, 1875-05-20


z. +. Roberts whs yesterday appointed feg.
ular On tho Fire Dcpastmont.
Tho Finance Committee met 3oaterdAy on tho
appropriation hudget, bat adjourned uutll to-
day, for want Of proper preparation,
Tho bravo haRe-bA!l heIooa Of tho Water o1leo
have challenged those Of tho City Collectors
of1ico to match gsale, 10 bo played Decorations
day.
During tho month Of April tho Water Office
took in . Teronuc OF $50, 47G.6o, Issued II, ,G4o
permits, and iGhoslcd 37;1 taps. Aud. noswith-
standing this good srfay OF tiKnrcs, tho Doard Of
Pubic Worko Las prolonged thcir hours from 8
Am. TO p. M, or three hours Longer than Ia
any other office
Tbs board of Public Works yesterday ,nado
ti,o following awards For ctrbiug, paving, and
filing North unlon street from Ilubbst to Ohio.
". 7. l1lllreth; for tho building Of the now
bridge Al aialison street. tAo American Bridge
Conlpsuy; nnd for supplying 1,500 yards Of
Mayor Cofyln ycAte,day received from Mayor
ceutonnisl anniversary Of Dnukor I'LL. to tnGe
paca 3n that city Jnnn II. TIA Mayor hna not
yet nAdo up hiA mind to 70, anil will not ba like-
" to sle 80 until aftos i,cs: Friday. lie Ia bravo,
aud will not rim AWAY from contempt proceed.
lug uereif for tue aAhe OF delivering few Brn-
tcuccs ut centennial nl1nivcruarr.
Tho celebrated contemptuous legal ouadrilat-
cral mot yesterday afternoon In Judge Dirkoy'B
otl!co to consult about tho courAe to DO pursued
in dnfa,atin3 themselves In Judge N,lliauas
Court. Iao conscientious rerarsor refused 70
sr'rituaLzo for the pnrposo OF ascostaib,nS their
dainEs. na Il weuli be juse Ii.:io too tncan 10
steal thcir legal Thunder aud give thsm nxGy to
their Opponents.
For tho tvelyo davs ending MnY Ii, 1875, tho
City Comptroller ro.urAs tho following roprtt to
tho Collector: Collected ou spocial anacas-
o:ats of as :SRe' 5S rssI ai estaio
OF 1871, Ei49B B55.65; costs Of 1874, e3U8.7O in
teresta Of 1879, R49.j4 total collection, e51l,-
CG5,92. The causo ot this unusually lnrgo ool-
lection Is that tho time for pairing 1874 taxes ex-
p!god May 10. All yet unpaid aro On tho do.ln-
4uent Int,
Tic Board Of rnb1sr Torl;p have bocomo
afraid TINT II they delay nlucll longer, ths wood
co shantioA opposite will tuulbl~ down Of thcir
oEn aeeord, md ticy hayo accordingly written TO
tho Corporation tounoal, requesting an o,,iuion
AZ to tha legality Of DESTROYING them, Tim shan-
ties arc standing under proteae, permIs.ioa lay
ing boon given for their erection, running Que
year onty, but, ,pHarg to tho lack at prn1nr asyco
frun, tho Lazy Department, tho Eoa1d hare
taken no action towards the abAtonuus OF the
nuisance.
bcen troubled with wolilxh neak-ulavos going
tho rounds OF rovcral nciSheorfloods, undor tho
prctonsa OF being City AessaHora. Many victims
OF these scoundru:B havo "ritton to Tax Com
missioner afcdrath requesting lin to altow the
City .ssxcgEo,a 10 eilow authority in coma untnis-
takablo manner. lie replies thlt tho City Aa-
aeaso,A a7o equipped with good authority, and
Gun sho1 It at moments notico, aod ha Alao
kus:csts that Boal3 mothod ba takan for ths
better distinguishing Of tho Town AaRoHsors,
who Aro also making their rounds during the
piesont mouth.
tf1ic Y,ryrtara ~ Ia ri re U,,A1I
accomplished BY AID. Keiiy and Somm.r Of tho
sixth Ward, yesterday took drive 10 HtoHnrt
hyenue, whore they woro met by ]. 3. LayDg,
G. D. 0orham. T. a!ataoer, aud othor officials OF
joSt unlar consideration vas the Improvement
OF tho street. The railroad 1ofaacd to moyo
their ttack9 closer together, and conaoguontly,
ottoe modos Of Widening tho strest must DO
taken. Il u aagGea.cd TINT The sidewalks bo
narrowed down to feet, tho ditcf,os tilied, and
tho ntrcot eurood aud li!lod. This would givo a
roadway Of u foot on oach aide OF tho asrnck,
Thi1 tlnu aoous 10 he the only foalih1e ono, how
ever Objectionable 1t H,ny DO to reafdenkA tn tho
vicinity. TAoro is no may In which tho railroatl
company eau bo compelled to do better.
II hilo some hz1f.do7oa Aldermen and others
wosa cnnvetsing With tho Mayor yostsr,,ay,
Henry Grcencoaum suddenly poppod In, and at
onc2 iIccame tho centro OF conversation. It WAS
hts first visit 10 his willon friends hinco tho at-
n,:rablo character hn Enyo them In recent
et1pcH up'ple sl1o SllizeEa AsapclauoHt unds con-
bcluentiy, ho waH eagerly btetogcd BY rampant
individuals, who wished to know II hc mcant
thou in his inainnRtton8. Tho answers returned
were as good M tho questions, and tho doba:o
Suon became til caomo to tho Aldermen. md thoY
soon withdrew, leaving lit. Grcenebaum to I'M
pross upon Mayor Calvin metuory tho necessity
Of fixing up Mu3t Washington stro.t, and other
streets in which tho West side Park Board ia
interested. Personally. the Mayor tras,ad him
very cordially but, politically, lie iueiHted upon
giving bis guest piece Of his ioluaclous mind.