, 1877-12-23
CITY-HAIL.

The Treasnrcr's receipts yesterday were So, 2o3
from the Wnter Department s10l from the City
Collector, and 81, 574 from tue Comptroller.
The Comptroller's Office will be open tomorrow,
not Tor the transaction OF general business but for
the payment Ut aittcrest upon bonds. The other
offices, with the exception OF the Health oiace,
which is open every day in tue year, will be clored
till Wednesday.
The Mayor Chief Hickey, and the Committee on
Police yesterday examined the Globe Theatre prop
erty with view Of deciding whether or not it is
sufficient foE the police statt1n corner
submit report to ths Council Monday
The following building permits were issued yes
terday, John Conway, three two-stO:y and base
ment dwellings. Taylor street, near Aberdeen to
cost 81, 400 each IsaE. Lardner, two-story and
basement store dwelling, No. :52 Centre avenue,
to cost So, 700; Catherine Schmidt, two-story
dwelling. May street, near Polk, to cost 81 ooo.
The subject OF new school houses Is one OF the
uppernost III the minds OF the Aldermen, and
they ufe ull anxious 10 secure the new buildings
for their respective wards. Tho Finance Commit
in their meeting t1ncnti6ned lse"here yeser-
i n,embcr Of the Board of EducatIon. Though
there was nothing before the Committee in relation
to school u,atters they desired to know fu'y con-
cerniuc the educational movements, because upon
their action to some extent depended {hc building
Of new schools. The Committee stated-and wish
cd to be understood as saying-that they arc not,
us LAQ oeGA 4cPoltGAs oPtooNo AAe"
They wish 10 e1pcnd every available cent but will
not sanction any expenditure till the appropriations
for new schoo1s have been collected The committee
also discussed the matter OF the education OF Tue
PRIMARY ind the more adsunced scholars, and there
was strong opinion that it was not wise to crowd
the primary schools tnow being done at the Skin
ner School, where many applicants are refused ad-
mssfou} for the accommodation OF the scholars IN
the higher cGxses. The Skinner School has been
in part appropriated for 1tigh-School use. AID.
rearsons expressed doubt as to the duty Of the
city to prepare scholars for coege-the aim Of the
high School.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
met yesterday afternoon in the Comptrollers office
aud oucucd bids for 100 81, 000 6-pcz-cent TWEEN
ty-years wafer -hontla. Nr. Furwel announced
Eefure the bids were opened that the city reserved
the right reject xny and all bids, and to reserve
thirty dive bonds investment for the surplus
money of the Sinking Fund and Jonathan Burr
Fund The bids were as follows:
Bryan, Ward Bryan. Chicago. ten bonds At loo-s
4. o. Slaughter. Chicago. any all bonds at 1oo.5
l. islyn l. Co.. No. 4s Wall street. New York. ten
bonds At 100. e. ten at 100 t5. ten ut 1Oo and ten
Kountze bros. New York, fifty bonds at 1908 per
cent, aud nfty at .ogl3 per cent.
Only one bid-that Of Bryan, Ward q Bryan-was
accepted. The other offers were not satisfactory,
and the fifty five remaining bonds will De disposed
OF at pr1yatc sale bv Reimbursement The prices
are nut nearY good those realized fot tue last
issue Of bonus some Of which brought as much ss
1QB p4r cent.