, 1880-02-15

| 3oos he will recommend TINT the prOpe at the
corner OF Monroe street and me river 1g giee1 y 1
| the opinion that in the passage or tne ORDNANCE
! there were q great many policy votes cast and
| have the ordinance go into effect II the yeta
comes It will place certain Aldermen in an awk-
| ward position, and he wants to see them come to
the 'front.'
an Examination Of the walls Of the new City-Hall
in order to ascertain whether OF not the cracking
Of the inner walls was the result OF the settling Of
the building. He found that the outer walls had
settled three-quarters Of an inch all around,
which was far less than he had expected, and he
is satisfied that no building in the city has better
foundations. The county side OF the building,
Notwithstanding the piiing,, has settled even
more He is not yet prepAred to account for the ne
give his theory on the subject Tor tho reason
Tint the spring thaw might upset it.
MAYOR B1aE1ow and Commissioner Gilbert,
of New Haven, Conn., called upon Ffre-blarshal
Swcnie yesterday. They were here looking up
to he seen. and expressed themselves as highly
pleased. They were. shown through Engine
House No ~ and how the start was %aa
impressed I'M ] with 1T the idea that Chicago was ahead
Of the world in such matters. They VIII report pt
the ideas they gained are utilized, New Haven
will soon rival the best cities Of the East in its
Fire Department
DEFECTIVE Bu1LQ1NGSs
Of the transfer house Of the Chicago, Burlington
g. Quincy Railroad, ,son xtecnth street, were un-
safe. superintendent Kirkland ut once visited the.
premises and found the objections being correct
ed, a large force being employed to cure the weak
points. He examined the premises, however.
and ordered the tearing down Of the east and
west walls, and the destruction OF 100 feet of the
north and 200 feet Of the south Wnlls which is to
be done, which amounts to rebuilding the struct-
ure. Complaints of defective or insecure walls
arc coming in every day, and the recent cleya-
tor accident has increased the number. Several
persons called yesterday to complain OF cracks
IN tho walls Of their residences and to
the result of fright, and goes to show tho ex-
treme scnsitiveness Of the people. The report
that general examination Of elevators was be-
ing made is without foundation. Examinations
are simply made as requested.
THE sLADIsON-srREE1 BRIDGE
Bids were opened yesterday for rebuilding the
west approach to the Madison-strce bridge The
Union Foundry Works offered to do the work
for ,4e5; Rust $ Coolidge wanted $500 for the
pany offered to furnish the iron alone for S3e2
No award was made, and, since tho figures arc
way above what they were expected to be, the
out the iron, which. it seems has run
tho cost up SO high. Commissioner
Waller had calculated that the work could be
done for 81 Goo, but an examination showed yes
condition KS the west, and that it would be econ
omy to rebuild or repair both at the same time.
There is no truth whatcver in the report that the
approaches aro absolutely unsafe. The City
Engineer says that they are rs safe as they have
been for SIX months past, and says that the pro-
posed repairs were recommended not so much
because Of the necessity Of their being made at
once as because Of the convenience OF making
them in the winter season and while navigation
w0S closed.