, 1876-08-06
THE CITY-HALL.

Watcr-rents yesterday were $1,lG.
The license receipts yesterday were, $4,000.
The monthly payroll of the Fire Department
was audited yesterday. The amount is s33,964.
Mike Bailey yesterday notified the owner OF
the buildings Nos 64 and c. Canal street that
those structures must be demolished.
County-Trcasurer Huck yesterday transferred
$4,000 to tho hands Of the City Treasurer. It
is the amount of the 1873 tax collections for the
past week.
The Mayor was occupied yesterday in signing
the coupons Of the new bonds tor ,00O,
which are issued to take the place Of some old
ones, The bonds arc due in 1900.
Policemen Martin Carlson, Ado1ph Martin
johnson, Michael Murphy, and Abraham Smith
sent in their designations yesterday. They have
probably struck a richer lead, and do not wish
an $3.50 salary. There are many who do.
The books in the City Clerks office bear no
evidence that r. Ragor, who runs the CLARK
and Twelfth Street BUS Line" llas ever taken
out license for his vehicles This was true of
last year, andup to date he has taken no license
for 1876. He should be looked up.
The popular loan was not as interesting to
the public yesterday as it might haze been had
more warrants been taken. Rich Francy took
$500; John Walsh, $500; and modest man
who don't want his name published, ZOO. To-
tai, $4,000 Among the subscribers whose
names have not been mentioned is c. N. Hen
dersoD, who took $5,O00.
The South Division strcet-laborers, recently
discharged By the Board of Public Works, we're
paid yesterday at the Exposition Building The
june we're disposed of, the amount being
about $4,000. The North Division 1aborers
will be paid tomorrow at the same place and
for the same months. For this payment S38 GOO
WIS yesterday deposited By the Treasurer with the
Board of Public Works. The discharged polite
men and firemen were also paid yesterday BY
the City Treasurer. The creditors at the places
of payment were as thick as wolves around q
dead buffalo, and just about as ravenous. The
rolls of bills were small when the payecs had
gone about 81 feet
There will be a meeting in the Board Of
Health Wednesday which will have much to do
with the fate Of tile stench-nuisance- Commis-
sioner-of-Health McVickar will ask as many
men as he can find who are posted in the SCIENCE
Of stinks to be present. There will also be the
Mayor, City-Engincer Chesbrough, Commits
sioner Louis 1vahl, some packers, and perhaps
others. The object OF the meeting will be to
hear the Health Commissioners theory of the
origin Of the noisomc stenches and his plans for
their suppression. The Doctor has it in his
head that he knows where they come from and
how to cleanse the city Of their presence. The
Commissioner will make the Council Committee
on Health his advisers, and with them will
share the responsibility of action in all i'm
portant matters.
A great many prominent citizens have been
interested in the collection Of the taxes still un-
collected in the leyics Of 1878 and 1874, and
have been anxious that the amounts due from
the County Collector, so that he could COM
mence and collect the money which the city is
in great need Of at present. Mayor Heath, who
is willing and anxious that tue amount should