, 1880-09-05

closest inspection he WAS unable to fnd any
An quantity Of rotton fruit was sold, Of course,
but It was done on the sly, and those who were
Bitten @ n were the s.close purchasers.-peEsomn m
ieot nt iron from cheap lots. Z The inspections how
ever, hive been Of immense benefit, ana, sl9ce
they are to be made every day the s oae9s tbe t6e
sale of rotten fruit promises 70 soon 0econ1 'n9
exception rather than the rule.
MORE SoN-xEspEcrERs oF LAW.
The following owners Of factories and nd
SsSns FAILED SeFf to pppogd
to il Superior street; Union Brass ss f1s1,p MAN,
faetnrng
Of Ontario and franklin streets; Norton NILS M
Madison street bridge: Stephens Barker, No; q
Canal srat; stss sta4 @ hks
street bridge: T. RAbb, Nos. g g., and a. ~
Clinton street; Dieme! Bros, Nos 8&g4 CanaI Ina
Mouroe; eas % suxF Biorsdort. No 40o South Canal;
and the Thorn Wire Hedge Company, Nos' o. 81
and % Canal street lhe GO complaints p w an9 09
turned over to the Building department. ano
will receive attention in due time.
AWKWARD FIGURING.
Bids were yesterday opened for tho root COM
plete, floors and concret!ng, columns and par ps-
the new City-Hall They were as follows: ~.
johnson & o5 % 'o@a 31n
Mcneil Son: i1a1fs1
John Angus 11ote1
s: ktmpAll ~ "a
y. G. Htnsdale 7S3':0a
J. Wfke Co... 1's9 ~ ns9
Tbom o. SGnson nson Reed. I.t
Tho iowest s,st bidder ID il viii seem-and there IRE
some strange t1gures-is Johnson d Co., ana to
their bid is foot-note saying that II they are
allowed to use the snme class of material and 90
tho same class Of work as has been done on the
cas @ nss sX her T pa Ths is roSsa
the county authorities from the fact that the
frm is regarded as responsible. No award Was
made. - ''"t, :
4 GREAT QUESTION SETTLED.
Everybody who has. been or ever expects to
60 to Congress from this section Is Just now
mauifestinX a great interest IL the deepening
and widening of the Illinois s. M1oh1gan GAnal. a.
down; but here comes hr, Patcher, VINO SET
ties the whole question. and at the same time
dpnt want to go to Congress- or anywnerea re- e1se s
Put to practical test. He tells the whole story
and gives away his labors OF years In the follow
Ing letter, which explains itself:
The Hun. C. H, Harrison, Mdyor: AS you arc
the Chairman Of the Committee for prom1ttnF
tho enlargement Of the Illinois 4 Michigan Canat'
l hope you will lend u few minutes OF your val
uable time to perrsing tho following lines;
It being an established fact that balloons
filled ith gas nFser nan 9aG ar aq I,se
about the same specific weight as the gas with
in ii is equally well known that this tendency to
tiso up gives such balloon great lifting
power.
employed in tho navigation on rivers and
shullow canals BY nttachng two balloons
to each ship, one on each end VI
course, they ought to be tried on before nllod.
Now, a practical trinl would teach how much
gas necessary to lift the ship nearly to the sur
face Of The water. This power would also keep
even a large snip IN the balnnce, SO that tho ship
would seem just like skating on the water sur
face. Accordingly, the moving power ought to
be provided by 4 screw. not by wheels. This GER
tainly is but theoretical. but suppose pract1-
cal engineer could improve upon, the idea, to
which having given Start would ho ample re-
ward for me If the practical trial should prove
the idea to be OF benefit to the commerce OF the
world. remain yours very respectfully,
G. PATCHER.
The Mayors opinion Of the proposition OF Mr.
Patcher could not be Obtained because be was
out Of the city; but the City Engineer said that
the discovery was an encroachmcnt upon his
ideas and regretted exceedingly that it had
been given away. He was thoroughly in favor
Of the use OF gus, and as to balloons, why, there
was nothing like them. :"Gas' would accom-,
plish almost anything, he thought, and It all
that was spent around his Office were put into
builoons, it would not only hoat boats. but
afford motive power to carry elections and 90
almost everything else. He joins hands with
Mr., Putcher most enthusiastically in his ideas
of utilizing gas, and there is scarce doubt but
the Mayor will be with him.