, 1874-01-06
THE COUNCIL.
The Inter-Ocean Elected the
Corporation News
paper. -.
The Exposition Directors Invited to
Pay $4,000 Rent and to Keep
open Sundays
Propositions to Furnish Work to the
Unemployed

Unemployeo'
How the Courthouse Debris May Bo
Removed.
Shall the City Sell IT'S Unused
Real Estate:
| A regular meeting ct the Common Council
WAS held last evening, Mayor Colvia in the chair.
ALI the Aldermen were present.
BOARD or HEALTH.
4 communication VAS received from tho Mayor,
nominating Dr.. J..A. Hahn as Commissioner Of
! the Board OF Health.
Aid Dixon moved that tho nomination be con-
! frmcd, aad the motion provsilodby unanimous,
| vote
! A petition for waljing, filling, and paving
! Michigan street, from Cass to La6atle, was re-
| ferred TO the Board Of Public Works.
TnE REFORM school MONEY.
| AID. Dizon presented the following, which vas
! referred to the Committee on Judiciary:
Ie*olred, That the Comptroller be, aud he is hereby
directed 10 mako re1sttio the State Auditor for
the amount due the Chicago Reform School fnad, In
accordance with Sec. IL of act for L6 reformation
Of juvenile offenders Mud TagTans, approved by the
| Legislature March S, 1867.
Aid. Dixon hoped that the resolution would
! pass.
| Aid. MoGrath insisted upon its reference to
| tho Judiciary Committee.
| AID. Dixon eaid tho city needed the money
owing to it by the ooun.y.
Tic resolution WAS referred..
TIE ToulF-nouSE DHDnIB.
| The following communication from tho Cor
| poTatio;, Counsel was read:
| C1r1 Law DEPARTMENT, Ca1cA1o, Jau. :, 1874.
AID. BA1L1x: In answer to the Questions submitted
by you to ND, have % say;
may be removed and the cost thereof ratd out Of any
moneys set apart for rebuilding the cours-Houee.
prescribed BY II, page 49, LAWS and Ordinances
III of emergency the notice shove referred
to may be avoided, in accordante with Sec. a. pags
by rota Of all the Aldermen elected, aud uko1
port of The Board Of Pu'c Works, showing the
sy for suoh action. The D'.rd OF Public Works take
| the dist step.
l. s5c 70, page <35, provides. under peculiar cir
cumssauces FOR ng work done without cou:fact,
bit il hos material bearing upon the matsar In
S. r.adcr my circumstances there must be II ap-
! pcopr'Atton before contract can To let.
in connection with the above, AID. bailey
offered the following:
| 0rd.red. That tho Board Of Public Works be ana
they tre hereby directed, to take the nscsssary steps
for removal Of the Debris from the old Court
petition Counsel.
| lid. Richardson moved to lny over and publish.
| tld. Coey WAS opposed to laying q Ter im-
md diate action should be taken.
t Ihs motion to lay over was withdrawn, and the
! o<ler WAS passed by vote Of 27 tn II.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
AID. 1engacl.er presented petition to change
! the name OF Labor street to Veddor stroet+ with
an ordinance to that effect, which was passed.
! AID. Coey of.ted an order directing the Board
{3r,I,1; for u;H
WALKS on both sides Of Fourteenth street, from
State to Cla1k street. 1t Was passed
An order directing the Board Of Public Worta
| to prepare an ordinance for paving Meridian
at1cct from Dosplaincs to 11alsted Was passed.
| OFFICIAL BONDS.
| The official bonds OF John Amberg, Police
| Court Clerk, West Division, in tho sum OF
$4,000; aud Of John ONei1l- Oil Inspector,
! 81 10000 and Of Niles keloe City Weigher,
] $780, Hose referred to the Committee on Ju-
<uciary. .......-... ..-.-.
| v1ADucT on BLUE ISLAND AVENUE.
AID. Calerton offered 8 resolution, which WAS
! passed, directing the Board Of Public Works to
cause al estimate to be made OF tho cost Of
| yIaduot, aud approaches thoreto over the tracks
! OF the Cnlcago, Burlington l. Quincy aud tae
!; Northwestern 1aiiroAds, d. their Intersection
vita Blue Island avenue.
! LICENSING VEHICLES
! Aid. ODrien offered I'll amendment to Sec.
| of Chapter ST OF the ordinances-'' vehicles "
~-rel luirlog an peraons who own hacks, draJs.
EXPRESS Wagons, otc., to take out 8 license. It
! WAS referred.
/ uSoccUr1ED REAL ESTATE
t. AID. Cullcrtou offered the following, which
WAS adopted:
onDEnEp That the Committee on Fro and Water
te sud they are hereby directed to inquire into the
owned By tho city, and heretofore used for engine.
houses and other purposes and report to th's Council
at Its ud1t regular meeting how much OF said rEopazty
II any, in their opinicn, should be disposed Of.
| sTREEr NAMES.
AID, Culorton presented AL ordinance adopt
| ing the decimal srstcn OF Numbering stfeeta,
aud making Fulton street aud th3 river the di-
yiding line for streets running north and south.
AID. Dixon said that she old ordinanco should
be repealed.
AID Campbell moved that The ordinance be
referred to tho Judiciary Committee. It MAS 10
referred
t. 4 FLAoyAS WANTED.
AID. Campbell submitted an order directing
the Board OF Public Works to re- 1uire tho Ch1oa-
20, Burlington h Quincy Kallroad Company to
t9lacs d aagm.n ut the crossing Of thor track
ind Western ayeruo. 1t was adopted.
| WIDENING THE SOUTH DRASou.
The Board Of Public Works submitted report
to the effect that an appropriation Of 210, 500
was mads for the widening OF the rlser at
l,as been purchased Of Edwnrd Mcconnell for
10 0O0 aud that the work is cont acted to be-
ttDne before tho 18th Of Ap:i1 1874. Work OF
this description has usually been done uy steam
il scows and deposited in the lake; but, AZ
there arc = number OF streets in the immediate
rcighborhood which require filing to protect
the eewe1s to be constructed therein, the
ne il1orest ' Of the ~ city to employ
man and teams to excavato tie earth and haul it
upon such streets, and are OF the opinion that
the work can be done cheaply by them, without
the Intervention Of contractor, and recommend
the passage Of the following:
! Tho+ ~ r31h CCork hn mi
they are c1eby. authorized TO propcure necessary
chfDery and material aud To employ workman for the
| purposo Of e1cavadng the earth for widening the
South Branch Of the river At Tweny-second street,
according 10 plans dc tn the Office Of said
Board md to deposit the matert1 e1cavacd upon
such streets Id the vicinity require filing to protect
! the servers to be constructed therein.
Enxrossment was waived and the order mas
paesed. ...
THE EXPOSITION BUILDING.
Tie report Of the Committee on Wharvas and
! Public Grounds, In relation to tne extension Of