, 1881-05-08
THE CITY-HALL.
DR.. De Wolf Thinks the Mortality
VIII Decrease,
As the Water Improves IN Quality
and Purity.

Prof Patton, the City Chemist, yesterday sen.
in u report to the City Engineer OF the result OF
thirty-two samples Of lake wnter- Mr. CrcG'er
declined to have tho analysis made public untl1
he could give the location where eacn s ampie
WIS taken from.
Yesterday tho Chief Of Police received tsso
new styles of helmets, With patent CORK Eentasa-
tors, which were recommended as heat-Gear 1o'
summer for tho Chicago police force Io'n Cus-
rier wore one during the day. and looked ike
German Uhlan. They arc OF tho same pattern
as those worn by the London ''bobbies
City Clerk Howard ceased collecting the dog
tax on tho 18th of April Up to that date NC
took In s4.700 Yesterday he turned over to tue
City Treasurer $3,GG lis balance which re-
n4aincd In his hands The City ClcrS no"
handles no license money ut ~. ne mercy ,. .s-
sues tho papers upon the Clly Co4ltclois IL
cetpts.
Tho delinquent special assessments for tho
yeur 1880 remaining unpaid amount 70 Sytl,olo.
Yesterday the City Collector finished inc nooks, IS
delivered to the County TreasureE to-notto"
for collection, rs ordered by tho City Council;
made on their property fronts will be taxed ~
cents extra per lot for tlelinuucncy.
There were tfty-four burial permits Issued
Yesterday. Dr. Do Wolf stated that. taktns into
consideration thlt there were but thirty-HFc
deuths the cny before, there was nothing ut-
usual In the rate OF mortality From this time
there would be decrease Ill the death rte: tne
ss tse daa w5fs icy !y
convinced than ever that tho bad water eanseu
the unusual mortality rate OF the past 1e"
weeks.
| The following Is the report OF the Tenement
| House Inspectors for the past week, as made 10
Dr. De Wolf: Number Of tenement houses eA-
nu,ineu, :s5; number Of EooHls IN tue,n, ;st.
occupca oy 9'. ora.nd s1. n,,isance abntcd. Il.
There were two suits brought dnrinS tno weeN, ta
,ho ons arson s,,.. yas lined IS ind costs This
pauei Sua h!en the best weeks work done since the
inspections Desah'
The City Engineer, Mr.. Cregter. yesterday
sho,lld n no, 10 iind f4ut bccause tho head water
throughout the city was NOT az great rs usual:
The WIS tho stoppasc Of the Efsa1 engime
biz engine must be attended to aud cleaned BE-
hot wcher 4an ssss in ana e
public should be willing to put up with 1t"
| n,,;,dinr ncr1nits were issued Yesterday as fol-
lows; ~ .sxsS fner Norfh tIarE street nc,..
usln uumElns, se,s,1o oa RI cnst Il 4u0: Jacob ielmke
4a's,or,s n,i i,osrment store and dwelling
a,rSI f.et M;waukef. and Evergreen avenue, t
teseg @ ~; iy nr, ' r. II pnrfrr two-story basement
cu5s a 80" cto,a dwni,nr ;.xSi feet Erie nnt
Tass s1rnets to cost ssoWJo Juiis jonas. three
las 90 , ;,asaE,a1t sfnre alygt feet. No Is
stu1 ss!o .ta., ~ cnsr sI} tSNl s{r Cobb two
stnrt hnscnenr' and attic dwelling, ;lsxj5 feet
Rush' strcet near corner OF Huron, Il
| cost Sla0W; Pennsylvania Conl Com
| pauy shelter, shed. .WJx3D0 feet Car
| nenfer anl North Branch, to cost *lO0ol
ti Srzeon two-story and basement dwelling. ~; !;
by Is feet, 20o Clcavcr street, to cost S.:ou
Jn1nes Todd, for 1bree-story and blsefnenI st1r
and dwelling, Is by IT, feet. Ha5teu unu IhS4o
Streets to cost S:O,0oV.
A1.DEKMAS1c SALARIES.
| - .., .-o,ta,l,,, ,no+ tbc Alder
THE TR!ncSE st.ea sGssess @ Iotr I.t at;ncn.1s II,
men had ,i ,s ~ on1i On The MOTTO
,.'f OF Aid. iiIdreth, Who by tne wuy, has MISE
one thlrM oi tne por.!oa ~ ~ tna 'a amnnrs irnw
seuce; Ine lot!o".uI ~. rther. I VVickcrshon
or u 4e uts."" gy, * ~ sar. -. u,iIrj yyl
N.Y.: Lyon: gs,' g.: :rann;s s,rs. Watkins
LARK, ~. ono'et: w, Srla s;' t,,1lfer,oIi. Ssi
w; -ncCauGs' 20. @,;o1,'n III. Hiircth. Sia