, 1877-10-28
TIE CITY-uAIL,

Revenue warrants amounting to $500 wer
| issued yesterday.
Last week the Building Department Issue
permits for nineteen buildings, whose aggregat
estimated cost is $4,000.
The Department Of Public Works yesterla
awarded the contract for furnishing 50O,OG
| sewer-brick to Frank Ammon at S5.35 per thou
| sand.
| Mr.. Richardson, son Of the Chief Of Publ,
Works Of New Zealand, is in the city. He has
spent much time i'll the inspection Of the public
improvements OF this city.
Tic Treasurer yesterday received S1000GC
from County-Trcasurcr Huck The minor re-
ceipts were s, ,GG9 from the Water Department
and s544 from the Comptroller.
New cases OF smallpox were reported restcr-
day from No. II Broad street and No. Is Thirty
third street. The mortality during the past
week has been exceptionally light.
The following committees have been called :
Health and County Relations Monday at , U.
M; Streets aud Alleys, North Division, Mon
day ut p. M: Streets and Alleys of the three
divisions, Thursday at 3 p. III.
Comptroller Farwcll returned yesterday from
a tWo-wceas VACATION spent III Fitchburg, Mass,
his old New England home. Mr.. FarweIi ho $
thoroughly enjoyed himself with huskil,w-bees
quiltlng-part1es, and pairing bees, and it would
not be surprising bad he eren eoudesceudcd to
rcyel once more III the sWccts stolen from the
ncst OF bundle bees.
The Building Committee did not transact any
business Yesterday owing to AID Ballard's afl-
scnce from the city They will meet IucsuaY
morning at II o'clock. The Committee have
accepted an invitation from s1r. Hlnsdalc to nav
visit VI inspection to the Iinsdale d D3ylc
limestone auarrlcs ut Bedford, Ind. They viii
start Tuesday evening.
The llsalth Departmeut Yesterday performed
c4rcasscs Of bcef-4S,U00 pounds--found at
u'Mally's slauyhtcri1g house. The carcasscs
we're those OF emusculated Texas bulls, diseased
and tough, and they probably would have been
was elected BY colored officer of the Depart
ment. HIS business was not suspected by the
slaughtcrcrs, and they, in bis presence, removed
the precautions which had been used to conceal
the cattle from the Wcll-knoWn Health lnspect-
ors. The owners Of the beef were Hall s. Pat
tersOn.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Board Of Directors OF the Chicago Public
Library held their usual scni-rnonthly meeting
yesterday afternoon in the office Of the Ii
President, Mason. Onaha,l, Loewenthai, Scrau-
ton, and Hotz, aud Secretary Wickershan.
Dr. Elisha Harris, President OF the American
fuhllc nealth Associatian, presented three vol
utheo u reports anu PAPERS OF that Ortrauixt-
tlou i vote Of thanks was rendered the !
donor. 1A
- letter Was received from the Lou{lon agent |
oi the Library notifying the Board that he had |
sent two eases Of English books
Mr. Deucrlieh, Of Goettingen, Germany, also |
gave notice oI the shipment OF about G0U VOL t
unes Of standard German books
bil1s amounting to about $500 for books and |
binding We're ordered paid
Georse L. Harrison, OF Philadelphia, pre-
sentea = tnc Library with copy Of his work on
rendered lin. "@o
me Hon. Thomas Hoyne, the first President |
o. o.: tue Library Board, presented the Institution
Sketch Of the Origin and Fouuuation Of tho
Chicago Public Library" l yot. of thanks
vas passed for the gilt, and the Board after
ward adjourned.