, 1880-12-05
ClTY.IfALG.

THE Mayor continues sick, but Is rapidly re-
covering.
TIE contract for tug-sorvice to the Crib for
/ the winter was perfected yesterday.
| REBATES are ready on tho Improvement OF La
| Gnite street, from Quincy to Vnn Buren,, and
| Wood street, from Van Burcn to Harrison.
| The proposed yfaduct ut Sixteenth street and
| Centre avenue, the City Engineer estimates will
cost, including land damages, about sl57,00
| TIE pumping out Of the shore inlet at tho
| North Side Pumpng- Works was commenced
yesterday. This IL preparatory to commencing
| pumping out nj tho old tunnel.
| TnE Treasurer wns yesterday cashtng tho 1850
scrip held by tho jnllitors anu engineers i'll tho
| should be served the same way.
TIE Statc-strcct viaduct Is In need OF repair,
and it Is estimated that the cost will be about
$T,G1o The matter Is to be lnld before tho Coun-
Gil and it is not thought safe to defer the COIN
| uaence!uent Of tho work much lougcr.
AN Interview between the members Of the
Treasurer yesterday resulted in nu ngrecmcnt
to pay the hoo-tcnchcrs for November and
Doeenbur i'll cash. They will get their Norem-
Dcr pMy in few days.
testimony in tho Staubcr caso expired yestcr-
day, aud the Judiciary Committee will report to
tho Council tomorrow evening recommending
an extension Of fifteen days. and thnt the whole
n1nttcr DO turned over to u speciul committee.
4 NEW nsh-box has appeared, sample OF
which WINS the sidewalk In front OF the r0ok-
cry yesterday. 1t is Of cast,iron, anu might be
mistaken fnr Il caok-stove. 1t contains reccptn-
clcs for both ashes and earbngc, and is also in
tentlcd TO serve the purpose of a hitchng-po post
resiaeaf IT strcs ST. pe tSns
COMMISSIONER WALLER will send communi-
Gallon to tho Council Tomorrow evening sub
hitting tho condition OF the streets III tho South
Division north Of Harrison street. He will 10
iufD fttf;if4. showing when ffnV l,l.t
and tho material used, and will recommend that
granis blocks or Medina stone be use! IN future
improvements. md that asphalt blocks be used
tn improving the alloys.
THE death report for Novemben shows tho
were MS follows: Diphtheria, 81: Group,
2 entcrt}s u esch; 1s inaation, 1a IS
typhoid fcyer \; scarlet s feyer, T.; heart d.
1Q; congestion Of tho lungs, Q; co1igcnital de:
bity. 6; scrofutu, y; aud street car accident and
poisoning, cAch.
s3ts1 S3s S gac TEa nss y sRs nsRseS
could not bo learned, nor tho name of the un-
fortunate. Tho case will be taken to tho Small
p3x Hospital this morning. a9d would hsyo been
Western Railroads empty cars SO surrounded
tho llosptal grounds thar u was impossible f9
get tho ambulance out. Such hlockudcS should
not be allowed to occur.
WAR OF FACTIONS.
There is n nice little wnr going on in certain
Aldcr,nantc circles over the Burlington Il
Quincy ordinance. There are several factions
among tho Aldermen, and each oue hss its lead
cr, and somehow tho Idea has gotten out that
there Is *'something" in tho ordinance. An ex-
Alderman Is champsonlllg it On the outside and
AID. Jtawcr Is trying to tako the lead upon the
tGside. ana thorc Is no end Of Jealousy. Both Of
nance, ] provided tho city;s interests aro pr properly
projected, has outspokcu opponents, there
is ercnt deal Of Whispering gt,ing on, and tho
air Is full Of r.,mors. The fute OF tho ordi-
nance will he watched tomorrow evening with
considerable interest by the Aldermen who
not in the deal. and especially by the public.
There is scarcely il doubt, however, but It will
pass in sOIuc form.