, 1876-01-29
THE CITY-HALL.

Tho State Bank Of Illinois has paid tho ta1 Of
1872 amounting to $3.50.
Tho Committee on Police lacked q QUORUM
consequently TO meeting was held yontorday.
Water-rents yesterday woro $4,000, and re-
ceptB from tho City Collector a2,30G. David
llaliinan, tho West-Town Collector, handed in
s6,G00.
Tho Committee on Markets. ID callod TOR this
AFTERNOON ot o'clock to copsldoz the milk ordi-
nance. A meeting Of tho Special Committee on
Taxation is called for Monday.
1t WAS rumorcd around tho City-1Iall that tbs
Supreme Court llad royorsed tho decision of
Judge Wallace on Bill 3oo Many believed tho
report, but it met With htl1e crcdenco knong tho
nombers Of tho Law Department.
Tho Palmer, Gardner. Clifton. M.s.cson, aud
Durdtck HousoH wore Eono oYcr by Inspector,
Bailey yesterday. The gouoral condition OF
them nll is good, and caro- is taken BY all pro-
pretorB TO keen of fire, Of which nil aro afraid.
ba bestowed On tho palmor Houao, which. ho
says, il simply "porfect and indestructlblo."
Tiro-Rla.shal Bonner and his Assistants yes
torday mg1o experiments ~ith explosive ola, to
determine which arc most explosive md dangoE-
ooB, and to ascertain under what conditions
they would be ifable to Ignite. Tho Mayor aud
several Aldermen wero prcsont. Tho tests took
place 1t Engine House No. H. ut tho moetfpg OF
tho "school" whore tlro tacties ars studied.
Tho T4nancs Com mistoo met yesterday altor-
noon in the Gompttocr's Office. Tho spirits Of
the lnembcru "Iook tumble" whom thoy sRw
tho ComptFo1lot'B apnual report brought IN. It
fills q quantity Of paper Of about tho bulk Of q
bnio Of hay. The reporters Wele summarily
elected, much against their Wills as they waltod
to mako copy of tho documents. which will ho
| gwen for publication ntt1r the npproya! Of tho
| FINANCE Committee.
o. 6Fx r.b -,
chief man Of tho Map Department, folt unwell
and uaH obliged to Leave hia post, and ho stayed
away all day. In his absonce. Q cleih Of thu do
! partmout {hia ilnmo IL w1thlleld) took front tho
vnut whore the maps arc kept about 50, 600 worth
| Of maps, for reference, as he said. No notica
w1s taken Of tho occurrence. Nd 1t Waa not ut all
uncommon. Towards nighs1 however, and after
tho other clerks had gono home md the vault
cloacd. an o1psess-wagon mas obtained, and "
1t tho 1naps wsro taken nHay and sold for 81 900.
| Dir. poizer says TINT thoy arc unfinished and
comparatively worthless. The thief WAS do
teotod. All persons arc warnod against putchaa-
Ing any Of the maps, which arc drawn In ink
and IN book form.
There woro assembled in tho rooms OF tho
Doard Of Public Works yesterday nftornoon
| Commissioners plindiylllo and ThotnpaolI, City,
Engineer Chosbrough. Cty.Attornoy JAmieaoi,,
and ,ir. II. +. TaleY and Jatnea atacle. The
subject under confederation waB tho claim OF
Alr. steele. who contracted for tho work on the
sake tunnel in tle ycnra 1877, 1873, and 1874,
| III which ho alleges ho waa compelled,
to prosect tho lntoEests Of tho city. to
| expeni about $40, D06 for work not called for by
tho contract. Lie clatmeu that I'll accident
cauHe! the expenditure. and thinks tEat ho
should not 30 n,atlo 70 stand the expense alone,
for II llo had not mado tho outlay tito city wonid
hayo been without water for several months. lIe
wants hut Slo,000. THO clslma were hantled In
to tho Finance CQmmitteo, who will moct this
afternoon In tho rooms Of tho board Of Public
| Works with htr. ChesbrouRl. and tho matso1a
will bo discussed. Cisy.Attorney Jameson has
prepared ~ orinion 70 The ofect that under The
| contract Mr. Bteele was to run tho Risk OF anV
accident, DELAY, or unforeseen t!llllcu!y aud thai
he can collect no Claim by law should ho .nakt
tho attompt. Ms. JanleHon aaya that be Is per.
fccsly clear OIL tho tnattor, neYer moro 80. Mr,
Etoaio. wlo takes adv!ce from MIR. Tuley, aaiu
that ho WIS mt at all anxious to bogln suit fol
tic amount, but preferred to obtain tho money
by amtcabo means II possible. The aubject viii
DO discussed to-day, aud somo decision reached
| LlUEHbgS.
Tho following ls complete liot OF tho lconsel
Issued for niuo months ending Dec. 81, 1875
anu tho amounts Of revenue collected from tht
| Ehm0s