, 1875-02-16

The Special Committee on Legislation mot
yesterday afternoon in tllo Mayors oillce, but
beyond SONS slight amendments to the bills
previously drawn up no business OF Importance
WAS traaBacted.
Officer Richardson yesterday appeared before
ths board Of Police on charges Of conduct rn-
becoming police officer, t0 arreHtlng q cilizen.
Several of the ofticefa and otlots testified that
the person arrested ia OF doubtful character.
but at the officers request tho case was cou-
tinued.
AetinE-supt. Hickey gives notice that all the
patrolmen On tho polite force hayo bcen in-
stTucted to notify people who arc too lazy and
indolent to clean tho snow from of the sde.
walks adjoining their property. Furthermore,
he intonda to strictly anforcs tho ordinance ull-
der which this order IL authorized.
The Committee on Whazves and Public
Grounds will meet Thnraday AFTERNOON Mt .
o'clock in The City Clorls's office. AID. Warren,
Chairman Of this Committee, reports that BIO Las
several encouraging offolA for sonB Of the tracta
Oh sale. but tho mn lority Of them are lov enough
to admit Of great amount Of competition
Spence Ptindiy's, OF tho hookkeoper's office
Of ths Board Ut Public Works, leaves tlolcty to-
morrow evening for an extended tour through
ou. tie Southern tstates for tho benefit Of hia
failing heRltl. fio will visit all the principal
Southern cities. arriving in about month in
Florida. whore he vii! remain until tho summer
has fairly begun IN this frig!d climate.
City-Engneo. Chcsbrough states that s,nco
the water las bosn admitted into lho now tnpneI
tho pumping caIacIty Of the Wator-Wor lIu, has
been nearly doubled. Previous to tue opening
OF the tunnel. it waa pnssible to pump but about
35'000,090 tallona daily whereas At preaent all
the pumps may b. % kSpt n ~ Tanni togother pump.
tcar Of exhausting tho water in the wells. He
n,w coHBEiers tho city AZ being absolutely free
from all dangers flum dnfciunt supply OK
water,
Tho mort ubiquitous chap around tho old
rookery ia tho art'at and ertihtc salesman wl.o
perfodcai!ycllls uron tile Aldermen and the cior,s
in tho CITY Cielk'a office and lnye1gleA thom into
buying largo Ri}t-fsamod oil paintings. Ho will
soil hls painting for whatever ono Will Elvo for
It, and call around the noxt dsy with anothsr in
tnttely superior TO the first, Which ho will also
sell for whatever l1e can got. which 10 probably
eonle $10 6elow the first one. The mysterious
part Of tho business IL, how one man c4n pnint
no uaiiy pictures. tts Is known to sell At least
two every day. aud set the stock seems a. full ss
ever.
Tho clerks In tho City Collectors Office yostor-
day received the crack valentino Of tho seasou.
It is pou Anaiuk sketch Ut the interior OF tho
office, with u variety Of dogs having wonderful
faculty OF collecting taxes htandug around tho
pack OF dogs outside tho railing, whose disturbed
temper about the high taxes Ii plainly visible In
their bulldog heads. Ihe clerks IN the office
have had every attention paid to their physical
appearance sud tctnPelaments, tho meckeHt man
being represented by shaggy, Ioug-eared
spaniel !; The tbnnest man by : long lanL, and
lean greyhound; and the stoutest man by an
enormously oysrgrown mRht.fI. The Baetch is
neat and accurate In II! its detsIta and iH aald to
10 the work of Sir. J. Welding, one OF tho
clerks In the Office.
YtAnuCTB.
Tho Board Of Public Works held 4 conference
yesterday afternoon with Messrs. Marvin liughtt
and II. A. Porter. of the Chicago i Northwestern
Hallway; llobott Harris, Of tho Burlington i
Quincy load b. Il. Ksrfoot, aud Samuel Johns
stons, Interested propaTty-ownars, about tho
building Of yixducts =. Milwaukee avenue, Due
Island avsnuo, aud Sanga1aon st1oot. All pros-
ent agroed upon the necessity Of the yaduets. ~
they weEe ilcomparAoiy superior to level croaa-
inga The railroad officials wore Of course,
opposel to making all the improvements.
aud Of standing all tho expense, when tho bene-
! titS accEuing to tla surrounding property we're
40 enormous. They slgnihcd their willingness
to build tAo abutMenta and supe1structuse of tho
bridges, provided tho city would make the g1ades
! and cousLruct tha Approaches. It WAS conceded
| that no general rulo On tho subject Of tho con-
] Btructiou Ut visducts, and upon whom the e1-
| panso ought to fall could ba laid down each
cRse must 10 dcclcd on its own meEits. II the
city constructed the approaches, 1t WAS claimed
by ous Of the gentlemen present. thoy
! would b Uabls tV tAe surrounding prop.