, 1866-01-23
The Cemetery ControverBy-FIre Lin
lts-A New City Hail-Clnrk
Street Bridge
6ec.& &c,

os Public Works Ias they had right to do) ret,ined
portion Of the assessment to protect ins CITY in
for hfs 10 cal|ed patent mode Of paving. There 1s
10 rcAscp Why the ownert o{ properly On West |
Iake street, ehon1d be freed from the payr1cn, a
1be.s Is sea,e MISREPRESENTATION On ihe pasf .! shs
rcport Of Tie Judiciary Committee concu1red in By
Meaaa 'nnafs s yfe1s Kss y mpFo5
Aid Carter moved the reconsideration Of the yote
by which The report "a. concuHed IN.
Tie motion peesailed.
Aid. Bond moved the adoption Of tho report.
Tie motion w1s lost. Ayes 10, noes ii.
1uKK DEklKns.
comm urtcation IN relation to The junk t1ealers'
ordtnapcc was received from H. u. Bodmau, City
Clerk. nsk1nE II dealets who. purchased rag4 and
paper By wholeta'o wcrs required to take ont junk
oea,sn Ksic1rea sst 10 he Committee On Jualc..y.
NEW CIT HALL
A communication was received from Aid. MeRoy,
enclosing Thy ,osS1nS ,S1 S,o;t.. oss5 p,,,,, ,,
iucs be md nrc hereby authorized to advertise fot
md receive fr suitable lot for the
lion thereon Of cy n1 70. r. , nse ot tas City.
1sort to This Counci At a early day a. possible
Referred 10 COMMITTEE On Buildings.
SCHOOL 1&xDa.
4 communication Nxs received from Aid. Wood
ard 10 fhe eject that there aTe about twelve hundred
ares Of land outttde the CITY, belonging to the
echot fund, but yielding no revenue, and eocouuc
m ostie1 tnstrucung the school agent to advesIse
for eastng Ill unrcned lands, stating the locations,
The order WIS passed.
FIRE 1z1Ts.
AID Holden Offered two petitions from property
holders tn the Wet division. nsEng for repeal Of
the ordnance extending the dre limits to that d.
Kefef7ed to COMMITTEE on Fir and Water.
sA1x or SCHOOL M1E,
a report uas received from the Comptroller en.
closing an offer from John .. Jennings 10 purchase
the site OF The Dearborn school
kc{etTcd to COMMITTEES on Sch0ols.l
TIE LAKE, 1INNEI.
Tho Board OF Public Works submitted the fol-
'H "11He board of Public Works have received nest
ton from MefErs. Dut & Gown. setting forth that
they laye been subjected to n:e losses. In the
etnction Of the tunnel under The laee from causes
sracting for and entering upon the work. and atk-
ing tor an inc,ase OF Is per cent On the original
TIE Board deems tho request one which can be
properly acted upon only BY Jour honorable body.
The Beard hare. however. taken all possible pains
70 ascertain what she ssork has actually eoet thus
and an estimate made tor II. completion. addressed
TO The poard bF the City Engineer, Mt. E. S. Cher
= so Id 1s n's SSa aas eae We
Al the sane time It Is DOUBTLESS tue that the con
tractors have been subjected to incidental cxpcnsee
ascenain but which # may be tatrly presumed
win corne 10 considerable Sum Of money. so that
the Board are Of the opinion that the contractors
e1se III he 1s ser io yoar d
{ssned, J. G. e1spE1r,
FED: LEH+
t"The estimate of The cost of the Lake Tunnel
lerostea 10 soa o9 the 90 Of March lest has besn
pe1eucf, while some Items IN connection with the
| c1fh, especially The launching, and the cost o.
transporting and fltng IN the stone. have exceeded
that estnate+ The tunuel portion Of the work hss
progressed al IN arezage Of thirteen feet per day
intsesd Of eleven feet L then estimated and their
good reason to be1ive TINT this Improved rai: o.
proe1ess vii not only be maintained, but rathe1
| exceeded In futr.e.
There is therefore good ground Tor believing thai
the ectual css to he contractors Of The entire se,k
leaving out Of the account two or th1re Items to bt
hereinafter mentioned. will not EaEy materially from
| the Estimate Of March last. The estimase etoof
ther az follows:
xt,nrt- 5nnr x1o5 st1. n
~, - = ue ~ ,rs,ei 1su IN n
~ ~ 5n,es ~ ~ nn1s- rrIn and shaff ~ ax1 X
~ s11Do ~ onde .nd t,srrf,ino e1ren.es TSi
-
$3f7, ,06o, O
TO TIE CITY.
G,irfnal coutrsct pricc .xs1a 1so. O
Extsns st1radv s1nwe.i. aYiR.T
E1t.ss E1trss ~ r. stiowed. ed..+."..... sfos0. h
H@1"' ~ ~ '0'o" --..-1.e
Su9,o457
q % Sr - - h c,r,1,ste5 a,,1 ~ ~ IN I;
snu et"n, In mear feet sditensi Of tanne nsd al
hern e%nn,eirda eoe.stponaine estimsIe broaqt
up 10 jan l. leoo w"u'a u ae.1a. s.e1a ans uas.
| - COST TO eoSzHAcsoRs'
Work dore. re.-...---....-.......: 76ot
Jan Ha'at ~
.e.. ~ !.
<'a@'ooo*'
Original contract price. 1s99
Ett1s already allowed. 390oo.t
Do 10 be do ......--...-..... 1100o-f
1861, 139 1
1..r,co a nonn,rs1 ,,robahta nro1t to the co,
t,acsert Of ii .sY.W
shenla - stnieI th.t IN the fore,ofutr esfim IT
M siioWance tss been made for dc experiment %
tht rnntrarfnrs IN InaS1ng nrtckx. ne faliure
WHICH Wae rrrat disappointment 10 the contfac
on, becau.e Il was no par of the plan Of prouoIt
| rrourd. though they tere very willing to have
dcpe md allowed the uee Of ground Tor doing II,
, Neither does the estinate include suy losses {
, | funds 10 car7J On The work. Whit the amount
these H1s cannot b ascertatned from any inform
s!on IN the potfeeslon Of The Board. bnt 4 has
: all probability been te!1ous its1n. Neithn7 90
the estimate 1ncude anything for the personal se
! vices Of the contfactofs:
J Ihe question natnfhly alfee. now %a1 ~ posl
biz fupPoeing the oT1Gtnsl estanae o. ne probao
cot OF the Mufk 10 hafe Deeb feasonaoi5 aefata.
tu~t before the co1menecmsnl q tae tonne!. - !.
during The p.srssence o. toe 1leh ~ pseea eaoes,
nsa5 1sef ,se sea'a osssas, e.,i@sss' ''s saD
1be e1psnanoh ss .s: u toe onal , a. esta e7as y
four lale sbs VET i1eaoed maa s1s. slS
x5oo9o. being the deepest; hiea Tonld lssve t1l
dope or to b. d9ne b The eonEaciots: M T. Inen x1s