, 1881-11-01

pur.,ing, MID paving Ii, front Of certnIn lots on
Quincy street, between Franklin nrd 3lnrket.
Also for pnvinx an nllcy from Sixteenth to
Eighteenth street, butwcen Indiana und prnirie
nyennc4.
THE POLICE 1tEr011r.
Hilpnrintcnt!eut-of- Police NcGnriqlo sl,bmf&-
ted Ills report for tho quarter ending Sept. 10,
1851. The n,nount IF property reported stoten
during TINT tin,o was &rl,us0. Of which $3,&m
was recovered. Tho total expenses Of the de-
parttnent wcro &lh,8i0. Tho arrests snatlo wer0
u.tB9 of whlGh .,tNa wero or fcnalcs, and tho
fines imposed amounted IN sdt,14l. OF thb per-
Sons nrreated, 5.1s4 wero Americans, 1,3st 1rah,
anu !, ,lGy Uurnlut,s, OF tho tutui number, J.faI5
wero discharged by tho Police Justices, ,tU5
wcro lined. ss, sentenced to tho ilouBo OF Cor
rectlon. 4E} held to tho Criminal Court. md 20l
took chanues VI venue. Thprb were W8 8chmrges
Of assault III tts different phases. ranging from
tho simple tattnry To tho attempt at murder.
Ono hundrcu md twenty-five cases Of burglary
we're reported TO tho police in threo mouths
9hore wuro 4.lsl pursons repnrtal lIsortlsrly,
100 drunk, md :al who conltnc1 tho!r tnioItca-
tton with dts0rdcr!y conduct. During the threo
% MYatn; !; ~ !,s' iSst % saa.sn wore found und ro.
THE Fist INSPECTOR.
The Committee on Judiciary reported favor.
nbly OIL thu bond uE tho Fish lnspeoturt which
leli 10 discussion to tho legality Of tho
ordinance under which that oi!lcial hAd been up
Aid. Dixon moved, in tho midst of tho dis
c1sslou. thAt tho ApprUrnt Ut tim bond bu post.
pole!l, and tho tiation prevailed by thu fo'low@
,Iess-Wlckersham, plxon, sauuers. shorcy,
Phelps, Watkins, WQtlcrcll, Snlyth, FctYey,
Wunzcr, AlUycr, Ua!r-iS.
Nays-Appcton. Burke, Sheridan, Cqllcston,
SAigStst S.sPSssr 5s s.Ssr e;a Ya ir impS p{sS Msas
Murphy, Harrett. Uurley-lf.
JAstIEsuNs REVISION.
Tho Jud!c1ury Committed reported favorably
on tho cla!m Of EHbert latnlesun for revising
ttle city nrtlln1npcs Aad recommended thnt tlu
Controller my him whatever WA due. Tho re-
pOst wns coucusred In, Aid. hurley voting In tho
negative.
POWER Of THE MAJOR TO ACT As cos1si1s-
slONEIs UF Pu1l1.tC wOIlKa.
Aid. SuUrcy submitted an opInlo,, from the
City Attorney Oh tho question Ut tho power of
tho tho Mayor t3 act ~ Commissioner OF Public
Cry Law DEPARTMENT, Oct. 3l.-Thc Hon.
Garter II. ifdrrfs',H. lfuDor, tlc.: Yuu Ask from
Wcp,rt,soSt % q uGiic Works, that oiiico i, boins lug
vAGnnt by res!xIatlon af tho lutte incumbent,
tliG ynlltllty ut cuntructs which tue rIty may
entor ,nto through tlc ,.dtnluls trat,on Of tho
iiy lilo et,nrtor the Mayor ID made tho Chief
executive otlcer Ut tho city, aud by seu. - Ut
tho chartcr, it Is deetarci That :" DO shaIi Eor.
Turin I'LL Stcll duties US IRE or may be prescribed
by Inv Or by tho city vrtlluunccs. and shnll tuka
cnrU that tho lnws AIltl 0rulNlllcrs tNthE1ly
uxceutel." Hy tho ortllnuhecs Ut tile city tlcro
nre extunsLye duties l,npusod upon the CoEnlnls.
sl1ncr Of Public Works, such u ADVERTISING ror
bids amt letting cI,ttlsets for puiAio IMPROVE
n,pilty. takiuK caro- Ut streets, public grounds
OtC. Tho resignation Of, anu FllcMtCy In, tho
hcld III this dtpArtMDnt&lpDs mt rcluyc yui
FROM tho responsibility ot sculng that Tho Or
dillaEues nerttInins tlcrctt, ilr4 properly cxc.
cutsl. Tho Department. uf Public Works rs q
tho Commtsslnngr dies Or reslRuE, and tho btay0r
| Us tho "chtcl executive olseor' ttiust
| ard hns tho right to nlMtnlstcr tho
| nHMirs OF thAt department. Tue liuh Of n
"Ghlcf executive" implies suburditmte. Tho
death, or fcslKnatlon, Or temporary tncApnelty
tho administration nf hfs department. isltls
must he uIu,lcd, contracts lot. work prosccuted
Wy, H., y.
uIlices, Such atln,tnstration in tic interim d.
wolves upun the Mayor. lmcupacity by sickness
huyt Or Gnn tiow frt,,,. ;1c Mayor acting. '~''''
| In my upuou a cOtltruut lot by tho hfayor
acting Ia t,lauu Ut tte Comu,jssLnIter OF Public
rAtion M It lot by such Cumn,jssIo,,or while ut
| tho cDatrnut nr0 bUtinI by il, -
Tho history Of anti nuInts involved Ia tho leg
islntOu Ut lilo City Council Ii, pusbit,x tho I'D
| limrI nf TuI,lit, WnrkH wore wivnn i,y 'In,ltrn
| UI bnartt wis ntoljshpd .,y tho tity Eo,,lciI
sent it, 1876 anIi ly sucuf1l Ortltfnllco III thn
it,tte lin untirn mifajrs ~ Tin nf ht,nrd wnrn
| administered by Monroe Heath, thop btnyur.
| liz ct,nti.tlcd to not us Commissioner Ut Public
Wt1rku hnvtt,f nttirn .,hn r,r., ~ tMt
iii 'In,;. HI iSsIl nsnr tw ycsra wham H. ,,is
| t,mlcI Mr. Ehes1,rotivh tn In tnn,inissinnnr at
Isnt,IIr Wt,rEH that ,'no bus,inw i,t.", ~, 1,n