, 1874-05-12
The Milwaukee Avenue Extension.

ccvo due consideration, fc'nAln, yonrs fesneciuls'
TWAS rcforrod to the Committee on Judiciary.
ORDERS.
The following orders wore paHsed: Directing
the Doard of Public Works to procure wator
ppo OIL tho contract mado by thom for tho yenr
1874, and to caueo the 'Bame to be 1nid on NIL
streets TINT will pay tue required interest; to
request tho Peoples Gus Light i Coke Com
pany to lay gaH.matn on North avonne, from
Noble stroet to Milwaukee avenue
THE CITY HALL pLANs.
Aid. Jonas presented the following, which WAS
referred to tho Committee ON Public buildings:
Nesoiptd That Mesars. Egan, Gay, and Kars be, ind
!hoy hereby, appointed on the part of tho city to
House. thcr fee for preparing saia plans. nn for
pertntendiug tho erection Of sail building to bo per
fss s on tbo not be bg on e y
concurrcd in by tho Board Of County Commissioners.
AID. Richardson submitted tho following,
which was SIMILARLY referred:
WHEREAS, Many Ut our hoayiest taxrayess aro de-
sluss sraeto u Of ua1s new I'D nud
WHEREAS, II tho city and county were to tako i'm
ee for Ge s1on q e %
ing, is not probable TINT sufficient progress would 10
no 10 insure tho letting OF any contracts before the
PesaISsa That our Committee on Public buildings
Is aud they are crs 'strnstea to- s sSiss5
e. from nospston ti oo Rias' Henry
auy, +. Bauman1', A.. J. York: and Theodore
E. karla two peFsons to act 40 architects n tho plum
City HILL nnd Cor1o,lsc ind their selections
nnes e &c e
An order was passed. for the Chicago l. North
Western Rairoad Company to station 4 flagtnan
at North ayenuo.
THE BRIDGE NUISANCE.
Aid. Campbell presented an ordinance reqnir-
ing that btidgca ovor which street cars pnss
shall rcInain closed from 630 to 8 d. u,., from II
m. to p. Ill.,, aud from to p. m. 1t WAS
referred to tho Committee OIL Harbors aud
Bridges.
an invitation for tho Council to ta1so mart in
tho laying Of tho cornerstone OF the Custon-
IIonse waB accepted.
MILWAUKEE AVENUE.
communication was received from the Board
Of Public Works, III reply to resolution Of
There has boon collected s72.809,53, Of which
GEL has been Eaid to ownors for property
condemned, leaving on band S1e 2ss. IS. which
~ sufficient to Pay for rlio al tie property
already paid for. The Board has Advertised aud
has eent personal notices to the parties entitled
to dnmagos, that the money was in the hands Of
tho City Treasurer, ready to be paid out, but
portion OF them hnve failed to make the required
application. The Board proposes to notify NIL
the parties personally tho present week, and to
then enter upon nnd appropriate all tho property
for which the balance in tile Treasury will pay.
Tho report was ordered published and placed on
file. .-..-.--
MONEY NEEDED.
The following communication was received
from tho Comptroller:
Tie city has liabilities to considerable amount ,nn-
turing tic lst Of June next. Il will be necessary to
borrow money TO meet portion Of thcae liabilities.
and tho payments Of interest and principal Of our
for part q tho prosen! fiscal year I would faclll
tato the negotiation Of loans, aud would DO guide to
9 o ho IL
Of the appropriations to 10 nado for tho pres
In the opinion of tho undersigned levy Of Is mills
on tho dollar upon the real aud persona property
subject to taxatiou. with tho ineonio from other
rcrde or should be collected from tue taxpayers for
tl,e present fiscal year.
possblo aud ho annual estimates nuat 10 reported
on or hetoro the 15 inst to your honorable body, 1t
Is important that Immediate action ahoula be had on
rio Undersigned would, therefore, respectfully sub
nit the following resolutions, and ask thelr cousdera
"oo - '''' 0''''''S'1 " s. s. HAYES, Comptroller.
Resored, That TIC npprop.iessong for the present
Aaca year, ending March g. 1e76 for a purpoass n
as @aturs IL e said yoar should not oscerd which
viii DO covered by the miscellaneous rceeips. and the
ho taxabie roal and personal property In tho city.
Resoired Thnt tic Comptroller be- and lie Is hereby.
ans 80 Sal. sen Ss hs
hs Judgment 1t can be done consistently with tho
public lntcrest.
The resolutions were passed.
rA1 COMMISSIONER.
The Committee on Judiciary reported re-
commencing tue paHsago OF M ordinance con-
corning ihe appointment OF q Tax Commissioner,
to hold Office until tho second Monday in De-
cember, 1876. Laid over.
YrrJfrt tt1niC
Tho same committee roportud an ordinance
appropfiating money To cover tho deficiency in
tie Hoalth Department, and a1so to furnish the
First Precinct Police conr.room. Engrosa-
Tho report of tho Committee OIL Fire and
Water, authorizing the purchase OF a lot corner
Of Thfrty-Afth strcet and Douglas place, for an
engiuo-Aouse site, was laid over.
FIGHT ovEn SCHOOL. LOT.
The Committee On Schools reported recon-
xnonding tho purchase Of . school-houno lot,
corner Of Garhaldl aud Twonty-BeyeutA streets,
a75 by l92 teot ior $7,aoo' cash.
AID. biooro did not believe tho proporty could
be bought for this sum-
Aid. Richardson proposed That the Comptroller
be authorized to make tho best bargain ho could,
tho price not to excaed $1,000.
The Inter amendment prevailed by vote OF
23 to II. ~
avouuo from Twelfth to Fourteenth Streets.
WEST HIDE rAnKWAYa.
Tho ordinance authorizing tho Wo8t Chicago
Park Commissioners To improya WoBt Washing
ton, Division, aud TwcIfth stroots and Ogden
avenue was reported for paAsage BY tho CoMnilt-
leo Oh streets aud Alleys, Weht Division. 1t
lail over. ,
Tho ordinance requiring all employees IN the
Law Department to doyoto their entire time te
the duttca of their Respective positions wal
nassod auEroBsmeut boiuG wAlyeu.
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