, 1873-09-09
The Council Decide that The Mayor Shall
Not Nominate tho Ia1.
Commissioner.
Tho Election Of. Flre-NIarshaI
Again Postponed.


It waa conhrmcd-soaB 81 !; nays, mono.
Ho also nominated 3. Hoffman rs Pound
Keeper in tho WoBt Division, and ho Was coll
armed-yeaa, 81; naye, mono. :
ORDERS.
Resolutions directing tho Board Of Public
Works to cancol Bowor contracts where tho build
GRE cannot OF do not want to do tho work this
season. aud to proceed with tho immediate con-
etruotion Of thoao for which appropriation WAS
made, It hnying been understood that certain
contractors did not intend to do anything till
spring, wore reforrotl to the three Committeos
on SLroots md Alleys.
Tho following was adopted,
WnEnEAs, The Board Of Public works ars s1pcnd-
sa; 70 b. 1aas IL
and,
know for what improvements ther money Inns been
ORDERED, That the ponrd of Public works b direct
ed to mako to this Council quarterly full report Of
tho work done, money oIpcnded, aud contracts lot.
A resolution passed. directing tho Comptroller
to ray tho contractor who built tho Sophia street
aower, from Lincoln street to st. Joseph'a Hos
pital.
Tho Board Of Public Works was ordorod to
hurry up work on the viaduct acroaA Canal ssroot
ht S1teonth, the contractors being behindhRnd;
to report the amount required to finish this
work, In order to SEQ how much will romain to
pny tho damages caused By the erection Of tho
approaches to expend $2,600 on sewerage in
needed; to report IN ordinance for Widening tho
river at Harrison street, in order to Greet bridge
there for lamp-poBta on PauIina, from Van
Buren, to Polk; to report an ordinance for paw
ing Jefferson etreet, from Twelfth to Twonty-
second; to request the Weatorn- Union Tclo-
graph to remove their poles on tho north side Of
kinsie street, from Ashland to Western ave-
nue., within ton feet OF the building line; to pro-
mn a n fnr funE Ets}. utr
Harrison to Twenty-seoond.
Tho Comptroller was directed to advortise for
proposals. for the purchase Of tho Long John
Engine-Houso lot, it being considered unadvisA-
Counr-HousE PLANS.
AID. McGrath offered the following:
Rksoysd That zach Of tho competing architects for
a pnns to Tho premiums hs!e been
srcc 91 sr ssysrs 'ns H. S the Council t. tho
quested to notify each Of tho Rrctecs Of tho paasago
Of tlls resolution.
AID. Moarath stated 1t was bis intention to
call a special meeting for Wednesday,. He
needed information about the plans, and tho
architects would gladly give it..
Aid. Bailey moved to refer it to tbs Commit
toe on Public Buildings, which WAS not agreed
It was then naovod to temporarily postpone
tho matter till the Committee on Public Build
tngs had submitted It's report. .-..
This was finally withdrawn, md tho resolution
AID. Tracy offered a resolution directing the
Board Of Public Works to hang up in the Coun-
Gil chamber thaplans Of Mctz, Gay, and Tlly.
- p1Nef m;yo noTEu ~ atae,1 m1 ~ cung
E"nn. 1,uco - " :" 41"D''t'op A''1 0''A''t'Ds
-5H IL 1,ro.,, .o.a,>toa - ''-f.f
AID. Richardson moved to strike out the two
a e thsv taa., ~ "a,a ,o'. ,.o 80 '1oa ~
raca;vod nrcn,,,a thav EnM,d tsno ta, s.u -, NV
Tc amnntnnant w,s adnntodEreog ao 'nu a. 1ns a,s
LCooy. Siwoi. SfoeSioTry G1o~rrv ~ 2a;i3u' ILS1'
CLARK. ula1 Ind ' ouirI 4A'o'o"4S' ''o"is' oAlies'
rM1' aearsa 1ua ~ IT, r,,,-.,.tau n,rD.
nra on the pon to ho nnneS to W h y bo nap
lald over. Ns'oN ~ 0@'0 ~ "0A'
Ad McGonnss n1forad - tho laA foI1au,, Jan ,v,,o,,
,na alnnta,1. o4A'Ao0 '''o 1o1o"tos' "nloo
"I 1rnSn1,. rb.
mora ~ scroa .ts ~ ae csiy EYE currency 10
with the Lake Tunnel which may involve serious con
sequences to citizena in The ausponsion oven for
limited period Of tho supply Q. puIe w.tor thoreforo
1esolesa inat no Dosra of Public Works bo direct
Of o ea IN i the ease In nstro ,n eeg
dcuy referred to- to ho snd that no unneesssarv e
alarm may exist In tho minds Of the peopo in reaara
to this very serious matter,
BTnEEr 1s1rnoyE,1ENTB
The Board Of Public Works submitted ordl-
nancea for paving Twenty-ilfth atroet, from
etate to W;abash; Congress, from Fifth avenue
Thlrtioth; Fifth nYcnue, from Randolph to Wa
tor !; and Widening Ashland avenue from Diyis-
lon to milwaukee, ayeMuo, which wero adopted,
The order for building on Stewart avenue an
approach to the Twelfth street yiaduct tl1irly
foot wide, WAS taken up.
Aid. Clowry moved tic Railroad COMPANY bo in-
structod to put up fourteen foot sidewalk along
that approach.
The amendment was adopted, and tue order ns
amended passed.
Ordinances wero passed for Widening State
street, from jackson to Harrison for calling
tho north and south alloy in Block Ia, WalBh &
McMullon's Subdivision, Sec. 20, 50, IA, Nut
court for widening tho river at Twonty-Heoond
An order directing the Board Of Public Works
tp proceed with tho Hnlstod street yiaduot ut
Kinzo atroot, and to mako lateral approaches
on Carroll and Waymaa streets, but mona on
people on Carroll street did not want an au-
p1oacA.
u4nn1sny erprpr ar.r,ou