, 1865-01-05
CHARTER REVISION,
Aetlcu Of tho Common Council In Commit
Ice Of the Whole--~1mportant Amend
meuts ta the City charte. Spg-
Eested--Ancther Session
Of the Committee
this Evening.

The Common Cornell met In Committee of tllt
Whole, again, last evening. There were present
Aldermen Gage, 11ttsworth, Barrett, McToy
walsh, Wa1lwork, Comiaky. Clark, Talcott
o:sul1ivan and Woodnuan. Alderman Woodard
took the char. ~9''-1
The Committee resumed the discussion and con
Revision Of the Chsrter.- After long discnssioa
the Committee rose and reported to fhe Council
TIE following amendments to the organic law oi
TITLE.
An act to amend IN act entitled " An act to rednce
the Charter Of tho city Of Chicago, and The sew
esal ae.s amenAstory thereof. inte one act, aud
to revise the eame," approved Febrnary 18th,
CONCERNING ASSESSMENTS,
Be It enacted by The People AZ the s.aet Of ILL.,
iaois. sepsrstnsed In As GfnerM Assembly:
sEc11oS ]. Whenever any order shall be passed
the authority conferred BY Chapter Of the act Of
Mhtch this is IN amendment, for t11ltng, grading,
leSe1linc, paving, curbing. walltns, gravellIng,
lane, alley Or hiEhWay, ihe conmissioncrs Of ths
Doard Of Public Works slall forthwith proceed to
assess the amoun, directed BY tho Common Coun-
oftc proceedings therein, upoa the real estate by
them deemed benefited by any such Improvements
in proportion, as nearly ~ MAY be, to the benedt
ins i assa o. street wis Ut the e0nstadst inte1-
section at streets Or ai1cys, wAca required
hy any euc1, order Of the Common Council tha1t
be included tn their sua assessment; but al1 other
ing lamp po.e and sidewalks, shall be- ns hereto
fore, charvca3lr upon aad paid ont Of the general
fund, or oiher appropriate fand not raised by cps
Gfnl assessment
Halfway ASSESSMENTS.
SEC. 9. When, in any cast, any portion Of the
costs and expense of making any improvement
mentioned In the foregoing section SHALL by virtue
Of my yu1id luw or ordinance OF the corporation,
Or hy vlrtnc Of cny valid contract, be chafscabis
upon any railway ecnpsny, the amount so ch Arge-
able may be assessed upon asid railway company,
ted thereby, and the city may collect the amount
70 assessed upon the said railway company, By
distress and eaie Of personal property. in other
II, Tint any real cstste belonging to each railway
company, aud deemed benefited by the said i'm
provements, enall he assessed MS u other eases.
CONCERNING 1Aur POSTS.
SECTION 3. Whenever auy order ehalt be passed
by said Common Council for tbs erection Of lamp
posts upon auy Of the streets in said citv, tho
Commissioners of the Board Q! Public Works, shall
forthwith proceed TO nssess the amount directed
to be usseescd therefor, with tho COTS Of the pro-
cccdtngs therein. upon the several lots pieces OF
parcels Of land fronting Or abutting on the street
Or razt of stsset along which said posts arc to be
erected. said assessments fla1l b. IN ide In such
Mnnncr. as nearly os mag be, tha: cach separate
lot piece parcel Of land on either side of such
street for the whole distance proposed 10 be light
cd, ehal sustain iS lair peop1f.ona.e share OF the
iue thereto; which asstssucnt shall be- made md
returned. and may be confirmed and collected in
have The same force aud chect l1ks powers hts
and dnties benz hsreby conferred npon the said
parties interested Ia 10th caees.
nEPr4LN0 SECTION.
SEC. 4. Sections II, = md 80 Of chapter Of the
aecse mentioned act are hereby repealed; hut all
other provisions in the said chapter contained,
%t.$
thall be mud rr1nnin in iuii force and not notains @
herein contained shall hc held to change, In any
n.2lrcE: lhe neiloa provided By the former uct
tu1 lcyying ride walk asscssmcn.s,
coScg1S1SG rE1yATE pRA1Xa.
SEC S. Tue provisions Of section IS Of chaptcr
= Of the above mentioned art shall extend to and
include the case tf constructing any private drain,
.ss veil rs repairing aud cleansing thereof; aud
the power Of assessment conferred by said eection
sl,.f extend III we'll to all ea.cs where the pre-.
ecrtbet work has not been Goue OF performed as
ally made and completed by said city; and the
ruoEy raised by nssessmcnt IN such cases shal! be
etsieny applied 10 the purpose for which the same
Was K1lscd. -... ..
CONCERNING xCtsAScEs.
SEC. 0. The power OF assessment conferred BIZ
eecdan 81 Of chapter :of tho ahorc mentioned
act, thall extend to I'll cases where it shali huve
Iecome uecessar= to incur expenses Tor the rcmo-
raj OF any nuisaucc> rs well as to those cases
where c1pcns cs sh1ll have been actually incur
rcd.
| CoNDE>tSA11o:; AND oec-rAT1oS OF PROPERTY.
SEC. :. Whenever the d2m:gca awarded 10 any
| onntr for lny ,rertrty condemned BIZ euid CITY.
fos pn!lc use, Eifal have brcn paid 10 such own.
u. or his Asent, Of when sufficient money for that
purpose tkall be in the hands Of The city Treas.
nrrf. ready to fe paid orer to such owner, and ten
days notice thereof shafi have been gives In the
| corporation newspaper. the city nay enter upon
/! and nrp!np,tntc such property to the use for
which the SAINT Was condemned.
| CONCERNING ASSESSMENT NOTICES.
| SEC. S. Two or more Of the notices required or
| authorized to he given by The Board of Public
| Works, Or the Commfssi"ncEs Of said board, By
| special assessment proceeding. may be comprised
II ono advertisement; FrortJed, snch no
tees arc OF ~ the ,,aa1, satne general shas.
thst in other respects the notice published shaii
sufficiently comply with the essential statutory re-
| qu,rements: and the provisions Of this section
to be given in the corporation newspaper, by The
City Collector, Of the delivery to firm OF all ta1
and fpecial assessment warrants for collection and
esa1 jurisdiction for Judgment thereon.
co11EcToH>s 1kEs.
SEC. 9. The City Collector shali be allowed for
the use Of sald city. the same fees and charges for
making distress md salc Of goods and chsttels for
may lie allowed by law t. constables for making
levy and sale Of personal property on execution
s. to u
collectors. By the general lava relative to the
collection Of the rcvcnre-
! CONCERNING CONTRACTS.
SEC. 10. Whenever in the prosecution Of any
Board hats0F Il raee %e1 y z. f1a BE- %
| opinion that the proposed work ean be better or
| more cheapiy done by the Board itself without
the intervention Of contractor, they shall report
their eald opinion to the Common Council aud the
| reasons for the sane; and the Common Council
| may, therefore, by resolution. authorize aail
Board 70 procure The necessary machinery and
| improvement without letting the work By con-
| trart Provided threefourths Of all the Aldermen
elected sha1l vote In favor of such resolutions.
| coKCERSIs6 THE 1ssuE dF naNps.
SEC. H. For the purpose Of carrying out The I'M
proscmcpts contemplated By Sections s. 9, and
t, Of chnpter &C, Of the act Of which this Is an
amendment the said CITY eha1l have power to bor-
Works md the Common Council shall deem expo
ot0, upon tl1e credit Of sid cily Of Chcago,
lied by section 16 Of said chaptcr and ali the pro-
visions in. eaid chapter contained rcspect-
| Ing the Issue and sale Of ecwcrage:loan
cecds thereof, and the pigment Of the principal
md inter- st to become due thereon, shall in like
manner arply to the bonds hereby authorized.
cokCEEK1sa TUNNELS.
SECTION II. The Common Council ghall haye
| power to cauee or authortze the construction Of
| cue or more tunnels under the Chicago river and
at such other pointa as in their opinion, lie pub
| liz good uay require and the said city
shalt have power 10 purchase and hold
strncting sad tunnels aud the approaches thereto:
md in cases Of disagreement between said city and
the owners Of my property which may be required
for the purposes aforesaid as to the amount ofcon-
pcrenttun to be pnil to such owners, or In cage
| euch owner ehal1 he an Infant. maETied woman,
or insane, Or absent from the State, the said city
ane thc proceedings for tie cendemaa5mn n 1 af sush
property, khnl conform, az nearly as 11uy he, to
IL, OF the Act ahorc mentioned.
CONCERNING FEEps FOR TUNNELS.
| SEC. 49, To dcfray any expenac that may he in
CURED pursuant to the power and authority g1ant-
cd b. tic preceding scc1ton. the Common Council
tax, not exceeding two mills on the dollar on TIC
n<scsecd value II all renl and personal cst.te
= the . Ety. made Unable e., " the lave Of ths
rivalle. tbereffom from said Two mill
tax shall be insufficient cover tile expense Of
consttuctg any tnnncl tliat nay he ordered by the
by temporary loan to be made for spacc of timc
ea and oan sha pr pso!ded faaiRa for ia aha
the authority conferred By this section; and said
city shall also have the power md authority to
isl and sell bonds for said purposes not exceed
sued and become auc ut such times "a the Council
Eha1a determine. -..
CONCERNING STREET CLEANING.
SEC. H. IL fAAll Uc Inc 0uIF O4 tae board or
Public werhs, annually; II 50 directed By The
sisicns Of The city into suitable and convenient
districts, md within thirty days from and utter the
first Monday in May. each year, to let the work Of
IN each Of eaid districts and Of keeping the same
IN repair, Tor the year thea next ensuing, 70 the
lowest reliable and responsible bidder;
and Keeping in repair. maeadsmtzed
and paved streets may, at the option Of the Board
OF Public Works, be let for term not exceeding
i5e i5s ssa % Board shal pscpars ths Necessary tpec
fcationt, and shall adveft1se for proposals IN the
manner prescribed By Sec. 70, Of Chapter 6, osthe
poeals ior dong eueh work, eha]l comply with the
ffcouieitjons specified in said section. The con-
tractor to whom any euch contract may be award
10 lie city in such aum as may be prescribed for
the faithful performance Of this contract and the