, 1863-07-28

ISSUE OF $50, 90, II SEWERAGE DoSDs.
nrFEkT Of THE CHICAGO g. EVANS
TON RAILWAY PROJECT,
Special Meeting on Friday Night to Consider
John Comisky's Aati-ConserIptIon
Ordinance.

The Common Council convened last even
ing in gular session.
The following Aldermen were present:
Hahn, sclall. saimp, Ellsworth, Roberts,
Barrett, Gallup, Edwards Hahn, Sheridan,
Walsh, Mcdonald, Abbott, Comlsky, Ulbrich,
CLARK, Holden, Garfield, Casselmau, Arm
strong, Rnh and Noodman.
THE ro11cE CLERK WANTS MORE SALARY.
A ApetItlon from Martin Pau1son, clerk Of
the Police Court, asking for m increase Of
eala1y, was read and referred to the Committee
on Police. =
ASSISTANT BRIDEWFLL KEErER, DITTO.
A petition from the Assistant Bridewell
keeper, asking for an increase Of sa1ary, was
read and referred to the Finance Committee.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.
A petition from several Hotel keepers, ask
III for charge Of badge to be worn BY run
ners, was read and referred to the proper Com
Dittce~
i petition for the appointment Of city
Fire 5lazshal was read and referred 10 the
proper Committee.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The report Of the City Comptroller was Or
dered plncId on hle-
The seml.annual report Of the Clty Attor
placed on file.
ANOTHER STEAM FIRE ENGINE.
A petition for steam fire engine, was re-
cciycd from citizens on Larrlbea street, and
1eferred to the proper committee.
The following transactions were reported by
the Board Of Public Works:
LAMP POSTS.
On Depuystcr street, to a point four hundred
and Fifty feet west cf DespiaInes street; west
Rucker street; Eighteenth between State and
Crowd: on Fifteenth street between Slnga1lon
aed Morgan; on Carroll, between ualsted and
Carpenter; on Ewing street, between Eigh.
teei,th and Nineteenth streets; Gu SAngamon,
between Carroll and Fulton; on Carpenter,
between Halsted and Deeplaines; 10 on Hal
eted; 16 on Desplaines; on West Van Buren,.
smEwALga.
East side Of North Wells fr,m North
avenue to Clark street; north side
tf High, from North Wells 10 North La
Sale; south eide Of Archer Road, from Lake
to the bridge; north side Of Archer Road,
from Ua1sted to Lock; west side ct Hoyne,
from West Washington to Park avenue; east
side Of Carroll, from North avenue to North
Elizabeth street; west side of Noble street,
| from Milwaukee avenue to Division street;
| south side Ct Van Buren, street, from Hal5ted
10 Des1laInes: west side OF Iatltn, from Van
| Buren to Taylor street; both sides Of Cool
| edge, from :rhroop to Reuben; repairing
| Randolph street, from west side Of State to
the bridge; planking alley between Gurley
| and Hope streets; opening A street on tue
| Assessors dirI+ion Of S. ". ii Of sec. II, 50
| and II, from PTatrie avenue eastwaFdly.
OTHER woRKs.
Grading and p1anbing Benton Place,
| between State ttreet and Wabash az
enue; yaca'ing alleys in block II, IL
/ sections II, 81 aud Il; extension Of Third
avenue to Fourteenth street.
| wAcADAM1z1Sa AND GRADING CANAL STREET.
An assessment roll for maradamiz;ng and
grading Caual from the north side Of Lake
street, was submitted By the Board Of Public
Works, aud confirmed.
/ CONVEYING LoT IN THE CEMETERY.
The Board Of Public Works reported an or
djpance relative to tue claim of Josiah James
.t recommending the conveyance OF lot II, II
tie City Cemetery, to said JAMES; passed.
ISSUE OF SEWERAGE BONDS.
Also an ordinance for Issuing $3.50, COZ
If sewerage bonds, for certain improve
; ,nents. Passed.
MORE SALARIES FOE DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS
The Firancc Committee reported In favo
Ct an Increase OF salaries for the City Attor
. Ley, City Treasurer, City Collector; and sub
1nitttd m ordinance for the payment o
92,5co to each officer. Adopted.
suSDRr CLAIMS.
Also in favor OF the petition Of Michae
Staples, ard the rfundiDg of money for tn
construction Off certain sidewalk. adopted
Also sgainst the claim Of Thomas Carbine
; Adopted. Also for referring the:clain Of Ju
lian Clark, to the Mayor and Comptroller
i Concur1ed in. In favor of the remission o
. the tine Of Patrick Horton, for selling liquor
without license. Concurcd in.
ADDITIONAL. PAf FOR E1-c1Tr ATT r. MEAcr
Also in favor OF the claim Of Geo. A. Aeact
late City Attorney, md appropriating SEQ
! for that purpose. Concur.cd In.
= THE cosscRpT1oS ORDINANCE.
!. Also upcn the ordinance Of Aid. Comiskl
for the appropriation Of 5l2O 600 for the reltl
= Of drafted men. The Committee rceommens
ed Ct ,tain amendments to this ordinance.
: EHroRr OF THE c1TT ATToRSET upoS II
c LEGALITY.
d The report Of the City Attorney, With re
c crencc to the Legality Of the ordnance. vi
read. 1t strongly advocated tue co.
stitutIona.ity of lie contcfiption act, br
: took the ground that the ordnance In que!
l. ton was also legal; that tie Common Coul
$ Gil has power to appropriate the two mill ta
- warfund for the purpose set forth In the ord
| nance. lle CllJ AttolAe} loUh lue BEouhu
l. also, that the measure Is simply calcnl:
g ted and designed to encourage enlis1
4 ments in ns legal and scgftimat
y manner as 1t has been done heretofore b
6 the Board OF Supervisors, who Eaee oftre
:. and paid liberal bounties to soldiers enlstin
: was also Of the opinion that the Council hav
y power to appropriate one mill additional 70
J. the purpose set forth in the ordinance, an
e believed said ordinance was perfectly In hal
g mony with the conrcrtption act.
=. AID. Ts1cott moved that the report Of tn
; CITY Attorney, together with the ordinance
st be laid over and published.
=, Aid. Couisky had no objection to h1yin
. the ordinance published, but WAS In huri
|" to hare it passed. he thought the sooner
"a was passed the better, and said II It was n n
r. paascd this evening, there would be speca
meeting called to act upon It sonn..
Ana. Tu]cott wanted to see the ordinance
70 print, that he might read It at his leisure, ~
l. vote understapdfngly. The motion OF Al
id Talcott prevailed, and the ordinance and !
tort Of The City Attorney Wefc lalo oFc1 4!
u ordered published
SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENT LIEN.
Ee The Committee on judiciary reported
le favor Of eusrending the lien acquired hy q
?. div. ty virtue OF u Judgment obtained agait
h. d. +. Carver, and submitting an order for th
I,urpoec. 1.aid over and ordered published.
~ clTr PRINTING.
~ Aid, Roberts called up the report Of t
of Committee on City Printing, Which rccol
10. .ne,,tls that all printing ordered by tue vario
SO dc1m, m,tments ot TIC city Eoretnnenat Rse r. 90
"a moved that ihe Icport DC concurrcd In.
he Aid. Holden moved t0 refer to- tho z!
en- Attorney for his legal opinion. Lost.
Ia motion 10 concur wnA then put and carried
- TIE cnicA0o AND EVANSTON RAILWAY.
H. Tho Committee an lsailroads report