, 1877-08-18

Tho Acense-seeeIpts yesterday were about
$1,000.
Tho Comptroller yesterday redeemed popular
loan certificates amounting TO $4,000, and iAsued
rayenuowarrants amounting to $3.50.
Tho Treasurer's receipts yesterday were 1,3A3
from the City Collector, $2,2sI from tho Water
Department, and sa,6f from the Comptroller.
The Finanre Committee, tho Mayor, and the
Comptroller looked over tho riotrexpcnse bills
yesterday, but male no important alterations OF
figures.
AID. Cook, the President Of the Council,
thinks that tho vote BY which Mcssrs. V1ek1
aud Stone failed to receive confirmation Monday
night csn be rcconsldercd. aud ho will 10 rule
ncxt Monday night
Corporatiou-Counscl Donte1d laas opined that
the Mayor Gun dcsignAte, utter the nominations
Ut members OF the noard Of Education u we'll
As before tho nomination, what members tho
nominees arc Intended to succeed.
Some Of tho members Of tho Council will be
pleased to know that ono Of their number has
Opened ru0,hole in tho nel9nhothood ot tho
City.Iall, and that another Alderman .llstnb-
uted invitations to tho opening"
But three deaths from scarlet fever have been
ropoFte1, at ths Health Department thls week,
TO know WHY some. weeks there arc about twcn-
ty dcaths and In other weeks when the condI-
lions VI alr, etc., ara unchanged there should
he but threa Or four.
Ths Committee on Licenses had no meeting
Yesterday; The Gomnlstco Oh streets and Alleys
Ut tho South Division discussed minor refer
enecs; aMl tho Committee on Local Asscas-
tnents listened to naau named Hamilton who
has for About ten years annually petlttoue4l tho
Council to allow him Il 100 for damages TO !
refused. Tho present Council viii allow ' lin
nothing.
To effect the removal Thursdly oi smallpox
patieut frun tho house No. Ia Aclrynolls
street 70 tbs pesthouse required tho services
0f scveshl Of tho Health Officers, With poaae ot
eAults Of the lntuftatcd nelRhbors. Some one
should be arrcstel and 1nnde an exatAple Of,
i those people don't know enough to proteet
themselves fron smallpox, they should bo
taught that tho dty will protect them BY forre
II necessary.
The County COMMISSIONER Committee on
City Relations Was expected to appear 1t the
City-Hall yesterday 10 talk With The city ottl-
ciais. to effect Il poasibse ~ e1chaugo ot sc'
counts. The county owes tho city u, 00O fos
carv of prisoners a. the Hnu4a Of Correction.
and tne county claims that tho city owes It an
elua4 amount for the plling Of tbs foundation
Of fths Court-Ilouss dome. TAs county evident:
" figures upoa the luea that tho city Is going to
Some Of tho city officials say ttm they want az
dome, and If they did they had given no diree,
tio.ls aud made no oaZree.uaut whereby the couu-
II wes to cxpena sD.o0 Tor them. But the
| county functionaries did not make "a appear.
sncs, and the expected dispute lid not COME oil.
TuA ctrY-AALL.
All the members Of tho City Committee or
Public Buildings, with, perhaps, the exception
Ut AID. Lawler, arc oppoGcd to plllng tho city
| portion 0f tha foundation OF the Court House.
Aid. Cook, who d = practical builder. has
given tha following explanation OF his position
TLe piles which were driven Tor the county's
portion wesu wedge-shaped. Tls arat te~
vent down all right, but the piles
which were driven latcF forced up, from three
| TO kayen fect, The piles which hid been
driven previously. This clay could not bs cotl.,
ptrssed much, anu, ot course, haI to conle up,
Anl In morlug upwards 1t caught hold Of the
.,dea ot ths piles, which arg larger 1t .hs TOP
| course, left It the bottom u every plle = hole
frum ths~a tu teyeu feet deep, aud Of diameter
| equas ~ tie stxe of the pile. At tho buttum ol
the p!lths there must, therefore, bs = sort ol
honeySoMh u tho clay. When the building h
placed nn thls foundation it will csuss the pllsa
Dir, Cook believes the cltys portion OF tbs
Courtl1ouse s4ua5s needs no such work, anc
tlst buildin. constructed on the n9tura
foundation Will not Sllk "a much - the cp4utYti
portion. Afetnbers u the Building Cummltte.
believe that tue City-ls1l Will 10 built bette1
aud 1t one~ha1f the cost Of the couatY's por
tion-
vl,oae meeting Ut Markell Hall was prevented
lut SATURDAY, have seat the following commun
nication to Mayor Heath:
u:.as e.sAss, IT,. Auy ~ 1sW-1as r. Aeae.est
t1 Noekiagaxa 10 tais sstIt ssaYeckfntly rspfssAn