, 1876-06-11
to the amount Of money allowed per day Tor
each Bridewell prisoners work, and in reply he
received the following, which he will un-
donbtcdfy adopt In the future:

Sec. 3, Chap: XIX, OF CITY osaananee tpage ~ ~
House OF Correction "'such persons as may be
committed thereto By any Criminal Court OF magis-
tratc in and for the city" The same section pro- psSs.
persons at labor or otherwise, according to the
respective sentences or conlmitments Of such per
sonx. Tins the law stood at thc adoption OF tue
yidcs in Sec 6s as follows:
'.Thc City Council or Board Of Trustees shall
hare power to provde hy ordinance nat fvery cry
i,c corporation at such labor his or her strength
will permit, within and without such prison. work
houEe, House Of Correction, or other places pro-
exceeding ten hours each working day; and for
such work the person 70 employed TO be allowed,
exclusive Of Ills or heE board, So for each days
An existing ordinance providing, as above shown,
that persons confined in the House Of Correction
should be kept ut labor, and the ordinance il IN
the charter: but In far as the ordinance nllows
such prisoners credit on their fines for only so
cents per day for such labor it ik in conflict with the
provision Of the charter allowing credit OF s.
day, and il therefore repealed.
My opinion therefore, is TINT prisoner con-
fined in the House Of Correction under city ordi-
nance. cannot be lawfully detained there after he
day. Respectfully, R1cnAED s: TuTn1LL.
POLICE INVESTIGATION.
The Police Board made an investigation yes
terday of the charges preferred By the Baltl-
more d Ohio Railway COMPANY against the Of
Police Station. The cause Of complaint may be
found in the following statement: About the
3lst Of May number Of pals Of chewing to-
bacco, which had been stolen from a car on the
B. d Q. track, were: recovered and brought to
the station aforementioned for safe keeping;
but it seems, notwithstanding the fact that the
men were admonishcd by the officers to leave
the tobacco alone, unknown to the officers the
men, Us it Is supposed. took handful here aud
handful there till pail aud half had disap-
in charge at the station, had told fireman who
happened to be there that lie could help him
self. The principal witnesses examined were
the Sergeant and station-keeper, c. n.
said that he had told the fireman to stake
chaw," and he had directed the statlon-kecpers
and men to leave the stuff alone. The station
keeper who was in charge at the time says that
be was frequently called away from view Of the
tobacco, and supposes that in his absence tIe
the stuff, in which they were sadly deficient,
owing to a depression in the money market
Taking the statement of the officers, the patrol
men were those who stole the tobacco. They
were at the trial In full force. Supt* Hickey
regards the otfeusc rs a very grave one, and de-
guardians Of the lives and property OF the city
Should tilcb anything intrlstcd tn their care
Sergt- Fitzpatrick, and Day and Beadell, were
suspended till Tuesday, when a decision will be
Of the station. E1-Ald. Harry Richardson made
an appeal in behalf Of the boys.
The City Treasurcr's receipts yesterday were
1000 from County Treasurer uuck, and
81 035 from the Water Department.
Persons who arc desirous Of saving 10 per
cent on their water.ta1 should pay up before the
18th Of June, for after that time the 10 per cent
will be added.
The following Council Committees are called
for Monday: Streets and Alleys for the three
Divisions at p. m; Markets at p. NJ; aud
Harbors and Bridges at 3p. m.
The Committee appointed to investigate the
claims nlade by C. G. Dixon, Of the Thirteenth
Ward, to the seat Of the Alderman of that ward
-Whceler-failed to hold meeting yesterday.
The license of John Murphy, saloon-kccper at
No. II Michigan avenue, and not on Water
street, as announced before, was revoked yes
terday BY Mayor Colyin, the place being hard
hole
Hamilton, Friday, informing him that his resig-
nation would be accepted # rendered. There
fore Boilcr-lnspector Hamilton Will be careful
not to tender his resignation.
The Board of Public Works paid a visit to the
Milwaukee avenue yiaduct yesterday, and in
spcctcd the work and its progress. The sub
structure. done by James Kncaid. elected their
nraisc. bit. owing to the inability Of the Board
10 let the contract for the superstructure. IL
fhourh the bids are in. that vork cannot hc he
run.
c,
deorge ANDERSON, lhomas b1rns anu John
ourkc were paru6" nnill yesterday, "hen tne
t"o latter played lfttie game whereby their
comrade was made drunk, and put to sleep un-
der Lake street bridge, and while there they
made Shnrf and aa9v work 5rfth hiS nnt.l-
Thc trin are confined at The Madfson streat sto.
finn. '>N''>''~~'1
ihc Poicemen nlemen, and scnool-ma'cms
we're paid yesterday thelF salaries Tor the lac.th
OF February. The occasion was one OF pleasure
to the Impoverished persons who are anxiously
awaiting Tor their payments IN order to settle
debts, and to the city authorities, who like to
see m old custom kept mp. Mt. Hayes says
that the clerical force Will probably be paid
Monday or Tuesday. me amount paid out
yesterday was about sl5o,u0-
No further steps have vet been taken in the
quo warrauto case OF the People ex rel. Steel rs.
Calvin though It Is tho,rht that the reforfl will
ne made up and taken to Mount vernon some
timc dur1ng tnc ensuing week. NJ. ii. =. iuleY
mas ocen fetalneo oy the C1tizefs' Assoclatlon to
LOOK alter the interests Of the people before the
supreme bcheh. nc Is thoToughly posted on
I'LL tue ms ana outs OF TIE Alavofalty contest,
and we'll qualified to present them to the Court
The Committee Of experts in masonry-worl-