, 1874-02-07

Tho City Treasurer paid out about $4,000
yesterday i'll tho shape Of Haariea Of city officials.
Tho largest itom was $500 to tho Corporation
Counsel being his pay for tho month Of January.
Tho Committee OH Wharvos aud Public
Grounds WAS to layo hold u1eeting yesterday on
the Lake-Front question, but, nj the Corpora
tion Counsel, with whom the members desired to
confer was engaged in one Of tho courts, tho
Committee adjourned until A1onday at 3 u. M,
when 1t will meet tho railroad oflcinls and tho
Corporation Counsel.
Policeman Fisher, ,tof theiThirl Precinct, was
on trial before tho Board OF Police yesterday
afternoon, charged with neglect Of duty IN fail
lug to arrost O party Of thieves when his atton-
tiou was called to tho fact that they wore rob-
bing Htora near by. Ihe evidence fai1cd to
show any neglect on the officers part, and the
charges were dismissed.
Various Aldermen. who had voted for tile con-
frmntion Of LoriB VAIL, wore considerably dis
gusted yesterday at the call for special meeting
Of tue Council last evening, declaring TINT tho
city'B interests would not suffer by the retention
of 1Ir. Carter ono week longer III tho Board Of
Public Works, and tlat It was absurd to cal d
special meoti1,g on Mr. Wah1's ACCOUNT alouo.
TIE FULLERTON AVENUE SEWER.
Tho Board Of Public Works yesterday opened
the bids for the construction Of o conduit on
Fullerton avenue, connecting tho North Branch
OF the Chicago Rivor with Lake Michigan, for
tho purpose Of draining tho North Branch. This
| is tho SECOND aot OF propoaas received for this
ber on account Of their boing too high: The
| estimated cost Of tho work was 9480,000, of
| which s2oo, 600 .yas appropriated by tie, Com
| mon Council lust year. The conduit is
to 1s foot below tho strcct-grade. Its diameter
iB not ycr determined upon, but will be either 0
or u feet. The bids oponea yostertlay coyor
four distinct propositions, based, respectlvely,
fact that tho work il to bo divided into two sec
tons, the first, or western, being G,200 foot IL,
length, With an average depth OF excavation Of
2315 feet; the second, or 1ako section, 800 foet
n length, with NJ average excavation, Of
feet In tile two sections respectively,
There arc twenty-Boyon bidders, nearly NIL Of
them Chicago firms. Tnerc nre two who live in
Que in Iolvidero, III. The bids for Soc.
Of the twelye-toot conduit range from 927.d0 per
lnoal foot, by Johu Kolly, OF Chicago, to i378.50
by Q. D. Green; but tho lowest ayorngo bid for
tic two secttons j. that of Il: "; noyee : o..
ity Of Royce l. Co. The average oi
their. two bids for the entire work
s p91 shont asa eas $685. than n411onps q1o aWs
est bid last Decemhor: For Soc. l Of the
nino-foot conduit ltoyce 4, Co. wero tho lowest
bidders, their proposition being S22.5 and $780,
88 for tho two sections; total 265, Gal, or all ay
orago OF ,:24. IL per ]ucal foot. Tho highest Bit
is that Of .. Stuart, S45 aud $50 for tho two sec
tionB. 1t il considered practically settled thai
tile diameter Of the conduit will DO fixed at nine
feet, which is doomed sufficient for tho purpose
Of drainage. pumping engine will be locatod a
tho North Branch, driving nine- propolle
wheel in tho conduit, so TINT tho wator oan bt
forced either from the river to tho lake, or Vlcs
verua. Tho conduitwill have caracty sl!ficlen
to change the water in tho North Branch over,
thrty-six hours. Tho contract will not bl
awarded for several days, oh tho Board will re
quiro Home time in which to figure out tho bids
md sasisfy itself as to tue responsibility Of th
| bidders.