, 1879-04-06
THE CITT-HALL.

The salvon-l licenses issued up to date are 2, 9c0-
john Lyon has been appointed bridge-tender for
Fullerton avenue bridge
AID ELECT Meier, OF the Sixteenth Ward, visited
the rookcsy yesterday and WIS introduced around
Tie Finance Committee and the Committee on
Streets nnd Alleys, North Division, meet to-moE-
Tow afternoon.
4 permit WIS granted yesterday to the Western
Transportation Company to erect warehouse s01
130 On the river the foot Of Dearborn avenue. to
cost So, 300.
The ba1ot-boxes have all been returned to the
City Clerk. When the vote will be caaTassed is as
much IN doubt as ever. Those looking for places
must be patient
The City Treasurer yesterday received s., o32. IS
for water tax; from the County Treasurer for city
taxes. SIS, lS7, Of which 81, 500 wac cash: from
the City Collector. s5S3 and Comptroller, S3 600.
The Superintendent of Buildings has completed
bis report for March. 1t shows The number uf per
1nits issued for buildings TO have been W; sheds,
l61; basements and auditions. rs. The buildings
nave an aggregate trontsge Of 23l7 fest htts.Dne
cost OF the buildings is Si63, GOO. The report
further shows that for the first three months OF the
against 1al for the perioa OF 1878, and that
they have cost 00o, aEnnzs 81 3l9, 500 year
ego.
Bids were opened yesterday by the Board OF
Public Works FOR sewerage teanlng- The blos ior
construction work for four-horse teams per day
ranged from $3.50 10 ST. 81, and tvo-horse teams
from s.. IS 70 53. 10. For hauling It tue bids for
two horse teams per day ranged from STE to
81 :!5- for each express ~wa1on and horse from
1--WE ceats to 81 tor each horse and dray, five cents
to s.: and for each horse aud cart from i've cents
to 81. the bids we're .tI in liamoer. and some OF
them curiosity. anu will have to be slept over
before they can be passed upon 1ntell'sent1y. The
award will not be made for several days.
The organization Of the new Council is only sec
oEd in importance 10 the Uem.cEacy to tue dtstrl-
button Of the Mayors patronage to the hungry and
thirstlng. They LICK vote Vi having majority
over the Repr olicans and socialists combined, but
have the mayor to come to Their relief The only
way they oat OF tne1r d1Liculuy is to count in
CuEau, Democrat, OF the Sixth Ward, and they
will do it il they possibly can. The Importance Of
their getting another vote is greater than
it would seem At first glance, for
without this tae Mayor will be posser1ess.
II the Republicans and Socialists combine and the
consequence will oe that many Of the hungry place
hunters will 20 unied. Many Of the Mayors au-
po1utments mus. oe confirmed by tue Council, aad
without another vote they cannot be II party l:urs
are closely drawn. The situation. then It will be
seen is not as pleasant. for the Democracy as it
m,gnt be and no Class are more sensible OF the
fact than the called Laoor purity faction Of tue
y,ctors. They claim Mr. Harrison a. their candi-
date, and also that he owes his election to them;
and TO further their clslms upon his generosity,
cite that while they put up ticket they never
printed any, but voted and peddled the straight
Democratic ticket. Every one OF them is now
circulating petitions be laid beturc him. not for
an7 particular Office, but for anything he can get.