, 1880-01-04
THE CITY-HALL.

| Five cases of measles and four Of scarlet
| fever were reported yesterday.
The Treasurer yesterday received 81, 49,
from the Water Department, and S6o5 from the
| Controller.
| The reduction OF expenses promised in the
| Water Department for the new year has not yet
| been made
| Commissioner Waller was yesterday SO fa1
improved in health that he expected to bo at his
| Office tomorrow.
| The Health Department is signing fol
Judge Janesons decision in the Illinois Drying
Company injunction case.
A building permit was yesterday issued to
R S F sleGi sree
The Mayor has ordered the verses which
accompanied the cane presentation Transcribed
on parchment, and will frame the same and
add them to his large collection Of relics.
The meat condemnations yesterday were
light, consisting Of TWO - SUNK INK. calves M res n t TIC
Yards, and seven quarters OF beef IN Bridge
port
The effectiveness of the police force will be
reduced tomorrow by about one hundred OF the
tend ten, he calling Of the quasi-criminal calendar
in the Criminal Court
The Gas Inspector prepared his first
monthly report yesterday. 1t shows the amount
Of gas consumed BY tho test-metres; that the
Gas lamps were not lighted in the North and
South Divisions, and e,0{3 in the West Division.
He says he hns examined 1900 lamps during the
TN exceedingly filthy condition, t6 which he has
called the attention Of the Gas Companies.
The receipts for licenses for the past year,
OF all kinds, were Sel4 ,:ls, against S:l3:aG for
from saioons, against $1533,334i, showing IN in
crease Of revenue from that source Of over $l0,-
0o0 The receipts from peddlcrs were ss,1So; from
s4,57o; from wagons, s11, 100; from nuctioneers,
$2150; from billiard tables, SCI; from slaugh-
tering and rendering houses, $3.50; and from
junk-dcalers s, ,694.
Postal cards were sent out yesterday to all
persons delinquent for water-t tax. Those who
owe since May are to be given three days to pay
up, and those delinquent since November will be
have have paid @ n I'd advancc did did It because they had
been given to understand that those who did not
would have their wnter shut of. It appears
with the public, and it may be yet in this new
order. One thing IS certain, the people; ought
not to be fooled In any. such way, md much
more such trihing will tclIupon the collections
All ought to be treated alike.
4 CRED1TABLE REPORT. -.
Supt. FELTON,, Of the Dridewel sent bis report
for the quarter ending Dec. 81 to the Controller
Of the quarter he had 4s5 prisoners in charge:
that since then 1887 had been admitted, and that
the discharges had been 1,3l1, leaving ct the IL
offenses had been us follows: Breach Of he
peace, 5as; tntoxicauon, 216; yagrancy zoa;
derly houses, IS; violation Of miscellaneous or
dinances, 19l; violating town and village ordt-
nanccs, 10; burglary, 6; larceny, i; robbery,
OF the commitments, TAG admitted having been
there before and 51 claimed to be there
for the first time. One thousand two hundred
and thfrty-eight were white, 49 black,
a6 married, and a51 single. The receipts for the
institution appear to have been, for labor Of
prisoners, $1,11e, and the expense OF feeding
and clothing them, S9,660.