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The first thing was the five unti- filter bed petitions, which contqined . home 260 nnmee out of a lewover 600 utters. The mayor, attorney , and others spent Home time in trying ‘to find out whether the petitions had been returned in sen-Kin. Finally, Aldermen Grunt called nttention to the fact that the mayor kept the or- dinance three-orl'fonr Weeks alter, it run passed before it was published. Why did not the attorney have all these thiugn It his tougue’s end an Mr. Smoot used to do, and . not con-‘ sumo time in turning over law books, etc.? Finally. it. was decided to have the election Saturday, April 28th. A. D. 1900, from 8 o’clock mm. ' to 7 p.m., and that there be two ”poll- ' iug placeeeone in the new ,Lihrary building for \Varde 2 and 3. and one in tne city building for Wards l and 4' Judgee‘nnd clerks of the elec- tion were selected. Ald. Grant'sug- gested that. in all fairness, at least half of these clerks and judges ehOuld he from the petitioners; but~ when it came to elalect theirmen it; was found difficult 'to get any one whose name was‘not on one of those petitions. 7. Toad” night Ila regular inact- i‘ng. ’ The mayor «fled to order at 8:31): reading records. 9w. occtipied In" In hour, I0 that it was 9 o’clock when Maine.- begun. The petition of the property own» eraon St. Johns avenue, laid on the table some two or three weeks ago, was taken up on motion of Mn, Stubbe, when Col. Davidson stated that a gentleman interested in the improvement of St. Johns had agreed to paythc $80 Supreme court costs so as to relieVe the city.. Mr. Oboe Wanted the original adaption of the Conference committee’ 3 report so modified as to call on the original contractors to datbe job of improve merit. The whole matter was re- ferred tothe Council as a committee of the whole, to meet and act there- on Wednesday evening. April 18th. the day after the city election. That removes the last obstacle in the way of the improvement of the avenue. Ordered sewer and water connec- tions madam; Sheridan road north City Council. THE SHERIDAN ROAD NEWSâ€"LETTER. before the Street in paved. and prop- erty owner: will be notified to do the work at once or the city will do it at their expenee. Some of the water mains on that etreet will be lowered. The Street committee are instruct- ed to look after that fill near David Lighthell'e before the electric' road changed its Inch. The requisition: were ordered. end weighte to mete the street roller e 10 instead of e 7. ton one. About 10:30 o'clock, Council ad» journed till April 8th at 8 p.m. ‘ rum WIPAOI, Inca. Gallone pumped ..... . . . . . 37,242,708 Qeily. average: . . . . . _.. . . . 238.636 ‘n D-- The halls and toilet room remain unchanged. The old south gymna- sium end billiard room have been made into one fine large one known as the “Assembly Room." which just now is occupied by Trinity Church on a place for their Sundny and other religious services.» They cleaned it, repaired and tinted the wells, put matting on the door. ehedee et the windowe. end it melee a very choice room. Ieeted with good easy thllffi. It is a place where lec tures can be held and similar gath- ‘ cringe. Altogether the building is a choice one end will serve for ten or twenty yeere‘: The Street committee are instinct- ed to look after that fill near David Lightheil'e befom the electric' road changes its trash. The requisition: we're ordered, Ind weight- to nuke the street roller a 10 instead of e 7. ton one. New Library Building. v a " Whatever people may think of how the Library board came into poses- sion of that Young Men’s Clnbbuild- ing, all who go and examine it will' confess that it is a big boon to the Library,and admirably adapted to its designedhse ”as 'a- library building. “The. little office in 'the north end, where we used to set up election ' booths and where Fletcher et all. had an old dilapidated cigar box bound together and lbcked fer the special use of our female woman sufiragists, when two ballots Were cast intuit, thathas been transfermed into a “stack room”, and has. adjustible shelving all arbund it saVe against the chimney, the upper halves of the windows and the dome into the read- , ing roqm,the outside door, where voters once entered, opens no more. a This rpom hasaccommoda‘tion for 3.500 volumes and the cases are all oak front in hard oil finish, making a very pleasant and serviceable room. The big middle room will be the “Reading roomfi’ with two or three large tables. chairs and magazines, and two cases with glass doors hold some 600 volumes. for encylopedias and other reference bookm About eight feet of the north end of this room will be railed oif for the delivi‘ early home of the Hon. John Barrett, late‘United States Minister to Siam ' and prophet of imperialism, some inn and thirty yeafs ago, we had a 'neighbor whoowmed an old brindle cow. Being addicted, like some of our city officials, to a'vigorous style of profanity, he and the cow some. times had a "woodshed matinee". But of all this we knew nothing, he- ing‘a newcomer in the town. i ‘ One Sunday afternoon, in a little talk to the children at a concert, we touched on the folly and sin of pro- . fanity. .Onr bellicose neighbor soon heard of the '“elde‘r’s” speech and the topic thereof, and was exceeding wroth, taking the application to him- self, after the” manner of a guilty conscience. He wentat once to one of the quadrilateral board of deacona in a stateof mind. ‘ The good and wise (leacon, as such men always should, endeavored to ascertain the, truth,.whereupon our irate neighbor exclaimed. “So long 'as folks lie about me I don’t care, but when 'it comes to telling the‘l-twth. that is: more than I can atand”. Wm. Witten and Hernian Boreh- ardt, taro young men .well known here. have formed a partnership to carry on the business or laving fine floors. Both are good workmen and About 10:30 o'clock, Council ad» journed till April 8th at 8 p.m. ‘ vum WIPAOI, MARCH. Gallons pumped ..... . . . . . 37,242,708 Daily averagn. . . . . ._.. . .. 233.636 Coal banned, lb- ......... 48,535 Slippage 579,416 SeWer ushing .- ......... I.250.000 Leaks, and ends, ate. . . ._, 750.000 Sold railroad company. . . . ”152,750 Containers and Fort Sheri- dan villa'ga ........... 3,600,708 ery counter, the librariun’s desk. etc. will anhieve the success they deserve. DISTRIBUTION 7,242,708 233.636 48,585 A Suggestive Slmllltude. The way some of our oficihls re- gard the criticisms of their conduct suggests, as similar things did to President Lincoln, 3 little story. Soon after we located in the pretty inland town of Grafton,Vermont, the early home of the Hon. John Barrett, late‘Uniwd States Minister to Siam and prophet of imperialism, some two and thirty years ago, we had a neighbor whoowmed an old brindle cow. Being addicted, like some of our city officials, to a'rigorous style of profanity, he and the cow some- times had a "woodshed matinee". But of all this we knew nothing, he- ing‘a newcomer in the town. ' One Sunday afternoon, in a little talk to the children at a concert, We touched on the folly and vein of pro- fanity. Our bellicose neighbor soon heard of the “elder’. ” speech and the topic thereof, and was exceeding wroth. taking the application to him- self, after the” manner of a guilty conscience. He wen‘t‘at once to one of the quadrilateral board of demons in a stateof mind. ‘ ' The good and wise (ieacon, as such men always should endeavored to ascertain the truth, whereupon our irate neighbor exclaimed “So long as folks lie‘ about me I don’t care, but when 'it comes to telling thé‘i-twth. that is‘ more that. I can stand”.