, 1877-10-04
TIE CITY-uALL,

Comptroller Farwell yesterday redeemed pop
ular-1oan certificates amounting to $1,000 aud
Issued warrants to tho amouat Of f4G00.
Tho TrcasuEer's rcccipts yesterday wcro 1850
from tic City Collector, 1880 from tho Water
Department, and s8,8o2 from tho Comptroller.
-Four new cuses Of scarlet fever were an.
nouuced attho Health Office yesterday. Four
deaths from that disease havo been reported
this week.
Tho Dcpartmcnt Of Public Works yesterday
tsous ol Isuat street, from Water to Indiana
strcets, to Andrew Ja!cks. and his bond was np.
proved.
Tho proposals for the sub-bascment Of tho
new Clty-ltall were to have beun opcnutl yeatcr-
lay by tiie Department. Of Public Works (tlut
Owing to the absence OF AID. Van OsdcI and
l.awlcE. the business wis postuoned tit II
;.clock this snornin9. much TO the dtssatsfac-
tim Of all tf1c b'tldcrs present..
lluil.ling-pcrmtta wcro Issued yesterday IA
follows; NJ. J. Efctl, ilyc two-st0ry a.ul basccnt
dwellings, a0x49 feet each, Nos. ltx'i to l079
cnson i Anderson, two two-story and basement
dwellings,, e0xi8 feet each, Nos. 7;} and Is
Douglas ayelue, to cost 33,D0Q cavll; Mrs. l..
Gross, q atwo.story and basement dwelling, H)x
~ !cet, No. laa Third avenue. to cost II, ,5Ou.
HKATlt TO THE /. N. Il.
Mayor Heath WIS rather Indignant yesterday
morning when 1e read tn the If,ux MI editorial
acclsing him Of Gctng ons IT party that had
los It's aim 4, ihe disbardnlcnt Of our two local
scheme. aud that there Is no a,ch oariy ii exist
enec is aspalpabls d 10 Tho fart that to TY.nxs'
c'iit0r!a! pa1e has been leAstd out BY tho
column " solae ytndic.tsu Hplrit who
Msanr sesSy oay pvcn ' r., o"n T., TntSInent by
hers q both rcsitnents. II may bo poiitisul
capital that is sought and it may not. This
Mayor Heath says, aud ho goes still further
when. t1l an interview with Tribune reporter
and never shall bo paid. There Is no law to
compel tnc to attach my nalno to an illegal In
stsu!ncnt." The reporter prcescl bin, fur a
further explanation vi Ills position. aud 1t wHs
g;s,' co,'slselya !, md ID fnsa1ly :. t"llows:
al Gun l,e supported. They are use.
full organizations. 1t 10 only tbs other
Day that al organisation l'esrcchcd mo to lend
tlon for an arlnoty. ! refused to do any such
ttling, and pointed out the way New Yufk ll,I
gono to l,icces BY supporting regiments. Ii was
u h4d precedent " give ally appropriation 10
one such tayor was granted, tue neglected. IT,
gahizattons would swain about for the sa1.ic
Or propoEtionate favors. Finally gaye them
- frulA out INF own purse,
I'LL AIAk appropriation LHp1n by the Council
to the regiments Was that Vi 35,uO, made iu
1S7j. Then, ~ Chairman ot sbo Finance Co,u-
nlittee, / asked Corporation Counsel ulckcy for
an opinion in this matter, anl lIo returned !,
written opfnfon that 1t could not hu donc,-slat
tic etly could only appropria.o fot corporate .
purposes. The last night Vi tho discussion u1,-
ou appropriations, an Alderman buxzed wurl
Or TWO inlo Judge picky's ear willis ho was sit-
thug ~ tho Council Chan.bes;. thrl he Jumped
up, said Judgs DlckcY allowed II was legal, au4i
before any uns knew What wus going on tie al.
p1opriatL0n was passed Judge Dlykcy afterwards
denied having said any such thing. Tbs present
Council also passed m appropriation for . Sju,t-
lar amount, but seem 10 haya dore It simply
oecanse Of tho precedent set BY their predeces.
eoF4.h
"Then Comptroller Faxxell will not pay the
S10,M0!" interrupted the reporter.
"keyer, 80 long ~ have power To prevent
L, aud 80 long a. know 1t Il illegal. Eut lei