, 1874-07-22

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The receipts in tie water-ottico yeHkorday
amounted to s2,5A.
Tho Mayor received tho following note yestor-
day from An anonymous correspondent:
CHICAGO July 90, 1875.
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violation Of tho ire ordinance. Tho attention Of tle
Warden and Fire Commissioners has been called
to this structure. and thus fer attention has been
givon It, As tho chief executive Of hrc Of tho city,
hex to ea yor attention to te m1es and to 5s
Of all. Very respectfully,
The Mayor Gent tile letter to tho Board Of Pub
lio Works after ho had nude tho following in
dorsoment:
DRAn s1n: Did you grant the Powers to alF. Gross.
or he allowed ID yioiuts the ordinance by the Gum
port. Yours truly, II, D. CoLv4N, Mayer.
A1s. prindiyllle returned tho uote with this
message, to tho Mayor:
DEAR SIN: No permit has been issued from this Of
i1ce to Mr araan to build wootea building within
beard Of u bcfors aud Will Aass Tho matter invest
gated. YouEa truly r. pH1sp1s1tIE.
Tho Sidewalk Inspector makes tho following
report to tho Board Of Public Works concern
ing tho sidewalks destroyed during the late fire
20, ,001 feet Of plank sidewalk, and 44G feet OF
stono sidewalk, at a total cost OF S18, $1,000.
Tho following permits woro yoHtorday taken
out for new buildings, Fleming Wilson, two
story and basemont brick, Gox33, on Park ave-
nue, near Oakley street; G. ?. Mckay, two
story aud basa1naut brick, On Adams straet, noar
Campbell avenue. Only throo permits for build
ings In the burnt district hayo yet been taken
out.
The Board of Public Works bayo sont in ro-
quest to Corporation. Counsel Norton asking him
to annul tho assossmentB for improvements OIL
Twenty-accond Atreet. Their action III 30 doing
Is based on tho expectation that that thorough
fare Will DO widened; In fact thoro is already
petition to that otToct In circulation among tho
property-loldors on tho stroot.
The Corporation Counsel holds TINT tho fire
ordinance, as passed BY the Cominon Council
nloulay evoning, is valid, notwithstanding tho
| objections entered by several Aldermen in ro-
| gard to its legality. This will 10 dampenor to
| certain Alderman who fought against, but
| voted for, tho ordinance.
Deforo tho Doard Of Police Commissioners
nothing Of much consequence WAS transacted.
A bill was brought in BY au expreHAIuan for haul
Ing coai on the night Of the fire. He was told to
reduce hB bill to s25,' which Ae did, aud it was
ordered paid. Many ANAL bi's moro also auditad
| by the Board.
THE HOARD or HEALTH.
a regular meeting Of tho Board Of Iloalth was
| bold yesterday afternoon. The full Board WAS
| not present, tho abHont Commissioners being
hleBsrs. Moore and Hooke.
| After tho 1oadiug OF tho minutes and tho
TRANSACTION OF unimportant businoss, Hcath-
Oficor 1icid called to, attention Of the Board to
tho fact that wagons were an absolute neces-
ty Tor tne n.y. OF ea from
had been conlelnnel was the insurlnG that they
could mover again fali into tho hutchora' lands.
The attempt had been made to tonder the con.
demned moat utterly unoatablo by saturating It
with carbolic acid, but Il WAS found that this
caused tic good 1neat in the vicinity to assumo
a carbollo flavor too. 11e introduced al otfor
from Mr. Dtannick to do the necessary removal
| otcondemnod meat for 50 . day, which was, Oh
molten, raferrcd to tho Sanitary Committee,
Tho Health Olilcor also stated that ono Of tho
rocont!y-appointod meat-inspoctors had, Oh tho
night Of his swoaing in, got drunk, aud behaved
In manner unbecomlug an officer. On notion
| tho n,attcr was roforre1 10 tho Committee oil
Sanitary Police.
Dr.. Miller called attention to tho fact that, In.
aamucL as tho practice OF medicine could bo
carried on by any QUO aud eycry ono at their op-
tiou. many Of tho medical certificates of tito