, 1861-06-25

Special Meeting Of Common Council.

Aepecial meeting Of the Common Council
vas held last evening, Mayor Rqmsey in the
Marshall, HoJt, Joy, Myers, Bsiag gwanath,
Foss, ao1den. Cobb, Hubbard, Harvey,
and Comisky.
Alonzo Harvey, Of the 1th Ward, for the
frat time was in his contested seat.
The reading Of minutes OF Last meeting vas
dispensed with.
PETITIONS, ETC.
4 petition Of M. Latin for duplicate Of CITY
Bend Of q, 900 lost, Referred to Committee
on Finance.
A Communication ftcm the Coroner. Re-
ferTed to Committee on Bridges.
4 petition to increase the Br;dcEeu Police.
Referred to Committee on Finance
Apeitiou of the Sisters Of the Holy Heart
erty was referred to Committee on Finance.
4 communication from Mr. McVicker for
reduction of theatre license from $500 was re.
fer1cd to Committee on Licenses.
4 letter from the Mayor and Council OF the
city o1 ST. Paul to the Mayor and Council of
s: a. Douglas, was ordered published and
placed on file,
Tho petition Of D. Coughlin to be refunded
$40 fine by the last Mayor. Referred to Com
mittee on Finance
AAE NlA Al 44CANL41 41l1H.
Alderman Hoyt presented q resolution for
thoriztd to il quire into the expediency Of ap-
pointing a Police Court Attorney, also tia
salary Of same; also to report On the best
1nsnner Of eecnrirg legal counsel for the city,
and TO fix the salary of the City Attorney elect
Alderman Comlsky opposed the appoint
ment Of Police Court Attorney. We got
along ytry well without one last year. Ho
deemed il culy additional representation
Etall for somc hungry otace.hunter.
Mayor Rnmeey expressed himself ia fovor
Of the appointment Off Police Court Attorney.
Aldermen Hoyt's resolution prevailed, and
Aldermen Hoyt, Marshall, Holden, Law aad
Colby we're appointed such committee to re-
port 1t next meeting.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
C1rT WATER KBosDs:-Alder1nsn Foss Of the
COMMITTEES on Finance presented q report in
favor Of the ifsue Of SIS 900 in bonds for
Water Works purpose, in accordance with
communication from Boark Of Public Works.
Carried.
DnlLLsa N TEE MARKET HA1Ls.-Thc
Committee on Public Buildings reported nd
vertc1y 70 the communication from 8. C. Gov
entry OF Board Of Police Commissioners, rel.
atiye to military drills In the Market Halls,
urging that such use cannot and ought not to
be hI1defed. Carried
CITY PR1sT1ra.-The Committee on Print
Ing reported adversely to making any change
IN the city printers, English and German, at
back.
MeHRoE STREET lAFRorEAEsT.-The Com
miatee On Streets aud Alleys South Division
reported the preference of property owners
on Monroe street between Clark and State for
the Nieholson pavement OF Matchmaking.
Referred to Board Of Pablic Works
| NEW AvENCEa-Thc came committee. to
! whom YVES referred the petition Of property
| owners on Edna Place and Buffalo street,
| South Division, asking that the names Of
those streets be respectively changed to Third
and Fourth Avenues, reported ii favor OF the
came
L1cEssEs,-The fixing the rate of uceus:s
! for Billiard Rooms anu Pawnbrokers, was
laid over until next week, the police to make
no nr1skts In such behalf meanwhile.
C1TT IREAsuRKR's BoGD.-The official Bond
| Of City Treasurer ". Il. Rice, WAS presented
and shown, approved By Judges Higgins aud
| Goodrich. 1t WAS ordered filed.
| q. d G. U. R. Ran ordinance WAS passed
Iepealing the ordinance permitting the G. q
z; u R r to extend their track In the Nsrth
Division along the river, East Of Rush street,
! TIE c1TY's BANK ACCOUNT.
The following WIS presented By City Comp
uoner Ward, showing the city's credit &C
count 1t the several banks:
TEE CONTROLLERS REroRT.
TO the credit Of general fund aud bond
account. .:..->--..--............. 9ao,s91 q
school tax fnno...... go. N,839 q
| reform Scaoo!- -.....-...--............. 1859 g
! cemetery iunq' nq'...:....---........-.... GAIT o.
| special oelotlt hnn assessment fuud.. 10O74 81
Chicago hater..'.-... 23,1a1 S
Ab We asand In name ofCH. Hunt, City
Treasurer.
To the credit ofSebool Fund SD. Ward.
Comp. School Agent. 7s,25s 6s
There IL a1,o deposit to the credit Of
General Fund Account OF City of Chi
| cago, G. Fl. Hunt. treasurer, being
1t Hodnsn l. Gelpcle's: :.....:;;-..: as1s q
am informed By the Marine Bank that
there is to The credit Of ScWe11ge
in tbst institution .............. tsss7 81
MetErr Carver to credit the same board SOFIA s.
bosrd w.: - o. 1ss .,