, 1881-05-29

garbage fostering and F01tiuR Ill LIE ouu! auG
| manure piles that have NOT been Gttulnisoeo
| since last fall. DR.. De Wolf IS mol AcTc al
present, but be will be back on the 80 OF June
and this is one Of the first things tha1 snou4o
| demand his immediate attention.
TurnE were no new cases Of small pox report
| ed Yesterday. but there were five deaths tru1
tho diseasc-tour in the city and one ut tho hos,
pital A child named Amanda Aaums. :sed !
| ycurs taken from 551 North Husted street. died
! ut the pest house. The deaths III the :ity we're
Anton Krc!er aged ~ ks SSasS;, r; ~ ut ~ hrngsT f5i
! street; Catharne 1jerncy. aged -. nt ;a6 NcSt
| Fifteenth street; d child named Wise, at 'a1
May street.
| 4 wEt.L-KSowS and practical carpenter yes
tcrtlay informed the Nuilding Inspector that he
believed that the way III which the seats were be-
juy put upat the circus ground tor the ForePailgh
| stlu;y next week WIS not such us to commend
1l1om to the public for extreme safety. There
| were no supports at the spices Of the g1rders,
| and Il pressure upon them was liable to break
them down, and bur two or three nails we're be-
tpr driven in the holdings for the upright
| st:lnchons. TIE Building Inspector has no
t authority in the matter. ut the same time he
promised to luuk into It.
| T3tE Committee on Public Buildings met at 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon III the City Clerk s
o!lcc with Aid llilslreth in the chair, and con-
| sldercd the communication OF tho Cnunty Aoaru
in regard To terminating tito lease OF the city
portion Of the Courthouse lot. The committee
| dccitled to recommend uhat the communication
be placed on nc, a5 tho Sasc hd not p.shvme 1,nn
its value determined, AS there did not appear 10
! he any apprasable or marketable value 10 tho
portion built upon and now occupied ny Inc
county,
DuILp1SG permits were granted yesterday as
follows: ". +. Wactsmuth, thtee-stnry and
| basement store aud dwelling. - by ~ feet, AIS
1Iulste1 street, to cost S12,0U0; Mrs: Elizabeth
G,,ycu, two-siory aud basement dwelling, ~ by
81 feet, northwes: corner Of LII St!sr and Goethe
Streets to cost $5,DN; Levi Rosenicld, 1our
three STORY and basement brick dwellings. each
- by ;S feet, NafStel and Meridian streets. to
cost $;00M: George lepp. three-slory and " last ;
ment dwelling = by ~ ,ss feet 4'9 Nortn M.lii nd
Wessou street to cost $..5J0; William lett two
story dwelling Il by u feet, on Wes5 o Van bn-
rem near Rockwell street, to cost $ ,U0O.
FoRErArGr's circus seems to have attracted
to this city more ''dizGy fAkrs and thiMDie-
rigecrs than have turned up before with like
iustitut!o:: erE About th'rtr o. then ne ea.dea @
interviewed Officer Hunt. who his charge
of the city show licenses to see If they could get
:.fakes' on tho Lake Front to-day. He. OF
course. refused, and referred them to the Chief
of Police. who also refused to have licenses
granted to any of them. Then there was the
:. mermaid " man. the man With the two-head-
ed child. the grcnt bon constructor or anaconda'
from South Amcreka., 10 none Of these H.
are SIMPLY :" $nilcS' of the first water where the
b1lnko man rules and the strangers and Erangers
~. II 1he police would suppress them ali it
would be II good job well done. Officer Hunt de-
seryes credit for refusing 10 have anyt thing to do
with them
La SALE STREET VACATION.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys, South,
met yesterday afternoon at . CLOCK III tco Clty
Clerks otice, with Aid. Watkins In the chair,
aiaa ao; no, atpitton, ~. ,1 nros.,,t
Com ,littee.
The vucauon of the south portion Of La Salle
Mr. Withrow. the attorney for the Chicago s;
Rock lsiaud and the Michigan Southern Rail-
roads. gave Il brief history OF what the Commit
tee aud Council previously had done. full reports
OF which have already been published III LIE
Mr, Dcnsley, the Chairman of the Board Of
Trade Committee, said that the Board Of Trade
had contracted u build within two years after
the property 'sus conveyed TO IT, und put up Il
nu.!'tns that Mo.iid oe Greutaoe 20 lG cry t
earnest OF what they inetlded to tl1. and would
commence work upon their structure nS soon Us
possible after the vacation.
DR.. Miller stated that there WAS no necessity
for the vacation Of the street, which would be
equivalent to giving the Board o1 IrAde Sl60,-
corporation. II such Il precedent wuS cstab-
liShed. where WIS it going tn Gilu!
Nr Witnro'v said that ne @ haa ~ inferred that
to this vacation, but upon Previous questioning
he had admitted that he owned none If he WIS
attorney for any person he should have said 50.
the public interests would be suhserved uy this
vacation. even if the Doard Of Trade DID noL 70
extent fur leaning. because Of the turning on
to the railroad track Van Huren street The
railroad companies had maid $335,VU Of the
So 900 for the opening OF La Sale street some
years ago, for the outlook to their depot. They
were willing to contribute this amount Of money
If tho Board Of Trade came down there. and he
thought thai that would cut a somewhat I1n-
1'ortnnt figure III considering the matter.
The LII Sale street matter was temporarily
laid over, and tho Committee took up tho
proposed lease If Nineteeuth street for
tho purpose of giving the Chicago s. West |
ern Indiana Railroad Company room to
build their elevator. and in return therefor the
Company to straightcn the river at that point.
1nd thus widen the cbAnntf for navigation. t
The Committee decided to report fRvornbly |
upon this matter. and instructed tho Chairman |
to report the necessary ordinance ut the next |
meeting OF the Council. |
The sAtlc Company also asked permission to |
luy un underground telegraph cable north from |
Twelfth street to their Uice Dearborn street.
The Company already has cable i'll operation |
from Archer ayenile TO Twelfth street. The ]
whole matter was referred to the Corporation |
Counsel to prepare the necessary ordinance to |
he reported to tho Committee une week from |
date.
The Committee conquered in the report of the |
old Committee for the opening OF Indiana ave- |
nut from Fnurtc~clth street to Park row. !
II WIS decided to report ordinance tor tho |
paving Of Tbirty-third street. from Cottage
Grove avenue to the ruiiroad track.
On motion OF Aid. Phelps. further considera-
ton OF the La Sale matter was postponed for
one week, i'll order to hear from the Corporation |
ton Counsel on the subject |