, 1863-12-11

held Lest evening, on call signed By Aderme,
Ellsworth, .Com1sky and Conlap, the object O
which WIS to take Into consideration the reso,u
ton approprdating bountIes to volunteers, aut
also communication from tho Board Of Publil
Works In reference to the Fire ordinance.
The following Aldermen were present; schel1
Ellsworth, Barrett kanu, Walsh, McDoua}d
Co1nisky, Clark, Brown, Holden, Van Hollen
Geisheld, Casselman, Ruh, Hottinger, Sullivan.
shnfeldt. and Woodman. The Mayor being absent
AID. Brown Was chilled to the Chair.
Ihe eau was read BY the Clerk, after which AID,
shu1eldt said, that after having voted against The
resolution Of AID. Titworth, with recariI to ths
bounty Of $50 to volunteers, he would move to
| second that vote.
| AID. Comisky sald that q reconsideration yas
not possible; 1t could DO amended.
AID. Ellsworth offered the following AZ an
| amendment to the ordinance passed August 1o.h
entitled: "An ordinance for obtaining Yo1unteer,
to take the place Of couscripts In the sesyce OF tho
United statea.''
Bsitordtrsd BY Aas Common cJuae4 Of t6e cztv
Setion 1.-That to aid in t1ling the quota Of vo,-
nnteers assigned to the City Of Chicac, nnfier tbe
last cal made hy the President Of lbs Unttcd
the suppression Of the existing rebellion. III thcra -
sEsl be paid ont Of the fund placed at TIC dienoss
q the conscription War Fund Committee, b1 % the
" HfYtr
dollars ss to each person who shall volunteer from
t9s re c Of Chicago and be mustered into tie ser
sition Of the President. t1 e'AN' ~ saen Feqa1-
SeetIgn 5. The Conscgiption War Fund Commit.
zee shall act as agents in the city In awarding said
ss Gaanss aa a th tGo@Rsoe5 is hereby
Treasurer for such sums Of bounty money and in
!asor of such persons as shall DO certified to him
ss 'se Myos Tea sps s5, sh b
nae out Of monies collected on the tag W.rrsns }r
ths i;a sss' seaE ThIs 1sS to5 war Rg5poses.
A AID. d.. Ksnn m moved % to amend nv m,,.,,,, ;, On,
Aid. Woodman said that the Board of s,1nerv,o.
ors woula probably make M tho amount IT, sa s,no
,.a. o snuleias tnoaght that that sum would not |
Ing "a 1he Waad%s, w. daa,sFt1ssd t3ed,. '
Offer TINT a. an amendment; In act lie civ eouid ID
not T Hay more; '' ~'''''
1nete. oa 1t sad hat ne we1e being cheated
sned with one n eix.. We have paid ont thc onIv
~ rs sofeiers has ret hare no credit
99s5 an cr Pbesft se .s sf Id
believed that Chicago had furnished Solder
crouch to cover two Of three counties. The qnota
chose TO take it. 40 'n~5
wsd wsb .; the P5S5y1!en tast b Psd
He had heard that many men weie % eone 9say
this city 10 New York where they couii cs, sM1
tounty. e'' ~"
why the ordinance should bo passed. Tha srst
he cfy was snxous 10 a9ad 20. '6e other was that
5,h of January the city had nearly Tssea Il. Gno.
ae did not think that the Department would osic1
1hs dIsit 4 were thought tho required number
g Serssxie q aE 9E }I,s
n Mendmcnt of the Alderman was tcnable, Then
y soney and wants 80 many men, and tie cont !
20 osen Fn,,. ti5own cat agnnst Adaiant
he quota Of lis city Ii was ju,t aas moota 10
noH and ne speaker had been assured hy hiin :
raf r. 'as1d do1a aa saasd hi men there vi, be
ss made b The county, tbs cty would psT 1a5a
a1 ,be qt y 90 ~ 59at ~ the county spprqpaed S
'llccted {fom The city. Chicago had paia bona.
60 39E men who had rot been credited 10 Asr
enlo not want any boun1fes paid except to naen r.
Ma; Comisky offered IN amendment to the te
nendment ,e to give bounty Of $13. This, to Al
plobabe Sees oer ane Th9
e. tne ec G1E M ana So rom the government would
S IL ~ ~. inis Woaa DC enough to raise tho neu
~ oia III a1t efe 81 70 enlist On promise Of 500 Of
ae three min tag at The present valuation would
~ Esns nsdfy e.! fiaM and 5000 to $4,000 would
. xspt l9I tne itite! Of inc widows and orphans A
.a9i11;ngnt It too that the would
Nlains 70 e1teEd the time IS It had done IN
ddRnc Reefss fat tap In view Of what Illinois
A1a. Woodnan seconded the amendment OF AID, :.
'miekE: n lo'
~ ret ,non1 Fa1d @ tadt tne Co
q dollar TO put men into the tcfd He won,d W ~.
re- st $1oo Il apiece Il necessary. i had Been said no
mid pay thai, "gSn %sy aPREonrse money Eho M
unIy. "a bounty OF 500 would secure the mcu int