, 1874-09-23
THE CITT-HALL.


The City Collector yesterday receiyoG $4,000
on city taxcs; the Wator Department received
&J,8I3 On wator rents.
Ono of tho first piocos of business transacted
BY tho Mayor yesterday morning WAS tho aisn-
Ing Of tho now tro-ordtnnnco as paased by tho
Common Council Monday cvcning.
There aro torty.two cascs agntrst tAe city to
bo tried a. tho noxs torn Of tho Circuit Court,
which bcgius on tho third Monday of tho present
| month.
The contract for the construction Of tho Third
avoauo ougino-housc was yesterday awarded to
Flint, james l. Chaplin. the lowest bidders, ut
| tho contract price Of So, 56229.
Tho Committee Oh Public Buildings will moot
! this afternoon In tho CltY Closk'a Office. Among
other mattors. tley will consider tho order, ro-
forrod by tho Council Mt its Inst moetng, drcct~
| ing tho Board Of Public Works to con fer with
tho County Commissioners III regard to the
| joint erection Of now Conrt~uouso and City,
| IInl On tho old alto.
At meeting OF the Board of Public Works
| yesterday forenoon, tho contract for supplying
| 1919 miles Of iron pipe, 81, u, aud inches in
| diamctor, was awarded to Tho International pipo
| Company, OF this city. Their bid was a52.G0
| per ton, aud Mas lower than NIL tho othors.
| There woro tourtoon bids in gu. Tho quantities
| are nj follows $50 pieces Of 24-inoI, pipe, $50
pieces Ut 12-inch, and $500 pieces iuohos in
diameter. Proposals for tho construction OF n
| aowcr Oh Cpttngo Grove avonue were opened.
Tho lowest bidders aro GladdtnG. u Remington,
at ;4.25 per foot from rl1irty-Qfth to Thirty
seventh BtreotB, md ut 81. from Tllrty-sovcnth
10 Thirty-1iiuLn Streets
| ,r, rot, rr;,,,o1,, ,r7,o7o c1,},, ~ seon ,f,r
~ ,,.aa ~. tt GIatataa arsn+ ~ vr ..
not allowed, yesterday called on the Mayor. He
eayh that he III poor man, and caunot afford to
so ~ M i ~ o I' da, tsy y H. rJa,s
o. lug @ lo s m1u5o "1 r t4 '' ~ r,nyon a
t,.i'ar urool ~ tho ti,mas ia via tolI tha
,'a.t J,s r. rotu;,i st nnco nni t1'on hr;nc i,
~ Iii ~ ,1nn,snoa 1in anvs link In iii ana
e., 4 Il Ia s,n1 nHtain # in m othor rnnnncr.
/ 80 1 -, ,-,-.
a number OF tue wives or tho nhpala faporoIs
Of the bankrupt contractors DonoGlno y Dono-
yan,. yesterday called On the boatd OF Public
Woghs. Commissioner Nhhl beard ehoir com-
plaiutg, mud promised to tlo NIL til his power to
secure their paYlncnt. llo los asked M opinion
iron, tho Lns Department ~ 70 whothor these
laborors arc not entitled to tho reserve 1und OIL
the eontraet ~ tne hands OF tao 14ona!'tsoHee ~
preference 10 'ho @ asa t it, t. IL .n 1Gs o, ~
t Mr. soh.tsslor, Chief Epginoor of tho sap
lrancigco "atef.WorAg, ~ " pseneht III talle
etS e s p4spa sssnas ess S sSons sas asa
ami illto,ids 10 carry his Investigations all over
En,onc a nsneeiay 1t Lisbon. II ills luttor city
tloro llaa existed for oonturlos largo reservoir
| far above tho level Of tho city. San Frnncisco
Is III ncod or such reservoir, but is afraid TO
build ono gu tho mountains through foar Of Its
destruction from earthquakes. Lie states tint
the Wator Department Of San FrauclHco haB n.1
annual royouiio OF 81, 00D, QUO FROM tho watur-tax
alono. Tho city consumes about 5000, 0OO gal
Ions tiai.y, thu; malsing IN aycrago assessment
of 10 conts thousand gallons, lii this city tho
royonuo ia s300,o00 less ANNUALLY, and tho
amoun5 co,,s,,1slou il four timcs grcatcr than
| tLnt H., Epn TrnncfsrD Mr. ChoBhrD,gl mid
otLore viii this morning accompany him on
trn so tha crib, aud tllenoo they will 60 to tho
Wator- Works
rur HOARD OF HEALTH.
A. tho rno,,Inr n,eotine Of tbo Ioard Of Health
yestortay afternoon tllpro woro present DES.
IIaun Sohloetzcr a,ld Allllor amt AiosHtu. Moore
aud McDermott. ....,..
| rho Colaluttoo on Sanitary I0ltno reported