, 1874-07-21
TIE QIrY-HALL.

Tho following permits wero yesterday takon
out at tho Office Of the Board Of Public Works:
e. Schneider j. Co., for oue-story and baso-
mont brick house., 5Dx75, at the southwest cor
,1er OF A1cGrogor aud Wallace streets; aud Tut"
hill King for four-story and basement stono
storo, 20x1G5, at 1l5 Lnko street.
a olronlar, Of Which tho following is m oxact
copy, is circulated in tho noiB1borhood oou-
cornod:
II. ". ss11rr1's OFFICE, !
~ bryan Block, July 10, l874.t
DEAR SIR: haYc succeeded tn procuring Tho ~.
1ownncu Of the rebates Cauai street from Madison
to Twelfth atrcot. ....
ay nlo and oan 10 used at onee for ito face ID tho
payn,ont Of city taxea.
ounle to MY office. and bring your receipt for The
payment Of tue essmeut. a,ld will g!vo you tho
fully, II. ", ss1T1t.
The Doard Of Public Worls wisles II to 10
distinctly understood TINT they alono woro in-
strumonta in procuring tito rebates on Canal
street, aud TINT there Is no necessity whatever
for tronnling MIR. Smith. II tho owners will
CONC to tho office Of tho Board Of Public Works,
md bring their proofs along with thotn they vii!
be paid tree Of charges and besides, they viii
Havo Dir. Smith an innlcnse n1,lount Of work,
mud put money into their own pockets.
Tho FINANCE Cotnmittoo hold meeting yestor-
day Afternoon in tho Comptrollcr's office. Tho
moHt important bnainoss they accomplished was
tue considering tile Increased -Ealarios quaston.
After some littlo debate thoY decided that they
would instruct tho Comptroller to pay ,Rueh Of
tlle salaries rs bud been increased with back-pay
from last April This, however, docs not cover
tho JuRtices salaries, AZ they do not draw ut tho
Increased rate until They earn It by giving M
outside businoHs,-a thing which It Is probable
mono Of thcm will lnl it profitable tp do.
at the meeting Of tho Police Commissioners
.tr1 kr,t H.,
lice sont IN his report for tile quarter ondlne
juno 50, 1874. Flo reports as follows: Total
value Of property reported stolen, 538 8,2l2; to-
tal value OF stolen property rocovored. Si3,
2l4,20. The corresponding amounts for tho
year 1878 wero SSG,883.14 mud slY,329.48
| !rho amount Of fines assossed was. a2t, 261 I;
number OF males arrested, 5,353; number Of fo-
mates arrosted, 1,122; total nttmbor OF arrests,
CATS number aont to House OF Correction, 296;
number sont to Erring Women's 1tofugo, l
Courts, 3,6N married, 2.150; single, 1895
| number of lost children recovered, 4Jl number
Of dodgers, 1,a9l. Tho roason Of tho oxoss Of
tho yalno Of stolon property recovered over tiist
tho property stolen during previous quarters
Inns been recovered in the last.
The Board awarded tho contract for flooring
| with asphAlt tho different ong;no houses in
need Of such repairs. to Perkins & Stevenson.
On motion, tho board OF Education arc per
mittol to occupy for school purposes tho build.
| ing belonging to tho Police Department, aud
atanding on city property, situated at tho corncl
OF Clark ind Harrison strocts, until the Board
oau make otlor arrangements.
Tho Committee on Streets and Alloys, NORTH
Division, was called to meet III tho City Ciork's
Office yesterday afternoon to consider tile pett
tion and renonstranco on the paving Of Chicago
| avenue, hut nono Of tho members arrived.
Tho plans md specifications for tho now Gu