, 1874-04-02


The City Collector received Yesterday $4,000
from taxes, aud 90, 500 from licenses.
Tho total receipts for water-ronts for the yoar
ending March 81 were $70G, ,05s.oC, being M in-
crease Of 6162, ,l44.05 over the receipts OF tho
previous ycar.
Tho city officials we're paid off Yesterday, tho
amount required being about $4,000.
All licenses except for saloonB expired yestor-
day. and tho pprsons needing them in prose
outing tlloir business will be arrested it thoy do
not ronow them in n few days. About q week
OF grace will bo allowed.
The Board Of Police md Fire mot yesterday as
usual. Present, Commissioners Sheridan,
Klokko, md lsono. After auditing tho pay-rolIs
month OF March. tile Doard aworo in tho follow
ing policemen, upon condition that thoy PASS
tho medical examination: Olo johnson, Koran
Foley, John Dunno, Thomas Torpy, Michael
Sef sesnsE :as T1Sma7 5oS sSsne SS Ry fns 4 o , Rss
Thomas neddar, and Peter FoRtor.
Tho City Engineer received map Of Chicago
yesterday. made in 1884, nnd ia having coDy
made, to DO retained in tho city archives. by
this map is t1 soen that part Of South Water
street and oil tho lots north of it llayo boon ro-
claimed from the river, which WIS then that much
wider. Tho sumo WIS tic case with pnrt Of
Market street and lots west thoroof Thoro
were no buildings south of Randolph street,
though tho city waa laid.out as fur as Harrison.
It will DO Of groator interest forty years honca
than any old plat extant.
THAT v1ADuoT QUESTION
Dir. Walkor, attorney Of the Chicago, Oolun1-
bus Il Indiana Central and tile DanyilIe tS Viz
ccuDoa Nailrond Companies, WIZ incorrectly re-
ported, in two particulars, at tho conferonce bo-
tween rnllroGd officials aud Board of Public
Works. Tuesday afternoon. Yesterday ho made
tho following statonlont to q TninuNE reporter
a yonr ago On ordinance wns paaaod requiring
yladuct to be constructed at uastod street
without lateral approaches OH Wayman and Car-
roll stscotH, and tlio Board Of Public Worls ad-
yortised and recoiyea bids for doing tho work.
The Northwestern Railroad Company accepted
proposition. to paY cortatu sum, which would
and tho othor Companies woro to continue
tho vialuct to tho south line. Tho
Council however, adopted a resolution directing
tue Board Of Public Works to hnye lateral All
proachoa conntruetod, aud tho Milwaukee, Il st.
Paul Nailroad protested against 1t. On account Of
tho injury that would bo done to their freight
house, and objected to paying any part OF tho
coat for tho construction or Tho approaches For
thls reaaon the work was not commenced laHt
full. Ho wus represented In Wednesdays TR1D-
uhE aR saying tllat the Northwestern Company
lad refused to join In tho construction of vim
duets. They had not refused to pay
nsa fnef .caantn1 shnfo . Of the exnanses but
to yiaduots submitted to tl!onl by tho Board OF
Public Works-tllnt at 11ulstod atroot With
reference to the Milwaukee ayouuo and Des-
psalnes Asroot yaluct, ho Ind not stated that tho
Companies Ind refused to construct 1t, hut that
he hatl no authority to speak for oithor Oompa-
l,y; that. on the return OF tho of1carH from Now
York, tAey would moot tho Board of Public
Works, and recoiyo md entertain any PROPOSE
tton rolntiva to tloBe yladucta that tho board
WIS ready to nlako.