, 1863-10-06
pRQEEEpINGs OF THE COuM0N
COUNC1Ls-


MoNpAr EyEs1No, Oct s, 1859
The Common Council met this evening, pu1Er-,
aat to adjournment. Present: t.. ::
Hahn, Ttsu orth, Barrett. Gallup Edsa.aa,
Eann. Sheridan. Walsh. Nc Doual !. Gomtsky. III
bsich. CLARK. Btown, Talsost. aim,od, Holden.
xon
yan, shufeldt, Woodmsn-
The minutes Of the last meeting were then read
and approved
PE11T7oEs AND CONCENTRATIONS.
petition WAS read from James Brennan, ask-
Ing TINT monty paid for license might b. refunded,
tho liquor business having been abandoned By
petitioner, on acbount OF Ills having contracted
dIetaete for the same. Referred to the Committee
on Licenses.
A communication was read from l.. r Hlllisrd,
and othere, expressing the opinion that tie pro-
posed tunnel would be failure, and was merely
deslened to put money into the pockets Of it, pro-
jectoss, and asking that the whole matter might
be referred to committee Of three, With tnstruc-
tons to correspond with reference to the matter
Of fsupplying the city with water, and protesting
against the ca1r3ibg out OF the tunnel project. Re
ltrred to The Committee on HArbors ard Bridges.
r. wss t f.
milton as member Of the School Board Accepted.
communication was received ftom the City
comPt oller SAYING that he ERew s Of no objection
Whereupon the ordinance providing for the ex-
cayation waa called up and nnaofmousty adopted.
Of Public %otIs asiing for means V to M meet e the
printing and advertising bills Of the Board accord
ing to the increased rates saying that the amount
ssksd seT ey the B9s5d and
The old rites, and saying that about 81 900 would
berqui!ed to meet printing expenses as the Mat
tsr stooa It present and asking fos an appFopriA.
Alderman Holden said that under the old ordi-
rances the printing bills for the portion Of the
sar already "oaa not hage ever
ordinances It amounted to fifteen hundred dollars
already. 1t VIA damnsblc. The gentlemen ofthe
Cornell 4, would ~ ard BY hare settle
coCEsi4 The iM4syor:-1s there any motion before the
communication to the Committee On Finance.
The Mayor In putting the motion) said, "Eo
gentleman has been more ready to more and vote
IN favor Of the printing Of documents than the
been done that ] think was nnnecestary."
AID. Holdeu-I am not afraid to pint; yon gen.
tIemen eeem lAte1y to have great objection to
4 communication wss then read from the Boa,d
Of Public Works recommending the. passage Of
m ordinance to reduce the width OF sldeualks On
st1eet to qret Bay road.
Rele red TO the Committee on Streets and Al
lcye In Moth Division.
Several assessments, reported from the Board
Of Public Works, were read and confirmed.
4 communication was read from the Bosrd Of
Public Works, including report Of the city en-.
glneer on the plsn for supplying the city With
| water. set fo.th In the communication Of James
Hamilton, presented ut former meeting and pre-
viouely noticed. The report Of the engineer esti.
mated the cost OF executing the project Of Mr..
Hamilton at $6a6, GO, exclusive Of the aEtestan
wells ard eome other Items not estimated; also
estimating the time Iequislte for the accomplish
ment Of the work at little less than two years !;
also expressing the opinion that Mr. Hsmilton's
basin, after It was made, would be utterly made
quate to meet the present wauts Of the city,
much less to supply its future demands. and that
the hltering process wonld not be satisfactory IN
reepccr Of the publication Of the water.
In the same paper wag tnclnded repo-t on the
| communications OF Williams, Mclean d Co, with
respect 70 their propositions foE larger tunnel
Messrs. Dali i Gowan IN lie opinion Of tie
engineer, provision 8as already made in the con
| tact With MrEsrs- Dull & Gowan for tunnel ns
large as that proposed by Meesrs. Williams and
McBear, II such one was thought to be desirable,
at chesper rates than they proposed to build 1t
for.