, 1873-05-20
The Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Or
dinance Defeated, Recoasidered,
and Reconmitted.
Another Scheme for the Selection
Of a City-1Inll 11an.

PETITIONS.
Petitions woro presented md roforrod Tor
Nater-pipo On Hubbard street, between Oakley
aud Western ayonuoB; for opening H'nAdalo
etzeot; for watcr-uain on Coolidge street Tor
b sewer On Division street, from Milwnu-
&oo avenue to Lincoln struot for n sidewalk on
&obey stroot, betwoon Peterson street and Ar1nt-
taee road; from Letz t. Sons, for payment for
work done on tho old Court-Honso Tor slao-
Fourth, aud on Edgar, Commercial, and Dixon
htreots; for the improvement of stowa:t ave-
nue. from Twelfth to Meaghor e!rectH.
Tho Board of Public Works was ordered to
takc oil necessary atepH to wdcn aud improve
West Twonty-socond etrcot, from a5 th9 river t,a
.2aS s:sst ROD e sss5 ps e aa assn sss
tho burnt district which aro dangerous to- redoH-
trinuB to DO cut down and removed; to bulld
hidewalk OIL tho north side OF Indiana street, be-
tween De8plaincs and JofforHon.
The Board Of Police CommiBaionora Was Or. |
dored to station O policeman ut tho crossings OF |
tho Chicago, Burlington s. Quincy md Chicago |
l. Northwestern n0ads at the intersection OF |
Blue Island ayonue aud Sixteenth strcot. |
LIGHTING THE STREETS. |
Aid. Eokhardt offered the following, which WAS
adopted:
WHEREAS, Ihe lighting Of tho city with gas costs at
ed from tho poorer class Of cur tiseus who enjoy no
WnEnEas. Tho city authorities have no power to
compel tbs nresSnt gas 3 eopaniSa me- to ny III
anS 3 Tbst o noar II FuSs 10
sreets IN tho seso paFs o this ety with e aid
tmaes for tho probable cost.
BEVERAGE.
Aid. Cullorton offered the following, which
was adopted;
WHEREAS, great necessity e,ista for tho extension
WnEnE1s Under tho present systom Of raising
money sewerage purposes. 1t will 10 impossible to
construct sewers in proportion to tile growth OF ITO
Rtsolred, That the Corporation Counsel inform the
Council whether Or not under tho provisions of tho
net passed. by the Legislature, ut It's past session, en-.
ted "An nc In regard to tic asHossent Of property
and Tho loyy md collection Of taxes by incorporte1
ees this State" this Council has tho right to levy
tar greaor than one mill on tie doIrfor seWerago
purposes.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
AID Oorcoran was granted leave Of abssnoe to
The Board of Education was requested to closo
the schools on Decoration Day.
TIE ELEVEN O'CLOCK ORDINANCE.
AID. Cullorton offered tho following ord1-
nance which was referred to the Judiciary COM
mitteo:
bar.roo, or tippling-honse during tlo night tImo,
after 10 O'Clock u. n Hull DO subject to no OF lot
loss than so and not moro than $l0o for each oenso.
The Alderman who offered it said ho was glad
ho WAS in Chaplin d Gore'B tue other evening
when ~ arrest had heen MAGE ~! snco orn@a " naa
given him an opportunity OF sogi''s tao moaAl1Se
OF tho Il ococK oralnanco: ~ aa nun uoon ,6ost
ten up to close the break Q aay Aoubes ~ tctsss
those were the REASONS alleged. NOW, from
his own exparehco, ne "oula bny, nnsias ia nano ts5
found fourteen OF such houses open with
little white muslin around tue Pat ana ~. e!Gn
OF " No liquor soid' to WehE ~ ~ " les' t.9 =
matter anu asKea lor arlN an1 inan ,oaaaa saaa
somo poicomen we're opposite nns ~ ~, h"r
ho could manage IT, Ao went oehln4 tho oai1
put como whisky n couple u e' tu'Mpsih' ILL, ~.
put them into elear-po1, anu plouen* tnu,t1 y.
Into tho back room. TO SAID He nao TO 20 H.
for all the others did the Same thlnS; Ing o.
dnance just submitted covered tho "hoio
ground, since 1t compelled shem 10 closo 'neR
houses at r. ..,...
Ed. Woodnlan presented potltlon OF saloon.
to u, and also tho following resolution:
WHEREAS, Tho ordinance ordering ths closing Of al
saloons for the sale Of liquor at Il o'clock acc.s 70
mea *n oppoeon y eaey ~ ~ ~ osa of ta
ao tne c'y, a. ,,a. ~ ~ 'or ia ~ oA''' N'A 'A
ria nrnnrfotora of all the better claaa o
dsipug placea arc willing to close at IL o'clock: there
fore,
Resolred That Il ts tho opinion Of ths Council TN
th @Gf sna Gf tx y yhnuG be- eondeI
1Sad anI "a Sei on1oa I nseaI Of H.
a. raora5 tho o,,oat;or m fho nnzsaro of t,,f
rotntion to TN tcrt te souso Of tho Couac He
Ald. schailnor favored q reference to tho J11
dietary Committee, Ha had favored tho II
O'clock ordinance to shut up the break O. da,
Ie,aoa rIiho ,,oiico anama1 n In t;ucr;m;uotius
ars;nat +he lntoa and tho decent aaloonH whilt
had been unloratood they were not to bo in
torforcd With.
Tie mpttor vas reforred to tue Judiciary Com
mittoo.
Aid, McGrath offered IN ordinance relatiyc tt
Iouor Licensees changing tho present law in tn
r. .:..3,L = .p.1n
Sunday and that no Icouso shall bo granted OK
rant to nsrsona who can f1rnish sufticiont oyi
denco of good behavior.
""0 STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
.rl,o Board Of Public Works submitted ordin
snces for paying Fifth avenue from Van Bure
strsot for Widening tue north and south allu
from blackhawk north for extonding LaI