, 1866-07-24
COMMON COUNCIL.
Adjourned NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., &c.
..Dumm1es-.The Location OF
the New Bridewell-~The
Site and Plans De.
termined Tn.
ADJOURNMENT FOR SUMMER VA.
CATION

teImlneQ Uns
ADJOURNMENT FOR SUMMER VA
CATION.
An adjourned meeting oi the Common Council
YVES beld htt evening In the Council Chambe.. his
honor. the Mayor. IN the chai1. These were p,es-
EFT Aldermen Kn1ckerhockef, Cox Carer, D'WolI
Wicker, Barrett, Witmsrth, cakns, KAun, FINN.
can. Hatch, Moorr, Scnulef, Fs1sn1e. Rafferty,, III
eott, Wood9:d. Blxhg, Holden. Rut.e.i, AckhoG
c.lR n1sy .nG Eng shas9 ka
Corporation Counsel. ' >N - 49, N''''' '''s'
Asup1snoH nIrCsEp.
!, AID. Bixby moved suspension Of the rulcs for
!, AID. O'eullAan objected, consequently the mo-
ton could not hc entertained.
Pursuant to The order Of adjournment tht reso,u.
ton OF AID Woodaru, inviting The West Division
Railway COMMITTEES to uy the experiment Of using
se1m no e1esene enfese ps wece e w. taken ~
: A.t. Moore moved 10 retes 70 the COMMITTEE on
ha1lwsyF. The motion p,eEasled'
Woouard iurtInc.lng The Vest Division Gas Com
e Y hes pRss on Eaosh AZ oetwsen
Ale stce, !,c extended 10 Western ayeuue.
AID. Schultr moved to amend by adding Twelfth
etest- from jefferson 70 @otcan.
<AAV@
Ttor1l ttrcet, Gom Madison 10 Van Bufen, and on
nabhard street from Wood to rase.
The amendments were accepted and the ttsolu-
lion al amended Was adopted.
TIE sTHEETa-
A rreontton Wss presented directing the Boaru
Of Public WorRs TO- en'ofoe .he ordinance requiring
the Street Railway Companies 10 keep In order the
slFeess occupied BY .heua. The no1aon pseEai'ed.
a rc8 of1non pfcterttd By Alderman Holden was
next taken up, requesting The Peoples Gas Light
and Coke Company 10 lay down gus pipes and Greet
1amps on all tie streets 10 tho Vest Division occu
pied ey hotre tanwH5s, where such lamps were not
Aid. 0'snliVan moved 10 amend the resolution
80 ae 10 direct AID not TO - request" the Com
plpy to do what Waa required.
, Aid. Llhrk moved that the resolution be placed
~ Gle. Ihe motion wss io+:-syes y noes y.
nmeidment upon Ibe table.
The n,ation prsvallcd-ayes T., noes II.
The rcsou.iun was then pa scd-ayes1d, noes II.
Aid Noodare's ts4oIutlou reone ting tns Bou.d
ofFuhhc "o1ks TO eSDtsn plans or drinking foun-
tatus t. be placed IN TIC pnoc srrt*, and nlso 10
supply csuma,sr. WAS tAen called up. Tne re.olu-
''n "'< A''p:rui TIE NEW ns,pExr.1.
AID. L~ton moved u tAke IRON the tahlc tho
vasirus reports aud re- ol1t1Ap. IN relation 10 lhe
| memo ed House OF toFreet1ou. The nol'on pre-
| The clerk read the report Of the Committee on
Eurn.s. Ed. The traci is j. md si-iGo a.-es In
| l.
| posfesfes GOOD dnluaee iselilfies, has fonta:e
on the river Of 44u ftGt, and easily havs water
ftontace on stough Hh,eh r!us east 10 Uilmau
rtr. et OF 0rtr eight hundred kc+, Il = Alspated
atout siz to eight ,ces above tie nrcs, and c,n be
purchased for ABOUT <2a.a0.
the rcosf ss dir. csed the pasrh.e Of ,h1s Ios "
! Aid. Holden moved IN amc0ansrt thnt the city
purchase The ntty-nss acre ,Eact xered BY :. !.
hIahca Of he south branch Of H. chicago River.
Ii ase ~cl located and exceilcni!s .dap.ed TO the
purposes required. 1t va. bounded % Vie west by
! tho1ourhfare> On the south BY slouA, and on
/ tic cast either by the track OF the IAkagn and
Gssat E.sletn Railroad CO. or b. Wes1efA Anveuue
TIC relative distance OF This tract from The 4rnory
the 'rlct offered By Nj. Hughes, Was aodut the
tamr.
Aid. Iawsou moved ~ au amendment tothe
amendment that the cay erec: The proposed bhld-
ing upon the cround already purchased. The cat,-
nit &c hsd ftated as It's Objectionable icatntca that
!: neste<fed Do wntcr fon,ace. aas three qpsr+ea
Of MI le Rom bydrant Nater, and WIS 70 far below
the Nater leSeI thst - drainage WAS deficient TC
thtt It might be sad that 1t IVES very near to the
events before long, and thnt by the time HE new
ntrse OF correction uas in cpod running order
a9e 5eepsn.as ~ q The canal would haze quite rem
trac1 vas qnsr large enough.
Aid u1xby enamt'ted the Following statistics II
| felnlou 10 The dlti7eni Tracts:
Walker Traci-55 acres In extent. miles ant
Gs lo3 IN q straight line t1om the Atmory, and
feG5 'ncbeS Shore ne ievtl q Like eh1sao-
]
miles and 26lC0 IL 2 stalcht line from the Arnorg
md teet inches above The lerel Of the Like.
The Tract ALREADY Purcnased-10 acres IN extenl
miles and 44-110 N straight line from the Al
mcry, and 5 feet lpchea aboge Tho Lake.
AID Barrett earnestly hoped that, in The eelet
% sion of location tof .he nsdds~eiL, tome ihoneh
| icltuua1e inmates. Their po.ition Was uae whlc
cezta.nas deznanard conrast e1Adon- and II waa nj
| mcIufni 10 iocate them IN m unhealthy v1ctnlt
in place where, il they were reca ed ia wiuie
| .be5 won'd be unable 10 seek some refnIe from u
| ncltmt ueaee OF the weather.
Ai0. " lckez. neklYo1s Of ]ef1slAt1nE for comm
ecnesations. osreusas "a sub s!tnse' he resola..e
Previously reror ed by Aid. Holden. The "eu
a ttlute" ccea -arIy was ruled out Or osds,.
acre lot il Was well located and AFFORDED iaciln
J not only jor Houee Of Correction. hut 10, Il
o IL IL sSs =
!. would Be surrounded BY Wallis t;lue Factory, I
tlauGhter houses. when will he erected ere ltne.
{ | AID 1alcotf- during tho d1kcu4sion Of tie su
L ject: bad pIeparea few ngures on the zahect1
lie Hughes tract would cost IN zopnf numte
= be St.0Un, and sewerage 950t. Drca1us ~oal
sass y sbSe %ss
ysrus; docks wonld be about the hme as III Il
eI IL @ paTenate money Of the wkes t1ae. wonl
!. be sess00. Water, would col tSaooo, dredeln
g | &acGh, ana drawhndre. anout wv. m, =.
= The cost of ine pre,ent RI r.n ". *iS,o9 y
\
VI, y6 &C, eost s1o,ouo: water VI sewerage "lls CO
relative e1pense or ectigtp1h. several tract. read
= NnlAer Isaet $s9,u1 ssd the site already pu
considered ihst he hea be dst euuncl.ied "a. II
4 correct one. and tha Wns to .ocate the ,u=ti!uno
=; nmmi'-the M n1,i desMans 191s.4ssy 9ss III N =
c trare could be c&c3ed for IS 0Uo and abundance
! wa.er ol!alte ed pumping lot $s,o09 more.
. tcf toan purchfe txcn.y acre irrct el,ua,ed b.
; mile ton.h 4 the nonEn Nop {, and IT pr1t
. les than onefalf anything ret named.
e Aid. CIhrSuftred resolution giving the cou
mit,es fuutcr time, and lnstfncilog 'heu to col
slider the aayan1aces Of selecting location NJ Snr
a mil. but VA ruled ont Of order.
y A vote*ae then taken on The amendment to Il
= amendment: namely. 10 build the Briden ell upt
:. the ersuad alfeady purchased. The vote ftoo
I Ths pspcrt ia the case we're then on motif
!. placsa On ale.
:. TUE r1ASs FOR TIE Br1LD1xo.
. Ad. Sastsf moved 5he adoption q The plans Z
: tan ptael and described IN tho T1tnusk
: - AZ Ta1eo,1 oppe;Med ID TIE adopuon oi The PIN
z nade, and wa. lot "a iavor Of putting an erpel
: alive building upon eacd uact of ground.
AID. Barrett considered 1t would he wiser
! arch5nct had further examined them. The know
J edge Of The e1nct location OF the land would pc
bapt effect tomt changes IN the character Of 4
|
md Beard OF Puh1sc work. were both opposed
the Iocat,on no~ selected, he deprccaled all has
! AID. Rafferty, did not believe in determining upe
the building with only one plan before them, st
: contiucred that competition ehpnld be invited.
The moIlou TO adopt the plans as recommends
: by The cnmmittee then prevailed
order to take up ces1a|n matters requiring ateuuo
Inc motion pnna:.,c psg.al1ea. osrovs
4 feleFraphlc 1neteace Was rccelFed from &c
tle1nan at st Louis TO the ef1ect that commit
q 4e tnlladc,Ehia Council "oufd attive IN this q
i Ala. ",eks: no-ed The appointment Of COZ
10 receive The committee; Ihe motion prevailed
= eundry pst1 ions were received aud referred
! Appropriate committees.
: A zcnoustraDce wa4 received from sundry el
+ z.ns aGaf1-s the Use OF dummlea within The ca
. limits. and "4 rr1stred TO the Eommtt1ee on Ia
$ roads.
o nEenAvx11INo nusu STREET.
"A report ~ae received from the Board Of Pub
Wuikt recommending that Hush etEeei be res1ays
II 70 The Committee or Streets and Alleys in L
; Aid. snsekiord moved reconsideration ana en-
u tequently moved the 1,assaec OF the ordluanl
/ ite ordinance was passco- ayes Fl noes 5.
= I HLGIeT1tA1z0N or DEATu5+
h On sss ana a1e r
d lion ot births and deaths tn the city, ss rernI
r mended by the chicago Medical Soc1e:y,repored
d fasos Of the pass Of the osntn1nce, as alrea
4 | published Ia The TRIBUNE. Lsld over hnd order
:. published. ...-
d WATERING TIE srDrE1s.
/. resolution offered by AID. Enickerbocker
quesiinc The Co.'S mt,eeon Railroad. to inyestfrs
into the maer Of the neci.ct Of toe Horee Rait y
d Compares 10 nolsien The streets upon which III
!, f1.ek- are la'd' as was pa.ssa, pa; an-s,,1.x
. AID. Talcott Offered 4 resolution directing I
G 70 sss1 raes s
ADJOUREMENT,