, 1873-11-25
THE COUNCIL.
Last Meeting Of the Old
Board Of Aldermen.
Tho Construction Of tho Fullerton
Avenue Tunnel to Be Begun
g.. Forthwith.
Eaualizod Valuation Of City
Property, $311, ,G3A,715.

Tho Council hold regular mcotlng yesterday
evening, tho Acting Mayor in tho chair. All tho
wore preBont but MooBrs. Douon, Nc
Gonniss, Moore, and Eolhsrdt.
PETITIONS.
Petitions wo;3 presented and referred from
MatBon Il Co., v. D. Noan, md others, protest.
ing against tho action Of tho Directors Of tho
Exposition building in renting It to bo used for
Tho purpose Of raising money for the bonoat Of
the Young Mons Ohriatian Associations OF this
city and Boston by aol1ing suoh goods as will IN
terfore with tho holiday trado Of tho petitioners;
for wator-pire on Twonty-ninth stroot, from
Hanover to Wallaco against tho purchase Of =
site for all englne-houae at the corner Of Lincoln
and Ferdinand streets; against tho paving OF
Union stroot.
The Board OF Public Works was ordered to let
tho contract for the construction Of the tunns
on Fullerton avcuuo, from tie North Branch to
tho Lake, tho contractor to begin tho conBtruc-
tion Of tho tunnel at once; nnd to report IN
ordnance for sidewalk on tho onut side Of
Wentworth avonuo, from Nino.oonth to
Twentieth street.
EMPLOYMENT Fol THE Poon,
AID. Bailey offered tho following, which Wa
referred to tho Commttoo On Public Buildings:
WHEnEAa, LILO lhDof1nB olAaae8 OF tnj8 CITY arc at
present in grcat suffering for want OF empoymoatin
consequence OF tho depressed financial condition Of
w Wannas, i q tns greatest importance Tint a.
preventive Of tue aeeds Of violence and crime that
sv s0 n gnasa cur city dining
lahor ahoud 10 drawn upon during tle approaching
Reso.red, Thet the noara Of Public Works b. and
they are hereby to award the contract for
the building Of tho eoudut on Fullerton avenue and
Resolved That immediate measures bo taken by said
Board to o!cavate tlo sitc Of tho old CoulHonse to
work Gu The nav building; mud, alao that sny
yserousy 1t 20 - S aord nesdfui eposment to tha
suffering la1orcrs Of the city.
FINANCIAL.
Tho City Clerk reported that tho nssosamont
for city taxation had bean oqualized by tho
Board OF Equalization, which had boon in session
ton days. aB required by law, and ho therefore
returned tho assessment to the Council for tho
purpose Of lovy1ng tho annual tax for 1873. Tie
total valuation Of real ostato is $780, oG982o aud
OF porsonnl property SA8,6 1885, tho grand tot al
beine 5311 ,694 716. It waa roforred to tho Com
mittco On Finnnce.
The Committee on Finance reported recon-.
monding that Laughlin, McGary L Co. bu paid
! sgGG.67 to satisfy their CLAIM. against the city,
be- paid s22.5o; that j. g. Alien bo paid I'll, II
| which caBes tho ordors wero passed
! Tic samo Committee reported adversely on
tho claims Of John wilhelm, Fred Wagner, ind
| Tho report Of tho Finance Committee, to the
effect that tho city was not responsible for cor
tain buildings torn down during tho last great
OF maea 9es9a &c a IT, o
mittee, the Comptroller was ordered to pay to
John Tunison tho aunl Of $500, for expenses in
Cured in serving executions.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Tho Board Of Public Works submitted ordI-
uanccs for filing Fourteenth street from Centric
avenue to Locmis atraot, aud Thirteenth stroot
from Waller to Loomia. which were passed..
Tho ordinance for paving Fulton stroot, from
Elizabeth etrcot to Ashland ayonue, WIS passed..
The order directing tho transfer OF $4,000
from The atreet,cloaning, fund, to DO nsod IN
| raising to grade tho buildings ut tho Twelfth
street ViAduot was passed.
| THE ELECTION.
The Clerk submitted tho rotrrns Of tho Board
Of Canyasse1s Of tho votes cast ut the laHt eloo-
dates wore declared duly clocte1.
| FIRE.
AID. Cullerton moved to strike out tho clntlso
providing that no Ahiuglo roof, orroof Of wooden
| outside surface bo placed on any building within
tho fire limits.
1ne motion was agrood to and the ordinance
adopted as amonled:
Tho proposed ordnance amending tho Fire
ordinance, BY allowing tho ouclouing Of all sideg
Of sloda not Oyer twelve feet high, ton wido, and
sixteen long, it attached Or annexed to q dwell
|
Alderman Powell offered an amendment per-
mittiug tho construction OF ouch sheds on any
part OF tho lot.
Tho amendment wns agreed to.
! Tho order directing tho Comptroller to pnr-
chase, as sito for an onCine-house, tho lot on
the corner of Lincoln and Ferdinand streets,
was passed,
aud Police to purchase o couple Of Dnbcock
, Chemical EnGineB. WAS temporarily laid over.
Tho Judiciary Committed reported back tho
! order for tho purchase OF the right to uso tho
Acrini Ladders, with tho recommendation it 6o
!. adopted. It waR laid ovor.
THE EXPOSITION BUILDING.
| Tho Committoo on WharveH and Public
. Grounda reported CD ordor extending until May
!, 1876 the time Tor which tho Exposition Build
: ing may remain on tho Lake Park, provided the
!: building and grounds connected thorewith be
: not used otherwise than for tho holding OF an
i, other arts; for musical or other pnblo enter:
+ tainnlenta and public meetings, conventions and
: othor siu'iar public purposes. aud TINT II tho
. buildings aud grounds arc used for any Other
: : Public Works to tao possession OF tho build:
o ings and grounds without notice. It was laid
It over.
l. Tho order extending tho time for Which the
:, Plate j. Bar Mill Company n,ny uso certniE
u q side track, was laid over two wcoks.
The Judiciary Committee reported favofab,y ,
Is ewitcl~bouaos and unload lumber, etc.. in the
Streets aftor special permit has boon obtained
]. from tho Board Of Public Works, and it wae
IL passed..
ID on the application OF tho Milwaukee j. st. Pau
J, Road, to hayo the blasting of rock noar Western
r. avoulo md Hubbard street stopped. It WAS lait
over.
~ The Judiciary Committee submitted . ropor'
on tho wood pavement question, Which has NJ
ready beon published, md which WIS laid over.
k.T 4f,rrx1 1$nF1S+ S+rh1