, 1874-05-01
TIE CITY HALL.

FOX d Howard propose to tho Board Of Public
Works to remove the water syphon from CHI
cago avenue and lay it at Twelfth street for
81 400, provided tho city pumps out the pipo and
mikes the connections o. D. Grcon ofrors to
do the came work for $3.50. The award has
not been mndo.
Tho city collections yesterday amounted to
8l2,031, aud the water-rcnta to 52,173
AID. Jonas. Of the Twentieth Ward, has con-
tributed $500 pounds Of crackers to tho reliof Of
tho sufferers by the Southern floods, and the
Illinois Central Railroad will transport them as
far ns Cairo, wheso It is believed arrangements
can DO made to havo them carried frao by steam
boat to thoir destination.
4 special mooting Of tha Board Of Health WIS
hold yesterday afternoon, for tho purpose OF ex-
mining candidates for positions us sanitary po
licotnen who had served tho probationary term
Of sixty days. DR.. Miller conducted the oxan!i-
nation, Which covered auch points ns reading,
writing, the topography of tue ward in which tic
candidate il on Duty and his vieWs Oh ll1igancoa
aud how tho came mny bo abated. They wero all
accepted.
Peter Downey, tho ecavengor contractor, will
commence work Tuesuav, aud dcsiroa that the
citizons should be informed tllut it is i1npcra-
tiyoly necessary that ashes and garbago should
DO placed wloro his mon cau get at thom.
Tho Committee on Streets aud Alleys, South
Division, held meeting yesterday afternoon to
consider tho rcnlouBtranco Of proporty-owners
against tho paving ot South Dearborn street be-
tween TAirtioth and Thirty third strcotB, because
thoy aro unable at tho prosont timo to pay for
tho improvement. Aftor somo discussion,
further consideration Of tho ,nattor was post
poncd for week.
The Board OF Public Works, on application,
yesterday granted permission to tho Chicago &
Alton Railroad Company to lay Telegraph oallo
ft,ro,, tho f11,,ra1 nt Arnt, hrsT
subject to such conditions ns may bo imposed by
tho Board. The cable will be used solely by tho
raiiroad company, md tho oxponse Of placing it
in postion,, including tho pumping out of tue
agrees to repair u1y dunass TINT may be done to
ailowa!ks or other property thnt NAV have to be
temporarily disturbed whllo the work IL proa-
ecuting.
Tho Board OF Public Works ycsterctay received
proposition from the propriotora Of tho Chi
cago Loud aud Oil Works, offering to deliver
sixty-fyo tons Of common umahn load at tha
Wutor-Workn 1T ao.55 por 100 pounds, cash on
delivery; thoy also offer to doliyor tho same
quantity at their factory, upon orders, at So rs
per 100 pounds, bills to bo returned at tho end
Of each month, and cash to be paid on the 18th
liver at onco sixty-tiyo tons Of refined Omaha
pig load ut Water-Woras at SG.75 per l00pounds,
or will dollyar it Us wnntod ut SG.95. A similar
| proposition waa received from Jalnos II. Hugl-
min, offering to furnish sixty-avo tons of pig
lead ut 51G1 por ton. Tho Board postponed
making tile award.
POLICE DEPARTMENT. ESTIMATES.
Tho annual estimates for tho rolico Depart
mont, nj prepared by General Superintendent
Rohm, Aro IA follown:
Salaries Of three Commissioners. s99oo. o.
Salaries OF three corks. 9,Gg0 .W
Salary Of General Superintendent. ......... 35oD 0d
Salary OF Deputy Superintendent. $500 o.
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