, 1875-02-12
nntt tho ltecOINlilt
Angel dropped tear upon tho pago and b!ottcc
Il cut forcyor.
THE clTY-HALL.


will reccivo their pay Saturday
The Police ard Fire Departments wilt be paid |
to-day In tho City Trensurer's Office.
The Board Of Public Works will to-day adver-
tiac for proposas for tho performance of all
streot cleaning required from April /. 1876, to |
April |, 1916.
Michael Eraus South Town Collector, will
level his batteries on the shipping in tho river
on which taxes have not yet been pad ~ soon ha
tho weather will permit.
Tho Srecnl Committee on Legislation will
meet again this afternoon in the Mayors oftieo
to complete several bills In regard to city
finances, which they inseud to pleaent to tho
State Legislature.
II The weather permits, the demolition Of tho
wooden bridge at Randolph street will bo conf
tuepcod this morning. The now iron brlIEc. 1t
ia hoped by tho contractors will bs IN swinging
order thirty days from date.
Tie Tinauco Committee met yesterday after
noon In tho Mayors Office, but transacted no
business Of Importance beyond auditing RoIno
bills, tho most important of which was tho stocle
Il NIcalal,on bill OF e1tras in tho construction Of
the now lake tunnel.
The Committee on Wharycs and Public
Grounds mot Yesterday 10 tile City Cerk'n Office,
and Immediately adjourned for one week for tho
nu,pone OF receiving some favorable bids on tie
city property now uD for sale. bids viii bo ra-
ceiyed At any time up to the hour Of meeting.
Il is quietly talked abons among the Aldermen
that a now company with several OF tue city Of
tlcals o. stockholders. will shortly put III their
claims for tho Indiana Btreot frauchlsc. 1t IL
looked ,,pon with no little suapsci0n as being an
unllerhald mothod Of oxtortton from tho Weat
Side hallway Company. Look out for ht expoBo
The Fire Department yesterday reported In
disgust that all tho fra-hydrants in tho Vicinity
Of Tho Nors!, Division fro wero frozen 10 Holnlly
| TINT shout twenty minutos Terc consumed IN
| thawing them out. Under such circumstances
as these tho tlremen hopo to cover themselves
| with glory in BwcarnX at the carelessness and
| negligence Of the proper authorities.
Already tho Consumers Gas Company has
now rival In tho Held, waging war on the ChIcnsn
| Gas and Coke Company. Tho new company lias
| q Phi.adelpbian aspect, bns has not as yot rs
| anmod any lotnste standing. Mr. NASH, who,
! IL in sait3 Is at tho hoad OF tho Consumers Gas
Company 1T present applying for a franchise
| from the Council through tho Gas Committee.
! will soon invita the members OF tho Committee
aud all other Interested t,eraons to visit Detroit.
| where tho samo company is now supplying Eal Mt
| 81 per 1000 feet, in compatiton with an cider
company. Amoug Ccagoal,n interested III this
! now company is Con. JOHN McArLhltr.
Those wonderful burlesques on tho Three
Eracey, tile trio Of police nagnatcs, atdoHn tH-
| copsolato yesteraaJ afreruoon for tho purpose Of
|
! charges hare been rrefcrlpd by the HaEshat.
| ThoIo Ia batch OF fourteen Oh laad ut present,
aud all arc either for ne!hcieucy o. for drinking
.,lrswater." Con. slaIer and Commissioner
Moure we1e on hand and appeared thoroughly
aisgustel With tito unfortunate fitomea. but
when the caseH arc huaFd, they will bo
still moro disqusted with tho vcrdo'a rendered.
In Justice to some Of tue unfottunatoa, 1t IL hut
proper to say that few Of thcBe casog occurred
at tho time OF the hay. preas fro in the West Di-
Yiaion when tho o1trenle cold and the consc-
quent suffering furnish Bomo pa}liation Tor their
shortcomiugs. Some Of tho cupfits aud their
friends arc foolish cuongh to plead that tho
force j. becoming donora.izea tnronsh , snos a. aa
yorso feeling TO Con- Similar. Al sash rhona at"1si
has conducted himself Ia O most bo.
coming manner towards the members
of the Fro Department, aud hat
, worked great deal Of good throughout tho De-
pastulent. liz knows good fireman when ht
soos one. and he might eaBilr retaliate BY point
. ipg out Ia Inefficient theBo Batno cholcsic tire
men who are continually bowling nbout bis hav
. ing no rigas to tho position ho holds.