, 1876-04-09
THE CtTT-HALi.

Thu Civ Collector took in about 5000 yesterday.
City indebtedness to tho amount OF $s1 was paid
yesterday.
The echoolteachcrs joyfuy accepted their separate
shares Of the SIS 600 divided amongst them yesterday
and departed rejoicing st hsTing 20 soon 7esea7aa
portion Of their February salaries.
Officers Loudrigan md Crook, who were on "ascn II
the South Town headquarters Tuesday night and iof
and 70 ~ dS1y 3yrSs, We r eoe
Chief Of Police Hickey tomorrow.
The Law Departuent en- mnsae attended the uemo~
cratic Convection Al least that Office was closed cur
fnr the afternoon. The Mayor also was absent from
his accustomed plnce, and The city headquarters IN
General were pretty well devoid Of their usual number
Of visitors and hangers-on.
The Ftnnnce Committee met In the ooHptro!lers
Pindi1iiIe PISSED favoraby upon the bills ot William
cox contractor for the construction Of tho founda-
tons Of The Wsst Side pumping ot, nq br III ths
uance Committee, but nll were finally nlo"oo. Inc
matter Of the cgs nnancial condition Eas ett su-
presy alone and there nppears to be nosnlng neM o
interest In It In IeeaId . Poe Se an r
soon aud in case money could not be obtained c'ty
scf1p would be used, there ts no foundation tor y
to meet the city Indebtedness hare been made hers
tofore Whether city scrip will be used IN any case
the Comptroller does not know
CRE9IEE.
The dissemination Of kind and proyident Mayor
to the Chief Engineer Of the Water Works STU TO
mains in aber1uce, owing probably TO tho stronuo9s
e1cttipns which nro being made oJ MS many 1faeuus
to eaye linn The insufficient REASONS already giyen
for his removal become mora and more eauzy 1ne
longer they pondercd over, and cseBefa i[1enos
wonder why Colytn did not enforce the use Of tnat
emoke-consumer aud allow Cregier to remain, II, as
he says, be had nothing against him except nis an
a rs TIT aat e thes
are as much IN favor n the d1shssal as
the Mayor, and. on tho contrary, assert tnat
but believe him to be the right in the right place
To this assertion Creger and his friends attach oat
litte weight for II the Board wished 10 Keep any man
they eoud do in spite Of the Mayor 30 long = ney
continued to exist Is Board; and they significantly
ash the question: g Would the Board discharge Mr.
Cbesbrough if the Mayor ordered them TO DO 50 7
Occurrences would thus far indicate TINT the mayoE
has but very little backbone GOWN so "1S II, tas
Board viii undoubtedly discharge Cregier without
dissenting murmur. just az they have done ~:h ON,
ers who have come into displeasuro with the C1ty-dh
ring. ---,.,, 80. .-.,taa e,,,h
an Excitement inside the City Ring. snd has already
cauge tho discharge Of old and valued servant OF
the public is known the HoEaho n Sm.th patensr
and Is at present managed By HUFF Latin, OF thls
tends to the interests of the patent in TINT section. but
has not vet succeeded in introducing the consumer
into the in TINT city. MT. Lycurgus ad1f
il one Of the wealthy Latin family and ls IN oia reel
in use and is giving the greatest IN ths
oaico or the ST. Louia Republican, the Cincinnati
Woter-Norks aud in the Union National Block, tn
aroceys Block, and the Palmer and Grand racing
Hotea Mr.. Hutchinson, the engineer OF tho Grocer
Block is IN ardent advocate Of the invention ant
denica that it in any way Injuries the boilers OW1nf
to the absence OF Air. Smith from town oos nttle eou
be learned concerning the trial given the consumer
story, which is backed up by several boller-uaker
! and engineers.