, 1865-03-07
COMMON COUNCIL.
Petitions and Communications
---Alleged Corruption Of
Aldermen---Railroad
T0tes---Their
Value.
TIE RIVER COMMISSION
Washington Street Tqnnel---The
500 City Bounty Reiused---
Kew Bridges---InCrease
in Price of Gas.
The Lake Tunnel-Thc Board of Pub.
lie Works Opposed to the Ad-
rance OF 60 per cent-The
Adg2nce RefnSed-The
lnte C. r. Bradley.

Advance Refpsed-The
Aate u r. "fao1eS'
Tho conror r,onrc,, ,nc+ IN recn1,r session In
| the Council Chamber last evening. The following
members we're present: Aldermen Peacock
Rns Saa fa sbe9a,n hoSsis wilas Maljwori CoS
Sherwtn, Rafferty,, Taleot:, EoodaId, nimrod,
Holden. Vpn Hollen, Bond, Gaatdcld, H1ntley,
oSnlliTa5 ana Voo5nsn
In the absence OF The Mavor MQe..., Himrod
| took The chair,
epecisl n eet1nrs we're read and approved.
PETITIONS AND conuus1cA11oss.
Remonbtf3ncee aralnet tne MeusttI AAIlss nos
feETed to Committec On FIR and Water. :,
| Peuuon of z. Z; C9helo, asking TINT license
asai9st allowing Davis Pope
From the Board 81 Police. reporting Their &C
io1 9p1n he & qGesn%Gnt 70 tsI 81 sai1.es o. paFo1men
AID. OSnulvan moved tnaI 1ne Counel pay Pa
trolmen this increased salary from TIC date Of The
passage Of The act, bnt subsequently Withdrew the
ton Of the Police Board. b ayes ., noes g:
From Il. 8: Hamilton, asking payment for fn}u-
F19s 11iEng from deleSuse Sidewalk. Referred.
from l1fy ComPHoiles. asking the appointment
1la committee M 70 a1 t5e rental q school lands be-
The ;a .sms; Moiss iAeeeptsd, It'd, t,., A..
slscsiSn Of appraisers cafr'ed The following
were then elected:
..ornA AAstttoH-hedmona Pr1d1F1lie.
tHMH Hlat g,feanEichm Hgs1f.saon-Ihonas e1i Saa1eP'
AID. Snliiysn moved fhat the Committee m
LEGAL Assceements act a. the Comniftee tn ~ ~
the minimum rental
/ From Nd- Rub recommending the passage Of
From The Boatd Of Public Works. concerning
| the Recommendation Of the Finance Committee to
lay he contractors Of the Lake Tunnel, sixty per
tic ta6ie temporarily. ten is: A''' p'''e' 1'910 up'1
| From AID Eoodard asking for tbe uasaape NJ
IN order directing the C1ty Comptroller TO adSes
| Use for pronotsls for lot for an enrfne honse
near @ Ih Union FAX. Reielred. m ~ '4 -''e 't''e''
| a., Ioa.eF1.gN ls, IN ~, 1ns .'n .ooNon.
AID. Walsh handed IN the following eommuni
To The hon. Mayor md Aldermen Of the City OF
MnEnEss, ]. II. Walker. attorney Tor The Chi
! cneo. Burlington and QUINCY Railrusd Company,
| on different occaeious during the latter part Of
January Last asserted thst, while and during the
time N ord'nanee authorizing the said 1.ilrosd
on Brown street vas pendi1: before the Common
cornell, TWO Of three Aldermen, members Of the
lin. be Aa atoPey q sad coz eo@pany
enm OF money IN consideration Of their Foahg
ID 1avor OF me Paseaee q sag a. ofainance; ana len.
day OF Febrnary last past stated that. 9eon appl.
| ealt9n b him 10 certain Attorney q this sity,
ior the payncn@r @ o. an 10 oraer dtaWn upon sald A..
cash faid oraer and informed him that he bad only
o. na fs'e bs ,e all 1 Tnss
i ostanne St
% an appropriation @ - Of ssooo. ahS % he payment Il
ihe same to he cl,cnt aforesaid, and
stcd hat he snbeeonentiN met he n9g5eaaid vi.
ent and rclated tn him the 1esnlt n the intsrr;eW
BAD With hls attorney, and taat sag d. chsnt then
sag tsSt ae na nnn psesaauslJ f!sen salu A'asIMa4
a don and iii
oi hls serSleee ~ onSiainng fne passage OF the
order aboTe-mentoned: md
rna1y last further stated th1t ont Of the IS 0o0
defed to be paid NC Aforesaid client by the Com
mon Council Il ooo VAS paid to secure the passage
Of aafd order and,
WHEREAS, The statements and charges Aforesaid
arc ealcu'ated to cast IepIoach upon this body,
and 70 cause II 70 be bvliesed that some Of is
taeir otielal capacity md Il being dao TO he IN
tcertty and eood name Of the body that auch
gully parties visited win he inst penalties Of the
Law; therefore be Il
1sWson, Be- and they ars he.e5y % sppoinled % com
said ehsrges. viii power 10 send Tor psisons and
report their proceedings to this body At the ear
efd practicable period Dawn Walsh:
,nousiy. >''o -@,-'''
From officers Of the Ellsworth ZouaFes, asking
for the free ME Of Nor,h Market hail. evening
| each rcek. Referred to the Comptroller.
| Exo,, ~. ro-,a-,+on c,rrzs, .o-a,,,r e.,
orni"n 4hrf tf,c nrdtnsnca for t1nnrl ef n ss1,
irn,nu - t.n+ .nd ,ha rsr,+;cn of adn1ns stre.t
Mas 1epslly ns.teds Isid over. and or5ercd 10 BE-
nnhif.Eed 1&s @4~ ~ ~"
p m R,vrH
-" 49,, .4'1H
-Ihe Gommluee o! consuming .Ensneert 10
whom Wae conmitsd the dnty oi asvlsing pan
Ing report:
, | 10 the Hon mayor dnd common COUNCIL ot'tae
city q chicago. uilno1s:
me Gndefftgned nafing oeen GUY nou1ed that
tney we're on tae VI oI JannsE4s 1eea appointed
ooau 81 III 15a - 1. ~ voc = ~ Hset paa
ior e'eans1ng .ne Gnacago ~ INC nax1nE caIe
in,n1font snh,ect h,Tr he Hono1 ~ snh,it ~ ~
1 tn1fowine renGrt: 1'1'@ ~ 01DA1' 'Ae
Enonine that vnrious modes Of purifying the
cence having a direct interest in he subject We
T+so}vei in aysf ourselves. as lar a. nrscticabia
OF Ythefr op1nIong AccordtpelY at our drst meetinp
we caused . notice to be published. requesting ali
he object in g1ew to pis.sn. them l. III
raGrast e nrmher ~ commnn1catora we4e
5eQnes1 E1ea. a14ot VI e9aal. 4't W.T.
ieceseo, so9e ~ men tnt ,a1,nS .snaaat guE
Reeuqas anu enumIE sl4 snAt 1uG1 .fk uvukaI ~ ~
oeen 1est1Heu 1Pen I ~ -. p ~ ~
xoseo. ne.e 4SsG " ,atS Vns o1 49,
he gatues VIC 90 eanaiJ nnG p9ompv5 camE
warp 70 aeslst rs " .ns spunor " = Jarntad
pro1lt N. and especially to !aoSe Wy usu ~ ;
m1cn nme 70 the psepasaoon u eaA"o1"so p.''A0
and estmates. ....-v :, as.rn,a In mi,
We do not deem II necessary % oisGnAs ~ n sn 1e
reIon. the merits o1 the xaons pla9s nno + x
Eetaons which ws nase 93senea We h.ye en-
I Idessored 10 folly md i,psItslty consider II ~
their Faf1ous 1ne111 aAn S1 4S-s7.rnf ~ - rers