, 1874-08-02

| LIZ eIeet fronting his premises, and,
| without much discussion or consideration, the
Common Council at late hour adopted a
| resolution InstructinR the Board of Public
Works to stop its use before 10 o'clock the fol-
lowing morning The resolutions Of the coun-
cii require the MAYORS approval, to be valid,
which tlat officer will withhold and return his
veto. aa he frequently has done heretofore upon
similar eoac.nents. He vetoed last week, 3
resolution Of which Aid. Chase was the au-
thor, aud which: attempted to restrict the vtri-
tied pipe according to the technical definition Of
t vltrfcatlon in Webster's Dict ouary.
| The Mayor is wealthy citizen, well known
throughout the Northwest as q man Of unim-
peasnable integrity aud sturdy bluntness and
| the Board OF Public Works, is an experienced
| c'yi! engineer, formerly manager of the horse
railway. Commissioner Wulslow A. Novel; is q
Young business-nan, who WAS appointed to the
Board mostly. The Mayor and Board insist that
| all the material allowed to go into tho sewers,
| after the most rigid inspection, is Of the
best quality. and that the particular
As good, if not nctter, than any other
| presented. In this opinion the Aldermen
| generally are to-day sail to coincide after
| personal examination, completed this morning
| The Commissioners intist that if they are not
| deemed honest and competent the Common
Council sh ,uld impeach them. but protest against
| random speeches. attacking their integrity where
| they have no opportunity or desire to reply
They continue to use tho Illinois pipe, which il
sleeve pine, rs we'll as the socket pipe, and ad-
init all malkes to competition. il OF acceptable
quality, claiming that thoF are thereby keeping
down the price OF the BewerB. which, il a mo
! nopo!y OF any one make WAS established, would
| cost the taxpayers large additional sum, which
| they estimate at 900 on this years work
alone. They have demanded that any and all
| accusations Of the nature made by AID. Chase
| against them and the Mayor be reduced to
| writing. aud made the subject OF official
t4+r% n ipyo ehof1 t,a.po %|~ff
| Aldermau's eratements. which are regarded gen
orally yagar.es of speech peculiar to himself.
will be dropped and that Monday night there will
| be a little more hzzing,' and the storm will be
| laughed over
| soc1Ar, AND PERSONAL.
| There WAS bail ut the Sherman House, new
hotel on the laae-side, last night. It was
| fashionable affair.
Mrs. Mitchell, wife OF Ale1. Mitchell,
has returned, and will give gsrden
! shape. Tao grounds are probably tho most
beautiful IN the Northwest. Oae pavilion alone
il said to have had $4,000 layiahed on its deco
| rations Mrs. Mitchelrs arrival has crested
quite fiu;ter In fashionable circles, and has
carsed revival Of carriage visiting.
Mrs. Tytus. tho ne ,.-rnarried bride Of Ed
ward J. Tytus. wholesale paper merchant, enjoys
the reputation of driving the nobb'est pllaeton
turnout in Milwaukee. It is present from the
BRIDES father aud came from Connecticut
Tho Row. Edward Il. Ward. but short time
ago consecrated to the tpriesthood " OF the
Episcopal Church, il lying seriously i'll at the
clergy house.
Alex c. Botkin, editor Of the Sentinel, who
has been confined to tho house with nouralgia
and nervous prostratIon, iu consequence OF 8
cold and osefwork. during the past week, hiss
recovered sufficiently to bo about.
THE BOARD OF REVIEW.
II ANYBODY should be called upon to pay more
taxes than he thinks fair this year. it will be his
own fault Tie Board Of Review completed its
sittings this morning. having been in constant
session several weeks. attended by C!sy-Clerk
Mahoney who has been the time-honored Clerk
Of the Board away buck into the misty ages.
During tho sittings the Board has passed upon
several thousands of cases. and it is noted AZ 3
satisfactory circumstance that there has been
than any year within the memory Of the Oldest
member. In spite Of the panic, the personal
property assessments foot uD between a50, 000,~
900 and S51, ,000, ,000 compared with 943 ,0o0,-
900 in 1873. Every branch Of trade seems to be
increasing, the population Is between 15,O00 and
1900 more than laat year, aud there is plenty OF
work for all The Board gave out the books to
all the Assessors this morning, and the proper
onths have been taken aud nov tue public wall
be bled in it's pocket. To show the stringency
with which the Assessors arc required to do their
work, l send you copy Of the oath, which
might be lived un to in Chicago with advantage,
AZ it certainly is lived p to here:
S'de ., Aases:of or te % ward Of the City Of
Milwaukee, said county, do solemnls that this
annexed roll eontaas verify bcleve,
complete and perfect entry aud List of oil real proper
x Liable to assessment for tho present year in said
| ward
Tae name Of each person therein owning OF having
In chEr3e personal property liable to taxation.
The name OF each stockholder and tho amount Of
his stock in each incorporate bank In said ward
4 correct description OF the separated pareels Of
real property uHsesse1 together last year. and
ssion Of The former eonsobdattd valuation thereof
That have valued each plrcl Of real property from
| an actual view Of snch parcel.
That have, far practicable, personally yieWed
and inspected each arcs OF personal property assessed
| by 1nc.
said roll, Ii determined by me, corrected by
| the Board Of Review.
That tho valuation Of personal property and bank
stock in said roll ts Ms h1el By me, or as finally fixed
Tha: each v.luahon Of property made by me Is the
SINE at private sale, and which believe the owner,
if be desired to sel would accept in full payment
Read to the aant, nd subscribed aud to be-
fore NE, this day OF -. A. D. 18-.
SINGULAR EXPLOSION.
| The gas from the streot-masus having leaked
INTO the sewers recently constructed on Fifth
| and Spring streets, employees OF the Gas Com
pauy attempted to examine the leakage with the
aid Of l,shts. A sudden explosion took place.
| which astonished the inhabitants by erup:ions,
streets, cut which proved to be tho sever map-
holes. tho covers and portion Of the bgickwork
Of whcn were violently projected several feet
into the air and fell upon the street. The exteut
OF tue damage, which will fall uoou the sewer
contractor or the Gas Company. is not over 800.
Az IMPERIAL VISITOR
Prince Ludwig Of Hungary. son of Francis
Iogepn of Austria, IS said to be q guest Of 1g-
natius Friedman. Esq, ID this city. He will stay
here couple OF months, and then a.a4t for the
Western plains and 60 hunting with party OF
British noo:emen now rendezvousinE in this
country for the purpose will be here before
the specified time. He ls spoken Of asa very
engaging youth. . ..--.
CELEBRATED STAINED GLASS WINDOWS.
The celebrated stained chancei wladows OF st.
James Episcopal Church have been completed,
.ud give great satisfaction, being pronounced
the most complete md beautiful Of the kind
perhaps III tho United States. Tie following is
q deBcription Of them:
The designs for tho chancel Windows represent
three scenes in which Saint James. With Saints
Peter ano John. is specially chosen to be With
his Loud. These are tue raising OF Jairls'
daughter, the Transhsuration aud tho Garden
OF Gethsemane. 1u all three windows tue hg-
,,ra ot the Savior is the most prominent in the