, 1877-05-20
TEE CITY-HALL.

The Trcssurer's receipts yesterday were So4
from the City Collector S3, 393 from the Wate
Department, and 81, 521 from the Comptroller.
County Treasurer Uuck yesterday deposited Wit
| the City Treasurer the sum Of $50, 507 back ta1c
| which be has collected.
Charles Pasker WIS yesterday fined S25 and cost
by Justice Kaufman for violating city ordinance
| by collecting awi1l and garbage, and dumping th
same in alley-ways and vacant lots.-
| Persons who have an eye to economy in the ex
penditure Of the mighty dollar would do we'll II
pay their water-rates before the 1st Of June, TO
after that time 10 per cent will be added for de
| linquency.
The receipts in the License Department were bu
| $500 yesterday. Despite the work OF the police,
there are many butchers, peddlcrs, and billiard
| satisfactory. -
Twelve new cases OF scarlet fever were reported
to the Health Department yesterday. Ten deaths
from that disease have been recorded as the sum
totul Tor the week. The general mortality has
been about ~ is usual ut this season OF year.
The Committee on Licenses have decided to rec
ommend to the Council that the pool-table qucs-
tion be not interfered with; tlat is, that no H.
decided to recommend that the dealcrs in canned
meats, ETC., be required to take out license, and
pay therefor the sum OF s..
Supt. FELTON,, OF the House Of Correction, ex-
pects that there will in the coming season be 5,
UO0 900 bricks made by the labor Of the prisoners
at the Brilewell. These bricks he does not intend
to put upon the market ut u low figure, but will
keep them till bricks are comparatively high and
then BY d1sposiug Of them will reatlze all he can
for the benefit OF tile city.
Upon the complaint from delegation Of citizens
TINT Quinns Hole, u Bridgeport patch Of ground
like llealey's Slough, was offensive and smell to
heaven, Assistant Health h-Commissiuncr Knox
yesterday visited the Objectionable locu1ity. aud
found Qninns Hole to. be public dumping
ground Whesc are deposited manure. ofa1, and Ill
kinds Of animal and vegetable refuge. Dr. Knox
Ordered the abatement OF the nuisance, and the
health officers haye bcen instructed to see to 1t.
During the past week the Building Department
has Issued sixty six PERMITS twenty -four OF which
cost is to oe Sl4s OO0: eleven permits for altera-
tions md additions. to cost $40, 5O0 were also
granted The permits issued yesterday were to
Sy, 900, and to be located at Nos. 790 and 7O2
West Madison street; U. Templcton. two two
story tone-iront dwellings, to cost st. 800 each,
ing to cost 81, COO. dha be located On North Pau
lima street, near Milwaukee avenue.
The Committee on Fire and Water met In the
Fire -Marshals Office yesterday afternoon, and de-
cided to recommend TO the Council the extension
Of water-nains on Milwaukee, md Dlue Island ay-
ennes and various minor thoroughfarcs; also the
building OF minor water connections, the whole to
cost St3 4o0 lnclnding the 1re-hydrants to be mt
up along ths lne pf the wnter- mains. AS there ia
AoW Auouk eoU. UuU 10 the credit VI the Water
Fund, und N this SUM Gun be applied oniv tn ths
cxtensionx there is = nrobuGii,ty thar III co,ncii
DON iof sanitary aud
c,r,a ~ tto .,a,~o A.,
,,,ou uv @ -. 80. .ns ! Aa- oallaro IN paffc-
gates for the bridges to prevent foot passengers and
teams from going too uear the water while thc
hridpps nre oncn Aid nnIIn,,} la. tocnn aa.I aus
ular fancy to cute made y he 3awsx paetc
company; one VI whose patents Is now in operation
ot liz railway erossiny on Michigan avenue at Six
teenth street. The gate IL patent. can be worled
by means OF crank in the AanJs OF chii1 mi
works ouictly ana easily lt ~ nroh,h,. ,', anu
"Sr,n;.tt.n -; +ha .,rn"nytt - 20 p'uoaoie taaL
sunc. .he i,.ant;n, n Th'. IN ns ~ ahuaced to in
Il the only i'll the Vest, mud was erected by the