, 1875-02-17

The Gas Committee will meet Rt o'clock Sat-
urdar afternoon in tho City Clerks office,
4 gong-boll was yesterday attachcd to the
Mayors o!lics,-not, howoyer. to keep tho ovet-
worked Secretary awake, but to Strike AiaruB Of
fro 1t IL connected with tho bell Ia the Fire.
Marshal's Office.
The Committee on Wharyes md Public
Grounds meets at o'clock Thursday afternoon
in the City Clerks office. The subjoot under
consideration is tho sala Of city property recent
~ advertised for sale.
The Committee on Railroads will meet Thurs
day a. o'clock In tho Clera's office. Among
other matters under consideration arc The North
Wells street hoIso.railxay ordinance aud tho
ordinance granting tho right OF way into The
city to the Chicago l. 6outh Atlantic Naifoad.
Both OF these have beeu undergoing sone as-
we're revsioua In sha Lhw Department.
Tho City Collector yesterday morning snote
bis pine board desk with Ills clancbod hand, and
Bwors BY Ill the gods OF ancient Rome that mover
yet had be heard from tr1a-blue drauger man
who w&s cont6nted With hB citg btethrcn, and then
he read letter from H. '. Lawson, ot Duckin,
Missouri. requesting hstn to collect debt owing
waB 81, and very liberal percentages was offered
rs an inducement. Tho reply sont to Mr. Law
son III anything but complimentary.
Tho Comptroller has given notico to tho Board
of Police that hereafter he will not ray the bills
OF physicianR aad surgeons for attending impo-
cuEiouB Persous who are found injured or sick
In the streets. Should sou, sympathetto reader,
Wish to fall DOWN an an rulawfufiy slippery side
wnlk. first take tho prccautiou OF filing your
purse with crisp grsenback1, or run the chances
Of being loft for the Good Samaritan, il such
person e1lHtB among tho medical fraternity.
The Board Of Police transacted DO business Of
importancs Yesterday, simply auditing, large
number Of bills, and going through tho usual
routine Commissioner Reuo busted himself in
inspecting the fetlocxA Of Marshal HHeenie's
horas, which is Just about a1l tue old mAn can do
during these cold days. Houcti1nes, however,
under an extraordinarily warm ray from tho aun,
he sum1aons up his courage and frooly exptesses
Lie standing up, and then ls giggles.
Assistant -C.ty-Attorney Cameron was yester-
day rejoicing on having completed tue case OF
William Bronstehd W. ]. q. Mc0rath, MotIratu
Ia I patrolnan Of tho regular forcs aud some
time a8o arrested farmer for selling hay With
out frat having u Weighed on city ecales. Un-
forlunatoly the load of hay in question was but
ons of large contract, which BY Law Ia excepted
from city Weighing. Tho farmer sued for dam
ages assessed At e3 900, and the case WAS ycsteE-
day concluded with verdict OF 6 cents for tho
plaiptlH.
THE HOARD or HaALTH.
The regular weekly MeetMg Of tue Board Of
| Health was held yesterday Attornoon IN theiE
rooms in the Uonore Block. All lie members
excepting Moses Hook, who IL now in Now York,
were presenh-Dr. Hahn in the ohatr. Tho sec-
1stary read III opiuion from the Corporation
Counsel to tho effect that it was perfectly legal
| for The Board to award the cop,ract for the Ta-
moving Of ii! niRht-eol to any man they a2w fit,
| add to tbs exclusion OF all other .oASeugets.
Some desultor;, conversation then euBued about
| tho different bids, but 10 award was made. DR..
Miller reported that the water 10 tho County
Hospital Was all frozen up, and was groat 10.
| conysulenca to tho inmates. The attention oi
the proper autAo1ttiea will be called to the mat
| ter.
that during tho week ending Fob. Is sheEe were
| JOG deaths, sn increase OF over the p1eYloui
| week, and d&o1sASs pf u trom the correspond