, 1864-08-18
COMMON COUNCIL,
Special Aeeling-Gty Railway ndiaaae:s-
EFanttta Ress-West srd S0ath
Dirtsisn Lines,

Tic Common Council couvo1cd IN special reg
sion, 1t the Council Chamber, last evening, IN obc-
dicnec to call Issued by Aldermen Woodmsn,
| Barrett, Holden and Gastfe1d. "to consider the
various hor+c railway ordinances now pending
The following nere pcscnt: His Homer tho
Mayor aud Aldermen ese, Tittsworth, Roberts,
Ba5ett, hsRey} y}R; ks9s sber'dan serH Wal'h, Wall:
| Woodard, uimrcd, Holden, Van Halicn, Bond,
| t;astdeld, Fran:a. Rph, Hotinges, Sullivan,
The can under which ihe Council convened VAS
read, and the racing OF tho minutes OF the prec d.
ing meeting veEe di,penaed NTH: -.-
Md. noldes moved to tske up the West Division
str ct kHill.ad ordinance, and at tie esme no.
mcut AID. Ellsworth moved 10 take up the Chit
csgo and Evanston Railway ordinance. short
termsnoed By the decision OF he Mayor. awardinv
the sooE 70 Atd. Tattswosth- The Chicago and Er-
anton hanWsy o1ntnance was then taken mp.
nd competent for the Council in special session
IT, consider pending ordinances.
The Mayor had serious doubts whether the ordi-
but he was disposed to give all reasonable 1atl-
tude- ana would not enforce the rule.
,, Ad Wa1sh ,nsieted thst the rule should be en-
lorctd, And 9.oFed an adjournment THIS motion
WAS lost under cali for the ayes and noes, by
AID. waleh eatd. In explanation Of his des,re
were without lesHi ndviserr. The work laid out
for this council would be enduring, and 1t behooved
tne% 1n Y "a 90 Il veil 4s should insist hat the rules
AID Wooonan cited the rroyirion.o Of the char
tcr. ste chsp. 4, and insisted that the ordiuAn-
ces eolld be properly discussed..
The Mayor trATersed the opinion Of Aid. Wood
man, bat said TINT be should noi eniurce the ruIe
unlers members objected.
AID. Kann ohjectsd. and the Mayor decided that
the osdlnaneea could not, under LIE circumstances,
Aid. Band appealed nom the decision Of the
char. This mutton preyaied, and the decision OF
n aYfdt al nd kX7n~ -
The Chicago and Eyantton Railway ordlna pce
was, On motion OF Alderman Rub, read BY the
AID. Roberts moved that the preamble and sec~
tions Of the ordinance be taken up strIatim. This
motion prevailed
The same Alderman moved to amend the pre.m-
infcTt the wnrcs .tdcs,re to locate" He moved
thus amendment because be denied the right Of
giving railroad company to "1ocate" their lines
The Council. and be would NOT vote 10 glye them
that r!fh':: even By Implication. Tnts amendment
pT91 The ssme A,de,nsn novad to r,,tb.- .oond ,r
providing te. single track on Roberts street In
4tead OF lwu az provided by the ofdina nee, until
such time as tue street shall be laid ont to the
| usual width. Thte amendment prevailed,
| AID. Ttttsworth moved to amend By stnkin. ouI
| the word jackson sucet" wherever 1t occurs
| In the preamble AID in Secsio. i, and insert
Madison street, Carried.
Aid Roberts moved to amend Section of the
ordinance, BY inserting after "LaTTabee street.
| the substance Of the amendments to the preamble
IN relation 10 Roberta street. Thts amendment
AID. Tittsworth moved to further amend Section
], by adding TO the words Ch1eseo City Railway,
Canild.
Aid. Walsh moved to amend Section by adding
tie verdi. excerpt AZ the eame are herein modi-
AID. Waleh moved to amend Section by pro-
vtdtps That The compa.y shan be compelled to
| CCCNC3l. frf n4anfo
| tho ordinance in case Of refusal.
AID T1ttsworth moved to amend the Amend-
| nent Of AID. Wa1kh by substituting the North Di-
| v1-lon Railway ordnance passed At a previous
session Ut the Council. THIS amendment VAS CIR,
The amendment Of AID. wllsh, as amended, was
AID. Wa'sh moved to amend the ordinance a:
amended, oy inserting provision that improve
dercd to be improved b. the Council % es''7 VI
AID Cornisky moved to lay the last amendment
upon the table. carried-ayes II. noes n.
Aid. Comifky moyed to strike ont from section
T. In that portion relating to Lasslle st.eet bridge
the sentence provided The whole cost Of con
structing ssid bridge md approaches does not e1
AID. Kann moved 10 1sy the amendment on ths
table: Caried-aycs Is, noce H.
AID. T1tt.worth moved 10 MI the blauk in sec
time when the road shall be complctefto it, soust
terminus. and tN Q years a. the time to complete II
IRON 2, ths 11s. aoath tesnihus 70 Evanston.
reorirne non5s n nv an1 ~ HSs n o1t sfeton
By the company for Ihe faithfnl peT,ormsnSca S9. q
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