, 1873-10-14
THE COUNCIL,
Condition Of the Brideweu as Re.
ported by tho Commits
sioners.
$2,507,407.32 Expended on Public
Works from April to
September.
transaction Of Miscellaneous
Routine Business,

The Council hold a regular moetfng yoatordes
oyonng, the Acting iu tho cl,air. All tho
Aldormon wore present, oxcopt Messrs. Bowen,
rtokoring, Clowry, Powoll, Sweet Kohoe, Miner,
Lcngacllor, Uarnoy, Ogden, and Drnnd.
no quorum 1Sas prosont when tho roll was first
called, and AID. Dixon moyol to adjourn.
Tho motion was loet-ayos, 10; noes, 10.
PETITIONS.
Petitions weso presented and referred for q
sidewalk on Fourth avonuo; for wator-pipo On
Twonty.Bixth street; for q sidewalk on tho west
Hldc of Vernon aycnuo, botwcon Western and
Fullerton avenues.
FIRELEss LOCOMOTIVES.
Tho West Chicago Street Railway Company
| presented an ordor empowering thom to run
h1yors l. Lambs froloss engines on Milwaukee
avenue, from North avonuo to Anguish htroot.
It was roforred to tho Com1nittceo on 1lniroa1s,
| ORDERS.
Tho Board OF Public Works wns ordered to
! prepare ordinances for opening an alley botweon
| Noble and Union stroots, In Block SO. Canal
| Truatcos' Subdivision 8. E. 1l SEQ. 81, 80, ID;
| for sidewalk on both sidoa of Twonty-socond
! stroot, from Western avenuo to Charles avenue: i:
forpaving Third and tthnyonuos from Jackson
to Twelfth Btroets; to award tho contracts for
sowors IN tho Scvonth, Eighth, Ninth, Four
toonth, aud 9ixtoonth Wards without furthor
delay, aa per proposala already received.
THE FIRE ORDINANCE.
AID. AlcGenniss presented an ordinance to 90
amend tho present fire ordinance aH to allow
shodH to DO closed in cortain caacs.
srnEET IMPROVEMENTS.
Tho Board of Public Works submitted m
ordinance for p1anlking II arblo place, from State
to Dearborn streets, which was referred.
" MURPHY.
Tho Doard of Police recommended that tho
sum Of 500, stolen from Dennis Murphy while
prisoner in tho Sixth Precinct. Station be paid
out Of tho contingent fund. It was referred to
tho polico Committee.
TIE Dn1DEwELE.
9he quorterly report Of tho Board Of Inspeo-
tors of the 1IUuse OF Correction was submitted.
from which 1t appears that there wore received
eea wore 1881, ,o14.0s. Tho following statstics
regarding tue number OF prisoners, etc., may bo
ofintorest:
Aaies. Females. 7ota.
asss'vsa to sspi .:. 4: 5ss S ,sia s
Discharged nn 10 September. ,l.a0o Jos i'703
Now on hand. $40 Ill loo
II prison ,rnly 1, 577; from tho Police Courts,
1T; Tota1 a1o% siS te Criminal Court '7' reeapted
Tho ofroraes for which thcy woro committed
woro as follows: Breach Of tho peace, 1,193;
intoxlcation, 1ea; vagrancy, III; keeping OF
being inmates OF dlsordorly or gambling hoasea,
officer, !; obstrucsing street crossings, /;
cruelty to anima1s, 1; exposing Lis norgon'
=; keeping saloon opon,, after midnight,
j - driving omnibus without lcoase,
road oars Thilo ii MOTION i Violating g. othar thor
ordinances, 1G ! Assault with intent to XIII. 4:
assault with intent to do bodily injury, using
violence upon policeman. l, aiding q prisoner
1868. Thirty-oght prisoners woro received Oh
two commitments, and thrce received on threo
commitments.
Relaaaea wore granted as follows: By oxpira-
1s9; by Mayors order, 193 BY Governors
Hoass of oorast,oa, s43 BY 81 auporssdoas ns g.
;Eh1aSy a3 By ,sha desth BY escape g. Total 17es
first ti,no numbered $685. and ttore WHO admistcd
to have boon previously III prison numbered
The ages Of tho prisoners wero as follows 10
i yesrs S. yoers IS ls yoa1s, z5 ia!y ysars
yoars, Do; 23 to Is years, 2o5; 96 to 50 yoars.
297 e Il 81 TO- o5 ysarp, 1876; 56 to % years. 2 Il
70 S9 1S O. to 60 "a 81 to
Social Eolationa-Clailn to 10 married. Isl:
claim to ho singte ! ,0s5; hayo children, SIG
havo father and 1nother. living, 527 have father
Education-Olaim that they can road and
writo, 1.2G1; claim that they eau road only, 50
ennnot naei,,1t.a rcad a2 Or write write. eoo. ,
Canada, 59; Now DrunBwicl, 4; Now Found.
land, l !; Nova Scotia, i; Mexico, /: England.
"A; SCOTLAND, "a; IIroland, 5o8; Wales s; Nor
wy, e.; sweden, 80; Denmark, 8 Holland, q;
l; France, s; Switzerland, q Bohemia, /; ita.
y, Il; hussia. !; Hungary. L Spain, q; sax-
on!,X; l; Australia. g; ooreica, 8. Tota1 1,610.
Tho nativity Of tho parcnta Of somo OF tho
Germany, 107.
WATER AND SEWERAGE.
Tho Board Of Public Worka submitted a ro-
port Of contracts lot money oxpendad. and work
dono for tho ais months ending Sept. 80. On
account Of the very largo nsnount of work now in
prog,osB in all pnrts Of the city, 1t ia impracti-
cablo 10 stase itB oxaot condition or cost iu ali
cases.
Expended on ncw luke tunnel ol,...,s & 74014, N
Expended on new crib. ib....,............. lB,071,75
Expended on new land tunnel. 9,so4.5l
Expcn1al for interest on water bonda. . 16562b 81
Expended for coal ut Wator-Works. ....... 48l50,o5
Expended on tipping waer.pipos. .......... 9o7025
Expended on puiIping-worRs and machine.
Esgoael oeo expenses ana salarics. isssa.Ss
Expended on Meterp, with labor Rn1llo,, l61A975
Expended OIL repairs aud maintenance of ~
works; l4,o3333
aged BY iro... ....!.........,..:..... aoaa9ao
Total expenditures for wator fund, ,s425 6Ya II
WArEn TAX FUND,
Paid contractors for wAttr-tpea. &923 0us 68
lau tor labor md material fur AylnE ptIe luI72V8
Paid for temporary loan md interest on
BANJO ........................., 1el ,a8ou
Totn expenditures for water Tux fund Sa98 81