, 1873-07-21

The petition for sewer on Evans avenue waa
ordered to be placol on 1lfe Tho Commit
too obtained permission to connect with South
Park sewer at Forty-third atrcot and notified the
petitioners, but thoy hnye neglected. further
proceodingn.
George 8. Bowen's pint Of Subdivision OF X
of s II of Bw n ofN En of Section 8, 8s, Il
WAS approved on the usual conditions md his
plat OF Subdivision In Cleayoryillo was rejected
for want Of conformity.
The two petitions for appointment OF George
Adam Ncrb aud 1.orin Loyo as policemen at
Grand Crossing were answered by the appoint
mont OF Nerb.
r. s. Thompson, Attorney, reported that he
had secured m order by telegraph from r. T.
Stattakor, Ohief Engineor Of tito Pittsburgh 4;
Fort Wayne Railway, for clcaning out their
DITCH from Englowood to the Calumet River,
and for proper bridge on Commercial Btroot at
AinYworth Station.
Also, on tho communication of ]. L. Btorms
that the Michigan Southern and pittburgh, Fort
Wayne Il Chicago Railways were oneroacling OH
ot!icor ordor the ohstrsietiona remavc,l aceordng
to tho village ordinances. THO Superintendent
Of Public Works WAS dlrectod to oder the re-
moval.
Tho petitions of Miles Aimy and othors, referr-
cd back to obtain more signatures, were pro-
aontou again. with many additional nalnes and
in anHwer tho Attorney waH directed to prepare
ordinances to wiien to loo feot and to extend
Fifty-fifth to Nlnety-flfth gtreotB.
A communication was received from D. II.
Horne, urging thnt avenues, streets, a,,d houses
bo numbered consocutively on the decimal plan,
and that all streets be located in direct line and
bo made Of uniform width, and have but ono
name for the ontire longth.
4 petition nulnerously signed was presented,
praying TINT no liquor-lcense bo granted for less
There being full meeting Of tho Board, for
the first time gince the adoption Of the rosolu-
tion to grant no lcenBoB for less than $500, nc
cordiug to previous agreement, Mr. Bonhcld
moved to reconsider TINT resolution, and tho mo-
tion to reconsider was lost. Yaas-Barney,
Cady,. and Doyle; Nays-Douaeld, Gray, and
stobbins.
In tho matter Of the question by the South
Park Commissioners about Kankakee avenue,
tho Attorney reported that said avonue had
mover boen opened from Fifty-ilfth to Fifty
sixth street, and tint ita place had boon supplied
by VincenneB avonue.
Tho whole question Of Water Works was re-
considered in town-mceting style, and a lengthy
discussion between Mosara Dogue, Cornell,
WadRworth, Bonfield, StobbinB, Hardy, and
Darkor, resulted in the adoption Of the follow
ing:
WuEngAs, This Board did. on tho 12h Of July 1873,
10 roceivcd ~ tho Board d Water Commissioners
until July 49, to furnish machinery and pipes for tie
WrMsss IN such notice is deemed
too short to aeonre the desired competition; aud.
WHEREAS Doubts have arisen as to tho suEiclency
and cearness Of detais Of tho specifications which
said bids were made; and,
WnEnEAs, Said bids nro not satisfactory to this
Board, for the above reasons therefore.
Resortd, That ai bids nude aud received tn pursu
anee Of such notice be ind they are hereby rejected
aud returned without examination 10 tho makers.
Resoiued, That the Board Of Water Commissioners
prepare specifications with such plans aud details
they deem necoaBary for tho construction Of said
water works and tho layipg OF the ppc and that the
services OF competont engineer he secured II desired,
aud that such plans shall DO submitted to this Doard
for further action.
Adjourned to meet in joint sesaion with the
Water Commissioners on Friday evening next At
o'clock.