, 1873-01-28
Those ScVcnty-GTe Policemen CaE-
not be Had.
Communication on the Washburn
Twelve-Hour Order.
The Sixteenth, Street Railroad Tracks,
A Resolution.
Ordinance Concerning tho Ma
tional Gas Company.

ti0nal Gas Company.
regular meeting of the Council WAS held
Yesterday evening, AID. McAvoy in the Chair.
Present: Aldermen Dixon, Warren, McGenniss,
McAroy, sidwell, Stone, Pickering. Tracey,
schmitz, Cn1le1ton, McC1owry, Clowry, Bailey,
Powell, O'Brien, Clark, Kehoe, Heath, Miner,
Sherwood, Moore, Cleveland, Quirk, McGrath,
Eckllardt, Stout, hahr, Lengacher, schafnor,
Cannon, Brandt, Woodman, Corcoran.
PETITIONS.
Petitions wero presented and referred against
the opening Of Alathe1 street, for widening
the alloy between Blackhawk and Alaska streets,
for vater-ppe on Murray street, Of John Huson,
for nav for work dono for the Superintendent OF
Police.
The Board Of Public Works was ordered to
prepare an ordinance for widening tho alley
botween BIackhawk aud Alaska streets an Or
dipauce for sidewalk on tho south side Of Six
teenth street from Arnold to Wentworth ave-
uue; 81 ordinance for gas Tampa on Carroll av-
enue, between Ashland avenue and Paulina,
and Lincoln and Leavitt, il the Gas Company
will lar tie mains to put in q sewer on Hal
eted, between Reese and North avenue an or
dinaoce for sidewalk on Jackson street, near
California avenuo to remove the tracks OF the
Daoyille l. Yinceunes Road from Carroll street;
to Investigate AZ to the amount of land damages
if bridge we're to be built at Harrison street;
to inform this Council at it's next regular meeting
whether any material, such as stone, brick, or
iron, belonging to the police stations, engine
houses, City Hall, or public school-houses, de-
stroycd by the fire Of Oct. and g. 1871, has
been by them sold or otherwise disposed Of, to
whom so1d the amounts received for
such material, and :, specifying the build
snd to include in their next annual estimate suf-
icient to cover the expense OF building couple
Ct free bathing houses
The Board OF Fro and Police WAS ordered to in
sert in the next estimates An appropriation for
eecond-class steam engine to be located at or
near the corner Of Halsted and Thirty~ff: b
erect, and for one at the corner Of Archer aS-
enue and Deering street, and to put up fire.
sl.rm box at the corner OF Adams and Des-
PLANES streets.
The Corporation Counsel wss ordered to re-
port by what authority the Union Rolling Mill
tas laid its tracks on Ashland avenue.
AID Clark offered an ordinance amenda-
tori Of the ordinance relative to steam boilers.
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS
AID Bailey presented en- amendment to tho
fire ordinance, creating Department Of Build
ings, with g Superintendent and i've Fire Mardens
to enforco the provisions of the fire ordinance.
The Superintendent is to be an architect Or
master builder, and subject to an examination
to hold Office for two years, the
Mavor having power to dismiss him for
incaracity or neglect OF duty. He is to examine
al bindings reported to be dangerous, or which
have been damaged by fire also buildings which
TIC owners desire to raise, enlarge, or alter his
opinions to be sent in writing to the Board Of
Police. The salary to be paid him for these ser
practical architects, ca1penters, or nlasons, and
mutt also pass an examination. 1hey are to
attend all fires in tho distric! assigned them, aud
report to the Fire Marshal or Assistants all the
information they may gather relative to the con-
dition Of the burning buildings. They are to
examine all buildings erecting or repairing ut
least once day, and report all violations OF the
fire ordinance.
10 INCREASE OF THE POLICE.
The Corporation Counsel submitted tho fol-
lowing, which Was referred totha Judiciary Com
miitee:
GENTLEMEN have been presented BY the City Clerk
With copy Of Aid. Pckering's motion, requiring ms
torerort in writing at your next regular meeting
whether the Common Council has rignt to increase
The police force 1t the present time" Tne charter OF
lsdl under which the present police organization Tas
made pruydd tat the force should consist Of certain
oGce1a, CO., "as many moro police patrolmsn @ as
may 10 ordered by the Common Council Of the City of
Chicago the application OF the Board Of Police and
.a the eharor Of 1863 reducing the several acts co
earning the City Government into act, the Same
PROVISION he found but not In exactly tho eame
Fords. In l67, the General Assembly thought It sd.
rssble to Change tho law, and provided, by get ot
March Of that year, that the Board Of Police in
ttr snnual esti"'ate of police expenses made to ne
Fesl requires it. recommend to the Common Council
such additional police patrolmen and also such nd
daonal selSeants not exceeding twenty, az may be
neeesssry."'
In Section Of eame act, 1t was provided "that the
Common Council may, on such recommendation pro,
;lded by ordinance for such increase Of the pairo1
f7ce and that the vote Of threefourths Of ell the
Aldermen elected Should be necessary to pass such an
must b. lsde on OF before tie Isl ay May Of each
yeal aud must be acted upon by the Council IN the
as quarter Of the fiscal year., which quarter ends On
Under tie provisions Of the charter policemen have
IN appointment during good behasior,-in short, for
le1nd an increase Of the police forco 1s pfactaeay
N increase Of taxation for all time to come. 1t APP
as TO that by the act Of 1867 the Legislature In
tended to limit the powers Of the Board aud Of tho
Coulc to require such increase to be mado ut
the same time that tho whole volume Of appropriations
lot the gear should be before the Council and thus
enable the Council to decide whether, in addition to
he expenditures required other purposes it is ad
ssable that permanent annual expenditure for sdd-
tooal policemen should he 1naGe., |
regard the oct Of 1867 mandatory and not direc
ly, to the time when the power to increase tho
force shall be e1crciscd. Upon examination, ind |
and report recommended increase to the force Of
ka7enty nre additional patrotmcn, and that the FL
nsnce COMMITTEES Of the Council IN pasaing upon th:s
IN their opinion, " no such increase necessary"
This report was concurrcd in by the Cor.cil and
appropriation was made, any ordinance paesed
IL such "a increase Of the 1oirs. :: T
The CoTnmon Council refused to eoEcur in the t
oEameudaton ct the Board Of Police for increase
md thus finally disposed Of the Recommendation. |
Of the opinion that the Council cannot again act
Upon that Recommendation, and that tk:ro must be
~ Recommendation from the Board made By the |
Fde prescribed by the charter to-wi. II the annual
estimate to enable the Council to increase the force.
would further state that the question propounded
has been atu1ey considered, both By myself and the
City Attorney, aud that ta copcnrs with me in the
eptnica that he Cor1mon Council has not The power
io oinTease tho police force 1t this time.
ruE TWELVE -aoua ORDER:
The following Communication was received
from the Board Of Police Commissioners. TO |
tas Council at it's last meeting, and said to be |
gsned by $50 policemen, demonstrating ass::i2.::::
IT. 1NashDurns order;
GEs71rkfs: In reply to d resolution adopted by
oa5 honorable body, at TOUT last regular meeting On
!se 2h inst respectfully report that By the rules
p e. n93Ea q Police of te qity of Chicago. Lee
.,1a xs'fo Duty" page co. seventy, Of rules
saa - segulsdons], the parolnea arc required