, 1865-10-24
COM MMuH COUNCIL.
The ReFssed OrdInnnoAs-Pefro1eu
BundrY Alteration snd Ancn0'
EpGutx,

A special meeting of the Common Connca was
held latt eveninc in the Cound Chamber, h1s Hon
or the Msypr In the chair There were Alao present
Aldermen Gage, KnIckerbocke1 Ca1et, Barrett,
Wicker, McRoy, Wilmarth. Bhe.id2n+ Sher17ir,
Moore, Rafferty,, Woodard. TaIcott. Holden Hhbr,
Bond, Frxnncn, prpudfoot 1awBon, Shackfosd,
Wppomnn, Clark.
CALI or TIE xxruaa.
The following call 'or the meeting was read By the
oc1o1ss Dist, 1865.
City Clerk:
Ton are hereby directed to ean Special Meeting
Of the Common Council for Monday evening, Oc.o-
beE s 10 pass the fe'tsed ordinances and transact
general hutmes- Signed, ]. B. RICE
On motion, the ca1l WIS placed On die,
Aid. Ialcoh moved to pass the ordinances as re-
ported BY the Committee Of the Whole On Saturday
Ala Holden mosrd, IN amendment, to tase up
the G.dlnances and pass upon them se5aattM.
Aid Woodard moved n an amendment 10 the
amendment, that the Council aEnfn 70 INTO Com
mit.ee on The Whole to further consider the ordi.
nane=s, = sesiaed, together with the new Pesso-
The motion preraiied md The Council then re-
solved ttEe1 tntoA
COMMITTEE or TUE WHOLE.
On the vacation Of the chair BY the Mayor, Aid
Dopd Nns called TO pIeelde.
during the deliberations Of the Committee, AL
de.man barTctt entered into = long Fpcech on the
nfQGEt0ES, III
lac different liade Of oil mentioned In De Iet.o-
lepm ordnance. he considered cellar three ieet
deep Va POT desp snough for tne emergencies q
fadfi Scientifically = @ understood the subject ses
but fos Others not eufeieutly skilled in scienhac
daneele Liable 70 arise rom allowing The dealers to
keep oil in celnrs three feet Ii depth. Rcearding
the indannabtlity Of the "oIy-aIenons chemical
each tin1e his edorts were crowned with success,
operation. getting teEesc1y burned AZ be aelen-
| BY IN undue advantage oseT his operatives, and
consequently escaped triumphant and nnin}nrsd-
Alter considerable discussion the ordinance was
20 amended Al to prohibit the storage Of oil within
,he city limit, except In cellas the floor Of which
ehalI bc dse feet below the grade OF the ad5acens
buildings. Aeo TO prohibit the STORAGE Of the oils
lie Ftre ordinance was 20 amended 80 At to pro-
hIbit the establishment Of any neE lumber yards
| The Committee then rose and reported back The
ordinance 10 The Council, with the Recommendation
that 1t be passed rs auacnded
IA. Talcon moved the passage Of the osdi-
'e T6e motion prevallea and the ordinance waa
< resolution was rub7nitted by AID Woodatd.
asE3nr fhat tie Committee on flarbor AID Bridges
be tnstucted to examine 1he bridges over the ~.
1
| safety were cntcraIncd.
Referred to The Committee In question.
communication w1s received from Supetintend,
viii lie uniforms Ordered By the Board OF Polace
ffee Of expense TO the onic9a.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
| AID. Noodafd offered RESOLUTION directing lht
Committee On Railroads to confer with The Citl
Railway companies, % the Feasibility Of propeHins
tic street cars BY etean.
1lH communication wss referred to the commit
The resignation of E. 8. Colby a. Ipspcetor o
the Voting Lists IN the Second Gscunct Of III
| Sixth Ward, was received. accepted, and David 4
eastman appointed to hr hik place.
The resignation q II. = Kaufman e one OF th
Ward was also received and accepted
AA. Clark volunteered 10 I'll the Tacancy.
The Alderman was unanimously appointed.
Tue COMMITTEES on llesnscsto whom wac re!etIe'
butchers, for the provision OF paee for slAashtc,
ipc In The city, reported an ordinance cmpoWcrtn
Reed Co., TO pr1sihc Accommodation Al ihe1t e
tsbltfhme1t 10 70 a. e ne 70 q
Health Ordinance. The ordtnance also tprosided,
penalty for any slacchtering effected al any othe
plscc IN the city.
Tie Cp,umlttee on Licenses to xhom wAs referte
The Communication Of the Mayor, in relktlou 10 u
suggesting that Col. Wood take out license X
hls ihca.e, reported 10 :asur Of requiring the 70
| to take out hecnFc, similar TO fhat 1of Inc otat
he Teport va accepted and adopted
The Committee on Police reported n Mspf
erecting Police sutton n the Pom ~ pas1sae @
| uy The report, NAt. on mciipu adopted
: AID. Wpodard moved that the Washington Sk
| ting Park, in the Ninth Ward. be included IN y
> Second Precinct. and taken from the flfst n
The motion prevailed, and the Council g
| outned.