, 1863-08-11

THE COMMON COUMClll.
Increase Of Pay for the Official
Paper. !
THE kHTl-C0AseR1pT10H oaDl- !
NANCE.
Its Passage with Triding Amend
Election Of a Blatant Gopperhead
as School Inspector.
The Common Council met last evening, in
regular session, Mayor Sherman presiding.
P1egent-AldeEmen sehall. shimp, Roberts. Bar
Comisky, Clafk, Blown, Himrod, Holden, Won
Rph, shufeidt, woodman.
ADJOURNMENT.
Aid. Himrod eaid, that In consideration Of
tie fact that Gen. Logan was to address the
ell adjourn till Tuesday evening.
tie table. The Chair decided that the motion
to adjourn should take precedence over au
u1hets.
AID. ComiEky herenpon arose and de-
bounced the, motion in strong terms. He
thought it an outrage that an attempt should
he made to adjourn the Council simply to
bear ssMr. Logan make Republican
speech, to help bolster up Republican ad-
Ministration, when he ought to be in the field
Ala. Holden feplied that he was unwilling
be thought it dne to that faithful and patri.
| otlc officer that the Council should adjourn
| over u1til Tuesday evening.
The motion to adjourn WAS lost by the fol-
| lowing vote:
| colt, Himtoa. Holden, Won Hollen, bond, Cast
Eozs -schan. Roberts, Barrett, Knnn. Walsh.
Armstrong. Aleckner, Rub, Conlsu. Sullivan, shu-
| felCt. Woolman-1T.
| PETITIONS AND REMoSsTnAScEs.
a petition was received from the United
| Statts Telegraph Company, asking Pernd 'sion
TO erect poles In running their wires through
Isaac Taylor set forth that he is building
m elevator on the west side Of 1he South
Branch Of Chicago rirer. opposite The Rock
Island depot, aud asking for the right Of way
through several streets, to lsy railroad track
from the elevator TO the Ch1ea9o anu dl!ou
Railroad depot.
A communication from several citizens in.
teri sted In the lumber and grain business OF
the city WAS read, demonstrating against an
ordinance 1nted June 18Th, providing that
tile switching and handling Of cars in the city
should be done by horse power Instead Of
steam. Laid on the table.
/ Another rernonst1ance Of similar charac-
ter, tigntd by several Of the rsllroad coWqa,
nies leaairg into the city, was also read and
laid On the table.
1ectiug to the North Chieago City Railway
Gompany extending their l1e south Of the
river. Referred to Committee oa Railroads.
} Areport from the City Comptroller was
j, re.d, and 1efer1ed to the Committee On Judi
Aid. shimp here moved that The rules be
srhpendcd ned that the Council proceed to
: take up the consc.iption ordinance. Aid
comisky objected, aud the rules wore moi
i communication was received from tht
CITY Attorney, relative to the claim against
1Aeci,y by Michael hfcCafry, for $4S 90. Re
ftrrei TO Mayor and Comptroller. with powel
! | to act.
INCREASE ron CITY PRINTING.
Tie Committee Oh Printing reported in f.
, 1cr of granting an Increase Of pay TO Messra
Storey and Worden, for doing tbs city pint
i1g. Laid over.
Il FISH ORDINANCE.
The Committee on Licences reported an OF
diuance III relation to the Inspector OF fish
: The ordinance prohibits any person OF per
: sons from scjng as such Inspector, e1cep
< | such rrrsQn CT persons rs are duly appointed
by tie proper authorities The ordinanc
/ was adopted and ordered published.
STREETS AND ALLETs.
g Tie Committee on Streets and Alleys i
= the South Division reported an ordinance 70
= erndipg ard planking alleys III block seven
- In Fo:t Dearborn Addition to Chicago. Re
% ported, accepted and ordinance PASSED.
c. The same Committee reported In flvor
ut paving Clark street from Polk to Tayie
y Streets. Laid over.
" The same Conltnittee also reported On o.
,s dinance for the constsuctio1 OF private drain
ct on Peck Ceurt, Harmon Court, and seven
le other streets. Report accepted ano ORD
n: nabce passed.
,, The aame committee also reported in fave
- Of constructing Sidewalk on Archer rost
Also the repaSe eruent Of Randolph street froi
1' n State street to the bridge. The reports wei
II accepted s1d the ordinances passed. =,
u. The committee on etretts and alleys for It
1t North division reported In favor nf canstrnc
ur | ire a sidewalk On the south Side Of Ell
M street also for widcnlpg D!ris'on strsst ;, IT,
'e \ sidewalk on the east side Of Wells stree
ee from Nortl. Avenue to North Clark stres
Cd Report accepted AID 0: dinances passed
RA The ccun,ittre On stzrets ami alley toe
r. West Division reported in favor Of wl,leni.
be aIleys in block ii; also for the construction
&c :. Sidewalk on West 1oyne street, from " 7
h. Washington to Park nyenue;alsoa side wa'k {
br Carroll Street, from3 Eli.abe1h TO- Ann street
~ also on Jefferson street, from Meaghcr to =
II streets; also for sidewalk On Noble s!res
It's from Milwaukce avenue to DiEas.on ksrcs
.r Rt;,orte accepted and ordinance passed.
70 GAS LIGHTS.
OF The Committee or gas-llght presented =
ap pot1 and al ordinance In favor Ct erccti
~. lamp posts On Rudd street, from Canal SIRE
II 70 Jefferson. Report accepted and ordioan
II passel, Also, for the erection of lamp po:
~ on 18th street, from Clinton to Jsiisrs
IL streets. Passed. Also, for erection
~ to Morgan streets. Accepted and pasae
,Sias Also, Tor erection of lamp posts
Fulton, from Roby to Ltaeoln streets: :
eeptea and passed Al,o on west ST MoaEt ,,,a
- Also On Grove, from Eighteenth to Nineteen
be ttrrets. Accepted and passed. Also On
as Puytter atreet, $50 feet west Of Desp!ain
de, Passed. Also on Eighteenth, between Iwgl q
ny rlaines, from Harrison 10 ESQ feet north
X; Adsme street. Pissed. Also on Van Durs
- between Hs1sted and Desplaines;; Pass
es, ,s, Also on Hubbard, between Wood and L
e coln streets. Passed; Also on sangam'
rhs ,o11. Passed. On Old street, from tho ri
bat to Canal street. Passed. On jackson,
L. TWEEN Helsted and Desplaines. Passed.
,o Carroll, between Haletel and .Desplain a
NJ Passed On Twelfth, between Blue ls11
10 10 avenue and Rueker street. Passed; On =
bo. sled, between Fulton street and MilTAu;
fey, avenue, Passed. On Carroll. between
hc sted and Carpenter streets. Passed.
~ * TEE coSscR1NT1oS ORDINANCE.
We AID. ComikkS moved to take up the Q
nance In relation to the assessment Of a II
I ee. to relieve drafted conscripts. -
nn, neS Amendments we're offered hy Alaern
ws. WA polden, Roberts, and Brown. The tolloH
ia TIE amendment offered ny :Aderman =
.aee e,tt. which was adopted: Tint Secttoa sia
,tsh- opent ed by striking ou: In ninth and tc
! or lines Of said section the words "organizat
-, Of kaia volunteer compaeies," and sect
nt nM two be 60 amended ae to insert alter the :"
~ ~ .:sum," in the sixth line Of said section,
se,i. lars" The question then recnrfed upo2
and deImau Holders substitute, which was
ader Ytas II, nays 70.
lb1c AIderman Brown spoke In favor Of rail-
u,,, rcoYe moIey for the encouragement OF en-
Hd ,H.d nepts, and for the better provision tor
and dic1s' fa1nilies. -
20. ALDERMAN coN1sKEY.
It II Alderman Com!sky delivered himself Of
.t;nT nn ctler characteristic epiech, durlDg whact
~ Il tealt forcible feeble blows Against the pres
Tue Administrations, Which he said had pcrVe
crest the original purpose cf the war, anu was
ct al ou]y conducting II Tor ne purpose OF Sc sc
,iss his Tie Alderman was especially severe Oh
r,sr England, With It's numerous Abolition N
ae5I terS, ctr; lie thought the Administration
aoo. rs5.'orsihle for the late riois In New Iozl
nnes did hot like Gen. Logan, and ne tnougnt