, 1874-09-01

THE CITY.nALL,

TIE C1TY-HALL.
Tho Donrd OF Public Works viii tomorrow
awhrd tho sowornto: contracts. for which Tho
ora'h, vn 1,ho,, - ,ou, vn,t,nr
o.:,as,s.,.N ~. oe. o ,,'s e,
nn1oora ,rorr,, 's.,. .,oeo ' an, o,o,a ,sooa
olAoo4a ..oppingi EnWnRns' ana o'nos' "efc
postponed until TINS afternoon.
Commissioner VAIL is On a short vuit to tho
Enat Tn nil, ro,,,rn Er,1ov or satnraav
'' 'ta"S '.
Mr. Cleveland. tho alavorh Secretary, yeator-
day returned from his vacation.
1udoo 1lc1,ov ,,osto,,s,u roco,vod ,,,a con,,p,,~
o.., soesolu ...e. .s sg. -.
~. son aio,i 'no Mayor anu ~ oAeo oaseteu ul'ou
.ao u'aonatSo VI i''a ou''oS ~ eou''s'' ~ 'n'
eorpoFasloh'
Tho Committoo on Dridowoll failed to meet
yesterday. Tho Committee on Schools failed 10
aoc,ra , ,,,or,,,, ,o ,I,s,,..s 1,oforo t1,,a ron.
boeqfa quorum me ouslneeh oo'ofe 'n's Coni,
loE on t]ontro avcn,,o r,ent Twelfth stroot. A
- ~, ~, .S.s.1s,
o. tno
cou}0 bp pocuroa for |ebs ,npnoy, Al several
momhora ~ tl,o nonr1 a, Ei,ucation alan 41,ourbt
.,,a a.n,a a11 ,1onro cl,o;rrn.n ~ tt,o romrt.
.'o ohnie' A!o' Alo'iu: eu"ntuen ~ -, eon.
hackto tho Doard Of Eoucation for further oon-
elderat1oh.
Tim STavor vestor1ay revoked tho .licepgp Of
Smell i WilliaInB saloon-koonerB at No. 81 Dear
born stroot. This is tho place about which so
many complaints have hoon. mado OF strangers
having besu neesed ons @ of, the.g meney' y the
Eosuesl who mako thfB saloon thslr hoad-
quartors'
T1oro a1o many Indications tint tho Board of
Public Works viii awnrd coutractg for tia con-
etruotion Of uowors mud otlor public works on
condition That tic contractors shall accept in
nor coht iutoroet. Connjsgioh6fsE Prindyillo
apnl 1homnaon favor tt,n nrnisct hnt rnmria.
glonor Vail strongly opposos IT. Mr. Tuornp-
aon etatos hc has O list Of twenty-ono thorough
willing to accept cortiiicstos, '''O " p'
t.,,i.: ~: ::..:.-;.:.,. .u. A.. Ill.,.
Iho following commnnicatson from tho IRE 11!
MaIahhs was seatofoay aoopteu W 'ho f1as
commissioners.
Beard Of Public Works b requested t. construct =,
e,ene O. .en ieos y unoov ~ 'no oo
s saso ,ss ,ho ofnt innh wntr as, IN or,nr to
hayo suitable meats for testing fro-cnsnos, and 10
furnish greater supply ia Tho Immediate vicinity
"A sorious accjdont happened to Clty-hnA
Mary. yesterday afternoon. 9he waa orosang
tho alloy just cast Of tho Hall when sho was
struck and thrown to the ground by a team ot
horaGa driven bT a rocklchs driver wiiono name
! could not bo nacortainod. ioFtnna'oly, now:
character, snd aho ii now solllng aa many applcb
"a over.
Mayor Colyin declared himself ycator1ny in
favor Of tic contract certificate idea, Whom ln
camo into of1co. Mnyor Colyin said. ho found q
j,ogt Of contractore with Vouchers for which
thev would not rtyo cont 'tlon. becauan' they
could nat roaliSo on them tribro was no
nancy in Tho Troayury to nav thon1
With. Ilo substituted certihcatos in thoir
place. and, when tic certificates came due,
thoy ycro maid oycry tiino. It Commissioner
Wahl Thought tho work could not bo done as
choaplv under certificate contract, the lfayor
suadcd it could be dono lust as cleaDly Ii
mon Ind takon nuy contracts without unior-
standing that thoy wero to tnko cortitlcatea, and
wishcd 10 beg oil. let them do ao. and nt]yortise
FOR nav bidtlora. There wero plenty of men
rcady to do tho work in tho way proposod Tho
city could do nothing else. TO borrow
$4,000 00O for inoproyonlontg provided for, II,
addition to tho indebtedness already OF necessity
| any amount Of tint sum. Tho policy Of tho
| CQmptrollQr was. III Ills Wow. Just LILO QUO 10