, 1879-01-28
THE C1TY-HAL1..

The scrip clerk want very busy, getting rid
OF only ei0O.
south Town Collector Ayres turned over
$1a,0A In scrip.
Tbs Collector took In $3.50 for special asscss-
ments ant licenses.
The Treasuscr's receipts vera s23b85 and bis
disbursements $1.200.
Only Que case Of scarlet fever was reported to
tho Health authorities.
OF tho eight people who died Inst week Of old
aCc, ono was 10, one II, ono "A, two III, ono ~
ono 81, and one SO.
Gen. siecl called on the Mayor, and was
shown around the rookery by Detective iclntz-
man, who ras on tho Generals staff during the
Rebellion.
Tic Committee On Printing held n meeting
anl agreed q recommend the award Of the city
printing to tic Folks Freund. They had nrc-
ytousiy decided upon tho 1saGroph for the En-
gllsh paper.
The Health ofrlcer's report for last week
shows that nlncty-ouc notices rcrc served 70
abatc ntsanccs nltl sixty y-niue nutsaaees abated
| The weight Of unwholcsome meat condemned
| was {, ,058 pounds.
| Tie Committee on Streets md Altcys, North
| Division having gotten tile opinion Of the Cor.
poration Counsel Tint street cai'not 90 vacated
| when The propcrty-owness object. dccldcd TO
| recommend TINT tic petition for Tacat'nE stone
street be placed on faic
supt scaycy Issued general order requiring
TO appear in full uniform, and under no crcun..
staucce to wear cIttzcn's clothes uncss tiata'Ieu
1or detective serytcn or permitted 80 tu DO ny
their commanding officers.
There were al deaths last Wcck,-a dccreaac
| Of twenty from thu preceding oue, but af Ill
crease uf fourteen over the ealnc week IN 1873.
Df thc dcccdents, fifty were under ycars OF
age, Commissions carried oil eleven. consnmF-
| -1~ h~hFn
scTer,, s'su ''iei'l md oI.I aso Ssed' eishs. ''
Corporatlon-Co Donfle1d has returned
from Washington. but IL about as dry ~ y
| sponge 80 sar ~ news Is concerned. as to tho
Valentine scrip case, an early decision was e1-
pceted. liz looked UP the bill to quiet the cttS =
would not como up this session, since 1t Tas
doubtful If tho Committees wcro called.
Tho Gambling Committee had quorum In
the afternoon, Phafps and Waido toing present,
t,lcy d!d not know whnt to do, ani therefore nd.
1purnetl. No one tnows what recommendation!
tLc Committee Will make, OF whether. thes will
mike any y: al NJ tls gan,biiugI s;,1 srs
: | do nothing towards their suppression Until as
surcd ii,At his men will bo prniectea; that III
will not force an cntrat,ce when It Is known
, 10 convict Without using jimlnies at,i s'ctlEe
, hau1u,crs, he will mako arrrsta a1nt prosecute
, thu gamblers; hut how to get the tcettInonT "a
. | what puzzles hIli1' A!n1ost ~ ItiaEH uHHeul1
attends It's collection as thu hndInG OUT !'!t
cause VI boer-e1ploslon when tile engaaeef'f
0 charge IL Killed.
+ DECISIONS IN C1Tr CAsEs.
Q THIS Corporation Counscl received motto,
> Yesterday Of the filing at Ottawh OF decisions u
'"e co,nstock 1t ii. vs. Gage, tor, the use Of tn
/. city. This suit wus against the surcttss on a.
seq5 b. o D aa.eifs;a M asss "sa saten: Oh
'e j,auk az security for the city munoY on deposit
A judgment fur $l8.00 WIS obtained III ~
N lower court. thAt boing thy amount on Gcpos 81
10 With Interest, AZ the time the bank closed. III
rs Judgment was affirmed. Ntatto1 j. Aason ret
3r ie.cntcl MIR. Taylor, the Trustee.
n Chfrag0 City Railway vs.. The City. TIL
F. wns au appeal from the Judgment Tor I'll
assessnent fos the wl1su'%s Of s S.aie & st9se
nj | claimed tI,Mt their interests we're not rcalt.
f. MID, therefore, not rubieet to tpeeia! asses
m mcut fnr au Improvement. llIe supEcn
u. Court, however, did not n9rec With them, 81
O. tatuinE Judge Jameson. Ih,s dcelslnn 1I maxi
u,cnts for street improvements. .u
~ W'adskIcr ". Thu City and Dteclow vs. III
:, CITY. Thrse wcfu Appeala fr0tn the stato stre.
~ assessment, It's valklitr being ATTACKED prl
s!yay e. 1 s.o1 ', 'f u n ty tonfs st
~ ~ Of as All entirety, mil that the cotn1sfonc
~ had confined lhti benefits 10 property III front
IT, ~, ani within tho nits Of tie Improvement til
by immediately, adjoining On zach coa u,
Vi n tnst benefited ot -ss nsnE r. ~, ussfese Ia|
:a court tl.at the property south And North OF Il
IT, Improvement was benefited, hut this offer VI
~ ruled o.,s. A. the Supreme Court ai1lrlns t
.h. Judgments, 1t Is supposed tllat they nuthor1
@ thu nostion Tint testimony az to benefits nu
IL lie confined to the assesstneat roll made by
u,v coMMisaionef6.