, 1874-07-08
visited BY AID. t1itdreth. Mhhr ro,cy, o'Drion,

WhntRn III AftDQA Tug I0kJA 1NGGk1NR WIN 4nht
object avowoi. The discussion OF tho merits OF
varioaa partsoa aud tholr suitability to tho ofico
WAS bofng carried on with great ylvaolty ovcn
nftor ths Board came to order. but it wns aul-
don1Y checked by resolution that all phrs!cs
Board room. The 9cntle hint WAS takon, as,d
tho anhstlat1 Aldermen Bto1u silently dowt-btars,
whore they mot in secret oonolavo and Bwofe by
tho tunnel that suoh Of them as wcra allvo at
ovory cont from the Board, eyon At tho cost ot
the otty'B sanitary requirements. Tho act OF tho
Board waa characterized az bold oven to tho
vorgo Of tou,ority, and moro annoying ~ nt tho
n,pmont tho motion was made Aid. O'i}rion was
tweon tho Mayor und Dan Ot1hra. and Tom
Foley and Pete 1tahr we're putting up Tho atakos
for Asslo sncoantor hss"een VIE CORPORATION
counees ena tho City Attorney. Tbo Board may
considor thomsolvdR decapttatol
THE TRIAL OF THE F1AEstEN,
Tho trial Of sho fironon agalnst whom tho
Mhtrha1 brought charges Of disorlerly oondhot
| n approprlating boot4 from the firm ot II. D.
tablithment. was held boforo tho Police Board
| yesterday Afternoon. Tho dofondants wcro
A. ]. Calder, foreman Richard Pho!an,. Janoa
| Trainer. Matthias Laviolotto md Lewts Honfich
vos oempaay No wd and asd 9m 0a9aa nfrs E. a fd ID
| Company No. TO-
Tiio first nitt,oes called was Inspector Of Dnld-
lngs Sloan who, ne he know nothing whatosor
OF tho oase. aud wondered why he had beon
called, WAS permitted to rotira.
| Nr. 8. r. alaontyro, Of the firm Of II. D. Wells
Il Co., stated that lio gave no permission to any
| tlromen to appropriate to themselves tho boota
OF the firm. He only know that the boots had
Nir. IT. b. Wells stated that ho lad gvon no
permission to any ono to help himself to boots Z,
In fact be know nothing about tho matter.
Capt. Bullwinklo athsod that at tho fro he
noticed about 3 dozen f1renlcn wohrlng nov
! I,n,,) npA Afo1<Y e0lfaA ffa harahn11a
attention to the fact.
In anB,ger' to b question by Commissioner
Sheridan. witness statod that he know Of no
irre4u1arity III the Firo Department undor the
that Of the former.
Two clerks employed by N. D. Wells Il Co.
testified tint tlioY Baw Firomon Rau equipped
| with new pair Of boots.
The Firo-hlarsnhl statod that Capt. Bnl1wlnh1c
Ind at tile fro called his attention to The facl
tlat several Of tho htenlen were wearing new
boots. Ho at onco wont np to Fireman Calder
and made him remove tho pair he fad dounod
and made the rest do tho ammo. Calder hlatoa
that pctnisson had boon given to the men II
put the boots on, but could not say who hRt
given the permission other thnn that the oblig
ing individual was q nodlum-sizod man, and
wore red whishoss.
Fireman Rau stated TINT be saw tI,roo OF hil
mon equipped with Wells 1: Co.'S boots, aud III
Mt once made them romovo them. Tho modium
afzed 1nhn With red whiskera had told vitnosH tt
play upon te Hafo, and help himself to thl
boots which were lying in the wator In tho base
mant.
Aasiatant- Marshal petrlo testified that he eav
no boots Carried away, He had NOT known o.
any such Irregularities in the department. for th'
last eight Yehrs.
Cotnnfssionar Klokke wanted to know i Capt
Dullwlnkie's attention bud been drawn by auy
body to tho fnct Of the appropriation Of boots.
Cant. Bulwinkte stated that bystAnder ha,
oalod Ills attention to tile faot. Ho would no
give the nano Of this party. He would not ih
to do So Ho did not know WHO It was. He hops,
tho Board would not press tho point.
Tho Board did not pross tho point, aud the TO-
manning witnosaoH wora the defendants, whoBs
| testimony ID the main hung vol together to the
effect that tloy tore tor boots badly at the fire
sized man who wore red whiskor1. and that tho
| all, With ono exception, went home With tle
old boots on. The one exception lad. In the ex
cess Of bis Joy, uhuolsod his dflapidated brogah
into the flames, and he walked home barefootad
The Board took tho case under adyiseman
and adjourned.
| BOARD or HEALTH.
A mootIng Of the Board Of Heatth was he'll
yostorday afternoon, the full Board being pres
ont, With Or, Hahn in the chair.
After the reading Of the miuutna, On motio
OF DR.. Reed. the Finance Committee was ON
powered to act In tho matter Of the purchase o
distnfeotants rs 1t thought beHt.
On motion, the following bills, audited by th
| Fiuance Commftt0e, wero ordered to be pa!d: L
Blanchard, maps 500; 3. Cademan. Sanitary ~
4pector, sl1.67; il. Brookboau, groceries, 80
J. I. Dlanoy, cheese examination, $40; y y
Reinhartlt i Co., meat, $51 ;96 I. Curnin, mill
S Kiaasr, %as iaser5eats, % sii.a5; ?iis& Fos Fne'
medicine, s1q40 Z. Il. aolllok, tinwaro: S8.B0
Quinn Dros.. meat J. Les, sundries Tor llosp!l
tai, sl3.l4; Inter-0cean, advertising, @6.97; {
gtoeeries, sao.a5; A. selm l. Bro, pallockt
oto,, $7.G5; B. Durulaua, rout Of store-room, 81
Totsal. s47s.i7. -
The Chnirman asked in what way the groce
rtea auppliod at tho snall-pox Hospital wer
Dr.. Held statod that an arrangement had Doe
made with WHOLESALE firm by which goods wor
secured at the lowest Wholesale price.
The Chairman objected to this method. n
thought 1t would be better to try different grc
cories. md SEQ Il cheaper one could not
J found.
On motion of DR.. Miller. It was decided thn
tho present aystem Of purchasing groceries b
sustained.
On motion, tho Comutittee on Bathin
} Houses waB granted still further time In who
to arrange about tho Lincoln Park bath.
Dr. Reid Stated Tint stops hAe been taken to fin
the witnesses necessary to secuts tho indlotmen
Of bleHsrs. Flanigan., Hnnlon, and Houeh. til
owners Of slaughte1~honeoa, which were q nu
aance to tho city. He thought that an old il
dlctnlont againBt thoae men Was still in force
and could Be revived against then.
! Iho SANITARY superintendent 1eaa Dis Hlonthi
report for june last, and bis report for the wee
: ending the 4th inst.
; Tho monthly report showed that tho numb
Of doaths during Juno WAS $40, which WAS II
loaB than unrinR the corresponding month la
year. OF these 296 wsra malos, and GAG fomalos
. l91 married., Ill single; 0colored, and 3.
t | Wllita.
Tho weekly report showed that the numb
Of aeatha has boon 199; Of prematn
I births, O.; Of stil.b,rths, 7. The preyain
). diseases wors Cholera intantuu, 80; conBum
k ton, Al inanition, o; entero.oolitis, 6; meni
a gifts. 6; whooping- cough. B dlArrAoa hydr
cephalnB, 4 accidental burning, 3; drowniu
81; explosion, l !; railroad, J.; congestion Of Il
brain, 8; scarlet 1evor, s.; typhoid fove
s.; pneumonia. g.; teething aud compile
r tions 8; dolirum tromens, I; suicide by lrow
ing, poison, and shooting, 3. Compared ri
tho corresponding week In 1873, . deorease Of
& DEATHS Waa noticeable compared with tho m
II coting week. an increnhe Of SO dohts,s. or Il
Il doceaaed, 101 were males and 90 fomalen
= married and Isl single, 107 white and 2 &C
!. orod. In other points, the comparison show
y no variation from the usual order.
II Tho Health Officer presented his usual mont
l. ly and weekly reports. Tho latter showed th
during the past woek 1873 sewer-noticns had bo
- ! ssrvad and 800 Hewer.conneotions made. U
~ fit food was condemned aB follows: Two qlarte
~ | beef, II calves, cssaa straWbeErioa, 9 CAS-
= ! b}hokbarriep. cAssH cherries, 653 dozen cgp