Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1876, Page 1

Uhe Ohifage Lmlp T¥ibune, VOLUME 29. SATFES. THE GREAT BROADWAY FIRE, AERRING'S SAFES Agaln, 28 Always, True lo Thelr Trast, WIAT THEIL OWNERS SAY) ting of sixty-elx hours, eur "aMl:f:‘ e eocuind o e ety RS e oy et aad shoarlulyieatiy fo e aviag 13 Lot g 4590 safo was w0 coverpd with debrla’ that wa wora un- f b 1, Gt bitdior, No. e i In7ip ook of boota And :" 208, wolo was entirely coasumi fa that of & furnace. salo beld savoral o tirm Bers of apers of gres m that wo la as T ene e vfe os amod ot ke X POWIIE, ‘GABTUR & UD. +4 Wa had {ntrosted our be ur On: lon Bafos. ‘1) vora tas jected Lo, Ot aad g caccent of o, It 1 o Pateat Onam- tha keoplog of maol the mott te- [ur & $af8 to bo sub- rough to Crotby-st., 7, apon (B4 o1l from tt falilng waile 6 was butled o hot bricks ralog dabrl, whero i comting and roasted untll atlast reachiod on the tbied day [l thion the bricks surrounding it wa, Scaroely be handied. Yet, upon opening, everthing it —books, insuranos polioles, ate.—was taken out 3:7:?{1:?. 00k% LEGKO, K. SHONTIIDOE & G b i\ 4 1Ny oo w ind ralushis papers in my sal 1Eas sabjootec to n mort sg trustworthy, 441 Broadway. . . Eavod my booka .I:\' your 'Cusmiplons.’ 30 . ToORER." . oods, but saved our books ot e entre, "‘nklfll&llflut’l PuAlunl Hafes, Th snd payars (ool yodt in building being of an foflammable cliaracter, Dedeahoinra. s 5L B MIOHANDS'a"00, - CALL AND SEB “THE CHAMPION,” HERRING & CO., (Qor, Fourteonth-st, and Indiana-av, "MISCELLANOEUS, OITY TAX REDENPTIONS. On and ofter Feb, 26,1870, the premium on redomption of Oity Tax Cortiflaates will be as follows: Bala of 1875, for city taxes of 1874, 20 per cent. Bale of 1874, for city taxes of1873, 40 por cent. Saloof 1873, for oity taxos of 1873, 50 por cont. Partica wish. ing tonvost can have certificates, until the bove date, at tho presont ratos, viz: Sale of 1876 without premium,. Salo of 1874 snd 1873, 26 por cont promium. 8, 8, HAYES, Comptrellor. Chieago, Feb. 7, 1370, "BITTERWATER. From thi date wo offez GENUINE IMPORTED FREDERICESHALL DITTERWATER at $4.80 per wse, cash, ZCHAPIN & GORE, . 73and 73 Monroest. P —— L LA MARSH'S IMPROVED HEALTH LIET, Drice. 416, Bla months® exseche, 15, OHI0AGO HEALTA LIFT CO. i -t + 09 800 g L BT, Maagor. HOTEL. = BREVOORTHOUSE ON THE NUROPEAN PLAN, Madison-st, between Olark and LaSalle, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, The Brevoort, which has been rocently furnished tn ont elcgant style, fa the Snest Europe:n Holel in thecity; i situsted in the very heart of its busi. Ters centrss ofiers special advantagos to persons vis- Iting the clty, eliler for buainess or plessure, Rooms B LA &y (¢ proyrson. Proprlotor. NS, s B, F. CHASE & 00, SIGN PAINTING, 136 FIFTH-AV. — BLANK BOONS .STATIONERY, & BLANK BOOKS, Stationery and Printing, JONES, 104 and 100 diadison-st, DYEING AND CLEANING. Tadiea'and Gentlomen's Garmenta dy:; and cleaned nee. . M DYE HOUBE, 1 G amie) it 450 W. Aadiaon s, B o O e OIL TANKS. WILSON & EVENDEHN, axp SHIPPING OANS, 47 & 40 Weat Lake Stroect, OEXONAGO. S 3D FOR CATALOSUR, i B O A e ininis ‘We haveremoved to Madison- st., corner of Franklin. HENRY W. KING & CO. ASK YOUR GROCER FOR TURNER & 00.'S8 OELEBRATED ; OATMEAL. Bustin thoworld. O, & W, REIPANIDER, 180 and FINANCIAL. 00 Real Estate in Chicago and viclnity; tmproved preforred, ¥unde in hand. i BEG AL, TRUABULRY DEPARTMENT, OrricE or CoMPTROLLER OF TUE OURRENOY,| BULNOTON, Fob, 3, 167¢ SIGNS3. GNS ERTADLISUED 1845, Furnbshed promptly and at falr prices, by J.0L W, O e fa» superior m REMOVAL. FOR SALL. 51 Kinzle st Bols Agents for Gblcago. MEAD & COF. 155 Lagillo-at. Ay having cliime ashat e Foorth Netionsd Wmh;!“l..v' ?I! Gu‘ M" it the Fou; [ ‘fllflhl. Pty ey Boidad {5 preses Mie,‘and 4 wiaks' I8al Droot \uncsol whiia threa bea ha, {4 0hsige D. Snermin, Hacelrer, o1 ihe office of skis iy lin v xroX, Compirolier of the Gurreass. = e FRACTIONAL OURRENOY. A A et $5.00 Packages FRACTIONAL CURRENCY Bills of National Carrenc, TRIBUNE OFFICE THE CITY PRINTING. The Council Settles the Matter by Postpons ing Xt. And Leaves the “Inter-Ocean” in Possession Until May, ° The Log-Rollers Buster In Forcese Pcriolat Retires Defeated, Brick Pomeroy Tells What He Kunows of Corruption in the Council, How They Kept on Raising on Him Till He Was Frozen OFf. A Delectable Schome for Making Out Bogus Bills, 1N THE COUNCIL. THE '* INTER-OCEAN " VIOTORIOUS. Featerday ovouing, after many Aldormon with beery bresths bad talked of thn virtuos of milk, and compared the naw-mown, virgin articlo with that manufactured from slops +nd adalterated with water, the epecial ordor camo up, tho same being a resolution dosignating the Courier 2s City Ptinter, with an amondment pending, oferad by Ald, Woodman, to sirike ont tho Couricrnod osert Tue Tripuxe. All tho Aldormen but three wera prosont, the rbsenteos being Campbell, Cass, and Lynch, The lobby was powerful and active, espodially the sonfor momber. Periolat waved tho bloody shirt for the Courier, and made mystorious promiscs in Aldermanic cars. Woodbury Al Taylor leaned againat the door of the Commit~ tee-room, looking like Count Lara, or & young man who can’t danco st a party where all othors aro oxports, An Inler-Occan roporter apparsotly kept his supportera in fighting trim, snd tolled with the opposition, while Mr, Hestng—mors quiot but more jnfluantial—labored with the Noith Bido Germane, and brought thom into al- legianco and tho t1aces. Lan O'Hars, intoreat- cd o no ono, camo in just at the finish. Mo- Grath sat In the outer room rather disregardod, nod sighed for the timio whon ho, oo, was so- licited and button-holed. ALD, WiIT opened the ball. Baid he, with the esroestness Lecoming n parliamentary leadar: ** I movy the axasgo of tho resolution that I presentod last Elomhy ovouning, adopting tho Courier as the City Priuter.” Tho Chair—Thoro is an amondment offered, Alderman, and boforo the Couacil, to stnke out the Couricr sud {nacrs T'ite TRIsUXE. Ald, Bweenoy—1 shonld like to ask tho Alder- man trom the Tenth [Woodman) if ‘Lur ‘Lnip- usE will accopt the piluting if ivis giveu it AN, Woodman—Feom What the Courier nays, 1should think they would. They must wani it it they aro willing to pay mo 476,000 for it. That i4 tho only information I have, and it ali comes from tha Courier. Ald, Bnoenoy~—~Is it triue ? A'd, Woodman—The Courier eays so, and 1 do not think thoy would toll & lio,~the only au- thority I bave is the Gourier. Dut my amoud. ment was mors 1o jost than Anvflfln? alse, with tlie counont of vhe Coancil I will mithdraw tho motion to substitute Tur Taspuxr, and wil renew tho tnotion mado proviously that THE WHOLE MATIED DE POSTIONED aotil ux% firse Monday fn Mav,—that thers be no furtbor sotion of ths Coanail nosl that tume. Ald. Stone (of tho Iourth)—1 second the mation, Ald. Whito—I move to oy, the motion of Ald. ‘Woodman on tho tabls. Ald, Bchaffaor—I was not hero at the last meoting, and I sak pow what 18tho prosept status of the affair 2 ‘The Obatr—1lho resolution dosignating: the Courisr as the Ciiy I'nintar s tho subjoct-matter beforo tho Council. Ald. Woodman mada a motion that the resolution bo Iald over to the firat rogular meeting in May, The Alderman from the Eleveuth (Wiite) mavos Lo fay that on tho tablo. Ald. McDonald—Is it neceasary or logal that the Couacil procoedings Lo xnbhnhau in o dally paper, ot can thoy ho printed in A WEEKLY? Ald, Woodman—The charter does not pro- vide, The Chair—I do not bollovs it ia nacessary, Ald. McDonald—Will & woekly anawer Il pur- 0108 ? 3% "I'ne Chalt—Tho ordinances must ba printad fo » daily nowspaper, but the Councll procecdings can bo published anywbore, The question being oa tho motion to lay on tho tablo, & voto was takou resulting, yoas, 14 ; Days, 22, aa follows ¢ Feas—Poloy, Roidy, Bommer, McClory, Dalloys Oiaien, Walte, Rysh, Sionty Bwesney, Dickinson, Corcoran—14 Naye—Tuchardson, Warren, Fitagersld, Goey, Bpald- ing, blone (of the Fourth), Bions (uf the Fifih), Clark (ot tho ¥lfth), Cnilsrion, AfeD mald, Woodman, Ciark of the Tenth), Gunderson, ileath, Watermsn, Clsve. and, Quick, K:khardt, Siabr, Lengsclier, Betistfner, Jonals, ir. Freaident—12 Ald White—Is aa ameodment in order? Tho Chair—No, Too voto was then taken on the moton to }rmnlponv. rosulting—yeas, 17 ; nays, 20—-as fol- ows 1 Yeas—Warren, Fitzgerald, Cosy, 8palding, Stons (of tha Fousth), Htone (uf the Fifth), Clarks (of tha Fitb), Cullerton, Woodman, Clark (of the Tenth), Loath, Olovoland, Erkbacdt, Mab, ' Hchaffoer, Jonss, Mr, Preaident=17, Nays—Foley, Richardsan, Reldy, Bommer, McClary, Hildreth, McDonald, Bailey, O'Brlen, Whlte, Gunder- ‘o, Waterman, Quirk, ityu, Btout, Lengsctior, Mur- pay, Bwesney, Dickingoa, Corcoran, Ald, Whito—I move, slr, that the resolution sppointing the Courier as the corporation printor bo adopted, and upon that I move tho provious quostion, Atd, Cullertun—I call for ths roading of THE RESOLUTION. The Clerk read tho rezolatlon as follows : Ba &t resolsed, etc., That Lo Morning Courier be and ms ia beroby designated as thouwspaper for tha of the aflicial procesdings of tas Common the difforent 4 aliso for the and corpora- the Council d procead. Dildreth, Murpay, s and Comptrullar'a reports, snd p Tioard of Educstion, 30 cenis per squar to, Airst fnsortion, and 20 cents for 03, 1d, Whit mova tho previous question, fim‘ Cullerton—1{ do not desire to take up the time of the Councll, bus [ should like to ask the Oboir whether this resclution doss not cover mora than theordinary rosolutions thiat havo boen pasaed hera as to tho question of printivg., I doulre the Clerk to agaiu read that resolution, for I thiuk it covers something — Ald, Wuite—A point of ordor, The Chair—\Yhat s it? Ald, (\:Vnue—‘“‘n:m u‘nzu polnt of order, 'bo Chair—Wha Kld. finllmon—flnm sooms to be somothing ou 1050, '"'mg Chair—Lst me hear the'polat of order, Atd, While—1'be rosolution had boen read and the point of order was made and seconded, and §t was ordered by the house, as I undoratood it and Ald. Cullerton makea a spesch and calls for sho reading of the revolution agsin. The Chair—The Alderman’s point of order ls ou. Tho Alderman from the Heve bt t0 call for tho reading of the Tne Clork agalo read tha rosolution. The vots was tuen taken upon_the motton to order the provious question, and it resalted in the nogative,—yeas, 16; nays, 34, as {olloas: W Taldy, Sommer, McClo mfif:fi,’my. & Emes, “Walte, Tiyan, 'uarchg'.' Murpliy, Swoeney, Dickinson, snd 0orcorsn 13, pAS RIS, hone (of the TUL, Oleks i 156 Tl Gullartom, \ExDonal, Wooddias, Clirks § s 3L ol o CHICAGO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1876. Death, Waterman, Olavelan {be Tentty, Gunderson Mant, Behaffner, Jonss, Quirk, Ecklardt, Htou Mr, Tresident—72, THE “INTER-OCEAN." Ald, Stone (of the Fourth)—1I would offer thia resolution as an amendment to tho resolution offored by Ald. White s fleso 9ed, That the Inter.Ocean be and the same fs hereby destgnated ae the newspapar for the publica- tion of the oMcial procoedings of the Common Coun- cil and the different Loards and Departmenta of the city, and aleo for the nssessment raports, and all cor- poration notlces, (he prices 1o ba as follows : Council procacdings, Gomptrollar'a reporta, ole., 43 cents for every aquara; for all corporation notices and adver- tiaemonts, 45'conts por aquars for the tirat {nsertion, and 4754 centa for esch subaequent {nsertion. Ald. White—I movo to Iay the amondment on 0 tablo, Ald, Cullerton~That tskes the gentleman's resoluting with it, Ald. White—I beg pardon ; Idiffor with you are, Tho Chnir—If tho motion to iay on the table ruvnln. it takes the wholo quostion along with {7 The motion to Iay on tho table was then put and lost,—yoas, 12; uays, 34, as followa ; Yeas—Foley, Qeidy, MoClory, Hildreth, Bail Obrcion: vourth, JEi son, Mutghy, Bwosnsy, Dick: e pacAichas ntt, Witeen, Fitegarala, Gory, Apald Nuga—] h zgerald, Ooe; o, ione Of tho Taurthy, Blone (o¢ the Filihy, Olar {of the Fiftk), Sommer, Unllerton, McDonald,’ Wood- mat, Clark (of the Tenth), [eathr, Waterman, Cleve- land, Quirk, Byan, Eckbacds, Stout, Mahr, Lengsoher, Schinflner, Jonas, and Mr. Prestdent—21, Ald. Clark (of the Tenth)—I move as a aub- stitute to insert tho Democral—weokly—and give it 24 conts per aquare. I understood yoa 10 eay that & weekly paper conld do tho work. Ald. Waterman—I move as & furtlier amond- ment to strilko out— Tho Chalr~Thero are two amendmonta pend- ing, Ald, Waterman—I move a8 A BUDSTITUTE for the wholo matter the following resolntion : direeted horeafter lish and Gorman the corporation nawspapers only aucli ord(nances sa anall have prsted ouncll, and s pabileation in the clty ews. ra, at the expensa o B¢The Council s ardered Lo {'.-C-nfiu?xdu\n.mmmg' MALI% Whito—I socond the motion on the sub- stituto, Ald, Stont—T mova to lay that on to tabls, Ald, Longachar—I move that it ba referred to tho Committee on Printing, ALD, HILDRETL GOT UP. Thers was o Rcroam of general despalr. ¥ The Chalr—A motion is pendiag to lay on tho table. Ald, Hildroth—T1¢ the Alderman will withdraw, I will make anothor motion that will be virtually the sama thing, I guess, 1t was suggeated to Ald, Stout that his lite would probably be in less dangor it he decilned to withdraw Lis motion, and, having an bonora- blo regard for tho wolfaro of bis life-insarance company, ho rofused to comply with Ald, Hil- droth’s raquost, Bevoral Aldeimen burat into tears of joy. ‘The motion te lay on tho tabla waa lost—yoas, 11; nays, 26—as follows: Those who voted in tho alirmativa woro Mosara. Foloy, Warran, Cooy, Btono (of tho Fifib), Sommor, Bailey, O'Brien, Ryan, Stoat, Mabr, and Alr, President. AN INQUIBY. Ald. Woodmsn—I watrt to nsk of the Com- mittes on Prining or the OClale, whethor wo pay tor tho priuted pamphlot ropart of our pro- oceadlugs tho same price that wo do for tho ro- port printed o the newspaper. Do we pay over ufim; for the pamplet procsedings. How ia that Ald, Btono—My rosolution providss for that. Ald, Woodman~—I understand that we pay for publishing {u tho paper, and then pay over again for publishing tn pamphlot form, Ald. Sehalluor—Toa 'samo IEpu boing nsea for tho prmplot as for the publishing in the paper. Ald. Clark(of tho Tenth)—\Ye pay 815 por weak for each futir pages 1o pamphlet form, aud get 500 coples, in addition to which wo pay to the o s upar for publishing, Ald. IL(drota—T think” that joasmuch as this question has oponod ont intus dostro to give tho printing to & weokly paper, aud it is logal to de 50, and to ud how much the city is payping, 1 movo the whols subject matter bo paatponed tor two woeks from to-might snd mada tho spoclat order at 8 o'clock. All. Culleriou—I move as an amondment, which I guesa will be iu arder, that tue wholo subjoot matter be TOSTPONED UNTIL TUE SXCOND MONDAY IN MAY. L realiy believe that this question of & City Priuter should bo troated asall other offfdais base baen by this admuistration. I boliove, sir, tba’ tho question of eity piintlog bolongs as muck to tiio new Council as doea that of the ap- poiotmons of a.l tho city oflicers. Now, it seouws to mo that tbe quostion of printing the Counoil lvmcoo&lln[m aod corporation notuicas stands in hia way: Thoe question is, \Woy are these mas- tersprintad? 1f they are mawi.y ta road, why thon this printing oukht to ba given to the paper baviug the largeds cironla- tion. If the proposition thas has beon presoatod by Ald. Watorman should pass, he proposea to discontiouo the printing of ali ordinances excopt thoso that bave passod und give thom to the per haviug the largost circuwistion,—the quoation would be whotier 1t would be economy, on ac- count of tho tigh ratea charged by thoso papers baviog the largent clrculation, "Lactually be- liove hat thls quostion ouglis to go over and bo lott to tha new Ouvuncif, aud lot that body take upon {tsolf tsdo away entirely with this priot- ing or to lou It to whomsoover [t pleases, Thia Council bas not touched upon any of the oflicers who are holdiug over aa wo are, and | think it {s 1athor out of place for this Counoil to take it upan itsel( as it stands, and 1o 1ts condition, holdiog over as it is, to intorfers with the ques- ti0o of city pilsting, whiok should be laft in the sumo pradicamont wich themsolvos, 1 believe that it ought to Lo left, ay we have been our- sclves, untll the elaction in April, snd I bolie {t18 only tho proper way to do with this ques- tion, and I hopo that the motion o pastpons until tho second Monday 1n May mill prevali, . ALD, SCHAFFNER— It does ssem to mo very atrange that certain mombers (n this Council aro so determinud to oleot a mew City Printor for the enswng two years, whoen thoy, in all bumaa probabilicy, as well 23 all the rost of us, mll go out of oxco in April. Idounbt if mauy will bo ro-slecied, or desire to be, 1 think thoy havo all had enough. I bave cortalnly had my il of ollico, No othor officer baa boen touclied,—thas is, no officer that 18 elected by this Couucil,—andno oneis fntonded to ba touokied. Why, then, should we go to work apd sciact tho paper having the smallost circulation iu the oity, loaled down with indeot- odnoss 7 Onoof the prominont lawyerd in tho city told me that, in all Lhuman probability, s Tecetvor will be appaintod for this papor noxt Wednosday—applioation will bo mads to that offoct. Idon't doubc it atall. They lave a chattel mortgage now of $15,000 to John O. Haines, as Trusteo, It scoms tho deter- mination to give this papor—tuo moat lnmgniticant dally ose in the city— this priotiug. 1tacoms to mo, to say the loast, In vory bad taste. Ido not moan to spesk dis- rospoctfully of the papor or of the gentlemesn runnivg it for 1da not know tnem. Dutftis not the busluoss of the City of Clicago to bol- ster ul‘) an unsuccessful eaterprive,—a paper which is loaded dowa with litigation, IrIsm not aucgesatul un iny enterprise, L canuot aak tho city to mako su appropristion to keep me afloat. 1t is 1n bad taste to elect u City Priuter for two yoara in that way whon wa will go out ia two nonths, 1hope that this Oouncil will not per- potrate 80 £roas an outrago se that. The psople aro detorminod (o havo a now Admimietzation and & now Council, and 1 say that wo ought to leava thia matier open for that Council to decldo upon, a8 woll a3 all othor oftices Lhat aro to bo tlen fillod. I dou's want thia Gouucil to givo the city privtiog to & mewspaper toat canoot malntain telf without it upechufi ona that is only atruggling along ba- causp 1t Liag tho county privtivg. I( wa waat to publish lhaEroonmual. if thore are thinge we mmust publivh, sad the object 1 to got them be- fore tho largest numbar of poople, and taen, it Que Tatsune or Times wanted the prinuug, 1 should bain (avor of tho Ymes Hrat aud Tax TRIBUNE next, certainly noe from party spirit, or not out of aoy poraonal lave to ths Times, but aaa sioplo act of funm. +1 lLope and trust that thus Council witl adopt this motion to lay OYor ) REPELLING TOE CALUMNY. Ald, White—It ssems to mo, sir, very slngu- lar that tho Aldermsn shoutd mike such a spe- cial chargs npon tho Courler, forthat spp to be the paper which bo {s hitting at. As faras the papers of the city concerned, I would pay for his Information there is but one thag is not mortgaged. And no for the Oourier belog mortgsged to the smount of 865,000 Ald, Hchaffnsr nterraptlng—$15,000], * as Lava rd, thet ia nobody's busloess but tue stockholders of tha Courier. It they are abls to oacry thia burden for the next two years, well aad good. If we adopt them ay our corporation papersha oity loses eothing, even aarities for them to do Yho pri contract, and accopt none but guod bondamen, As meaning of tla Iai Inler-Ocean. riuted for tho oum- | 1f they Jdo break down, We can relet this print- Iog stany time. FParthermore, wa can oblige the Ccoul rier to give bouds with good snd suflicioat ss- g according to for the question atising whother to postpana this matter uotll the nest Council, why did not tos Mayor postpons ihe signing of the warrants until (he maodsmus cases of his wero sottlod as far as this postponsment quostion {s concernod. About the Courfer haviog tha small- ot ciroulation, I would asy thst hie is” misiaien, or olas making a malicious attack. 'Ald, BohafTaor— Wit i8 that that (s maliclona ? Ald, White—1 eay as far as ita having the smallest circulation i concerned you sro either mistaken or making & malictous attack, ‘Tho Chair—The Aldormen must not use per- sonal langusge, Ald, White—I mnan nothing. I say unothing . Either o {s miataken, or ho has made a malicious sttack. Ald, Soliaftner—I doubt If you undoerstand tha guage you use, [ do not charge malice, and tako it vory kludly from you, air, Ald. White—Thank you. I sm prepared to state, I think, substantiaily to tho effnct that the Courlfer has as Jarge & city circulation as tho far a8 the publication of thoen ofticial rr.oxedings is concerned. X was (nformed by ons of the prominont stockholdors connetod with tho Jnler-Ooean that it did not increaae their circulation 100 whethor it bad the city printing or not. How many of {nur constituents read tha Inler-Occan becausa t doon tho corporation piinting ? Now, wo have tho quosation beforo us, For the first timointhia Avpropriation bill s the questioa whother wo shall save to the nx-pnyaru's'm.ow. or, ia other words, 834,000, If wo take tho Demacrat. If tho Courier la not responsible, give it to the Dem- ocral, sud if we cannot do that then support Ald. VWatorman's_resolation—sny way to cutb dovrn tho taxes. If wo bogin hero on this ap- propristion, cutting it down,we can save 82,000, 000 of our ¢ax levy, Thials s muck moro sori- oua queation, whilo wany Aldermen ecs fit to filibuster, It {8 = thing which they will appro- olata when thoy come bofara tho public, and they will hear from it in & say that will not bo pleas- aut, or bscomiog, or, perhaps, benofcial to them, Ald, Hitdroth—I move tho pravious question. The motion was not agrond to,—yoas, 12; ncn lu.i Tho question tnen recurriog on Ald, ullerson's MOTION TO PORTFONE the subject until the second rogular moeting fo May, tha voto was taken, rosulting—yeas, 23; nays, 13—aa follows ¢ Yeas—Ald, Richardson, Warren, Flizgerald, Coey, Spalliag, Stone of tho Fourh Ward, Blans of th Fifth Ward, Clark of tae Fifth Ward, Reidy, Bommer, Gallerton, ‘McGioty, Woodman, Clisk of Iie Tenti Ward, Ci¢velaud, Eckhardt, Blout, Mabr, Laogacaer, Bchatner, Jonan, Mr. President—25, Hapr—Aid, ¥oley, Mlidreth, McDouatd, Batley, 0'Brlen, White, Guadorson, Watorman, Quirk, Byan, Murphy, Bweency, Corcoran—13, An Inter-Ocean Toportor whiepered in an uoe dertono, “‘alinch it.’ Ald, Woudman—I move to rosonsider the voto juat taken, = Ald. Btone—I move to Iay it on tha tabls, ‘The motion to luy oo tho tabio was carried,— yeas, 2Ly uays, 12. \ith the annouucement of the votothoero waasrush of Aldermen and lobby- 18ts to tho ante-room, Haid Periclat, oa bo went through tho doos, ‘*Scaoped, by G—d.” Baid Woodtury M. Taylor, who was still leauing 'gainst tho door, ** Yes, we are all acvopad,” 1T 18 ALL BionT,” 8ald Mr, Heslng in jubilant tones, And, in fact, it was chieflv owing to Ar, Hosing’s exertions “witt tho North Side Gormans thatthe contest was brought to a close, sinco they practically held tho balar.co of potwer. THE DEACLT is to coutinna in odlco the Infer-Ocean uotil May, and to leava to the naw Council ths detor- mination of a queation which the preacut ono would bavo fooud it bard to ssttle. Lhere waro sovoral Aldsrmen who woull not bave soted to give the Iafer.-Ocean tho olty prinungz for tho Doxs two yesrs, but who wore willlog to adcapt A9 & comprotniso ita continusnce o oflize “or a conple of mooths. This cinras seemod =al, in accordance with precodents, and ospoc. ally advaniageous since it put 1t out of the powar of several of thoir fclidw-members t) mako considerable monay ont of rival aspirauts for the princing. It euited Mr, Hesiug, sinco it kopt up vrices and prevented odiond compare 1mona bosween what the Skaats-Zeituny asd tha Epglish pspor wore ga:ting for the sawa work. —— BRICK POMEROY'S STORY, 1118 PXPRBIZNCES OF ALDERMANIC OREED, The city printing queation has baon postponed until May st least, the Inler-Occan holding over .until that time aocording to the soiion of the Conou'l Iast nighs, Howevar, it aould not bo understood that the matior has ban delnitely fized. Tho air has boon full of rumors iu rezard to tho Job--for, from what is givea bolow, tao roador oan Judga that it isus:d only for that purpose by corrupt Aldsrmsp, For tho print- ing thero wers many bidders, the bummor- sheot Courior, the Inler-Occan, Edwards’ Post and Mail, Daniels’ Lybrid shest, tho Chicazo Democrat, once the WWest Chicago, and Poxeroy's Democral. Yesterday nfternoon a Tnmuxe reporter met « Briok " Pomeroy oa the strost, snd asked him what his chances were, *‘Slim," sud ha: **they have sized my pite, 86,000, and 1 shan't go & dotlar better.” “1What do yon maan 7' asid ths reparter, THE MELANCHOLY TALE. “Whon T first came to Ouicavo I louksd sbout to fud a location for an ofice, mith & view to oogaglog o pusiuess iv a business way, [ hiad been walted upon by diffsreat parsous, pre- sonting nnumorablo schemes, sowe of ihich would require braws, somo money, othors pluok, aod others not only pluck and iouey, but a good desl of dishonosty. Rep.—1 doa't undarstand you. Mr. P.—1'll tell you than. "A nunber of per- sons, judging from their acts sod conversition, biavo an tdea that this paper, the Demacral, re- lios upos sharp tricks, mora than primciolo, for its auoport. A numbor have oinsiderad my coming to Ohleago as an expariment, and bave supposed that, 1u order to aucceod here, I must havo private bacing from men of wealth who have axcs $a grind, or that I maat Lave city pr!llr;‘l‘n , or some oficial patrulage, withoat wrhicl sizo, freshness, and vitslity af the Democrat coald not live. I have beon asked to JOLN HANDS WITH SEVERAL LITILE RINGS, and to use the Domocralsa & jimmy to pry open the pablio Treasury, for whish uso [ am to have tho ciedit of being & capital immy manipu. Iator, while my coofedoratos were to run away with tho cash, Itep.—\What inducaments woro bold ont to you ? Mr, P,—I was offored three flro situations in tho Whisky Ring. Reap.—~Anvtuiog else ? Mr, P.—~Yes, vo boon offered the leader- ship of a ** Poo) " party beto, but as that’ arty sosma to on ths roadlo the devit, I on't care to take the head of the jrocession. Rop.—~Bat that has nothiog o do with tho $6,000 and the city printing. Iwant to hoar sowmethiug on that. LITTLE JOD, TUE y Mr, P.—All rigit. 1 am getting to it. Boon after coming to Chicago £ loaruel that the olty riuting had not been given out, end that is wan n tho smarket for tho higheat biddir, op,—\Wiiat waa the price offorsd ? Mr, P,—1 waa told ‘that &2,040 in cash had been offered ta a syadicate in the Council, hald- fug tha balance of power, andible, by their wer, $0 give the printing to wheever they saw t, ollup.’—\Vu the 2,000 offor fom the Iufer- cean Mr. P.~You cau fafor. Theyhad tho ity finutmg ai tho slma. I was toll that I could avo tha work by pnzmz $3,6J0 11 03ah, this bo- ing 8500 more than tho other partes had offared for 18, and that ir 2 dida't buy it somebody elss would. Rop.—1Tho said thia? Mr. P.—You wsball have the names ln good tina. but not to-dav, but you sy rasc sisurad that the names wid coms out, aul surough Tun Trixuss. Rop.--Well, what was said to yu? Me 1 was told that the COUR{ZEA WANFED T, but oouldn't raisa the woney. The Post and Mall expected it, if thay didu'i cowne dowa. Hop.—ilow about the Journa ! Mr., P.—Tho Journal alsa wanted it, but thought ite political servicos «tiilod 1t to u from thnss holdiog & majority 1nthe Qouacil. TRep.—\Vbat did you offer ¢ Mr, P.—1 offersd £3,500 iu cwh for the con. traot, agresing to take tha work at the prica of the lowest bidder, whoaver hs mghs be. Tiep.—Were you promised it oatuay offor? Mr. P.—Inamessuro; but atarmanis I was have been told that a ns4spaper of tho ' L told that othior parties had offered $3,000. When T looked at the figuros that the other papers of- fered to do the work at, finding THERE WAS MONEY I} IT. 1 ratsod the prico offerad to $3,500, and expscted to recefvo tho coutrast, Rop.—\hat wsa your luck thon ? Mr, P.~Woll, ten days clapsed, whon I was waitod upon again, and told that partios in tho city, anxious that [ should nut have the city printiog a3 s means of wupport, had atood my raise, and inflated their bid to 84,000, Ttop.—\Vhiat partios offerod this amonat ? Mr. P.—1 wan to'd that the Courier and the Post and Mail—oither of thess combinations— would givo {t, but that the Courfer could not ranta tho cash, Ttop,.—Who told vou this ? Mr, P.—[ can't tell you now, but I domay, it will ali coma out fn its own good timo. I[am not leading vou off. I have the truth to back e for all [ say, and {nn may rost assarod I shall not go back ou what I tell you. Rop,—ilow_did these partics express them- Bolves to you? 3r. I'—1 was told that thero wasa very kind fealiug on the part of the Council towards mo, ond a desira to encoursge mo in the eatablish- ment of AN TOXPST DEMOCEATIC NEWAPAPER in Chicago. That, if I could stand tha raise, and offor more thau aoybody else Lad, tho contract was mivo. 3 Rop.~DId you offor any moro ?" Mr. P.—Appreciatiog this friaadehip, and not foeling willing to fall out with the profession, X ralsed my bid to €4.600, with the hopo that the Council* wauld stop recoiving bids, and mako tholr award, Itell sou, young man, this bid- ding for city printing is a foarful thing. Rap.—What did yon do noxt, giseit up ? Mr. P.—No, gir. " I did not gnnw haw much longer bids were to ba recoived. But. after L was told laat week that the contract would be givea for £5,000, unless 1 sbould cbip in again, I offered $0,000, aud this, on a baris, oo & sup- position that the contract would bring £24,000 WORTII OF DUAINEES to whosver got it. Rop.—Wasn't that a big pricstooffor as a premium to corruotion. for so httlo work ? Mr. PP.—I would not like to give any more than 25 por cent commission for advertising, and I shonld not have bid upon tho city prioting in this way oxcept for tho fact that it wss offered me; and a8 tho work was in the matket at an established price, and was to be given to whoever paid the most for it. [ offered all tho commissiaon I could afford. and sboutd not raiss it agaln under any circumstaaces. I wonld, however, pav $6,000 in caali for tho coutrac:, it bolog my business to securd bueiness, I%)un%?—mdu'i you offor somothing more than Mr. P.—No, slr, In a conversation which I had with a fow good frisads I havae oTerod to do tho oty printing at fia cos:, and give the profits o tho Orphan Asylums aud Newsboys' Homo of this city, dividing pro-rats, ascordiog to the number of souls to be cared for 1n each insittu- tion. Ioffored to put in & bid for tho work at lower ligures than tuose given by other pub- lishers, but was assaroed that tho coutract woatd be given as fizuren alrosdy in, nod that THE AWARDING COMMITTOE DID NOT WANT LO0W BATLS. TRep.—Hotw about thoe county printing ? Mr., P.—I putio a bid for that, bit have not hoard from 15, and for thac work I had no ug- derstanding, other than that the work wouid be let to the boat bidder, and 1 gave the figures which the work could be dono for. Reo.—Do von think anjtuing was paid or of- forod, really ? fr. P.—Ves, nir. T havo every remson to be- Ilove that the city printing, to tho<e who control the sward, {8 worta somesbers fiom 1,000 to 3,000.—soma to bo paid in cash, and the bal- anca when callscted from the city. Rap.—Do you kaow that monay wagpald? THE INTER-UCEAN'S OFFEL. Alr. P.—Not fora cortamtv, but 1 was told that the Inter-Ocean offered to advance one- fourth of €23.0001n cash, which woald maske £6,250, aad I was ssked if 1 woull do suy botter, Rop.—Well, did you? No, 1 sud that T hod offered all T Alr, P. con:d alTurd Lo give, \ Rov.—What di 1 the Post and Mall bil1? Mr, P.—I thivk &5.000. Iwas told that tho Inler-Ocean weot 81,000 better than the Post and Mait, i Rep.—Ifaw shont tho Courier? Mr. P,—It scomad to ba out of the game on ac- couut of shariness of fuuds. Ra0.—\Wao acemad to opposs you, and wero you expected to buy? Mr. P,.—Tho Democrats wera willing to give the priutiog ta this paper on_the merits of the bid, but there wers in the Council some men who, haldiog the balanos of powor, WANTED CONPENSATION FOR THEI INPLUENCE, and it was thoas: men whom 1 waa oxpocied to bay. - Rop.—Who are they ? Br. P,—Ihoro ary thres or fourof them. I dou't care at tho present tims to give their names, bocauso I do nob wish to tell a'l I koow at ono timo. I can say, though, two men oaps- cially, who dn nol expect to ba re-elected, are anxious to flil their vockets, Rep.—Ars thoy indicted ? M. P.—Ididn't say 81 Rep,—Givo me tho names ? Mr, P.—I casnat, 1n honor, give away my frieuds who fnnkky told me wheio tls trunole was, and who hold the balance of pawor in this matier, becauso I never implicato otbera who ato my Iriends. Bat the tlne is coming when, ius ths lezitimate conducs of & politicsl canpaign, the information I now Lo'd pilvataly must coms from othor sources, sud, if vou wish it, I will give you tho nsmes of Aldormen. 8OUR GRATEH, Rop.—Wouldn't the cily . rintiag bave given youn hfi?" Ar. P.—Not materially. T do vot need the city prinvog, nor shall L ever apply for ft. But mhoo mon coms to mo aod ask me what will give for it ; and, when in the market for aale, I sosil very likely bid oa t&, Unil the pouple changa thelr laws and sbalish city printing en- tiraly, or award 1t tu tho lowest bldder, or send to tao Peniteutiary for life those who waald dispass of public patrunage to sny pariy for porsonal prodit, the present corruption will last. NOT BATIAFACTORY. Rep.—Wers Hildrath, Cullertun, Stout, Foley, Bailes, 0'Biion, Ityan, Male, Lougactior, Jonss, Corcaran, or aay otbors of thn crowd, in lt ¢ Mr. ['.—You "bave go: some of the names, but 1 shen't soll which, Bat ttis I willsay: Taers is ane man—a Republican and friend of nune— who waulda's voto for mo booauss [ am a Demo- crat. Rep.—Who is he? Mr. P,—Ald, Spalding, o is as honest as they mako 'om anywaoro. BOTTEN-BEAN FERIOLAT. Rop.—Was not Periolat one of the partios whowm you saw? Mr., P',—1 havo nothing to say. for yourself, p.—Did you ever meot him ? Mr. P,—Yes: [ met bim 1u the Cosmopolitan Clun-rooms. Daolels was there, and from his coavorsation I judged there waaous publishor who wantod & It padly, Rep.—Dud Daniats offer money to Poriolat ? Mr, ,—I understood that $200 or §300 was no object to himf they dii the falrthiug., Bat what is that xmount good for ina bugright? Poor Daniels, ho was loft out in the cold. Hia paper was then the West Chicago, When I came lmu, ha sailed;over the river oa the poiut of my coat-tail, Bat'lamalways smusod to sceaily ridiog 10 tho circus on thd rampof & lion. Itis » good safe place, and shows the diminutivancss of tho fnsect, I did mot expect the city print- iug, bocauso I was ¥or ENTITLED 70 1T, am not a voter ju Cuicago yot, but soon shall be. But whon I do vote, it will not bo for mea who oifer pabli patronage for sale, Ho;),—118¥3 you siatod everything ? Mr. P.—No. I was assured that tho coatrol- ling power in the Alderinanio Board woutd givo mo tho award for the city printing for an uo- aivided one-biaif of the ‘enure bill, aud would audic my billa at soy figures I might put them 1u st, and L was told thst [ could pur in bills by squares, sud oall four lincs, instead of ton, a 8 1are, to which I objected. 'I'nis would have 4 soifad the bitl to tha city 150 por coub above a0 actaal fptention of the bud, or AAKE tT Avour $60,000 instead of §31,000 year, ['d like bueineas, but I would not cansent” to sny proosotiug which would mage tis publication’ auy more excossive to she city. Whon tho offsr cams to mora than double tko blll by triok, [ dectinal to have suy- thing fusther todo with the matter and with- drew from tho conteat. [ flad that tho Tanumsoy tacties hesro aro tbo sams asin New Yori, sad belore thio next campaign 14 fairly under way [ hope to etrike somo square blows "home iuto tho (aces of thoss who look upon cities a3 corpora- itons croatsd for noother parpass than 0 bo sobbod for taclr espacial beasds. You can infor OUR FORTY FATHERS. Comptroller Hayes Presents His Estimates for the Presont Fiscal Year, tho Closest Economy in Munic- ipal Mattars. 2 £ trig, Is Thers a Milk Ring Among the Ald men 2e--Alleged Lacteal Crooke edness. 5 ~ 200 " Forelgn Insurance Companies to Pay THE for the Support of the Firs Department. A rogular meoting of the Common Councll was hold Jest ovening, Prosident Dizon la the Cliair, snd & guorum presont. THE APPROPRIATION BILL. The Comptroller aubmitied bis estimates for the comiag yoar, as follows: 1 hierewith submit » report of my eatimates ea nesr- Iy e may baof moneys necessary 1o defruy the ez- pensea of the City of Chicago during the cuscrent fis- cal year ; alev, 8 statsment showing the 1ggregate {n- cotna of the precaling flacal year from all sourcea, the amount of lsbilities outstaniing upon which foterest 14 to ba patd, and tho bonds and debis payable during the year, The City Connell baving chauged the time of the beginuing and ending of the flacal sear from the st day of April to the fist Monday in January, ihers remains to the credit of appropris- tions the unrzpended balances fur the monthly [iyments of Tunuacs, February, wod March, 1316: ut, us the Gcnoral Law of 1572, uoder which the city 18 now organized, seems to permit no appropriations axcept by the geveral appropriation ordinsace, which caunot e passed till near tue end of the first three montha of ks frcal year, I bave included in these es- timatas sn amount suflicient to pay eurrent exponses for January, Peuruary, sud Maech, 1973, If, F.f“ the opinfon of ihe Corporation Couusel, no lezal neceasity ‘exiats for tais sdditional provision, the amount can be added to the different funda or omitted from the sp. propriations, at tha r easure of the City Council. 1t will be observed thiat I have made a large fedio- tion from the amounts ocatimated Ly the different dapactments for helr espenditures. Thi redaction 18 in sccordance with the policy of retrenchment and economy which I bLave coaotinuaily urged npon the Gommon Council {r0 tho time of iy appolutineat Lo aix office. With my estimates May 14, 187¢, Taald ¢ *The path of retrenchment and sef-denial {a dithcult and poin- ful, and important reforms can ooly be accompllased by degrees, but (Lo resuita will prova 80 valuable in ligatening the burdens of tax-payers and securing tus future prosperity of the city that no hesi- tation should be felt by thoss on whom the responsi- bility s placed. The noceaslty for large immediite outlsys is greatly iessened by the enormous expoudi- tures of the last faw yeara for publls improvementa, Eojoying tue benefita of these improvements, wo will ecarvely feel the want of such further extensions os may b nacessarily posiponed {n wuole or fa part for s shoet time on.y," | With the estimaiés of 1975, May 15, Testd: 4 Ts necessity for retreachment and sconomy which exiated at this timo laat year stlli continues. With di- tainished {ocomes, the prof y-omners of Uhiciga havo oa yet found 0o diminution tn their tazes. Tus enncmoas estimates of several of tho city Boards, sub- mitte ] herewith, give uo promisa of a reduction of our expondiiures or of ths bardons of our tax-payers, * Tany losk for relief to the Muyor and Ald:rmen, and liope for a largs curttiment of all outlsys not ab- solutely no essary, ot least furs {w or two, un'il the wencral ro:urn of grosperity, which L already apyne rent in the tride of our wholcsalo merchanis and in #0mp briuches of mADULAULY, * It has been the practi:e for many years to mntic- 1pata the collection of tazes and ta exp.nd the spro- pristions in advance of the jayment of the taxea loried 10 obtain the money sppropriste), Tals praztice s Leen nocassary in ;Bi'lufi curreat expences aud thio {1 exest on our funded dout, But many of tho Bppro- priations thus expended in advanco areof suchn eharact:r that the ezpeadltures could be deferroa un- 1 the colloction of the taxes without eerious Injury. And, {n my judzmeont, thy time has arrived woeu the Conmon Conn:iishoild restrain this abute by ordl- nincs, clst changing tha moda of letting coniracia, or prohioiting tae leting of such contrac.s uatil tha colle stiou of the waole or a part of the woney appro- ¥Eiated £or tho purpose, ** Tne roault of this FH:HM has besn a deficionc; i differeut azco.nts, arinng from the fullure to cof- Iact the tazoa in full, wulca is, to some extent, lnsv- {table, pari:ulirly 4s fespocta the tax oo porsonal property. *¢°Ta meet this deficlency, I recommend s special sppropriativn for wiis year of §195,00), no.dug that it way be mide aud coat.nisd uwatil we li.ve bacurad 8 g£ood balinco {n the Treaaary, and obviate the nacos- sity of resortlug to temporiry loans, which T coasller adangerous expedient, to be avolusd if possluie, 10 thedd estl nates I tavo staled the sums which may ve expiuded by each branch of the puolio serviza under a reuction i the uggreats of appropri.tions 103 sum which wil be coverod by the misceilaneous seipts and a taz-levy of 13 mills upon tho dullar of ble P!Dl\tl’lfi. Tie parilcalar items whieh should be siricken from the esumates of the sevaral Boardd I hvenot underiaken t9 destgnite, believing that tho Conmon Cauacll, haviog more’ fatimste” knowlsdge of tie wantaof their consutusuls, can discriminite mors wisely among the varlous expen iitures proposed, and de:ads whicu ead be safoly adunfieed, “ A reduction in expensos osuld’be made without rerlous it ulty and dissppolntmeat in many dirco- tlons, 1 dsem it my duty 10 point ot soveral modss Dy which » considerable saving 1nay be mada and tha genocal purpos:a of retrenciumnt prodscated “ Flea'—A genersl redachon of, ssy 10 per cent horetofors uald. va arics ‘Sezond—Subatitution of smalisr burners upon thn stroct lampe. 4 hra—Postponement of su-h street improvements and spoci ] asseasmsn 848 requirs new intarsections aud paymaats by the cliy of pub 13 bpuolits. * rourtn~Tbe establishment cf aiatl public schools in neigabornoods not su.iciently supplied, renting suitab.e houses for tho pueposc, deferring for the prov- ent the erection cf expensivo LU'llings, 44 F\fth—A more perfect tysieta for regulsting the difersnt branchye of servioe, 82 08 to obtain complcte eifizicazy and unlize the preient or a leas numtcr of employes to tus fulloss extent consiatout witn their fair and Just trostment, * Wasiner any or sl of theso modes of retrenchment cr othiers better adapled to our aituation and wants snall meet tho arpraval of your bouorabls body, 1 do not douot that an earnsat eifort will bs made to redu s tho approjriations to the smallest smynt that will meet our ooligationt and protids for ths pratection and good ordcr of tna cily, sud the supply of the peop. er requirements of our people from tualr municipal govarament," I repcat hera these recommendations becauso the [olicy advocated by tme lus your, mid 1o yosr balots, s atlit mora_imperativoly demanded nuw by the oou’ tinuod atringenzy of the times, and the dificulty of collacting the tazes herotatoro levind, instead of $10000) to cover defciencies, T mow euilmate $103,00) far that, purpots, wbien I desma fu- dispensable, ' Lvary considoration of Jusiice and good faith requires us to begin at ouce to provilea resorve from which wa esimake all our noccsasty payments in advance of the callection of the aunuul taxes withe oat resorting 10 the expedientof temporary lusns, Altaguga l{zsy nol nect the apptovs of & portion of our citizenr, a senss of duly cowpels me to say that, in my judgmont, all new improvements should bi i postponsd. Tne smployes of the city engiged in cone s:ruction and in supervision of such improvements nould ba discharged, Bpecial asseasinonts should be abandonod. Tue duties of the various dnspsctors and sanitary policem:t shodld Lo transferred 15 the rigular police, who suould be charged with tha eaforcement of all the orlinances, No new Follumen at the pressnt high sataries should ba employe §, but to 81l vacanalea & cadet forco should be organized at ot over vne-half 1hs pay heretofore allawed, ‘Tho cost of tho City-Ll4ll shonld be reduced toa sum not excooding $1,000,0.0, which would giveura building adequsta to all our wants, and good euoudqh for any city {n $ho world, If thostructure could bs areanged co aa to afford an Incoma Ly yeatiug the lower part for busineas purpoes, our faterest woild ‘l;a ]:‘nn:vuul. and our credit sud reputation greatly - benotited, To adopt and continue this policy of retronchment and reform ds 1o easy mattor, 1t requirea tho greatest firmaesa and derotion to the puulio good; bat 1 think #ho tas-paycre of tho city Lave ® Tight 1o expoct It of thoss whosdiniutster their afsirs, And frou tho ao- ti0a of the Oity Council upon the Apprupriation bill of last year, I have no du}ul:)l \‘;ut that thelr wishes will be met by your honorsbla body, A nznfled hereto sre the ,e-tlmllea of the Dosrd of Paulio Works, Buard of Health, Board of Education, City Marubl, Fire Marshal, luspectors of the Howse of Correstion, aud the Huperiuteuient of uml;un.. 1 LATIMATES OF EXFLNSES FOK TUE FI3CAL YEAR FRON JAN, 1, 1876, 7o LEO. 31, 1370, Toard of Public Works Appropriation s For suniry purposes, InHuding luterest on temparary lasus, yen- eral, in addition o tha unezponded balinze Jau, i, 1834, $30,020. DBullding Inspecilon Dopartment: For salarfes of Super.atoadent of Balldlugs, olerk, and inspaction 203 biher exponses, $14,40), City Brldewell (coustraction socount): For compla- tHon 2ud furnishing of bulidings, worshops, stz the waespendud balance of tha procesds of bonds bereto- fure ls3usd sd sold, o7 -0 much thorsof 8% mnay bo ro- ulred. Ry Uemstery s For purchuas of grounds aud other gupoice y sdlition o tho vaszpunded balsuce Jan. 1416, £3, 'City 'thay 83slea: For rent of grounds for hay-m ke:s 10 Soutn snd West Divialons, fn addition to 4 revonua therefrom and in addition to the unsspenled balsnce Jan, 1, 1874, §1,600, Contingeut ‘fuud: " For contingeacies not otherwise covidad for, subject o the order of the Maiyur aal somptrolier ' fn wddltion to the usexpended balenco Jaz. 1, 1315, EL0,000, Casta of tax sales s For coats of making tax sales, a0 much of minnoxpmdhl balance Jan. 1, 197, a6 msy bo require: He Beiteratos the Absolute Recossity for ;. < NDMBER 173 Criminst Caurt of Cook County: For nullun'a::j ¢laims prior to July 1, 1873, s much of the uner; balance Jan, 1, 1875, 43 may bs required, o Deiciency fliad : ‘To mest dedrlency on tax. colloce tions of precediog {u", $50),0 0, At ] Entertsinment of oficial visitors: For entertatning oflicial visftors (ha unozpended balance Jan. 1, 1376, Electfon expenses: For psyment of judges, cloecky polling-plces, and othar exvenses, in sddiflon to uuexpended balanco Jan. 1, 176, $1,000, 1" S s i, o s4aion' the wncependod Eelenes expenses, 1o addition 10 the unexpent 6 Depariment: For mudry ex] es, for majne enance of the Fire De;lflmen{,m” ot tels- #graph, including intersst on temporary loans, in addi- 1100 to the unespended bsiance, .nn.r{. 1974, 83! Ueneral sloking fund: To provids for the liquidae tion of the genoral bonded debt of the city, In sddition 1o tie unexpended balaues Jan, 1, 146, $1,000, Tealth Depattment: For sundry expeases In addf tion 1o the unexpended Lalsncs Jas., 1, 1876, $50,000, Houso of Correction: For dieting &nd trangporis- tlon of prisoners, saiarios of Buperintendont and tealstants, tuel, Ughtlog. bedding and clotbia, farni- ture, medicines, aud_sundry supolies, aad for out- atanding clafms, in addition to taa unezpended bals ance Jan, 1, 1916, and In addition to the earnings of et For tof int utereat: ' For payment of intorost on the genersl bonded debt of the city 50 o temporary Iains, i ddltiou to the unexpended Lalance Jan, i, 1876, 86 to amaunts recelved for futereat, $100,007, Judgment account : For paymcat of ta.nporary loans for Judgmmta ngainst the city since lst aunual ap- propriation, terest thoreon, $41,835, Legal ex For cvats of cour.a aud ather legsl §xbenses, fn wdition to the. unexpanded Lalaace Juo. ), Folico Coart (Notth Divifion): For frel, books, Dlsoks, stationery, repairs, etc., e unezpeaded bale anen Jan, 1, Ltit, Folice ‘Court {South Diviston)¢ For fel, books, blaks, statlonery, nsfe, repalrs, etc., in addition to the unexpended balinco Jab. 1, 1814, 600, 5 Tolica Court (West Ditision): For fuel, books, blanks, stationsry, repait 40 aadition to'the un< oxpended balaiico Tan. 1, 18,6, $3i, Yolicn fund : For sundry eipenson of tha To'lcs De- partment, Includiog fntereat on temparary losny, in addition o the unexpended balaaco Jun, 1, 1870, $:0v, 0d), Trinling and stationers : _Tor printlng Counell cesdings and pamplilets, C‘implrvllcf'(“ Toport, m otlier advertining, blanks, bisuk books, stationery, and for ontetanding bils in 3ddition to Unozpended bab ance Jan. 1, 1375, $15,00%, Public Library : For inintaining Poblls Library in addition %0 uncxpended balsuce, Jan. 1, 1576 23,000, Ealaries not charzeshle to departments: Mayor Becretary, and four policsmen for Mayar's offios, City Comptrailer and clerin, City Ciork and aselatants, City Collector and clerks, Corporation Counsel, City Attor ney, ive samatants o Luw Departuents, Cily Phy- wiclan, three Polica Justices, ono clerk for each Potios Gourt'for North, Bouth, and Weat Divisions, aud mene 35pgicia ity Comprollor's and Cley Clerk' oflocs, :hool Dopartment ¢ Tor the purchase of lote, far- nituire, ete., erection and repaira and reot of bulldings and upport of schiools (not 1acluding svening sehaols, which are estimated for clsewhere), including interast on tomporary luans, in addition' to the unexpendad balance Jaa, 1, 1473, and locome from reas, luterset, and Slate dividends, $573,00), Bcuool staking fanid : 'To provide for the paymenf at maturity of bonds fssued for school purpoaes. ln sddition to the unespendsa balance Jan. 1, 156, 000, Bewerage fund: For construction of sawers, fn ;djlfll;n to the unexpended balance Jam. 1, 1878, 1,00, Hireqllamps: For gas for atreef-lsmps and tan- nels; lightiug, cleamog, repsiring, and thawing lampa; for alaries of Gas_ Inspecior and_watchmun at 130 feat metres, and for exoonsss of Gan Lospectar's ofce, and for cefi:fency in Lust year's sppropriation, - 00, Fpocial atsessments o elty property: Tor 8 aaassments 00 propurly Lelongiog £ 156 clty 186 expended balance Jan. 1, 1676, 3 Subscquent taxes: For taxes on proferty bel’No, ths city on purch wses at tax sales, the balanca o miums on taz-rederaptions not expended for Q¥ 13 t4x sales, and the unczpeaded balance of foron,taani propriatlons, s Watertax ‘tuad s For estenston of Pipvd, snd for dof dency in last year's lovy ha witi! DonrGoHate] an tho. proceeds Of 5 443 Of Buunb.otiens part'y pid for from ints cllin20u8 reOIDL T TAROSS 1%0M& ¥R APEIL |, 1815, To DEC. 41, nly by Goneral taxes of 147 Uuoliocted on s3ma 0, 1675, Billa recaivauly d 0t of sccond- dontedly low Dutlding Inspactor'a B 800l fund fe futer ool fund for re o0l fund for & onts. tate dividend Bulcn of reul catats. Housa of Cairection, 3 AMlncelianeoun noarses, including couts, oic., {3z salee, f30s, Intereal ity hay scales, pounds, eic...... R LIADILITIES GUTSTANDING UPOX WAICE 10 BE PAID, oTE 15006 L A s S 1,00 6 per conf nds for twelvs moul ng-'::lloru&?f;:oui)..m T T P Fan ! per cent bons ur twelve mon! e (sitncallsnson ejikR, b aedaa 160 Cuty lawell) . 590,000 7 per ceut Shie (tanoel).. .. 9 P U $R1,00 7 per cent bonds for treive moJthy 21 (CIty-Hab) cvevsnreneenns 280 $1,000 7 par cent bouds for twelvs moniha (861001 CORMIUCKOD) 1vaeaivorasrnonsesaie HTIO $1,118,700 7 per ceat bonda for twelve months (ION0B) ;o053 4 e spaseis . T2 Total interest on municipil bonda, 231,318 Sacerape Donds, $37,000 6 per cent bonds for twelve months ..§ 5,230 , 320,000 7 per cent bonds for twelra montba 173,300 $2,121,000 7 par cent bonds for twelve months (river twprovewent). . FERea T ¥ Y Total intercst on sowerage bonds........$ 337,10 Water Gonds. $016 007 6 per cent boads for twelve montha.,.§ 5494 $3,400,000 7 por ceat bonds for twelvs mionths 255,023 @, Total nterest on water bonds. . ccseeu.y.§_ 310,485 €ITT DEAIN PATANLE DUBLYG THE OCBUENT FISAL TLAD, PRON 24, 1, 188, T0 Dig, 31, 14i0, Sle_per cedt municipal 'bonds dus July '} 57 o City cortitiates of ndabiedne January and Pebraary, 1576 City certifi‘atea of indevtones Barols, 16761 v00ssuns oo Clty certificates of indeb AprlL, 1970. . teceree 433,480 City cortideaiéa'of ndeblolion mitiriiy id May, 18 croneeesen 1ES3EI8 i¢a of Sndelineas maturing in y oerlific fund snd Jallef and Ad Soclely. Interest theteon, Unexpended appropristions, Jab, 1, 17 JUDGMENTS AGAINST TUE CITY, Stichael Hoy, July 14, 14i5.. 3] Blary Murpy, July 3, 13 {00 Andrus Lawaon, Jily 9, 1 s Masy McQraw, July 17, 18 4,000 Eincado & Donshue (388 ve 1,013 H 1029 Iobert Stuart, $oi 2 B, iarrington, O:t. 1. 5 W, 8, Duntam, Dez, 4, 1873, 8.5 m 18 1406 38 480 R Mellagh & Da 158 3. K. Lake, ¥eb. 2, 131 f¥ Inntercat on abovy'to Juna 1, 1971, §3.95k The above judgments have all bren seltisd by cese Ugcates of fudebisducss mutnring Junol, 1417, ‘Tha followisg judgmante aro utiil unsctil N, E. Pottorson, Doc, 42, 1515 107 J, Forsyth, Dec. , 1675 B9 Bay & Whitney, Jan. 1, 6,200 Vhtcrast oi above o i1t Tatal Judgments, $11,635. 8. B HAYES, After the report tad boen received and om derod printed, tho eubject of tho eloction of & City Printor way taken np, ‘The procscdiogs will bo found in another column, Ald. Bchatfner moved to refer it to the Fi- naoce Committee, Ald, Cuilertou hoped it wonld not be referrod. Ihis experience bad beou, such refersuce uever accomplishiod auythiog, since the Couucil dealt vith the bill s it plesasd when it was roturned. Lot tho Oouncil take it up, call 1o the hoads of dopartuients, and then go thraugl with is. Ald, Senaffuer enid 1t did ssom s if {6 was Iabor lost for the Finance Commitios to spend timo on an appropriation bill, since the Couucil alterwarda acted as 1¢ saw ft, disregarding all the recommendations of the Commttes, the Counwil wantod to go {oto Comunttes of the Whole, without rofereuce, Lo would withdraw his taotion to refer. ‘The commuoicaiion was lald aver aod erdered puvhished. COMMUNIOATIONS. ‘The Mavor ssat (o a somniunication proposlag thio nams of W. Mooheimer a4 & mewber of the Toard of Hosith, in piace of Dr. Hook, sesigned. orrod. ‘Lo Board of Eduestlon sent a communica- tion rocommending the purchase of lows for schools on Bigserdycke s:uare, Pulk street, Erle stroet, and Wallica strest. Bof sba Committee on Bohoals. & ‘Phe Doard of Pablic Works presented an ordl pauce for the vacation of that portlon of Lunber