, 1875-06-04
THE CtTI.HALL.

Judge Dickey, returned from his ottavs trip
las. evening.
Tho Board of Public Works will to-dny alver-
tsso for 1900 tS-i,ch corporation taps and 5000
%-iuch taps.
The Mayor yesterday recommended the ap-
potntinent OF Christian H>lz to tho Board OF
Education, IN plaee Of llaemauu Rsstsr, ra-
Signed.
TIE Board ot Public Works will to-day ndvsr.
tise for the pavement OF Fourteenth street,
from State TO Clark streets. The work Of paw
Ing Union street IL progressing Nndor conssac:
with ". F. Ni!arcth.
aIr. Banning, Of tho City Law Dooartmont.
having Just recovered from aoycry iliucHa, has
taken short saestson Epr tno tunotit Ut Ills
hoaltl4, lilo lott tom last oyuulllk for a two
weehs' rambloiu Missouri aud Kansas.
Mr. George ". Mcrrcll. tho efficient clerk OF
tho Uoard Of Health, has been appointed to tho
poHition o! Hacrotasy hitherto occupied by tho
Eata jacob E,lsAell. Louis slarki, ol the SANTA
~ police furcc, Is Mr. 3lersc!rs successor.
Carl Prrtsers lFeek'y is bnaily engaged IN col,
lectiug portrai's Ut thu Aldesinon. About tao
timo Of their incarceration in tic County jail ho
hopna to produce scnsa.ion. .-nnmely, every onc
of tic Aldermen together On one mo.ion.
During tho month Of s1ny, .. Cunningham.
tho atrcek-cleaniug cottractor, laR ue1nel 12.U7
niles In tho Sortl, Division, 74.63 mites In tho
South Division, aud Bl.57 miles in tho Vest
Division. Tho total cost to tho city was *5.-
49l.92.
Considerable complaint has bean made recent
tY about tho non-payllI. Of South tiaElt Htreot
between Harrison and folk. Tho Board OF pnb-
lie Works state that tho asachstacns Naa nude
sonlo time ago, md amounted to ~, but,
thus far, the collectors lnye loea ablo to collect
but little moro than 51.000.
jout meeting OF the Committees ON StreotB
mud Alleys frpm each Ut the three diylEionn Of
tho clly was held yesterday afternoon III tho City
Clerh'a otllce. and It was resolved uron to rec
osnmoud an ordinance prohibiting tho driving
af cattle through TIM Blrceta between tho hours
Uf 8::|D !. n. and G:"o r. III.
ALpgn,fA:Ic FRAUD.
| An unsuccessful onoEt waB ulado BONO ttno
ago 10 carry through tho Council very nens lit
tln ttick, which has only been frlsttasoI by tile
| bunslinE WORK Ut tho uc.tnp who attempted It.
/ The caae w1B but lightly rcfored 10 ut tho last
teaAiU,l Of tho Council, but !lsB by to means
been tloppcd, for Aid. Cln,k If eesadlaat In >!ts
determination to expoHo tile perpetrntcr. Dy
That, at the rncosing Of tho Council Alrl!
10, an ordinance waB lsscusscl providing for tho
Incorporation OF the Mutropol,.an City Halfway
Company, giving them tho privilege OF laying
| Depot along Lako ana lndla1a atseets to tho
city imils. Tho ordinance At nt first drafted by
tho Law Department gave tho Company tic Of
elusive franchise on these stseets. At meet
l
nal,ce wan ancn1ed, q, motion of AID.
7. C. Clar:so, By adding tho words !:
1.-THE aald Metropolitan CITY Halfway Company.
after obsasnlng conHont Of tA!h Council, s.,sla
having the right. to lsy TRACK upon sad Lake
street, between tho UuIon Depot VI tile foot Of
Lake street aud Caua! strea., BY shoiF paying to
the sald Meuopohtau CITY Hallway Company
maintenance Of said ssacl; upon aaid Laao street
| botMtcon tho polntA Ta1nod."
Ilis amendment waa read correctly in the
Couue,! that oyeulisg. null Was prin:e1 coFgectly
q ossis! rspost h sa liter oesaa Il the neks day
Unrjng tito tln.o It waB road by the Clark in t!it
Council aud Tuesday forenoon, when Deputy
City-G!o1k Moody Mss correcting tho proofs q
altered. Tho word shall " waa Hcratchol uu
Ansi = heavy esrot MSS inHcrlbad juut tclaw Il
a,,a tbs word may" wslsson several iAches 4
tho left, just At tho bog,uuug OF some ntetlino
written thxt those Is no question o! lts iIlcga!ity
Aid. Clarke lnBista TINT this Mus,lRtion Vt ro
cords munt nat ha allowed to pasn Wunoeced.
AAIAI1EH REDUCED. .....
! Tho Einancc Coean,sttea met yeatar'tay after
noou iu consideration Of she salary question
Tao 100 additional pollce asked fot by tho Doas'
| Of Police weto Btslcloh ont, aud 5 Jer cent va
cnt on Tho frat Il. coo III aalar!cd, aud 10 10
ccus on aAl at,oyo sast azure. Tui4 reduction
was designed to bo ,uale III al the sa'a,ies. fIon
tue Comptroller dowu to tho Police aud FlEe Dc
pastmcnts, b,,t tho COMMITTEES perceived at a
carly hour thu tiscQ1tont which tho reduction .
sl,00u sa!Arica waA apt 10 causo. aud acrott!ingl
t.ey sg.ced unon = tlnat Bosslon on tho matter I
o O'Clock this ,noyuiaE. While salks.
over tho matter III tic Mayors oiflc
aftos adjournment. Mayor Co!yiu toak occasion
% s!so nls sontItnonta In yory froo manner
+ Tie denied tho Justice OF tho reduction OF lark
saiasies without Including those OF II 600 All
cnaof. lilo had lIIO men in his employ, rapy o
!Aem at : leHa dsnro thaa tho aalaFioa Of tue pr
lico Aid ilreulcn An! ho did 4ok hesitate to 1!
!. firm that any ona Ut h!a esnEloye1 wHs fit to be
! membor Of eltloF of thoae duparsmeuta. lIe wa
j sltia!lcd that tho tax could not 10 reduced to
mills uu!csa these rcductYln wcsu mado 10 uYer
i quarter. A man could l4se 2a pos ecu. loHer Ia
t day than ho could three years ago. AID. Bcl14l
9 nor expressed tho sentiments OF tho Conmittc
, and oi himself ~ being ITO bit head wherey.
i | 1t Ia ssan."
Il AID. Di1on WA opposed 70 reductions