, 1866-12-12
]. @. GUpnx,
FEKo. tEn
o. J. ROSE,
VIZ. GooniN0,
u = MAxnv

Works 70 procure ai1 drcdFes. and whatever
machinery nd materials nay b @ @nsets.aFy fe5 he
WnEa1Is, II has been reported BY the Bosrd Of
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seven. Inclusive, OF the Illinois Michigan Canal.
can be better done at the pseaent time By the
Board ITSELF wtttout the Intervention Of q con.
report; therefore, 1t Il hereby
Rttolrtd, BY the Common Council Of the city
OF Chicago, that tho Board OF Public WORKS, for
The eatent that Shall be necessary to tulfJ test tho
character Of Tho work TO hn done, and TO prsvene
authorized, until Otherwise ordered b. tbs Cour-
ell, to employ woskmcn, tools, 1nsehinesy ard
I'D 70 RIeea5 not ,n9
fo1 y oTEinc sach gfedges = iheir FIJI s,paelty:
uthed IL ihc TRiprxx Of The I'D Instant.
Aid. Ts1cntt moved that The Council klt a.
Committee Of The Whole foz the consideration Of
Ala. Clark moved 70 amend 70 pass the order
AID. krickarboeIer suggested that there was
iDg ths sdlsn.,ive sole. ofi~ea.y. four Aldermen,
The courc.t then sat u u Committee Of the
whole--Ad. Holden IN he chair. -
& Fssie e e wosf. f.aeF L. b..es %
e Seoae .a = sss m sfss. T. Tsi e. RESULT Vi Il
the adoption Of the plan eugErsted would be to
e1pend 81 the city FROM, nfty to one hundred per
tentum rnore than need be pald III contractor DO
entrusted wi1h the work.
AID. 1aleott strongly opposed he .doption Of
the resou,tou. believing, dsst> hat 1t IL now int
possinle to prosecute nc woEx. mhsn s sas4 onpss
ask noAtJ to test the WORE, Mheu tha1 Gcnuemau
ma X INV ee1 ssfs ss s as ri Il + a'
when the records Of The canal still extst.
De esn. n9a .ss dea4s o @
Each dsrdgc would cost with It's machinery.
s.soeo md 1he york ".s stterS.d lei or c1t III y
de!egates to he c'nal Convention 70 Be shoftl!
she de- va, ( i'i Iato de- hands Of the sts,e
AID Barrett could not eee why the Board shou'd
be 10 anxious to get this uofk On thels hands
have now on their hands more work Than tney can
| do 1rn attend TO. He remembered that wnen It
| mas thought lbc tunnel contact would be thrown
up. the sarne Board sa.ed to be alloxct to step IN
1 and perform lbe work. He should oh)eti to the
passsee Of tho resolution even II the contract
uIicc eho1ld 10 t111s hicher t6ao " smonns = ,,t
lid. Seaekfo,d and Aid. Proudtoos endorsed
the tuostsncs OF the remarks Of the previous
! Mayor Rice was Of opinion that the onl5 ques
.!un here Is. how can this work b tone mos
s5 & , hi s e. .e see ss xot
If there to be aeion cn ttc part OF the Slate, ht
suggested that it'll. delay would be desirable
ls beSs sna E. honchs as
| pott BheuIc be committed to the special commit
| tee In relation 70 toe matter, that toms light ma,
BE- thrown upon the saejeet 70 direct the action o
AID. Clark explained th.t one grand obstacle 1t
the v ~ Of the success Of Fox. Howard Wake
bad been in the want Of proper implements; the,
I 1tbA 6nA
% oi tLe board of rable Wsrks sdvaneins 10 d.
iinc to rait to tee what csa be done It tho Iexia
laturr. Meantime he thought there could be 2
great expedition tusde, in.auauch as the soil !s Il
eefsa upoa p s S2*s sRSa ess
Il ibe desrc Of De Boszd TO buy up lot Of Fo1
Howard Walkers prepo'teFont,5 ansn''eo nj
Aid. Ko,ckesboeker aret1rd that he wouI
never vote 10 give .he boafa q paalle "o,s o.
hcfs sels a:1 II sa Z
ss,ns 1ssss1ns s %se r. ss* s@ e
y ~ ss!sfs =, : = u! s :ssss
to be lei upon teparafe contracts, to be well =
cured. and In casc Of failure on the part Of q
conIactof, 10 enforce indemnity from The s1resfe
steele Lad not % BEN notified to Increase tho =,
: | chinefy On Their rock axcarttIus contract. wht
| ther, to hfs ctrtsiu knowledge, arc - M Dthls
In The ccmplet3oa Of shel. work Al Fox g. Ao'
! rroui,lnc forty dcs11cks, they engage b
! sixteen, and with the ueed Of dse hn
: dted men, they hare bat two hnnnre
The cpntrsctprs-Lud!ey. Iowtll cn-sre IN
t hxd I condition villa the1f work. aud they hi
: not been uotiacd to incrrabs their force.
t Aid. Clark presented ~ substitute for the fes
a.ssa <aofe r. s'a Ts.s 3. Boars Of Public werts
9 rcone:ten 10 advertise fer bids for deepening t
illinois ard Michigan Canal, said bids u GOV
o | ard 1ncln1e not more than two sections, wheth
OF rick or Garth, far ~ may Be reqniSed aes
. completion Of the improvement originally &
u | tcnplatfd In the contract made with Atss:s. ft
t. ! Howard Waller, A7d other paftteH.
u AID. Moore uored to strlEc ont the Wordt I
u more than two 4ecuons r from the amendment
u The sucrdu.ent Of ALI Clark was lost b.
upaqimous rote N tho negative.
)" Ala Carter moved as an amendment thsf II
A. Ret5fre5, That this Council docs not 1poft
c. OF u.e r!sn snbtnsitcd 10 them ,! the board
1t Public Works, for The completion of that par
,e th,. work forfeited BY Acss1s. fox- aoMard
Of Walker. but reanest then % proceed acTofd
+ 10 the prov .aiocs OF tho ch1Ftef, to Fc-e<
1e uoFk.
II Ihn Council then 9ote Ana repoYted.
1e Tnestupou the seso1ut1on or AID Carter
ID N5. Knichefbockes notcd that shr BoA1a
,e | rnhiir wow be Instructed 10 bring salt npou
i'd ! hond Of Fox. Howard 4 Walker, or 10 report
I'd tbs Council 1t tta next meeting why they 40
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