, 1872-12-24
THE COUNCIL.
sr,,o Canal Street Viaduct Ortl'han'o
Vetoed and Ecconsitlerea'
TRAIT Of the Personal Liberty
Leagues New Sunday LII
ouor Law

4uoA
Revision and Consolidation Of the City
Ordinances.
,,o. ,ooet;ns of the Council was held
- - .se u'1. aan;rr AID. McAyoy in the chair
i 5000 IA n;15n, Warren, McGennis, Coey,
1+sss-ar sansu Stone, Pickering, Tracey,
41',' G':. r,,1,srton, McClowry. Bailey, O'Brien,
C,a-;. c;,oIss.cod, Moore, Quirk Eckhardt. Stout,
ssa.n a,.acher, Carney, Cannon, Brandt,
Woodmay. Corcoran-
rrE CANAL STREET v1ADUCT.
,r,o 1a,or returned without his approval the |
~~s;nrace directing the Board Of Public Works
-, w. ar a, at once with the viaduct across Six
:,+h street at Canql. .deeming it inadvieable to
t'ar;,, work until thei9 has been more definite
arrsncernent with the railroads concerned in re-
-,o,a 70 the construction Of this and other via
1rct, ovar streets which their tracks and trains
ohst-uct and render dangerous. The
11aycr also calls attention to the
fact that the cost Of the work
viii to $4,000 mora than the amount appro
priated. which sum is not provided for, which
makes j! rnwise to begin the work now, espe-
cia1ly vixen it is not certain that the railroads
NIL perform their part Of the work, costing
s57. lu:'. the only agreement seeming to be
yerba: one. made by an agent Nor is there any
ct-u.11,:e. If there was not a positive agree
inert. Inc city might be compelled to pay the
whole cost 1 yiadact WAS needed here, but
were :l:o required at other places, aud there
should b o5
was ii..,eratiyely needed to remedy the delays
aud dangers at street crossings, but the remedy
vas to be found By the construction of TiRducts
by the railroads themselves.
Tho ordinance was reconsidered,- yeas, ~;
navE. 4,-and was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Alleys, West Division, together with
the Mayors communication.
TIE SUNDAY LIQUOR Law.
AID Nlahr presented the petition Of the Per-
eonal Liberty League, signed by 24,7G0 persons
presenting the following draft OF an ordinance:
sEc71osI That it shall be unlawful for any person,
within the City Of Chicago, to sen or IN any manner
Or liquors to minors, except upon the consent Of
their pareats guardians, to persons
Eezon! known By him or her to be IN the habit OF
SEC q That whenever the wife, or any other rela-
tive c. fdend Of any person BY notice ~1nng PEI
de-cr MT to SELL or in any manner give away hqaor
to such PERSONS it shall thereafter BE- unlawful Tor
such Eq1ordealer to sell or give away liquor to such
ST.. s. AL noise and disorder Of any kind, and
playlh2 OF carQ8 tcf money, OF any olutI falop'o
1aw;aa.. s1la - 'e@
either by himself agent, the Sabbath day or
h.s coors open and the view from without, On that
d be as do
where the latter is provided with window panes.
p1oyi.ions Of his ordinance, shall be subject to ne
exceeding $780, and the Mayor is hereby
to revoke the license Of any person who sha nave oeen
,5ar+ 1,ic
AID Stout moved to refer the matter to 3
special committee Of three from each Division,
to Investigate the matter.
Ali. Dixon moved to refer the matter to the
Judiciary Committee.
Tie last motion was 1oEt-yeas, II; nayH, IA
es follows:
Ycas-Di1on, Warren, Coey, sidweu, Stone. Picker
ing, Clark, Sherwood, Moore, Quizk, and Woodman
Nays-Tracey, schmitz, cullerton, Mcclowrey,
Bailey, oBrien, EckhaEdt, Stout, Mahr, Leneacher'
Carney, Cannon, Brandt and corsozanI4 6;t+oo
The motion to refer to the Special Commlttee
VAS caEried-yeas, "a nays, II.
The Committee, which Is to report two TeeEE
hence. consists Of AID. Stout, Brandt, Cannon,
Bond, Clark, Eckhardt, Richardson, Coey, and
Schmidt.
The Board Of Public Works was ordered te
report an ordinance for sidewalk on both sldeE
Of Ontario street, from Wells to Kingsbu1y.
The Board WAS also instructed to prepare
plans md specifications for q two-story ane
basement engine-house to be erected on the sitt
Of the old Fred. Gund Engine-House, as soo1
as possible.
put up fire alarm boxes at the corner OF shef
held and Willow, Center and Lar1abee, ant
Sedgwick and Lincoln avenue.
Tie Comptroller was ordered to advertise To-
q lot suitable for an englne-house located OF
Division street east Of Wells.
The Committee on Fire and Water was in
structed to inquire into the necessity Of o stean
fire engine in the Seventh Ward.
SEWERAGE.
Aid Bailey offered the following: which VA
esolrtd In view Of the large increase in population
Of tie southwestern part Of the city, and the eonsa
tsa4 }ont co,1nittee cumposed Of judiciary, q
nance and the Mayor, Corporation Counsel, ana boar
Of Public Works prepare plans 1or ING m fers,on an an
water mainB, and also plan for raising tue mean
necessary the present aud future wants OF gu
city in this department, aud report to this Council
its next regular meeting
yADUUT6,
AID. Bailey offered the following, which wa
referred to the Committee On Streets and Alleys
West Division:
Reso,ped Tint the CORPORATION Counsel be directe
to report whether not the city has the lawful rgh
to compel railroad companies to build the necessar
approaches to viaducts now built and those which Al
to be constructed hereafter, and not what action
necessary the part Of the Council IN order to cart
out the above.
REVISED ORDINANCES.
{ Tho ordinance for revising and consohdatln
Che CITY ordinances Was then taken up.
The Corporation Counsel stated the necesslt
for the revision, there having been none elnc
1865, and explained the way in which it had bee
made. He had added no new matter, and lei
out very little. The Mayor had made an arrange
ment with the corporation papers by which th
printing Of the ordinances could be reasonabl
done.
The Mayor praised the work, which bad bee
done with skill and fidelity. He would recon
mend the ordinances in relation to newsboyf
bootblacks, inspection Of -four, slaves, etc., L
left out.
The Council went into Committee Of the Who'll
On the ordinance.
The chapter On Auctioneers was adopted:
The chapter on bathing WAS amended by stril
ing out the provisions for bathing -houBes at th
foot of Erie and Twenty-dfth streets.
The chapter requiring bootblackH to take OF
licenses was stricken out.
The chapters relative to Bridges, Burial Of tt
Dead, City Attorney, City Contracts Coal, Coz
cea1ed NeanQue. QQga. Fees Of City Officer