, 1874-08-04
Completing Wooden Buildings.

Water:
WMsnEAs, Long delays frequently occur IN turnlns
Intervening botMcen tho 1sp-alarm boxcs, sua from
The fact tat PARTIES who nruatod With tho koys
stllvcovsrod, thereby BubjccsinG tho parsy WHO do
tea 10 give tho alarm 10 lung aul unuecpsaary delay
WHEREAS, It is we-aotoa fact that, II nres ara
not promptly checked hy orr Fire-Ds1mrtnleut wlo
in toEr luctpicucy, there IL great danger TINT our city
s Tss tho u o rr
Alarm Telegraph be, and hs y hereby, nstsueted 10
furnish HI eatlnata oe sufficient humber Of Aro-
alarm oozcs to place ut every atrGctcrosslnR III te
moat cxroaea districts Of tho city to argo md Dan.
gcsols conlagrattuns.
pna submit m estimate Of tbs coat Of tic uau,e to e
Council for THUR approval.
Tbs following, otfcrol by AID. N. B. Dailoy.'
was referred to The Committee On Fro anu
Water:
Rtso|red, That nll roofs shall b covered with cor
r1'Batn lron Sumo other rcrrouI lnatarlal ins,-
lated from Tie raftcrs or Woodwork tilst tho tloor-
tost Of Ill stores aud warehouses aLal bo covered
uoro Inches tlirk With cement Or mortar preyous 10
ayng t!c floor, SUD tue under sllo ot aaA 1osts coy
ck from tho os ad s ps a of ssa ron
covered Or mora i"ehea thicx NTH cement or
mortar.
NEW ESdlSE-uousE.
An ozder was referred, directing tho Board Of
Punlfc Works 10 procood at once and advertise
for proposals for constructing an cngIne-houso
ou tho corner of Liuco|n aud Ferdinand etrooss
A communication, anlbodyiug Tho resolutions
passed at rccont meeting Of citizcna Of the
sixth Ward, protesting against Tho cxto:sIon of
tho flrolinlits, was rofesrod to tho Committee on
Ttro aud Water.
TIE FfEE-DHrARr3tESr,
AID. Campbcli uifcrcd resolution, which wap
rofcrrbli, calling npon tho Board Of Police and
Fire Conainissioncga to report tho nnsnbor and
location OF euBlne-h0ltsea having o capacity for
two engines eac1l; also what action lns beeu
taken by that Board, auco tho fire Of July IA,
towards obtaIning more -engincs Aooss, Ind
ders. ETC., aud generally making tho Eiro-De-
partlnont more offett,ye.
DANGER FNosf sltArfSqg
Tho following. onorcl by All.T. r. DniIoy,u mas
roferfc1 to tho Committee on Tlrc and Watar:
EnEaEAs. ARrcat many Ares occur lu tho aothwest
ror4iun q hr y through tlo carelosauess certain
saanse ssesssy I sG @ fe fsta Sa t 10 a''
Rao{red. That tho Boar Of roltco 10 mud they sre
hereby INSTRUCTED to put = stop to tue Of sucl
snSings aB tia standard fcl III private resdeuecS no
'le storage o6 susb fnel viii aafuly aRaust arc.
mills and ohcs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s estaSsSeata is VIZ
have built reroof raulls for tho glorogs of shsyilrs
A,petltion from the oAlesgo, 4; haywood rail-
road Company tor tho rigllt Of way atont; certain
streets was lnid oil the tabla temporarily,
Wl.Yr eide Gtyy-tGAtb.
AID. II. D. Bailey offered tho following, which
was referred to tho Committee On Public Build
iuga:
WaEnEAs, It Ii understood esstaie parties IN tho
West Division stand rudy to donate beautiful slto
for i City-tInll; aud.
WfEHAa i ls beloved by many Of orr best citizens
tla. It would ls ecouon,y the part of ths city to
build iss own buildings independent Of tho county;
]ssosv,, That tho Comptroller bo and 1e ls hereby
tnstreaea to advertise for SITE for Hall In tho
Wess pylsioa 81 tho city, provided tho sa1ns DO
donateu to tho city frcs Of cost.
AID. CanlphoIl inquired what would 10 thu
Etatus OF tho throo architects eloctod.
AID. Woalman said 1t was pronosod to elect
tllroa more architects.
PROPOSED RECESS
Aid. bchaffner moved that when tlIo Council
adjourn It 10 uasil the f}sat Monday in aoptcnl-
hor,
Aid. Ildreth favored the motion because tho
Committee on Fire and Wator would not be
ready to report for ttlrea wetka.
AID. Wopdnlan suggested tat each Alderman
leave his address Tor tho convenience Of tho
GRIND Jury.
Aid. Cullerton opposed the proposition to ad-
tonrn. bccanse tic city wnB without tro.ordi-
tihstoe as the one pasted July 20 was Illegal aud
inopotatve.
Aid. Campbell thought the Council ought to
stay a,tll finish tho 1Iro-ordnaDce aB q uIlmber
OF ArraAta had hoou made. and tue authorities
wero awnittnE the action OF tho Council.
AID. ScilnnUer insisted that nothing could be
done toward fire-or&[unnce II tho Council ro-
Maiued ill session.
Tl,o motion to adjourn to the first Monday IN
hentenlber 'saa voted down, I
Th$ Councll adjourned. !