Clark street P. NJ.
6todlor, throo-story mud basement, brick. AUX
70 foot, Madison street. near Western avonuo.
Corporation Counao Norton gaye IN opinion
to tho Mayor yesterday, as to tho right Of the
| night. YLo opinion was in effect, that it was q
worry nco question, and ,sas open to several con-
/ strActions. Undor the circumstances .A[uyor
Colyin stated that lo should give tho Council
tho beuoilt of tho do,lbt aud should leavo tho
matter to tho decision Of tho Council when u.s.
| senbled.
Tho Illinois Il Michigan Cana1 having boan
opened Tor navigation for tho SEASON, the Caual
! Commissioners, MessrB. Joseph Utloy, II. e. AM
e,son aud ". n: nrninard Yesterday cent q,
and Public Works, Chief-Engineer Closbrougll,
md tho representatives Of tic day preBs OF this
! city to accompany thom OH ~ trip Of inspection
tomorrow weak. Tho small steamer Illinois Will
take tho party as far as Lockport, and thoy will
| return by rail.
The change in Office hours Of tho Board of
| Public Works, to tako effect on and after April
J. Ia not cnlcuRtcd to bo OF any great benefit to
the public or ut least tho hours ilayo little nd
vantage over those kept during the wiutar.. At
faet. almost all are ut leisure. .thero IL no in
| the ollioo Of tho Dunrl to attond to business
tint il, from moon until o'clock. II tho hours
woro made from . o'clock until T. continuous,