, 1866-02-06
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Scanlon Slough, Another Teto.-
Tunneling under the RlTer, Adams
Street Proposed..Room for
the Little Ones--Eew
City HALL
The Northern RaIfpTay-Thc Propotl.
tion to Admit Strongly Advocated
The Ordinance Passed.

= H-NA-AAs .3tA V4kE1y AAFVt0%cA~e
Xae Ordinance Passed.
The rcgular meeting Of the Common Council WIS
held hst evening, IN the Council Chamber, Bis Hon.
OF, The Mayor in the chair. There we're also pres
ent Aldermen Gage, Knickesbocker, Carter, barrett,
Wicker, Ac1soy. Kann. Hatch, sherwtn, Moore.
RaEe1y, Frsbee, Woodland, Holden. Bi1by, Cast
teld, IIond1oot, Rub, LAWSON. shaekford, Wood
Fr1nEn and Sheridan.
1hf minutes of the previous sPMeeaa1 * and regular
ASEro-THE scAs1oS sLousu,
The following communication WIS received from |
his huno, the Mayor:
To the honorable the Board Of Aldermen OF Chicago
in Common Council assembled:
GEKTIENEN-in the discharge Of Al imperative |
duty desolE1ne upon the Mayor Of this city, sub.
NIT 10 you this Communication.
The legislative branch Of the city government Is
the Common Council. One Of the powers entrusted |
to zoe by virtue Of the cty Charter is to ahate zna
rs%oss a nnsanses "a apd pnatsa The authors ,ae,s
ine And declare whnt shall lie deemed nutsanCcs |
and otheEwt;e, and direct the summary abatement
r This cauee m the Charter tells you the authority
that you legally possess a legslatora for the city
Oihcr branches Of the City Government have their
ILe executive branches Of the City Governn:nt.
The board Of F1blc WorkA and The Board OF Polloe
mr. tro of these.
You, as thc Legislative body, order and authorize
work 10 be done. II becomes the duty Of the cx-
ccuffye branches. TO whom the work properly be-
aonct, to decide upon the manner OF doing IT,
Section 81, chapter Of the City Cnar1ef says:
- In MI cases where expenses may oe incurred, In
the removal Of any nuisanca, the Common Counc1l
estste chs1rable Herewith. n lie m.nnel prescbed
10 the 2ah section Of this chapter"
Rese ID what the esh eect1on Of this ch7pte. says:
BY tue Board 81 Public Works TO cst1se sny s,de.
walk TO be raised, lowered. repaired OF featd. or
any private dran 70 be raised !oge,ea repaired @
oi, adjacent TO, or upon which said improvement
~tp tuca % ss.onaS1s @ lime snn Is % he Boad f of Pass
notice to that effect, and ID case Of neg
qniremcn, Is well as IN III csses wheru the owner
eh1 occupant csnnot be found, the board ot Public
Works may cause the work 10 be done aud paid for
Sand Boart shall then report TO the Common coun.
cll the amount Of said expenditure, giving des-
erpuon OF The lots OF oher prc1nisea liab1e there
The Common Council shall theFeupon Assess the
taid expenses BY an order, ordinance resolution,
npon sueh !ole respectively, and the same
~ = pressss ssss eesanf osF s.ss: sea T.
~ The nei5a @ o1 Poliss sha perform ,ss as.ss
quT With respect,o al matters Affecting the health
Or ss,d city, and cause all measures which Ensy e.!
and liSes of il infabants to be abated OF removed
IT their discretion"
hare herein stated II The authority can dnd
asted Tor md received The opin.on q lie corpors
ton counsel in the msttcr, which opinion make
part Of this communication. think With you
10 Be aba,ed. No Que desires more 1han / int 1hs
my be able to % do TIC work Tia, they zhal ges
But reaact to eay that cau ind no authority By
which You c1n order more to bE done than the re-
meyai OF the nu,sance !rom The Haley slongh.
The agreement Of two-thirds Of The alder
psu slsasa, the objection Of the Mayor may
For sbe reasons above stated, / return the ondi.
| rance, for the abatement Of the Haley slough,
Eounci be1d on Tuesday, Janusr5 So 1856, without
Respectfully subu1tted.
The following ss the opinion Of The Corporation
Cornell referred 1oaa the communication Of the
OFFICE or COUNSEL TO CoRroRA17os,l
cH1cAoo, Feb. ), 1896.
lion. J. B. Rice, Mayor OF Chicago:
DEAR SRI think there are at least two valid k
ea1 objections to your approving the ordinance en-
: Slough
j, Tie Board Of Public Work. reported to tn
Gonneal he ordnance Tor doing the woGk IN on
The Council naserisily changed the extent o
the work and the mannsr OF doing IT. and adopte'
the estimate OF the Board in the ordinance 4
. changed and modihed-
This hold was illegal and nnauthotlzed. narin
chanced the pl.n, Or materially modified 1t, It VA
Council 10 hsse rs:eTred II buck to tae Board, 70
estimate Of the work thus changed md modified
! See Revised Charter :, Section >.
anotber respect: to Wit: that # WIS not (nor It
: deed Was The osdinanee Of the Bosrd) based on
Of md ss4 Board 9 sH9S HS5 9ss 5 sf Z
quirro by Section Is, Of Chapter I, of he Revise
Ii Of which is respectfully submitted.
i I Counsel to Corporation.
!, also tie iolowine doeumeaf: '1 ' S ~
OT17cE or TIE BOARD Or PUnIIc WoRKs,
Chicago, Feb. s. 1855.
Hon. J. 3. Rice, Mayor Of Chicago:
SIn: The Board respectfully Nmtlk, In rctatIo
to the t,ord.nance for dEodctrg The Haley slough,
!. necessary to drrdge = channel Twelve feet DEF;
j. Apparently the woek as oedezed ia designed for
!: md. That It Is not practicable 10 construct
Y channel IN such material as IL to be found in Ii
elouzh named, which shal be any fee1 vide al L
te,s ses DEP a9% se en 5 e e
d mel M1l neser stand permanently at .ueh slope.
b ID. That u the material Is to be remove
entrance 10 The harbos, a. proposed b. lhe Bosrs
:. the estimate proposed u wholly inadequate; and
is not TO Be 10 removed but IL to be deposited
by what shall b. e1caSated from The bottom OF tn
channel. The Board Of the opinion thai the q
posale q on The banks oi such n.ts Ct animal M
tpely Offensive aud dangerous. ceEt1nl1 during th
progress Of the work. while It IL altogether doub
ap 81. s M q 9ia ssu + hss e t. dspo
khall not CRATE E1e1ter 1uf41uce than extsts
The Board would moi recommend such m ekpef
apprehension q q s1stiat1on Of choie1s. = 'S 90
Respectfully. ]. G. GEDELE,
FEED. LE1z.
| Board OF Public Work.
AID. En1ckerbocker moved the5recon.1deratio
Of the vote By which The ordinance WIS passed
The motion prevailed.
| dtnance4
The fnotton was lost Ayes Il, noes 10
~ Sy ese e M Rae
out of order.
1rwn. At ApAxs s1nEEr,
The following communication vas received trog
ths conptFells[:
Which has a1seady BEEN subscribed the rum {
{ x67,Wo for the constEuenon Of
proposed % tor %..hinston ] sset. s Itis PROPOSED @
ihs. pu1pose. nc subsczioess propose 70 psy t
aa q ae aoant sa Ct
The contract for the construction Of said tunnel sha
BE- let and the work Commented md the balance
three equal payments In three st1 md nine month
therefor provided the contract for said tunnel hha
shall b let on Or before the 1T Of Jut5, 1866
The undersigned eubt9lts he foregoing 70 you
WALTER E1xaAE1, Comptroller.
P.s-1he abo7e amount o! 80, ,ooo includes Ii
&sl.M 600 proposed 10 be paid By the r, F. ". &
s; + 4: Company fof The eoostzqGdon &c Of tunnel
tsc o. e md eys ,a
South and West Disistons, The motion prevailed
4 A petition WIS received huu the Chicago Med
col,eee properly, and Tetefred 10 he committee .
Finance.
sEIIISf Br sAnrLE.
II A petition signed by numerous merchants An
OrdinsI oe. wns received and referred 10 The Cor
utttee on Licenses, with inttruetaons - report {
The next regular meeting Of the Council
4 petition wos received from properly holders o
Council ordering thu travelllDg Of That avenue,
J Referred to Board Of Public Works ....
, A conrmEntcation setting forth the want Of .
eommodAttenf esatting ID 1nany. Of the Publ
Schools and ASKING the psaTasf Of resolution =
aueetinE this corporation counsel to report wheth
moneys may 10. be appropriated to Isney ths c.l
/ | wae paeted. ...---..
xouraENs RAILROAD.
a communication from the Board Of Trade, c
on e. tsss eenaaed 4
T. preamble and Resolutions adopted by that body 70
ieEdsy, md reported N another colnnn.
the Mercantile Association the tpect1! meeting
: yeeterd.y, were also presented and similarly d.
J. The following communication was rec.isea fto
one hundred and htty OF the leadfn: business hpus
IN the city, and lad on The table temporarily:
!; The undersigned merrhlnts and bus!ns.s men
q a the city Of CLleas o, would respectfully repsese
e unto yotlf honorable bo1F that theF believe ii