, 1865-08-08
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
REGULAR MEETING.
Opinion Of The CsIpsrstiaa Counsel On the
CITY Prlntl1s-~-Thc fremont Hbuse Bil
---Rstrd sf Public Works,

City Prlntlns-.-The fremont House Bill
--.Rstrd sf Public Works.
The regular meeting OF the Common Conn,
VIE held last evening IN the Council Ch,nhe
Hs Honor tbe Mayor in the ehAss. The.e rr,
4ko P1rsent Aldermen Knickerbotfet. Hhir
Carter Barrett. Wicker, NGRoy. Wins 4
: sherosn. K1nn. Wa1lNork, Hatch, sherri
Moore. Rafferty,, Frisbte, Woodasd, Talent. In
cen. b'1o%. Bond, Russell, Huntiey. Frsnxe,
CLARK. 1t ~''A'~''''
Previors to the Commencement of ths bus
1eeA As 5tnes ]. Vance, N Alderman no.
amonto' c. W., was Introduced to the cou1e1 b
the Mayor.
| The reading ot the minutes Of The pre,.oc
nectpe was dispensed with.
petition WIS received from Hnsh T. Dictse.
aud others, aektnR for The remission Of - pe
c&ut alleged to be n e1cess oY 2s.essmept for II
provennerts On Weat Lake street
Heleffea to Committee on Local Assessment
pcnt'on wat received fton osnes1 Of The "a,
estate On Mtn1oe dtreet, betweeu Market ani
WE'LL. hkpg thst that part Of the ordnance |
ing Wells ttreet between those streets, b. se
! aeirded.
Aee'1 Of resolutions si9ntncant Of regret mt
sympathy At The recent Presidential assassination
was received from The commcn Council o
Toronto. c. ". erd stadug that in memory o
the eveni, nusine&s h.d been suspended for twtc
! houft-ffpm rpop upH1 two IN The afternoon.
Ordered to be plsced On the reccsds Of Ii.
Counc.l.
A petition wa received fnom sYm. Vecke. cle,t
Of the Police Court. aeksng for IN a.ststant.
! Referred TO Committee On Police.
J Apehdon VIZ received from D. r. Batke. ask.
! ing for hEtman's dtploml.
A cnH mnn1cAtioa WIS received from the Bosrd
I a Posioe. recommending the C~nncu rot 70 erau,
INC penuon o. Oe4R acd Son to erect sen 5erips
I estsolaebment In The citY.
| - petition VA received IRON 4 Ms. West, ask.
| tne tnat IN appropriation he mado OF 81 ,3yl to
pay 0im oaaace af am1uat on cef.4in 1ots
broken % through By the opening Of Fourteenth
| Referred to the Ftnarce comui'tee,
"a cprmnnitatnn was received FROM Ala,
eoaaiuos q rsk street "a ee ssre,, :psaiisa Tssiia
.ttesx snd 1hssseo avenus br1dEes. and recon
Rr,sa1 Rnasnf ~ mt tse connittee On Hstbor, sad
q the hffdgee, snd report at The next meeting of
pr. na1see. As1es.ea 10 eosrd Of Pualie Works.
Of fonce, informing tht Council Of tbs hIds re-
seiyee tos nniisteg 81 The new Atlantic engine
hoase, oa Nleh'tsn etreet and submitting u OF
The loweat b.ddera. The o7dmanee " " pssssd.
a fenaoIsstanee was received fram cerlain
property holders ass10st tbe opening Of White
| Iaeute-
Ape,itsou WA pee.ens.d, through Ala. cl.xk,
ttom htnrI mEhf,ne, the sa}oon- keeper at whose
honEe On Nefth Wells stfeet, the recent riot and
murder was committed BY mob OF Iowa so,.
diefr .tknE hist tne city rnnpeis ,te him 70, bis
lcet Of Furniture, etc., amonu1tnY 10 shout IS OQ
Ref rred 70 Committee on Police
4 resolution vas presented By Al. Shimp,
enainR that the Major recommend the Boat1 OF
e fssoiaon Tas dsssd
a report w.s EecElved from the Corporation
Connse,. Cn 'he resolnton Of the Couuctt a.k,ne
,he night to ehafse foz bsassae o. helr esEs.
The report Vas to the edset that the Company
etnla not ths1ge 1o1 o9d3n1ty baggage, and sse
got orataary hsreses, the Cornell had 70 T1e;at 10
Mcs Pre- them 70 convey :nea.
Atd. KnIcksrbockrr mosed the acce1an.e and
p1bl tn1nn Of the SANE. Carried.
. Afepuft WEI received from Ssv esne officer on
the euhtec. Of dtstns r.G..,ne he atreets Ii ne
I ctsI =! SosslnR u1 sae names. -
he :::tnast 'ar 10 The eject th1t tho Boatd Of
Fual!s works postessed the general r1gat to pott
! uptigut. eEt ha1 10 yev arta,te aut6orlu.
- Aecapted ,nd placed on nie. and The co:po1A.
finance to tdttt the dh.lfed end.
c1rT PRINTING.
The Gle L then rrad the following report Of tho
printing:
GF11cE or couxsE1. 10 1RE coRRoak11ax,t
| CH1o4ao, 3uly s7th, 1865,
I 10 u& L9Q4E1ls
The question IN selatlon to t1e printing. refer-
rcd to The nncers'Ered 1t The last 1neeaAE OF
yonf hunrttb Z booJ. may he hr}eny ssss+d has
Wtat are The legal tights ol The dty Of Cu!cago,
| And the Corporation EeWbpSper, respectively az
to the compensation which tho Iatter may Dc.
utnd for doing the printing Of the cH:
To- aste5sps r. ~ question r T. nsesss,ry.o
| ting the paper. The 18th section Of cnsptes ) Q,
The revised charter Of 1855, requires ina .*Con-
mon Council !. their trnu. / meeting, on the dra.
I MONDAY OF HfF. IN EAtH Ar. rf<f fn Ar-
cetd thirty tssa thereafter" 70 ''dsttkna.e Que
rah1tc ntEgpspes Printed n hstd ctty. III ~hfch
ceedrgs and matters required Ia sng case by this
act OF BY the y:}awa and ordinances OF the Com.
| mon Council. 70 ne published in Tho corporation
70 deuGnAsed, shaI1 at any time during he yeai.
fuepend the publication thereof or decline ionE.
70 paS|se e. - alo,hss nswspa.
b.. section 81 ef a act. smendatory OF
the charter. approved Feb nary 16fh. 1876. .tae
ena f. aes s1a s - o.
ae.n.a l.nfasse, os.vtef e. ,.s1t.s d., 81
feau:tss 10 b puhlahea il ths eotpossiiaa asTs.
ihc fs1eaonE sre the provisions 81 tse charter
tie Common Counctl cn the sth dsy Of Msy l1sf,
9'A1 nea spsper for The ca1se.t .apa,cipai Jest,
for the publication ,he1 Of ..all nsd.nseres md
sss ss.zssE s., sna IL saneadasat. ssess.e; i
Re p.pss r., at,iSa,t:a Ias ans
! sia1s proy13,d. "thst 1Se eonpenss,ion 1so 70 Be
= eueh German uewspaper tha be the ssma ~
ee1yces,' bat neglected or fnlto 10 tx the eosu.
peutatton to re paid to the corporation newspt-
pe:Sne Ie'e,etes 70 pr1es teinc Contained IN Tho
rader, 70 b v,l,ne Of fneh designation, The
eity sens It's Council proceeticgs. notlees. &c, 10
tns aIses< I'D Zsyng ana aoss ests1 ,sn-
conc III the printing. &c reqaired Of iuen nu-
der lhe charter and resoua n, up To this tine
ds.ifnsoa Or pfcposai ea of t IL teuue @ c. oe of
city, sud from the moment cfanch atceprsnce b.
came 4 contract heteeen them and ths eaty for
p7iee Or connpen.sion to be pa1d hss not been IN
agreed upon hJ tie pares. bat rhst H. not ueces-
s:tg 70 ths validity Ct The eon.tsce Thers pr
taion to be pad in th-is eontrac:A the law ff-ps
u nd prov. hes toe eompensshon tbsu b. = Fix
and ssasonaels s one Nsithes party s1n szei,ls-
subsequently, to the execution Of the coni1ac's,
r1aole 70 eRrse npon : praes. stea + T. nsl;ef
Co1rt 1nftfuctre. The turJ, ~ = matter of la.,
work, u eni1lad 70 f,if aad reasonable ccm-
psIas Of kit lsbof u % ee11iees. T Whsse7es t Ill
mar b. ettablrhed 10 be, ~ evidxn =, u what
ths other party N1n bebouad t9ply~no1hiag
Mhas eetn sueee.t.d, gee th.t Il for considerable
number OF yeast, these his been unitosm and
uDbroten u5nege o. cu,,on for The Conndl 10
Ger1Tutte the Corporation newsp,psr and gabse-
qusntly q the rite Of compensation, perhaps tho
papers uieht be supposed to hsve contracted
II saa noas ): g oasa agsh b! r. S:a.s, a.
g 81, :. saa fy y 3 +
r. ss
paper. ln1fSo the prize vas txsd II IN or1er Of
ihe Coune1' efote oe.,Cnaitax the per. So these
hna teen ~ uI1fcru cretcn3 Or utusge IL T.fe1-
nee 10 tst question or matter.
ny conclusions, therefore. are Is fo!ln*1: Tue
TnlBCNE bsricg b@eu de.lctsied By the Council
As the eerpor+ilDn newspaper for tho '.cur:eui
municipal 5ear," Witbeul 1xtDz tts rompeDsation
for the work to be dpne, It d It hsving accepted
Il ns 1of b psn
t1sci Wild md binding. o. both pa1tles for tn.
t. do ii il prinine co1 t:rnps,ed b. ,he resoia.
TORS snu ehsrtcr ipr 1he muhlrtpr! ye4E- The
TE19Isx can demsad ehs!eTes !. fir snd rea
Nose. On the fsilure o1either psrty to dlschstRe
ii good 18th its part Of TIE cpntrsct II IL tsole
| There IL snuthtr view Of IL ma.ter which Der.
haps !. uas be well for the Connca. 10 eousiaer.
TIL Chsrfer requiret th. puolteshon Of a grclt
va,iety o. notices snd advet4lxene1ts il the cor
| po,a ion new rsper. Cpon 1he,1 reenlsrlty md
| l.gallty and wtelher 2ropssly publ :shf1 ia the
corporation utwfpspsr mff depend s6e validity Of
9:stetmerts, t.x Eale., etc. etc. sho1ld the
be de.etmlned bF Court to be q, arlJ not fa.x
.sd 1e;sooShls anes he eefR9retscn nes1g.psr
ignite aroth,F, ii nigh: hecoue = quettfo1
whether In law SUCH last designated pspsr wan the
Tie Nets - il; su 10 tbs printing dong and to
he core ty Iht Ztftxa3 be Dc the s417e a. 10 the
case Of ate TE1HCNE, znd the Council havia8 re-
~xn1%7 fA|A ? xN4AAf f1Af
u tho TaiBuxx, Ok eonske the zeraon,ng aud con-
e.usions &rn the efne ~ to what It can demand
ant rett.ve.
Al Of which Is respectfully suhritt1d.
e A. IarzM