, 1876-08-27

is accounted for by the fact that the ta1-sa sal.
commence tomorrow, and people nA'e oes
paying up to save their property.
Water-rents yesterday were S1,941. The
| was paid into the Water Department Slo,ouV
one OF tho railroad companies Tor "ater-pll
, laid by the city for them.
Tuesday at II o'clock the Board Of Publ
Works will open bids for 5000 tons OF coal Il
the North and West Division Pumping " ork
Bids will be received till the hour for open1n
the same.
Proposals for furnishing all the materials, an
for the building OF sewers on Loomis and Sit
! lev Streets from Taylor street to Gi1pin placs
will be received till II o'clock a. m. Thursda
BY the Chief Engineer OF the Sewerage Depar'
ment.
| MANY Of the clerks are desfrous that the cit
| offices shall be closed at o'clock on Saturda
afternoons In order that little more time ma
be given for recreation. It is likely that tn
measure will be brought before the Council a
its next meeting.
Some persons are 1aboring under the fmpres
sion that, because the ordinance reducing tn
price Of pool-table license was not adopted
there is no tax at all on such tables. The 1de'
is erroneous, inasmuch as the old ordinance Tx
ing the license at SO is still In force.
Aid, Sweeney was yesterday quite positive
that Tilden would be elected BY majority
| larger than that ever received by any candidate
for the Presidency. Aid. Gilbert was Just a.
sure that he would not be elected at AL: IheJ
| will be wearing $50 suit Of clothes soon alter
the election which the other will pay for.
Prosecuting Attorney Boyden will shortly no
| tify about 100 men who were bondsmen for de-
parted criminals that suit will pc brought TO re-
! cover from them the amounts OF the hncs l1n-
| posed. There are now In hand enough bonds to
yield about $4,000, and the necessary steps
t will soon be commenced to get that sum. Here
after closer watch will be Kept on all criminal
transactions In which the city is interested, and
| an attempt will be made to collect all back
| dues.
The Comptroller yesterday sent to the Ameri-
can Exchange National Bank, where Chicago
| amount OF new certificates which we're issued
May, 1876, to take the place OF some maturing
that day. There accompanied the principal
81 $50 for interest the certificates, and $500
North Side works in January last. The City
Treasurer paid out SIS, 600 on home indebted
ness yesterday.
Sept about S570, 900, represented by ceTtifi-
cates to that amount, becomes due to the hold
ers Of Chcago's notes. OF this amount $780,
@ EdHsa EsT Ho1 for yfitsFaB bst Bo6{ b sSSsg IS
left to be paid. There is no money on hand, and
the paper may be protested unless the confidence
IN the city's ability and desire to pay shall lead
the holders Of such paper to make some settle
ment Of an amicable nature, such as waiting pa
tiently till they can be paid, or by accepting
new certificates in place Of those now outstand-
ing.
The Mayor Yesterday said that there were re-
newed grounds to believe that before the end of
this week $500 900 would be invested in the pop
ular loan. He had been to see the principal
bankers, and had received assurances that such
investments would be made. The bankers had
not had q consultation. though individually they
were willing to invest. It was very desirable
that they should do so, as it was not considered
e1pedient to market the short loan at the East.
II the Chicago capitalists would take it all, the
example would have a great influence upon
Eastern men Of money, many OF whom had al
ready written for information concerning the
longtime loan which the East would probably
soon be called upon to furnish. The credit Of
this city had been materially strengthened By
the payment Of the interest on certificates held
in New York, and by the great reductions in
municipal expenditures. The Mayor was much
pleased with the condition Of things, and hoped
for the best OF results in comparatively short
space OF time.
Corporation Counsel Anthony has finished his |
opinion in regard to the validity of the con- |
tracts with the Gas Companies The document
is very long, and exhausts the subject. Mr.. |
Anthony regards the question as one Of the |
most important which the city has had to deal !
with for many years, and in support Of his idea |
of the subject SAYS that there could be no tell
ing how many millions year the gas for the
public would cost If the annual appropriations
increased in the same proportion that has marked
their growth in years past. He has opined
both as citizen and As city official; he has, in
his document, quoted what he considers to be
the best opinion that was ever delivered On the
question having never been decided by the
Supreme Court Of this State Though similar
courts Of other States have given opinions
agatnst claims similar to those Of Bill
and n&1 -31eA |
the city's lawyers,-Mr. Billings state
ment to the contrary notwithstanding, ng,-Air.
Anthony has eudeayored to say all that could |
be said upon the topic. He is rs thoroughly
convinced as ever that the contracts can be ab-
rogated
SAOKE-BURNER3.
The Special Committee on Smokc-Burners
held meeting yesterday afternoon in the Coun-
II chamber to come to decision On the selec-
FORKS. There were present Aid. Ryan, Stewart,
6allard, Sweeney, and Throop.
AID. Throop said that he had talked with Mr..
Carlisle Mason, practical boiler-maker, and that
Gentleman was favorable to the NARROW patent.
dr Mason had examined all the boilers, and
he Alderman then told what he thought Of
;ach one The NARROW combined all the good |
qualities OF all the patents, and had an extra |
ppurtenance which no other patent possessed.
Defects were found in all the others. Mr.. Ma
on was reliable and well-known man; be
lad no interest beyond that which good citi-
en- should feel in the adoption OF the invention,
nd m what advice he gave was not only valuable,
nt straight. One recommendation was that
% royalty be paid. The ideas Of the machines
7cre all old, and nothing should be paid for the
pplication Of them. !
The Committee we're all Of an opinion similar !
. that held by Mr.. Mason,-that tine NARROW !
uently called in Mr. George NARROW, Of Mil
'aukee, the inventor, who, with the other | l