, 1874-04-15

The city collections yesterday amol1ntod to |
518. .7s959, and tho collections Of water-ratos 10
9l,459.B0.
AID. Cullorton. Stout, T. T. Bailey, and 0 oDrien
have attached their signatures to q call for O |
syocp1 meeting Of tho Council Thursday even-
mig, for tile purpose Of considering reports and
unfinished buHinoBs.
City-Attorney Jameson WIS yesterday victorious
in an imporlnt suit for dnnageB against the city,
brought by nll old lady named DGrs. Carolino
Bullock, who, in tho summer OF 1871, suffered
severe Injuries owing to a defective sidownlk on
Mitchell street. She has since been almost conf
plotoly pnralyxod. Her damages woro laid at
$4,000, and though ably tofended by ool. Van
Aru,au, the Jury rendered verdict for the city.
Tho case WIS tried boforo JudGo Treo.
Mayor Colvin snys TINT, so long as tho "pretty
wnitor-gir saloons " nre dcccntly continctod, as
in his opinion they are at the present time, lie
will not Interfere with them. Ho cannot under
staud why llo should ho expected to dictate to
saloo,.-koopers the class Of halp they shall em-
ploy, twhon no complaints arc mado aS.ainst
them, 10 hiH mind, there ia no law prohibiting
them employing females aB walters, md llo does
not fool callod upon to intorfore until it can be
shown that tho places arc immoral. In that
event ho will revoke tho licenses, and has go no.
titled the police authorities and saloon-keopora.
The Board Of Public Works yesterday oponcl
tile bids for dredging shallow places in tho Chi
cago Riyer and it's branches. Tho cheapest aro
aB follows: For dredging n,hiI rivor, 70 cents
per yard between Luke anu Twelfth stroets, 80
cents between Twelfth and Twonty-sccond
atrcots, 10 cents from Twenty-Recond stroot to
Ashland avenue, II cents; from Ashland avenue
on tho west fork, mud from Fuller street Oh tue
soul fork Ito city limits in both instancea). 69
oents; from kinxo to Division streets, US consa;
from Division street to CIybourn nyonue, 40
No awards were made. Bids woro alAo received
for cleaning the Washington and LaSa!lo stroos
tunnels to AIuy !, 1876, tho lowest OF Which wns
81 ,485 for both, from Richard i. Conway.
At tho last meeting Of tho Council AID Rich
artlAon presented Q resolution lllAtrncting tl'e
o}icors Of the Law Department to report tho mum.
bos aud names OF tho personB employed IN that
| department. tho amount paid to each Ioraon,
aud by whom and for what paid. It ID uudes,,
stood TINT tho mover Of tho resolution deemed
this course necessary, in order that the truth or
| falBty Of r,,mors affecting tho oioioncY OF tho
department might DO proved to tho satisfaction
Of the people and the other branches OF the City
Goyer1!mont. Tho effect of these ruuloss Inns
boon TO creato tue impression tint tue legal ad.
| yiaors OF tho corporation lare neglected their
public dlities to attend to private prao-
so. aud TINT thoy have yo,so 6o'n ,as5ats Assist
tho !" css sy oxpsnso x ]
Norton is atill confined to his room by II recont
Boyoro injury to lin foot, his statonlant OF how
bnsincaa il conducted III hth Office could not 10
obtained, City-Attoruoy JamicHon1, however,
waa ut Ills desk, and informed rME TR1nusE re-
porter that lo was thou engaged ii, preparing
| the report demanded by AID. Richar<lsou'B reso-
luton. it would bo detailol staton,ont OF tho
h1Biness Of his office a,neo l1o assumed tho d.
ties thereof, an1 would. he beliovod. gvo ensiro
satisfaction to tho Council. In answer to a
question touching tho employment OF prlyato
lawyors to assiat lin in tho prosecution OF city
business, Mr.. Ja,uiehon said ho had neyor done
anything Of tho kind. Neither MensrB. Canlioll
/ 'Dickey nor McsHrs. Iuey, atiloa Il Lewis
were ever called upon to transact blHiness TINT
ca1ne within tho duties Of tic City Attorney: but
ho believed they hal boon engaged in osllor legal
buslnass for tho city, uy whom they wero o1-
gagal, however, lls could not asato.
THE nOAnD or HEALTH.
Tho Board Of {Ieultt lnet yoBtolday afternoon,
DR.. Hahn In the chair. Various applications
for appointment as sanitary policemen were TO-
forsed to tho Committee OIL Sanltary Ioiioo, te
whom also WAS roforred communication from
Mayor Uolyi,,, Recommending, the appo'ntmaq9n 9
J OF Edward pIpa, Fourth Ward, al Moat-ln
Apoctor and i. Paul Saunders, Seventh Ward
III Hanltary policeman. . -
petition waa received from Cittzons com
plain'ng tlat largo hog-pona, containing hun
s.rods Of logs, are kept north of Armitags ss1set