, 1864-11-29

The Lake Tunnel-I Kew
Pest Horse.
The Common Council met in regular session
lastevcnlng. The roll being called. the following
ToLth. . saimp, p Bar 81. MeRoy, Kann, Sheridan |,
ssssa Fspsea h@e RnS HRafa EeR h S
van. Lawson, 0Sullivan, Woodman,
In The absence Of the Mayor, Aid. Woodard wss
The proceedings Of the last regular meeting
were read md approved.
rE71aoHs AND CONCENTRATIONS.
a. a remonstzance was reseived from sertafn par
% ope feea zeseesenfs see' Referred to
Petitions were receiyed from Robert Hale, Fow-
Ter 4 Price, Wing Mitchell, and Bctsey 4 Mui-
pcrty tax and rom Il. B. Brown for aSatcedRa Rto of
real estate tax. Referred to Committee on Fl
.,Apetihon waa received from Germain Gibbs T.
Go. for reduction Of assessment Referred To COM
mittce on Finance.
PACKING HOUSES.
Petitions were received from Ksyt, B9ackmoor
&c. c. .; 49,. a. Kicker. coneE Of Grove and Todd
and Coffin d Perkins, corner Of Grove and Todd
streets, for permission to open slaughter and pack
4 petition waa received rom Matiida Davi. for
nee saloon license. Referred to Committee on
Licenses.
nE14EF OF x1cnAn D1yEnsr1.
A petition was received from Michael Diyersey.
fortified by Tie certificate Of The Clerk or TIE
s maa arrested, rested, on the Sd day Of July, 1859, Tor
Cont q the sum Of $500 to await the action OF he
Grand Jury; that the petitioner became surety on
bond for his hs sasso
took to deliver him into the custody Of the Sheriff.
and thai, as IN pursuance Of this design, he came
from The petitioner and escaped; that Judgment
zanee and ceftain lot tie titc Of which wns IN tho
Judgment; that nbout the middle Of Scptsmbcr,
1s6f, he heard TINT Miller was in Baltimore, and
~ m3eo}s IN oea.d from the qoyesnor
chicago and delivered him into the custody
OF the Sheriff Of Cook county, by whom he is now
ishcd according to Law; that the iot levied Upon
BY The Sheriff was decided to him BY the reIat1yes
Of said Miller to secure him from liability upon
said recognszance that they are in abjeet circnm-
stances, md desire to recover possession OF the
property, now valued at $500. MI. Diversey asked
TIC interest f &c tv be ee reea rs aa aae eaa tn11
to said relatives. 1hispeduon was referred to the
Committee on Finance.
HALF ORPHAN Assy1rx.
The Clerk read the following communication
from the Mayor, returning to TIC Council without
his approval, the order leasing certain lands the
Half Orphan ASYLUM:
MA1oH's OFFICE, cmcAGo, Nor. "a, 1861
To the Common Council OF the City OF Chicago:
The City Clerk presented 10 me on the 18th inst.
for my official approval, an order passed By the
Council at their meeting held On the l4th Inst.
authorizing the Mayor aRd Comptroller to lease 70
angular tract Of land specified in their petition Of
July ], 1s64 for the term Of fifty years, at the
annual rental Of one dollar.
for grant Of the land in question, and the whole
to e
| eli to make grant Of land for this purpose his
report contains elaborate and careful discussion
Of Ills opinion that :. nothing but special act Of
the Legislature can enable the Council legally TO
grant tie prayer Of the petition" After careful
conclusion TINT the opinion he expresses is cor
rect The corporation has no power either to ap-
prop1iate money or make donauons Of laod for
been expressly authorized by an act Of the 1egis.
lature.
rent would be nearly equivalent to gr1nt, and IL
equally subject to the came objection. The object
OF this charity IL doubtless worthy one, and ap;
very strongly to ts aeaEs par ia am n
varrunt in the charter other act Of the General
Assembly for passing the order In question; -.
have, therefore, returned tne 1faer 70 IT, St3
him with thcec my objections to the Common
Council at its next regular meeting. -
+. = AEanAN. - nAyos.
fed vas reconstructed. and referred back 10 tht
Committee, who reported the order.
1NcnIAsE or PAT roR POLICEMEN.
Aid o'sullivan sent in communication, cover
m nraey 7rantinT nm increase Of mar. as recon
mcndcd in recent issue Of the TRdnUsE.
Aid. OSulliyap moved the massage Of the order
| and on thie motion demanded The ayes and noes.
. AID Gage said the question Of salary was axe'
anticinatinr their action.
t mittee On Poiice. ~ 49, '' s@'>~0 - ''@0 0' =
~ a9 taa r. saoaa %s
matter ehonld be dfspoe3d OF once for all.
Tbc Chair decided that it should 70 to the Cou
sId. Talcott said hat the COMPTROLLER would nc
nav he nnner ifjt was or11ercd.
asiinr fst tMe Mue ea1arv nf he noiee force
1netea'su 'AeAs11e1 ~ 1-e Wv seA
Aid. Holden cent in the following commune:
tion:
20 W II cSmmoa ~ op1 coupcfi assembled: lie " 9A@'
4 The enbscriber, member of 3our Doard, wonl
i respectfully Represent . yeaf honorable body i
aa lie ae "a ,s "a sss - "
, be revised at lie earliest ps ;i1,ie day. That q
ne o. 1nT ste msefe r. eat 10
Ts*antions: % md as II dnty hound viii ever nray
8 TT ol1'4'nH "Do a. - 1usS CgaHIss G +. noIpES
e INV n-aeort fYtr chartcr - IN man
i srnr.a 5nfs,,ar ~, rsrJ eenaci,i1r "a ,e@,r1s snt
4 III sases.ments ~ e ncrnanenf innrovement Al
a 1 % T1t ~ .alr,;nn ~ nTtha rhnrter TeferTin
~ ~ p1e;;c. ncs! neeis vi n he an amcnde
a. r. instife ttc anthorties in having The men o
r. -ea ,bot ~ ,1o4 sctnai1y ~ carn ;na mt to Iim
the sncnnt ~ ~ n.sd tn ,3od and e;f|cicnt men
f5 ner month az in the present case, and thereb
losne the effectiveness Of one q the chief brancae
~ Of our city Government. And
:. WHEREAS. There are very many o1hef potuon
le OF the charter that need TO DC nnen1eo any us
p. lcgislntion to hc had thereon; therefore 5e 1t
II Hfeostso, That committee ol !nreg De ,.5i n
Is pointed BY the Mayor. who, IN conlqncuon WI
ut ! the Mayor, Comptroller and corporation Coanre
rsss s ey shsTef anq
n onnn4r 70 'pe nTa1gr fat body to make sns
Ir chonres n mn r.rter es in The Judgment Of Il
y eomm1ftae may seem Hor the besf interest of Ch
" ~ csrn md hc1 rftfzcns.
~ " HesnIrnJ Tbs+ .rhen aA3d Committee have I
" vised the Eh1rfer and made such changes a. Ekt
NAV deem proper, they report the same to th
~ Council for approval, before submitting the san
~ to The Lecislature for final action.
ef Aid, Eacc euhrnitted the following leeolnho
T. r. hoirfd. That AZ memhere Of thie Counc
cr tyo fTnm cnch Diyfsion of the city together vi
M | fhe Cornoration Couneel oud City Engineer, he
he Committee 10 report such -anendments as a
a5 fsr roneed hv the Snnrcme Court deciding certa
A i.1a fn re1s-a tn iocsi asses.ments ia he contrs
m tn the Cnnstitution and aIso 10 renort auY 9th
hc nms1,dments which. in their Judgment, are requ
ne " Ptsoirtd "a Ihat the SANG Committee shall rcpo
ne uhnt icrislatfnn is needed tn enable the city
" thnnorof;iF i-nnrore 4be rhirern Rirrr
- H.Snfre3 That the Com,nfttee make fhei. ,epo
to thle Council On or 1,cforc January 1st, 1Bs5.
mt tnin of III t.sae xe3e a;d On he ta1Je With
&c ter aouid =" +arcn M md
=, NV SnaI ~ +..4E;eni.haI iai RRrs;ness ~ f ~