, 1879-06-24
THE CIrY-uALL.

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Tic Comptroller announces that he will mako
two appointments July ], md, consequently,
two discharges.
The Treasurer commenced paying interest on
tho water bonds ycstcrdar. After Thursday
tic interest will be payable in Nav York.
The City Treasurer yesterday received s2,7o3
from Tic Water Department.; s5,011 from tho
Comptroller; and s10s from the City Collector.
The Health Department last week abatod EOS
nuisnnccs, and condemned IS quarters OF beef,
4a5 pounds Of frest, btet, calves, 4,410 pounds
Of hams, and +3o pounds Of fish.
Tho Commissioner Of Public Works yesterday
awarded tho contract for curbsnp, fllng, and
raTing Vnni}urcn street IRON WRbnsh avenue to
the rEtcr to 4. j. Mclean, and bis bond was
approved.
&The failure Of tho Mayor to send sny nd
dlttuaal nanes to the Council last evening" and
l'ls former neglect in Tug matter, ID construed
to mean thai Ito tntcnd4 TO let TIC most Of his
other appoiutecs hold ovct.
The Committee on Gas met yesterday after
nonn and disposed Of some unimportant bust.
ness. IL II not about ttmo some action Has be-
tug taken wish references to liking tho pricn to be
paid By the city for gas now being consumcdl
Permits were granted resserslay as follows:
sixth Presbytcrlan Church to erect n,stone church
cost 5l4, 5000: to =. pruuty, 10 erect two.atory
dwelling, No. 1918 North Clark street, to cost
$1,000; nsMt to A. G. zundt, to erect 1--WE two
story dwellings and stores, Milwaukee, avenue,
$i3.000.
with Mayor Harrison yesterday, but no one
could ind out whnt It was nbout. There Ia a
prevailing optnfon, however, TINT on account OF
aupt. sesvey'a II health he will bo compelled to
resign at M early day, and there are those who
his taking bis place.
The Mayor hasa card stuck upnot!iying placc-
hunters that he will not see them, anil he has
caused the eamc idea to be given publicity IN
INC papers several times, set hc was yesterday
entertaining everybody Just as freely rs lie was
two weeks ago. lie IS displaying moro putIcncc
than wisdom, and so are llis callers. Persons
called who have boon tu SEQ hin, antl ekanJInr
around waiting his motion, every dar for thu
past fire or sIx wceke.
Tho mortality report for tho past week Shows
the deaths to hare boon lab, against 120 the
t,cST ~ wcek an io7 ,ae ,eorrssp9ndlng
Tcro from consumptfon. seventeen commissions,
thirteen cholera tnfant,tm, eleven hamilton, sl1
pneumonia, five accident, and three npoplcxy.
Eighty-tt,rce were matcs, sixty were females;
139 were white, and four colored and thirty
were married. and 100 single.
John A. s'lanley, Fourtconth.yard Demo.
csat, wAs to sGo tic Mayor yesterday. Ilo dc.
noui>ccs letter published over his nnmet cen
suriuE the Mayor for his appointments, 10 all
outright forEery, and attributes It to brother
that ward some weeks ago. Instead Of censur-
inE Ills Honor, he thinks liz IL doing well, and
ho lott his presence with his hope strengthened
that he would have Croater cause to rejoice at
au early day.
In commenting upon Tho decision OF the 6u-
nm fHNSfr H1nHu ft.f-lL
tie case Of 6acc ". Evans, Collector, IT., Il wns a.
erroneously stated In uscso eotumns tl,at tho
declson oil Judge Moore WAs In favor OF tho tax,
which was reversed by the Appellate Court. the
decision q et te spremo Court betng IN affirm
facts arc thnt Judge Moore entoined The cnllcc.
tlon Of the tax. which decision was reversed by
the Appellate Court, aMd tho decision Of tho
Supreme Court nor attlr1hs the decision Of tho
Appellate Court anil sustafDs tho ta1.
Martin Best yesterday handed bis resignation
as Po!ce court Clerk for the South Division to
tho Mayor. Ills successor, ". j. Klingcsl, en-
tered upon the duties nf the office sot1e dsys
ago, and, though he fled bond, 1t has never
been approved. Dest's resignation was acccp.-
cd, OF course, and tho objcgt Of his tendorlng IT,
y ts said was to get awar from any responsible.
ttY for klfngcn's conduct, he maintaining TINT
lie haa no legal claim to tho office. Ambarg,
the West Slide Clerk, also resigned yesterday,
but ho out It GlI Until bis successor had been
w,va, 1I,..,.e,, ,
ttu1a,sTn Wns ~ fscelpt Of dispatch
s1'ii,un3 ~ '5In. @ .ne tesK o. Inc suofeme Court
"i.,nn hn,i ~ I'LL, 'nloaht'G an 1iln1 no ae-
@ s.auu .a1 ~ pccn 1caeheA ~ ~ Tue lo'3-'f4 tnG
90 4aF as ~ hn1w. no iact i. ncVorthe-
M acss, s,,a. uGcssion aas oeen reached. anu by
sr.s n mktceGns ucsWeen Inc ATTORNEYS tho 1ud9-
~, uea'H Ilca ~ uae case. II IS not known Whosher
.no !uusn1ut !s lot or aGn1ns! tan city, but
sidoa M.o"n Ill., t naat ING g caso las been DC.
tueo' co. m, inc importance Of tilq dectslon to
It " W - o 6G ,o"cs eonrts , aismed VII
1,ut tn pnu o.s& n ,.itl