, 1880-08-01
THE CITY-.HAIL.

/ THE Committee on Streets and Alleys WEST
| is called for tomorrow at 3 o'clock-
! nR. ScHAEPER Yesterday reported that Nc. oas
| AJ;,uarkea avenue was infested with sewer
| gas.
TIE Mavor left for YorkViile yesterday after
| no,n. where he WIS to fly his eagle in the even
i ing.
| AcAsE of smallpox was reported from the
| South Division yesterday, but an EXAMINATION
| showed that it was measles
| CoRponAr1oN COUNSEL ADAMS will be home
| Tomorrow. He has been taking q rest in the
Wisconsin wilds for several weeks.
| THERE was great at the Water Department
! yesterday. Those who did not succeed tn paying
their water-tax during the day will be visited by
the shut-oH men to-morroW.
DAVID DUSSE, Foreman Of Streets OF the
South Division, retired to private life yesterday
for E S fpn M Her9 ill., hs
place temporarily, or until his successor can be
selected.
AMONG the building permits issued yesterday
was one to George Caldwell TO erect TWO two
$,400; and one to D. f. Pearsous to erect
two-story dwelling. corner Of Clark street and
Burton place. to cost $4,000
REBATES on account Of the following improve
cation to the Special Assessment Department:
Adams street, from Canal to Hnlsted; JACKSON
street fom Cana to h Haftoa Masfed street, Feet
Van Burcn to Harrison-
CONTRACTS we're awarded yesterday for grav-
cling and grading Twentieth street, from Suite
street to Calumet avenue; for filling, grading,
and paving Wentworth avenue, from Twenty
ninth to Thirty-thrd street.; and for grading,
filing and macadamizins Calumet avenue from
Thirty-tlrst street to Douglas avenue.
COMMISSIONER WALLER will advertise to-mor-
rbw for the building Of sewers on the following
streets: On Leavitt street, from Blue Island aV-
enue to Twenty-sccond street; on TWenty-sec-
ond street, from Leavitt to Rockwell; On Twen-
ty-second street, from Rockwell to a point sS
feet east Of Sacramento: and on California ay-
cnue, from Twenty-second street to sixteenth
The bids will be opened the 18th.
The question Of whethor so much OF the OBJ
jectionMble buildings in the way of widening
State street, and owned l'y the city, should be
sold or torn down was settled yesterday. They
will be torn down early in the week. Mr.. Waller
having concluded thar it wns to the city's inter-
est to SO dispose Of them The carrying out of
this conclusion will tuke twcnty-seven feet off
the front Of quite number OF fire traps, and,
beside, break up as many dlsgraceful. crime
breeding dcns.
Mr. GOTTLEIB, the gentleman who built the
stnte street bridge, renched the city yesterday,
fnd H % had i o talk With h ComssoneI Maer
the structure, ard has agreed to do it at
cost. He will make a thorough examination OF
does not advise him to the contrary, he will be
able TO give an estimate Of the cost Of the re-
patrs and also 70 state how long 1t will tnke him
to make them-
TIE Committee On Streets and Alleys, South,
met yesterday afternoon. and had under consid-
Grafton the application OF the Western Indiana
Railroad Company for the privilege OF raising
the east end of the Eighteenth street viaduet
four feet AID. Burke presented q reulon-
STRANGE, and upon his motion it was agreed to
visit the yladuct tomorrow ut 10 o'clock before
taking any action. The Committee also agreed
to report favorab1y on ordinances for paving
Third and Fourth avenues
PERMISSION was granted to the Western Union
Telegraph Compnny and the Bell Telephone
Company some time since to erect telegraph
poles on Clark street, between Twelfth und Sig
teenth streets. Yesterday. Notwithstanding the
fact that the poles are up and in use, the per-
mission was revoked by Commissioner Waller on
the Recommendation OF Superintendent Fogarty,
and the poles were ordered removed. hlr.
FOgarty's excuse for this Is that tho poles nre
dangerous, which it wonld seem that some one
should have discovered before the permit to
erect them was granted.
AID. CLARK had an extended conference with
the C1ty Engineer yesterday on the subject of
doubling the width Of Madison and Clark street
bridges. which was referred to Commissioner
Waller at the last meeting Of the Council. Mr.
'Crcgier said he had considered the proposition,
and had found no serious objection TO 1t So far
as ClarE street WIS concerned, the 1but1nents
extending SO rs to admit Of 1t, tl1t with tho
Madison street bridge tho case wns different,
and the change irnpractIcable- Hr. Waller Will
submit an estimate OF the cost Of the proposed
improvements aL an early duy.