, 1881-02-20
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Annual Inspection of Fire and Po-
lice Set for Tuesday.
The Total Length OF the caty
Streets Is 72O Miles.
Wa1ler's Views On the Transfer Of th'
Water " orks to the Oontroller'

dwelling On Indiana avenue, near Eighteenth
street, to cost SE,Gao.
Tho Treasurer received $40 $40 from the Col
1ector: s37os0 from the Controller: $6ooO0, 0,West-
Town Collector; *l8,G SO, korth-Iown eoilect-
or; total. sos o55.Ss.
The annual it,spec tion Of the Police and FIRE
Departments will be made Tuesday. anu al .us
Aldermen are to be invited to go around 1 VIII
tho Chief Of Police and Fire MARSHA; n Ins pnf i;
the morning.
Tho Mayor received letter from Cha RES Lhn-
man. OF the Japanese Legation. asking tor iams'
books, and documents In reference TO Pr pt9a1 o,I,r
needed for the use Of the authorities of IoRlo'
4 boxful will be sent to him.
The Sidewalk Inspectors have completed tnolr
annual work and rspGfteo pSfc Many inn Of them are
out Of order and others should bc renewca: dne
length of the Sidewalks in the dlnerent atssSe ~ 1
ia rs follows; North 14:e5o miles, couA' ~'o''o'
West, 3Gs. 10; total, 7ee0G5.
Tho Finance Committee left out OF the AP-
propriution hill the item for the punlic Library
because bill is pending in the Legaslature ~
thoFizng the levy ot OF taHes 1na on III ad ena6
ling the Council to set usitle $5s0O for the pnr
pose, instead of $4,000 under tho prcsen It !aw;
II The bill aoes5 60 fep the L5ary
1Ycolth Commissioner De Wolf is not angry,
but nut out because the Finance Com nlttee Giit
OF the item for the Workshop 1nspecto.s. .n9 ~
tod THngSS ,naa the Status
125OO0 waQe workers. and that. IN c9nsGauchso93 h.3
Of these visits, extensive Improvements nau
been and we're bsng aa9 IN }rom danccr
n1;s machinery and improving the ventilation.
i bill is pending In tho Legislature giving a tng
Health Department control of tho sewerage and
If it passes tho Commissioner will be unaoio
to entorre its provisions with any deuree or sat-
isfaction unless he hns three inspectors and nc
inte1ds to nsk tho Aldermen 10 reseoro tue 'teta
fur their salaries.
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
OF the Council held meeting yesterday a1tcr-
noon. An opinion was received from tne Coepor @
ration Counsel witt reference TO tne E1rT
Wayne Railroud Company, stating tnat 4e eoutu
mn sec where the city hAd been damaged there
~ -, answer Ills question: Els tho city liable for
damages, If any havo been snsta!nen; ,,.ia 10 lay
property between the vfaduc1 ano enAe'e@
Tho Western Indiana matter was taken up
aud q majority Of the Committee signed r.
port setting forth that the EXTENSION VI tne t!naG
in which to luy It's tracks by the UNAUTHORIZED
acts OF the Muyor had no support i'll law nor III
reason, and they therefore stood upon tne rec
Of their dePeft s re6t
was also decided to suggest to tho Co1ncI .nn.
NJ, action whatever be taken rs to the Company
until the Courts had disposed OF the pending
The ordinance requiring the railroad COM
paujes not only to build but to Keep IN repair
the vinducts was referred TO the Inv DGpart- u
ment for mn oplniou as to its legality. 1t being
requested to let up one on tho subject which
will come Within the law.
MEXICAN RELATIONS
/ Mayor Harrison was the recipient yestera1ay ~
Of three very pretty volumes, containing MS
tory Of Mexeo during the present n1; 81
Costello Nerre1e to the city, They were @ nrooe1s m a.
in n letter accompanying them that they
are given "us Il tribute OF admirne.on
hcaxo and as fghs des1e Gf Il the tho near
future Of mutually pleasant and profitable reln-
| lions between themselves and the public splr-
METROPOLIS Of the West, aud second city IN i'm
| Dortance On the Continent. The ob1ect OF me
! PRESERVATION will have bccn accomplished It u
shall result IN awakening even the lc'tst interest,"
| In u country and Il people soon to be bound 70
| US by the iron bands of two great intcrnauon;nl
I r,iwuy.,-a country of which we are stratgeis IA @
| ignorant. and Il people OF Wlota VIC Inv . oIeA
Mr. John F. cahili, Mexican Consul in St.
Louis, through whom the books came' says III
| II cnnnot refrain from adding ny = own cordial
| Endorsement to tho sentiment OF Scnnr Negrete,
| which embodIcs the sentiments of the Mcalean
/ pcople that, rs Nature has placed the two coun'
tries in contact the ties OF Enod-W'sl 1raternity
| and ,nutuul cuopn.lIon should be 50 extendca y
| It's to promote and strengthen the INTERESTS u
| their respective inhabitants.
| He trusted that the gift might prove to DC 9
link Of additional interest and fT1endsn,p I.,1 Pc
| tween the people of this great and progressive
! people und those Of the nefghhoriug Repuol,G: .,
IN lis acknowledgment, the Mayor ss.id: .:Chi,
cngo stretches toward Mexico & ovns r namo s ap nap
clusp that Of the City 1T Mexico with an lrtl
grasp. v hen that greeting Is brought aoou. ~.
| genius of cop,merce will smile, and the Goddess
Of Liberty will spread her projecting hand q
over two sister Republics
! The bonks are peculiarly interesting, because
Mi tho mechanical work, which evidences mucl
skill, was done in Mexico.
TIE vArEE-woEKs.
The suggestion Of the Finance Committee tina
6e deachcd from od the e,de Rspa1. 1h
charge Ut tho Controller has provoked gnot
deal Of talk. and II reporter yesfcrday asKet
Commissioner Waller what be thought about th'
proposed transfer.
;" ! DO not think the parties who proposed IT IN
dcrstand the situation, said be. - 1t lnks wei
euo11xh OIL the surface, but when 1t is attenlpte'
to put it in practical operation it won't work u
all The wht,le water system is SO intinlafe
| connected that 1t cannot be separated sStthou
discord aud injury to tho city. 1t would pc
complete overthrow Of tho lending principle
| which have governed the management OF INT
important interest Of the city from the BEGINNING
| The construction departtlent OF the ~lte olhc
tthe supplying the wntcr). Is the main thing Icr
intts to use the water are issued at the coi!cc
tlon department. but tho supplying tue watci
tipping tho mains, putting III .notcrs etc. be
long TO the construction department. at pres
cnr, working under one head, there IS unity
! '
| under two separate n1lnayEMents euch nav m
equa! power, and there will be perpetual Jarrln
and discord. New permits for the use OF w.tte
| involves the opening of Streets and the prutec
ton and control Uf all the streets Is with the Dc
partment OF Public Works, and not with tb
Controller. can see no way that the Cnn1r'llo
could manage it except he be given the entir
Water and Street Departments OF the cit.
Then. aud thcn only. " uld the eutire rltnlffca
! tions of the present system be under his COZ
troll and subject to his management Inc Com
i | mittcc stute that the Eatcr-ofllcc Is entlrel
! outside Dt ind has no relation to the Depnrl
1ncnt of Public Works The truth is, 1t is 50 IN
tcrworen with other duties and functions OF th
} Department that it cannot be separated from
without derHnglllg the whole system.
What do sou think is the rtnson for deslrtn
, that tho water oliice shull be tuken from yol
! Department."
II presume 1t IS because my way OF rnAnngn
| it is objectionable to somebody. Lieut. on forty
three Of the empuyt5 in 18Th. and reduced II
) | aggregate for salaries from $T,U0 TO $45:0o0 pt
L | nnnl1m, There IL all tho time grcnt deEEAu
frD,u outsiders TO get pinces in the Water-ofi1c
! | The pay is Thought TO be good and the MOI
! | light. have felt 1t my duty in protecting II
: interests Ut the city not to employ any moi
| men thin the city needed"
| alt is suggested III the report OF the Commlttt
thai, in the Multiplicity Of business. you have NJ
| been hblc to give tEat attention 70 the waite
: | office that its Importance demnndsY
r 'Qf course reasons must be assigned for q
= | yacutiug the chungc. l have given the waite
!, | oiIce great deal Of attention. AND. uutwitl
; standing the difficulties have had TO confer
| with, ctafu3 to have improved 1t IrEltly. anti