, 1879-01-10
TIIl; CITY-HALL.

THE SC1TE-HA LII.
only one case OF scarlet fever was reported At
the Health O'lcc yesterday.
Nothing had up to yesterday afternoon been
hcarl from Cort uratIon.C Counsel Bonticl4 about
the futuro treatment OF the Gage Ease.
The Committee on flashlights Is called TO
meet Mt the City CLERKS Office thls afternoon at
3 u'elock, To consider the propositions made by
tbs two 60. com oanics.
The Trcasurer's receipts yesterday were 413,-
ooa, Of which amount siG,614 vas In scrip frum
F:uos hyres, 2outh-fown Collector. The j.z-
bursea,upts Of tho lay did not exceed el,00o
The Superintendent Ut Sewers Is preparing
plans for iron cuyers lor sewer nanholes.
Hereafter iron covers will be generally used In
place oi wooden oucs. Some Of these will be
made 20 ~ TO Rtve the much-neelcd ventilation
to the sewers.
Thcrr arc at prcaent only 27D prtsone rs In The
House Of CORRECTION, and forts.slx uf ihcu, are
females. Tbs uunber Is smaller than Is usual
| at this SEASON ot the year. Supt. FELTON, at-
tr,butes tho iahnE-oT 10 tie efficacy Of the
snany moral Ryenries at work. Tlu annual re-
port OF tho Institution viii be rcaly Saturday.
Yesterday mcn we're at work at the mouth OF
the rltvr trying tn a''en pa A'nEc to allOw tile
city tux 0. y. Green tn ,nukr its why tn tic ctld
| Of the long pier. Dynamite wis Used III the
blast!nc Di tho Ike, alla the consequence II that
| thr pe0pte occupylnL. butdnEs along tc wharf
arc complaining ot broken Windows. H. t. said,
too, thal hune OF tile Ixhts la the llghs.ito1lse
liaYe been broken.
| Tho Mayor was asked yrstcriaY what hc
thought at,0ut tho cstlinates of tho Pn!lce Do
| parltl,stlt, Hll1l lie said thcs wcru too great
''liDw lntlch too ele.tf' Aakc,l the repurtcF.
"IluT nll,cu du they cfcced tAst year'a uposo-
p1iationsF asketl Ills Houor. ..Aoout $200,-
0Nl'' rcsnnn.!ed tho Reporter. nTt'en tl'ay arn
teen run well enough III the past year, uud 1t
don't need any tuure money"
Tie following figures show the number and
kluds IT tlccnscs iasurd t!urng 1873. and the
anluunt of munev rccclyed tltcrsfnr Ntuttccn
hllllor.ltaocs, " 7ll; ~ butchers. s',ln1; 1E0
carts ind afays. s4ts: 81 gllnpowtIer, SIM; ~,
hacks. xs4:: q Intelligence o!!1tes, 6lo.,; q;
junk, t1,o4: loi onl,s'aIscs, s5.!ss; l,:aN ped:
hotel'runuefs. $i,sssI; :!,yi7 saloous, -s1s3,-
aH; u sccos'd.hana dca!ers, se,5ll
Is ,,ers: s.asspS;!' s si:5 x3:on, us ~ sneS.sS s;
$!,2l3; !,'t!3 rool tables. 81, 1o2; s. rendering,
s1auRhtcrlnE. t~Ftitziny, etc, h0usrs, $4,tGej;
gzal.d total. $el5.as. 1hc resenuc u 1873 WA
lnu alaughtcrug establishments, ctc.. mud b,
the SPECIAL care l,estuwed tn stirring up thust
Others wf'o required Licenses.
Gu Wednesday Comptroller Farwell atldrcsact
to the Chicago GasliEht " Coke Company
At q meeting Of the GUY counel, held Dec. no.
1Y7B. an order or resolution Of !hs Council wa
pas.ed ln rstssenct ta The prlcs to w psd lur IA
| TO A4y, iR59. ~ tna sa.ne t.,tsss3 nn ufuef wa
passed directing thv Mayur 10 notify tho IA. cutn
pan,es VI the action of the Council IN l1In. III
On thr 70 t.y Ut January, 1870, the Aayof noti
lied ths th!salo tiasl'xat \ Cuk~ Company Of tn
se.on g q shs causa; by = srfyias =. a!;cesa.
I lhs pr'cs of Rls. sm Informed By lii
Ma,s! tnat 10 ": y, received {; , n" reply tF.'
; communication. Tiss said rcsunlluu III the Cunn
e!I. nussra psc. ~ sh;s, a1.o eout4sas the FOL
lusl,.x pEuyslon: ~ SnunlA sa,d gss CaApn,.;r
rvfnao. "ith,n one week after the VAx,agu 1T III,
resolution. 10 furnish gas At tho rnls. III,
: C"np'socs = hereby directed 10 mo.'fy .a.d ga
Jumps u Ihr civ" rlDugh IN reply lIas beeh ~
crlvaI from The uas Light : tuku Company nv til
arcrpt lhr ra's nxr.! IN the sa rssu,nn lnlt,,.a
| unuflc'at Informed thHs yuus totMsal !" arcrL
M .as i, Ey coa"s asea, my a";y 10 oIs ao.'y ~ -
OF the aAuse quoted tTuyl.tunt uf the stsoIutiot
W. Tint yUn may faxe saea Action - sn4y sssm
: | ypM s,,stsane.
= = A similar latter was sent to tho West Sid
!, Cnnpany. M answer has bccn Tccrivea by III
). Culpttrnlssr fruIn rlthcr corpHratiot, nor isa
thr Z ~ bern SHIT uH. Thu art,nu Vi Tim Lon,
n c,l. takcu slucu tic passuVe oi shu resolution
!. sud or.lerl referred 10 aboys. might !nilita1
: uxaiust tt,s prnpnssd shus-ol!. Ms. Watk!'
i, sent to tho Council proposition wnlrh l.
> doubles, considers all the answrr necessary
i, | the pru,n!sts. Th!s proposition dripant
i. 4.l.M Der poat ptf anuuIII, ur $t.i1 pcf "
!, c,shtr teet tle cost OF cleaning, rspaifng tixh
a tn., etv, OF .ss= lamps 10 b# lA'snr W tAe tn
j pany without extra cuup~nkatun. II
j. proposition W.s referred by u
v tounv!! so thu Gas Committee. Hh!s
hHIy,at fts meeting thls AFTERNOON. will coflaid
tbs Ulntttr. Mr. billings, tuo, hus subtAitte
= aHales hlvh might 1e lakru " the uItttnatn!
y o. sha West 6i1e Company. chey afa S2.6
"a the e1penscs M 't1htinx. cleaning, 7epasgin
~ atc,, to ta borne By ttls city. THIS ptups.,tIt
i las nut yet rs'tua t@fore thu Cduuci, ant thEf
4 fore nut befUEc kls GAA CutAullttet.