, 1874-01-09
THE CITY HALL

The Council Finance Committee wero to hayo
held rncotng yesterday afternoon, but did not,
as quorum failed to make their appearance.
The Mayor yesterday appointed committee
to ascertain the nor cent of damage done to the
Old Michigan Mills, No. 845 Stato street, recent
u partially destroyed by fire. The owners want
to rebuild it..
Tho Mayor aud the Corporation Counsel had
consultation IN rcso, enco to the proposition Of
the Dauk Of Chicago, mentioned in yesterdays
TRIBUNE, but camo to no conclusion.
A man having tho smallpox entered the rooms
Of tho Board Of Health yesterday afternoon,
md asked to bo sent to tile pest-houso. There
woro nulaDer Of pooplo IN the Office ak tho
time, but tlloy ran out ~ quickly as thoy would
have douo lad thu City Hall been oil fire.
Many complaints have been lnnde to the
Superintendent Of Police about the dangerous
condition Of sidewalks and approaches to sumo
Of tho bridges. The attention Of tho Board OF
Public Works Is called to them in the hope tlat
the ice lnay be removed aud the necessary ro-
Pairs made TINT blo OXEN legs and artna aud suits
for damages may be avoided.
THE OFFICE SEEKERS.
Aldermen Culbertson, o'Bricn,. T. =. Bailey
and llildreth arc trying to induco tho Mayor to
remove ". B. Datehnu,: and appoint IN Lis
place as member OF tho Don1d OF Healt1l Ale.
htcDermost. They claim that Bateham is al.
aristocrat and docs not look atter the people US
closely III the horny-4anded McDermott
would do.
1t iH definitely aettled now that ox-Capt.
Hickey ls to be appointed Captain Of Police by
the Mayor. Wlotlor he will he confirmed in ALI
other question. Even some OF tho Irish Alder
men, his personal iriendE, will not vote for him,
becatso they think thero should be All American
C1ptain.
1t Was rumorcd around tho City Hall yesterday
afternoon thut Mayor Colyin a,,d i. g. WoHiug
lad talked over the alyIgabiiity OF removing
every oIiceloldcr aud clc1k who did not vote
the Peoples ticket, III order to give positions to
thoso who did. Several OF tho Aldermen be-
leycd tho report, aud bccame worry Indignant,
naying il sueL 4 thing were done Ills Honor
wouu have 'eycn fower friends In tho Council
than lie now has."
Philip Conley called on the Mayor again yos-
terday, and was told fatly that lao would not be
appointed o member Of tAo Board Of Public
Works. His Honor promised hin tho position
onoe, believing him to 10 competent; but he
subsequently became satisfied tlat ho was not
Tho rioro1 man. aud hence roeollsldorod his
prot!ne. Tho Mayor considers tho office tho
most important in hIs disposnl, and purposes up
?onllng IL 1lan who III fully capable OF dlscharg-
.ng tile dut:os.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The Council Committee Oh Public Buildings
Till moet Saturday altornooou, mud consider tho
ACCESSIBILITY Of fixing up the old Poat-Ol1co for
atempolary City Hall.
The Doard OF Public Works have ordered plans
g. be prepared for yiaducts over tho railroad
trucks at Milwaukee ay1nuo and DeBrlaineH
street, anl at Ashland ayeuua aud Ki,4zie street.
II, q. Honoro ofrors 10 fit up his building at
tho corner Of Adams aud Donrho.u streets for
the uao OF tho city and county aB ounrtera
for officers and courta. ue lad u talt with tue
Mayor yesterday about 1t. but IIia Honor said
nothing dotinito. It is probable tint PROPOSE
ton will bo submitted to the Council.
Tho contractors who put In bids for CONSTRUCT
il4 tho Futtert0n Aveuua sewer Hre to bo re-
aueated by the Board Of Public Works to show
tat it awalded tho contract, they will ho able to
do lilo work. It frequently happeus tin. COLI
tractors arc unal,lc to curry out tAeir agreements
OIL account OF laok Ut funds, mud nc,,ca tho
Board want to a=cortain tho reliability Of tic
bidders bofora dong anything. Should the oun-
tractors pvuyo to Le unable to raHo tAo neceasasy
funds, uow proposals will DO Advertised Tor.
THE BOARD OF poL1oE.
Tho Doard Of Police 1not yesterday afternoon
presi cut Hheri4un II Tho chair. Present, Com
1nahionera KloLkn, Rono, and Aycr, John A.
Cooke, pipoman OF No. !, WIS nrralgnea for in
toxicaiiou. lIo atutod tAnt lo got so from ll!l
wifo tu buy q suit Of clotloB tur son. Afte
purchasing tho garments, lo wont into two o.
throo saloons to Try ana sell 8onlo tickosa to tht
Fnomou's oall. Ho drank two gIasseH OF beer
aud became 10 ligllt-llcadoI tint ho loat tux
bundle Of olothos. 1hia 10 distressed him tha
ho drank moro, and hocamo incapable OF do
ing duty. llo spent 40 conts, ant
drank no wh!aGy. Tho foramar