, 1874-05-16


In udlnt1atod currency. When she donned hor
told folks p costume Thursday night In hor
drpssing-room at McCormioli's MuAin. Hall nhe
had II LEI: possession two ?ooket'o,ooAa. I, which
anoeI sho,d1d not notice until yoaterday morn
Ing that both pooket-books wore gone, and there
fore has I'D aefhlte idea ~: to whether II was
oaae of robbery n he dFess'ng .fo9m, poclt:et
her roouf The 0nly thing aho Ia morally certain
offs that she Is s16o short. =. -. r..
>;:*' THE CITY HALL. ''- ~:
The expenses Of tho Fire Department for the
first month Of the flsod year we're little over:
~oot4ou :"-, ~. ..o.,' = ;, -; :
i: During tho past two days tho Comptroller has
sent over 5000, 900 to New York to be applied on
account OF city loans. An additional large
amount will be sent on tomorrow or Monday.
Twonty-three proposals wefo yoaterday opened
By the Board Of Public Works fors the oonstrao-
tion Of q hook-ana: ladder house at the corner Of
Washington and Franklin streets, but no award
was made The lowest combined bid WAS ee 1893:
/ Tho contract for paving the Intersections OF
Dlue| Island avenue Mas awarded to tho Bean
Bros. .....,..,,.,..........
THE delinquent tax.liss Of 1879 WAS handod
over to tho County Treasurer by the. City COL
lector at = late hour last night. No footings
havot been made, but It is es.inlated that fully
thirds OF tho ontire list which amounts to
sA,783, 458.78, arc delinquent. ,Tweuty per cont
I additional will be added this morning on the
cortitioatoa for. tho 1879 taxes :.
Tho Police Board met yesterday afternoon, and
| dismisaed ohnrgos againat Patrolmen Dantel
Lynuh and Charles.L; Tate, who we're complained
abie time. There was no prosecution hence
| tho dismissal. The hearing Of similar charges
| against Patrolman William Q. 1linler was post
ponel until the 18TH. Patro11nau Daniol G.
Kiordan, charged with tho maltrentmcnt Of
oistzen:. was exonerated, md the Board ad-
After several ycara Of pnticnt study In modi-
enet strgery and kindred biarel.ns Of ,seie.,ee,
| Of his vaulting ambition. At hts own request, bio
was yesterday anpointed q special policeman by
the board sfs Palleo, ;ana wll pndoaktedly exei-
s of 'ahs aoSsn es iaass r. ss
| is an exceedingly muscular and foarloss phyei-
/ oias,, violators Of the Health ordinance should
| bo on the lookout for him
"A delegation Of .ovor h{ty mon and women.
brops On N1fa cty ea.s ga
! day afternoon, for tho purpose Of entering .
| protest with this Committee on Streets md
Alleys. North Division, against the widening OF
State street, from, Chicago. avenue north, for
| which an assessment has alroadY boon mado by
| thu Board Of Public orls.- A. majority of the
Committee was present, aud tho complaints Of:
tho tpeople were patiently lis:anea to. It
! was |oonoiuaiycly2 shown that sthere was not
tho slightqkt.' necessity >for III tue sproposed
| Improvement, that the people, without single
EXCEPTION did not desire It, and that the aasosa-
;menf esaa out Of, I'LL proportion TO athe honefts
! expontod to be conferred. In many cases Tho
would bring In markets,"a property two and
tlroh blocks cast Of, State street had been onor-
4 mously .taxed for az improvement u which the
owntrs'wer not at all lntereatod.' In WOW Of
| An6 "a ~.
holdera are mparntivoly moor md utterly 1lT-
ablol to pay tito nasessment,s ths uomn1itteo
IT. unanlmously dcoided to. .rcoommond; to arc
Il Council that tic street. .bo not wideued.. 1'
Ia, . THE LAKE 'FRONT.' -
The sOommlttoea:o on 'Wharyos and. !: Public
Grounds met. yesterday AFTERNOON to try onoe
rofoFenca e tie sae Of the lae front properly Ms
AID. Jonas: Caunon; and T. 7. Bailey we're prea.
ent, and Aid. Mooro aud ;5chnlitz we're absent,
TheEo was q title talh over tho like front mat.
/ bis previous position that the Common Uouncii
until 1.-THE question OF tho = oitys .title
in, aud right, 'to, eell, thoe:preperty is
usnal ara for selling anyhow. tito or no tttlo,
ahd Judge .Drummonda injunction to the con:
trary notwithstanding. Accordingly they agreed
to. present report accommodating that the
made Thoy count on Aid. Selmitz to Join Ia
i this recommendation. AID Jonas refused to
concur, and Aid. Moore, will undoubtedly do
the zane, and tho two viii doubt
uasnqing that the legal points in tho case
for snle. Both aid. Jones and Moore< believe
III es nooyy asy 5 aTo1 " sy sG s bs
10 Questionable title as tue city can now give.
Tho plan Of s!,bd!ylslon adopted BY the majority
uJh nEGu In rnG iF1fn 1kr17
foet., with an, alloy running north, and south
from Randolph TO hIonroe-stroot; a strool
called. Lake Front-avenuo .is laid ou1
son stresta, ~ snensS-ai9 besneea ~esietn% a9
Madison, and thirty-two nbetween Madison 'auc
Monroe. All theae stractB will 30 extended
through to Lako: Trout avenue and tho aubdi
vision will -be called the Lako-Front Addition te
the City of Chicago, The lots are to DO solo
eingly or In bulk, according aa they may be dis
poHod Of to the best advantage. 6uch H. the
plan to ba recommended by the. majority Of the
| Committee; but to secure . concurrence Of th.
Common Council la not Ed eaaiIy done, ~ a large
numbar; It. not onu-half Of tho nle'abers, 'agros
With tho views Of tho minority OF tho Committee
| :. THE EBT1MATES.
The axpunging pencil Ut Comptroller Hayes
has pressed with. more than usual severity or
the annual estimateB OF tho Police Qonlmssston-
era aud the.Doard Of Public Works. The for
1ner askad for F718, ,4G8.29 with which to run tho
Innocence Of their ts}contdontly anticipated
that they would ho: allowed every dollar Of tht
money Thoir salary list footed up 5000 25o 65 tht
saesps esns sann md R{k eato
annuu'. When Tie 0omptrollor's eys restod ou
there heavy items Of expenditure, l.e' prompt,
hsm fr9M tie eatmases bsliexng ha
view Of tho exiHtinR state OF the oltya finances
As may bc readily imsguad, tbs. Comn,lsaou9l