, 1879-06-15

Superintendent SeAvey WIS heard from yester-
day, and he reports that his health is improving.
Permission WIS granted yesterday to Adolph
Stemple to erect and maintain bridge gates On the
approaches to tho Wells street bridge.
The new scrip was delivered to the Comptroller
yesterday, and force Of men WIS nut at work H.
ing up sufficient with which to pay the teachers.
The City Treasurer has prodted by the pepper
came OF 4 week ago. he keeps a pistol at his
finger ends now and 1t wonld not be safe to attack
his Office.
The City Treasurer yesterday received s.. 867
from the Water Department. 1897 from the Comp
t1olier S3:7 from The Collector and S18, 700 from
the county.
The contract for furnishing special castings was
yesterday awarded to John II. Bass, and his pond
was approved. The cleaning Of the 1aSaile and
Washington street tunnels was let to ". B. Smith.
A committee Of Socialists called upon the Mayor
Yesterday and demanded the pcremptory removal
Of Sergeant Brennan. They expressed themselves
4e not only antaoonistic to Brennan but also to
Assistant- t-Supcrintendent Dixon. All the satis-
faction they got was that no action would be taken
until IN investigation vas had.
Permits were issued yesterday as follows, To
William Harms to erect twosto5y aws'iing, @s;
600; and to Tobias Tobiason to erect thIee~story
dwelling, At No. 1872 Peoria, to cost So, 600.
The Commissioner OF Public Works yesterday
ordered tnat no more perforated iron covers fo7
ne tnkes of the question is that the OF them IS
an experiment. and that enough are now in use to
test their value. and since complaints have been
made he wants time to personally examine into
their worth.
Rumor had it yesterday that the Mayor had con-
cluded as the very best thing he could do, give
Miles Kehoc the position OF Police C1erk on the
Wes. Side. There was also report current that
Miles would not accept that any other position.
since Mr.. Harrison hau so grossly 1nsulted him,
and that he had made arrangements already to
start line Of pop Wagons
The license Of Louis Weincclr, who las been
running saloon at No. 4H2 State street, was
yesterday revoked. The complaint came from the
police that his place the resort OF thieves and
prostitutes, but Just why be was singled out rum
known. Whether the brand ot beer he sells had
anyrpipg to do with it or not could not be ascer-
The Committee on Streets and Alleys Was In ses-
sion yesterday afternoon to consider references.
IN paving Twenty-ffth and Twenty-sixth streets,
and quite noisy time was had. The result Of
the ordinance for paving Twenty-sixth street be
repealed. Action in reference to Twenty hfth
street deferred There wus considerable feel
lue in reference both strcets, dnd the outcome is
very uncertain.
THE MAYOR TO BE MURDERED.
Mayor Harrison was yesterday in receipt OF q
m1ssve wn1ch unstrung biz nerves somewhat. and
which temporarily arrested hs discussions with the
ETC. The document Was written in the Socialis1ic
tongue, and 1t is given below, after being recon-
structcd:
CHICAGO, June 1s, .1s7e.-kayor Har,tron-DEAn
SIR: The Soclal1st1c Labor party and The Communists
going to destroy the City OF Chicago tue Fourth OF
July. taken in as 4 full member the sd OF
June and they satd thst they wese going to k! you
policeman. and he Is gotnE to ask hin! take drink;
and The nan thar TO kill gou Is working for YOU and
ars .tored II each Division. and ;, az IL
private houses and they are sli In -
hun niind With some Kind Of powder They going
be killed. --Farweu, Field 4 Letter, Long John, and
the officers OF horse-caa Three tholic priests IN
don't takc any raS IN the parade Each man .sto kl
four thai day. There are twenty OF the night police
whv belong to the gang, aud eleven who work on the
Court House. The man that IL to kill you in the
when am safe
The letter was without any signature. as it ap-
pears. and was carefully fled away. lts author ts
no Doubt seeking position, aud whenever ne turns
up his commission will. doubt. be in readiness.