, 1876-11-07
TIE CITY-IIALL.

Aid. Lawlcr has beon sick a-hca since last
Friday. Ills complaint was ovcrwork, but ho
III improving III strength.
Tho city Offices will all be closed to-day, In Or
der that tho employees may have plenty Of tlmc
to vote.
Tho Department Of Public Works yesterday
opened blds-pr rather bid, for there WAS hut
onc-for cutting, grading, and paving Couch
plarc. james Duffy was tho bidder, at o5 cents
per square yartl for paving, and 45 cents per
cnbtc yard for cutting and urading,
Building permits wero issued yesterday to tho
JcfIerson Park Presbyterian Church Corporation
to put in tho foundations Of tho church,
nud to tho Connecticut Mutual Ltfc-1nsuranco
Company, Il two story store 20x00 feet, No. 1o4
Randolph street,
Dui!ding-6upcrintcn1c Ccayclan1 says TINT
It Will tnko about three weeks to properly rcviso
the Building ol1linanee, whicl, Mt present con-
aims many good points aill many defective ones.
Tic latter will be cured, and tlle whole Will bo
n,ale to c1clulo wooden buildings such rs
hose known as luuch-cars 1nl tic like.
Acting-St1pcrintcndcnt Dixon Yesterday Issued
tho following: "CaptuIns Will read this to the
arce atN instruct them to ronacr to said supcr-
vtsors aud lleputy-AfarBi,als the nccossary pro.
I cctiot and assistance III tho performance Of
their dutScs.h Tho "thtsh referred to WIS a
sample commission Of Deputy -3lars,lol of
Election.
Alr. Francis Adams, Assistant Counsel to tho
Corporation, has completed his answer to c. X.
Gnrrison's application for a'f Injunction to re-.
with tho West StlU Gus Company md from
lighting tho " est Divisfun with oil. The answ CT
Is voluminoua, mud will be overlooked, dis
c,,sscd, and peEhaIs added to, before presented
to the Court.
The Health Ohiccr's staff OF men arc inqulr-
Ing into tho sub]ect OF meat stcl, ms Is daily
dealt cut In ctlcap rrstnurants at rnlnou8ly low
prices. It eau hardly lc understood how any man
Gnu sell cnoughg good roast beef orfnBtancc) fora
1nralfor 10 cents, ,-hrcad and dveEctablrsfnculed,
and It Inns bocrl whispered that nnima1s which
tho uforcnalncl kind Of restaurants.
Tic Mayor llas decided 10 moro hts sanctum.
Tho ROOM winch he lias hcrn occupying Is too
small, and too many persons daily fntrRdo, IIe
will moro tlto the rooms Just west, adjoining to
and on tho sa,ne koor with tho Council Chltu-
bcr, which hATo lutely been Sncatcll by the sdc-
wink inspcctors and the Drain Department. scc
rctary Cleveland will occupy tho room of thu
sidewalk men, and his Honor will take that
fr0nt.ng On Adams street. The rooms will be
pants will be ablo to hayo soma privacy II de-
sired.
Tho report Of tho Commissioner Of Health
for tl,o week ending Nov. shows the death OF
1el people, 10 Of whom died from, convulsions;
10 from Group; 30 from scarlet fever; II from
consumption; 1b from dfphtherfa; u from
typhoid fover;T from congestion Of tne lungs
Tiiero were 1t1 children under 10 years Of agc
The males numbered 81; females, 70; married
pcrsons, 20; single, 1856; white. tit; col
trul, j. As compared With the, preceding
week tue total Is decrease Of 9, and compared
with tho corresponding week Of lust ycur IN In
crrase oE 80.
Ono Of the members Of tho Finance Commit
tee yesterday said TINT ttU idea Of putting n1,-
other popular loan similar to tho last nno upo1
tl,c niasliet hors had been wUllntgt abandoned.
ave have enough money now in the Treasury"
said tho 1nancler, !. to rim tho c!ty-its current
expenses Imcnn-for somo little time, now TINT
the satarics arc about aquarcd up. We urc daily
In rccclpt 1T PROPOSITIONS tn lend lis 1,loney-nll
VIC whit" Tho Alderman continued to say
that Chicago capitalists bad offered untold
wnal til Ut per cent interest, and New York was
anxious to lend money ut Z per cent. Tho f.
nnnco CnnlmIttee tad not decided what to do
II, however, there was another popular loan, II
would differ III cbaraactcr from tho last one.