, 1879-07-24
TEE CIrY-uALL.

The Gre aud police will be paid their june
salaries to-day.
The Mayor desires those seeking places to un-
dorstand oucc moro that they arc wasting their
time by pressing their Claims
The acrp has been made out for thc Judges
aud clerks Of election, and they are requested to
eotnc and get 1t out Of tho way.
The reports about Supt. Heascy's health aro
very conflicting, Int 10 more 50 than the reports
about WHO his successor will be.
The City Treasurer yesterday received ST, 451
from tho Collector, $2,22GG from tho Water De-
partment, aud 5000 from the Comptroller.
". IL. Watson was Yesterday awarded The
contract for paving the Intersections OF Polk
street. between state street ana tho river, and
Kay Il WhtueY for curblng, paving, and grad
ing certain lots on LaSalte street, between
Adams and Monroe
Permission was yesterday granted ]. v. Nc
Adam i Co. TO gfade aud pave North Halstcl
street, between sophLa street lnd Fullerton
avenue, and to Ray g Whitney to pave Murket
street in front Of Field 4; Letters premises.
The work In both caseS Is 10 bs done by private
contract.
All coal dealers arc required to pay licanse
Of IS on each and every wagon they nsa In deliy-
cring coal. but somehow they havo been pairing
no intention TO tic ordinance on the subject.
The Mayor yesterday detailed an officer to 1ool1
up the dealers and to enforce the ordinance, and
hopes thereby To bring quite revenue into tho
Treasury.
Building permits were issued yesterday TO ].
J. Gore to erect one-story restaurant, 54x112
feet, at No. Is Monroe street. to coat 900; to
G. J. Hull, 10 erect two thrce.etory store
dwellings At Nos. l5o und 1852 Blue 1sund
10 erect t,so-s.ory dwelling ae No. 1918 Pzalsio
avenue, to cost S9,u00.
:. Capt, Connett is one Of the Democrats his
| HOuor has sat down upon. He wns ready to nc
| ccpt any good thug, but his Democracy or
| something else was not up to tlc standard, and
yesterday for the first time tor weeks, and his
| presence reminded tho old heads Of tic reaur-
roctinlt. no Is op the owe Of GolM. to Ohio to
stump the State, and the buckeye Democrats
do, hc cxDccts 10 meet hearty reception. Ie
will bc back in time, however. TO assiat bis
Honor In his candidacy for Goycrnor.
Tia City-uall "expertsn y had ox-Ald. Van
Osdel aud several other gentlemen bcfore them
Yesterday Tttn reference to The p'as Of the
been stated in these columns OH the sub.
jcct from ttmc TO tfmc,--thnt thu plans
adopted we're being lived up to-. Most Of
their report has bccu agreed to and prepared,
and enough Is known of 1t TO say that It will be
found To not materially differ from what bua
already been predicted. 4 meeting OF the
Building Committee Of tho Council has been
called Tor Tomorrow morning, alad tho het!of t.
concurrence, since it, members wcro expected
10 actw1th the "axperts" in tho work.
THE EXPOSITION nulLplN1.
The City Attorney has for suyeral DAYS bceu
examining iuto tho rights Of tim Interstate In
ltatrtAi Association and the Baltimore d OhIc
Railroad Company 10 The occupancy Of the lake
front property, and, after thorough erainlBA
t1on Of al tue orlinauces upon the subject, bat
come to tle conc!uklob t1sht tie corporations In
gnrstlon aTe there Without auy authority what
ever, aul subject 10 ko driven out at any time
The poaiilDn he takes Is that they lave no right
so far as tllel occupancy Is concerned, tlci1
license or privilege having expired May !, 1B1G
since which time no extension OF Il
Csnse has been granted. As bctwcer
thu city mud tue corporations, ha main
tains that tic position OF lundiurd unt
tenant doca not exlst; Il therefore the Exposittor
folks aEu IN tic attitude OF occupying city prop
rEtV without license or authority, aud call Ii
removed nt any tIno upon notice, md forcihl]
0jetted without process Of law. The question
II will be remembered, Has raised by tho Comp
trol!ee, but heretofore all action on tho subjec
In the way Of excluding their license, otc., va
raised by the Council, which Is sasller singular
MI. GurnaY saYs l!Iat altlce he Is armed With au
thorttr, he will 90 to the end iu slefcnrc Of th
city's rights, anll Will cause tic necessary notic
to be served within lew days. The serving Q
tie nutice, however, does not Imply the tcnrn
down OF tic Exposition Building bf any ,ncaus
for II Ia generally understood that all the cit
wants ts \ fair rental for tllo PROMISES,