, 1875-09-03
THE CtTT.HALL.

During ono week tho City Collector has col.
looted tho amount OF S434, 4,629.77 on city
taxos.
Tho City Treasurer yestcrdny received et1,-
95s.47 OIL city ta1cs, and 91,9GG08 On wator-
rontH.
The Board Of Public Works yestordhy issued
final voucher Of sG395 to tho American Bridge
Company on account OF AladiRon street bridge.
Commissioner p1iudiyi!io Ia still lying Oh
sick bed at hia residonco. At ono time h0 was
very low. aud was threatened with a bovcro at.
tack Of typhoid fever.
Tuosday morulug Robert Clark was thrown
from his buggy In the Town OF Lake View, and
Was dragged Tor 4 considerable tlistanco. Ycs-
tor1ay 1io was again around C!ty-lfal!, . worry
little bit tho Worbo for Lis oscApado, .
III. Maynard, Of tho Board Of Public Workr,
stateH tlat hiR rotontion is duo entirely to N[r.
Itoughton. the man wllo was appointed ills suc-
cossor. Hlr. IIoughton haa boon promised ma
other position ln lien Of tho ono ho formerly
loll untler Bupt. uatloy. =.
> Moso. Chambers 4 McBoan will commence
tho paving Of Wabash avenue Tomorrow. The
board yesterday gave tho parinsBion to pav0 by
special contract from T1lirtecnth to Congress-
htreas OH that tAorouEhfare. They Will complete
the job in q week or ten dayH.
Tho beard Of Pablo WorkB Will to-day ad7or-
tso for excavations on te site OF tho old Court
JiouHo. The work ts limitod to Get. l, flfteon
tlaya later than tho dato mentioned In tho coun-
tys CONTRACT Tho foundation will be COM
mencod as aoon as tho excavations arc completed.
Ono Of the morning papora yesterday gayo an
account Of o spat between Mayor Eolyiu aud Aid,
1lidreth, Which did not takc place. All. IIiI-
droth did haye ]ittio difficulty with Commits
afoner Thompson Gil tho tlay mentioned, but II
WIS OF 80 trivial a nature a. not to bo north
mentioning.
Mayor Covin stntes TINT ho has no reason for
assorsipg TINT Lostto Lewis WAS only occtad AS
Eistant superintendent for d torn OF tro weeka,
lIn dld favor Mr. DuAno Doty, md now that
tho election lNs boe1 matie, ho does not think 1t
proper to combhs tho Doard OF Education nn
tlleir Helecson. II Mr. Lowis Ia rcmoYod 1t will
lo by tho Hoard.
Dir. 1Ioalng's assertion that ho did not 20
Eost with any intention OF rnssiug money to
purchase 4 Democratic organ, tB goNBraily dis
credited around Cty-1lau ss ho ia known 10
have procured list q as least tTenty sigma
turea for TINT especial purpoBe. 1Io haa made
up with tho Colyln mon. Furthermore, II IL
saHl that bis trip to tue Eaat waa s,lch fai,nro
that ho Is ashamed to own up. Thus do they
talk around the City-tia!i. but 1t would tako
bold mau to voucl fos the truth Of It..
Tho printed record Of tho TAI casos appealed
to tho buprema Court Waa yesterday delivered to
th0 Law Department. II contains list OF sbout
thirty sax-tghtorB, which Comptroller Hhys doos
not aoe tit to publiEl. He las had delinquent
list Of tax-tiglltera n!ono IN hts possession for
1t 10 long ~ taxes arc bong paid In At tbs pros
ent speedy rate. The Colnptrollers course Ia
probably tho bestcr enc to purauo but 1t certain
~ aoptives tho public Of vast amount Of inEos.
nation that IL valuable I'll theas days Of numcr-
oua candidates for oil Hosss Of oAicea.