, 1880-05-16
TIE CITY-HA.LL.

TIE Mayor spent the day yesterday opening
the Illinois Central Ituilroad bridge.
THERE were no reports of smallpox yester-
day. and DR.. De Wolf WIS huppy. The patients
at the Hospital were reported US doing well.
THE City Treasurer yesterday received $515
and $3.50 from the Water Office. The County
Collector paid in Sl55, ,00L.
". H. MESDEL, of Boston. one Of the con-
tractors in the introduction of tho present
system of tire-alarm telegraph, was ut the Fire
Department yesterday He is to settle IN tho
city 1T IN early day.
THE Commissioner Of Public Works will adver-
tise Tomorrow for the supplying Of u dredgo
and the necessary scows to the city. Ho was in
city i dredgc, by which he can do the dredging
at ut ieast one-ha!f the cost it would be to cou-
tract for the work, but he will not accept It or
take any action until the bfds are opened, which
will be about the 9th
complaining that Ogden Canal or Slip. in the
North Division, was unavailable on account OF
the sinking Of scow in the vicinity OF OF the 81 d..
to do about it. The Corporation Counsel was
consulted in the matter. and his opinion was that
the canal ar slip vas beyond the control Of the
city, hence the city was not responsible for the
obstruction, 1t will cost very little to remove
the present trouble, but the city, acting upon
the advice Of the Law Department, will do moth
ing lest the removal of the scow in question
should be construed as an assumption on the
purt Of the city Of control OF the stream which
might leud to untold costs
THE Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad
Company is ubout to substitute an iron in place
Of the wooden structure over its tracks on Nil.
waukae avenue and Desplaincs street, and
yesterday afternoon the City Engineer, in
Coolidge lid s:s.47o: tho Delaware bridge
Company, sss,ss+: the Masstl!on Bridge Com
pany, $29,850 the Leighton Bridge Company,
hffl1rHi1ken Rridvn DHpy $1}
aud the Keystone Bridge Company, $3I.6o0-
Other bids were received. but these were ali that
The Railroad Company is to pay for the improve
tneut Of course. and, the bids being 50 variant,
no award was made.
THE DREDGING QUESTION.
At recent meeting Of the Council petition
was presented calling upon the Department Of
Public Works to dredge the river south OF Ash
land avenue. which was referred With power to
act The matter was referred to the Corpora-
ton Counsel, and yesterday he gave ;iT opinion,
which wus. In effect that the river at the point
named could only be drcdgcd by ordinance, and
that M Waller Ind %a1 46 or ea bo
done by the city, but that It, must be done By
ordnance and that the money to pay for IT must
he provided either BY general ta1 or special as
scssmcnt, and that the Council chnnot delegate
its authority in the matter to Mr. Naller or any
one else The opinion will be laid before the
Council tomorrow evening.
THE ASALYz1NG BUREAU.
Some weeks ago an annlsz1n9 bureau "as
added to the Health Department. and gentle-
man was imported to take charge OF IT, since
then. except when sick, he has been engaged
testing samples Of vinegar. and yesterday he
abou, completed his labors. His report was not
ready for the public but it will be given to-
morrow, and it is understood that it will show
that ss,lphuric acid has been and Is prominent
ingredient in the manufacture Of pure ciaar
vinegar in the city. He has examined twenty
six samples If the article retailed, each sample
representing Il manufacturer. and MS
disclosures promise to be Of consider,
able interest His next attack will
be Upon the milk dealers, and here he has big
field, for there IS scarcely doubt but nine out Of
every ten gallons sold in the city arc adulterated
product of COWS fed at the dtsti1eries His
report On this question will be looked forward
to with considerable interest, and IT Is to be
hoped that II there appears any basis foE pros