, 1875-05-27
THE clTY.HALL..

salasios look hazJ (Iiayesy), remarked Tho IL
represslbls City-Ijall runHtsr ~ ha yesterday
bethought himself how hia uife and four chill
dren could live On 10 por ccut decruaso.
circumstances over which Judge Williaml
alono has control will provont tho Committee OF
ssreets and Allcya for the South Diyision from
meeting Saturday aftornoon in tho City Clerk'l
cl}lco 1t $50 p. IN.
Tho Board Of Public Works ycs.nrday awasdce
the aontrsct for pairing tho intersections oi
Townsend street to D. Il. Harrington at \ con.
tract prieo Of $1.9i8.20. Tie atreet is to be
phyed and improved immediately.
Tho Doasd Of Public Works win advertise IN.
til Juno for proposals for the erection Of ths
West Division water works all complete, With
lhe exception Of tho pumping engines now
building BY tue Quintard Iron Worka,
Tho coasomptuous twonty-sno Aldermen, TO-
gother with tho ,tnyor, City Clerk, and their
legal counsel. held = final conference In the
commtteo~room yesterday forenoon Oh tho sub
tect OF The anawera to bo given In tho contempt
case. Faux Adams waR, "a usual, tho praailing
Roatus.
"shsrifsn Ia resigned" said morning paper
assorasy ~ Ill., ~ prophecy as to tho fate OF tho
n police aud Tire apartment circlos was so.ue-
What Intense Mhcn. tho phrase was b,uitod
asound. lilo u roatgAetI, but he hasn't. " nays
toehhiel1 MARI, aud tho crowd Of depepiets On
Tho board ot Police yesterday a,nusod them-
solVcs ln fondlng tho hthdH OF xoyeral nerloct-
full pauostnsn, but no lecapitationa wnro found
necessary. They arc highly amused over an opnion
delToted by tho Corporation Counsel aomo linn
aEo, rhich they have reoently obtained control
q, 10 regard 10 their positions. TLa reaBon
that tho Mayor WAS 60 careeHA IA to Ita being
publlsl'ed is found In tho fact TINT tia otinion
advises him 20 Mayor TO attempt no change iu
eiectira Offices. -
WEST DIVISION arnEEr.
question @ q tls right to spond m appropria-
D.islsn atreot made BY tho Council last yeav
having arson between tho Wcat Park Comruis-
Alou0s1 and tho Dosrd OF Public Works, The lat
tor requested tho opinion Of tho Corporation
CoaufHl iu tho matter, and iu roply received tho
following:
!n a,swcr to your Communication Of thIs data, Ia
~sas .a nSP II psea ss
Say, &c. u of tho act in regard the conpot4on I'M
proTenen snd management Of public parks, appEornd
sy i!Sg L. IT. a h,.sa e. e;aqsass @
S4uk, avonns e lntnOoi. psrk aai other strco,s,
Do ut dlvt.t ths ely Of ths eontroi Gc'i oi
!,hd.h D,i.,n .tteet. nor s!ss tho iA.t commi..
:s :,1,'sn any :, ,snsaosity e'es sush ,trest ssya
Boar os Iulna Works. 1hs act Of May ,, is7s loea
not athorso tho lark Commissioners to &cqalra titte
to Or .onsro! oyer public stsees, tho city law
fniy t1Tcst Itself q " control over public street, Or
s4me tu repair. otherviss than by vaca.ing such
street Hence the ordinance Of juno i, 1874,
cannt hago ths effect Of transferring from
tho. eity to tho lark Con,1nlaslone!a The
e3eludvn control Of that steet. Ths appropriation
Eke chez similar appropriations IL to hs expended
by thi Hoard Of Public Works for The EtlyiMse tor
whcl y waa uaado, exclusive Of any Intervention on
the ptrt Of tho Park Commissioner, exrept such co.
operation - tacy may afford III subordlaauou to The
Uoar& OF Pubic Works,
Ths warrants to be drawn for this work should be
draw hy Tho Comptroller in tho same way and upon
the improvement of any publ!o atsst. Heapectfuily
r. LgLE UicKEx Corporation Counsel =