, 1877-02-11
THE CITY-HAIL..

The Treasurer received s2,543 yesterday from
| the Water Department.
Tho Department Of Public Works will oper
bids for street-cleaning tomorrow morning Al
II o'clock It is desired that there should be 4.
many bidders as possible.
The total receipts in the Comptrollcr's offlct
IN the month Of January were Sill, ,024.29, anG
the disbursements S2237, s6.14. OF the lisburse
ments there were SOS, 1887 to the Department
OF Public Works, $51,S70.97 to the Police De
partmcnt, $35, ,677.92 to the Fire Department
and $40, 4o5.20 to tho Law Department. The
last amount included old bills for outside legal
service ln the wcll~ren1cnbercd quo warranto
suit, and some fees for outside counsel In the
late gas controversy.
The Building Department in the week just
past issued thirry-nine permits, mostly for the
construction Of additions to- buildings and
small dwellings, and representing So, 900 worth
of work and material. The following permits
aud basement dyc-llouse, 44x100 feet, and !.
2story dwelling, 22Ox5o feet, Nos. At, 419, and
AL Fifth avenue. The cost Of the two build
ings was 5000. J. P. Reynolds took a permit
No. Z Washington place. Cost, 5000.
The Health Commissioner is desirous that ali
persons who know aught OF any Irregularities
practccd by the night-scaycngers will report
those irregularities to him. It has been said
that the scaycnger5 aforesaid have been guilty
vacant lots to save the time and expense Of
hauling to the place designated BY the city for
It's burial. Such conduct makes them liable to
q penalty OF $50, and If any evidence can be OBJ
tained the suspected scarcnger will be prosecutr
cd and have his license revoked. The Com1nis-
sioncr feels that the closest attention should be
paid, particularly at the present time, to the
enforcement Of the health laws.
The Mayors police are still at work hunting
up men who have no licenses for businesses fol
which license is required. great many billiard
men, secondhand dealers, and aloon-keepcrs
have been found wanting, and it has been found
necessary in every caseto cause an arrest before
the requisite amount Of money was forthcom-
ing. Six saloon licenses have been taken out in
the last week, and the billiard licenses arc daily
being issued. Z. n. Brennan, the keeper OF q
wcll-known place, was arrested not long ago for
running without license. Nr. Brennan took
out the necessary papers, but has since sold
them. and now runs without license. He will
he looked after.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys Of the
West Division met in the City Clerks office yes
tcrday afternoon, and decided to recommend to
the Council that the order tor tile paving of
Halsted street, between Harrison and Sixteenth
streets, be repealed. The Harrison street bridge
matter was under consideration, and 1t was de-
e1dcd to recommend to the Council that Mr..
Bennett, the owner Of the land which must be
removed III order that the river NAV be yilcpcd
at the bridge, bc offered 81 800 for his property
The otEcr made to him before was 81 co.. From
what Mr. Bennett said, Aid. Rayleien was in-
cllncd to think that the offer will be accepted.
The Finance Committee and the Mayor met
yesterday afternoon and talked over the aporo-
priatfon bill. Tic estimates OF the Fire De-
partment md the Fire Alarm Telegraph were
under special consideration, ana Marshal Benner
and Superintendent Barrett were present to
plead the cause Of or at least explain, their re-
quests. One Of the Committee said that the
cutting OF Of items would be done after the
heads OF the departments had said all they
could in defense Of their requests for appropria-
tion. &c also remarked that to him it ap-
nearcd that the heads of the departments were
like the old woman who said, tsVhcn YOU'RE
asking, ask for plenty" The estimates would
not attempt to say. The Committee will not
have FULLY examined tho bill BY tomorrow, and
60 it will not be at that time presented to the
Council.
The cases Of The City of Chicago vs. Tobey
ct al., and The City Of Chicago vs.. High ct al.,
were called before Judge Jameson in the Supc-
rfor Court yesterday. They are applications for |
confirmation Of assessments to pay the cost OF i
widening State street to the width OF 100 feet:
the former for that part Of the street from
jackson to Harrison, and the latter from Ha1ri- |
son to Twelfth The cost OF the widening IN |
t9e hrst case is $S4. 299.63; in all, $273 HIS.
verdicts sustaining the assessments we're rem |
dered In both cases The Chicago City Railway