, 1873-10-07

bouth Pnrk to Vernon avenue ; Vernon avenue,
from 1llirty-thiru to Thrty-sevouth, and Eight
zenith, from Caualport avenue to ualHtod.
The Board Of Fire md Police WAS ortlorod to
put up a hre-alar1n box at the corner OF Taytor
street and Ogden avenue.
A communication from tho Board Of Education
requesting tho approval by tile Council Of tho
2urchnso Of a lot for school purposes at tlo cor
aor Of milwaukee, and Waubansia avenues, WIS
:oforrod'to tho Committee on Schools.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
| The Doard Of Public Works submitted ordl-
annceB to establish tho grado of tho approach to
Halsted street vinduot and to annul tho asscas-
mont for opening aud Widening M nlloy in Block
/. Q. T.. which wore pns8ed.
| Ordinances wero also passed for vncatlng nn
llloy IN Block 2, Canal Trossoea' Sub Sec. 81, 89
sa sfF srod ssne lome e fsTaf ho o. sdna hsa ss Of
Tho order directing tho Comptroller to pay tho
oity's part Of the premiums due for Court-Houso
plans was adopted. 80.
Tho Finance Committee reported favorably On
the claims Of pat rick Dunno and Christian Wag-
ner, and tho reports were ooncurrod in.
The Board Of Public Works was authorized to
expond tho Gum OF $4,000 in raising to grado
the buildings ut the approaches to the Twelfth
The resolution empowering the Police Com
mseionors to spend not exceeding 81, 900 for the
1uICuAH0 OF ueatlnB apparatus 1Or tn0 IuSt
Precinct Station was adopted.
The Mayor and Comptroller wero authorized
to purchase for Fchoof purposes, at a cost Of
e5.7o5, lots ut the eornor Of Oakley and Hin
Tho claim Of Doyle 4 Johnson for $1,000 for
work done on tho old Courthouse was reported
on unfavorably, and the report concurrod In:
THE JUDICIARY.
The Judiciary Committee recommended tho
ndoption Of an amendment to tho Rovised Ordi-
nances allowing tho temporary uEo Of HtreetB by
railroada or indivfduals with the permission Of
tho Board Of Public Works, It was laid over.
IRON gTAED PIPES.
Tho Committee on Fire md Water reported
TINT an ordinance WIS needed enforcing the
placing Of iron pipes in all lofty buildings
hereafter erected. Recommended tho Corpora
tion Counsel bo requested to draw up such M
ordinance.
WEST BInE POLICE COURT.
Aid. Heath offored an ordinance providing
that tl.o West Side Police Courl may TO hold ut
the old station. No. ID North Union street.
Tho ordinance was adopted.
WAFEn-p1rE.
Aid. McGrath offered the following, which Was
adopted
they hereby ordered to inform this Council Of its
nt1t meeting how much water-tpo ~ yet to 10 laid
also tho OF the strcets which such ripey
to DO laid, aud also tho amouut Of money Anul for
the parclase Of watcr-pipcs.
COURTHOUSE PLANS.
Tho question Of Court-UonBo planH waa taken
up, tho pending motion being BY Aid. RicharGl-
BON to amend d resolution adopting Til1oy'a plan
by striking out "Tilloy and inserting 'Gay."
AID. A1clirash moved to adjourn.
Tho motion was lost--yoas, 18; nays, 10.
AID. Richardson's motion waa lost-yoaB, III
nays, 20-as follows;
Ieas- Richardson, McAvoy, Tracey sehmitz; oal-
1ssppn nceeowFy on swse 2atrk nso,a.h
,S,ays|5Sowsn, Dixon. Warren, aeeena,ss. oeey,
Woodlnan. md corcoran-2o.
Aid. Miner and Woodman, who at tho last
riley. Aid. sohafrnor aud olowry, who voted for
Gay last week. were absent.
Aid. McGrath did not SEQ what they were yot-
ing on, Binco d plan had boou adopted. Ho
wanted an investigation OF tho charges about al
legged corruptions, etc., made by tho press, and
ho moved the Chair appoint Special Committee
Of 1.-Two to Investigate the matter. Ho did not
want to bo Chairman, but was prepared to 60
bofore tho Committee and mako statement
This searching examination would do good, aud
dlaabuBe the public mind.
AID. Dixon thought the shortest way to dis
pose Of tho charges was to settlo tho plan ques-
It was claimed TINT the motion WAS ont Of
order.
AID. hGcGrat1 insisted 1t was question Of
privilege.
Tho Chair WIS Of tho opinion tho vote taken q
lot, ami did not require reconsideration.
AID. Cullerton referred to tho proceedings Of
tue l9at meeting to show that tho Council had
The Chair ruled Aid. AIcaratll's motion out Of
order.
AID. Stout moved re- to adjourn. but it was Lost
Aid. Richardson moved to postpone tho con-
siderasion Of the planH till next week, aud mako
1t the special motion for that evening. Lust
Monday ap1an had been adopted. Some Aldor-
mon supposed TINT settled the whole matter.
Now aome of those patrons Of honesty who
herved under the banner Of the Crook CROSS, and
who woro SO coundent Of SUCCESS, noel not
fear postpouomont, but could afford to wait till
was absent Let the public know tue reason for it.
On suoh question evory Alderman ought to DO
/ present; II lad been postponed before and no
ono had suffered.
Aid. Cullortou wanted the Chair to decide
whether plan had boon soloctod or not.
The motion to postpone was lost-yeae, IT;
nays, l0-tho yoto being substantially tho ba1no
~ on Richardson's amendment, excepting that
oullerton did not vote and Wooaman changed
AID. MAvoY
| moved that tho whole mattor be roforrod to a
! cosnmitteo OF five to SOLICIT plum out Of tho
whole nnmbor in continuation WITH similar o. ono
appointed by the County Commissioners. The
solooton had boon farco from beginning
to end, A yoar ayo tho mattor waR INTRODUCED
And Hont to tho CommttteoB OH Public DuildingB
Ind planA wero called for. Tho JOINT Commit
100 spont six months OH tl!om, and Hot-
lied down. on three, Matz's bcing reported
M tho host. Every momhor Of tllo
Committee signedit. Ihen they wlirlod around
md went for Iilloy's. Why, lo could not say
There was great pressure for Illoy's plan,
|hal been rojooted.-llho Whoelocl 4 Thomas,
aud Uochzanoa. lIo Ind yoted Tor MATHS OH tho
ground OF tho Colnmitteo'H recommendation. lio
INV no haato In getting a Court-14oHBo. Tho
Tic city had but s0Oo,o5o to l,sgia with, aud II
WIZ their duty to 10 allow. It would not GAUSS
much dcley to 90 oyor the ground agan,
fow weeks.
Ii AID. HEATH