, 1874-11-10
THE COUNCIL.
This Year's Ta1-Levy Fixed ut
Eighteen Mills.
Tho Council Will Not Appropriate
100000 for Increased Wa
tcr-Supply.
Reascns Of The Board OF Public Works
Against It.

heasCns OF the Board OF Public WoFks
Against It.
6a1o Of City Property Defeated.
The Common Council mot last evening,
President Dixon In tho chalr.
INSPECTION OF TIE FINE DEPARTMENT..
"A communication was received from tho
Doard Of Police md Fro CcmmRsionora, 1nvit-
lug the Council to accompany tho Board OH 4
tour OF inspection among tho 1ro-ongino .ho,lsea
Oh tho 11th OF November. It was accepted and
,plncod On 1lo.
NEW sunoo1-s1TE.
A communication from the board of Education,
asking nuthortty to purchase d scholastic on
the oo1nor Of Gilpin place and sibley atront, was
.referrod to the Committee on Schools.
THE NEW FINE COMMISSIONER.
A communication wnH received from tue Board
Of Underwrite,a. giving notice OF tho appoint
1nent Of John D. Drake Us member OF tho
Board Of Fire Commissioners, and asking tho
Council to confirm tho appointment.
Several Aldermen demanded tho reference Of
Tho matter to tho Committee on Firo mud Water
thus cutting OF Aid. Moore, who had desired to
,novo tho confirmation nf lilo appointment. Tho
matter was referred under tho rules.
TIE NORTH AVENUE nA1LnoAD.
Tho Committee On Railroads reported rec
ommcnding the passage Of m ordinance grant
ing to the Woat Division Railway Company tho
right to lay down and operate q horse-rnilway
upon North avenue, from Milwaukee avenue to
Humboldt Park. It was referred for engross-
mont.
TIE wATEn-Burp1Y QUESTION.
The Committee on Finance submitted tho fol-
lowlug report, which was concurred IN;
IN order sushoran tho ooposr norrow @rr
Co., havng had tho Hano under ady!Ronent, respoct-
@ g ats s' y n oro a4s WE 1s
p,pea It is thought this viii 10 all That can bo
The Board state 10 Your COMMITTEES hat lie % WORK ssy
src now tong ind expect to complete this year wilt
and by ths eoso of te season ths ci5 IN It's business
sentTe Win hsyo supply Of waser equal to hns q any
hoard to state to thcn In writing rs oan tno ssoo
COO DO used this ycar7 Second Il That necessary
to 30 e1pended u sho business portion Of tho city fur
With ther reqnrst, and tlotr communication In here
With submitted mid nado Part Of this report. In
placel on file.
Accompanying tho report was the following
communication from tao Board of Public
Works
Your Chairman, Aid. Monroe Heath, has submitted
tho following questions 10 tho Board If Public Works
tfrat-Can the $500 100 proposed by tho resolution
of AID. Dixon to be approprited for the purpose Of
laying watc1-n1a'na be expended ths scason If appro-
s.eond-1s that rum necessary to be expended With
IN ccntro Of tho city in order to Insure
sufficient Water-supply7
lho Board direct me, IN answer Of question arst. to
Ray that such aum could not bo oxpendod tLia year
MORGAN the moneys already appropriated DO expended
unlesa we nro fnvorcd with unusually open scason
And IN nnswer to question ueega nm directed to
proposed expenditure is unnecessary.
THO M r. n'Ha, q tue REcs in ne district
lake, Chicago avenue, Halsted street., aud Sixteenth M
1srest u 1o't inches. IL that Portion OF the South
s e y ss1 S1s sss,s res 4 ss 3
psa rs lastn'asionsd portion q tits istrst
e. e larger lhyd1ants When this work L eonneted.
at i in T. q st The bsar T be Il f
States. @'~A
The Board arc laying 2i-inch main on Eighteenth
street from Wabash avcnuo to canaport avenue: ana
along canarort evemue to johnson atrect, which, with
the s1eeraten ot The tunnel Under tic rlver !, i
hoped will ba completed before froste set n
The portion west Of the river is to be connected with
sao lonsh p,po on johnson street. which a to be
Wright and Canal v tho 10 Twsi fssTa1
botwesn Trsh nd pHf Haon ~ sea
and l2.sneh pipe on the snuo street between Harr.
With l.sgo ire lydrans aud eonnoeed with I'll tle
eli aufR aS n9 Weather
dangerous d&stliet In tho city. @e'~"'
.1n addition 10 this. the system Of rotcr.n,nes
throughout tho city ia being extended and Improved
<n 10 compotcd aA will be done that il possible 70
AlE1 SULLIVAN, Secretary.
nj
AID. Moore. Chairman Of tho EinRuca Com
mittee, presented the following:
Az orainaneo l''dns ta1ea for tie municipal year A.
sscrfoN j. TINT tho following tarea 70. the nun,cps,
yoar, oue thousand eight hundred aud aeyenty.four.
tho taxable real an personal property IN The cy Of
Chicago according to tho assessed value thereof for
Tires llIs md i've hundsod dtn and thlryoao t one
thouYandtha q 6311 ,ooo} Of Mill tle dollar to do
ts the general and contingent o1pouscs Of tho CITY
One mill md eighty-three ono-hunlretbs q sa-1eU
o. mt on the dollar foF ths purchase of grounds for
housca, and supporting and maintaining schools
Ons Mill and ninety onohundrcdths Il 9o-1oo, OF n
mill on tie dollar for the improvement Of the Chicago
Alyes and harbor, foE new brid9oo, tmproyement Of
eaga ot a
aAd for engines aud buildings for Hew waterworks In
tho Ws't Diyiaion and for the purchase Of grounds
One q mil tho dollar to meet the interest accru-
inAftar provided for.
to provide sinking fund for tho payment OF tie gc
A. sTw%ty-thseo one.hundredths {a3.l0o Of q mill on
she dollar to pay Judgments recovered against sald
city mud interest thereon.
~ Txsnsy.e!eht one-hunircdths t2sloo Of mill on
!he doas to provide for the expense incurred In max
et44 E1LaA0 improvements to Njt* tic fGOT1idE OF