, 1876-11-26
TIE CITY-H.ALL.

The City Treasurer yesterday yreceEeo S12o'ooo
from County Treasurer Huck
Officer keon was before the Police Board yes
terday for the maltreatment OF q citizen. 1t
seems tlat the officer called a woman bad names
and pincbed her arm. The cuse was taken under
adyisement till Monday.
The Mayor is about to move his quarters to
the room now occupied by the City Collector
and the License Department. The front part
of the room where the windows are will be par
titioned off for his Honor's use.
The Mayor has been gathering more facts
about the grocers and druggists who sell liquor
without a license, and this week expects to
ware fercer warfare upon them to compel the
observance Of the law which makes license
necessary.
N'atcr-rcnts Yesterday were S5,554. Persons
are again notified that unless the water-rents are
paid before Dec !, 10 per cent vii! be added, SO
that all economical people should pay up I'M
mediately. The city needs the money to meet
maturing interest.
It would seem that the vicinity Of the Central
Station should be free from rascality, but IT ap-
oycrcoat from The room Of Mr.. Francis Adams,
tue Assistant Corporation Counsel, while that
gentleman was in court.
Twenty-Five burial permits we're issued by the
Health Department yesterday; only two we're
for victims OF scarlet fever and one for dphthe-
retic The officers of the Department are, there.
fore, encouraged to believe that the aooVe-named
diseases are fast disappearing.
Dame Rumor was at the City-Hal1 again yes
terday and said that Frank Barrett, the head
clerk OF the Comptroller's office was about to
| unite hand and fortune with a fair maiden Of
| the Town Of Blue Island The fair maiden will
be blessed if Frank makes as good husband as
he is clerk.
/ 4 person who visited a great many slaughter
| ing and rendering establishments Friday re-
| ports that these places all abound with abomi1l-
able stenchcs. and that the proprletors are max
| ing haste to have the anti-stench machinery tu'
| troduced. When that machinery shall have
| been put in and worked successfully, the public
| will be much Relieved
The Department OF Public Works has com
| menced bright and early to make out the eStt
mates for its annual appropriation, which will
| be much smaller than for last year. The appro'
priations will not be considered till Jan. l, bq1
it is thought advisable, in order that as little
time as possible may be lost, to have the estl
mates promptly on hand.
A motion for new trial of the case Of Nun
ger rs. The City OF Chicago was made yesterday
| before Judge Nc Allister, but was oycrrulcd
The case was one involving large amount O
money claimed as damages done to tile propcrt.
| of Mrs. Munger by the construction Of one o
the river tunnels, anu QuucT Luc aDIc HAllus
Mr.. Francis Adams the city was successful IL
the first suit.
The following building permits were issuc'
yesterday: II. y: Johnston, two-story and base
mcnt dwelling, 10x34 feet. on West Adams street
near Oakley; J. E. Haltisler, brick shed, 40.
40 feet, No. 400 North Halsted street; p.
Courier, 4 brick shed 30xG0 feet, OH Hoyn
street, near Blue Island avenue. There wer
twenty seven permits issued last week, and tn
receipts therefor were S63.5O
The Finance Committee, the Mayor, an
Comptroller met yesterday and looked over tn
| bids which have becn made for the unoccupie
real estate belonging to the city. There wcr
bids for the property. which had been adve1
tiscd, and for some pieces there were three Q
four bids, but among them all there were btl
few which the Committee considered worthy G
attention. The few which were considered j
all created division Of opinion among til
members OF the Committee some OF whot
we're in favor OF accepting and some rejecting
The Committee refused to make the bids pull
lie until they shall have been presented to th
| Council,