, 1876-10-24
Some More Time Spent on
the Gus Question.
MIR. Billings Offer to Reduce His
Price to So Rejected.
He Is Notified that the City Will
Hereafter Pay but $1.5O.
Superintendent 1Iickey's Rcport...Tho
Charges Against lfiln 10 BE
Investigated.
oiler.1nspeotion Ordinance Defeated
Tho New City Collector.

The regular meeting Of ttc Council was held
yesterday afternoon, AID scAsiley in tie cllair.
There was tare quorum present.
4 communication was Ec.ld from tho Mayor
submitting an ordinance fixing the official !sond
Of tho City collcetor, at s2aooo. Tho onli''ancc
was passed..
Tue Mayor sent IN another communication
appointing William II. llcaiIurd City Collector.
After ii brlcf discussion the appointment was
unanimously confirmed.
nIDs ron CITY PROPERTY.
Tho following communication was rcad from
The Comptroller, and sas referred to tho Financr
Committee:
IN accotdanec wts1, resolution OF yonr honor,
9he tpdy, passed. t'ct; 2, ls75, Aaye advertised
thc:eiM. anh here,Ylth submit such bids as haye
oe"no tessd sapsI pasF $751;
D; lta5.!js, Ill., Sq; l7ao we6a;l aye,ae s., Sio:
bid o. A. a'oys property oosash pei front loot,
Ia Aac street, near had1aon street. 44x1o1 feet;
Triangular lot II feet Engs,Ie strtrt. - fcct
en m Sorth = sails street, and ~ fsst On North
stf M 9;om sfast; cn+x Gn u mnSa so o Also
t!reet, laoxl3o feet, fc.cryor lot, reserv1it IT,
CfHuEus lHOWa3 NO. -9O NQctn EfQuRl11
Street, cash 81. 600.
TIE CORPORATION couSsEL
sont in i report covering several cuscs referred
to hin, for opinion and otherwise, Following Is
n list Of the matters considered:
William Il. Wells asked for the remission Of
1iHo of S25 for creating IL nuisance, on tic
ground that Il Ind been abatcd. Recommended
tint the prayer be not granted.
Alice Mcafa1lls nskctl compensation because
she was injured BY falling through eoa1-1olu
IN front Of No. 70 State street. Tho Counsel
says TINT, under tho circumstances, the city
wonl1 not he liable, and tic owner of tho prop
cstv would bc liable II anybody were.
Concerning the disposition OF tho rooms for
mcrly occupied by thc Boardof Health, air. All
tl,0ny Rays that II tho owner Ut the building will
not rcrcst tho rooms the Board Of llcaltl ought
II tln It.
As 10 the planktne Of the alleys In Blocks
mud ~, bf:ltlis Addition, thy flets alone nre
stated without comment ar opinion.
As TO tho pGtttlon nf Peter Wagner In regar1
to property taken for tllB extension Of North
Franklin street, tlic C0,nscl says l,e locs not
know of anything Which tho city Gun DO re-
lfcrc Wagner at present.
As to thu petition of Charles 8. Waller to
hare MI orlihauec for Il sidewalk repealed, the
Counsel reports IN ordinance which tho Cuull-
I'll ea1 pass II they like.
Ltt ClaH UE NllHFlE5 81 Al0f6Es
for salary rs Corporation Counsel, aIr Anthony
says that l'c sCes no grounds for tc cialni, as
gentleman ever rehticr tt4e city any service.
Tho oplnlou Was laid over and published.
fOi.ICE MATTERe.
Tho report Of Sapt Hickey for tho quarter
ending Sept Dwasprescntctl. itahowcd tic yaIuo
u tu property siolcn tn be Sal ,G3i.4U; value
Of property recovered, SUI, 3tj; value If Lost
property recovered, part Of Which WIS never re-
nOrf nI1 n hn fnT[rn ns tf hnr 1.,c} ruf,.t
sA,!i150; humber ot nlalcs arrested, B,31i !;
females arrested, :l6N: nnFrlctl, o,4o0; single,
t,,: total amount Of lncs, .t7,3!S1; number Of
lost children returned tn parents, l05; number
Of ln1sers ut polco stations, 74s; dcaths II,
,n,ltgo Iorcc, |; policemen xerioualy injured in
discharge Of duty, Q. Ot tho pcrani,s arrested,
tho las.cst number wesc between a0antl 30 years
of agc,-3 2T7,-and tho smallest nua,bpr wcro
betwecn So and 9O years.
Tho nrrests weIp disposed Of rs follows
Discharged, LOOT; County Agent, IS: 1Iouc Of
tle Frien'tlcsa, u; Catholic Asylum, Is; Rtforl1,
sc1l1ot, Z; bound over 70 Keep tlls pence, lGS !;
fined IN police courts, 5S:k}; House Of Corrcc-
tlon, !8s; House Of tho Gtiol Shepherd, 70 :;
held or criminal .l'arges, 3l2; Wasllipgtonia,s
Hmm. thft RrEt1lcrs