, 1875-10-02
THE ClTY.HALl.

epceial policeman for tile water department Of
tho Board Of Public Works.
Tho Building Committee Of tho Common
Council was yesterday still engaged in tho dis
cusBiou Of tho building ordinance.
Fira-MarBl,hl Denuos leaves this eyonlng for
New York to attend tho annual Convention OF
Chiefs OF Fire Departments to DO hold In that
city.
Tho receipts yesterday at tho City Troasurer's
Office wcgo For Tax Collectors. $40, 600; wnter
tA1. $780, Tho employees of tho various Offices
wogo paid thoir salaries for tho mautl OF Sep
temhor, amounting to about 100000.
The members Of tho Board OF Public Works
hold a conference yesterday MS to tho proHccu-
tion of work on tho newer improvements. tho re-
SHIT of which mas TINT 1t was resolved that work
| should bo gono ahead with
Tile snccting Of tho Special Committee Of lilo
Common Council on saie Of tho Lake Front has
been called for Monday at y. N. 1t ia under
stood that the railroad companies are now rea'ly
to make q detinsto proposition, which tho Com
mttee ia called together to receive aud consider.
Justices scully, Morrison, and 1ngerso, Of
tho West Town Board, ycsserday waitol upon
Comptroller Hayes to aee whnt azrangements
could bo made for providing tho West Town Col
lector with more spacious oilco for tho co!lcc-
ton of tho city nnd county taxes, his proseut
GunriorB being loo contracted. The Comptroller
Rtatod that II tho city wcro liable for any portion
Of tho oiiica-rcnt, IN arrangement would ho
made for the pnynont Of tho city'a portion Of It,
Incidentally, tho question OF tho percentage to
be allowed tho Town Collector vas mooted, and
! Justice ScuiIy stated that ho thought per cont
too much, aud tulicated TINT ~ waa enough, in
lii opiuion. No nction, however, mas taken up
on the matter.
The work Of e1cavating tho city'a portion Of
tho Court 11ouHo Square has boon stopped for
seyoral dayR for some raason unknown to tho
Hoard OF Public Works, though the r11mor is that
tho contractors, Mcasrs: Mckinney 4 Doyle, do
not command the confidence Of tho men, and
tho Inter will not work because they fear they
vii! not got thoE pay. Tile tlr,n took the con-
trnct at $1,000, though tho county had 70 pay for
its half OF tho work s5,4oo and 1t looks a. II
took bond for 1,000 botoro they lot tho con-
tract and tho city u therefore secured from loss
II tho contract is thrown up.
THE BLuE ISLAND AVENUE v1AnucT.
Nd; llilareth and . 5'elegasion1 Of citizens Of
tro!ler Hayes to urec that prnyiaion hn mado for
tho construction Of the v,aduct on Dluo Island
avenue over tho Chicago. darlington Il Quincy
and Northwestern hallway tracks. The Comp
trollor stated that ho was not in favor Of gen-
eral letting OF contzacta, for which nppropria-
tion had been mado ont Of tho rGyon,1cs for tho
current year, until aftor tho thxes for tho ycnr
had been collected: II, however, tho Doard Of
Ianlic Works should DO Of opinion that tho
Htruction Of which without delay was necessary,
ho would issuo certificates Of Indebtedness to
provide for payment Of the contraction.
AID. Hl1dreth and the Ninth Ward delegation
then visited tho Doafd Of Public Works. and
received assurances that tho Board would pro-
coed With tho work, ~ ono Of imperative public
necessity, npon tho arrangement indicated by
the Comptroller.
THE poLIcE SUPERINTENDENT.
Pursuant to his lettor Of renignAtion, Buper-
intondcnt Of Police 1sehm yesterday yaeatod Ills
ot1lco, and Deputy Superintendent Hickey took
poseosalon ~ Superintendent I'd interim under
tho following order;
OFFICE or Crrr MARSHAL, Cn1cA6o, Oct. !, 137H.-
Jatnb Hehn General Superintendent Of Police, having
resigned. all officers and mombers of the force ar0
hereby orlureI IL report to Deputy Superintendent
partmeut, until further oslcrs from tAsA Office.
GEoAoE L. DUNLAP, city Marshal.
The resignation Of Superintendent Rahm,
cllnchnd by hiA vacation OF the Office, and Which
the order Ut Marallai Duplsp indicates set the
1ulnuucs about tho City llall busy 10 naming
Lis SUCCESSOR. Before cventng thoy, ono aud
all, seesncd to hare arrived at the unanimous
| conclusion TINT Assistant Superintendent Hickey
| would 10 appointed to the Vacancy, nobody elao
bcng nan,od for tho position. As to who will 10
flickoy's HuccesBor 1a Assistant Superintendent,
opinion in local political ctcles appeared equally
| divided between Charles Hohm and Detective
| Joseph Dixon. Mayor Co!vin kops ont Of tho
way, not visiting his Office during tue day, from
which it MAS argued TINT ho haau't made up hia
mind upon the subject, ard thc1alore dealred to
dodge intotYieMa.