, 1874-10-03
TEE CITT-HALL.

Tho City-Tronsuror yesterday rocoirod $1,000
GU city taxes and $4,000 from tho water depart
mcnt,
1fr. S1artin Cronap, Chiof Engineer Of tho
Tfro-D Department at Washington, aud James Bat
t1ce, Chief Engineor Of tho Firo-Departmout At
Detroit, nore tho guests Of fire-NIarshal len
11cr ycHters1ay. They arc on their way to tho
National Convention Of Engineers, which nlcota
at st. Louis Monday.
City-Epginccr Ohesbrongh wab hbsent yestor-
day afternoon, waiting on committee OF the
Citzons Association.
The Tax Commissioners are busily engaged
in reducing tho tax-asecaements, ns directed by
tho Donld Of Equalization bofore adtourning last
Saturday.
Mr.. Joseph porlcy the President Of tho Fire
Board Of New York CITY, is nowin town. Flo will
to-day call ou the alnyor. Tlrc-Marahal, aud
other city officials. Aid. 5cl1aner will shom him
around.
Tho Board Of Police yesterday appointed and
sworo III b1atick 'Vcsoy mud John II. Byrne ns
Police sergeants. sergt, vcaey Hill havo charge
Of tho nov station On ninman street, md Sergt.
Dyrno will so On duty 1T tho Madigon~S.roct Stu
tian,
dis. Andrews yesterday succeedcd in obtain~
ing license to keep a secondhand store. The
Mayor wns firm in his refusal to giyo back tho
revoked pawn-shop llceise.
1t IL now definitely aottlcd that tho test of the
water supply il the business district OF lho city
wl take plAce Tuesday next. Tho momlors Of
the Board Of rublio Works aro talking Of going
to New York and other Eastorn cities Oh q visit.
They wish TO Inspect tho water supply aud
pu,nping-ongincs Of tho most prominent Eastern
cities. it has also bcen suggested that a visit of
fl,rua n nnfjnrNrjtarA
York would do moro than auything clso to ailay
tho fears and fa!se that CAicago Is not A.
all protected from liro. Yhe business portion Of
tlb city III thought by thetn to DO bettor pro-
tccted thin that Of any other city in tho Union.
Tho Board Of Public Works yesterday awarded
Nas published in these columns few days ago.
Contract No. . waa awarded TO John II. Kelley
At S15. 77G.80; Contract No. was awarded to
Martin Mnllanoy at lG,oo6.13; Contract No. 9
was awarded to tho Baillu at 81 90. Tho
Board have nlao prepared ordinances for tho
council providing for lamlrpvHts On Wabash
nycnuc from Douglas place to Iililly-sey-
onth strect, and also OIL Scott sts~ot from
North Stato. to Antor, streets. ALSO ali
son Il opening To gita sse's
Tho Board will to-day advertise for proposals.
Tor curblng and filing Sedgw}cl atrcot irom iSrie
10 Chicago avenue. tor paving the Intersections
OF Fulton street from Ashland avenue to Aua
street, for clubbing, glaulng, nnu paving Silver
street, and for nuw bridges On Fa1iotton avenue
and Randolph street, tho latter to bo erected III
tho spring.
The Bonrd OF POLICE alld Fro Commissioners
were engagea a!! day ia heasAg tho easo Of
Sorgt. Simon O'Donnoll and Onicor klpley,
charged With allowing u notorious sco1ndo ol to
ESCAPE. II appears that this man, by name
person Of u Mrs. pumoudon, q french LADY,
lIe was shortly afterwards arroated by 0Aicer
kiploy aud loclsnd up III tho johnson Street
Sutton, booked without 0'Donnell'A knowledge
Or couseut III simply "disonlorly." Tho ser-
goant mot tho nsnu'H wife as ho won't out tho
door and absolutely refused to lot tho follow out
| OH baiL. Whom 1o returned from SUPPER ho
! found TINT ho Aad boon bailoa out Oh bonds Of
s2un. Tho station-koeper. iii defouso OF hH
| conduct. pointed to lilo cl.argcs on tile book,
wllicl, wero simply " "lisoldcrly." The Sergoant
at once mado up lia 1nud TINT it would be tue
| Inst secn Of Tho priHoner. Tho case Of Mrs.
planon1on was takon i'll land by dslntarostoa
citizen namod Sosl c. uapgooa, and by lin lhc
charges wore preeasraa. Mr. Van Huren ayl-
pcproa in lofonce Of 0ilicor kpluy, aud L. A.
| StolH conducted tho prosecution. Sergt.
| O'Donne)l was acquitted, and Oilicor Ripley
| acYerely roprimanQtl.