, 1873-03-11
The Legislature Asked to Repeal the
Lake Front Sale Bill.
Also to Give Cities Power to Manufao-
ture Their Own Gas.
DISTINCTIONS in Theatres and
Churches.


o'I}rien, Clark, swoet, Heath, Moore, Cleveland,
Quirl, Eckhardt, Stout, Mnhr, 1ongacher,
Boha1fnor, Carney, Cannon, Ogden, Brandt.
""oo''DAn' .rr,,,ona
. petltIona woro presented and referred for o
sowor In Wentworth ayonue, from Twenty-thirl
to Twonty. ninth stroota, for tho opening Of Bel
den place to Larrabco streets; for sewor in Wis.,
oonsin street; for establishing tho grade Of
North Water street; for a. .Bidowalk on tho east
side Of Hawthorn avonuo; for wntor-ppo In Nc
Mullen court; for tho improvement Of Wabash
avenue from Lake street to Hubbard court for
n modification OF tlio fro limits On tho North
Side for ,Water-pipea on Harrison. atroot; for
opening Elm 'streot, betwoon Laeallc and
Wells. .....
ORDERS.
Tho Board Of Public Works WAS ordered to
lay water main on Onefda street, from Laurel
to Halated street; to place cAtch.basina On Mil-
waukeo avenue, from Division atreot' to North
ayenue, and BlaokhAwk from tho river to Mil
vnukoo avenue to build . sewer In Chicago +
svenue, from Cornell to Ruoksr,; to COM
pol tic G., Q. % I. q. Road to lsy the
sower In Kinzie street, ~ reported IN tho ordi-
Franklin etraet, from Chicago avenno to Dl-
vision; to lay .water-ptpo on Clayton, Campbell,
Howard and Evans stresta. |
Tho Fort Wayne Road was direoted to place a |
flagnnAn at the cornor OF 8toWart avenue and |
An ordinance directing tho Fort Wayne Road
to construct culyerts near Thirty-arat street mud
Stewart a7onuo, -, ~, ~, ~, ~ ,,n.
Aid: Tracex1ntroduoed preamble and rosolu-
tion, to tho sEffaot that many members Of tho
police forco ha7o recently received injuries In
eonseqnenee Of tho defenceleas condition Mn IN
and clubs; that loading tax-phyers think these
belts aud clubs placed tho livos Of tho officers at
tho mercy Of tho rowdy element and requesting
the Board Of Police to roscind tho order xoquir-
Ing the use Of bolts and clubs.
It was roferred to tho Police Committee.
a., RIGHTS OF ALDERMEN.
4 resolution vas aprosontad, and referred to the
/, tile city is divided into tTenty wards, each Of
which ID represented in tho Council; that it iH
tho equal right Of tho citizons OF each ward,
through their: Aldermen to dfscusa every ques-
ing to tho grost talkatiyenobs Of AID. schaffnor,
other Aldermen have no opportunity Of e1proa8-
Ing themselves on important subjects; and that
the citizona Of several wards, being thus prastl-
ipation I'M public AFFAIR.", are becoming
discontanted, and arc Representing their AZ
'dcrmen with their silence. Therefore,
tho Committee is directed to devise some, plan
engrossed by the Heyentaonth Ward, to the total
exclusion Of tho Ninetoonth, Twelfth. Sixth
First, and other :rards. They arc also directed
to aBeertain the amount Of timo consumed BY
ordinance declaring that lie shall not talk at all,
until an equal amount Of talking has bcen dono
by all tho other members Of the Council, thoao
who cannot talk English to bo alloWed to apenk
their time In German.
Aid, Bailey offered fhao rouom4uK. wn,cn was
reforred to the Committee on Gas-Lights. :"
wnE,lEAs, There is now pending before tho General
Assembly biz for act to give cities tho power to
| buld, prrohaBet lease, and maintain gas-workH !;
WHEREAS, It ia now costing this city for street.
nj eaat, onehA OF tho cost Of running tho gasworks
tho rassagobJ The Legislature Of tho lii in question:
It was referred to tho Committee On Gas
THE 1ARE FRONT.
| !. Aid. Uullerton offered the following, which
was adopted: :
WHEREAS There is now pending botors tho 1egisla-
turo bill for the repeal Of tho infamous act giving
the Lake Park, together with the submerged lands, il
entr md d othsr roads II franchise Worth millions
for tho nominal sum Of $500 900 therefore,
IL s.ssns I to rom hs
from tho Htatutcs Of t6o sats and preventing THO do
Rssolved, That ths Representatives Of Cook County
bo requested to their influence to secure the pas
! sage of tho act for the repeal Of tho Same.
So. srREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Tho Board OF Public Works submitted an or
dinance for paving Wabash avenue, from Thirty
:. second street to Douglas avenue.
1 1t WAS passed, together with several sidewalk
| ordinances.
Tho Board, in reply to Il resolution inquiring
why no rebates had yet been paid on tho assess-
1nont for paving Canal strcot, reported that
$4,000 were yet to bo collected on the
tho oonarsstor wen the "e dsoeney
WAS collected rebate could be mado. The Fort
Wayne Road would Hoon pay what 1t owned, and
It waH thought likely thatths other partioH would
Ald. Sweet offered an ordinance establishing
tho grado OF the viaduct and approaches at Hal.
etod md Kinz1e ntroets, which was referred tc
the Committee on stroess and Alleys, W. D.
The engroaBed order for the preservation o,
human life, aud to prevent tho obstruction o.
the aiales Of theatres, etc., was talten up. :. :.
Aid. Stone moved to amend by striking out al
reference to churches.
It mas 1oat-yea8, II; nays, IT.
The ordinance waa passed-yeas, 81; nays,
:. WIDENING THE RIVER.
Tho engrossed order for widening tho river at
TWenty-Beoonl Btreot WIS paBBod
STEAM ENGINES.
Tho Committee on F1ro aud Water recon
monded the passage OF m order for tue purchna
eoraer CO s of Halsted ani Thirtyfth Streets WHOM
lot has beon bought and house erected to re-
ceivo 1t. .
Tho ordor waa referred for ongroaament.
The same committee recommended the adop
ton OF the resolution directing tho Board o
Fire and Police to put up flre-alarn box ut th,
, corner Of MoGregor and Hanover streets, aud i
was adopted. .......-..
tiou Of tho order directing the Comptroller t.
advertise for lot for an engine house near th
corner OF IIalsted and Thirty fifth streets, and
/ | WAS adopted.
The Bane Committee reported fayorably o.
: tho order directing the Comptroller to ndyertls
, | for lot for an engine houso between Wells ali
. State and uoatho aud Elm streets, ind it wa
] adopted.
n | NORTH HIDE.
/ Tho Committee on Btreota and Alleys, Mort
| Division, reported baok fayorably tho ordinane
q establishing tho width Of sidewalk on Mort
o | Water, from La9alle to Dearborn, and it va
: acnt to tho clerk for angrossment..
II The samo Committee reported baok the ordi
nance for the vacation OF Leggo street and
q was lail over.