, 1874-04-28
Proposed Release Of tie Canal
Lien TO tho State.
RCDOrt Of tho Treasurer for tho
Last Fiscal Year.
A Balance Of $466,9lo.19 in the
Treasury, April l.
Quarterly Report Of the Brldewe'I su-
pcrintendent.
Fruitloss Discussion About tho Sale Of
tile Lake Front.

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the Lake Front.
miscellaneous Business.
Tho Common Council met last evening, Prosi-
don't Dixon in tho ohnir.
ELEVATED RAILWAY.
4 politlon was received from residents ind
proporty~ownors on Carroll md Kiuzio streets
requesting that tho right 10 granted to tho Sur
ponsion TranBfcr Company Of Chicago to oroct
anu u},u1a4o lao z. q. Ratharwio's patont clo~
rated auspcrsion carriage-way along tho Gust
Bido Of Canoi street from Lake to Carroll street,
On tho ncttl1 sido Of Carroll woat to Halstod,
North on HalRtod to Klnzlo, and west on Kinzio
street to tho city limits. II was roforrod to tho
Committee on stroots and Alloys, Wost Diyislon.
BROWN srnEEr.
AID. Cullerton oiforcd resolution direoting
tho Corporation ColnHel to report by what au-
tiority tho Chicago, Burlington d. Quincy Rail-
road Company occupy Brown stroet from Blk
teonth to Twcnty-Bccond street. Ho also
introduced Nh order to compel tho Chicago,
Burlington l. Quincy Railroad Company to opou
Brown street from Sixteonth to Eighteenth
street, and also to put tho street in good repair
from Sixteenth to Twonty-seconl street, by
planking or otherwiao, according to the terms Of
tho franchise granted in 1864; and in case
tho Company rofuso to mako tho improvement,
tho Board of Public Works shall report III
ordinance therefor. Tho order was paaaed.
1AMpER1Sa RESOLUTION.
Aid. DailoY introduced resolution, Which WAS
referred to tho Committee on Railroads, COM
polling tho use Of horsepower On the O.. D. d
@, and tho g. Il N. ". Railroads, on sixtoontA
street from Blue Island avenue to Coutro ave-
nuo, ......
TIE LAW DEPARTMENT..
AID. Cu'lortou introduced m ordinance dofin~
Ing the duties Of the Corporation Counsel and
City Attorney. It was reforrcd to tho Commit
tee On judiciary.
AID, Campbell presented resolution directing
the Corporation Counsel to procure Gbatracta OF
the clty's titlo to Dearborn Park mud tho Lake
Trout. 1t was reforred.
THE GAS QUESTION
Tho Committee Oh Gas Light reported tho
opinion Of the Corporation Counsel rolatiro to
the gas companies and the city, ind recommend
ing tho paasage Of the following resolution:
Resocea, Tint tho present contract between the City
Of Chicago and the Chicago Gus Light 4 ooko Com
gus required aong tho lines Of ho gas nains Of sad
@ nanr II 1nS ana n9 for The cr of ten years
IRON II" tao isth ay & Mny, isso, be md tho sano
f hereby declared n LIZ and yo!a r. sr1a %h
aq IL nero1nto mvn otte pttaobed. u
The report was laid over for publication.
THE CANAL LIEN.
Tile following was received from tho oty
Comptroller:
Herewith submit preamble and resolution ratify-
ina tic formal RELEASE On belnif Of to civ Of oeaao
Of tho lien upon the liinois Michigan CAnnl IN favor
rf&1 d$n$n nSS4{R Vh hfrfS wtR Inv fu
H1avnr G"mntroljer MID itv clark Doc II 1879 tho
ae hsyg @ " IN M a II fo n quo nS ey y
lin ttan Of illinois. nnrroyed Oc 2o 1871. entitled
IN act to relieve te au Of te City of Ghcago upon
I'm 1liinots l. Mc1,irnn CnnaI and royenucs by re.
funding to said city tho amount expended by It In
milking the improvements contemp11sa M by an sst to
provide for tue completion Of tno lllinoa hnGn1gan
uanal aRoh tn9 lan aaopea py % ran @
hortycd hy sos of said nrt. md to proyidn for In
luug bonds thcrofor.u
s. 8. HAYES, Comptroller.
WHEREAS Dy an act Of tho General Assembly o. the
ssto Of Ilnois approved oc e. 1ea entitled " "An
aes 10 se1sG 11a no nen ~ 'nS g S
tue no ~ oaa s Sgan o Haa ana x
ii 1nakiur improvements contemplated by An Act to
provide tor tho completion Of tic Illinois l. Michigan
Canal upon tho plan adopted by tho State In 1885,
proved Fep 70 lsoo together ~a tho interest thereon
o. a ~ &C. sna ae nnu 70
'ss' and Interest I'll thereon Until pai bo
md the sane Il hereby anpropritcd for tho prposo
Of relieving liz iicn as aforesaid being tho
principal expended aud the interest thereon,
which snd sum is hereby refunded to SAID city and
when ra!1 SAID city ahal execute ana denqer 10 tAe
alo ~ ituHs i - vtupss 4osaSo - '" e'4 ~ ' e~s
Wrmps ~ o statn n Iiiinoa haa fuv mil, r.
said city Of Chicago tho principal sum appropriated n
aforesaid tn discharge of said lien, aud iii interest
accrued or aecruing thereon therofore,l.
=; RESOLVED: by the Common Council Of the oty OF
unago Ihat tue SAID en ~ Of the ssaq ety o. uhsag
d IereIy released an9 fy discharsed and M It's t
sayor ' Comprollcr and Clerk Of said ely, mid at
.ested by tug common aeal thereof bearlng date Pc
sembor e. ls73, 10, and the same u herohy ratiet
5nd eontr'aea Us the release or eaa CITY e*oca1ea
a"e ioe'''' ,-,.,
T ..was referred to tho Committee on Ju
dlclary' -