, 1877-02-17

Watcr-rcntA yesterday Wcro ]1,3l5.
Theirs arc at present !, ss3 licensed rum-holcs
in tho city. c. N. Brennan has no license.
Mrs. Rcbecca Church yesterday took ont a
permit to build a fous.storT carriage reposi.
tory, 4ox155 feet on Wabasl avenue, adjoining
the Clifton House.
Tho Comptroller yesterday Issued revenue
warrants to the amount Of 10000, that sum Of
money having been sent on from New York Tor
Investment Ii Chicago city paper.
The main room Of tho Department Of Public
Works is getting a ncw floor. Tho improve
mcnt Is good and cheap, the latter because tho
lumber cost little, having been taken In lieu Of
the Unpaid watcr-rcnts Of a bankrupt citizen.
MI. Watkins, President OF the Soutt,-si1e Gas
Company, called Upon tho Comptroller ycster-
day in response to note from III. rarwctl, and
said that lie had not thought MUCH about tho
the subject before tho Gas Company Directors.
There will DO presented to the Cou,tcl Mon
day petition signed by men representing
$1,000 front fret Of property, asking that fran
cl,tsc be granted to tho " "Lawndalo Horse Kali
way company" To- iay ana operate horse ra!l; al;
avenue, to Lawntale. The uriginntors OF tho
project aso mostly Lawudalo men, and they arc
very dcsirous TINT thclr petition 10 granted.
Tho candidates for the usllcc Of Alderman OF
tho Tenth ward have already sprung up, and
tho names Of '1onatksn 4 Cullen, y: F. Grove,
arc out forward for tic ot3iee which Aid. Smith
ia soon to vacatc, for that gentleman snys that o
Will not run again. Most OF thu above-naslleu
candidates arc BalOon mcu, anil thu campaign In
that wnrd promises to be lively ono and full
oftnterest-and heer.
Tho Finaacc Committee met yesterday and
continued their 1abors On tho estimates for ap-
proprlattons Tho question Of salaries was
Under d!scusslon, and tho heads Of many Of tho
different Offices, and somo Of the employees,
The estimates OF tho Comptroller were allowed
tu remain almost untouched, and tho force OF
u,cn Aul tho salaries will remain as they aro at
nrcscnt. About 81, ,0o0 Was etrlcken out Of tho
estimates were cut down 81, 1000 whereby the
Committee mca1,s that slr. linthony's salary Is
not TO be Increased, End no additional cletka
ste M 70 be empoysd; This morning e Ct ,o 10 o'clock
built.
Corporation Counsel Anthony returned yes.
terday from Springfield, where he bus been to
hasten tho nassnEc Df ~ bill for tho collection
OF back taxos,", The bill In question was tho
hotl, aud Is familiar to the readers OF The
TRIBUNE. Mr. Anthony explained tho proyt-
e!ons to tho Legislative Comuilttccs, and thinks
t,,at ,: It , Witl ho passed.. The Con,mttees MT
EM*AN "ahu .HAs 4ss 4AA AsosAo7GN tH2 ASEak4A4E W.
They atruck ont tho clause providing tllnt no
deeds cat, be recorded till tho taxes on tic prop
erty mentioned In Tho deed s!all have been patd,
but did not strike out the clause requiring that
the amount Df taxes lnNst be ptaccd In The
hands OF tho County Collector bcioru un appeal
can be taten. sfr. 4. says that u revision Of the
General Reycuue law Is contemplated, and
thinks that tho provisions Of the bih now pond.
lug will bc included In 1t.
Tho Committee on Printing met In tho City
Clerks otllcu yesterday and TALKED about iettng
the contract Tor city printing for which bl.ia
hare been made. The ordinance by which the
contract ie 10 10 lot Says !uipcntavrly that all
printing shall bo done under contract let to
tue lowest hlddrr.n The 1aAv 4Ntxs is Tho low
est bidder for the Engllsh work and tho Fret
| l'resse for tho Gcfmln work. The COMMITTEES
seemed inclined TO take some action, but AID
Lawlor seemed TO be III doubt nb1ut giving the
contract to tho Fisls iresss Oh tho ground tllat
tilat paper had very small crculasfo n, anil he
thought that The ordinance requiring
tho printing 70 10 dono !. under con
tract let to tho Invest bidder - should
| be reconslderel, aud thu contract gtsen accord
| 70 the Comlnittco's pleasure. It was proposed
| That thu yarluus papets mako sworn statement.
- to circulation, but tue proposition met with
| iittle support, unu tho Committee adjourned
Ihe next time they .ne.t they will hayr .
"b!atksnl!th present tu read tho or&ttuanct
and tell them which arc thu lowest bids.