, 1874-03-24

cvcry foot OF ground It owned, moro bonoAt
would 10 derived by wny Of tnxes tban A. prcbo,,t.
Aid. stono said that only a60 waa dorlved
@ from property which. Y dtyidod into lots and
iho tnport was roforrot to tho Commtttcc on
Public !hlaltga with instructions to report in
Two woo1,s.
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES
lilo reports Of tito Committee on Jud'ofnry In
rolorenoo to tho claims OF john Win nj md
ot}icta for damages on account Of tho tga.lng
down OF tinir houaes during tllr tlro on South
1talatoa strect, lu Bopsembor, 1873, wore taken
cnim* 10 not allowed as tho oity was not liable,
and 'he m .aori.y reported II rtoor,rnentod tint
el,l LOU W alowod ae tho Council had tho nutllor-
itY to ron1'lnornto tho claimantst notwlthstnsl-
l4g the oftv was not liable.
Tho r1lnorlty report was AtlOnt03, veas g.
nays 6-1,;Sd"oll, Pickorng, Stone, Roldy, AMI
Campbell.
Tn1HTY-F1nsr BTREET,
Tho report Of the Committeo IN Streoto and
Alfoya. recommending tito pasAago Of All o1s1oe
m ordinance Tor tho opening of Thirky .aooond
tttonk, frOn Cottage Grove avenue to Cottage
place, was oouourrod in.
min con,n,,4.,. Lap IA atrsa. ovEn: .,.n so,,n
Division. roporsea adversely to the laying Of a
ras1roal track d, Thirty-irHt street BY tho CHI
cngo rla.e and Bar Mill Company. Tho report
was laid over for wook.
TuuBE IQL1GE Ohf8.
The report Of the Committee Oh Judiciary
recommending tho payment Of 41,230 to j. q.
Gobel fur caps furnished tho police Was onuonr-
rcd in. and an ordor directing tho Comptroller to
pay tho money Was lefoiroa to the Clork for en-
grossMent.
The Committee on Gas-Lghts, to whom was
roforrod tle rcanlutfon III rotorrnco t1 the fixing
by the city Of THO prico Of gus tor priya:o cot-
aumcrs, reported, recommending that 4 bo
placed on to, and tho report WaB conGnlrau In.
TIE GAS CONTRACT.
Aid. Qufrk offered the following:
Ordered, That tho Corporation Counsel be, and ho 10
hereby directed TO ako tho necessary measures to
null tho existing contract with tho gas companies.
It waB ndoptod-Toas, 10; nays, s as follows:
E;ski,std aoat, Isssaehsf. oannon, aarkh;, Eynoh
os'i@y. Experimentation D''n' o'''' s''n'' Camp
TO GET MORE rAY.
Tho report of tho Committee on judiciary
recommending tllat the pay Of tho C1lof oil
Deteot'vos tie increased @45 . month, aud that Of
LAID OVER AGAIN,
The majority report Of tho Committee on
George g. Ctark as member OF tho Board Of
Eduration, Aad the minority ropo' t, recommend
ing that ho be not confirmed, wero laid over for
week.
THE CITY rHY91QfAN.
Aid. Campbell moved that tho Council proceed
to tho o.siun Of City Physician.
AID. Hildroth moved as an amendment TINT tho
election bo postponed until Monday night, aud
tho anoudmont was agreed to.
THE WATER RATE.
Aid. Longaclor oGcrnI resolution directing
tho Board nf Pubic Works to p,rt whether thu
presont water rate cannot be reluood. Il was
passed.
THE VOTE Fob cuAlrMAN.
Aid: Bailey submitted resolution allowing
tho Aldermen who voted for Dixon to explain
their votes. It waB not entertained.
TIE LAKE FRONT AGAIN.
Aid. Pickering o1Iorod tue following, which
Was reforred to the COMMITTEES on Wlarvos and
Public Grounds:
Reso[rtd, That, in tho opinion Of tho Common Coun-
ell, the 1nercsts Of the City OF Chicago would bo
promoted by accepting the ocr Of Tue Illinois Central
Clicago, Durng. on h Quincy, and Michigan Cc,,trai
Raroaa Companies to pay sad city $500 o9o for quit
claim of tho cttys interest in tho mud lying between
Randolph and Monroe e1rocts and Michigan avenue
and tho rIlroad tracks OF sail rafoads-tlo convey
anco being mado by motos md bounds, defining the
e1act boundaries. and specialy providing that no
riparian rights shall 10 conveyed By said deed.
The Council then adjourned