, 1874-11-10

| Mr.. potor psgo yesterday hauuoa a1r. snlll
| van, Secretary Of tllo Board Of Public Works,
check for $3.50. Tho money Is to bo used Ii
constructing and sinking olatorn on tho cornol
I OF state and Addison Htrecta. Tho ciBtorn Ia Il
20 OF tho same Htzc as that at Fiold j. 14oitor'f
cornor.
Tho Mayor, Commissioners Of The Board oi
iupllo WORKS, and several OF tho Aldermen,
1 yesterday visited tho Fullerton nvontlo conduit
Iho matter WIS referred to tho Board OF Public
Works, but, owtng to aomc delay, tho docu-
mems ,n411 a.t,o Wolo not placed In their hands
until tho noxt scsBlo1s Of tho Council. Al pres
ont tho sentiments Of tho majority Of tho city
Officials arc agafnRt allowing 1t, not,-howevor,
thoy have tho sympathy Of all, but booa,iao tAoy
do not wish To establish any such precodont.
Tho Noard Of Police mot yesterday afternoon
for tho purpose Of trying policemen against
whom ohargoe had been proforrod By tho Supor-
insondcut. Officer Tato was suspended from,
the force until llo paya his debts; officer King,
for leaving his beat, WAS roprimandod; OlIlcor
Mcfarland WAS ordered to pay up or suffer d,s-
mfsBal from tho furco.
Tho Committee on gtreets aud Alleys of tho
South Division met yostorday morning in tho
City Clerks Office. Tho subject under consld-
Grafton waa tho ordinance providing for tho
horBo-rntlwny on Wabash AYouue, Tho ordi-
draft that 1t now IL approved Of BY all tho inor-
oAtod proporty-holaers. 1t was tubmttted to
Corporation Counsel DicAoy yesterday after
noon, aud, II taoro is nothing In IL which will IN
est, 1t will DO snbmitted to tho Council At its
noxt meoting., Unlike aovcral othor sinifar OF
dtnancos wlncl, hayo lately boon drawn up, 1t on
tiroly Ignores tho Ninety uino Year act.
Tha csso of o1icor Van Vlier,icn was sakon up
yesterday afternoon boforo tho Doard Of Police.
This oEtcor resigned on tho last day Of October,
while CHARGES against Linn woro pending. With
his resignation Ae sont in q document consisting
Of nearly dozen closely y-wEitson pages Of foola-
with inru1nerablo crimes aud miBdomoanors
His resignation waa not accepted, aud ho wns
summoned to appoas before ilo Board. City
Attorney Jalnseson read over the document
fow words recommended his disnasal
from the forco, snving that nothing
OF nuy consequence could DO expected from the
police torco 90 long as 1t was composed Of such
mon. Van Vlierden tf1on requested ths Board to
allow him to mako his statoulont. lie was asked
to DO awor1. but refused. Commissioner Bhor-
idan told him to proceed, and he did proceed un-
til tho Board woro completely tirod out with his
nonaonso. Ho spoke for nearly throe holtB and
hnlf-dozen charges, rot ono Of WHICH could odd bo
proven. 4 more ainless or worthless state,
mant can harlly be imagined. lie ra-
lated how ho Ind tracked thio1 and,
after getting, hlm III close quarters. was
orderod to desist by his superior officer.
When croHe-oxamned by supt. nohm, be com
pletely broke down in his testimony. A1r. Rehrn
atlirns that LIE has at cast twenty na1nes of por-
Sons who havo submitted to his opportunities
1or 1nonoy at various tmoa, and le also says that
Van ylierdon now wears the watch Of tho only
convicted thief that ho evor arrested Wbatpycr
may bo corrupt In tho-Polico Department it viii
tako smarter man than ho to e1hume, lIs
only oauao for complaint sootns to bo that ho Was
not allowed 10 loaf around torn In citizon's
clothes pretending to be looking out for thieves.