, 1877-08-26
TIE CITY-HAIL.

The County Treasurer yesterday sent to the
City Treasurer the sum Of So, ,539 OF taxes OF
1876.
The license receipts yesterday were about
$1,000. The police arc stirring up the delin-
Quents.
During the past week the Building De part.
ment has issued permits for buildings whose
aggregate estimated cost is $156, ,s0u.
The Treasurer's receipts yesterday we're so,s19
from the City Collector, s3,22ss from the Water
Department, and $1,513 from the Comptroller.
W. ". Keogh and William Floto yesterday
took out permits to build two two-story aud
basement dwellings 25153 feet each, Nos. 81 and
IS Pine street, to cost $5.0O0 each
There are now seven smallpox patients in the
pest~housc, and nint persons convale6ccnt from
chat loatnsome disease. TIE work Of vaccina-
ton is going on rapidly, about 800 persons being
operated upon each day.
Four new cases OF scarlet fever were reported
! at the Health Office yesterday. Eight deaths
have occurred during the past week from that
disease, and the mortality from other causes
has been lighter than usual.
The Comptroller has received letters from
Messrs- Billings and Watkins officially refusing,
on behalf OF their respective companies, the
Sl.80 and Sl.50 offer made BY the City Council.
The letters will be submitted TO the Council
Monday.
The City-Hall was more than usually dull
yesterday. Nearly all the city otticials-the
Mayor, Chief Hickey, Mr. Bontield, Mr, Far
well, and othcrs-attedded the Irish National
Association picnic, and it would appear that
many Of the Aldermen went too, Us the
"rauche" was almost deserted by them.
1t seems that the city did not intend to COM
pensatc the First aud Second Regiments for
their services In the suppression OF the late
riots, and intended to pay only the cavalry,
special police, and this payment will be made
to-morrow,-the special police in the morning
from to II o'clock, and the cavalry and Yeter-
aus in thu afternoon from to o'clock Every
man will have to not only be identified bY the
Captain Of his company, but take an oath that
he has returned to the proper city authorlties
ali the property (arn,s, etc., which was intrusr-
ed to him. The First and Second Regiments
arc, under the law, entitled to compensation
equal to that Of soldiers in the regular army,
pay-rolls. The money, even though xsmall
amount, would assist in buying uniforms.
The Mayor was yesterday presented with
gold star by some OF the city officials. mostly
heads Of departments. The article is about as
large rs the ordinary police star, and has no
words, Monroe Heath, Mayor Of Chicago ~
The presentation took place ut 10 o'clock
in the office Of Corporation Counsel Bonteld,
and there were present Comptroller Farwell,
Commissioner De Wolf, Supt. Hickey, Deputy
Supt. Dixon, City-Attorncy Tutnill, City EN-
cineer Cnesbrough, MIR. Wilson, Superintendent
ot Public Works, Fire-Marshal Benuer, and
others. Mr.. Donfeld made the presentation
speech, and the Mayor replied appropriately.
Tie affair was kept yerr quiet, and those at the
bottom OF the praiseworthY enterprise seem to
fear that they will bc accused Of trying to curry
favor with Ills Honor if they should become
known as the projectors Of the surprise. Is near
as could be learned, the city officials above
mentioned realized that the Mayor was
the acknowledged head of the police force OF
the city, aud as such should have something to
indicate his rank. and as he had no badge nor
insiguium OF rank u star was considered most
appropriate, and was presented merely as 2
token of the respect which his fellow-ofhccrs
have for him.
R1oRDAN's CASE.
The COuucn conlu,ittse on Election--Ald-
Seaton, Throop, and Bal1ard-met last night in
the City Clerks office and patiently listened
from Z to IL o'clock to evidence in the Hildreth-
Riortlan controversy for the vacant seat in the
Council. The attendance was larger than at
any previous meeting OF. the Committee, and
Hiidreth appeared as the lawyer for his side.
Many witnesses were sworn and testified in re-
lation to the occurrences on the day Of the last
municipal election in the Fourth Precinct Of the
Seventh Ward. There was harmony OF testi-
mony as regards the fact that there were dis
graceful disturbances at the polls, and there
was nothing to show any crookedness On the
part Of the Judges OF clerks Of election, although
much effort was made to create the impression
bulldozed the other judges and controlled the
vote Of that precinct 4 great deal Of time was
wasted In endeavoring to show that frregulari-
ties were committed in regard to the receiving
Of votes, for which affidavit was made, but moth
ing was proven in that direction. The only evi-
ftance nf tha evening" that YN1jutpf1 tn frau6 wns