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Aid. n1oGrnth lid not 800 tint tho roason
given amounted to anything, for tho road was
alreatly III tho CITY,


Aid. MoAyoy also opposed Indefinite postpone
Aid Aid. Powell favored tito motion, since thcro
was al prosout no legislation compelling roads to
nay landowners for fntld damages othor than
taking tho land. Whore 3 traok wnH laid iii q
atroot tho ownor OF tho abuttlng property could
Aid. blcaratl, atlmittol that tho provisions In
tho railroad ordinances providing for such dam
agea woro ,worthloss. lilo milwaukee, Il st:
Paul nond dntnngcl no ono III tint wny In that
Aid, niohartluon insisted that tho ST. Paul
Roal would 10 al1 injury to tho city, and would
divort freight to Milwaukee,.
AID schairnor again urged the adyieabi1ity OF
nHsnfb Hafbo G oPeGTF"y T sssy.S Is F'' tho road to mako
AID Richardson withdrew Ills motion.
Aid. N1cGonniss thought 1t now for tho Council
to dictate to n road whoro it's depot Ellonltl be.
The motion to rooonmt TO tho Committee oil
strcotB anl Alloys, West Division, Prevailed
yeas, 20 1,ays, II.
Tile ordinance for tho prevention OF cruelty to
animals WAS tnlton up.
Tho amendment to prevent oyorloating strcot-
cars, Which tho Committee OH the judiciary rec
commended DO not adoptod, first came up, but
WIS not actctl upon.
Aid. NlcAyoy moved to atriko out that part
prohibiting all porsotls uldor II from working,
bS"g ra fnyos n qy tsg edSaen not
aceiug whore tho city got :uny power to regulate
tho way III which parouts should employ thoir
children.
The whole subject was filed.
THE Counr-11ousE PLANS.
Aid. MoGratl offered tho following, which was
road and roforrod to tho Conlmittoo on Public
Buildings:
WHEREAS, There being no denht that tno committec
nn1c Of Judging - to Tho merits or 1einerits of tie
o' aont m o 1pf e a nSn anu oS
WnEnEAB, Tim nx-payors who hoar aa sorts Of ru-
mora upon every street corner about ringa, &o being
formed in favor Of certan plans, regardless Of crl
done other to them or to the nrchftecs who Lave In
bored throo four months, In nruouE study, and
pended large sums q money, believing thes merlt
WHEREAS, De1ioylng TINT all such accusations OF cor
ruption by said Committee aro fase; but that they
havc un1ntentonay erred In their Judgment IN tle
the lie lost, was duo to ti'o want Of knowledge ef
architecture anil oxporcpco In tho construction Of pub
lie buildings; therefore, to obyiao tho rcrotition Of
such error which sure to DO committed again, loft
| III tho hhnds Of my except experts, be 1t
Resolved, THAT Ills Honor the hfayor be, and ho
bcreby ill., authorized to engngc three architects, ono
from Now York Citg ono from fhtndelphia. and ono
best plans out Of the whole number su1nitted, and
| shall classify the1n "A," "D," aud 40" tho ono
marked to 70 considered to best ant to bo e e'l; :
| tho third prizo n1ld bo' II further
ResoIred, That said nrchece, before leaving thois
respective cities, will Affirm upon oath TINT thoy know
TINT thcy Lave interest directly indirectly III my
Of the1 mud TINT they will not listen to any person
pcrsons Of anything relating to said plans. until they
a W9s nSs f. IS s
final: provided 1t 10 signed by at lea't two Of sucf
| nrchtccts. y
Tho Council adjourned.