, 1872-12-17

Election of City Weigher-~-The Re-
vised Ordinances Ready for
the Action Of the
Council.
Street Improvements ~-- Orders and
Ordinanccs-..Auoth Meet
ing Thursday Evening.

Chair. Present: Aldermen Dixon, Warren
Mcaenniss, Coey, McAvoy, sidweu, Stone
Pickering, Tracey, schnitz, Cu11erton, mellow.
| ~. Clowry, Bailey, Powell, O'Brien, Clark, Ke
| hoe, Heath, Sherwood, Moore, Cleveland, Quirk
Mcdrath, Stout, Mahr, Lepgacher, Carney, Can
non, Brandt, Woodman, Corcoran.
| CITY WE1aHER.
The Mayor gent in q communication, nominal
ing Mr. j. Wright SO City Weigher for the
South Division, for the term Of one year.
The nomination WAS confirmed.
PETITIONS.
Petitions we're presented and referred fol
opening Dearborn street to width Of eighty
feet; against improving North Peoria street.
| ORDERS.
] The Board Of Public Works was ordered te
prepare ordinances for sidewalks on the nortt
side Of Clybourn place, from Clybourn avenue
! to the river; for sidewalk On each side Of 9u
perior street, from Wells to Kingsbury; 70,
ws4eniug Archer avenue, from tho South Branch
to Bt-ers street; for sidewalk On both sides o1
m BoErd OF Fire and Police was ordered tt
= 1t n, a ,re-slasm box On the corner Of Oak ane
brs@eF S'ree, r. y. ;1ssD ORDINANCES:
The, corn,.catiou: Counsel submitted the fol
lowing: A. ,,o,x ,od,
ae7e beo3S kaS*n To% sc sn youF Doa'
r tnus hnaa nS enao >.plaon Of the general ord.
nances Of Tie ct nrn I'D and IN paIaphtss 19s ~ y
yoSr cons,aeraion One >estion to the CITY Cerk
~ ty7'e 1're nP4n hhp, vuan8sa re printed
have arranged shall be kept gsea9 <esoecttnll,
vision Of the ordinances ts coml- ad{n>.eN You
present session to some day this we.N, =
the consideration Of tho ordinances ~ COZ; 1ea' m .
baug important that the ordinances be published Mt
early date possible.
It was moved that when the Council adjourn
it be till Thursday evening, to take up the ordt-
nances in question.
TIE NEW REGIMENT.
4 resolution giving the use Of the Council
Chamber to Messrs. ?. c. Maynard, " F. Cool
baugh. and others, to hold public meeting next
Thursday in relation to raising q regiment Of IN
fantry in this city, was passed.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
The Board of Public Works reported ordi-
nances for paving Eldridge court from Lake
street to Wabash avenue, and Thirty-frst street
from South Park to Cottage Grove avenue, which
wero passed, together with several sidewalk or
Unances.
ORDERS AND ORDINANCES.
The engrossed ordinance vacating tho alloy in
Block H. Vernon Park Addition, Was passed.
Orders remitting the fines imposed on A0o1ph
Kresaling and Mark Olsen were passed.
The order authorizing the payment OF 975 to
William Richardson, for injuries received by
coming in collision with telegraph Wiru, was
passed.
The order authorizing the payment Of $50 to
the owners OF the schooner Antares, was passed
The ordinance amending the ordinance pro-
hibiting the sale Of liquor to minors, by making
loss Of license the penalty for the first instead Of
the second offence. Was, on motion Of Alderman
McAvory, referred to the new Committees on
Licenses.
The ordinance establishing the sidewalk width
on both sidea Of Stewart avenue, from Grove to
Twenty-aecond street, Was passed.
The ordinance authorizing the construction Of
q viaduct across tho Chicago, Burlington l.
Quincy track at Sixteenth street, WAS passed.
The ordinance dopriving the Board OF Public
Works Of the power to issue permits to occupy
any part OF the sidewalk or roadway on streets
which are now, or may hereafter BE- impreved IN
VAS lost-yeas, 4; nays, 29. The ordinance was
then passed-yeas, FL nays, II.
The order authorizing the reduction Of the
rent paid by Edward kohoo, for city property on
North Clark street, was passed.
The ordinanco granting the Union Rolling
Mu Company the right to operate certain tracks
on Ashland avenue and Mulligan street, WAS
sent back to the Committee on Railroads.
The ordinance allowing tho Chicago Pacific
Railway Company to extend their track from
Coventry street to the east side Of B1oomiugdale
road, was temporarily postponed.
The ordinance to vacate the north 104 feet Of
the alley in Block G, of W1ight's Subdivision Of
the north halfof the north half Of the west half
OF the southwest quarter Section %, SO, Il, VAS
passed.
The ordinances for opening Logan street to
Archer avenue, Belden avenue, vest from Ra~
cine road, and paving Blue Island avenue from
Twelfth to Rcbecca streets. we're passed.
Tho ordinance for Tacating Lumber street,
south OF Centre avenue, was passed.
POLICE COURT CLERK.
The Committee On Police reported in fa7or Of
confirming the appointment Of 11r. James G.
Spencer as Deputy Clerk at The North Side Po-
lice Court, and he was confirmed.