, 1874-10-04
full bride with him. As precautionary MEASURE
he had lis Ifo insured Yesterday atte1noon.

|
/ LAKE.
Tho Lake Board met in regular aess.on ~ 'ne
| Toun-Hall yesterday afternoon. Pfeseht, ouP'
e,visor Co|man, aud Trustees Aurheao' bf1nA. :.
man. and 81 ,ntgomery. In the @bsence OF
President Tabor. Mr. Muirhoad occupied the
| chair.
IMPROVEMENTS.
T1,e Committee to whom was referred the mat"
ter Of grading. grave1ing, and otherwise improv-
| ing Wentworth avenue. from Thirty-nintn ~
SeYenty-frst straets, were then called upon Tor
report.
Some ten contractors presented their bids ana
tho Committee, rs the result Of their labore, re-
ported in favor Of grnntiug J. 8. Taylor the
cu!veEt work, his lid for that being
tne lowest They found Charles Croighron the
lowest bidder for grading; John NcCanreys the
lowest for gravel and graveling, in addition to
which be agrees to wait till the assessment Tor
the samo is collected. The Committee further
reported that they had visited Joliet, and OK
amined the varioas graye!-pits, and found no
difference between any Of the so-called grades
Of Joliet gravel. The report Was aocepted and
the recommendations approved.
In higniug tho contract the President Was IN
structed to particularly stpulato that the gravel
ing shall be completed within sixty DAYS, aud
Creighton to stiuula,o thst the work
shall commence Immediately. aud hi1e as many
men from the Lake population as poss1ole. In
making the contract with J. 3. Iaylor' ne ID 20
make it understood that the contractor ahall
build many culverts as the Town Ene1near
ahall designate.
An ordinance Was reported By the Committee
on Roads and Bridges providing Tor the In prove
ment OF Wallace street. from the Union Stock
Yards track to Th1rty-ninth street. The improve
ment ia to consist OF box x-seweY, aud will cer-
tainly be Of great benefit to the residents on the
street. The ordinance WAS unanimously adopt
cd
HEouEMBouRa's oEaERosI1Y-
Mr. Ambrose came before the Board. and
stated that he had one OF his sons hurt BY the
water-pipes. an would desire tho Board to co.,
slider the matter. It appears that tho boy, who
was quito small, was ont with his moth
VI were ON on Fifty-arst street. near ths
Rock Isnnd track. The boy, it appears, fell over
ono Of the pipes, AMI fell in the ditch. the pipe
following and injur!ng him badly in the calf of
the leg. The matter WAS taken ont Of the hands
Of the Board by tho prompt action OF Dr..
Williams, the agent OF {: E. Heqnenbourg, tho
water-pipe contractor. He stated that be Ind
conferred With Mr. Ambrose and Dr.. Edwards.
wuo attstelc'l the boy. and that he had assumed
all responsibility. Mr. He4uembonrg, through
his agent, deserves credit Tor bis prompt action
in settling with Mr. Ambrose, whereas be might
have very easily brought 1t into court
wATEn-ruEs At NORMAL
Mr. r. ". Beck, Of Galva, ILL.,, who is the
owner Of considerable property in the neighbor-
hood Of tie Normal School, seat q petition 70 the
Board desiring the laying OF water-pipes on
grounds from Normal parkway to S,xtE-ninth
street. Mt. Collnan. relative to the matter Of
fered resolution ordering pipe to bs Laid on
Stewart avenue, from S1ty-seven,h street TO
from sixtv-sesenth to Si1ty-p,nth streets and
On si1ty-uioth street, from Wentworth to
Halsted street. It was provided. however, that
these pipes should only be laid in case Mr.
Hcqusmbonrg shall drop, ont tue pipe on Forty
seventh, Fnty-arss, and School streets pro
vidod always, that no change shall be
made in any way that shall release
the Holly Company f1ou the guaraatee they
hare made to the town, as regards fire streams
4 long discussion theu followed, but resulted in
nothing definite. Tho Beard do not desire to lay
any more piro at from S73 to $50 per ton, uhen
the. can get as good pipe for from e53 to $6o
per ton, difference Of 30 To save this $40 .
ton has been the main object OF the Board, and
has bothered them considerably, They want to
finish up with Hequcmbou1g all the contract
with him requires aud it was for this purpose
thut the g1aud consultation Tna held last Tuea-
uay-
uEQuErsorRa AGAIN.
1T the last meeting S25.000 was allowed
Hcluesahourt, Oh account for labor aud material
furnished III layiug masterpieces: fester-
day anather bill for $3.50 came before the
OpAtQ ~ 1I " HHllaHSs AAF14GAA00Alk u
resolution allowing Mr.. q. E. He luxembourg
another e25.00 on account Of the dfth esti-
mate. S13. 900 IN bonds aad Sl2. 600 in the water
bonds OF the town. was presented
The petition OF Alr. Wilson for q license for =
saloon at Englawood, and the gamonstrance
against tho same, were both taken up. It NaS
found that the latter documen. outnumbercd
the petition, and the Board acted accordingly.
Following thls several lceusea we're then grant
ed ard bonds for the same approved.
POLICE REPORT,
6crgt. Gahan'e police report Tor the month OF
September is 81 follows: To:al number OF per-
sons arrested, 49. for the following causes to-
wit: Assault and battery, 10; drunk Il; dis
turbnx the peacs, 4; dlsorderlr. 7; drunk and
dtsorderly, AZ; larceny. II threats. !. The total
amount CT fines assessed Was S240, Of which
5140 was paid OF the 10 arrested, IS wero fined,
vera dismissed, placed under bonda, and 2
bound over to higher courts Ten of the prison. |
err, being minus the requisite cash, were sent to
jail.
M1scELLAyEoCs.
The arrangements necessary to place the |
Town-1Iall in such condition so as to allow the |
various officials OF the town to do their work
peoi.lously aud comfortably, were then consid |
cred. The Engineer stated that he hal
made perfect Arrangements in the corner part of |
tho building, tut the upper part. in which tho |
Board will hereafter meet, Was puzzle. He |
said that he, in company with the Town Clerk, |
hal visited several furniture houses, in view Of
making arrangements for separate desSs for |
when called upon, He thought tho proper way !
for the Board to meet would be AS in Hyde Park, |
each having his own desk. snd ali lncloRed |
within portable railing. 60 AZ not to spoil The |
hall for meetings. and the other usaEes to which |
put at present. The matter WAS lald on the |
table. |
Several petitions we're then read and referred, !
and large rumber Of bllls, amounting in all 10 |
81, ,7i3,40 were allowed, after which the Board |
adjourned.
The arrival OF six companies of the Seventh |
Cnited States Cavalry at the Stock-Yards yester- |
day caused considerable excitement among the !
inhabitants of that classic region. The detach- |
ment is under the command Of Maj. Louis |
Merrill. and ls en- route for the South. They |
are from Fort Lincoln. Dak.. and OF the Six men, |
toned four will 60 to Now Orleans and one to !
Shreveport, Is.
SUBURBAN NEWS.
OAK PARE.
The young gentlemen OF this place have ut |
last taken matters in their own hands and formed
an Ant,-Ma7T,age CLUB, in which they are the |
prominent leaders, while she married society |
men who have hitherto managed affairs take . !
back heat. or only come in as side-show. The |