, 1876-11-12

the Council the passage Of an order allowing
horse-car switch on ONeil street, and the pay
I mcnt Of $4,000 for damaged dock-property a
Harrison street bridge.
Aid Law1er has been very sick and has bcci
obliged to submit to surgical operation upoi
his hip. He is now eonvalcsccnt and hopes tt
be around again within week.
The City Treasury was yesterday enriched b,
$10o, ,00O from County Treasurer nuck .and 5l1,
1 000 from David 4. Gage, cs-CitE Treasurer
The latter sum was paid in by Mr.. George TaY
lor, former City Comptroller, who is the Trus
tee Of the Gage estate, and who will pay up Mr.
Cages deficiency as fast as the accounts can be
I Strengthened and the property converted into
| cash.
One of the many changes which the city Of
hcials intend to request the Legislature to make
in tho city charter with regard to the revenue
| system is to make city certificates directly re-
] cciyable Tor city taxes, and in tnat manner keep
the certificates at par at all times The measure
| is one which the Council tried to carry out some
| months ago, and in WHICH it was partially sue
| cess(nl by an arrangement with County-Treas-
urcr Huck.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys Of tho
| South Division met yesterday and decided to
| recommend to the Council that thu order to
pave Sixteenth street be rescinded; that the Or
| dinpnce to build 4 sidewalk on both sides
Of Archer avenue from Halsted street to the
South Branch be passed; that the ordinance for
opening Calumet avenue from Douglas place to
the north line Of Vallcquettc's Subdivision be
repealed; ana that sidewalk be built on the
east side OF Forrest avenue from Thirty-cighth
street to Thfrty-nnth street.
Judge Summcrfield said yesterday that he had
been treated unfairly in III article in The TRID-
uNE which stated that he had decided in a case
before him that person voting in precinct
other than that in which le had lived at the
time OF registry, both precincts being III the
same ward, had voted according to law The de-
csion the Judge maintained was correct,
and backed by Il decision rendered By Judge
Drummond in d case where persons, living at
The Burdick llouse ut the time OF registry, had
moved to the Clifton Housc,-whirh was in.
another prccinct,-nnd had voted therein. - ="
Lnraccy, the scavcngcr-work contractor, was
around the City-Hall yesterday, trying to obtain
an interview with the Comptroller, with vie,s
of getting some money for the work which be
still continues to do, notwithstanding
he has been notified to cease. IL
claims that he was once notified to
exhausted, and afterwards told by Dr.. McVickar
to go ahead again; and that since the notitica-
ton from DR.. McViekar to continue he has had
no notice to stop, and that, therefore, he is
platieally told him yesterday that he had been
notified long ago that be might as we'll stop, as
be could get no more paT, and that he should
quit now. This direction Mr.. Laraccy said he
would act upon, and would cause operations to
be stopped in day or two.
The Judiciary Committee met in the Council
Chamber yesterday afternoon, Aid. Thompson
in the chair, and decided to recommend to the !
Council that resolution calling for the print |
ing of LOO copies Of Corporation Counsel An |
thony's compilation OF laws and ordinances gov
crning the streets, sidewalks, and strcct-signs |
he passed; that the official bond Of DR.. Brock /
aIcVickar with S. s. Keith for surety in the sum
Of $4,000 be approved; that the petition OF the
Stadts- -Zeitung, which protests against awarding
the German printing to the National DEM
ocrat, the ST. having the largest cir
culation, be placed on file; that the
back-stand on Jackson street, opposite
the Grand Pacific Hotel, be removed to Pacific
avenue. that the ordinance reducing the salary
Of the Clerk Of the South Side Police Court be
repealed, the Law Department having given an
opinion that the Council had not the power to
make the reduction; that two ordinances pre-
pared by Mr.. Anthony-one requiring the Police
l}aili1fs to become res sponsible for the amounts
Ut money represented BY executions placed in
their hands, and the otncr requesting the JUS
lives OF the Peace to keep All accurate account
If the moneys which become due tho city on
ines etc, in their courts-be passed. The ma
ority Of the Committee will report adversely TO
reduction Of salaries in the City Clerks oiIice
Or the fiscal year euGiiur Jam !. 1877,