, 1873-12-12
COUNCIL COMMITTEES.


Tho Committee on Gas-Lights met yesterday,
AID. Cu1lorton in the char. AID. Jouas, Scla1-
uer, aud Miner wore present.
1t was decided to give polico-station Keepers
$50 ycar for lighting and putting out lamps in
front Of stations and TINT tho ordinance should
10 amended to TINT effect.
II was decided to recommend the confirmation
OF Iohu Z. Siebcl aa GaH Inspector.
PRINTING.
The Printing Committee mot yesterday nftar-
noon, Aid. Foley In tho chair. McGratl,.
Murphy, a,'d Bailey weyo prcacnt.
Tho Chairman reported ho had seen tho pro-
rrotors OF newspapers, aud asked for bids.
Soma Of them declined to do 50, unless their
bids were kept secret if tho Gourmet wnA not
awarded. Mr.. Bailey did not like that. 1Ie
wanted open bida. A1r. A[cGrath wautod to ad-
ycrtse fer bids. 1t waa stated that tho Inter-
Ocean lad modified its proposal, but requested
it should DO kept gocret. Alter a good lca OF
Whispering, Tho Committee adjourned subjee to
tho call of tue Chairman.
FuL1CE.
The Committee on Pohee mot Yesterday, Ala
SchnlIncr in tho clnir. AID. Murphy, 11ahr,
and Richardson were proeon.
Tho nomitsatIon Of Jon Speucor aB Olork Of
tho North Side Police Court WA take.4 Up.
AID. aIatIr understood tlut Spcltcar was
pretty we'll fixed fellow, and he did not kuow
Tint he nMght to got it.
AID. scl'airner did not know That that mado
AID. Murphy thought 1e was nice young
Ail. slehr thought so, too, apd moved he bo
confirmed. lle was.
Juhn Amherg was recommended Rs Clerk Of
the Wost Side Court
Illo resolution relative to increasing the pay
Of detectives Wns laid osor.
1n reply to q question, atr, Scllaffner said they
would not bliMg UP she NJ nlnatiouh OF RolA,n or
Kloiko until tho mlstake nlaiu in not removing
Washlurn aud Wight was rccsitled.
MARKETS.
The Committee Oh Aiarketa mat yesterday,
AID. Stout i! tho cllar, aud Quirk, SldwoI War
rot,, and O'Drie1l present. The nomination of
hlr. Tuley WIS so,,t Tor, 10 tl1,tl out what ho
thought of tho legality Of stato souator being
appointed to the office. lie w.h OF opinion tllat
il waA perfectly legal for tAo Mayor to appoint
should M i'd come from on tio sonato. iii Tl''on
there waa aono coayofaatan, resulting
In :bo postponcncnt Of tie Hul joct
for one weok, whom tho Committee
! will again consider 1t. Unleaa chango comes
over tho ,ninds Of thu Committee, Alr, Kehou'a
chancoh for favorable recommendation will not
be auy botter week flosu now than thoy wero
Yesterday. The only member Of the Committee
ready 10 vote for him was Stout, tho four others
being reluctant to sign Il rerort III Ills favor, A
is q member Of tue souato. mud cannot attend
| to tho dutios Of two offices aud do
both Justice. The qneatlon OF tho con-
tirtnat'on OF Nr.. brown aa Fish Inspector
was alBo postponed for weak. Tho ordinance
10 cut down the compensation Ut tl,o City Hualer
giving him q SALARY, ard compelling linn to turn
oyor Tue surplus foes to tho city, was oollsideso
md II was docldod to proaont to the Council an
ordinance giving the ssale1 half tho fees and Tho
city tho remaludor. TllH Mr.. l'nloy did not
think would 10 legal, hut 1t woull bo legal to ro-
auco tla fcos ana Tho compensation iu proper
| tlon. That IL how tho mattor stantS now.
tho I poaton If to lad to pay S to oxposes s sS' II
te o!l!oo out Of Luis half of tho foes. Ihoys "a q
determined tight making OIL Alr. Gillespie be-
! oAuss 10 L. tho Mayors suu-ln-lAw. Hhlcl mAuy