, 1874-07-12

Assistant City Engineer Clarke fa preparing
tho specifications for sewerage under the ne"
appropriation. As soon 81 completed adVertlse-
meuts 1i]l appear.
A number OF Hebrews applied to the Mayor for
peddiing permits yesterday. and were refused IN
every Instance. The applicants were as difficult
to shake of ~ barnacles, all OF them backing up
their applications with the plea Of poverty.
Thursday Commissioner Wahl visited Dear
born and Lake Parks to inspect the present
state OF the WORK. Lake Park i8 to have ne"
seats, and sevelal drinking fountains- Dear
born Park will be in order soon.
4 meeting Of the COMMITTEES on Railroads Is
announced for Monday afternoon at o'clock.
The meeting of the Gas Committee failed for
want Of quorum
Reporters were wondering what had becomo
OF the Police Commissioners yesterday Ar
Reno was the ouly one who put in an appear
ance AMI he made himself scarce A. 5000 as
possible.
The City Treasurer paid out yesterday 975 GOO
On account OF Police and Fire Department sa1-
aries, and $4,000 for city Indebtedness.
Collections we're made as follows at the city
Offices yesterlay: City taxes, $4,000; "atot,
S1.45G; aud licenses. e2,3oo.
The following building permits we're issued by
the Bourd OF FubEc Works Yesterday: 70 jane
Mcdonald. for . two-s.ory brick building OIL
Nor:h Clark street; to s. Smith aud George
Armour, for hve-storg and basemant stooe
building on Lake street; aud to John Coloers.
for two-story and baseuaent brick building on
Indiana avenue, near Twenty-stxth street.
The races at Dexter Pa1k Yesterday seriously
affected city businass. Mr.. Pickering MAS the
only Alderman inclined to discharge his duty;
and those Of the officials who we're Obliged to DO
at their posts could think OF nothing else bnt
the exciting sport tneJ could not participate IN.
Tho Common Council will receive from the
Board OF Public Works Monday night ordinances
anuu1ing the assessments TOR improvements on
Txenty-iiith street, Blue Island avenue, Peoria
street, South Dearborn, from Twensy-serenth
to Tnirtieth streets. and the alley from Twenty
seventh to Twent--ninth etreets. between Dear
born aud Buttericld. Ths work has been done
BIZ private contracts.
Mr. E, S. TAYLOR, Secretary to the Lincoln
Park Commissioners, yesterday notified the
Board Of Public Works that the Commissioners
contemplated at an carly day the construction OF
breakwater along the entire park font At dis
tauce Of 700 feet fIom the shore. lh1s lniorma-
Hon Eas convened to tha Board in order that
there should be no clash with reference 10 sewer
aye. Tae Board. in reply, lotlmascd that the
nroiected work would Seriously interfere with
the discharge Of the CITY sewerage; and before
the Commissioners came to 3 definite CONCLUSION
conference ought to be held.
Yesterday the Board Of Public Works re-
ceiycd a communication from Dr. Ward, secre-
tary OF the Board OF Police. requesting them to
cause brick cisterps feet in diameter, and of
suitable depth, to be constructed on TTenty-
second street ut the following Places: Opposite
SIMPSONS Canal. Throop's Canal, Allen q Canal,
Masou'e Canal Joys Canal, and the first csnal
east Of Halstod street, formerly known as
Eincsley's Canal, the cssterns to be connected
with these canals by 12-inch Vltrlhe1 oartoen
drain tiles IN such manner as to afford supply
OF water for the engines in case OF hre- lnstruo-
tions we're given to prepare specit1catlons for
this work, which will be advertised for Iuesday.
Assistant Bookkeeper Freeman WAS Yesterday
inouiring for gentleman named Tom Collins
Mr. Freeman WAS out Of town while the irTo-
prcssible scandalmonger was destroying the rep
1,;aton OF 20 mauy citizens. Consequently be
was delightfully."- ignorant Of the sell It came
to his knowledge yesterday morning that Az
Collins wuB the aut1or OF - = dEeaulu1 faoi1ca-
ton concerning him. likely to run his gooo
name forever. Tom had told several cieska
that the assistant bookaeeper had been guilty or
improprieties with the Sundav-fchool scholars
over whom he presides, and bad folio" cd up his
story with his opinion that such man ought to
be- oct1aciBed from society. Mr. freeman was
not content with Gonying the allegations He
at once starred pursuit OF hs enemy,
with counteuance foreboalug anything but
civil treatment should he be successfu! IN tne
chase, But after awhile he crept quietly to his
desk. 4 light hua dawned upon him bis peace
OF mind had materially improved he needed
mt tha sniles OF his torm3ntorJ, and, when ask
ed If he would attend school to-day, merely re-
piled he would