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the removal cf which would be reauired b,
the improvement, be moved under the water
Was referred to the Board Of Public Work.
and ordered to be published.
ASSESSMENTS FOR THE n. C. C1TT RAILWAY,
The report Of the assessment OF the I'm
provements Of North Clark street ia tht
ne1ghborhooa Of Fullerton avenue WAS pre-
sented.
| Alderman Roberts moved that the Assess
der 1t the North Chicago Railway Company
were ussessed for 81, 700. He said that tho city
Ind no right to assess the Railway COMPANY Al
| MI, and that this would inyaHdate the assess,
| ment.
Alderman Comieky asked II the Railway
| Company were not under obligation to assist
In Improving the streets. He had understood
that the ordlnance for which he voted con,
taSned that provision.
Mr.. Ayerf, (the corporation counsel) ex
planned that the ordinance, as originally draft
ed, contained q provision to that effect, but
that the clause was afterwards stricken ont.
gata, general de desire being expressed for IN in.
anime the original ordinance on file, together
| with the record, and report immediately. Al.
ter . brief examination he reported that au-
other Section z" had been substituted for,
and pasted over the original "aection ~
containing the provision aforesaid, and that
tie ordinance, rs finally passed and recorded,
! contained no provision OF the kind.
GRADING, CURLING AND DREDGING.
Assessment rolls were then confirmed for
grading and matchmaking Milwaukee Ave
nue. from Ellston road to North Avenue, and
for curbing, filling and gradinga portion OF
Market street, and for the extension Of Wal
nut street, and several other streets.
The assessment for dredging and deepening
portion Of the South Branch Of Chicae9
River was referred TO the Committee on Har-
to1s and Bridges.
WHISTLES AND STEAM CoCKs. =.
The Committee on Railroads reported an
amendment to one Of tho ordinances on tho
subject now In existence, In substance, that
no whistle shall be sounded except where it
was absolutely necessary to signal the cppll-
cation Of Q brake, and that no cylinder cock
proximity to any street of the city except in
certain cascs to let of condensed steam. ard
that violation Of the ordinance shall be puu-
ished With fine Of not less than SO, nor more
than 800.
At The next session, the same Committee
crow In the city after certain hour; and
that every dogs tall shall hang In certain
fixed direction.
On motion, these amendments we're Laid
over, aud ordered to be published.
At this point, the assessment roll. which
lad occasioned the inquiry into the nature Of
the ordinance incorporating the North Chica.
go Railway Company, before referred to, was
confirmed By . vote of fifteen to eight.
DAMAGES DEMANDED.
The Committee reported on the petition Of
Patrick Murray, for compensation for dam
CITY limits, which included d mile ar noTe ~ #
Bile leland plank road, thereby deriving
him Of the tolls, that the condition Of ths
road did not justify demand for tolls. Tho
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eantsfs AND AAEss.
The Committee reported an ordinance for
paS1ng Maoash avenue Win Nicholson pave
ment, from Randolph to Fourteenth street.
Passed.
Also for the construction of , ssder,1t- a,
the vest tide OF Michigan Avenue, Gom 18th
to 18th streets. Passed.
Also, for the construction Of sidewalk on
the east side Of Michigan Avenue, from 18th
to SD Streets Passed
Also. for curbipg, filling and macaaamlzIpc
Wabash Avenue from 14t6 to e2d streets. al.
derman Hahn moEed to amend by substituting
debate, Tie report was adopted, with tho OK
Sepsion OF reference to the Board Of Public
Works for IN estimate of the cost Of Nichol-
son pavement in place Of the one proposed
~ the COMMITTEE.
lee Commattee reported an ordinance ex-
te1dlpg west u1nedalc to North Lasalle
eslect. Passed. Also an ordinance for grad
ing some twenty streets In tho North DlYi.
sion. Passed.
The Committee reported an ordinance
opening IN alley through the cast half Of
block 45, between Fulton and Lake streets.
A motion to postpone vas lost, aud the ordi-
nance adopted.
The Committee reported an ordinance for
grading md Elaniing the side wnlk on the
vest side Of Lstl{n street from West Van
Also an ordinance to construct q sidewalk
on both fides Of Coolidge street, from Reuben
to Ihrcop ttreet. Passed
Also 10 construct d sidewalk on West
Twelfth street, from Clay street to Blue Isl
and avenue. Passed.
on RAILROADS.
AID. Holden called uo the .cport of tba
Committee on Railroads ~ tno