Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-06-03
The Mayor Has Signed the
New Street.CIeaning
Ordinance.
Bids for New School
Houses Are Adver-
tised For.
General Gossip from the City
Hall and Depart
ments.

There is a Gathering prospect that
the city's revenue will be much larger
this year than has been anticipated
Up TO last evening 1896 saloon IL
censes for the first quarter had been
issued 10y the City Collector. This
indicates about : 800 all told, and an
average of 1000 for the year. This
means a revenue of 5000, 600 from
this source alone, or $500, 600 more
than the estimate The receipts at
the water Office for the month aggre-
gated half a million, which is con
siderably more than for any month in
the history Of the department. The
quarterly rents for the North and
South Divisions are not all in yet,
either.
Controller Wetherell will have
nearly 81, 500, 900 in cash as soon as
the Collectors settle for the month.
Mayor Harrison signed the new
street and alley cleaning bureau or
dinance. AS yet no changes have
been made under it.
The commission of which the mem
bers were selected under the new
building ordinance TO examine candi-
dates for the position Of Inspector OF
Buildings had another meeting. The
new inspectors will probably he an
nounced Saturday.
City Engineer Artingstall is work
ing on the plans for the new viaduct
for the use of teams Of the Street
Cleaning Department over the llli-
nois Central tracks at the foot of
oath street where the Council has or
dered it built instead Of at 25th
street, as first intended.
Business Manager Guilford has ad-
yertlsed for bids for the erection Of
siXteen-roOm school-house on 43d
street, between Colorado avenue and
Harrison street, and for an eighteen
room building on ShOltO street, be-
tween Good and Better streets He
also advertises for sale the two-story
frame building at No Is Brown
street.
No order discontnuing the Bureau
Of Immigrant Inspection came from
the State officials Wednesday as was
expected, as Gov. Altgeld had stated
that the State could not continue the
work after June /. Commissioner
Reynolds has had several conferences
with the Finance Committee and will
begin the work Of inspection as soon
as il is discontinued by the State.
The Finance Committee will allow
the expense TO be paid out OF the con-
tingent fund until other arrange
ments can be made.
Commissioner OF Health Reynolds
has directed Supt. Welles, of the Bu-.
reau Of Street and Alley Cleaning, To,
have garbage taken 10 the new Gre
matory built by the Chemical Gar
bage Reduction Company at Maxwell
and Lumber streets, In order that
the furnace be tested The Commits
sioner will then investigate the work
ing Of the two other experimental
cfematOries in the city, and also the.
one in operation az the Worlds Fair
grounds. lie will then report 90 the
Council as directed.
Chief OF Police McClaughry on
Wednesday sent out an order abolish
lng the 0iilcc of drillmaster Of the
department aud making that work "a.
part of the duty of Inspector Fitk-
patrick. The order does not say
what Is to become uf Captain llarti.
gan. thc former drillmastef but t-
turns latro.man Auuas the assistant
tahls former duties The onler goes
.uueHecJ an uufr ku order reducing
enc fuue hf seventy men was also
scot eut "Wednesday ln accordance
WltH th4 NafUfs suasestHH the meu
dismissed sra AMONG thDso mast fcs
eatf N.aHt