, 1879-03-16
The Mayor Will Probably Veto the
Appropriation Bill.
His Reasons for Doing It---A
Legal Question.
The Fire-Alarm Report---A Talk with Mr..
;. Chesbrough.

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LICENCES Too near the last Of the year.
The employees OF the City Clerks office took
yacation yesterday afternoon while the oftice
rs being scrubbed and calciuined.
The City Treasurer yesterday received 81!
from the City Collector, 99.15 from Tux
Water Department, and $30L6O from the Comp
t1oiier.
The Treasurer paid out about $500 in cash fo]
miscellaneous accounts yesterday. Abont $222
nm was deposited by School-Agent Chase anJ
irnmediately drawn out again, so the Interest or
This sum did not amount to much to City Treas,
urcr Larrabce.
The COMPTROLLER desires the attention of cap.
hslists called to the sale Of real estate belong
Inc to the city. located at the corner of Frank.
In aud TS}er streets, which Is to take place at
10 IL o;clock tomorrow morning at the north door
Of The City bail, corner Of Adams anu LaSalle
streets, according to the advertisements.
All the offices OF the City-Hall ardundergoins,
4 thorough cleansing, calcimining, AMI paint
inr, II seems rs though the Administration
mIrnt have almost been justified in giving this
good}y job to himself, considering that lie was
IN tlst line and in need OF business, and was on
doing this, however, lie, as the head Of the De-
iurtment OF Public Works, eave the job to q
competitor In the business. It is clear that
Nayor Heath will never get rich By taking un-
fir advantages.
cITY-ESGlEEER CHEsBRouGH
returned from New York yesterday, where he
has been for The past four dags, both on brsi-
ests. As regards the former, his chief interest
was in looking after the plans for the new en-
pines for the Ful1crton-ayenue conduit. The
speci6eations furnished by the CITY did not con-
fine the contractor to any details ia the work,
each bidder being obliged to furnish bis own de-
{v IF -
arc doing the work. aud they employed IS their
Quiotarl Iron Works, New York. The plans
had to be approved By the Department
Of Public Works here, and consequently
lii. Cbesbrougn went to New York: He c1-
and he said the work had been commenced ut
GAINESVILLE. lie thinks the contractors mean to
make 1rst-class Job OF it. whether they make
any money or not While in the East, Mr.
Chesbrough also looked after suit which is
pending against the city on certain patent,
that he thought would be OF use to the city in
connection with the West Side Water-N ortss
engines. He likewise tried to get Information
regarding sewcr-rrate5 and ventilation. He
said man has actually sent note to him
threatening to 7eioin the city from putting IN
kind Of sewer-ycntilat;on that is talked Of; but
Mr. Chesbrougb is prepared to tell him that
this sort Of talk is "rot," as he saw the same
thing in Europe twenty-five years ago.
THE F11zE-ALARM.
The third annual report (though the system
has been in operation fourteen years) Of Supt.
Barrett, Of the Fire-Alarm Telegraph, shows
that the apparatus in use consists Of 3l3 miles
oi wire, s,oss polls, III alarm-bo1cs, LOO bat
teryjars, II sets Of striking g-machiuery IL bells,
43 cougs, 50 automatic registers,-'' jokers,''-
and Is dials. He recommends that ''keyless
doors" be put on all the boxes. The lines are
in 1rst-class condition, owing to the rebuilding
and refttfng, and not mistake was made last
year in receiving and transmitting alarms. He
urges the use OF separate wires for sending out
alarms from the otlce, since, while so doing,
under the present plan, if IN alarm
ee ths H. STREET beqes eqed heinz not ae r.
disconnected. He thinks twenty new locations
for boxes will do this year, though the Assistant
Marshals recommended forty. 4 better class
OF operators had been placed in the police sta
lion, and the Superintendent still holds to his
former expressed opinion ;h:.t the Morse is the
best system ior general use in the department.
He recommends that tire alarm boxes be placed
in the schools, churches, theatres, etc, as great
danger existed in cese of fire on account of the
fenoteoess Of boxes aa Il rule from such places.
During the year 4S9 alarms were received and
transmitted, and 1G5 s:.stills'' gwen on the
"jokers." The ala.ins on Sunday numbered
S; Monday. IS; Tuesday, 70; Wednesday, s.;
Thursday, tE; Friday, ii: Saturday, 81. II
January, there we're IS; February, q; March,
19; April II May, 8; June, s: July. 16; August,
70; September, u; October, Il: Noyefnbsr, IL;
December IS. In the mcrni,:. "a m.), $50 were
received, and in the afternoon {p. n.y., 800.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
Mayor Heath spent all 5ay Friday upon the
Appropriation bill, carefully considering all its .
points, and went hone tired out Yesterday
morning he returned to the attack, and when he
finished be dreS up rough sketch Of bis ideas
ind turned 1t over to Corporation Counsel Bon
field, sho Was engaged upon it the greater por-
tion Of the afternoon. The writer had con-
Yersation with the Mayor yesterday regarding
the possibilities OF veto. His Honor said he
thoueht the appropriation WIS too high, and ii
1t was III his power to do SO he should like to
cut some of the items down. However, there
vas ~ a question, as to hls right to
then the Council could 20 on, If it |
did no: choose to pass it over the veto By two-
EhIcs vote ana get W. an entirely new DILL,
co:ng over all the ground again. It WAS pur- /
Dy those who were in favor Of it as it stood TN |
me night that it was passed, and the matter Of |
reconsideration was postponed indefinitely, /
'hus 'hus putting it beyond the power Of the Coun-
4: IL ever a%ain Take it Up, unless 1t was upun |
!, veto message AccYruiug to tie law, the |
It, such as the appropriation for sewers,
etc, but if he does this the bill
must Stand just in that way, with the
ten stricken out, the Council be-
ne unable to reconsider the item |
md change it according to The suggestion Of the
1xecutiye Mayor Heath said be believed, how
yer, that the power to do this was assumed by
no Of the administrations, aud it went through
he Council in that way, but it as Ut risk, aud
: Vas cnly an assumption on the part OF the
administrations. tie was not altogether certain
Fheiher this was the fact or not He said 4
nestlon Of Law had been raised upon this point
ne Corporatlon-Counscl was OF the opinion
aa1 the law must be taken in its literal sense,
: At least thai it would be SO taken BY the
oatts: but other legal advisers think that it
ms the intention Of tho trainers OF
ne law to tx it SO that the !
lagor would have power to eliminate
~ portion o1 an item, and give the Council
opportunity to make another appropriation
accordance with his views. With the advice
ae Maror has, it is not improbable that he will
eto :he whole Appropriation bill, and give the
oune1l an opportunity to go through the ser
Fat departments anu fix q lower rate, or pass
ac Dill as it now Stands over the veto; Tor, as
ae law IS taterlretcd, this will be the only way
Shlch single item can be changed without
liking it out altogether. Whether the Coun-
ovcrr1ues the veto or not, 1t will place Mayor
eatn on record On tho side OF economy. Should
: send iu q message rc1oing the whole bill, |
a'ch hc probably will do, nc will, OF course,
oaot out his reasocs for SO doing, and offer auY
1ggesuons that may seem to him proper.
OFFICIAL DEREllCTl0H.