, 1876-07-04

Mr.. John II. Roberts, tho City-Attorncys
clerical assistant, left for Crcstlinc, O., last
usght Ha will be gone nbout week.
Aid. Van Oslcl and Smith, those members Of
tho Committee on Public buildings who accepted
tho lnvttation Of Mr. Mueller to inspect The
Bcuna Vista stone guarrtcs ncar Cincinnati, havo
returned, and they report thAt The Beuna Vista
stone visible in buildings In this city Is all that
need bc examined 10 form an idea Of the excel
lence Of the quaFry.
The City-lIall was trchry. place yesterday.
Most Of the olTces werc closed. and the few that
were open and ready for business had but little
nothing, and tho Comrtrolfcr's olirc, which was
kept open purposely 70 receive tho money TINT
might be offered for tho redemption Of tax.sa1o
certificates, took IN but s29 10 from tho redc1np-
ton source, and and tho receipt, fron ali soarces
hay.we!ghers' fcss, was but $l,coo. Tho en-.
p1oyea In thnt office think TINT the sum was too
small to rob them Of holiday for.
Tho Committee on ssrcote aud Alleys for the
North Division met tho Board Of Public Works
yesterday forenoon, and consuliea on The action
that ought to 10 taken in regard to tho Fuller.
ton avenue conduit, which was f0u1Al some time
ngo to be badly constructed. Tho report Of n
committed Of c1pgrte In masonry made Aonc
weeks agol showed that about 40 feet OF the
IGek work would ncetl to le rebuilt, At cost q
s per foot. Commissioner Thompson thought
that It might bo ascertaincd where the
defects lay mud then remedy t!lonl, while others
present were Of tho opinion Tint the whole thing
voull hnyc to be entirely rebuilt. The consul.
tation ended IN determination to report to the
Council resolution in accordance with the re-
port Of the Experts Committee, and providing
that tho Board Of Public Works shall have
power 70 ssy Thnt part ot tho work shall be
conduit, In order to saye time and expense, e1-
eavatcd without properly securing the walls
The result ras caYe-ln near Sheffield avenue,
docs not fall on the city.
THE F1NANcH coMM1TrEH.
Tho Finance Committee, Comptroller Farwc11,
and tho Hon. R. 2. Dertckson met In the office
o. A!d: Mecrea yesterday morning and as
day afternoon and tho accompanying ordinance.
Tho report, as will be seen by reiefcucc to tho
account Of the Council proceedings, states tho
exact financial condition of tho city, and makes
in proper light before the people. The orli-
nance authorizes the 81, ,00O, ,0dOloan. In talking
With AID: McCrcn, tho Chairman Of tho COM
mlttce, TRIBUNE reporter was informed yes
issue the warraats-as they will bc called,
varying from $500 to sI6 oo6, and tiio rate II H.
tcrest which will probably bo allowed will DO s
inittec had thought that tho smallest certificate
should be S1,00o, nnd some Of the bankers wnnt-
Ing tho loan entirely for tho banks had alyo-
Gated the same thing, but tho Commlttee
thought that tho warrants would be put on the
market morp quickly II persons who could not
bo called wealthy might linvo chance To take
ono or two. The plan, tho Alderman said, WAS
good one, aud mot With much favor from tic
bankers and moneyed men. As for himself, be
was not Of an .oversanguine tempera-
mont, md, whiic he earnestly hoped that
MI would terminate we'll, he entertained
fears lest there would be much work ia dispos-
Ing Of the warrants. With fow more such
men a. Marshall Field, George Armour, and
Mr.. Billings, tho lattcr Of whom thought scri-
! ously Of taking Ho,0 900 along With Measrs. Field
and Armour, the loan would speedily bo takon.
He would there were moro capttalsts who, al-
though they did not exactly acc clear path
| ahead; were willing 70 say, II will take $5O,-
! 00o," and trust TO tho honesty and capabii.
ity Of the city to bo repaid.
Tho Aldermen thought tl,at he could say TINT
the present state Of darkness and embaTnss-
ment would not last long. The other commit
tee-men optncl likewise, aud said that, while It
must DO acknowledged that trouble surrounded
them, tho continued labors Of tho present Coun-
| ell and the Finance Committee would not 60 un-
| rewarded. No dcfnito plnns had been marked
| cut for actlon after tho loan was obtained, but
Aauf1lcicnt unto the day Ia tho evil thereof" 60
subcommittee thought, and trusted that when
the time came way would bo found out Of tho