, 1875-01-14

'Ths Police and Fire Departments will be paid to-day
TO tho amount Of $8l, ,R6t.
It's Finance Committee wilt meet IN the Comptrol-
ler's otlcs at O'Clock Friday afternoon.
The Committees on Streeta md Al]eys from each OF
tho threo divisions Of tho city wilt Inject Saturday AZ
ernoon IN the City Clerks Office, 10 conndcr an Or
dihance requiring Al railroads TO erect belltowers at
the crossings Of streets.
The Board OF Public Works have maprsd out ths
city Into twenty-five diatrcts AMI III fuw days will
hare many d. work examining tho condition OF
the watcrsupply In their respective diatricts In all
cases where they hnd tho water running continually,
ia sometimes done 10 prevent freezing they will or
der 1t cut on altogether in every instance.
Quite conatc1unlon was created around tbs old
roGEery yesterday afternoon when It made known
Tint tho Grand Jury wsEo going to Investigate tho
Aldermen who voted for granting the franchise OF
Msba!h aScnuo railway to tho Chicago City Hallway
Company. In the courae OF time some Of the Ader-
will perhaps Ind out to their oBn BOTTOM, wei!
Peter Hands. that tho public have rghts para
mount to tic pockets Of u plfer1nG Alderman.
The police tliumvratc, with tho classical Marcus in
thu van. will hold conference with the Mayor Au.l
such rnombera Of The Fire and Watet Uonhlittee ~
Will attend, In the Fire Marshala oice ut o'clock
estimate Of the proposed cost Of s the additions
recommended 10 Iva mad0 Iy Con. sAaler. Wishing
he Fire Department al possible additions, It makes
quake with fear to think Of QUO additional Par
year IN tIpenAes. -.......
DAp sxAnpLR.
Mt. 5. 81. MooFt, I RHoil-kloHa ana prominent tl-
sranco agent an who is at present ESPECIALLY pron.
nent i candidate for Frs Commissioner, was yes
teray notified by Fire Warden Agnnw 10 1cslst fr1hl
building OF stores ssAa street, opposite the
Grand Pacific Hotel for thu reason that they were
directly u violation Of tho Fire ordinance All item
published in thess columns few days ago the
cause Of tho Board scudng out Firc Warden, with
Instructions to report concerning tho building
po.sibu. At ttIt ttme, tho owner Of the building wAa
not known TO ba lit. Moore. Tho Fro Warden ycster-
day handed In Lis repo to tho elicit that tho uutalo
walls only 10 nches thick and that there were no
parlon-walls except wooden ones throughout tho
wllole building. Tas Fire Warden, owing 10 con
at1uct!ou place4 upon tho Firs ordinance by E Tulcy,
ox'corroraton Counsel, gaye the Hoasa his opinion
that tue building Clearly within the requrem
OF the ordinance. reporter prrsaut intiMated that
tho powers thAt 10 ought 10 10 looked 10 for ADVICE
steal Of any old opinion delivered ay Mr. Tuley, and
accordingly tho Fire Warden directed to lily tile
case botuFo City Attorney Jameson. That olaclal
theught that ss case waa clear violation Of the Fro
ordinance, and le determined Ia aks up by direct
lug the Fire Warden to Issue notice TO Mr. sooro o
dczss from such violation Tho board acted without
any nGlica whatever their Rct1on, and Mr. Moorss
casa IL simply sest enc, which, u successful will lead
to many others. Mr. Moore IN not the Gully UNDER
writer who has voiatea tho Fire ordinance within tue
pAat ahTee mouths In fact ull Of them will do well te
read the Scriptures and rst pluck tho beams out o
thcr eyes before they pretend to Inoe in tht
eyes Of their brethren Of the Fire Department..