, 1863-09-22
Arepcff from the Committee on Fire md Water.
to whom Vas rcfe1rtd the late fire on State street,

report from the Committee on Fire and Water
to whom referred The late dfe On skate etreet,
reported u follows:
The ZANE Committee reported an ordn.nee for =
side ~alk OF r. becca ct eet from Blue Island ave-
nue. TO Rucker et:eet. Report accepted and ord
re Committee oa st1eets aud allcys In the
West Division reported back an Ordnance lot the
t1tels!on Of Ola ettset tom ClotinoA street TO
passed.
tttc ler plank on the
ense and Azmitsge road. Report accepted and
Onmotion of Aid. Hahn reconsideration was
hsd Of the yote on the ordinance to pave Wells
street fom Madison STREET to Van Bnren street.
Upon the reconsideration the ordnanceas origin
4 special committee reported favotably On the
peution Of the agent Of the United States Tele.
graph Company for permission to extend its wires
The ispeIt ialteadTy - Tpablishrd.> was read from
Tie special committee on the report from the Board
o. Pnnlis Works on the tunnel question They
action Of the Board 81 Pn5e Worsp @otIoe o1 ioe
70 adopt ths report was lost hs follows: Ayes,
Hs. Hshn. s9hall, Kan. Sheridan. Brown. Hlmfod',
Ho!t;4aal ao1qea. son HoAm Bond aastdeld Rak,
,NSsysSs Sshinp. Ellsworth, narzet, Gallup, Walsh,
Meonala; stsana a,.cGaas GGpmlsky ueh Csssema1 Arm
Council adjourned. =
W @ add ths report y eztense OF the Committee
repay rehearsal. 49, .~
REPORT OF oonnrTEB.
To tie Mayor and Aldermen of tho CITY OF Chi
Gago n common Council assembled:
1oot committee on Fire and Water to whom
Etrest, brought In bY Alderman Holden, has been
TO investigate the matter In fully We the
nnde1s5gned Committee on Fire and Water hav-
report that the recent fire On stAte street did not
come TO such big extent either through the want
Of water Of that Of hose, Therefore your Com
came to the conclusion that the7e never las been
ahy wsnt Of water or hose. because after the
bursting Of tho d1st hose the Fire Department was
The above said matter your COMMITTEES on Ffre.
and Water respectfully request your horoneble
Body to accept this report.
We ever be, yours truly,
J: II. "Aras AaasSosso.
The Committee On the Judiciary, TO whom VIVA
5od g. The fy anst Sylvester
70 re city efgned BY Sylvester Lind aud George
SmI.1 Sqat1 9e prosecuted to Judgment If possible.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys In the
South Division reported in favor Of 1nscadamiz-
i1E Wslls street from Madison to Van Bnren
p op III Tta Ndchon Re-
Ing With tie Nicholson pavement passed.
~, me same committee reported an ordinance for
s1S !epafeucu+ ol SCUM water street, rom
Michigan avenue to Wabash avenue Passed.
Alec, to construct sidewalks on both sides Of
lndth1a avenue from Fourteenth street to Twenty
second ttreet. Report accepted and ordinance
The Committee on Streets and Alleys in the
North Division, reported an ordinance for side
walk on the South side OF Division street. Market
street and Lar1nbee street, Report accepted and
ordinance passed.
The same Committee reported an ordinance for
sidewalk on the West side Of Moth franklin
street. Report accepted and ordinance passed,
The Committee on Streets and Alleys In the
West Division reported an, ordinance for side
walk on Taylor street, between Halsted and New
bury streets.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys, In the
Wcet Division, reported m ordinance for side
walk oa both ssdss Of NewbuzY street. botween
Twelfth street and Taylor street, whe,e not already
constructed.
Report accepted and ordinance passed.
The same committee reported an ordinance for
III improvement Of . portion Of Lumber sttect.
Report accepted, and ordinance passed.
: TIE same committee reported an ordinance to
Etraehten Eighteenth street from Chicago River to
Lumber ttreet.
, Report accented and ordinance uassed