, 1879-02-18
THE CI'rY-IIALL.

The Comutroticr paid out yesterday $500 In
scrip.
THE City Trcnsnrcr's rccespts yesterday from
watcr weru q, ,500.G7.
Three scarlet fever cases md one ltphthcria
Were reported yesterday.
Tie Co,nptroIlcr's contributions to the Treas
ury yesterday WIS 1880.
About $1,000 was paid Into the Collectors
Office Yesterday on accouut OF spcrial asscss-
ments
Tho City-Collcctor turned over to tile Treas
urer yesterday SU,1l0 OIL account Of sprelal as-
8cSBtHcnts.
South Town Collector Ayrcs hanted in $780,
s. Ill scrip to the Treasurer The disbursements
were about $So0.
The Health Department nDated liiuety.two
ntltsnncGs last week, md condemned 2,3iS
pounds nf doubtful meat.
Dr. II. Ii. small reported to the 1lenlth De-
rnrt,Hent ,ester.lny that the family nj Joseph
kirha,scr, No. W Walnut street, was 10: ureat
distress, and nre;:ed assistance frum the relief
fund. The hcall Of liu family In III, ant! several
Children arc HnfEering from scarlut favcr.
The conference hctwccn tllc Committee on
2clioo1s, the Committee on Buildings uMI
Grounds Ut the sr!luul DoAr'l, n1d the Commit
Tee nn Public Works. did INT tAkt ptucu ysstrr-
day for luc; oi a quorum. It was in reference
to tile reservoir lot at the corner III Morgan nttl
Monroe streets.
Tle following building permits were Issued
yesterday: One to 4. r. Gushing for IL Two.
story harn At the trar Of No, 5I EAtunlet I'VE.
nile. to cost $1,00O, atIl ono to albert flaynn
for thtce-story bfIck dwelling on Michigan ~
enuc, near Thirly-sccaud street, to cost $4,000,
and q two.story barn 10 coat S3,0Q0.
Tho Streets and Alleys Committee Of the
South Division met yesterday, nft1 recommend
ed TINT the wasrnut Tor The npenng Of uustcr-
acld street trnm Twenty-aey.nth ~ Twenty
ninth streets be withheld frstn collection Tor
QUO yenr. 'l'Acy also ogrecd 10 tccommend the
placing Oh tllu Of the petition for tllt,ruucal Ut
The ordinance fol-. payins. franklin street, bo-
twecn Madison and Randolph. -
Lust week there wero 1876 dcaths In tho city,
which was decrease Of twelve from ihu prc-
yi0us week, but an Increase uf fourteen oyer the
corresponding week III 1S7B. There wcru 10 ull-
der years q aec. 8 lron 70 go, q from 20 t to
q i5pE % to 70 ,19. iron 70 to 10, frYm 90 20
BY wards wsEc as fotlewe: F!rst /, sccond, u;
enth, y; Eighth, Y; Ninth, &; icntil. s; ElcY-
c.tn, 3; Twelfth, !; Thir.sen!h, .; Fourteenth.
E!KhteelltlI,. 8. Thu principal causcs Of death
wero:' Accidents, q: bronchitis, Il: collyul-
slons, o; dtphtheria. g.; lnantInn, :; old rye, d;
consumption, II; p"s'ssnoaia, u.
CoNrTRoLLgg's REPORT.
finances of tlle CITY Of C4tcago, fruit, Jan. to
Dec. 81, 1879, haa Just been completed a,Ml
| issued in pau.phlet Iorln. Tie CUMptroler's
report to sle Finance COMMITTEES glvcs coa-
| ctse summary oE the tluI,lcia condition Ut lhe
city at thu cluso Ut tlIe tlscui year.
Tho COLLECTIONS OF revenues llavc bcc1 about
up to tho average Of the past few sfars With tllo
exception OF INC pursunnl rroucrty tax III tho sonh
aole Of the vnrIDus Eu4ris Of Equalization led to
litigation a. to portion Of that tax. whch has
resulting ~ tho toss Of u considerable amount to
Lnth city AMI county. And hcrc wc hnyc present.
cd to III again ono Of snG embarrassing fcalnrcs Of
and thu revenue collected. bY oacs'ts oyar wtn1l
tau city AZ a CORPORATION has no cohtsnl. Ti,rA,
ncap, wa 1natse our entire year'a expenditures On
anu cnllnty officers md ltOnrts will bu regular MID
Legal: hui this cannot be determined until tlfter
,atlp TO rolftct &he tar on he strength or whffh
settftto" ~ of or c5'>ni',nrss hart btf" mute,
| .l0ns bccnnles at once Hpparcnt.
Tha cfty obta,ncd Judgment In August laat IN the
County Coati iof thy Ereasur l',rton ot the back
lleIus curtaln ttume in tho Approximation osil.
Narlcch ipr each q! th0ss yeass. a'HoHn,tngtu to ~
pct cent Of ls7:i IND II ter cent II is3i. mum
decision to thu Appellate Court, where the do
eision Ut tbs 'nwcr cunIt has 1u.t heen affirmed.
u sso eIimunrnt t re", ssass was oaured ios ssic
bat wa" aasgs!y tosEs.sca t. s!a state
ASat 70 fo{{ssa f{fs; {Sf {f s sS i2 5 %
ThssS sn,oi,uts a., ro.rxcmacd on tho Tx war w
rants for 1s7H with 10 per cent pcnnty aulrd. and
antte!pBtu tle collrclun of sntlcthlnK frotn lls
sonrcu during tlo cunning scason.
| w lave rrfently obtained an order OF rn!e In
ys es ansssa H H.
supren,e lourt} less . rsr Gent fur items teelned
Illegal Th!s sav y xe9 iat '9 rs, ~ ia7e, mud
eatato taxss Tor is7:f ma. and ls55, i have
cfarged oil ~ worthless tkS @ e9lanss Of ttsns fui
ls3a. an,enntins /" saS., 3S.. oi,. tsomsns Il !
fa'aey III lunger s5eat theul ~ assu's. Adding all
TAX ityics ,ua! " reasut, Of crroEs. failures,
,hoynir, d0lbtc assessments. etc, We Ind tot4
es easea aisSi sasH
10 the us!g,a' appropriations and tevius. We ~!
hold oM the h'oka patsansl nrnpcfiy taxcs al 1a7:
bas.s, and aIso i q! iS77 sivs. 1W.o1 ION % silt
baslsI. 4 rennIns 70 bs sem how much VI thea'
Tlo Recommendations hefetotOYe uuado by MI
lao t'nt fur lns Collection ot our unaua! reYanuu
hAre uBau,td definite shaIs. In tho preparation 1t
bill which has beun ,utruullcul Into the IPgiata
!nss. and which ,ncludes this among otI.sr atsira
fsuni uu! present Assanbiy..
@ sn, u !, snsn @ s'n,, "ss shsn n
practically psuyontud tha city from anticipating II
Feyenuea In tls MaHret Which l,Yd foruurly hec
funds on c1rtilratea 1r warrants, n!lt l,aylur It
current uxpunsgs, tHterest on the bonded teki,
etc., In cAsa, rapaytnK tha leRdar when saxc
caN1e IN,
III thia dilemma we found oursslyes force to r.
s0rt to she isaur OF warrants gu ta City Treasurer
payGbls ftuln Tho tAxeA Ut tue llsA current Yen
| t1hfBl when received W him, being yIrtua! Al
slxnuemt Of 10 lnuch of tho sax luyy. III aIyaue
af its collection, tho warrant represented, Nh
applicable " Tho payment " aat,o amount Ut Gil
taxes tor tl,at yuus Wien the ax-warrant sh0ul
y come into the hanld u tue Calsectur. TAasu "
believe 10 b. III stsct conformity with tbs declso
rstctrga to, s"E aIso with that in tAc SpFlngael
i, eAse, decided By lbs samo Court = fow munll
j IN !his mau,eF,-exceplug i puttIon at Thu mi,
= ee!laneous receps anil saving uf previous yen
y Soma M tho h1, thprAtI