, 1873-02-04
THE COUNCIL.
Providing for Safety ut Theatres
and Churches.
The sman-Pox Hospital to Be Erect
cd on tho Bri1eweu Grounds.

Tho Council hold regular meeting yesterday
evening, AID. McGratl, in tho chair. Present,
AID. Richardson, Dixon, Warren, McGonniBs,
hIcAvoy, gidwell stono, Pickering, Tracey,
schmitz, Cullerton, Mcolowry, Clowry,
Bailey, Powell o'Brion. olnrk, swoot,
Kehoe, Hoath, Minor, Moore, Oleyc-
land, Quirk, Mcarath, Eckhatdt, Stout,
A1ahr, Lengachor, Sohaffnor, Carney, Oan-
non, Ogden, Brandt, Woodman
8, PETITIONS.
Petitions woro presented md referred, for
sowors and gas on Taylor street, from Throop to
Ashland avenue for q sower on Centre avenue,
between Twelfth and Fourtoonth; and Tor o
sowor on Coolidge stroot.
ORDERS.
Tho Board Of Public Works was ordered to
construct sowern on Oontro street, from Lincoln
to Racine avenue; On Racine ayonuo to Clybourn
place, md On that street to- the river for a
sower on Orchard street, betweon Olybourn and
North avenues; for q sower on Mohawk road,
between Mohawk road and Sodgwiok; for 4
sewor On Clark street, betwcon Lincoln ntroet
and Fullerton avenue. An order requiring tho
steam on all railrond tracks which had not been
granted the right Of way on tho atroots of the
city, by ordinance passed by the Common
Council, was referred to the Railroad COM
mitteo.
CITY orF1cEns
The Corporation Counsel, In reply to a resolu-
tion, reported that tho Union Rolling Mill Com
pany had no right to lay down railroad tracks
acrosa Ashland avenue.
The Gas Inspector reported timetable for
lighting and oxtlnguishlng gag-lampR, which WAS
Tho Board Of Public Works sent in an ord1-
nance for the opening Of Dearborn street to
Fourteenth, which was referred to tho Committee
kd =
The Board a!Bo reported several gas-1amp Or
dinanoea, which nora passed..
Tho Board, in reply to o resolution Of tho
Council, reported to whom, in what way, and
stroyed by the fire had beon disposed Of, the
total sum received being s11, ,o0o07,
THE MUTUAL.
AID. Pickering moved that tho ordinance in
relation to tho Mutual Gas Light Company bo
referred to the Committee on Gas Lights, and it
was agreed to,
The ordinance to provont tho filling up Of
nisleB or lobbies Of places Of amusement with
' a afSG sohass as oasht Efp L u better to attend
first to tho doors. t would bo easy to got over
tho chairs, The ordinance should also DO mado
to apply to churches the aislea thora boing often
encunbefoa With chairs. Ho moved to amend
Aih: onennian opposed tho amendment,
thinking that churches and thehtroa wcro not
alIho, aud TINT at night tho church aisles woro
not obatFucted.
AID sphsffner did not oppose tho ordinance,
hut would like 10 have some attention paid to
tho mbaps OF exit, to have tho doors open out
ward and NOT ipwpfd, eto.
The amendment waa not adopted-ycns 1e
nnyB, 10.
Aid. sohaffnor moved that the whole matter be
reoommltted
Nd. McGonnias moved to tablo tho motion,
Il vas agree to---yeas, II; Maya, is.
AID. McAyoy offered an amendment to tho
ordinance, to the effoot that all doors should DO
required to open toward tho outside.
Tho amendment was adopted.
A motion to wAtvc the engroBsment failed
yeas, "a; nays, 10; and the ordinance waB re-
ferred to the olork for engrosament.
SMALLPOX HOSPITAL.
The ordinance for tho erection Of tho Small
pox Hospital on tho southwest corner OF the
Dridewell grounds was taken up.
AID. Stone moved to put 1t on the northwest
corner.
+: The amendment was agreed to-yeas, 30:
nGys, II.
ongrossment..
Tho ordinance increasing tho penalty imposed
on saloon-keepors for selling liquor to minors
by Furnishing the first offenae with revocation
OF the license wua taken up.
AID. MoAvoy moved to strfko ont tho clause
providing TINT no nconso should evor agaiu DO
Issued to pcrson who had violated the law.
The amendment was adopted 27;
nays, ~. :: cuz,u.n -....u., J.. 49,, o,.,
engrosBment,
1'he resolution directing the Comptroller to
transfer Lot II, Block So, Wolcott's Addition,
from the Fire to tho Police Department, for tho
erection OF station thereon, waH adopted.
frhn HnureiJ AAt0rrnnd