, 1875-02-13
THE ClIY.HALl.

Tho City Treasurer yesterday paid cut $S6, 600
to tho members OF tho Police and Fue Dopart
meuts.
The Gas Committee vii. meet--well, vhcn all
the members die of until Aid. Clark and Quirk
aro the only membors left.
Persons vino have not paid their personal prop
erty tax, especially those living along the ave-
nues, will save their families the trouble iucient
to being loviod upon, BY Immediately calling on
tho Collector.
There In nothing new In tho C1ave.aud-Re
imbroglio, the many rumo.s in circulation around
The rookoty yesterday proving entirely ground
less. Mr. l'eno evidently hopos that the m&n
who gots tho work will get tho pay, and With this
hope ho Is thoroughly coutcnted II 10 can hold
his seat until ouHted by Court.
What can be tho matter with the Aldermen,
eh! John I" exclaimed City-Clerk Forrest ~ be
noticed that thoy we're holding whispered cho-
ruaeB in couples In the out-of- -tlle-Hny nooks in
hiH office. John simply replied in nonoayl-
liable, aud went on With l1fs writing. his heart in
the meantime filled With ghosts OF North Side
Jobs. railroad franchises and gas ordinances
Oticor Rohan was yesterday on trial before
the thtoo willy Police Commissioners, On COM
plant OF Samuel Gluclt, who charged him with
Interfering in buslness transaction whereby
ho, Gluek, WaB to Rn,ass snug Itttle profit. OF
course, such actions On tho paIt Of policemen
muBt bo Immediately snnffsd out by their supe-
nors, and accordingly he was fined three days
ray.
Tho trial Of sergt. o'Connor Of tho First
Precinct, for rcleaaiug a number Of prisoners be-
fore their casea had come before the Tollca Mag
1ssrato. was to haye taken place bofore the Board
OF Pollen yesterday afternoon. It was poHt-
cution. 1t is stated that Justice Doyden, who
appears aa tho principal prosecutor, Is not in
cltued to apPaArtn the case until his appointment
as JUSTICE has boon confirmed by the Governor,
lnaBn1uch hs ho cxpGcta rather eoYere handling
by tho defense. On their part, It Is sAid thcY
will try to show, on the testimony Of woll-kuown
members of the police force, that Justice Boyden
has been asroatcd cut Of gambling -house at
No. oG5 Wabnsl, avenue. and under thu alias Of
Jordan, anod S25 1t IN also said that An eHost
will ho u,ado to provo that he onoo Owned an in
tere4t In gambling house.
Considerable e1cltement prevailed yesterday
about 90 uany nre-hydrants and water-mains
being frozen Iii various parts Of the city. The
hoard Of Public Works assert that tl,ev a.e
doing all thoy con to prevent the freezing Of the
have no control. for The renson that, in aomo
portions Of the city. especially those nowly-ses-
tle4l districts In the northwest, SOU Invest, and
south, tho wator'rnainB arc Of necessity laid
withili q corpIe Of feet of tho surface, owing to
the lind not being flied up to its level and III
iatuto. Which will freazo sometimes to depth
bf II feet, aud, consequently where the wafer
,natnH run through ground Of this character they
ago very apt 10 freeze in q long continued cold
spell like the nroaent ono. lIowpYcr. no immi-
',,ato dagger Is threatened ~ these districts are
thinly settled that lire is not likely to spread
l.. It Of bounds, even though tho water 10 cntsely
,,,t of. In the districts betwoeu Thirty first and
'ihtrtY.n!nlh streets the Boata is suppYing the
l'a'''ents with water, by wagons. Aid. Ryan
u.,iains Of great deal OF trouble In lis ward,
,hr Fifteenth, from frozen mains caused partially
y sl,ir exposed condition. The remedy can
ONO With warmer weather, and then ouiy
ground thasB out, thawing out with 1t tue
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