, 1864-06-28
CON MON C0UnCll,
klA for the Fretdmen--Petitions and Commu-
Etezttoas-kepost Of the Health uilcer- :
Tie folth Branch and the Bridge
port SloQgh---SalsEles Of
the Police.



General Appropriation R;l1-
saInrics OF Ci,y Officers.
1ne common Council assembled In regular ses
Zion last evening, in the Council Chamber, tn,
following members were present: Ills Honor. tbt
Mayor, and Alderman Peacock, Gage. Tittsworth
chimp, Roberts, Barrett, Gallup, McRoy. K.nn
sheridan, conisky,' Clark, Rafferty,, Talcott
Woodland, H!mrod, Holden, Van Hol!en. Band
1asnGla Au4tlcy, ArmsronR, Ftanzen, Hos1ing
ft sullivan, Lawson, D'SaluyAn and Woodmap.e
The clcrk announced quorum and read the
minutes. These ere approved
PETITIONS ASD coAxuS1cAT1oss.
Inc following from the Lsdlea' Loyal League
TO the Mayor and Common Council:
We, the undersigned members Of the Ladies',
Loyal League, deniIe to obtain free lense Of a
number Of Hcres Of unoccnp1et land belonging tn
the city. for The use Of The Freedmen and women
ALTO for gIEdtns. Other c1tics have given frcs
leases e. 81 land lor this purpose, and why should
We earnestly beg that you will consider the
fuf3ect at your ue1t meeting, and give faTorabit
answer Ut y0ur earliest convenience
s1aSEl-Mra. s. N. Wright, Mira J. M. Incr.
is Ioouts III s.r e Ha,5n1 Msy E,,ssa W.n
Mss: G. +. Page, Miss Brownie, Miss Hnttte
Cushing, J. ]. Norton, Mrs. " 7. Sherwood.
ah1s petition was referred to tho Committee on
pe,i,iSn Of Pn,riek Dusgan, tender of Poll
etfeet bridge. asking for increase Of salary, Be
fe5rtd TO Comlnittee On Finance.
Judiciary.
Petition Of 6, csrgcr complaining of the orde.
o. the Buard Of Public Works to yacate a street.
Re!ested to Committee on Streets and Alleya, ".
Remonstrance Of properly holders and residents
e. re u ~ steam ca1s On I'd street
Petition Of ". II: Donovan, bridge teuder} at
CIybousn avenue bridge, asking Tor increase Of
Ealary. Referred to Committee on Harbo-s and
Brugee.
Peutton Of business men on Roberts street,
asGng that the street be improved, Referred to
Fs,ition Of he Trades, Assembly, asking for the
frse rsc OF the Council Chamber. Referred to tho
Committee on fuolic Bmldingr.
Rsmo1s,z.nee as;ainst Plank1ns alley IN boek
On btreets ard Alleys Of North Division. -
Petition OF ?. Loftens. bridge tender 1t Twelfth
to Committee on HarboTe and Bridges.
Renonetrauce OF property holders on North
avenue, protesting against tue location Of : ral1:
road upun that street Referred to Committee Oh
Str ets and Alleys OF North Division.
~ The Clerk read ths following report from c. s.
Perry, the Health Officer
To ll4t lulo'able Mayer and Common Council OF
The Hath Officer, ac:ing under inshuchons
from the Mayor and Board Of Police. has at differ
cnt tiuee, IN the exercise of his duty. made In
slecaion 81 the chic.go river and Of the mannfac-
tOFiet and other establishments along its banks,
and b*gs leave respectfully to report:
:, That the condition OF tho North Branch q ths
the CITY. It is scasc.say possible to convey IN
words an accurate idea OF lta filthy state. 1t is
covered from bank to bank In some places With .
thick csatng OF vegetable matter the stencil freu1
which IL tucn that parties living or working IN the
vicinity ere made sick By il and tnc water IA
dtred completely nnttt Tor drinking, culinary, Q,
That the cause of this IL, In great measure, due
to the df4tiIleftb which lie On the North Branch
Of the river. The Health Uf1csr has feen the
sWill. dus: And other tth sunniag into the river
IL large quantities from the yards OF those estab
lishnt nts. And thofe yard. are thorou .hly cover
sa so t r. es psse t. IT, O.
nGrEh % poison he air. rather careful cal :uaton
indicates thai II least GeTen thousand BUSHES ofthIe
hn + ooItd 'h dn4 ss 'f1
S. u, Nickersen & 70, Other sources Of dith IN
nn sssy
named.
That regard to the health Of the city denande
snch as in Tic Judgment Of the Council shall b
adequate to change this state Of th1ucs. Ths
Eorth branch Of The river Is rapidly growing worse
s1ectual. A ANAL portion Of ths nasa Of niih II
carted AWAY from some Of these establishments
and from one, 1ha Of hessts. NIckerson &Co., .
long trough cArref Ccod portion Of their ofAl to
distance of more than haiI q mile from the dis.
t1efy. Int It appears to be Of little beneht Eight
or n:ae thousand head OF cattle hare been fed at
once In COLI ection with these four dstarfes tlr-
ring the past year, and every particle Of swim.
1uac and othc! excremeuts finds its wav directly
Or ultimately into the Chicago Rvet in the opIn.
Ion Of the btal,h officer tho river cannot be
till the feeding OF Cattle .nd hogs on The tortl.
| branch IL prohibited.
| That At th1s time Of the year the condition ri
theSontn Branch le not Ii itself 10 bad as that oi
| the North Branch. Very little o6a1 ie mnnufac-
| tur.d in Bridgeport during the summer months
The great uuttapcu there il large SIouph callcr
| The Scnnlou Slouch. ."YunnlnF from Hon@h'a parf