, 1863-05-19

fcrrcd. suudry recommendations for side
walks were referred without reading.
The assessment rulls for Improving Rue st. !
-Honore and South Water street, were con
11mcd. |
RIVER EXCAVATION.
The Board Of Public Works presented an
ordinance for the completion Of tue excaya-
tion OF the river bank, west Of Rush street
bridge, the expense to be dcfiayed by general
improvement tax, the estimAtc being 81 $50
Ordered published.
FLOUR INSPECTOR.
AID. Woodman offered an ordinance for the
appointment OF . city -four inspector erery
GENTS for each bag or barrel inspected, bis
bonds to be s., 900. Laid over and published.
Lie Chair appointed Aids. Comisky; Hol-
den and Roberts Committee on the patri-
ouc resolutions before referred to.
DnAT ORDINANCE.
AID. Comisky presented IN amendment to
Tue dray ordinance, giving draymen fifty In
cceding one dollar for over mile. Referred.
IMPROVEMENT OF UNION pARK.
Aid Brown offered an ordinance for the ap-
Precipitation Of $4,000 for the improvement
Of Union Park. Referred to Committee on
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
AID. shlmp offered an order for heappofnt'
ment Of Committee of three. one from
| each division, to ascertain the cost Of estab-
Ishlng fire alarm telegraph. Carried.
-. THE CANAL TENT.
Aid. Hahn moved that the use Of Market
! street, between Randolph and Madison streets,
| be granted for the erection OF the tent 1ol
the use Of the Canal Convention. Carried.
TIE cASA. MATTER.
Aid Hahn offered a series of resolutions In
favor of appropriating $500 in the tartaerance
| of the objects Of the Canal Convention ana
| for the appointmcntment of committee o.
three to euperintend the DISBURSEMENT ana
| audit expenses. The Alderman spoke IN ID
yor his motion, pleading for the clt5 at large,
Us he represents no ward. The motion was
| referred to tile Comptroller under the new
| rules.
| APPOINTMENT OF CORPORATION NEWSPAPER.
| Aid. Comisky moved to designate corpora
tion newspaper. naming the Chicago seces-
sion organ and the Chicago E,ion (Germau.)
AID. 6hlmp moved to substitute the Staats
Zeituny for the Union.
AID. Comisky moved to lay the amendment
on the table. Carried, ayes 10, noes II.
Aid. Mcdonald called for the ayes and noes
on the original motion. [Great hootings and
hoWlings Of applause from the Democracy
AZ; a1l shimp explained his yete; There we5s ere
we're subscribers to the Union.
Il Nayor-"I call you to order"
shimpe(Holding copy of thc; Inaugural
VI am only using yonr language"
'VMnyor-"Uee your OWL"
sAmp-"i beg YOU; pardon. I believe Il
lndignont Democrat {outsidc the rail)-
: ssOh! dear me! Oh shame"
The Mayor choked off the Alderman. an,
+ the original motion prevailed, yeas u, nay
c ELECTION oF POLICE JUSTICES.
Aid. Coraisky moved to proceed to til
| election of two Police Justices to serve IL
two Years, naming Chas. Mcdonald and G. 4
b J. Miller.
S first ballot was thrown out for iuforma!it,,
The second ballot resulted IS follows;
Miller
q Mcdonald.
= Atwater.
= Allen n......--...............
| Unknown.
and Miller and Mcdonald we're declare
IS elected. z.......
lc Aid. Coulan moved that the books adoptt
Tor use in the public schools by The Board
o. Education be the text books. and that I
d. clange: be allowed unless by consent Of II
Council
O. Aid. Ellsworth moved to refer to the Coz
mittee on Schools.
Aids. Holden, Ellsworth and Hahn spol
aruiust the resolution rs tFaNmcllng t
Board of Education, and iDjudIcious 10 t
IA community, and in favor ofthe reference.
ha Ia Tue motionwas finally referred as moved.
AppO1STMEST5,
be Tho Mayor then made the following q
- pointments:
at North Uirietoa--C. A. Helmuth.
South 50 Geo. S. Kimberly.
Uesf u p. CaTrahtr.
Guager and Ln*7'ector cf Li9'sor5-Morgan
Keith.
or. FIf1 lnspfcfor--J. II. Connect
ar ,SedIer Of Heights and Medtures-7John Bfe1
of CorUordtivn tuunsei-B. T. Aver.
~ I1Ifce Lo,.sfa1yt-Thos. Barrett.
Upon motion the Council adjourned.