, 1880-08-08
THE CITY-HALI.

all that the Citizens Association has been seek
Ing 10 secure through the courts
THE CITY-HALL.
THE matchmaking Of Jackson street will be
commenced tomorrow, md l50 men Will DO PUT
on the work.
4 CONTRACT was awarded yesterday for Inn
proving Division street, from Clark to the lake
shore.
TIE Treasurer yesterday received g 55l from
the Water Department. {6Bfrom the ContfOller,
and $36l6 from the COLLECTOR.
TIE Treasurer is ready to pay all city scrip up
to and including No 4,Go drawn ngalnst the Gity ~
Hall Fund. and all scrip OF 1873 against au Lno
other funds
THE Committee on Streets and Alleys, South
met yesterday, and agreed to report tn the Coun,
Gil recommending the improvement OF Ihi1u anu
Fourth avenues
Elgtn aud Batavia Mt au carly day, and 1t was so
t.ttering that he could nor say no. The time
has not yet been appointed
A CASE Of smallpox was reported yesterday
unfortunate being Mrs. Peter Bastwick. She
w.,s removed to the hospital. The SOURCE o& IN
fect1on is unknown.
TIE order for the removal of the telegraph
poles on Clark street, between Twelfth ana S11. :.
teenth streets, was renewed. yesterday, anu u
WINS given out that If they we're not removed &c
once there would be trouble.
TIE Communists promise to be at the Council
to- morrow evening with their red tags. and N
great numbers, to express their Indignation
over the seating Of Aid. McGeath. Their indg-
nation, it ii given out, will take the form Of an
address, which they will insist upon reading.
COMPLAINT was made yesterday that the pic
MICS ut tho West Chicago Avenue Park Sundays
greatly annoyed the Sunday school Mt the corner
vi bickerdyke and Superior streets. 1t was
claimed thnt the professions always passed ne
,$.,fc
passing. ctr Tho complain. was turned over to
the police Captain In Charge of that district
A PETITION Is in circulation, and will be laid
before tho Council ut al curly day, askinE the
around Lake Park. The object Of the movers
In the matter Is said to be t" demonstrate tue
superiority of an elevated railway system over
the system now in vogue for street travel, IN tho
h"pe Of working up public sentiment on tue
subject. Such OF the Aldermen as could be seen
yesterday seemed to be averse to Srnnting the
when The scheme takes more detnn shape
The Committee on Wharves and Public
Grounds met yesterday afternoon and agreed
to report in favor OF Ald. Ciaf6.s ordinance @
ground for the militia and police, and also in
favor Of constructing bridge across the carni
ut Ashland avenue instead al 1T Lock street. In
the latter matter. however, they will recommend
that Lock street be not vacated. because it has
been discovered that the Canal Commissioners
Lave NO power to ceue to the CITY the land owned
by the State either side OF the cnnul at Ashland
avenue: The petition OF J.. S. Kirk & Go. 70 have
the dock line Of the river changed In the vicinity
OF their factory Was placed on tle.
IL the report Of the chemist Of the Chicago
Board of Health, giving the results of IN e1ami-
nation ut several kinds of baking powder maui
factured In this city. published 10 yesterdays
bulk" was Of comparatively low grade. Severul
aes he Gaon Hf nakSK SJp 9erc 70
t@s 61snd % G"ion os 81 cassed ias sst,1s ae
tain other kinds manufactured by the Union
Mills, hut not barring their name re- as q brand,
tfon IS made III order that no Injustice may DC
done to TINT partic'llara i brand ct baklng: powder
w,ss taken BY tho analyst, and which has always
stood high ii the market.
TIE TARpY BAIL1FFs-
:, A reporter yesterday attempted to figure out
the exsct amount no. Of ehe executions 'n stnnd1ng
Bailins of the South and West Side Police Courts
for the pnst fur months, but had to give up the
from 80 to Sl0O and that they aggregated.
approximately, ABOUT g. GU. Among the execu-
dons upon which no return hid been mnde he
gamblers, who were arrested In March and rnys-
teriously booked ut tho Madison Street Station.
Their fines foot up several hundred dol
has been heard In reference to them.
>nhe Mayer says TINT be has been al1xinE the
nwnre of tho inv rcnmir,nl them ~ mike re-
1'r.,e o,,ru ,rao,- 1,',t 81. 1,ufIonna IL nhc,,+
cxhansted' ami # rhcv 40 mt COME n tmn % IN n
f"v inrs he vii = faIr.. stans lookin1 ~ cnmnn]j
mo- +ha;n ~ NJ -, ;.s noo p,var1mdt,i,ont njr,pdv
n,d no 1.tr oartotniv f1as nnth'nor r. mi, X
rnrthnr triiItnr I n tfa naffer r. ta co6trojIcr
had had his tr.v thew wo,1ld haro sottlcd innr
.,,r, or hno, 1dcnt1So,i f,nt Mr Torrao, E
"Nnyor Of the entire city"
THE BRIDGES AND yIAnUCTs-
From time to time recently some particular
hridufs t-inAuHf Htn0r ha IA hna