, 1874-06-19

0l9li1eor OF NO. IL, mot With Similar 1at0 for
tho HaEnG reason.
Tho Ftro Department 10 about TO rooetvo 5000
foot OF loather hose from Now York mnnufac.
tory.
Tho architect Of the Board of Public Wor1ts
yesterday pronounced tho building on Tho north
oRBt cornor Of IInlste antt Knzie strcets unHnfo,
alla tito Doarl OF Public Works notified tho owner
to hnyo 1t Immediately torn down.
Mr: Thompson, Commissioner Of tho Board Of
Iabiic Works. was absent from tho department.
yesterday, OH account Of sickness, and, co1lse-
luontly, no mooting Of ths board WAS held.
Tl,e Board Of Public Works thinks that there
viii be no trouble In building tho bridge oyor tho
Ogden Canal, at Halstod Rtroat. aa tho Chicago
Iaild Company will not probably i1ls!at upon
land damages. Thcrc will bo but ono drnw TO
tho bridge, 10 that only QUO vcsao will DO abo to
pass through at q tiiao.
Aid. O'Dslen says that there Ii no doubt TINT
tho Finance Committee will recommend Nh ar-
preparation of coo for la1,d damages lit con-
nectton with tho construction OF Harrison atroet
bridge.
The Law Department ara preparing special
tho nrm Of Scott, Harrington h Roots vs. tho
City Collector. Tho plaintin oon,bata tho right
OF tho City Collector to sezo tho canalboat
board Of Trade for taxos allogol to bs duo
Thomas Hoyno. Esq, had an interview with
the Financo Committee yostordhy afternoon, on
att v anoG1s o ., .no c y, anns ,u
riadv st.tai n = nnsstinnor that hs Ind auo.
cooJod In 1,orauaditr tno Committoo not to ro-
commend thc reduction Of tho original sum votod
to tho Library.
Monday evening tho Council will have to oloct
Tax-Commisaionor untlor the ordinance ro-
Gently passed. It is understood that AID Alc-
Qrath is tho prominent asp(rant John comtskoy
having droppad out, aud Iom lalplna bolng on,
dorstood to hAyo no chance. 1t has hocn claimed
by some q Mr. Mcefraths opponents thas h1s
being an Alderman made h him no1gpllo,, but TITS
appointment Of an Alderman by the Mayor and
not his election by tho Council
nnlDEwELI. 1NvEsriaAT1oN:
delegation consisting OF Ald. Whlto,
tlree reporters, and some spectators took ride
yoaturlAy afternoon to the Dride"oll. Monday
evening AID. nailoy reported q resolution to
to inyos!igate certain chargcs that had be-
CONS current against Capt a.: u. MACK, the
msm,a'an' nnpo.'u'on"e 1", snrro ' i'naoh
Intimacy viii ri,j nnmei M,mn,o T,,t9io'
In pursuance OF this order, tho rcst Of tho Com
mittoe falling to como, Aid. White cou-
c'udGd tint tho invohtigatlon must so On. Ac-
1o 'y gus s1 III tn1 rmartG Snu saa
nnicic5 r,, aomawj,cre m thc rnad and o,ie5 @ n;s
we;"lt to tho Ind md his Knowlo,rn to liz in
| yostirntion. 1Innn nrriyal nt Tia houso wt,ere
tia ,yn,na,, 1,vofi tia nnrtv mai,o aoma nonr,oe,
and ,ynro informci tint tho nlaco hnd n Ind ro,,-
ltation. Tho girl wan found, alsd hor nothcr,
| IL roply to Questions narrated tho clrol'1n-
to tho Drldewell to see hor father. who was
oonhned thoro. and Ind thofo mado tho ao-
| 9la'nltanco OF MACK, WHO Afterwards mot hor on
| Twelfth street aud took hor out riding, No gave
hor %; After hearing this story the Committee
went to tue nridowoll aud interviewed Capt
Mack. llo said TINT it was black1nailing oper-
alton. inatlgated, he intimated, by tho Engluoor
| at lho Nsldewell In order to got money out OF
nm anu gos nm removed, tnG Engineer m bongan
nspifant for his position: no aasd that there
was not word OF truth IN the story: He bud
hoyor been to tho houBe, or taken tho girl out
riding. Iho 1uror9 present concluded TINT ho
was innocont, and tho Alderman vi! recommend
~ rs report TINT there ~ not sufficient grounds
to tho charge TO warrant Aaohs removal Or sua-