, 1874-09-30
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Tho City Collector yesterday received 200
on city taxes the water department received
S3,150 on water taxos.
Tho Committee on Public buildings will meet
Thursday afternoon in tho City Clerks Office, to
consider references, especially tho ordinanpo di-
recting the Board Of Public Works to confer with
tho County Commissioners in regard to tho joint
erection Of new Court House Oh tho old alto.
On Invitation Of Alb. n. D. Bailey md John ",
Oaryoy, many Of tho Aldermen and several otl,or
city officials will tallG MI excursion to South CHI
.cago aud tho Calumet River to celebrate tho COM
p1etl0n OF tho machine, car-shopS, md transfer
buildings Of tho Baltimore, pittsburg l. Chicago
Rairoau Company 4 merry titno is anticipated.
Aid. Dixon thinks his project Of protecting
the city, by laying moro Wstor-pipos. will u'ti-
naatcly succeed. 1Ie says that it provides for nd
:ditional water~slpply, IL ten wards. aud. If he
can succeed in proselyting a'nglo Alderman
from ono Of tho wards unprovldod for, tho reso-
luton will bo carried, in spite Of tho petty op-
position Of soyorul Of tho Aldermen.
Tho Mayor yesterday received tho following
letter:
3 DEXn @ si: :: 'f an stractcd by tho President Of the
E1rcnttvc Committee of +he Citizens Assoctatou to
inform you thas on tho invitation Of the Committee,
SIouers, Gen. Shicr, OF New York, viii leave on 4
visit to Chicago on Saturday morning, oct. 3. Yoara
respectfully, j. Q. AMnLEn, CLERK.
Tho Mayor yesterday. morning royolscd tho
llconso Of Abraham Auaol, who runs tho auction-
shop No. 10 South Canal streot on account Of
the humorous complaints which have boon 1nAdo
against tho place.
Commissioners Prndlville, TlumrHon, and
Wahi, City, Engineer Chesbrough, and A1r. Viii
Bon, Of tho Board Of Public Works, accompanied
by p. G: Crogor, Chof Engineer Of: tho Water
WoEkg.: loft town yesterday morning for Milwau-
koe. While thero they will examine tho AIlis
pumping -ongino and tho milwaukee, Water
Works. They will totutn thsa morning, mud will
tan soIno further action in regard to tho propoR-
nls for, tho now engines for tic Wcst Sido Wator-
Works.
Tho Board Of Police and Fro Commissioners
met yesterday afternoon III tho: Fira-MarBhata
office, Hroadout. Sheridan in tho chair. Tho
case OF Policeman Horst WAS dismissed with
reprlmand to that oiilcor. Tho roas Of tho after
noon was occupied In gossiplng about insurance
and fire, matters in goneral. Commissioner
1leno WAS on the war-path nll day; in TACT,
nothing excises hiB wrath more than speaking
about INSURANCE men aud tho Citizous' ABsooia
tion.
Last Saturday afternoon tho Board OF Equal
ization, which bud for tho ton daya previous
boon in ansdion, adjourned, after henring
great number Of complaints about tho tax as.
aesanent rolls. Before a4journins, tho Board
Wabash aud Michigan, avenues, - Por cent OIL
atg eighteenth aa osaPo safos o1son ss a Gent ,o, Np Al
o"1 alsn eii'o,t ,a1nc1ion ~ =, nnooin1
trara +, ,,iaro, ,sor,ons ~ ~ III, aaa
ra,,o,;a, ,aa 4 ,,,nrstn '. nv oy ntep w.
Inst veara tnxcs Int from I'll" ps
rolls Of tba Tax Assoraor To rol]s aso NJ nroas
ant IN sunh m nnrshci co;o t1'at ,t notJ,1nt ~
et M - ~ ,o naG ton W ann M .nn sat hosg
aTtroc.oj frnr, INV H. ~
a. Informed y tio nierHa ni thr xn%}n,,u Snnnri.
.n. nintoa ihat thn "ssossna's ~ rao oatat
and irproyoneuty viii Iii 80 l) oti, boiow inst
2,o,aona nronorty %%;a IN, mo ya. ~
Es5a mi nh w ti,ia vanr ron Ill ov az I'M nnn
ihn ta1srolis on ap5n injnatea fl'ltIng ~
~ roar1v III mr. ccmE fr6n, inst roor, fo,si ~ -
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u,. a!h no1An. e., ~ HeALsHt
Ihn regular MeoRiy Meouhs OF tho isoard OF