, 1875-09-18
THE ClTY.HALL-.

o'clock this afternoon in AID. Richardson's Office
III Ashland Block.
The Board OF Public Wcrks. Maycr ccivin.
and many OF tho Aldermen, and other ot.iciale.
wore absent yesterday on ''h:g bibulatiou" 10
the County Pour-lIouso.
William Donnol'an, tho Citv-Hall engineer,
has repaired tito engine used IN the old Court
Ilonso for running tho faus, and iu a abort tinue
will hnro it really to bo replaced in tie now
structure, fully Oil good Al new.
City Engineer Cheabrongh, accompanied by
visited the vicinity Of Tho Ogdan ditch ANT the
canal locke, for tho purpose OF dosignag Home
remedy for the complaints made by Judge Viii
son regarding this nuisance.
Tho Board OF Public Works yesterday opened
fourteen bids for excavation On kAs Court House
House. Tho highest bid was that OF W. y.
Howard for $4,000, aud tho lowest that ct Nc
Kiuney l. Doyls for s3,ooo.
posllaps tho Mayor of st. Louis thinks l,o did
homeshiuy HiuA1t when lie sent an indigen.
fanllly on to this city with an Introduction tu
Q mother and four children, all now in charge Of
the County ARcnt. Tho mon ato aufFeling from
aGue aud are reduced to a1t1onest poverty.
eurt Rehm and MarslaL Dunlap have placed
tho following men on tho probationary list 10
tho poiieo Department.: Matthias Herman,
othy O'Connor William shenest- Hugh Burns.
Patrick u. O'Dr.en, Thomas itooney Fred
Wicgcl, William Sternaysglo, Mono but 1tlell
and Tuutons need apply.
Mayor Colyin and Commissioners Prindivilie,
Thompson, mud Wahl, Ut tho Eonrd OF Pubic
Works, are highly p!caned With tho samples Of
aEphhlt pnveuients which thoy uaw on thoir re-
ccut visit to Columbus and Cleveland. III tho
latter city they found it's ,,so chiefly confined to
tho repair Of diIapida!cd woodon pavcmouts. The
asphalt io mixed With hea,eu coasae gravel atu
1pread upon tic wooden pavement to the dopth
Of inches. 1t iH theu rolled with heavy stoAtn
rollers, mnd m iuch thick coating Of asphalt with
fine gravel ID laid eronIy oser its surface. Such
repairing coAta about 81 por yard III Cleveland,
owing to iAe price OF gravel. 1t is infinitely
better than repavlng, Il coats no moro, aud IL
calculated to stanu hard usaGB for tive years.
One assoct Ia paving With sh!a composition luch
thick on boulders and has been In use for four
yoars, aud il yet In a tolerably good condition.
In Columbus the asphnlt fs used for paving.
There is tirss laid down about foot Of mscad-
am, heavily rolled, then inchea OF asphalt and
coarse gravel, aud from ! to inches Of tine
gravel aud asphalt. Such pavement Ii quite
costly, Averaging about *2.25 Fer yard, but IT is
very durable, aud Is guaranteed for Heyen
years by the contractor. a alnl!ar pavement,
laid by the unnn contractor haa boon
in uBe for nbout sight years in the City Of Wash
inston. The Bonrd aro unanimously Of the
opinion that asphalt pavement Is tuas the thing
for repairing tho burned aud worn-out wooden
payenlents In this city and arc determined to
MAKE an experiment iu this line at Al oatly dA.o
JAKE IEllAa LAST OPERATION.
Ainost oyery day in the caloudar btinRs to
light soGno OF the Jobs concocted or engineered
by thRt monarch Of sclemets, P0licH SupeFin-
tendunt Holm. sometmes they nre moro nolit-
ical tricks, but ofLener they arc monetary tricks
that owo thelr parontaRe to hehm'a avarlco, aud
ppco in q Rr0at whlo it Ia tue ensire rev.
oiutlon Of 4 City Government from bad TO
worse. ~ WAS Witnessed In tue. charter
lnay Justly 10 laid 10 a1r Superintendent Helm.
Yesterday's exposure directly impe1ches his H.
tcgrity 10 a most unmiatakabte way: peFhsps
Mayor Colvtn might like 10 say somethlug about
H. aud for that roason the trick will be explained
rous tracts OF prope.ty for sale, aud after vast
amount Of niro-pulitng the Council managed to
yell OF two Of than. Quo waH the tract known
ns tue North avenue propett5. bounded BY North
II was sold for I5l. .000 TO Frederick WAcksr, a
partner Of Jake 1sehuA notwithstanding the fact
that tho PRICE was but iittse more than half ita
yslno' nad also tho f,st e';,,, 'hst tho
eral thousand dollars al.ead ot LII.
Wackcr. Tic press of tho city protested in
vain. ss did al.o the Comptroller. Who dld sll in
hs power to avoid the contamination Of tho sale.
ist!e tho ecAlawaE Aldermen issted that It should
bs contaminated. anil after ~ nuluhor oF com.
pGcatiuns regarding tl,{ tito the deed VIZ, made
ont to Mr. Wacker. and $50, UO0 paid ~ first
payment. althnugll ona OF tho roaeopH urged by
lls. Eehsu ios t!1o continuation OF tho Eale WAS
eha aHhutance that 1t MonId DO 4 cash bargain.
1Aus u WAS that Atr. Wscker secured tho lot,
a'd II all rral estate AaleB required ~ much
MlFe-pnlling, chcaqety, and pfon,bcuous lying,
tho hccorucEs oalce would exist but u Il acoMatose
state.
Tue IAln!'sE paid special attention tn the job
Ct lilo tiins II "as beng engineered, and moro
than onco attributed II Ill to Jacob Nehu. and
luis LAS tnEnod out to bc 70, - tho peauel will
show. III few days there vii! be tileI In tLe
lsocordnr's o!ilca llit-csanl deed from Fred
erick Wacker aud wife. transfe, rims, tho North
avenue tracs 10 Jacob liu!sln Tor tho cDusidora.
tion Of $3l,010, subject 10 uortraro or
tho prupoEty amounting to saU,000 alfcstly
held by itehm. Tue crooledpss4 OF ths
oatl1e transaction IL illus rtraiuh.enoj
out Nol!ns furnished The n,oney tor lha ,irat
payment tv Wackor, aud took tuo.tgsee Oh thc
| property. Threo weeks or 70 attLt tie irst nav.
Ipent has been mado ho buys tho t,lo tro,
Wacker, aud ia indirectly sho purchaser oi Tic
c,ty's property. Tha public should ,euio.nLal
the Aldermen who participated in thU steal, a{li
| also demand tue immediate 1eslRnatlOo VI Mr
ltelm. The Aldermen alone can attend 10 III
caAe, fox Mayor Colyin is Is Ponerless es chill
il his hnuda,
! THE COUNTY BUILDING.