, 1879-05-27

THE CITY-1IALL.
The Mcat1nspectors condemned 1, SO pounds
of frrsl meat last week.
Tie City Treasurer received $4,0l1 yesterday
from tic Water Department, s10U from tho
Comptroller, aul $500 from tho City Collector.
, The cases OF patro1mcn Fcchtcr and Det-
tlnger. who have been nccuscl OF standing In
with confidence men mil ncrtecting their duty
at tlla Northwestern Railroad Dcpots, were dIs-
posed of yesterday by Stlpt. Sonvey. Iha
charges weru dismissed after full and free
hearing.
The moEtuary report for the past week shows
the deaths 10 have been 1eo. agniust los tho cor
responding week " Inst xear. Thn PRINCIPAL
causes nf death were consumption. II; ronvul-
alons. 1v; dlnhlheria 0; aml pneunpnt. 8. THE
male. were u, the fcmalcs Us; thu married B0.
u1,l tho s!llgla n.
The Committee on Schools was In session yes
tcrtlay afternoon to consider references. In the
matter Of the recommendation OF tie Donrd Of
Eiucn&ton to purchasc school site un Thir-
tccnsh street, between Throup and Centre
atrects, It was agreed to visit tile locality along
with some members uf the Board before taking
any action.
Comptroller Gurney was frightened (yestcr-
DAY. in rur,ma1ink through The roo!tcrv he
discovered earpcnecr'a shop mil several
tarteis of shavnEs, Msn! he at onco caused them
t. be 1c soGry !; ot rsepred as
proximity OF the shop to tho city's property Of
Which ho waa custodian.
The award for supplying tho West Side Pump
fpK-Wprks was yesterday made tU Robert Law
gn =. l.. Llcustrou' & TO-, at thelr Did Of 93t3:
Tic lowest bidder was Mr.. Hills, whose bid
was e3.hj. but when 1t catno to Ills giving bond
he preferred to forfeit the earncst pf $500 lle
lad put to accepting the contract. The gGlltlc-
men to whom thu award was made will cacl.
furnish half Of what will be required, provided
they CONS forward md cosnply With tho terms
u[ The contract.
Tile Committee on Licenses met yesterday
ani agreed to report an ordinance atncudt,lE the
present ordinance at, "a 10 exclude pDuttnb,ts
from being taxed. The license has been S5 per
year hcrutofore. btlt there i,as bcen great
q the ors!'1anre.. Tie proposed ntnendmcn.
@ I ssps sea &c n saoons io oo com%iytse
a!so agreed III plnce tho petition "t the milk
Quirlng ti'tn to pay license for eaclI of tllclr
wagons. on ifle, and TO recommend tho appoint
1ncnt Of Milk lnapectur Mt once.
Yesterday was quito brisk 1ny Ia the Build
Ing Department. Permits were issued TO +.
Schmidt to erect d two.storY dwelling On Twcu-
ty-flrst street. near Ltneoln, to cost $s,0UD; to
+. Spear tt erect two.story dwelling yorner Of
Thirteenth and Lalsn strcrts, to cost ~ 15oO; to
knrl Martens To erect twu-storY dwelling,
Wells street, near Kari, to eosy g., 6Wl: to ".
Mc{iown, to erect 4 two-story dwelling, Ash!anl
avenue, near Waubausia avenue. to cost s., coo;
to I. r. Matthews to crcct two t.lrcr-story
dwellings, Prairie ayentle, neur 'rwenty.nlntf
street, to cost 90 zoo ehc|l: and 10 Y. L. Brooch
or to erect Il two.story dwelling Ut No. TAT south
Jefferson street. TO cost $500.
Tho Police Committee met yesterday after-
noon and had tlle promised AUDIENCE With lia
fIn0Ot. Tlln N1tcRtfOt1 RtH61v 1vna hn tnco,t
dlsnlssal Of certain policemen. Tile Mayor said
hu hua ordered Lieut. Bell to dismiss all the in-
competent men under him. md tho Committee
was inclined to den,.r to suc., II summary pro-
COMMITTEE Threatened to Introduce IN orill-
narco providing that NJ flstntssaa be made
In tiie intnre until thoronai investigation
Ind been nade, md thto financcd the Mayor to
pruinlso to Investigate thu cases III question, nnd
caused him to express regret sor not having
uolo It bnlore, owing to tho press OF bust
ticss. The ordinance Is to bc introduced peycr-
i!!e'ess. supt. seayey wns mt called bcforo the
CotiluIlttcc, Tor some reason or another.
There is sons trouble about tho contract for
ton avenue conduit. Tie contract was let to
Tlsonlas i. Courtney so1!c mouths ago, and lln
Signed tic necessary paycEs, but when tho
Mayor cum1 to sign t1lcin flo found there
WAS some difficulty about the situation On Ut
count OF the tlIapnte to the right OF tho CITY
to eoi,1emn tllc land for the cugfne-house, und
the contract was never approved. The lind
question las now been settled. md the con.
tractor holds that labor has advanced, and that
tho cuatract would not be US advantageous as
taf0re, md ha is heBitatlsE 0bout complying
With It's terms. and siebatiuE whether or not ho
ias Just claim for dataages against the city. It
Is thought, however, that tu trouble will bc
scttlcd to-day IN une way Or another, and that
the snuch-neede4 work Will bo under way IN
few dnYs. ::
The placo.huntera, who iusk now comprise a
lafea SHARE II the ns1nocracy, arg BY no means
pfeasel with illu ctiicl sent forth That sples
wcro to be put upon their tsacka, aud TINT their
chances for position would lupcuu upou their
industry in trying to elsct thu Democratic cam
dlaates fur Judges. They say t.at they haye
lla an nipple out Of the bug alid It did uot taste
well, alH, w!en one speaks to them On ttie sub
tect try explain by saying TINT it Ia the aasle
olu dodge played un them tn tho spring election.
They 10 not obIcet to working for tho party but
they do oblcct 10 otcrinE any onc mans orders,
and. beside, tllut, having thatnan express hts lack
of confidence In them BY placing spies on tlieir
trucks. AZ TUG last election ttlry wcro promised
something which bus nover bceu given them,
nn.l tiaey do not now propose to aecopt any
M0re promises from tho aa,no source.