, 1874-01-13


! Cleveland, Mrs. Lott, and Mrs. &. ". White.
Tho noxt meeting In to be hold at ihe enmo plnco,
! l57l 1nainnn avonuo. Saturday afternoon, Jan.
] II, at o'clock.
THE CITY HALL.
nAon-srANps.
THO Superintendent Of Police received from
| tho Corporation Counsel, yostorday, m opinion
| wit, tofcronco TO- tho places whore haoIa arc
allowed to stand. Thoy cannot stop IN front
ut tlio Court l1ouso or on Clark street, between
| Adams and Inckson, nul jackson stroot. bo-
twcen Clark and Lnsalle, unlosH tho occupants
! OF the bulldinga grant tho drivers permission.
4 CHANGE OF HEART.
Commissioners lleno and Sheridan waitcd on
Mayor Co!yin In the morning, md urged lins to
rcnloyo Lull and appoint Hickey, but hc aEron.
noualy refusod. Lator In tho day he chaigad
| DIM was hnppy. In onae tho Council ratit1os tho
appointment Capt. Buckley will probably bo
tlnnsferred TO tho West sido, aud Hickey detail
| cd for duty at bis old station.
| CoLv1N ON h1H. MED1LLs LETTER.
Areporter oallod on Mayor 0olvin yesterday
tnorulng to learn what ho had to say about OK
Mayor Modill's aritiolsm Of hts inaugural moB-
| sRgo. His Honor stated TINT lo Ind not yot
time to lool ut tho newspapers until evening;
1n tho afternoon ho aud TINT Mr.. hEodill could
| not hive known OF Mr.. Gago's dofalcation or ho
would not have stated TINT tloro were 81, 100000
Il
llttlo over s0O0.oo0 That ho considered q sull-
| olont answer to tue Bsricturea OF Mr. Modl1l.
LuLL8 REMOVAL.
Tho Captain Of tho bocond Police District ro-
cciyct tic following communication yesterday
! afternoon:
Louis j. Lau, Captain Second District:
ron dtc horeby Notified that. by virtue Of tho power
remove you from o!co rs pollco Captain of tho CITY Of
ullcago. Respectfully. II. D. Co1vla, Mayor.
Tho removal takes effect Immediately, aud a
Sergeant will bo detailed to-day to act until ok
Capt. Hlokoy or Houlo otlor aspiraut Ia CONFIRMED
| by the Council.
| THE GAS CONTRACT. ..
! Tho Corporation Counsel denies that lie l,ns
| doci led TINT tho city cannot lawfully mako q
contract with the 0as Companies for longer
| pcriod thnn QUO yenr. His opinion as to tho va
outatfon III tho Council, but, ct tho Mayors ro-
quest, It will not be submitted until Monday
night. WHAT conclusions ho has reached, Judge
Norton will not etato, aa ho oonstdors the publ.
! cation Of his views before tho Aldermen aro
nlado acquainted With them, to be improper.
PRESENT Youn oLArMs.
| The Mayor requested tho reporters to publish
| tho following:
All persons hsving claims ngainst tho City Of Chi.
| cNgo. whether tho sane are now l'ending IN the
in writing, to the City Attorney, who has baen ILL.,
atructed to present item to the Comptroller for ne
@ sooa Wy tho oy u Chicago Should not
tions a,il, 10 that eud It Is my determination iar
as 1t lies Iii my power, 10 laru nil lenanls against the
city fairly bui honestly investigated and when found
II. D. CoLy1N, Mayor.
! THE FULLERTON AVENUE BEwER,
Two Of tho contractors who put In the lowest
bids for constructing the Fullerton avenue coli
dult callod on tho Board of Public Works. Quo
of them said ho was prepared to so on with tho
was awarded hin. rho other doaired to WITH
draw his lid. After. sono tnlLs among thon-
solven, the Commissioners decided TO reject nil
tho bids made. Commissioner prindlyiilo In
tends getting up plans for M . u aoWor M which VII 1!
forty:oight hours. Tho tnnnni alreaay planned
would do 1t III twenty hours. The Board are
anxious to savc 100000, tho difference in tho
cost Of a twolve-foot aud nino-foot sowor, if
tile cleansing Of tho river eau he done ns vol by
| tlle Htnailar conduit. They will advertise for
bids for both 1nrgo mud a small sewer, md then
| decide which ono win bo constructed.
THE nnIpEwELL.
| moot tho Inspectors Of thss1louso of Correction
at tho institution Wednesday morning. Aid.
White, Chairman' Of tho Committee; hns d
/ scheme which ho ts wording hartl to havo
grades according to the crimos thoy have COM
mittel, and keep cnch Erado aeparalo. By this
plan old criminals and noyices would not asso-
ciate together, and tho hitter bo benefited by
vicious. It appears that tho Commissioners had
empowered Mr. FELTON,, tho Superintendent. to
! purchase tho provisions, while tho law requires
lhom to do it., This is Questionable to sone Of
the Committee, aud, although they do not auos-
| tion alr. Feltou's probity, they will probably
make an oilort to change tho programme, Tho
objoot Of tho Committees visit to the Dridowol
| il to examine tho books and gathcr facts for o
| report to tho Council.
The Mayor matlo up his mind yesterday after
! noon al to whom he would appoint to succeed
| Commissioner Carter, Of the Donrl Of Pub
| llo Works. Ills collection ig Louis Wnhl.
When it t. became kn9wn 7an among As tho a A. J.
Hall, much discussion took place. Philip Conley
was here, looking sad. hut sayinE nothing. He
did not Gull on Ills Honor. About o'clock it
was rumerod that Capt Lull haa been :, /! removed
cy. This explained Wahl's nomination to tho
knowing ones, who, asserted that ''awap" had
boon made to unto tho Germans aud Irish. Tho
\ Mayors renson for appointing A1r. Wahl, is said
talk to In thor own langaage when they 80 to
the Board for anything. 1t was generally con-
codel that Alr. Wahl would 10 confirmed as he
is good and capable man not so with Hickey.
keeping until tho now Sunday ordinance Is
paAEed. IF that COOS through tho Council,
llickey's chances of confirmation will bo good
otherwise condition will probably defeat lin. :.
! GENERAL NEWS.
A fire broke out about halt-paBt voatordny
| afternoon in the barbor-shop No. 12a lnlstcd
street. 1t wnB extinguishod by Officer Flynn,
and caused but little damage.
Yesterday tho two-story brick building on tho
corner Of West Eria strooe and milwaukee, ave.
nuo known aH tho Englno-uouBo Police Stallion,
was oponod by tho 1lelicf aud Aid Society as
those enforced in the clearinghouse on tho cor.
nor OF Clark md Harrlaon 6troets.
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