, 1875-12-09
THE ClTY.HALL,

The City Collector took IN 81, 600 yesterday.
Wa.er.zsnls yesterday were $4.730.19 and
real aod persoual property taxoa %, a2a,7u.
Tho labor pay.rolts for tho month OF Noysm-
ber were audited By tho Board Of Public Works.
The Board Of Public Works revoked tho H.
conBe Of j. L. Patttcou for doiuB drain .laysrs'
wosk WITHOUT license, Tbs lcenso If William
Woodruff, drnin.laJer, mas reYoked for frequent
violations Of The l1ws Of tue beverage Depart
ment.
had wslked from Now York u4tY to Chlcago 10
finding work. He is ~ Italian. aud has been .
minor both In Italy and In the Eastern cosl
niinea.
Tho Committee on atEoota and Alloys met yes
terdhy AtternuoD, and referred back 10 the Cum
mon couLcll tho matter Of tho " Engleuood
sud ths Ctslzens' at1ect railwaY llhaa. Tho
South Aslsntlo s:oam railway ordinance wAs to-
ported ou favorahlY.
Tao board Of Public Works hss directed Bu-
perintendout WILSON 10 prepare ptapA and osti-
naaleB for the construction OF tho Milwaukee
avenue ylaIuct IN accordance Hlth tho oidinauce
recently parsed by tho Common Council cnanK-
tpg tue 8rsdo Of thai street.
ptoposala for . tug for plying 10 Tho crib dur
ing tue wlnter have been reoelYel, O. u. Green
"auts 4711, and Fa.60 Al hour ~hen IN service.
"!i!la'h Harmon wants $!50. and el4 an hout.
I'd MoIov will 10 aatladod With 4400, aud es ~
loHr UatnR she l1Hest bidder, tho contract
WILL probably bo Dlosad With AIolloy.
4 gentleman named spoouss yesterday e1.
hlbited wAtof.metor Of hla owa Invention "
tha hoard u rubl,a Works aud sung tho praises
theteof w1h the hope that tho Doard would
adopt ths mAch,0s IN the public buildings. II Is
the Intonliun OF tho DoAr0 to introduce meters
into Ill housea a tho sartlest opportunity. ~ t@
need II mnch felt; but whom such Aotton lH
tAaen macntne will be gotten that 10 chesp Al
VOL ~ satisfactory ID ~ operattons. The pFica
Of speoae1's susch.ne IL Us. X 10 = fne-!oDxtnE
instsunent, and viii be given trial BY tho
Board. There IL Z mtchlns nov undergoing
ssst. snd IL giving Satisfaction. tho psiee Of
which IL vo,y low. Il IL hoped tha. before Iong
mstas, a. we'll ~ gast viii be measured. and
esesy uan ntl bo chsrged Ais correct proper
tion.
Chiefs Hickey auj Dixon and Aid. Tom Foley
acted ID judges III tue examination Of Officers
O'Breu. ne' no'ds. aud Cudmoie, which took
ptacu yesterday atteruGon Ia tha City btAtshai's
olhoe. The otceru woFo complained Of by lit.
Il. 7, perlcksou, rho ss.d that he had boon
during Tho la4t eecslon at tho polls Of tho Sixth
Precinct VI tho Eighth Ward, MhoEe they we're
On duty. biz. Derluxsop stAted that he had been
pushed from the sidewalk Into ditch contsIa
luz about3 inches OF water. The testimony Of
many ~Itpesses wsns to uphold tue CONDUCT OF
the policemen OIL that occasion aud failed 10
elicit any facts khowlug neglect Of duty on their
part. Aid. Il4ldselh examined ths wltnesaea.
cHlcA0o's WATER BYsTtM.
City Engineer Cho ,brough hae prepared few
figures showing the comparison OF ChcaRo's
.Atey.pipe cooalloa Add growth With that OF
Now Yurk CITY. TAe RteAt gFoxth N Chicago
= shown BY tho tact that 70 ls1l shsfs were but
18TH msie. Vt ~ater'p Pipe laid in tho city. with
there are 44s m,lea Of pipt, ~!sh ID average
diameter OF 81 Inches. Iu 1911 thot0 WsIe l,tH7