, 1877-01-14
TEE CIIY-IIALL,

Ills ld1T JOuutr uTluc LO-ll0lTOW, surely.
Since the LIST of January there have been b1
ten building permits issued, and those ten wer
for small structures, the total value of which i
but $500.
AID. lodding, who has been for the last fou
weeks grieyously afflicted with rheumatism, wa.
about the City-Hall yesterday for the first tiuls
since be became sslaid up''
| The hon. S. s. Hake, Mayor OF East St. Louis
| has written to Mayor Heath that the Hon. ]. p
Bowman, the legal representative of East st.
Louis, will attend the Springfield Convention
for the framing Of new Revenue law.
Yesterday afternoon s1nall blaze occurred
in the Watcr-Otfice- The Dashboard just be-
hind the stcam-pipes suddenly blazed up, but
the tire-sxtinguisiicr Crank Tuttlc With glass
the blaze quickly squelched. Loss about Is
cunts. 1t was at first thought that the
heat from the steam coil had ignitcd the wood,
but it was afterwarl seen that Il cigar.stump
low the coil. 1t lodged in 4 crack where dust
had accumulated, and where the boards were
like tlnder. Hence The fire.
Mrs S. +. Norcross and Mrs. Ellen Mitchell,
respectively the President and Secretary Of the
Erring Woman's Refuge, called ut tile Comp
troller's Office aud were paid *l,2s7, the amount
OF money which WAS to the credit oi the above
mates Of houses Of prostitution. Tt,crc is the
same amount OF money in the Treasury for tho
House Of the Good Shepherd.
At the instance OF many Of the members of
the old Volunteer Fire Department, there is to
be presented to the Legislature, probably this
week, bll providing that all those citizens
who served for seven years OIL the volunteer
department be exempt from jury-duty. At the
time Of tho adoption Of the new Constitution
such an exemption was allowed, but the ncw
constitution contains no provision for release
from 4 sometimes burdensome service.
The Mayors Policeman is steadily working at
the license business. That is, he is looking up
those persons who are without the necessary
papers Tor the carrying on Of their respective
branches OF business Tie finds that lie has
large field for labor, but, with the aid Of lists
aud memoranda heretofore obtained, will BE-
enabled to know who have ana who have not
licenses. 1t is seen from the books of the CITY
Clerks office that some Of the most prominent
billiard places in town are running free from
restraint The guilty ones would save them
selves some trouble and expense, md the cty 4
deal OF work, il they would pay up without
further notice.
1t mas been found impossible to prepare the
vouchers in time to commence the payment OF
the city employees DECEMBER salaries Monday or
Iuesaay, ! US it was CONTEMPLATED yesterday, and
paid some day during this week. There is !
cnongh o money in the Treasury to pay the rolls,
600 (not $50, 0oO) having been borrowed IN
the L Fast, anl about the same amount in sums |
Of S3,0o0 ana less having been borrowed from /
day to day here by the Comptroller. The off
cals are already looking forward to the payment
OF salaries further on, and wondering
where ,1her the money is to come from. The
Town Collectors haye begun to collect
their warrants, and their collections can be up
ollcd 1or whatever purpose it may seem ncccs-
sary: 1t was stipulated at tho time Of the con-
Traction OF the popular loan that the first
sl,uVo'ooo collected should be set aside for the
payment OF the popular-loan certificates, but as
some OF them for US many as nine mouths
thc Mayor thinks that it would be poor tnan-
'lering to let tho money lie idle. The present
outstanding certificates might be redeemed, but
'ut little use, for it would be found necessary
q issue those certificates again before the lapse
II many months.
1HE APPROPRIATIONS.
IN Speaking about the appropriations for the
,nsning year, the Mayor yesterday said that he
hought that the bill woIlu he proportionatcly
mailer than for last year. The total would, Of
curse, be larger, because there was year to
'c provided Tor, while the last fiscal year con-
aimed but nine months; hut the economy which | ]
ad been shown in the administration Of munic-
Pal =, q affairs would be carried Into next year.
VI the departments had been cut down III run !
ing expenses, and in the number Of employees,
nd the Government seemed to run along as
r
id not affect tho we!l~bcing Of the community :
r the city. There were, however, many +
hings which would Of necessity have to be :
royided for. In the Police Department pot
l1lci1 would be asked There were the usual
,palrs, etc, which would probably not !
9ot up more than s14,000. The he'd !
ing in the stations would require
bout S1,5O worth of renovation and !
ttention, and there was an addition to be built c
Capt. Johnson's (Wcst S:de) Station, which =
as too small Tor the accommodation Of the y
zen there There were some cells to be built !
I'd repaired. the $l4,000 would cover ali
ent thcre was very little needed, and cunse- /,
lently but little to be asked for. Perhaps i
" enslne-housc might be necessary thing, S
Ill IT WAS likely that it would bc asked | +
r.. The tlrc-alar1n telegraph would | Il
led good deal In tAc way of new \
Tres and paraphernalia. As fUr the Depart jc
cnt Of Public Works, it would probably move | c
onS in tho way it has been moyiu:, for the |
Ist lew months, as FAR as the Mayor WAS con- :,
rned. He should recommend no new i'm o
oyelnents. but thought it desirable that "
ere Should be provision made for the compile ';
III OF and the payment ior the Fullerton ave 9
10 vladuct, and the payment OF the claims III
ainst the city consequent upon tic damage ="
ne t 70 propcrty by the construction Of tile al al
llwaukec avenue yiaduct. What improve Il
ants the Aldermen had to suggest was not vet IL
own. The burden of the Board of Works I'll
Inmates would be Tor repairs, strect-clcaninr, tl
sewerage, and those only where It II
IS absolutely necessary, and nnly enough
oncy to dcfray the actual cost would be asked | to
= II might be expected, as it always hap III
ned, that when the item Of sewerage was be- q;
&c the Council there would be demand from !,