, 1876-08-16

We nave Fol no Nnhcy 10 contlhuo IL, "''' ~
"IIas Mr. billings nn,lc. any direct propos.,,
tfon to reduce tho t,rlce Of his manufactured"
qucrlctl tho ncweEathcrcr. .-..,
tia* Committee. It tho present low rates "f
conf arNl tnl,or continued he cond put down tho
price, he Thought. llc offers to meet tho Com.
Irittes and talk 1t over. II tllcy canilot ngreo
tlcmcn whom the Committee may eclcet to
decide what would be talr price for both tho
city AMI private consufncrs.'
1nE TRIBUNE tnan then spoke to one OF tne
tlcad lawyers Of thu City Law Department, nnd
askcd what was his opinion on tho proteetI9n
that was guaranteed tho city IN those new or1l-
pances !atciy passed by tho Council; ,..
tam r' yet Isa sa fssaak ss snlkt S % H' M Sofs Snss
Oh, yes. Mr.. b. VIVA ycry willing 70 do tue lar
thing. 1Io would bring down tho, price; lle
would do anything that was just and equitable:
| tho ras Companies just where VIC. want them:
| They viii do anything fair, Tint Is, they vii
| do anything to keep out these new companies.
They don't like this oplnion that tl.e present ,s; ex
suit. II would forcc tlicm to reduce to the
hoitnn notch Or 10 shut up shop, and they
know II; Nc, er, We hayc ., tho !, gas-snen this
Mr.. Billings, rs interviewed by reporter OF
an evening paper, said that tho new companies
inst admitted to the city did not intend to put
lip works. They oufy wanted to make little
| nlU3lNT TN tnGlr ICENN1llSSSs 1AGy ltAu wv
,noney in tic ilrst place, and could hot II they
wanted to comply with tho requirements OF The
Mr. Watkins also THINKS, or says he thinks,
TINT there Is no n'nncy IN tho new companies
panies 4 little. They would not erect works
ior lay mains. The men connected With the
Plttsburg company had no money, and thc idoa
| ut starting wtirks llero WIS o mere prctcnse.
The new companies did not mean business.
| AuuI1sl1IHn T11R HOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Tho question vi the aholtshment Of tho Donrtl
Of Public Works Is ono which cxciscs no small
division among the Aldermen upon tho q1cs-
lion, and It is mere conjecture "a to how the
Aldermen who were nbsent from the Inst meet
Ing of tho Council will yotc, aud u thelr voting
Commissioners Of the Donrt, and the oycrtur1l-
iug OF the whole department.. The only argi-
n,unt which tho Aldermen who desire the
assG s e aayrnss ssst + s fhes se aS Es ae at
anything IN tho least out Of tho way has
been founl in the Commissioners, nor do they
claim that any Incompetence has becn diaplaScu'
they want to ceonon,izo aud TO Est now ~ MmG,n,
work ut a s,l,aicr salary than that now allowed
to tho Commissioners. The other side claim
tint tho economy Is u mere piece Of nonsense.
for tic reason that to put new !aen n would be
to place men there who know but little about
| tho nublle work Of the city as It now stands. a
person unacqunlntcd witllt],e work and with TIC
duties Of tho o1cu would not acquire Ill acurate
nt'onia It .'cyoiyea upon > q new Council to inaku
S"n,%i1 woaI nccotns thoroughly competent 10 Tho
short time. Tho loss BY mistakes and mlsma,,:
a sourpc of ullcndIng trouble to the city AZ and
mortitration to tho holder Of the office: The
change Of officials from the head to tho foot Of
a department with every changc Of adininiatfa'
tion is looked upon ns . curse to tho civil Ger
vice. These views arc held by many, and thcrt
Is so murh opposition to The cl,Ange TINT 1t L
. considered doubtful that there will bo enough
Aldermen willing To abolish tho Board
. LAST wEEK's MORTALITY.
Commfssioncr-of-lleafth McVtclsar did moi
|, hold n meeting Of himself yesterday afternoon
, | and there were no startling occurrences 1t
The toolAs Of tho Health Department.. Tho re-
cstrar of vital statistics has compiled bis rcpor
5 | Us follows
There were 2s2 deaths In this city lat week, III
| principal canars OF which wcsu as follows: hcei
1 easS B. ypasa Shas1a fsst s.
aieso eat essi 81 .essst 4 is.e' a@S III ose
. fevrrs, q; hydrocephalas+ latyngttls, 2; meni1
ellis, i; Old agc, i; phthsls putmonals e.; SUI y
The ages Of tho 81. dead were psoportfoned, q
undsF Gast5 ysnm I'll il one 70 hs" .%0'
tnst severely with thu young; thasa arc seven on
eight sensraiy Of each tep years Up to tbs r. @
th. md fo,y hs The aen. w. sFs u sro1
r ~, 10; seventy 10 eighty, .; eighty to ninety.
l. anil ninety 10 ono hundred, L.
:. Fhcro wcrc III males to 1:la females, and Of III
= whole nninber ~ were mnrric4. Four were col
IL orcl. There wcre II less deaths than IN the col
3 resuond,E week Of last year. Thc First Wat
n suffered nd death during tbs week. In the ~hu
d population tic deaths were a. l to .8Bo EesEoM
Il | I'he Fourteenth Ward contained AZ deaths, II
6 highest number Of any ward, tle Seventh comtr
i ncxt with as and tho sixth Wi,h r. No lcss sat tha
d ,!icl In tho County 1iospttai, !. Ht tho Fonnt m
u highest point 10 which the. mercury rose turin
q thC wock was H5 deg. the lowest Us, with meu
inch,