, 1876-06-18

nose IN disgust and says that the Nnance Cor
mittcc will never be able to borrow dollar.
The Judiciary Committee is called to meet
, the Office OF AID. Thompson, Room 20 Reap,
Block, tomorrow morning. Hildreth's expu
sion and Hayes abolition will be considered.
; Mr.. Morse, Colvin's Assistant Corporatio
Counsel, has quiet time poking around tn
C1ty-Hali: He has made no demonstrations t
take forcible possession OF anything as ret.
AS business OF importance will come befor
the Council at its next meeting, some OF th
Aldermen are anxious that it should be born
in mind that the meeting occurs at 3 p. m. to
| morrow.
The contracts for the construction Of th
Milwaukee, avenue viaduct-that piece OF wor
so long delared and SO loudly called for by tn
population Of that neighborhood- awarles
Yesterday By the Board Of Public Works t.
Thomas Leighton for that part over KinzIe
street, aud to the American Bridge Compan,
for the Carroll street section.
The South Town Assessor states that his book
will surely be made up by next Saturday. Aftel
that time persons will not be allowed to assess
themselves, but the Deputy Assessors will dt
the work, and It will be final. It seems that tbs
National Banks intend to fight taxes again, Is
but few OF them have made returns.
The license department docs but very little
business nowadays. Hardly a saloon license
has been taken out during the past week. The
list Of unlicensed places has not yet been given
! to the city lawyers for prosecution, but proba-
/ bly soon Will be. 1t does not seem that the In.
tended raid upon peddlers has been productive Of
/ much fruit
Aid Thompson had resolution in his pos-
session yesterday which would, II passed by the
| Council, put an effectual damper on the obst5-
| nate Hayes. Itwas claimed by him {Thompson}
that under the new charter the Council were
fDmntrnlrr Efo hat hr MIA tI,o
something like $40, 00o, 900, AIr. Hayes, If he
was Comptroller, was settled, and would have
to come down and out It Is expected that the
resolution will come up Monday afternoon.
The Council Committee appointed to hear the
petition and claims made b. Mr.. C. G. DIXON to
teenth Ward, met yesterday afternoon In the
City Clerks office, and after listening for
time to the rcasonings OF several of NJ. Dix
on's friends and himself, referred the reference
lowing questions to the Law Depart
ment whereon to make an opinion:
Whether the City Council Of Chicago is the
judge OF the election of its own members;
whether, In case an Alderman's seat is contest
ed, it can decide between the contestants; and
what is the proper course of procedure TO be
followed by the Council In hearing contested
election easesa
coLvN's Law EXPENSES
The following are the amounts Of bills
Tor legal services rendered for H. D. Colyin
IN person In the quo-warranto case, and which
Il. D. Cofyin evidently thinks the city will
pay, for the bills have been presented:
9ondy. Chandler l. Skinner 800
JAH1e5 r ttoot. zoo
EBotFt Ja1useson .-----................... 700
c. H. Morse ........................... 500
lotat .--....-............$2,7 100
It was always supposed that when Mr.. Colyin
commenced tho quo-Warranto fight against the
Hon. Thomas Hoyne, he commenced and con-
cludcd it at his own expense, and no one had
any idea that the city was to pay for the contfnu-
alton In office of man whom the vast majority
Of the citizens reject. To say nothing Of the
exorbitance OF the bills, the injustice Of the
claim is clearly established and the presentation
OF the bills can simply be regarded as Il small
instance OF the stupendous amount Of cheek
that has marked the dofngs Of Colvin and his
gang. Attention has been directed to these
instances OF downright misrepresentation by the |
resolution directing the City attorney to INQUIRE
into the amount Of money paid for extra leEa1 |
help.
The bills in the city-certifcate test case |
amounted to s1.3o0; s720 to Goudy, Chandler |
q Skinner, and $500 for the services of Afr, |
Morse in furnishing amusement to the Judges
before whom he appeared.
The matter Of reducing the wages Of the
police force was talked OF by several members
Of Council yesterday. AID. Pearsons stated
That Supt- Hickey was in favor Of having
graded force,-of first, second, and third class.
It is proposed to fix the salaries proportionately
It $500, 500, and $500 wear,