, 1880-07-11
THE CITY.-HALL.

sA1ooSKEEpERs to the number Of $50 have
renewed their licenses.
FRANK BARRETT WIS back yesterday, and an
nounced that be had brought wife with him.
TIE Fire Marshal is preparing the census OF
his department to be forwarded to Washington
The Treasurer yesterday received $3.+s9 III ON
the Collector, 81 ,523 from the Water Department,
and $3.50 from the Controller.
An artist has painted a picture OF his Honor,
and it hangs over the door scading to his ofhce.
1t is labeled, +" Orders takei1 nere-'
THE Committee on Schools is called for
Wednesday; the Committee on Public Bnild-
tngs for Thursday: and the Committee on Mar
ke1s and the Committee On Hallroads 1or ffl-
day.
under the new ordinance to carry concealed
weapons. They are John E. Davis. w: L. Jones,
G. il. Clements. Edward Morrill,, E. Bcnsinger,
and E. D. Sweet
THERE is a marked improvement IN the man
ner Of issuing burial permits At least they arc
no longer lying around to. be picked IN and
filed out by undcrtakers and others The re-
form did not come before it was needed
THE Mayor will send to the Council TOMORROW
names to iill the vacancies in the Board Of Edn-
cation and the Public Library Board He has
agreed upon the list, but could not be persuaded
to disclose anything further on the subject than
he gave out over week ago.
THE tender of the Clark street bridge called
to see Mr. Wulicr yesterday to explain the acci-
dent Of the day before BY which hts assistant,
William Johnson. WAS injured According to his
story the tug-boat was to blame, and be intends
to urge Johnson to bring suit against its owner
for damages
COMPLAINTS have been, numerous recently
about the fifty condition Of South Water street,
and Yesterday the Mayor looked over the ground
ana offered 10 have the dirt removed twice = y
week if the business men there would have it
piled up. Some such arrangement W1ll, no
doubt, be entered into
THE Mayor says be will pay no attention to
the action Of the .Comn1lt1ee On health ana
works, but he will order their erection as soon
as d site 10 erect them on has been secured and
the necessary arrangements have been made
with the Canal Commissioners.
COMPLAINT is made that the breweries of
Seipp and keeley. In the vicinity of the foot of
Twrnty-seyenth street, are foulinE the water IN
e lake K saekiDx 5dS Of sna VI
street trouble has not yet been settled to his
liking, and he is threatening to complain to the
Grand jury against the Illinois Central Rnilrontt
Company, which is charged with maintaining the
nuisance.
COMMISSIONER WALLER has about concluded
the negotiations which haze been pending for
some weeks with reference to dredging tue
river, and tomorrow evening will send Il COM
municutiou to the Council on the subject. Hc is
mum US to what has heen accomplished, but it is
Thought that he has abandoned the lue! OF pnr-
the contract for the work. that the dredging can
he done for much less than has been heretofore
paid. ...
TIE sTATE-sTnEET IMPROVEMENT.
Mr.. E. j. Harkncss, OF the Special Assessment
Department, says that some ulistakes have been
made i'll the papers In reference to the widening
of State street Up to date $1G5.0 has been
collected for the improvement, Of which $l-s},-.
aG6 isin the form Of vouchers Issued on accountof
damages awarded in the, condemnation pro-
ceedings, and the balance VS) is 1 c,.sh. The
amounts OF $500 on the block between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets, and $l3,0N between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, he cxpllins
are due to owners Of property in those blocks,
and have no reference to the cost Of the work:
while the balance has been paid in vouchers, and
moving the buildings, be says, are made by
the owners, with which the CITY has
nothing to do, and he announces
that the city Is ready to pay all balances due for
du1nages in cash as fur south as Eighteenth
street, instead of Twentieth, which will require
about $4,000. The collections, he says, are be-
ing made rapid1y, and the Indications are thnt
enough money will be on hand to pay balances
due US far Twenty second street as fist as
the buildings can be removed. He thinks that
the street will be widencd to the last-nan1cd
street by Aug. Is, and to Thirty-tirst street be-
fore the close Of the Season.