, 1875-03-26

Emo paft o. tho congregation. liio Hector Oil.
cihtcs IN TIM morning, and the 1lcv. Ur. Powers
OF st. john'a Church. In tho oveuug.
! THE clTY.HALL.
Tho Committee on Local Assessments Will
n1cot At 2::'0 p. IN. Saturday In the CttJ
Ciolk'a Office.
The City Collector has notified ali 1elinnuonls
that but short limo ret remains for the pay.
mont Of 1874 ia NE. previous To turning in tld
delinquent list, now In course OF preparation.
Tic South Town Collector intends to hant In
h'A boohs and tic delinquent list to tl,o County
Treasurer. Monday aftcruoon. ito estImatcs hia
| collections at not less thsn 9JG0,000.
Tho tola1 valuation OF property owned by tho
city ard in ,lso In tha Tlro Department In @oi5,-
by iiro durlnE tho l.hs MUNICIPAL year. About
throa.fousths Of this knlount rms lest tn the
July fire.
Tha Tro Marshal will request m appropriation
Tor chemical steam -ongino to ba located la TIM
6usineas portion Of tho city. Evidently the
powers that be, who arc usually 30 foug In rco-
| ogutzing t1uo merit.
The annual tour OF inspection Of the Fro De-
pa1tmcnt will DO mado to-dsy BY tho board oE
Police, Comptroller, Mayor. and tho 1nomberA
| OF thc Fire aud Waller and Fipnnce Commit
|
Cty;1lnli et . o'ctocls, and will proeecl to tic
NORTH Division. The inspection will bo cou-
clndcd Saturday.
john Ebbort acknowledges that hc is in Tho
employ OF both tho city ahd county to tllH OK
| tent and not jnt farther, 1Ic LaH charge OF
tho steanl-hcating apparatus In tho County
!3nlding. anu once month lo takcs trip to
Now York Mt The exponse OF tho city. His bust
uesa in Now York III to mako estimatea for tho
] building OF tic West Division Water.Works en-
In ri 1t&Ff
| Iron Works Of TINT city. Whilo In Now York l1o
| employs man to fill Ills place, And, while ho
mover fails to perform hs duty to tho satisfaction
Ut hlB onployors, lie considers It impettinent for
| ahy cue to point tho finger 0f scorn at bin.
Tho Board of Public Works yesterday Lad at,-
| otlIer aud more satisfactory meeting with tho
different Interested railroad officials on the eHb-
ject Ut yialucs. The ralttoad companies, in tho
csso Of tho M!lHaukeo aycnuo viatIuct, wcro
willing to build the superstructuro aud tho nbut-
ments, leaving tho approaches to .bo ipahea by
the CITY,. Tho Pttsb1rg, Cincinnati Il st. I.ouia
Railroads fgnlchise provides that they sl.alI
build all, the approach included. In case Ut tho
provisions OF thor franchise being carrietl out
southern approaches Of the vtaduct Tho Board
also consider the understanding porfcct in rela-
ton to tho Dua Island avnlil1a yial,lct, but
when cither will bo commoucod las not yet been
decldod.
Tue proposition to doier tho consideration OF
tAc WAhuAAEQ AfGuNO flAil4Ek GAIEl9u tHTpHEu
tho Council last Monday oroniug waH citLar
noant for purpose or It was not. 1t any rnse,
It has been nElyantagoousiy tnken hold Of by q
p5onerty-owncr In tho vicinity, who has cum
lnoncod tho erection OF brick Btorn right under
tito shAt'ow Of tho proposed vlatluct. II te auc-
Goods In getting II built before the Board Of Pub
lic Works succeed In having tho grade changed,
ho homes to Heonte damages from the city. In
anticipation Of tho trouble, the Hoard OF Public
Works expect to hayo M ordinance changing tho
grade rcauy for tho Council by Its next 1nooting.
1t will then be in order for AlIermanio triaegs 10
refer tic ortlinanoo to come Committee that
meets once In a decade.
0ENEnAL onnEn.
Tho Doarl of Police yesterday wisely adoptod
the following general oylor, At lhe Recommended
ton Of the Mre-latshal:
On and after April I, 1875. company commanders
tho re ordlnancc. III tktir respective astricts hero
matter described. It slia be their duty to examine
M .; %s at sE's ~ S5f d. 70 s e
.hehe5 eombu.tiDo q nol.coinSustible Hiso to sec
tho weight on each aoor tlat The entrances stair
ways haln md s1ia 70 each arc aceessio!e and thu
gethcs with such further .obsorvnslons ss may
snhseryo the tnseseht Of tho Department also
o he1 ~ pa o.
familiar With the strset-en mad docks along tho river
In order to determine the beat Of bringing tho
all cases wdea any officer ia performing any of tho
atoro duies he IL required to wcar tho uniform Aa
rrcserbed By tho rules and regulations Of the Dspart
ordsr in book nrovslsd for .at purpose subject 10
commanders. Any violations OF tho hre ordinance
,anss 70 .epsrsca n .sa.ing to 'he Battalion com:
e bs as sn1 BY then
Following this Ia = detailed account of tho
dhoront districts. one Of which Ia apportIoncd
to each OF tho different engine companies.
GAS AGAIN:
Another meeting Of the Gas Committee wan
held yesterday evening IL the City Clerks office.
Stout. nud irildletl,, and represent tatives from
the Couaumesa'. the rittshusg. and tue United
HtateH Gas Worka Construction Company. lIr.
Thomas Dickcrson, President Of tho latter COM
Qnirk to explain away tho l,,HtnuationB matlo
againHt him by lir. brown at the last mosttng Of
the Committee. uo said that II Mr. Brown AZ
se't9a sei 10 had been approached BY him Dekes
had neycr proposed to 20 In for
Matchmaking the old company. Mr.
Brown, opportunely. waa mot pFescut, and after
n. stiles, tho matter was dropped and the con-
alteration OF the different ordinanCeB taken up.
That OF tho Western Excelsior Was rejected, "a
no representative Of that Company Inns yot ap-
Consumera'. offered to amend his ordinance, II
the Committee thought desirable, to light The
Tampa In the city II tho rate OF 435 apiece for
ono year. Tho proposal was fRvorably received
BY tho Conmlttoc, but no definite action was
taken OH 1t.
Aid. Quirk's resolution, making It the duty Of
tue Sidewalk Inspectors toroport on broken street.
lamps, was faTorabiy voted on, after some slight
t camo moro directly Within tho Ecopo of tho
Sidewalk Inspectors than within that OF tho po-
leo Department. for tho reason that tho InHpect-
ora we're alwaya prepared With book and pencil,
lamps to see that tie street names were all
right. And right hero 1t may DO said thnt near.
" all tho street namea ia certain seollonB Of tho
city ate turned round 90 tho lamp until they ase
Just opposite whefe they ought to 10. Tue
tosnoou, to give Mf. Wren. representing tho
plstsburg Company, time to giyo forn,a! inyl-
tatton to tho Committee TO visit f4ttsburg to
~ik,xnn H.. 1tfosl 1.k L. sail,