, 1874-06-27
THE COUNCIL.
Confederation of tho Esti mates
Continued.
Increased Appropriations for tho Firr.
Department..


of the Annual Appropriation btll. AID. schAHne,
n the chair.
TIE FIRE DEPARTMENT..
Tho first tom for consideration Waa that Of
$4,000 for opgine-house on Lincoln street, neal
Indiana.
AID. Quirk moved to increase thia itam IA
$l5, 600. Carried.
AID. cullcrton moved to Htriko ous the item Of
q 800 for hook md ladder truck. Lost. rht
itom Was adontcd
!no 1oilo"1fg ttoms woro adopted without do
pato; steam-heater, $3.50; hoas-oart, $500;
Six hofaee. u, zoo ; harness and blankets, $40;
hor8o feed and ahocing, $833 pay Of two foro-
men, ono ongineor, aud nine Arenaon. eIo,8g0;
bedding, furniture, etc., ssa1.eo 1000 feet new
hose. 81. 400.
Aid. Foley moved to appropriate $1,000 to nd
in tho purchase Of lot corner OF Franklin ard
Washington atreots, aud 81, 900 additional tor
IN engino-houso building, Carried.
Itosns for the equipment Of Tho cngino-houpe
on Wclls street between Goethe aud Granger
streecss, amounting to ,22l, losa unaxpauded
balance Of last yoar, amounting to S7,095, uoro
adopted.
1tems wore adopted for an ongine-houao, en-
gino, equipments. etc.. on Thirty-1fth street,
near Hatstoa, amounting to &1o.os2.
AID Coey moved to Insert $4,000 inato.d Of
$1,000, for an engine-houso to bo erected Oh
Third avenuc. noar Twelfth street. Carried
The following items wore then adoptcd
For purchase Of two hsst-class hra-engsnos tn 70.
place two now unreliable from long acrrtce, s9,oo
Two lghs IT., wagops Sly; ono fus.wagon. $500; two
sage M 81 sss soSi ana %s
nlne months $3.50; tools for making and rorr.ir,s
Ss s}2o sa s sd no Gose:a @ %
nof-TalvEs at Si2a each, 81 $50.
For deficiency 70 appropriations of former yasra
pars ssR' e 'spss bnass fur
Adopted.
FIRE ALAnM TELEonAPH.
For hftcon automatic hoIes at $3.50 o.ch, S3,75O;
lines for boxes, $1,000; talking circuit for Firo
1arahais. sl5oo: four gonxa for lo.ses 81 ,oo: two
ter BY Err
s.reeta 400 changing slz bell atrikera to seyer.a
ons repair wagon, s2o9; one Concord Wagon. s2oo;
two horsea, $3.50; contingent expenses, 31,0oo.
| HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
In view Of the laborious duties Of tho NOM
bers OF the Board Of Health, as be sail, Aid.
ii, 500 each, instead Of $500, as recommended.
Az; Richardson (aat1slcally)-" Better make Il
Aid. Campbell Gn earneat) moved to mako
thoir Salaries just what the Aldermen got
nothing. He thought tho Board Of Health
nuisance and unnecessary expense. Tho bost
| way to get rid OF 1t waa to cut on the saitrY.
Aid. Cullerton explained that biz motion waa
| not In oarlloat.
AID. Quirg WAS opposed to atriktng tho item
| out. In cholera timos tAa ,nembers Of tic
Board Of Health wer0 very useful.
AID. Cuiorton said they would mover b. found
| In cholera timeB.
AID. sidwell Thought their dutiea woro nothing
liko SO laborious or important as thoao Of tho
| members Of the Common Council.
| Aid. Richardson inquired Il the Board oi
Iealth, outside OF DR.. Miller. dld anything at
AID. 0ampboli replied that thoy did nothing Mt
all but to audit bills. He said It waa unfair to
pay the Board Of Hoalth for doing nothing,
| when tho Board Of Education did ton titnoa tito
labor and neither receiyed nor asked any SALARY.
| ishel ut tho next session Of the 1cgiHlataro.
AID. Richardson boiieTed that the bull. Of tho
work was done by DR.. Miller, who could conduct
| way altogether
The motion to strike out tho eutire item for
salarics Of tho Board OF Health was lost By q
vote OF Is for and 18 against.
On tic vote to a1opt tho item thoro was tie,
| and it was declared lost.
In connection with tho Item Of $2, 600 for
salary Of tho Sanitary superintendent, Aid.
Dixon moved TO increase II to $4,000. and But,~
y es eHa .sa ssss Sy gos9s s B Raaifss M upon
Aid. Campbolt called attention to the fact
TINT Aid. Dixon had invariably voted to increase
snlarioy, aud yet he expected to bo the uoxt
h1Avorl He hoped The gsntloma9nn, 9n,. would taka
Aid. Dixon rotorted By SAYING ulAt Aid.
proprriation Of 8101,000 to sener 1oms prairie
iandH away out beyond Western avenue.
Tho Chair called Aid. Dixon to order sharply
for indulgfng in poraopaltlcs.
Tho motion to increaBa the salary OF the San
itarr Superintendent to $4,000 was adopted.
AID. Quirk moved to strike ont the itom OF
S2,400 for tho Hoalth Ollcer'a salary. There
was no need Of such an officer. Lost.
Aid. Hildreth moved to mako the Health on
GERS salary 81 GOO. Lost.
The salary was a1ed At s1,6oo on motion of
| Aid. Pickering.
Aid. Pickering moved to make the salary Of
the Secretary Of the Board Of Health $1,200, ill.,
stead Of 81 900. as recommended. Carried.
AID. stone moved to nuke tho salary Of tho
Registration Clcrk 81 400, instead OF $1,000, as
recommended. Lost.
Tho SALARY was fixed at el.ooo as mas alao the
salary Of the Health Ofllce Clerk
Il THE SANITARY FoL1oR.
AID. Stone moved to reduce the sanitary police
force to eighteen instead Of twanty-four men, aa
| recommended.
lid. Ooey spoks in favor Of tusnty-tou1
aid. sfdwell moved that thoro be twaty-one.
AID. T. F. Bailey moved tnAt thore be twonty'
saTcH.
Aid, Cullortou moved to strike out altogether,
and only provide for four Meat Inspectors at
81, QUO each. 1t Waa the duty OF tue fobulal
; police force to find out uuaaucea and report to
, their sergoants. Tho presoat sanitary policemen
were In the habit Of spending tholr tlmo IN
zaloons and he also charged that thoy received
con.nsisslona On night scavengos work, ,,,,.
Aid. Quirk hold that 1t waa simply 1mposstolo
for the regular policemen to attend to sanitary
matters. He know Of sx saaltsry pol'ooneA
who dldu't drink oycn q glass OF lager. ,,-
Aid. T. :. Bailey said they ought to b Dis
charged, Il thas WAS the case. -, ,..,~
AID. Pickering was in favor OF A1d oollef'
7 tou's proposition. n,,..
Aid, Jonas believed thnt the regular police,
force aroady had moro dutlea than they could
probably Rttond to,
) Tlo motions to maize tho number Of sanitary
police q and ~ wero loat, aa was aso Ali. cul-
= Ut - each WAS adopted.
For smallpox hospital. ...."......"...,3aMt aMt
| For ptint!ng and stationery. aoo'
.. Ald. iIildgoth moved to reduos to e97,247 the
:, | itorn for day geAYong0r work