, 1874-12-10

THO Water Department yesterday received
G3,9 900 OH wutor-taxes,
Assistant Corporation-Counse Frank Adams
is ongaged ut preHont in prosecuting condonlna-
tion caHcs now OH trial III tho Superior Court.
Judge Dic1ioy ia busy ut work on IN opinion
regarding tho legality Of tho Fullerton avenue
conduit appropriation. II iH generally uldcr-
Btood that tAo opinion ia againBt tho arproprin-
ton.
The Engineers Committee Of tho Ctizens'
Association yesterday began tho work Of inyeB!-
eating tito Water-Wosks onglncs. Shortly after
commencing operations they wero obliged 10
eoaso, M it was found tint tho lalo hnd rocuGed
inches, demonstrating altoration in tho weir.
Thoy will probably rocom'nonco this morning.
The Board of Public Worns yesterday paid
their employees for tho month Of November.
The employees OF Doatto q Darkor. who for tho
past few days l,ayo boon In trouble nbout thoir
pay for work on soworage, wore alAo paid. It
has hDcomo necessity TINT tho Board OF Public
Works awnrd no contract to any contractor who
10 III tho habit of cheatinS his nell,
THO chief topic Of conversation around tho
hal IL predictions rs to who shall compose the
next Council ComraitteeB. Aid. Dixon who Inst
roltant co1nmlttocu, now tindH himself tho only
uvesseer OF tho whole job. Thcro IL Homo talk
That 0'Drion will be enado Chairman Of tho Rail
road Committee, und Quilk Chairman Of tho
Fi1anco Committee, but 1t is only runlor, aH Aid.
Dixon rofssson to 6tate What appointments ha
will make until tho proper tImo cotnea.
A prominent n,ombor Of tho Cisizons' Aasocia-
siou III making h1nsoif conspicuous by circulnt-
tnE raaortH, aud Offering to prove them, TINT tho
Citlzops' Association Dotition for reorganization
was tamporol with while lying iu tno City Clorku
office. h1r. Forrest and Ills clerks layo taken no
notice Of it up to tho tino whom. at tho inssign-
tion Of AID. Schalrnor, they began a summary Of
the dofectn of tho petition. Laying auido tha
ahects which aro notably filled with COARSE and
here and thoro among tho othor shoots such
nnmcs u Donis Darling, I3arou u. D nothaclild,
Handy Andy. U. II. Wright, John Smallpox,
and others OF q similar character. Dcsidoa
these. thero aro carly LOO sheeta Which will bo
written by ono and tho same person. all tho
shoots In ttcir possession boar tho tt,lroH Of tho
non vlo mado tho original COUNT Of tho signn--
tnros wlilo tue petition was yet IN the hnnds OF
tho CitlzonH' ABsoclatlon and tnoy aro also ill
doraod both by tAa ca1lyassers and tho mama OF
4. u. Hyde, Sho sllperintoudod tho work. Mr.
Forrest lntondB to mako Ill Official rofutation Of
tho Hlurs Gust npnn lin and lila clorkH. nnd will
challenge tic gontloluan reforred to to bring
forth his proofs.
o1rx L1dENsEs.
Tho Mayor iasuel tho following orders to the
officers or Ain staff yesterday morning:
20 tue CItct4S a. Gt1 WH5UF'S 5EGF:
Tho ollceta IT tho aluyur's 6tsH will to It that a
pcr5ons dong b,ss1caa requiring city lcc,,sp, ntl
who hAso promised to pay fur tho saano gu agreed
amounts. Defuuitefa intst bp summoned unl tned.
desire that MI licenses bo talon ont by Jn ], 1875
and tat Aefantess be sN.A!noned without delay aGer
tat date In cases Of o1trclte poverty u1,d sckneGn
discretion may to e<ercised by tho o!eors, hut such
ua1se DG re1ortc 10 me-, It, after the iEaung
ply with thu requirements Of tho Iitenso aw proceed
iuss may be stayed upon the etendcns paying $l.50
costs lii court. IL ts connection wish II cxiiesHy
understood that tn Wlcru slit IL brought aaInst
any lcfanlter who may ray his license.onoy between
thu date Of being an,n11lo3e anu Tho day tho
slo..l 10 called iu COURT lilo olcer nevertheless caso
defendant To appear In enur, anu nso bo presct hin.
ncif to conduct tho caso to the en. Every s''nmons
served must DO redeemed iu tho regular WHy
sh1!l nll each officer strictly accountable for tho
proper ful1ll,uent of tApso instructions.
II. D. Co1v1:5, Mayor.