, 1873-03-04
THE COUNCIL.
A Special Committee Appointed
to Investigate tho Relief
Society
Tho Smnll-Pox Hospital to Do Located on
tIlo New Dritlewcll Grounils...Tlo
Now GINS Companies.

NoW UNS COMIllHIcSs
THO Common Council hold regular moetinB
last ovoning, Aid. Hoatil in tho chair. Present:
Aldermen Dowcn, Richardson, Dixon, Warren,
hIcaonniHs. MoAvoy, sidwoll, Pickering, Tracey,
sol,mita, Cullorton, h1colowry Olowry, Bailoy..
Powell, o'Drion, Clnrk, swcet, Kehoo, Heath,
Miner, Mooro, Cleveland, Quirh, Eckhardt
Stout, Mahr, Longaohor, sohaffnor, Carney,
Cannon, Ogden, Woodman, Corooran.
AEL1Er AND AID SOCIETY.
II. ". King, Esq, Prosldont Of tho Chicago
NoIicf and Aid Hocioty, in rosponno to a rosolu-
tion offered in tho Council, transmitted copios
Of the last annual report Of tho Bocioty, which
would hayo boon rcady sooner, but for tho groat
amount Of ngure-work.
It was placed on flo.
AID. Bailey moved tint special committee Of
six DO appointed to examine tho report.
Tho point was raised that nothing waa before
tho meeting.
Tho vote by which tho report was filed was
roconaidered, and Aid. Bailey removed his mo-
tion.
Aid. Dixon moved to rotor tho subject to tho
Finance Committee.
AID Clark wanted to know II tho Council had
any authority to Investigate aa to tho balances
in tho banda Of tho Society, and whether they
drew interest?
The subject was discussed at groat length,
and, after motion to indefinitely postpone Ind
been lost.-yoas, 1G; nays, 18,-and the motion
to refor to the Finance Committee had failod,-
yeas, 10; nnys, 20,-tho motion for special
committee was carried 26; nays, 8.
PETITIONS.
Petitions worc presented and refused for BOW
ors in AuguBta street, from milwaukee, ayanuo to
Roubon street; in Coolidge street, from Loomia
to Laln;. in RumHoy street, between Indiana
so So rsei from ea the pag MSm'ns Hs nstesa4 to
70 ostablish dook-linen Oh tic Wost Fork Of tho
South Branch fromWoatornto Crawford aytnuo;
againat further change Of grade Of North Water
street ; for sidewalk on the woRt Bfde Of Dixon
street from Baclhawk to Blank atreot against
laying railroad tracks on Ashland avenue for
d, B. / Q. Slip.
ORDERS.
The Board Of Public Works was ordered to
cauac tho filling Of Kinzio street at tho junction
Of North Water mud eastward on Water, to bo
suspended; to prepare m ordinance for side
walk on Knzie street, between State and Uass !;
to build sower onsoibyo street, near Division i;
bank Of tho river north Of Twolfth stroot !;
to investigate as to tho probable advantages or
disadvantages Of opening Milwaukee avenue to
Lake atroet, In Wow Of the fact TINT Kn2le and
Carroll streets will be filed with railroad tracks,
md that the building Of q railroad acroas them
would be very expensive buanoss; and to re-
port tho cost Of q viaduct, tho probable lnnd-
damages, eto. /; to prepare an ordinance for q
sidewalk on the wost efde Of HalBted, from
Wrong to Thirty-drat; to report the reasons
Why tie rebate for paving Canal street, from
Madison to Twelfth, had not been paid; to pro-
coed to clear away tho building matorial and
debris II front of completed buildings especially
in tho Firat Ward.
nrrcy 71r.o1u y,Ypv1nrxa
tho Bonrd Of Fire and Police Commissioners to
mako proYislon in tho annual estimates for q
fro engine in tho Webster avenue louBe, for tho
purchase Of q lot, and erection Of IN engine-
purchase Of an engine and lot On Halstead, noar
Thirty-1fth wero referred to tho Committee on
Fire and Water.
The Doard was ordored to place fre-nlaru
bo1oB at tho corner Of Carroll and Hoyne, and
Chicago avonue and Wood.
resolution directing tho Board to station a
referred to tho Committee On Schools.
A resolution directing the Board to detail
policemen enough to compel tho railroad COM
panios to remove all cars standing on the streets
and obBtructing the crossings, WAS refcrrod to
the Judiciary Committee.
Tho Committee on tho Judiciary was directed
to revise tho ordinances in relation to Iceneeu
30 that tho licenses lnay bo prorated.
THE SoAvEHdEn.
a communication from the City Bcayenger,
Potor Downey, explaining how we'll he had dono
his duty, nnd how Mujustly ho lnd been accused,
was temporarily tabled, to be taken up with tho
report Of the Special Committee.
SMALLPOX.
:. Tho ordinance locating the Smallpox Hospital
at tho Dridoweu Grounds was taken up.
The usual debate onsued, involving tho groat
question as to whether tho Dridewo1l Grounds
or Lincoln Park were of tho most importance,
after which Aid. Cullorton moved to table tho
whole question.
Tho motion failod-yoas, II nays, 10.
Tho ordinance was thon paBsod-yoa5 10 !;
nays, II.
NEW GAS COMPANIES. =
Tho Committee on Gas LightH, to whom was
roiorred tho old ordinances relative to tho Ma
tional ind Mutual Companies, being unable to
ngroo, reported them back without amendment,
expressing the opinion that they woso carefully
drawn, and companies organizing under them
wero oNorel sufficient encouragement.
The report was laid over.
THE nELIEF AND AID.
Tho Chair announced as tue special committee
on the relief aud aid report. Mcssrs. Bailoy nIc-
Gcnniss Clark, Sldwoll, schaffner, and Wood
man.
Mossrs. schaffnor and A1oGonniss declined.
Tho Council adjourned.