, 1879-01-29

WHtcr.Worka. AMI making connection With
y thc West slds WatSr-Works ,hT means Of =
referred TO Committee cons!attn9 Of Mrstrs.
7. y. Armour. !. a. kent, -An,lerson Fowler,
nnd T. d. Chnpin. With Instructions to eontcr
with George sfuirhcad, tht Superintendent q
Ionrnei meeting Ia. be held tt-tnorrow after"
noon A. o'clock. III connection With tie dis
cuaston on the water-"!ips!v. me sc~eraee
larly 10 the bridgeport ht'nks." NO action
was taken.
The West Side rsed.R!bbon Reform Climb held
ita frat Anniversary mec,lne last night 1t fts
hall, No. BS1 West Madison street The At
tendance llcd tt,s. hall. Col. !. n. Dillsr, ,he
President q the Cinh. lea tl'c e1ers,ses' seated
of Presidents OF o,l,rr tlke socicties. Co1:
ntllcr tn his opening address rcvIcEcti
The work Of Tie past year, nn'l noted
Nth p,e Ssi ns,s. IN fs3 ,s..a tine s et' 4 n,es s
attached 10 the Club rolls. Afr: John li:,Monrnc,
the Grat President of the Club. Mr.: v: 7. Me-
Cabc, President Of the " REYNOLDS =" Club. Atr.
.s' f. Tcp E. FsGa H. ~ 8s iS.s 3D. o.eo I.cNy sy
Mr. q. n FranktaDt, a,nl Mr. i. r. Houston,
President Of the !" Home Union. No. s." made
short addresses. SEr. Feank tlwtGht Denny asli
Dr =: 4. Graft then sangSswcst densvievc"
Mr. Robert Stanfur, President OF the "Iiol1
tile Fort II Club and Judge =. Layton. The lat
ter delivered the address OF the evening. II was
eloqucnt, forsable. md appealinF. After mors .a
pledge, the exercises were closed.
LINCOLN rAKg+
The Lincoln Park Commissioners held tllrir
regular scmf.monthfY meeting Yesterday alter
mum. The full Board was present. With +. II.
,ssa ws'e from 4 T. k.atsps H. ss { o seoss!Sn s w.:
fnr tic breakwatrr. asking for particulars IN re-
gard TO the work to be done this scasun Tic
Secretary was Instructed tn ob.nin proposals
from them ior 1000 feet Of breakwatet. Ihe ,he
report giving the particulars Of the Fceeut tlrc
in the tool-holae, from which II nppeass tint
the total loss to the park amounts to about
$1,000. on which there was no insurance.
Commissioners HiortsbcTE and knlssh Wcre
plans for a new building to be
used as a earpcntSr,snon. 'oolbousr. and
horse-shed. Tle building IS to front on Fuller
audited mud ordered paid. SOmo discussion
followed on thc question Of the proposed unIun
Of the three towns Of Chicago, and It wns de-
ct5e1 TINT MIR. F. II. Winston shnnld represent
clatton, which Is 10 he held shortly to consider
th!s q,iestlun. some minor routine business
WAS disposed Of, anl the Board adjourned.
DECORATIVE ART.
Tho Ladies' Decorative Art Association held
its rcgutar monthly meeting in ratlor g Of the
Palmer House Yesterday morning. Mrs. J. Y.
srasnmon presided. Afra. Burk. Recording aec-
sctarr, submitted nn elaborate and interesting
report on the exhibition recently ntyon by the
Society. fhr attendance bad been reasonably
q 10 Dec ~, when the exhibit closed its doors.
Tie tickets sold had brought In sufficient to pay
expenses, put added nothing to the assets OF
the Association; which the Treasurer in l'cr
$!05, The exhibition, all things considered. had
been q success, n.ul would be Undertaken an-
other yenr with feelings Of renewed encourage
ment. Tie Asseelation ltayo perfected ar.
course Of stx lectures IN this city during nc
During the Reign at Queen Elizabeth, During
the Reign Of Janes The First, md e Frans!s The
First" Also lectures on Jean DAFT. Mart!n
Luther, and Greece during the times of pcriclcs.
A letter was road from Mrs. MacVrngtt. abscnt
in Europe. inc,osinG list Of art works 5tc had
purchased In South ketenVton for the Assorta-
t!nn, and, nffer the Transaction of soMc routine
l,uasueas, thu meeting adjourned until tic
fourth Tuesday III February.
nARmoR IMPROVEMENT,
United statcs Engineer Lydccker. in charge
Of the harbor work Of this pIrt, opened bids
Yesterday at bis Office for the supply Of timber
for the new extension, or closing pier. The pro-
poHalt arc a. follows:
oceres llannis; Of South Haven; hemloek tlm,
fs: Il ri s 9st ~
timber. ~ cents per t!ncll foot.
Charles Meata. th'cs4o: hem'oek Timber. $40 no;
Et,eei i chatdcid. Chlcago: he.nloek n pine
Timber, sl1.1o; piles. 0.4 cents; square timber.
F!i;.non. e: conne nes of Chicago h.moek or
pine timber. s11.o0; piles II cents pcr ltnc foot,
dqa,, 4 s"nd; a, h:nstee ssh i p,ns timber,
Hobart l'tink. Pentwats'. A!eh.: D!no timber.
finysrc hnttrrs ndtnvtnr. niles n rant.