, 1873-07-29
The Trades-Union Petition for
the Eight-Hour Law
Laid on the.
Table.
action on tho Court-Ilonso Plans
Postponed for Ono Week.
The Milwaukee Charges Against Super.
lntendent Washburn Referred
TO a Committee. .
MIR. Reuben Cleveland Confirmed
as Police Commissioners.

Tho Council held regular noottng yesterday |
egoning, AID. 1cGrath In tho chair. Present, |
Aldermen Richardson, Dixon, Warren, Mclean |
Miss, cooy; McAvoy, silwoll, Btono, Pickering,
Tracoy, sch1nitg, Cullerton, McClowry, Clowry,
Dailoy Powell, O'Dricn, Clark, Sweet, Kohoe,
Hoath, Minor, Sherwood, Moore, Cleveland,
Quirk, B1oGrath, Eclsbardt, Stout 11ahr, Lem
gachor, Schaffner, Carney, Cannon, brandt.
DoAnD OF EDUCATION.
Tho Mayor sont in tho nomination Of J. Q.
Oohlinger as membor Of tho Board Of Educa-
tton, and It was referred to tho Committee on
Schoola.
sAs1TAnr SUPERINTENDENT.
Tho Mayor also sent in tho nomination OF DR..
3. Q. h1llor as Sanitary Superintendent aud 1t
wns properly roforrod.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions wore presented and re-
ferred: To pave Indiana stroot, from Noble to
Roboy, for paving Twenty-afth street, from
Stato to Wabaah; for Bewcr on ABlland ave.
nue. botwoon Baekhawk stroot and Clybourno
place; for oponing North Morgan street to Mill
waukoo avenuo; for sower On Lake street,
from Union to Centro avenue; for water on
Twonty-fifth street, and for cloaring nwny OBJ
structiona in the alloy in Block Is, sectlon7.
Tho Board of Public Works vas ordered to d.
rect the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Company to romoyo its tracks on Wost Twenty
second street, between Lumber and Canhtport
avonuc, to tho north side ct tho etreot which ia
soon to DO paved; to build sidewalk on the
etreat from Halsted to Auburn; to report tho
amount Of soweargo advertised for in each ward
OF the city, and tho amount still to bo Advertised
each ward separately, tho Board to apooify, tho
streots on which thoy aro to bo lail; and to
build d Bower In Halstod street, from Archnr nv
onuo to Thrty-Afth ftreet; to romoye tho dobris
immediately, and to report an ordinance for tho
condemnation Of land for tho construction Of .
bridge or tunnel at Fourteenth street.
LIGHTING WITH o11
infoimation IN regard to lighting streets with
oil, reported that tho Board had prepared apeci-
lcatlons and received proposals. for lighting Ger.
tain portions Of tho city with kerosene, and had
sG5.10 por year. and e1.6o per month. The
Board proposes to furnish tho regular iron etroo-
posts with lanterns, tho party contracting to fur
nish everything else = necessary, and to Light IN
ing tho lighting and extinguishing Of gas lamps.
THO Board have eelocted the following atreots
whore assessments have boen made and
collected for erecting la1np-poBts and lamps to
not nc fsa besn 1 'd oas' saps s % pa!~aaa
Kingsbury aud Sodgwick; Asylum Place, betwoen
CLARK and Franklin; Kingsbury, north Of Chicago
avenue DIVISION, between the Canal and tho
North Branch Mohawk, between Clybourno and
North avenue Warren ayonue, from South
western to Ashland avenuo; Carol, betwoen
Haiated md Union Ashland avenue, between
Tyler and Twenty-secopd; Winchester avenue,
Lake to Milwaukee, nvenue The moncJ to pay
for tho posts and lantorns ta In the treasury and
tho only additional expense will bo tho conneo-
tons with the gas mains at future day.
Tho mattor was referred to tho Committee On
Gnsliglts, which will report Monday.
STREET IMpnoyEMESrs.
Tie Doard Of Public Works Bubmittea Or
ainauces for paving Indiana street from Noble
to Roboy for extending Fairfield avenue; for
widening WaBhtonnw avonuo for Vacating
street in Block G., Walsh'a suhdivialon, 500. 20,
80, II. and an alley in tho roar OF snb.Lots
ard OF Lot I, Block 16 Q. T., and IN Let J.,
BUCK l. Rockwell's Addition, and eatabliehing
tho sidewalk width In Lafayette and Washington
Pluco.
etreot from Noble to Roboy, and for Yachting tho
wost 100 feet Of the alley in Block II. South
Branch Addition, and for tic construction Of tho
yialuct across Kinzlo street ut Halstod.
THE E1GuT-noun LAW.
Tho report Of tho Judiciary Committee recon.
nepdine TINT the request OF the Trades Unions,
that tho Board OF Public Works DO requested to
obBeryo the Eight-Hour law DO roforrod to tic
Board of Public Works WAS taken up.
Aid. Dixon moved to amond by including the
Board Of Fro aud Polioo, which employed more
Aid. Moore moved to table the whole mattor
ana IL WIS aRIGuA LU-5eAos - Aa31g AV'
FINANCIAL
An order directing the Comptroller to pay 968s
tor certain extrn work Oh the water works roo
Haa passed.
dredging Ogden Slip was reforrod to the Boar<
Of Public Works.
ELEoTIoN~DAY.
The ordinance for closing saloons election
day WAS roforrod to tho Oicrk for ongrossmont
AsHLAND avenue.
Tlie resolution requesting the Board Of Publ
Works to order the Union Kolling-Alil Compan
to remove It's tracks from Tug weat to tho cas-
Bido of Ashland ayenuo, waa adopted.
TIE CoUHT-HoUBE PLANH.
Tho report OF tile Joint Committee was take
up and Aid. McGennisa said in Wow Of the fac
That tho County Board had postponed tho mat
Council could amend tho report, ho moved +
postpone the report for ono wook.
Aid. Bailey submitted the same report on IL
subject Of tie Co,,rt-IIouso Plans Which he di
to the County Commissioners with tho follow
ing addition:
I do not believe that tho Joint Committee were at
thorized or had any right to nuke anal award {
el % ana tho Doari Of to1nmissioners but simply r
port their conclusions to their respective bodies.
AID McGennss' motion vas adopted.
AID, Mcdenniss then offered the following
which waB adopted;
Is hereby requested and directed to inform ths Com
CT s ean he soa i
Joint Committee having in charge the selection
plaps for tho new City Hall aud CoMrt-Honse In
ng tho premiums therofor as embodied In tho repo
Of eaid Joint Committee to this body at ttB laat rcgu
meeting
Aid. Tracey offered a resolution, which va
laid over ono week, directing the Committee o
Public Buildings to proceed without unnecosaar
delay to confer with D similar Committee OF th
Board Of County Commssionora relative to th
adoption OF plan for Court-louse and Uis
Hail to DO Jointly occupied by tho city al
county.
MILWAUKEE CHARGES AGAINST WAH1lDURN.
Tho Board OF Police aont IN Tho statement {
the Superintendent Of Police relative to certai
charges made against him in tho Mlwaukf
papers,
After portion of it had boon road, All
Bcha1ner statad that the allegations therein ii
not CORRESPOND with tho Testimony In Ills POI
session. and moved to rotor tho matter to
special committee OF flvo for examination,