, 1876-04-12
THE ClTY-HALL..

Tho Board OF Public Works las advertised to-
day for proposals. for hauling wator.ppes during
tho coming season.
Tho Comm'ttoo on 6srerss and Alleys for tho
West Division Ia called for Friday afternoon at
8 O'Clock in tho City Clerk's Office.
Tho receipts In tbs City Treasury yesterday
vera 81, $40 from Nator-rents and $1o3 from
tho City Collector. The Treasurer paid el5, 900
on city indebtedness.
Tho City Clerks assiatants have fully pre.
pared the ballot-boxea and tally-aheets, and sup
piled tho necessary blanks and stationery, but
tho boxes will not be disiributcd TIL sstusday.
Frnnk Frauttnann, an assistant engineer In
tho pumping works for tho paat twcnty years.
has bcon appointed to fill tho vacancy caused by
tho removal Of Mr.. CFcgier nftor tWenty-three
ycats Of serv,ce md hhB Assumed the luties and
responsibilities OF bis new Office.
Several modo1s Of bridges with .utomatc-eato
attachments have been lately thrust under tho
nottce OF tho Board Of Public Works. As thcro
u no mouoy to my for sucl an addition to tho
bridges. and 10 tho Board has known but very
fou accidents in many years, tho inyentionB will
probably be dlaregarded.
It ia expected that tho reduction Of license
foos for oil vehicles will cause great influx OF
ftrenst-soekers. While tho tax on most yehtclcs
Was reduced one-half tho haohmen rejoice IN
reduction Of from s12 to IS. Tho reduction will
GAAuD 4HEo ~ tuc Glt} III AQUHt SlEIVu1. AuU
Mnyor haa signed tho ordinance.
serge. Hood who, just boforo election put
lis head In fair Way to haye II taken OF by the
Police board BY gotttng keg OF bcor foF the
hoys waa examined . little yesterday. Ho tliaa-
vowshny Intention Of committing tho net in Or
der tointluonce tho voteH OF any Of tho mon un-
der Ills charge. Tho caso was continued TIL.
Friday afternoon.
Inspector Dasloy. when nskoil conco,p,oc tho
Wost Side Rink By a reporter, seemed ostoulahed
that Walking match had beep arranged to tako
place :bero. Ho Ind pot known sao fact before
said, like to pull tho, old trap down over Tho
heads OF people, but lo would not aflow any
Huch gnmo 70 be psacttcod on him, and tue shelf
would DO taken uown immediately. IL uot, ho
would know why.
The Board of Public Worka yesterday antlitod
their pay.Iolls for tho mouth Of March. amount
Ing. to eSi,SO0. Wofo It as easy to pay as
1t Is to audit, tho crowd OF unemployed
mon, clamorouB for thelr wages, who now hang
about the City Hall. would probably DO dispersed.
Since tue lss Of last December elenuing atronts
w contract has boon doao away with. What
little OF 1t Ia dono the employees OF te Board do.
But 1ittiu money was allowed for TINT purpose,
and the Hoard SAYS sat 1t will do tho best It can,
aud tue city will have to bcar the Ecst.
noARn or HEATH.
There wore Jas dcashs last weok, moro than
for the preceding one. OF these 6A wore under
years Of ago. Tho malos numbered 50 and the
1emaloa g.; married, 49,; single. loa. Tho
cldonts. g.; apoploxy, q; bad bowels, 2 i;
bad brains, g.; bronchitis, q; cancer, g;
conyulsioua, Is; Group q; dlnrrhna. 3; dipt,-
thotia 4: dEopsy, 8 dysontery l.; endo catdl-
fcvor. 3; acarlcs fevef, Is; typhoid fever. Q;
gastritis. loart d1soaae, hydrocopha!us, 2;
inanitton. s; jarlndice. /; Dr'ght'a disease, l
congestion OF lungs. 2; meningitis. 8: old age.
pneumonia, IL pye!itis, |; pyaemia, l.; sopti-
aemia, l amall-pox. 2; tabcs mesonto1ica, 2
.rismus, /; wLooptng-oough, =.