, 1864-03-08
COMMON COUNCIL.
SPECIAL MEETING LAST EVENING.
Tie Bridge Mt Randolph $treet-Iti
Un<Ound Condftfon-Tlae Now
Chamber Of Commerce md
the Long John En-.
EIue House,

special meeting Of the Common Council was
held Last night at the Council Chamber to take into
the prspriety Of building new bridge
at Randolph street, and alHo to cousidcr the propo
eitiou Of the Chamber Of Commerce to purchase the
Engine HouEe and lot on 1asal1e street.
The following members were present: His Honor
the Mayor and Aldermen Hahn, Schall, Ellsworth,
Barrett, Gallup, kann, Sheridan, Walsh Mcdonald,
Clark, Brown, Uimrod, Holden, Gastdeld. Cassel-
man, Bond. Armstrong, Hottlnger, conlan, sulls-
van and Woodman.
aEFoRT or ooH1MTzEE.
The Committee On HaIbor and Bridges to whom
The Recommendation Of the Board OF Public Works
presented at the proceeding meeting Of the Council
was referred, presented the following report:
Your Committee. on Harbors. and Bridges to
Sasaa q RuSe se S
Randolph Etreet bridge and the necessity Of erecting
a new bridge without delay, having had the
sepo1. tSas nae6 ro rspS1a of se1p.o1 @
based upon thorough examination Of eatd bridge,
md anding the t,nbsss ye mnca deeaSsd 1ec 20
with sabmitted;) Your Committee would there,
Randolph etree1 without delay, using a. much Of
| the old bridge as may be practicable. Your COM
mittce would further recommend that all the tim;
70 to render 1t impregnable to decay, which can
| he done At an expense Of abont dse dollars per
Your Committee would tn1the. suggest that the
| Beard be requested to call on Mr. Moore OF the
Pitsehurg and Fort Wayne railroad for information
on the subject Of kyanising as he has had consld-
your Committee wonld recommend tn: passage
Of the annexed ordinance eabm!tted by the Board
Yonr Committee would further report that they
have chilled on the West Side Railway Company
concerning the rebuilding Of Randolph .tseet
bridge and that ssid company pIoposs; .; bone 10 Se
The 1r5dge. -.
| An ordinance authorizing the construction q =
.he nh,euse eost Il eeu shs eame: sse '' ''' 1 ~
Be It ordained By me common eoencil O. In NJ
city Of Chicago. SEC j. That the Boasu Or Pa6lic
! across Chicago River ut Randolph etrect, now t9 q
decayed and unsafe conditton. and 70 replace nc
wooaen Srde to BE- 9rs ri
SEC. 2. That to provide for the expense OF the
foregoing the sum OF $ao0o II hereby Appropriated
1f2n tne e .t 1Sa S9xor md omntro,er arc here
o, H. nn5 frrcscd ~ hoTTnw sum o.
MONEY not exceeding s, ,0o1, for term NOT exceed
Ing the close oi tue ne1t mnnieapA yeaf, ana 20 ap
py The proceeds Of sad loan to the purposes Of th'
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,.,.-... ~ 49, W .as. .a.1 ~ ~ c,.r
80. ~
nN,[-. 1haro +h,s a.v rrs3a an e1,ro3no
| +3n, ~ the rhords ~ Randoinh street hridre.
fonnd ty boring into the timber in several places
tbs1 +hsv cnns;s1 ~ mere eheiI On the oHts;de
GSiie Iii ths ineide ;s snan@T and rotten This ehel
sa+iea n thictness f1m 61e.hsit inch tn 1 Inrhes
thasa a1s,nsrat ~ t;G1s hs horinc ,re1r msde m thr
nr3c, si1a ~ he srcG or chn7i the ton surfaces
shn1r re1r riafnIr 1hr f3ecsyed Condition Of ne
| ti1nhar 1r}thnrt horinr fested pereTsI niaces
.qhs,, 1 ~, reeo aua Eaund +hem rotten n, moTe
~ iaa. dersred' TheTr % a1e anne 1imhers Witch
are apparently sound and good in fact the whole
under surface, md also the aides Of the chords
Gpear 10 os eoanu; oo. Al ~ ~ tbt,
as aboye VIII saftsW any one o. tne
1rue conditions o1 me nnoei; ny examinhuon
Of the bottom co1ue Was not 50 tnorqusn out tnese
too, found TO be eoH anu spongy wnefe oofed tnlo
although the outsldee appear 70 pc sound n view
OF me aecoyed cond1non o. 1oe HMpe1 anu tne al I'M
mcnee heavy trase! oscr SAID bf1dge, DO NOT hcsl
tatc 10 say, tnat IN my nplnion u j. unsafe anc
DANGEROUS to continue sald ofaose IN ase a1et naS
ig4taon has faly opened.
] would therefore recommend 70 yonf fcoasloeta
tton the neccestts oI nnlneolate aenon III sesats
10 pIlolns ne" "1aase q .Eas -n.t, Ruln- Cav.
s4sao1 " ..-.s - ,.rt,,.t
a1a. Ha1aea Trosr, md T4tsscorth onnose
,a 4no,io thc 1attcr c1sfrninc they cou,d scs,ce]
e11eet onv 1reater aid tha1 had already bee
nTn,n,sod.
A!a Harrptt tbousht 'thev could force more
needed.
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Ad Walsn sala e,tne9 me ol,age %as ,s noa as o.