, 1875-12-30

sIcDlnR the wAuch. depart much dtARtioted Hhen
they Ato informed that nt,ch diegraco cAnnet
bo placc,l upon lilo lehd or any city ompnyc:
Conscqnauttv there Are 1nht,v m0uthoFa- nnt
| moreover 1t Ia nuisance far the creftaFa TO no
intcrrnptlpg work and taklng up t!n,o with tlIeir
1nesttons and complaints.
Tho Comnittcou on Police and Printing n'pcs
to day; on Flnanca and on Stoeta ani Alters
three divtennt) to'morrrw. and npec!hi Com
nttce On Taxhlion IL cnied for Ian. J. County
Commissioner Nurdlck lns boon Invited 10 at
tend tho Iattr., and will be asked 70 state what
be knowe nnt think. On The anbie.t Of tonpen-
sntIoll for the South Town Collector.
Inspector 1,attoy gathered gang Of tnon yea.
tnsnAy afnt proceeded to tear hn0n tho 40-fuot
chimney that has stood at Hrady,s Wills. on
West l.nsn ntrcot between Ann and atny. Tho
chimney 'aa been fu anakv contll',on for eoMe
time, and WAS easlv tnpplod oror ky 'lsa OF y rop0
md nlght phil. 1t hhs b2en cauae nf ah-
noyat,ce to tho rooplo In it's vicinity vino feared
| to 70 near It. TAoY arc now much rn]'nsca.
It wilt bo Just ono hundred rcsss ago Hatur..
day .,rco The "Stkrs and Str1poa " were adopted
ThtA fact has been doemnd by thu city au:!lori..
tIos a sufficient ground for q celebration. mud
accordingly tho plan Of ringing of bella, slying
of ilags aud firing of salute. has bten haopsed.
rings vii. !oat In tho breeze from all publ
buildings. aud n1l those cltixena who hare such
an atlcio aro requested 10 display 1t during tho
hRy. Sa1utcA Tili Lo fired, commencing 1T mil:
nEnk on EfMsRg.' lne FkS0 lnT tup NfALtuu VI
tho pioecs Of ordinance has not yht been hxcl
upon, nor tho programme fully ANNOUNCED.
Now candidates for the position Of Corpora
ton Counsel nru announced daily. Nr. &. II.
Morse was at QUO llmn TALKED Of. !1o would
sake tho place ii offered. Mr. Dent has hatly
Attorney .'amicaon is IN the eamo category. Tho
latest is ttat Sir. nobcrt iIersey las boon
brought conHptcuously to tho front. and y likely
to receive tile ap>o'ntmnut. Thoto has been 4
hesitation manifested by Ronle ]awyerB to leave
good practice aud accept position whure
salary would be but little 3ndnconlcnt. and
whclo tllo lloaors aio tasy. Meanwhile Judge
Dickcy bus received hia com'n'aalon. and hat
quarters. i1e looks an1olHIy foi the np{o,nt-
lnent Vt lis successor. -......
witAuyEs AND PUBLIC nnoCsns.
Tho Commit GO on Wha.soa Aul Public
Grounds met Yesterday in tho City C!ork's office.
Present, Aid. Warren jonas, Stonc sud Murphy.
Tho "go-betwcen,' Mr.. Atahoney. OF tiasiner,"
was also preaous. 11e hal boon charged III tho
7tu'es as being the embaasador f'um tho Com
u.ittce to tho baltimore Il Quo Rallfoad officials
for tho pnrpoAo ot asAlug Tor S5oo tor sl,e Con-
u,ittce. alahoncy announced. TINT hc mover saw
hns official Of tho said road to knuw him, aud
tn4s tho Timcs statement was s!andcrous lio.
He had commenced suit Tor libel, WHICH Ind
boon delayed on account Of non.appcaranco Of
n wsness. Al tho truth in tho article were
description Ut Liz re1scn and tue mention Ut t,is
name
Tho Committee lad been nHs9d by Alr. Quincy,
of tho EaItlEnote Il Uh,o lla!iroat. 10 delay a
1ncpnug until no could te prosont. Yesterday
was liked for tbs day, but Mr.. Quincy did not
appear. but sent notice that le coid not pos-
.lb'y 10 thore till the l1th of January. A. atr.
Mahouey KroatlY desired his presen.e to anb-
stantlatn his statements. and as the Committeo
wo4o willing to give fair cl!a,cs 10 all, action
wan deferred I'LL tho l!th OF 1auMary.
Considerable discussion took piRce about
renting the agricultural department Of tho Ex-
PoHsion building for q depot. Tho Committee
concluded tAaF, slnco no ono had appeared to
represent tho interest Of tho Baltimore 4 Ohio
Railroad Company, and s,uco ihoy had received
no letter or uute Of ext lanat!on depot naa nut
pressugly needed. Action On that subject WAS
defeired.
A proposition for tradln5 los on tho corner
os Nanaoph ard Union streets fos the lot on "h.eh
tho Vest Madison Street Staton now stands was
rrad. It s from MichIoi urcsntbaum. and ho
wants ,001 ITO boot" bInce shs ldud lo
owAs Is worth 500 ncr foot. aud there ara ~
loot. 1t would bring a32.t}0u. This calculation
would lnnkp tho Mua,:un Street Htation lot AZ
pcar to bo worth Just s2.000. whom in reality 1t
Is valued a. $500 per foot. aud tho 81 fec: front
would bo worth 5lb.5o0. Tho proposition IL cou-
Bidero1 SIMPLY propostcrons mad absurd, but
nslinn weH h1so ptHt tnenaI till tD next u1cctIDg