, 1873-06-29
Consideration Of the Bill in Com
mittee Of the Whole.
nh. Ordinance Referred for
Engrossment.
And Now What Will the GIayor
Do About It?

u.canniss, McAyoy, sidweu, Stone, Tracey,
s.hmitz. caller.on, McClowry, Clowry, Bailey,
p,na1l. C:Erien, Bond, Clark, Sweet, Heath,
cs.rcod; Cleveland, Quirk, McGrath, Eek
h.,5t Stout, hlahr, Lengacher, Schatfner, Can
mn, Brandt, Woodman.
The consideration Of the Appropriation bill
yss resumed
motion TO give the members Of the Board
- Health tl,o;z $500 year Was adopted.
Tbs psy of tho North Side Police Court Clerk
-, rsised FROM 81 200 to el,500
n. amendment Of the Committee of the
xba}a, cutting down the pay OF the Superin-
t,adsnt Of tho BEidewell from 81 900 to $1,000,
-. not concu11ed in, and ho was left with
uuo, The amendment striking out one OF
NJ th1ee assistant matrons at the House was
.1an nou-concurred in, as well as some other
kr,at amendments. 4 motion Was then made
n.a 5000 to the appropriation for the House
# Correction, to cover q deficiency occaeioned
,rtae failure Of the contractor for making
hiek, md it WIS agreed to.
The item Of $4,000 for gas, fuel, rations,
.iua, etc., for the Police Department, va.
.optsd
1bs next motion, to raise the number Of
.dairunal patrolmen from dfty-one to seventy
IL VAS adopted. One to non-concur in the
rns1sdment lowering the pay OF the roundsmen
trua :, 200 to 81 900 WIS not agreed to, and
thr are left with the smaller sum
Tie item OF 0,000 for rebuilding the First
Precinct Station was adopted that OF $50, 600
te ethe new lot and building in the Sixth Pre-
c;ncs Has taken up, and o motion made to strike
out the appropriation and appropriate only the
proceeds Of eale Of the lot and building for the
purchase Of a new one, was agreed to. =.
The item OF $4,000 for the lot and police
CATION at tho corner OF Blue Island avenue and
Twenty second street WAS adopted.
The sewerage question WAS then taken up.
The first motion Was to raise it to 5000, 900; the
saond to raise it to 100000, s660,o00 of that
1nu1nt to be expended as follows: Sixth
VII 4, $4,000; seventh, ent $500; Eighth,
thirteenth, e6o,ooo !; Fourteenth, ESQ.,,
ss6oo; Seventeenth, s5'ooo; E Eight1
ezsth, e35,0o0; Fifth, S30, ,0o0,-lea9ing
$4,000 to be expended at the discretion Of the
Bas:d- This led to an immediate Wat between
tie wards in the schedule and those out Of it,
Ge latter making desperate efforts to get in.
Ia schedule was amended by cutting down the
ss7enteenth Ward IS, 600, and giving the Fourth
Eard s15, 900, and the Third Ward $4,000, to
complete the Twelfth street sewer. In addition
to siese, swazm of amendments were offered
but not acted On. A motion to take $4,000 Oft
oi each Of the drst-nRmed wards was defeated,
kod then the increase to 5700,000, and the
schedule, waa adopted-yesa, 27; nays, s.
The item Of s500, ,ooo for gas for street-1anps,
ETC., W:as adopted
Tie remaining amendments Of the COMMITTEES
II the Whole we're then taken up. and the ques-
oion Of buying dredge for the city led to furi-
taa discussion, which ended by striking out the
sp31op1iation for the dredge, ETC., against
rnich the present contractors are alleged to
ha7o BEEN lobbring.
Tbs Board Of Public Works sent in an esti-
ntts tor s448 500 to raise buildings to grade on
North Haisted street, at Kinzie, and asked it to |
b included in the Appropriation bill.
TIE Msyor explained that he had finally In
droed the Northwestern Railroad to contribute |
t.t Of the expense Of this yiaduct, so that it
might be built this summer. The c., c. & I. G. |
bssl00.000 Whenit was built, twenty four build
ings, some brick, had to be raised to grade. II
tas Council wanted the viaduct built this year,
tie Appropriation must be made. II it Was not |
nsae, the proposition OF the Company would
tiTe to be rejected. The appropriation WAS
r.da The sum Of S5,S17.20 was also put in for
Hsduct at Twelfth street.
Tbs amendment .ppropriating $50, ,579.6S for
fEdge 1t Fourteenth street WAS concurred in.
The Council here took short recess, to see
the Grcus go By.
Theappropriation for Vernon Park was raised
t1um G., 500 to IS, 900.
In effort was naade to reduce the appropria-
ton fo1 cleansing the North Branch from s240,-
N01o El50, 900, but was defeatod-yeas, S nays,
land Afterwards reduced to $780, 900.
lhe amendment striking out the five Fire War
dsns was reconsidered, aud they we're restored, |
but their pay cut down from 81, ,20G to $1,000.
Ine Council took 3 recess till o'clock.
RFrAY1 1Nf7r -[-~. -4
for the Fire Department from sixteen
y y. sFenty-oce was taken up, and the number
~ u sixteen, the pay being raised to $720.
lbs Assistant Marshal had 5000 added to his
!: motion to raise the pay OF the pipemen from
!N to 81, 900 was adopted. An effort to raise
- darers pay to $3.50 succeeded.
4 motion to appropriate 81 900 for an alarm
~ for the North Side eug1pe-houso was
d9ted.
.4motion to strike out $4,000 for fre-en-
sl sea building. corner Of Washington and Clinton
1esss, Eas lost.
The next motion WAS to increase from $4,000
ss,000 the amount appropriated for m engine
o2se on South Halsted street It Was lost, and
!. tolu OF s., 600 was stricken out.
las amendment to appropriate 922, sos for an |
221s- house on Lincoln street WAS taken up,
naon WIS made to appropriate sc, 600 to repair
. gnicn Street Station, and 81 500 to fit up
= Old station to be Police Court. It was I
aopsed
1he next proposition was to cut down the
2 s1oth siae Police Station from $50, 600 to 920,-
Y Y and twas agreed to.
iae salary Of the Mayor was left at 81 900,
q q 70 Taa that Of the Comptroller. The Law I
'sFat0asnt was given another clerk at 81 900.
iae ansndments cutting down the various 9
aal alo5 iundB were adopted, as well 81 the one :
~ sioa 600 for the extension Of watermains.
i. t1e ordnance Was then referred to the Clerk
u enSsroeeueut. q
+. ~ 1olloNlng is q compazahv table showing ,
" ~ appropriations as reported to the Council, -
=. = nsll = nnalty ordered engrossed: q
sss.9st s,ss. c ezpensea..$ 23,975.o0 23075.o0 c.
- H. eaaatne e......,, sl5,oo0.Oo 3l50OQ.00 81
1es.i rss.! and street OBJ Il
- sttol1........-...,. S93QQ0Q 33 800 90 il
-. - improvements. .. 27p,b6O21 191S7494 h,
se9 m aASbor. or.-........ 7445O.OD 7L450OO ! L.
~ a.1tlages. G1191,34 66,19l.34 -
sdssa sisa oosldtng ........ 350o0.0o 88,57968 II
Iss H. st..ssl1fs.-.......... 240O0.00 24,0oo.0o ~
~ ~ " a4ndesa. S8l20O0 38.86O.00 I sc
M, c. ......... Is,4s7.7s isae17s D, D.
cAHc i.S..,.. ...--.--... 600.o0 6OQ.00 |
,,f1 "oldtnss s.......... 4305517 1905 II | -.
:ss 70 9: Wj...:.... i5o9ooo 5sgooo s is,So.S a.
III a.scttoe FuHs.:. 100000 10000 tn
kxaas 49,, ee.u,t9ane. 10000 5000 | &C
= ffss fVs NoEth Branch 49,, l5o.N0.o0 2oo.00O.2o 10
u Ea;sss fg......:....... 100000 10000 An