, 1876-03-21
Houso Bquars BY tbs Building Inspector. a. he
had no permit to make any charge OF obssrucs

had no permit to make any charge OF obsirucs
the sidewalk.
Wster-rcnts yesterday were $1,o2a, and re-
celpts from tbs City Colisotor s077.
AInuy business mon Of that tllstrot have made
protest against allowing fireworks estas-
/ l1enmens TO bo fitsod lip At 12i to l2b Michigan
avenue, aud have hont such rem onssrauces to
DuildsnE.1nepeotor bailey.
Architect Tilley appeared At city headquarters
yesterday afternoon, aud. iu anHwcs to tuquleies
said that h's rlRas aud specifications ior me
foundations and basement-work Of the Court
liouso were MI prepared, and bc WAs roadY to
! have tho contracts for tho work aHafded.
The Council Commttcs on Railroads mot yes-
| terdny hf4etnoon In tho CITY Cfcfkn oi!lco and
| fled the following pnpcrs communication
/ from Tic Chicago CITY Hallway Company asang
e::fntaa "f e,4s 1a' ri 1oe senlsmbsq fae b51a"s
resolution Of Ala. scha1nef regulating
ears on tho tracks Of tbs Chicsgo City Hallway
Cou,panv Z; a, pctision to rou'oyc thu railroad
tracks from South Clark street, near sixteonth
street; resolution concerning the G., II. I. i
| p. Il. it,; MI ordinance making Harrison street
.hc eouthctn terminus Of tho North Division
| horsoe1allway lno. Tho Committee granted tho
feuonstranco OF many citizens against the rate
Of Hpceti At which steam cara wors ruu on South
Clark street, mud atop will be put to tho practice
OF running at tho ratio OF IL or 20 miles AA lluur.
Tho ordinance for the construction Of horse-
rniiwny on lIatated street, between tho South
laid over.
USELESS EMPLOYEES.
Al Il regular neetsng Of tte Common Council.
held March II, AID. Waterman ossayed TO intro
duce n resolution aiming to cnrtatl tho number
Of employees In the Hoard ot publto Works, but,
owing to tho chicancry Of sonio OF the Alderman
whose henchulou hold tho majority OF tllcso Of
fees, the resolution WAS defeated, and laid ovpr
frA f+9k,ar rMk ava
nattor was List sight Of, owing, probably, to
other and moro important matters. At lncot-
ing Of the Common Connoll tue l!ohrd OF Public
Works submitted q Int Of regular employees to
many regular omploYes outaiao Of thoso mell-
toned III TINT list who, for very good reasous,
aro embraced in tho category OF laborotB aud
other employees. Tile truth soems to be, that the
is needed, aua the Doarl Of Public WorKa sean
to know this "a we'll NJ anY enc. The water po-
llcen,eu, Of whom theso are about twenty, nto
entircly uHeees, az aso Also various other
employees in Mud about tho Wntor mud Sewerage
Departments. No QUO tlcnieB That tue Board
bus boon used for supplying vagrAut wArd-bunl-
uers WITH Positions, simply because thoy hap-
pun to havo tle influence Of somo Alderman or
uthos Official. Tho resolution Whlch AID Waser-
man attempted to Introduce las already bad n
very salutary effect. Which could no doubt DO
greatly enhauccd by its pnssaGe, for AltoAdy tho
! Uoard of Public Works announce that al
usolesa cmployos, Including the watsr policemen
viii ba discharged on tle 1at OF next
month. Iuasnrcb rs tho Council has cut out
appropriations for nearly all works of public
improvement, tho humber Of theBo useless em-
pioyes will be considerable. 1n Masking these
curtaimupts the Board should remember the
number Of imbecilo sidewalk inspectors and so-
called assistant engineers Of atroet improve
ments and sewerage. In the Water Ofllco thore
aro q largo number Of employees who could
bo easily dono away with, thereby saw
inE considerable sum Of tho Nator
rents, out Of which fund they are
| paid. Tho number OF taborore, too, eau bo rc-
ducel at least two'thirIs, aud, BY . strict nnd
| careful management Ut those remaining, they
] could DO 1nado to coror tue ground and do tho
work better than tho large force nt prescns ON.
! ploynd. Tho Board assert they will make all
feasible reductions In this respect, providod thcy
arc uot tamparoa With By oithar tho May1r oe
the Aldermen.
crT1 FINANCES.
A TNIGuSE reporters efforts to obtain In
formation from tho Mayor GU the succcsd met
with By tho uonptrollor 10 borrow money In
Now York proved very unsatisfactory, owing to
the Mayors taciturn,ty aud seeming inability to
Say nnrthiuE now On tho subject. Il was. low
ever. stated that 1o hoard fsoM Mr. Hayes " now
aud then." md that ho lad boon able to borrow
Hach money ID wAR needed for tho present
emergencies. afr. FarNoll, tho hehd deputy Of
tho Comptroller's Department, said that ho bad
heard from Atr. Hafes that he (1layea) had been
ablo to negpttato loan that would, with that
money which had been SAINT from Chicago, meeE
the indebtedness that falls due to-day, and that
amounts winch arc tine almost daily from now
I'LL about the ist Of June.-in fact, ho had made
negotiations that, II successfully carried out,
would satisfy ali ut8tandinR deble.