, 1873-04-22
THE COUNCIL,
The Time for Saloon Closing Again
: '' Placed at II O'Clock,
Mossrs. Adams and Mooro Confirmed ns Health
a. Comnl[ss1oncrs...1 Ilonrds Ronina- .
tion Rejeclel.
Wost Lake Stroot pavonent...Tho South. Clark
Stroot Elattor.

A regular meotlng OF tho Council was held
yesterday evening, Aid. schaffner in the CHAIR.
Present, Aldermen Bowen, Richardson, Dixon,
Warren, McGonnias, Coey, McAvoy, Sidwol1,
Stone, Pickering, Tracey. soh1nitz, McOlowry,
olowry, Bailey, 0'Drien, Clark, swoot, Kohoe,
Hoath; Miner, Moore, Cleveland, Quirk, Mo-
Grath, Eokflardt, Stout, S1ahr, Lo,,g.ohor,
schalrnor, Carney, Cannon, Ogdon. Corcoran.
PETITIONS.
Petitions worc presented aud referred for
opening alley in Block 81, School Section Addi-
tion; for gus on Hubbard street, bptweon Roll
bon and Paulna;. for sowor in Forqucr stroot,
from, Halstod to Dluo Island ayenuo for grad
ing and planting Block a. Canal 1rustoou' subdt-
vision; for opening Farwoll stroot; for water
main on McHonry street, from North
Water to Branch; for sidewalk on
tho cast aido Of McHonry street, from
North to Elston avenues; for opening HIM
over Btroct to Egan avonuo; for repairing
Grove streets for sidewalk Oh both Bidca Of
Clayton, from Loavitt to Western ayonuo; for o
sidewalk On tho cast aido Of Wood, from Mil
waukoo ayonue to Wnubansin avonue.
ORDERS,
Tho Board Of Public Works WAS ordered to
prepare ordinancea for opening Hanover street
from Thirty-1lrat to Egan avenue; for paving
Fifth avenue from Van Buron to Polk; for
widening Halsted from Arolor to Egan avenues
for opening Farroll atroot from Thirty-flrst to
Hickory; for q sidewalk on tho onat aido
eido of Paulina from WaubAnsia to Noble and
the south side OF VanBuron. from Paulina I'd
moved from tho Lnlfo Front Mt once; to notify
the Joliet l. Chicago Road to tx Grove stroet;
to build sower in Sullivan street, botween scdg-
wick ami Hurlbut, aud in Willow, from Larraboe
to tho Nowborry School.
C1TT OFFICERS.
Tho quarterly report OF tho Dtidowoll Commits
sionors was presented and plnced OH flo.
A communication WAS received from the
Board OF Firo aud Polioo, recommending the
purchase Of another site for tho main WeBt Bido
polica Station, which was reforrod to tho Com
mittoo Oh Fire and Water.
HouTH CLARK.
Tho Board OF Public Works. in roply to reBo-
lution Of inquiry relative to tho improvement Of
CLARK street, from Twelfth to Twenty-aocond,
rorortod IN ordinance had boon passed for wall
ing nnd paving the atreet, expecting tue railroad
nothing had boon dono toward paving, though
tho Board should recommend It whon advls-
ablo. Tho Board do not think It advisable
to hayo the street plankea, as provided
sldo sewers unnecessary. They also state that
the road claims it did not accept the torn1s Of tho
ordinance Of 1856.
It was referred to the Committee on Streets
and Aloya.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Tho Board of Public Works submitted ordt-
uances for opening Vernon avonuo to Egan ave-
nue., md for paving Union from Hubbard to
Eric, and Doafborn from Twonty-aevontll to
Twenty-ninth, and for walling and filling Town
aond from Chicago avenue to West White, which
were properly referred.
Several 1amp-poat and sidewalk ordinances
we're presented and passed.
AID. KcGenniBs Offered an ordinance a5uondn-
tory Of tho fro ordinance. providing that
signs constructed Of wood shall DO placed on
It WAS reforred to tho Committee On Fire and
Water.
THE INTERSTATE EXPOSITION.
Tho report Of the Committee on Wharves and
Public arennda rooG;mmeninG the passage of
Works to build for tho Interstate Expo
sitiou, a building on tho Lako Park, money ind
plans to bo furnished by the Exposition, Was
submitted aud laid oyor.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
The cngrossod ordinance for tho prevention
Of cruelty to animals, was slightly amendol, and
was referred to the clerk for cngrossment.
CLos1Na SALOONS.
Tho ordinance for closing saloons at lalf-paae
AID. Heath moved to strike out half-past II
and insert II.
Aid. McAvoy moved to fix tho hour at IL. Ho
had understood half-paBt II wns to bo tho COM
promise.
AID, Moore moyod to table all amendments,
and AID. Pickering agrood with him.
The motion to table was not agreed to-yoas,
AID: Heath mado speech in favor of tho II
o'clock rule
AID. McAvoys amendment was lost-yeas, 0;
naya. a..
AID. Hcath's amendment was carriod-yeas,
40 nays, 12-as follows:
Yeass-,Dowon, Richardson, hcdenniss, Cooy, Bid
well, 6tono, TlckOrtng Tracey, McCowry, Clark,
1Ieath Minor. Moore. Cleveland, Qnlrk Lengachor,
Tays-b!zon, Warren, heAvoy, sehmitz, clorry,
nsilsy. o'n5jen, Nehoe, Eelhardt, Stout, aahr and
motion to waivo tho ongroapment fallod-
yeas, %; nays, 7; aud the ordinance was re-
forred buck for engroBsmelt.
HOARD OF HEALTH
Tho Committee on tho Judiciary, to whom waa
certain members of the. Doard Of Hoalth, re-
ported, recommending tho combination OF
McGregor Adams and Charles Z. Moore. Tho
Committee say that while Mr.. Hoard ia worthy
tho best Of hia ability, it ia believed that d
younger man might porhnps bo moro efficient
and give general Satisfaction. Thoy therefore
recommended lie be not confirmed.
The report was conourred in,
Tho ordinance for paving Lake street, from
Ha}bted to tho Viaduct, was passed.
sTnEET ENDS.
The Committee on WlaryeB nud Public
Grounds reported a resolution tho effect that
tho street ends should not DO leascd for any pur
pono whatever,
Tho matter was laid ovor.
belts AND CLUBS.
Tho Committee on Police reported tho Council
could not Interfere with the action OF tho Board
OF Police in directing policemen to wear bolta
and carry clubs, and recommended that Aid.
Tracy'a resolution ordering a discontinuance OF
Tiia subject received thorough discussion.