, 1874-02-24
THE COUNCIL
r presentation Of Reports, Petit
tions, Etc.
The Ordinance Prohibiting The Use Of
Stcam-Powcr OH Clark Street
Taken Up.

The Report Adverse to It's Pns-
sage Adopted, nnl then
seconsldcrcd.
Ameetfng Of the Common Council was hold
last evening. Mayor Oolvin bcing absont, AID,
Minor was called to tho chair.
TIE CANAL.
AID. Hildroth offered b resolution providing
for special committee OF five to report on tho
cause Of tho failuro Of tho 1llinoia l. Michigan
Canal to furnish auitablo drainage.
AID. 0ullerton oaled for Its reference to thu
Committee on Harbora mud Dridgos. It nas 80
roforred.
t. hTacELLANEous.
An ordinance Was passed. directing tho Board
OF Public Works to cause tho railroad companies
to place flsgmAn at tho Intersection Of Carroll
aud May stroets.
petition for tho opening OF Milwaukee
avonuo from Nnzie to Lako atroot. signed by
1000 poreons, WAS roferrod to tho Commlttco on
Streets and Alleys, West.
4 petition from the Executive Board OF tho
htincra' and Laborers' Benevolent Association,
and of tho Board OF Trade, Of Doseburgh, pa.,
asking for relief for 1,200 destitute people, WIS
1aloIteu ~ tuo onlGa8o 1<ene1 anu Aid Society.
street, west to Clark street. was roferred
An orlor authorizing tho Comptroller to a1yer-
tiHe for bidR for d Bchool-honHe eito south Of
Chicago avenue and wost Of Clark street, in tho
North Division, was referred to tho Boa1a ol
Education.
An ordinance amending tho ordinance provid.
tng tor tho assessment Of tn1oa was reforred to
the Committee on Judiciary. Tho ordinance
contomplates the appointment Of fiye Assistant
ABBeBsorB.
Tho annual report Of tho Chicago Ro1iet md
Aid Society was received and placed on file.
An ordinance was passed. for tho Strengthening
Of Douglas place from Indiana to South PARK
avenues.
Tho Committee on Dridowoll reported recon.
monding tho passage Of resolution directing
tho removal Of tho 6mnll-Pox Hospital in Lin.
coin Park. Il was laid oVor.
The eame Committee reported IN order directs
Ing tho erection Of wall betwoen tho Small
PoE Hospital and the Brldowol. It was laid
over.
Tie Committee on Licenses reported forl
passage an ordinance regulating tho sale OF
liquor Sunday. 1t was laid over and mado the :.
special order Tor next Monday evening. Tho
ordnaneo snes permits saloons to be opon after
The Tho dcmmttee <; M y. On dea.1ight reported rcoom-
mending tho passage OF q resolution directing
tho Board OF Public Works to report no ordna1-
ce1 for lnmp-poats except upon streets in which
ghs-mains hnyo boon laid or are about to bo laid.
Tho report WAS laid over.
Varioua roporta Of 2 routine character wero
presented' mostly calling for lamp posts and
laying over and publishing, and such WAS tho
disposition under the rulos The number Of
orders Of this kind grew 30 large that Aid. Camp
bell inquired Whothcr the meeting waB held solo
" for the bonodt OF tho Inter- Ocean.
sTEA.1 ON SOUTH CLARK STREET.
Tho special order, the ordinance providing fir
tho prohibition Of ntoam.power on South Clark
; street, was taken up (The ordinance, together
subject. wore published i'll The TnrRuNE Of
Aid. Dixon moved to concur in tho minority
report and paHs the ordinance.
AID. Stone moved to concur in the minority
report.
AID. sidwell ead it waH an important question
Mhothor tho Council had tho power to prohibit
ordinances to show that tho Council bad SUCH; u
power. It was we'll known that there was grcat
mood for additional north and south streets in
tho South Division, and 1t was d pressing noces-
removal OF the railroad tracks. Ho hoped tho
ordinance would pass. f,
:. AID. Dixon spoke in favor OF tho paB1ago Of,
tho ordinance. Ho had evidently prepared hi1n-,
self ut great longth. III he held tho floor for over
half an hour, during which time tho Council,
practically, took roceBs as nearly all the Alder
men left their Beats. The Chairman grew tired
Of presiding ovor empty desks, and called thom
Aid Coey hoped that tho Council would SYM
pathize with the distressed property~owners aud
residents Oh Clark. stroot, and pass tho ord-
nance.
AID. Campbell said tho passage Of tie orai-
nanco would rabult in inducing tho people Of
othor parts OF the city to petition for similar
ordinance. Ho did not believe it was good pub
ic policy to pass the ordinance, unlesa tho Coun-
ell WAS ready to impose tho same regulation
upon other railroads.
AID. Richardson opposed the passage Of the
ordinance on the ground that tho peoplo WHO
utr P,u1,& k.rs&1
full knowledge that tho tracks wero there.
aud it was ordered.
The voto on tho motion to concur In the mi
nority report WIS as follows:
Yeas-nichardson, Warren, Pickering, Stone, Hi1-
%Ecth oREien 1aS T. qa11 w9o%a3 Me
EsysfssS H,TsR, . ossy T5,tsso,fa, :5us saxs rss
senintz, He'a' @eolo~fs Da''y' H. By prana'
Aid. hfoGrath moved to reconsider the vote,
because he did not believe this was o proper
way to dispose Of question .1 Ct this magnitude
sago Of the ordinance, Concurrence in tho
minority report did not dispose Of the question.
The Council must yoto on the ordinance. Ho
this ordinance SHOULD paes,. similar potitions
would come from Ill parts Of the city. Tho sAmo
noceasity did not exist
Aid. Dixon proceeded to argue tho question
AID. Richardson raiaea tho point Of ordor TINT
Aid. Dixon Ind spoken twico to tho question.
The Chair did not sustain tho point Of order,
whereupon the lobby nppiauded.
AID. Richardson demanded that tho lobby bo
kopt quiet.
AID. Dixon said they wero all good citizens.
AID. Moore aud Woodman both nlado an effort
to reprcss Aid. Dixonfa apoooh but they wore
not eucce8sful.
AID Dixon went On with ronowed vigor, saying
that ho was surprised ana shocked Ut the rnntl-
nor In which tho Council had treatol the QneH-
ton.
Aid. Lougachor moved To 10y on tho table tho
motion to reconsider.
AID h1oGrath moyod to an,ond by making tho
motion to reconsider tho special order for no1t
Monday evening.
AID Woodman claimed that tho minority ro-
must bo voted !" Shall tho report, US amended,
be now adopted ?"
Aid. Dixon said TINT he lad 8ouotlng moro to