, 1877-01-31

violence and fraud.
THE CITY-IIALL.
The Trcnsuser's receipts from tho Water De-
pastmcnt yesterday were 1850.
The Department OF Public Works yesterday
issued final estimate of 81, ,0o0 to Steele Il
Mcsiahon, for work on the new lake tunnel.
City Engineer Chcsbrough yesterday visited
tho crib, and found everything In :;ond order,
although tho severe storms ami drifts Of Ice
have duno some terrible battcrng against tho
walls.
Some person very dcsirous that the hulltng
laws shafI bo observed Inns "tintypcd II build.
Ing wh!ct, Is supposed 10 he III Violation Of the
laws, and sent a tintypc to supt. Cleayc'anf.
A novel way Of calling attention 10 irEegu-
lar!lfcs+
There wcro but few Aldermen at municipal
headquarters yesterday, and those who did
| sllow up locked tired antt sleepy. There was
masquerade bnll Monday night nt Aurora
Turner Hall, anu thcrc were several Aldermen
In ATTENDANCE.
this morning for. proposals for cleaning tho
parcll streets requlrc that tho strec.s shall he
swept or cleaned At least as often as once d
month, atNt then only at night and after tho
| streets shall llayo been srrn';lcd.
The Committee on strects and Alleys OF The
Clcrk's office Friday afternoon nt o'clock 10
take into consideration the opening Of Calumet
avenue to Eighteenth street. Mcssrs. George
N. Pullman, A. u. Mcckcr, and Judge Catbn
l,avc been requested to attend tic meeting.
Tho three Police Justices have drawn up aosne
suggestions 4. to what kInd Of a vagraucJ law
should lie In existence in Chicago. 4 good deal
nf trouble has hccn experienced by tho police
from the fact that NO low or ordinance WIS
found to cover ccrtan and numerous cases "f
t1tsnhbn7aUA. The n ffrr Atnfnn Nf In Tho
annual report Of the Chief Of Police, The sug-
ges.'oRs Will probably be 1nado public soon.
The condition Of the strecis, however lament
able, cannot be rcn'e'ilcd by the city, from the
fact that there Is no money In the City Treasury
applicable to strect-c!canlng PURPOSES All that
run bc done at prescnt--clearinE drifts away
| frnm sewer openings, ctc.-ls being tonc, nntf
tile citizens will l,agu 10 grin, md bear tho mud
and klusl, 1cra,tsc the Council last ycar, inade
| 80 small an appropriation for strcct-clcanlng.
| T,lE ClTr pEnT.
The Comptroller bcing unwilling tl,nt wrong
! Impression about city tnaIccs should 20 out
! bctore the public yesterday wrote the following
&. q. r. ho!itn, ka7. -nEAn SIN: Ny attention,
hna been called to report of t'!e pFoGccdlnss OF
t"tday. as published in ihs morning TninrxE. in
which you are quoted stating Tho bonded debt OF
the CITY Of chcaeu NJ 81, ooo. 900 Permit no 10
est e n oar s,F0s es L 1a s an ad "G sa
our records show that tho bonded debt ncvcr yet
| IL
| j. A. FARwELL. Comptroller.
Tho Comptroller yesterday sent Tho following
to the llcads Of tho different departments:
Owing te thc nnss5a!nty weh eIs.s \; - 10 the
81 hsp e ,of
until the amount IT sane Is nxcd BY. tho City
Counell IN tho hpprorr!stlon bill heseatte, 70 be
coarto The effect that ihe had 10 power oboT
ruw money until At, appropriation ha1 bcen duly
made and ias levied for the cnrrent ycar,, yo;l
| tvt11 N1G1 ~ 1HHnn Cnftff -FUifA for
sny ' rnorlon of tho year is77 Until further noca
ft1ni till offcc. j. A. FAnwELL, Comptroller.
The order Is issued partly to stop tho spcculn-
tlon on salarcs, by wl1lct. the city has hereto
fore been put .o grcnt deal Of trouble, md the
employees to deal Of Inconvenience and loss.
| MH, BILLINGS,
| who l.ns been heard Of bcfGre as tho Sweat
sIdu gas suat." has recovered from hls recent
nttack Ut htpf!theFla: lie rallied yesterday upon
Comptroller Farwci1 to say that lse wns going
| 10 Now York, null when he returned hc would
council or maize aotne ioircr to tho clty. Mr..
Dilllnga' sickness seems not to have
decreased his ability for. pleading Ills
owl. rauset for he yestenlay pathGt[ca!ly
Of gas-pipo In the West Division, on afty-tiye oi
| which miles tho meters did not average three
and onc-lIalf to the 1nitc; nntl that these pines
werc laid c1ifcilY FOR tho accommodation OF tho
city. Furthermore, that the condemnation Is NJ
great where thrcc-fcet burners arc used af
| where fyc-fect burners aro usctl. One.hnlt tho
coal uEct! In tho West Side Gas-Works Is used
to make the gns burned in tho strcct.la1nps
Ife thought that llo could not furnish the illu
Ininator at +! per 1000 cubic feet, but when hi
returned from New York hu could come to I
settlement.
| p1s. ne WOLF,
the ncWly.appnintef Commissioner OF Health
called at tho CIty-IIall yesterday and hecanlt
acquainted With tho present force OF the Health
Department, and talked Will. Mr. Wright upoI
Thu pnst working Of tho service. lie ofIerct
Sir. Wright the ehotco OF TWO postions..As
Blstant Commissioner or Rc.lstral Of Vttn
Statistics. Mr.. Wright chose the Inter, n
favthrst removed from political Influence. Whct
interviewed bY a reporter yesterday morning tn
l}ortor said Tint lie. should make few II MI,
ulf understood and pcrfortned their bllsinesI
well; to would ask to hayo the number u
Health inspectors increased 10 cightecn-ont
for each ward; was opposed to having acavcpycl
| wurk done by tho citizens, aA It would In thu
wny cost f5uD.0UO, willie f,y tho contract aystctE
1t could DO dunc fur $780, ,000: would consult
tho Committee IN Health as d rablnct'
would enforce Tho State Inv. which, required th(
reporting within twenty-four hours Of a1l case.
Of Infectious and contagious diseases; cacf
l,otse containing case of eontnrfon or tnfee
tEun would bu marked With pacastl md tht
tlwelltrA therein would he furnished with trintct
Instructions fur tho management u tho diaensc
Senr1ct fever was different from otllcr contnGl
0s tliscnsc fer ~ II tho Infectious PARTICLES wcr,
tcavy, and did not float in tho DIR, hut rclnaf.ct
l,y the body IT the pnticnt These germs o
disease could i,e destroyed by oxygtntzation o
fumigatton With sulphur aud other substances.