, 1881-03-20
TIE CITY-HALL.

THE Registrar Of Vital Statistics issued twen-
ty-two burial permits.
CONTROLLER GuRSEY was too Ill yesterday to
come down town.
The City Clerk requests the judges who have
not returned the pult-books taken W them
Tuesday tu do SO ut once
THREE of the Council Committees were to have
met Yesterday, but mt one Of them could gel
quorum on account of the storm.
THE Treasurer put into his cash-box $4,000,
OF which $llU,0W came from the South Iown
Collector, $44, !6 from the Controller, aud Sl,oa
from the Wnter Office.
THE Controller delivered $21.6oo more Of the
per cent tonds, making $.s,5,0jo SO far. There
are still On hand $5v'.a11. AL must be taken py
the 18Th, or those left over will be sold 1o the
hgnest bidder pcope s whG fa x Loo not be-
ready until the middle or latter part OF this
week.
ONLY a few street-laborers were at work yes
terday, and they were looking after the sewer We
inlets Should the SHOW turn into rain. all the
available hands will be put into the dltches' IN
order to cleuu them out. As SOON as the storfa
is over. the breaking up OF the ICE WI oe COM
tion Mt least is attended to. When the picking ls
done Mayor Harrison hopes the merchants will
have. the ice carted FROM In frunt Of their Stores
THIS city is unable 70 do 'n's. us tho special ap
preparation of $l5, ,OJU no more than enough to
put the ice III condition to be removed.
CONTAGIOUS D1sEAsEs-
dav. the disease would seem to be dying
out as the total number OF cases for tue week
was only fifteen, against 1hir1y-llve Tor me prr
ccdtng one. There was one death IN the city
and Two ut the Hospital, where there are thirty
Tho % person attacked with smallpox at the
Sheldon House. No. jG3 West Madison street,
was removed ut once 10 the Hospital And tue
premises thoroughly disinfectcd. so that thete G
cause Tor any aS e. f1r ,e as fn,aTe snd on m
| missioner De Wulf make this statement.
| Other contagious diseases also appear 70 oe
disappearing, US hut four eases Of dpntnefia3 1n ~
| chicken pux, at No. ISL Michigan avenue, came
| to the knowledge of the Health Department
y1ADUCT DAMAGES.
City-Attorney Grinnelt says in his annual re-
There are several suits pending against the
| city growing OUT OF the building and construc-
| tion Of the various viaducts- me properly
| owners at or near the respective viaducts cfhlm
| that, although their property ls not taken tof
the improvement, it Is damaged by reason there
Of. and thnt under our present CONSTITUTION on
| he taken or dumuged for public use wlthout 1us'
compensation ETC., they havea right not existing
| under the former Constitution. Auu are entltleo
to such 1umagcs as they can prove The case OF
Kigney VS.. City fairly presented the question u
to the meaning and sc"pe Of the ws'Ed .o,ln-
! ed the jury to the effect that 1t was non"
| acttonable injury, and they must ntd tor tne
city. This cuse stands on appeal and VIII se1t!e
this ycxed question, and II finally decided IN
| favor Of the pruperty-owner will necessarily
| involve the payment Of. Il considerable sum q
money for compensation for the injury clairned
and which no doubt has been sustained In many
| instances
The Appellate Court sustained the decision OF
| the Cirruit Court, but word was received frotI
| Ottawa yesterday that the Supreme Court had
reversed it, scott, Sheldon. and Dckey dissenting
An application will be made tor u rehcaring.
| Should it be denied, the city will probably have
TO pay large amount Ut money If all the CON
'tenlpiated vladucts nrc nuslt AS to damages
growing out of those already constructed, IN
I most cases the statute Of Limitations bars amy
/ claim; rs tn tie Cthers quite number OF suits
| are pending. and more will Undoubtedly bC
| brought Kigney owns house On kinzie street
| which was cut off from Hulstcd by tho north up
| prOach to the yiAduct.