, 1862-09-23
Meeting OF THE COMMON
City Improvements CO1-
templated.
THE CAIRO coMraAbAKp QUESTION.
Correspondence Between Gen. Tut
tie and Mayor Sherman.

Correspondence Between Gen. Tut
tie and Mayor Sherman.
REPORTS OF THE O0aP1R0LLE3, CITF
ATTORNEY 4ND SCHOOL Agent. /
The Common Councilmctir regular session
last evening, his nor, Mayor Sherman, pre-
siding. Prcsent, Aldermen Botsford, Ed
wards, Hoyt, shimp, TittsEorth, H4hu. Bara-
gwanath, schal1, Holden, Brown, H4rrey,
Conlan, White, Woodman, Shufeldt, Comisky
and Sheridan.
A communication was received from the
Mayor setoing the ordinance passed at the
lote session Of the Council, permitting the G.
B. & Q. Railroad to lay q track On North
street, but recommending that the road be
permitted to Lay down track in the alley set
forth in the ordinance.
Aid. Comisky moved to reconsider the vote
by which the ordinance was passed. The mo-
tson prevailed, and the ordinance was referred
to the Committees on Railroads, and Streets
and Alleys in the West Division.
4 petition from the residents Of Wells
street, between Madison and Adams streets,
for the matchmaking Of that street, was &C.
ferred to the Committee On Streets and Allegs
Of the South Division.
REroRT ON TIE RIVER.
The report Of Dr.. Mahla upon the water in
the ChIcago River, accompanied By bill of
$l50 for bis services, was read. The report
was elaborate, and set forth the numerous
eauses Of the had condition Of the river
After careful analysis, the chemist had ascer-
tained that there WIS little or no current In the
river, ard consequently all impurities emp
tied into It were Obliged to remain there,
The chief cauees of the odor0us state Of the
river, are considered the. distillcries, s1augh-
ter houses, &c, located a1ong its banks.
over and published, and the bill be referred to
the Mayor and Comptroller with power to act
Tt. molten vas carried.
THE STATE STREET BRIDGE.
Aid. White presented petition for the
erection Of a bridge acrosss the river At State
ttreet. Referred to the Committee On har-
bors and bridges.
KErORTs OF CITY OFFICERS.
A communication was received from tho
Comptroller, setting forth TINT be had paid
| received and Cancelled, all tue certificates OF
the city which were payable On tie l5'h inst :,
amounting, with the interest, to SET, ,50L3i
Geo. n Hggineon, Eco. rendered his rasig-
nation as member Of the Board OF Education.
Accepted, and placed on file-
t. The monthly reports Of the Comptroller
| were llaced oa file without bcirg read
| & Communication from S. s. H.ys, School
Agent, Was received, setting forth the rec 4ipts
ard expenditures OF the school fund during
the months Of June, July and August. 1856,
The rect ipts during that time were Sl3, ,SS36 81.
The expenditures during the same term were
Tic report oftbe City Attorney vas read by
that officer. TIE document was very rolumi-
nous, giving In detail the suits In which the
city YVES interested. The report was laid over
and published.
4 communication was read, from the Clerk
of the Rect rdes's Court. in relation to the ap.
pcin1ment Of grand and petit jurors, and aao.
| n1it1ipg an order requiring each Alderman to
report 1orty namts from each ward Tor that
Purpose. The order was passed.
IMPROVEMENTS.
The Board cf Public Works Recommended
! the impToyt meut6 Of tle IoTer B4F road
faom North Avenue to Fullerton Avenue: of
| South Water street from Clark to franklin ;
and Of Canal street from Lake to Fulton sts.
The communications were appropriately re.
terred.
ri pn11;c Wcrrs s.+tfn,r fs.tn ~ ns ooat9
ccntractcd for the Improvement Of Soutf
Water street from Lake to Franklin. and that
former appropriation was insufficient tt
fnr,her annrnnriatinn was m ssad >N
49, >Ae@ Si'f'"f'N"'Ao' "''0 f'''""o'
ASSESSMENTS.
The assessments for the improvement O
W.st Madison street were confirmed. I'll,
l 49,
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| THE CAIRO coS1RARASps-
cC1toun1Cat1on 1I31n 1ne Alsyor sett.n!
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m ,ur N.von or cn,caao, no, 9eps; s-e ~ .sGs ~.
nn,nher n nnn1i "a, ;nns frorn rcn- W. ~ u ~
esryants. Mi Won apnoint acommsf,ec ~ ~ ~ -,
that they arc properly put out to work. Wi
etId them ~ coon AZ a committee il appointe
and am rotl1ed Asewer.
j. n. TCTT1E, Bsfsadfer-Gcneral
, MAroB,s Orr,cr Chfraco
. Sept =, 1860. {
, - t.:n-.,,on- -u. o een .onmanolns AZ Cairo
cht u1 ptoposa.oa a- 10 scn1 lmpo1tea NEGROES +
1awe or flis Sta,e an rrrot 3naosit,oo 81 81 y p
lnburtnc nonnlatfm. fannot 1ive q Mrssn. - ~
tiou by ann1fntinF cnmmittse "a ron ~ ~ 15on
Cr in oiv fhrr .vsv "a 'ou Psop'st
Aoars. eaa reepecaiony'
, r g.. SHERMAN, Mayor Of Chicsgo.
Aid. Comtsky cff.red the fo1foHinp.
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TSs,5 s.,a,i1a fppaose VI tee aet.on OF OF
1hs ;, ,5 ~ 49, .1e i;.oposaa " sem negroes
no, @ xl"tisad iat ae a aas"1 ~ taas psopos
l LILLE o"' aAa.A'Aneo "Pp.o'n"
8 ,,rro,o. eo1o'" "ae au"pseo W tne 1o4o7
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+ n1axn- C1jon> Wtndn,nn Shnf:sa, Ht,mi.i TIat
: ehsridanN1l. 0@e'4N' ~o1A17A'
. Nars-Eotsford, Edwards. Titteyorth. uolde,
+ Harvey, nte-9-
: uAkBORs AND B;:1pGEs
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j. Ae Cotutteec r ~ u, oasooss ano 0f7uges,
= WHOM WIS fc1rfreo Inc petition Tor brldE
across tie river at State street, reported .
oIdtr authorizing proposals for building sal
. | h1itcp, WREN subscriptions to the anoTnt ,
:. sl{ OW aH d the rirht If var mad hem al
::1; n,a ~ and authorizing the appTerEiation
;. SNss"s ~usn euIa ~ auouas 1au uSeu 30 $
cuIsu. 10 py LUG other nail OF tne cost
wire la i over. ~ otoe1 SNno Aeto
-. erprrr ,,,rpovrurx-s
u
: A'o. ho'den oncfco 12e following, Wal'
Il WIS passed;
;. NuErEA., The sidewalks aud cu1verts IN
many f,he st!ee,s w1'hin ths city arc IN
Is .aIinatto aEa oanset"ue ctna1tt"n. and acct1:1
.S ra ws,t 1 rsnas1 n me-, , 81 n 81
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