, 1873-09-25
THE COUNCIL.
Meeting for the Consideration Of Regu.
lar Business and the Court
House Plans.
Aid. McGralh, Affected BY Tho Financial Crisis,
Opposes Tho Immediate Selection
OF Plan
He Meets With Some Objections, but
Is Finally Sustained.

The Council, held mn adjourned n,eettng yesterday
evening. The Acting Mayor presided. rreacut, hll
tho Aldermen except MeBBrs. Clowry ana Ogden.
onnEns
Tho Board Of Pubic Works was ordered to submit
AIT ordinance for lanp-roats on Lincoln nyonuo, from
Centre 10 Lnrrsbeo Breota to report by ~at authority
to Chicago, Burlington l. Quincy, Illinois Central,
a,,d Michigan Central lsoa.ls wore allowed 10 occupy
with thoir racks portion Of tho Lako Park, bctwcen
Randolph and Monroe srcots.
Tho West silo Gns Company was requested to 1ay
gas-mnitis on Sixteenth and Eighteenth Btrcofs from
Canal to IIalsel; Seward, Uniou, aud Jofcrson,
from Sixteenth to Twenty yarcond strcct Luke, from
IEa's,od to Ccutra aveMue May and Fisk, from Egl-
tocnth to Twenty-sccond: Ewing and Fornuer, from
Brio 1slnud avcnuo to CAnal street Dcsplancs, from
arrison to Twelfth Throop, from Taylor 10 Twclfth
Mny, from Harrison to Twelfth Bunker and Dekovon.
Tha Chicago aas Company was rogested to lay gas
rires on Burnside and battcraold streets, between
bixteenth and Twenty y-socond, and 'edder, between
Aid. Hclaffnor offered an ordinance no amending
sle ordinance in relation to railroads az TO aow them
THE counr-IfousE. ..-.
@ son nee s eonFy
oil the verge of financial ers's. and It looked too
u,',ch Ike Nero d!iE when Rome t was burning t9
mora than half The money needed for sewers and
,ty Ind 5000 900 Of tho canal fund and poEaibly tho
y could not get Ii except to build tho Court-Ho
rth 1t woull 10 wise, however, II they could, get
Of II anl uso 1t for Bowcr and water rpo. Tho
City Engineer atntcd ho would be fl00 900 short this
rear IIonce thoro no haste. Ic bad made up
It's mind what pa, e should vote for, forced 10 1t,
mt stil he favored delay.
Aid. Dixon moved 10 anlcnA by making It the spc-
ual ortor for half-,ast o'clock Monday.
AID, 8rhaf!,ler oppogca delay, and did not SEQ tho
,orc had anything 10 do with IT,
Alp. McGcnnias opposed delay, and believed people
rero anxious 10 SEQ The plan question settled
han the financial crisis To select plan would not
accessftnte tho borrowing cent.
Aid. Brand explained what tho panic bad 10 do with
Tho plans. Il WAS better to wait and SEQ how much
Tho city could afford to rny.
AID Mefirnth 1saNed second edition Of his speech
with appendices md explanatory notes.
Aid, Dxonis amendment was agreed to.
ALL Coey was in favor Of doay and OF calling In
practical architect to remodel the three nlana. Ho
did not believe ono Of thom wns IL to vote for.
Aid. schaEner willing to poatpoua TIL December
Md reRign before them to got rid Of tho qUes
tion uo wanted the question settled at once, aud
nothing wns gained by delay. Misunderstood tho mat
tor settled in favor Of Toy-thAt ho had gained
three yutes. ..
Aid. hlcara.hs motion adopted-ycas, 2s i:
nays, IL, m follows:
ieaa-Di1ou, Warren, McGenniss, sidwell, stouo
piekeEtlg, Traeey, cnerson, Mcclo~sy, Bailey Pow
8lahr, Dengacher, Carney, Cannon, Brand, and Cor
cgran-23
Navs-Dowon, Richardson, Cocy, bleAvoy, .schmitz,
Bond Clark, Kchoo Heath, Miner, Sherwood, Moore,
Cleveland, SchafYaer, and Woodnat-16
The Council adjourned.