, 1873-09-02

Tho Subject Laid Over One
Week.
Ordinance for Election Of q Tax-Oom-
missioner.
lighting Streets with Kerosene.

Tho Council hold q regular meeting yoatorday
oyoniug, with tho Actlng-A1ayor III tho Chair.
Present, Aid. Richardson, Dixon Warror, Oooy,
blcAvoy, sitlwoll, stouo Pickering, Tracey,
schmitz, Cn}lorton, AfcClowry, Clowry, Bailey,
Powell, ODricn, Clark swoot, Kohoc, Miner,
Sherwood Moore, Cleveland, Quirk, AlcGratl.
Eckharlt, Stout Aral,r, I.cngaccr, schaflnor,
Carney, Cannon, Ogden, Wcodman, coreorah.
fIME-MAnaiiAh.
Tho Acting-N1ayor scnt In tho nomination o1
Matthias Bonner as Firo Marshal, which ~as ro-
ferred to the Con,mittoo on Firo and water, on
Tho call Of AID. Bailey.
An effort WIS nsate to secure tho confirmation |
ut once, hut it failed. |
PETITIONS.
Petitions we're presented and referred for ro- |
pairing the bridge at Clybourno place; for d
Bower on Hawthorn avenue, for water rnnin Oh
Hawthorn avenue, for the raisiny Of tho grade
On Pacific avenue, between Harrison nna Polk
streets; for aowor on Alark street, botwocn
Union and lIalstod; for paving Foster
stroet for compensation for injuries ro-
coiyed by Fred. Wagnor, whilo dung guard duty
at the tuo Of tue fro.
onDEns.
Tho Board OF Public Worls was ordered to
direct tho r., 1t. ". g. G. Hallway to station n
ilagman ut tile crossing of Stewart avoIluo md
Bushnell street; to put in fsro hysirhnta on
Archer ayonuo at tho intorsoction Of Limo, Salt,
and Quarry Htreots; to put in hytrants on Ar
mold street between Thisty-soventh a,id Thirty
ninth, at the corner Of Springer nvonuo and Fox
Btroet. md nt tho corner Of Thirty-Aftl and
Laurel streets, i'll order to furnish the residents
thore with lake water and to prevent the Bpread-
ing OF cholera into tic Sixth Ward.
SALE or BClIooL LAHD5.
The action takeu by tho Council III rofusin to
concur III tho recommendation Of tho Board OF
Education for tho sale Of eighty acres Of hind
in Section II and tho subject roforrod to tho
Committee on Schools.
Au order dircctiug tho Comptroller to pay
81, QUO to tho widow Ut G.. j. JacobB. the police
man Killed on tho 18th OF August, was referred
to tho Committee OH Finance.
REGULATING TIL: BRIDGES.
AID. Dixon prosecuted au ordinance, which was
rcferrod to tito Committee OH uarbor nn d
Bridges, providing that NIL bridges shall be
closed from half-past to ilalf-past n IN. md
to D. n,.. and no weasel could pass them turing
TINT time, aud no bridge to DO opon for moro
thnn ten minutes nt n tin,c
SANITARY SUPERINTENDENT.
An onuion WaH received from tho Law De-
pnrmcnt 10 tho effect tlut tho term OF otlieo Of
Dr. u. g. Miller, IN Sanitary Superintendent, ex-
piros i'll Doccalbor, 1873.
sTnEEI IMPROVEMENTS.
Tho Board Of Public Works submitted ord-
nauceH for paying Curtis street. from l1ubslnlu
tu Indiana, and Iearcc, from Debplalnes to Hal
sted, which Maa passed.. -
Aid Cleveland offered m ordinance Which was
referred to tho Committee OH Streets nnu Alleys,
West Division, fixing Ut ten feet tho widthof tho
sidewalk spnco OIL klnzo street, ~cst o1 ASH
land avenue.
Tie order authorizing tho Board Of Public
of. 4rt1 t1,nF IL , vt
yialuct on Stewart avanuo, costing @i.o73.G0, "aH
postponed Til the next meeting,
CLYuouaSE PLACE BRIDGE.
Tho communication OF tho Board Of Public
Works aslsing that tho appropriation Tor building
n new bridge Ut North avenue he used for bnll't-
inc a new one ut Clybourno place, was taken uI'
md tho order passed. .-..-
CRY rNx-coaM1ss1osEn.
The ordinance authorizing the appointment
of n CITY Tax-Con1misioner aud defining hla
tluties rs follows, Wns taken up:
liz Il ordained BY The Common Council qf The CITY Of
sSssion1 l, That there shall he appointed Ctty
rasCornmssioncr ] In ana for said city, Tic Commits
sioner frat appointed under this ordinance s'aA holu
his oice until tic second Monday Of December next
Years thereafter there shall be appointed City Tax
IomnIssionor III and for sa,d city. All Tax-Conin1s-
nonti r 81 tbs Mayor, md with the consent Of Tie
Co,,uril, aud sali hud their, offices for the torn
for e appointed and nm na a,aIs @ IF Ss s ds
FIX rnn,n,ssouer slal bo at to rno Of ooo por
until e Ist ay q Apr e1 ad sa oEeador to xs t y
lie uut,,a appropriation ordinance, or by some orl
naco uaased during tho rst quarter OF tho fiscal yea
So :, Tho City Tux Commissioner shall tako nnt
subscribe oath Of oicc mud shall enter INTO b9nt
III tho penal Of $oo oo with I've es I.asS sasssles
ance II the duties of hiH otlice.
SEc. .. Said Commissioners shall Keep In sunbl
Ssg, nfor,ntlo Which 10 may be ablo obtain III
to tho taxabe property anI persons liable 70 ta1atao
~ fptao af11 il snid I city, Of wbch ho n oban
t!on. liz ahell lave power to appoint sustnbl M
es5a" m and % sl0yes yys III saat|es sae Gss se
aall be, uutor his directions to mako, from time
III Tic ohlce Of said Commissioners both as regnr1
tic ownership aud extent Of such property, Y
aay Of nf9 r. m a c o {h eeore Ms
of Cook County, uu, also all ,naus III tho otire of u
b nosrl % Of Public Work., which examination ho sla
be- entitled make FREQ OF I'LL charges whatever dur
sxu. j. Schedules Of al! tho taxable real estate in It
sr Of Taxes to aid the Assessor ad Assistant Assesao
In tAe Eerfornauee Of taor dutes MIon whleh ta'
shall enter Their ~ a ~ fa aaa aa1 a hahs ne
rseary for ead officers and fur tho olice Of saa II
Commissioner Said colnsainner " r., masing
iist on collectio boAs of ths previous years aud 4
iiat Of sulaequent convoyArcca, md such other a
sihe said Commissioner tllal perform E!ch otii
duties a. the Council inaY from tnio to stme require
SEo. &. gnid Commissioner Of Taxes for the Rrcae
fscui war sha navc power 10 apreint tae to!!o%l
pe,,pstiou yet oppositu 10 each, towit:
First office clerk, Hunry.
Hrcun1 office clerk, Karry.. :.....'''..'+'''. ~
Threo Indy CLERKS, col, lug, salary >,
One record clerk, e4!aiy
Tirat mu1'-clerk, saiary
Two ,,laI,-ecrks, salary 500 eaeh.. .....-.:.,.
Three men seven months ut Slc0 per month each,
ansgt tl1e Aascssora in ahtaning uamcs rea'enc
mid locWtjou Of perHorB NIX! Iernona property lln
10 taxation, and in lnakI'g s|s, Acstducs aud boo
S2tl0U.
Aid, Cullorton moved to strike out Sec. a
jntcrt tho following, ]ls rcaAon being TINT l
Mayors bill would expire IN March:
rhsro shall bo elected annually BY tho Comm
founru CITY Tux Commissioner Il. md fur said ci
Tho Commissioner frrt elected under tIis ord1na'
sinlI hold lila oIsice until tho first Monday III j.,
7B74 md uut hia s,ccesaor 70 elected anu ql411s
T'nu salary Of tho said Tax Comnstionef anan y. nf