, 1877-08-21
THE CITY-IfALL.

The Comptroller yesterday Issued revenue
warrants To the amount OF 5000.
The water rates In the n,ontl, Of july aruount-
cd to about $60, 900, and grcntty exceeded tho
amount Of the collections Of the mouth JUST pre-
vIpue.
Tho Trcasurer's receipts yesterday werc
4t,0i0 from the City Collector, $o,743 from the
Water Department, and <5,G70 from She Comp.
troller.
Three new cases Of sca1lehtover Hcrc reported
at the Health Department yesterday. Two
deaths from that disease have occurred already
this week.
Yesterday tho Wahl & Hutchinson gang con-
taincd 10 men. There can he found work fol a.
many more II the charftably disposed Mill fur.
nEsh the money for tho payment OF the NEIL
There were 189 deaths last week, being - less
than for tue seven days preceding. There were
30 deaths BIZ eho!cra.n!antum, = hJ eonvu'.
by scarlet fever.
Tho report OF the health officers for the past
| week shows that Ia that time 800 nuisance.
| notices were served and 3'9 nulsanecs a1atca;
| 2s00 inspection Of buildings made; 10 scarlet
| fever warning cards posted: and ono calf. one
hog, and s!x quarters Of beef condemned.
Engineer Clark, Of the Sewerage Department,
! 1lns made UP Ills mind to rid tho city OF that
class Of men who. in their alleged occupation
| Of dra!n.laycrs, have dono much danlaRc to pEt-
snn,c tfmc nro annn,ntcfl fo witch for song of
thosc artisans, and d fcw days aro Justice kauf-
mann tinc.l fellow xo5. mud Yesterday Justice
Sumtncrileia asscssci Jnmcs Leonard SO, for
ioing scwer-work without 4 lfccnse,
| ~, ,",,--,-..
| INC lol!oTlne ,DulsdinE permits "ete lssncl
basement stone-front store dwelling. 1a51l10
feet, No. li3 Archer avenue, to coat $s,60o; tho
Eye and Ear lntirmarY, atwo-story and base. s
ment pna!aanE, 1unav lec ~ s III. ~ ILL., W,t, -
south Fcofla attcet, to coss *ou9: u. isoth ss
twu,story and @ 1aecsneht store anu aWe!lsnet ~ so
| XIV leet, NO. .:o Noftn aseHue. 10 cnst *a1tN'.
et, otanleia1s Ghufen' ons.sto12 ana oasen'Gnt i
sdiiace, eS1 ieet eo'nsr eao nnn Mno'o a nmo IT,
Graham Graham :. STREET. to CO... ssoW y; ahG !ast
permit Is onc lor tnc eompletlon q ing cnnlen;
thc toundattons Of whlsh were !aaa iast la'I anu
a1o o. mGm l mns ~ nn a.a ,ai,o,, ~ "umG. :
4 that efforts were being at made 4 to hay hayc tue
Mayor cancel Inc #atcf"ta1 WHICH IL ie7lco upon
all building enterprises.
Adelegatlon OF insurance agents aud brokers
| COMPRISING about a score OF the beat known
tcrday morning With tho intent Of REQUESTING
his Honor to withhold hls signature from tho
ordinance which vas lately passed BY tho Couu-
ell imposing lEccnsc-fee of 500 upon tho
business OF insurance brokerage. It will be re-
mcmbcrcd that the Council passed such an
ordinance and that the Hbrokers" havc objected
yerY strongly. Tho burden Of their objection.
THE TRIBUNE. It was stated yesterday
murnlny that the object OF tho ordinance was to
collect q revenue from those Insurance. compa-
mics With foreign charters who did business here
through brokers, and, having no resident aeeut
In thc tity, could not bo made to pay 9 per cent
of thcir, net receipts, annually, into Tho CITY
Treasury, as did tEusc fore!gn-charter comp panies
which Jfd have agents hero. It wa stated then
that the aboye Object could not b. effected by
assessing the brokrrs S100 each, beca,iso tho
companies could, II they chose, Issue certificates
Of agentabip to these brokers and make them
ycritab9c ngcntsofth companies Thocertlticatcs
coutd be pFtcurcti at cost Of 81 cacll. anu a,ly
cot,,t,any coui,l have tortg Or moro agents here
If it Chose. All the brokers, and the aeents too,
| c1prcsscd a Willingness that the brokers should
| bc iceusetl II they could 10 under d fair orlt-
nanco. Ihey cited tho objections which we're
published At the timo q ZIG passage ot Tho "
ordnance as drawn was unfair and imperative
In many respects. The meeting closed with the
withhold bis signature, and thus allow tho ordi,
gnse MS assent :,