, 1872-10-29
THE COUNCIL.
A Meeting Without Reshlts---How
Not to Do Anything.
The Turner F1al1 Resolutions Filed
The Walker Water Lot-New
Railroads

A regular meeting Of the Council was held
Yesterday evening, Alderman McAvoy ir the
chair. Present, Aldermen Knickerbocker, Otis,
Dixon, Coey, McGenniss, Thompson, McAyoy,
Daggy, Stone, Schmitz, Tracey, Hickey, Cutler
ton, Bailey, Powell, Holden, Bond, Sweet, Wit
beck, Heath, Gardner Gill, Cleveland, McGratb,
Schmidt, Stout, schaffner, Lengacher, McCaf-
frey, Carney, Clarke, Busse, Woodman
PETITIONS.
Petitions we're presented and appropriately
referred for opening Thirty eighth street;
against widening Menomonee street; in refer
ence to the payment Of jury certificates de-
stroyed in the fire; for q sewer On Twenty
fourth, between Fuller and Stewart avenues; Tor
water on Hickory street, between Deering and
Fuller for sidewalk on Southwestern ave-
nue. from Robey to Twelfth; to change back to
the old name Of Hamilton ayenuei for water
pipe on Harbine, from Wood to Campbell ave-
nue.; for sidewalk On Catherine street, near
Wood.
ORDERS.
The Board Of Public Works WAS ordered to lay
Waterman on Twenty-ninth, from Buddan to
Garibaldi; to report an ordinance for 1amp-posts
on Webster avenue, between Larrabee and Or-
chard streets; to request the Lake Shore d
Michigan Southern Road to remove dirt from
Clark street, south Of Sixteenth; to report an
ordinance for sidewalk on the north sue q. OF
Chicago avenue, from Franklin to Lake, and Tor
wal1ing and filling Division street from Ml1Wau-
kee avenue to Robey.
The Committee on Railroads WAS requested to
investigate and ascertain whether the Decatur d
State Line Railroad has not already made ar
rangements to come in over the G. & 4. I. Road.
AID. Heath submitted the following, which
Eas referred to the Committee on Railroads:
RESOLVED, That the Board Of Public Works be, and
they hereby, requested to CAUSE the track OF tho
Carroll street.
The Board Of Public Works submitted ordi-
nanees for paving Hubbard court, from Mchi-
gan avenue to State street; Cottage Grove ave-
nue., from Twenty-second street to Thirtieth :;
and Congress and Harrison streets, from State
street to Michigan avenue, which we're passed.
UAY.
The ordinance establishing the South Side Hay
Market was passed.
NORTH STATE STREET.
| The Committee on Streets and Alleys y: D.,
! submitted report in favor of widening State
State, which Was made the special order Monday
week.
| HURON STREET STATION.
| The report Of the Committee on Public Build
| ings recommending that the North Side Police
| Station be not erected On the old site on huron
street since itwould improve residence property,
was submitted
| The report WAS concurred In.
| AID. Schaffner submitted the following, which
was adopted:
| Rcsotqed. That the Boa1d Of Public Works DO dt.
rected to advertise suitable lot in the vicinity od
% the TEird P1sonet poiice md to report ssid bids
to this Council at the earliest practicable tt1ne
THE SUNDAY LAW.
| AID Busse presented the resolutions adopted
| ct the recent German mses meeting at Iufnef
| Hall.
| AID McGrath moved to refer to the Commit
| tee on Police, and AID. Schafner to that On Ii
| conses.
Aid. Busse moved to file them, and it was SO
| ordered. They were also ordered publshed,-
Yeas, 16; nays IS.
| OMNIBUS ORDINANCE.
The engoseed ordinance requiring olnulbus
drivers to take out licenses was passed-
The ordinance for widening the extreme east~
Works, was referred to the Clerk for engroes-
ment.
| THE WATER LOT
| The ordinance was taken up, and Aid. Nc
| Grath offered IS an amendment an additional
| section authorizing the Board Of Public Works
to pay s. J. Walker s64 600 for his lots, provided
| that he will give bond that within twelve months
| he will give depth Of water Of fourteen feet,
and construct good and sufficient dock on the
slip leading to and fronting on said site.
enerossment, and msde the special order for
Monday week.
/ NEW RAILROADS.
The ordinance admitting the Canada Southern,
Decatur l. State Line, and Chicago Illinois
River Road, was taken up, and postponed for
couple Of weeks.
| TUNNEL ExTRAB.
The report OF the Judiciary COMMITTEES recon: =:
mending the payment to r. f. Moore OF S14,4o1
for extras on tho Lasalle street tunnel va!
taken up and discussed ut great length, anc
| passed-yeas, &c, nays, 7:
The Council adjourned.