, 1879-01-04
THE CITY-HALL.

Tho C0l[cct0f'6 fCcelpLs were EtV'
Three cases OF scarct-fcvcr were reported 10
the authorities.
Tho scrip-clesk got rid Of s3ooo BY paying
miscellaneous saaaries
The Public Library e,nployes get their De-
ccmbcr salar!cs-St, i18-tn cash.
Tho receipts from licensca last year wero
s2l3, ,c02, against s1Qs, ,oos7 in 1871
The payroll OF the Department Of Public
Worke for December was audited. It foots I'd
little ovev s:o, QUO.
The first tcfip rcce!rel for taxes was turned
tho amount being sa4l4.
1he Washlngtonlan Home wns paid $1,000
the balance Of lts percentage Of fines Imposed
,n ,a-s tho Police Court Tor drunkenness during
Tho Tsvasurer's receipts were: Water office,
s3Os3; Comptroller, se9e; Town Collector
Ayres, Az e, sa'4f+; tolal' st,7eS. lie paid out
supt. seavey, Dcpt..supt. Dixon, aud AID,
DAILY were looking over tho police estin1ates for
1878, ycstcrday. and they Will Oe sent to the
Comptroller next week.
One of the Meat Inspectors found 14,4oo
pounds Of spoiled rured ham W South Water
street yesterday. and ordered 1t 70 10 sent 10
lcrttilz1ng establishments, aud IL Was 10 disposed
The heads Of departments ara very slow ia
preparing tlufr estimates for the year, and the
Comptroller Is punching them up. Thus lar be
has received only shose Of Commissioner
DeNolE
So far ns can be aecerta!ned, no arrangements
have been made for tho redemption Of the
scrip. None will, uerllaps, DO Necessary for
some time, eInce tie great bulk or tho city taxes
will be paid In the paper, aud no money will be
| available.
The report Of the Register Of Vital statistics
for December contains the following: Deaths,
o.: preceding month. hoi l11crcasci 81 CORE
spond9gf month dh,h T. y l rs: eerea.s M eS
| Ages: Under year, 1884: to %; to J, q;
g 80, g.; q g o. %; 20 e %, Il: 80 " 90, 81;
60 10 10. ~: 20 to 50, 81 90 to Y0 8; 90 to 100,
:. Native chicagoans numbered 81, aud foreign
ditto FL, tIie remainder being born IN other
States or lu foreign countries. Bronchitis ear
ried Oft g. convuLsous 5d, Group ~, daul,thcrla
i'll ind Old ago at. Thsrs were 81 still births.
The Filth Ward fueulahed 90 aud the Foustccnsh
Gu. 'rto r1tfo Of deaths to population {4G0, ,000)
was 1.343 in every 1,00o.
Complain, was made to supt. Barrett, OF the
ate;alarm telegraph, YESTERDAY. thst no key
Congress street and Wabash aycnue Thurnlay
ntgh., mud, consequently, hatf IN hour elapsed
before az alarm could ba sent 10 for the fire as
No. ~ Harrtson street. On turning to hts regis.
try list Of keys, he found that three people lty.
Ing In The immediate vicinity OF tho box bad 4
ker. This was surprise to the person making
tic co1nplsInt4 and he went away without fur
tilcr ado. II Is probable that this one who wett
to tur1. IN an alarm didn't look At tho placard tc
f1nl out where the kevs were kept Loss OF lime
I from this causc Is very frequent tnlng outsLdt
olthe small district Y htsh ssupplitd with keylcsl
boxes. For even when man reads that key II q
number 10 and 10, and he r,1shes there TO get It.
several minutes are required to wake un The
tnu,eees, and sonetttaea they cannot he aroused
It often happens that, when keys ara forced q
houscholdess, which has to be donu no,Y ant
then, they say openly that they will not get Vi
at hight: anl. aven when keys are ta;eo with
out anv growing, the ladders are nut a. all Gu
tlusiastle, and consult thelr own convenience Il
delivering them wlleu called for. How to r.
/ al alarm In prompt'y y question which Prol
barrett hns tried for tnne tune to ansWer. h
has put in as many kaylcss hoxeo NJ hu ha'
money to buy IN the business district, where th
the territory outside bothcrs him. With ttes
boxes all over tha city he could rest Easy 4
nght. for an alarm cs'.'ld bo given with only til
dclay necessary In running to the boz and opeE
| lng the door.