, 1876-02-19
Committee on Fro and Water ara called fot this

afternoon.
Tho Committee on Schools, called for yentof-
day afternoon, had no moctiuK,
Mike Evans gashorod about $40, 900 yesterday.
Tho City Collector could get but S2oU.
The damages caused by tho fito At tho Fullerton
avonuo conduit last Wednesday havo boon all ra-
paired. Tho house for thu machinery hos been
built, ard all things made ready for eonsihus-
tlon Of tho work.
Tbs Building inspectors yesterday examined
fourteen churches ju tho West Division, north
of Washington street anl south Of Chicago ave-
uue. 3tost Of tho buildings woro found 10 bo In
good condition. Tho Ada Street MctIloaiat
Church Was found to lhye two exits. ehch g foos
in width. aud tho largo stoso or furnace Is sltu.
Ated At that end Of tho chutcl 1uas betweon tho
doors. Should fire occur from tho furnace tho
cscaro would be completely cut off. and, as tho
building accommodates 1900 people, serious
accitlopt might utcut. Another ex't Will be
made. Tho Union Park Congregational Church
will also neod ono.
A day or two ago Marshal GoodeIl appointed
man named atugs a. detective, and gave him
instructions to watch certain patroltnen who
ware thought 10 bo negligent in tLoir dutleB. In
his wnndesinga sround tho streate' kooplhg Que
eyo on tha "eops." hlnge room became an oi,, :.
Match and mas finally arroatod, notwithstanding
his assertions that he w1a dotOess9e, md An
explanation before Posico Court waa nocesaafy
before to regainod his Freedom MuEe thlnks
that life 10 hard, and the otflcorn Say tlhe they
don't like to be watched. Tho Marshal. however,
thinks that II a naan 10 a!wsys attending to his
duty ho never neod fear boing caught mapping
or on Ills boat.
THE f1sAxcE COMMITTEE. ...
Tho Finance Commistoe met In the Comptroi-
ier's Office yesterday afternoon. There wore
present AID. Heath, stono, SchaGnas aud Qu!sk,
| aud the Comptroller.
| meeting Of tho Council, providing that tho May
| OF, Comptroller, Board OF Public Works, and the
Council Committee on Finance hold consuita-
ton with tho Finance Committee Of tho County
Board fotatiYo 10 the bntfiing OK the Court
uouso, was tnkeu up and discussed.
| Tho Comptroller advised the Committee to go
slow. Tho ciEy Was not In condition to pay
81, 600, 900 for Citg Hail. and hc llnnsol fAyoIod
building that would cost Tho city but $500 900.
| Tho City Treasury rae depleted, and tue Law
| Departmont had opiucd that no moro money
could DO borrowed. Thero wore various loyal
points IN tho resolution that should bo well con
| al1cret, and hn thought that uno SHOULD la
| taken In tho matter.
| Tho Committeo favored such elop, and tho
resolution vas laid over for further discussion
md thought.
| Of q, 800 paid Us taxes undor an assessment
] which nas afterwards decided by tue 8upremo
Court to be void, was taken up. i WAS raterred
last wook to tho Law Department for an option,
| &QH one nau u1tu blTeu IL kuo oAoGt AAat ut
euch rebnto could bo made. Tho assessment
Was void owing to a technicaItty Of the law, bu'
tho right to nsBnsa atlll reuaiuod. and tho tai
could sill bn collected uudor now nssossmon
ordinance. It wnB docidod to rocommond that II
he placed on hio.
Tho petition Of the stoneouttesB that wAs be-
fore tho Committee Of Its last meeting, aud
which was reforred for an oplnion OF the Law
Department. waB likewise disposed Of. Tht
opinion Of tho Law Department Was to the Office
that tho Board Of Public Works could enpo.
auch labor as tloy chose, irrespective Of color
race, past or present condition, and tho Counoi
had no authority to direct them in this regard.
petition for all from tho First Regiment Il
l!nois State Guards, who want m appropriation
for an af1nosy, which had been reserrt'
for legal opinion, waa recommended placed OF
: flo. No appropriation could DO mate for such
purpose, but It waa stated by q membor Of th'
Committee that hniis world bo rcpted. probably
for poIco-iril md tho First and Second Kogi
neuta might DO allowed to uao them for thei
exercises on ''ofI "-dayb.
Tho resolution OF Aid. nildzeth for tho reduc
tion Of all nchool-tcaohcrs' Baiariea over 81, 10
WAS reterret to the Law Department.
Tho convcrBntson hero took private nature
and tho reporsora were kindly invited to yacat
their chaira and depart, and nothing concotniu
| the mystic conference could DO learned.