, 1879-05-14

Six now eases of scarlet fovcr were reported
yesterday.
Ex-Corporatton.Counsci Donaeld Inns been
retained by tho city 10 nttcnd to tho cty's n-
terostB In tho Metropolitan Railway Company
cAsc.
Cnrporatlon.Counsel Adams was expected to
have returned md entered upon the duties ut
his office Yesterday, but inssead OF this lle wroto
t.iat he would bc On liund to-day.
Tho City-Treasurcr roootved yesterday s4,aG4
from tlu Water Department, $l,00U iron, thu
Collector, md $73 from the ComptroIcr. The
slisburs cu1ents were sls,0o0 to employees Of thu
Sewerage Department.
Some nolso ls being made about the expeusc
entofcd tllc past year for tho transportation Of
city employees on official buslness. The books
narrow tic amount from the THOUSANDS 1t is
represented tn bo down 10 exactly 1910.
During the storm yesterday morning, tic
lightning got To plnyiDg with tho wiscs In the
Amcrira1l District oilicc, ind frightened alt tic
boys. II canlo III on the wire luadlnt. to the us-
nunclator, Violently rang the bell attactsed
thereto, n,Hl quietly tlepartetI.
Building permits were iKzued ycateroay Ia
Henry Ahrc1ss to erect q two-story tlwelfm. on
Adams street, near Winchester avenue, to cost
$1,000; to Griffin Il Conncli to erect Il one storv
dwelling. suuth Unlisted street, uens the river,
10 cost se.00o; n1d to Alexander Ket]cr to erec.
twostory dwelling ut No. 500 South Jcilerson
street, to cost 81 LOCO.
L. 7. Quincy, tho ucw COMPTROLLER, caltcil
upon Comptroller FnrwclI yesterday and had
I'LL extended interview. liz intends to enter
upon tho duties Of Ills otl|co Tuesday, provided
hts bond fs approved Monday cypnng. The
employees Of the o,lice aru un the anxious sent.
as \ nnttcr Of course, an.l most ot them arc
autLctMtll'g an curly move. w. j. Onahan, the
new Collector, Rtso called ut his oll!re, ulul *
pccts to enter Upon lta duties at tho same time
Tie ancctul Committee appointed to inspert
the stonc hcl,!s used 10 the new Clty.liail il
rallied to meet Tomorrow at tbs City Clerks
otl!cc: The investigation has bcen tlisplrutl by
Al9. Lnw'er, a!'ti llc ought now to be sappy, ior
contractors. Tho object Of ,l.o inycs.lea,ion il
to try to lotcu the contractors to pay Ten hours
wages for eight hours work, utMl i.awcr tIrssrts
10 ah''sc til. stot'e incidentally. This eontract-
ors Aru ready ior any investigation TINT tnly bo
,na,le, but declare tint thvy will not 10 bujIS
tsozed. They liaye slxty ts,cn employed cuttfn.
the stonc In this city Rt present.
sUl'T. sRAyHr
yesterday issued the following order, which, cx-
p)nt1sa Itself:
1se drilling Of tho pol!ce foreo will bs resumed
until fntthot orders and thu ,onr for drill viii bo
from ! 70 uciock p. N. sach .iay. Tho days ~
c1ncs nrs a. fo!!oss, viz. Mondays and Tuesdays
1%f iis first rtfsscnct Wt.nesaays for tho Wrvs
int Matoi sstssI stat1o, tta,s nr tItsatSs VI af t
rhird l'rnt!nct. saturdays al Ut ihe Fourth Irr.
ctnct. nctrctsye Lenndsr i,auAer, ai tne tr,,trnl
ssatosl. will drill tho foscu for lilo suaro and ali
mesnbctH Of The fosco will b. required to obey und
respect HIM accordingly.
THE APPOINTMENTS.
There wna considerable lilo around Yesterday.
aua the hl4y"r'e appointments wcro freely dis
cl1sscd. Suno Wero found to object tu tiM ap-
pontulsnt u Gurnry ss Comptroller, nxrcpt
.4e friends at FoEsytlsu ansI thu artisecrrt W
claty toks, aud the appointment was generally
co''sedsl n u, !" b. good o,,e oyur tlr appolut-
but mot bernusc uf any claim tllat lle waa unft
for tho place. Mcsudons friends were blttcr
bccauae liz had been left, al tlle Irish u class
kicked pesause they Thought t,ut olllro or lis
to them, slncu tl!uy bud put lhs Mayor where hs
was BoInu Ut the Aldermen were uuitc
oa.apoksn .,.an, In !n,.. '',c mattsr, aud wtro
threatening what what thcy would do, md NJ
RACE. TAu Mayor had yery little to say on tbs
| subject, but what ha dtl say wus to uls polnt,
% IND ~ was isel'l'E Fs!l!arkably, good over tls
situation. Ae sall, aI.'ng other things, TINT
Council, nor withdraw thu ua,ne seut in, us.Ii,
ali th1Ea considered. he has Just little vi.
Gautnyu iu The WEankle III the fact that he. by
ordinance, was u,atla Commissioner at the Iast
mect!ng ot tho Council, and empowered to per.
tur tlle duties OF the olliro uutii ILLS successor
bad ,IustEhed, whicl, he will no doubt dU. Ii,e
coulti!tteo to which WaElef's appointment was
appointments, there wesu oblcctvr., especially
to Casncron atwl Walsh. TIle conduct ut lilu
iosnut Two yeats ago in Ieisa.ns uc renonlna.
tlu' o. hls old "RiliEn County Commissioners
him on otl!sr grounds In tho Council. The opuo-
sltaoh TO Walsh II aalong the Irish, and II due to
story talas four years ago, when ha was stak-
70 Springfield denying, substantially, hls nation.
atty. The Irish hasbor this xgulnst him, aud