, 1874-01-20

ruling waa directly IN oppoaition to tho Chaeter,
antt ho hoped, out Of scconcy, he world with
draw tho decision md allow n voto to be takoi
Oil tho motion to reconsider.
AID. Corcoran said TINT, as Chairman Of tho
Committee on Fro and Water. ho folt impollod
to speak on this question:! Tho Comnlitteos re-
to give Mr. Hamilton M opportunity to uloarly
ostabisl. lis competency !; but ho had lttorly
fafled to paas tho examination, And tho
Committee waa reluctantly cnnlpulloa to report
aga!nst tho confirmation. Tho Committee l1lIl
done ita duty, Regardless Of tts wish to support
Aid. schafrnor said that tIno should bo grant
Cd for tho Council to consider tho question. Tho
Mayor was guilty OF MI not Of arbitrary ruling,
both III commissioning Hamilton 10 quickly and
order.
The Mayor asked If Aid. schaffncr meant to
say that tho Mayor should wait week boforo
commissioning an officer.
AID. Sohatfuer said ho did not nlenn TINT but
l!o did moan to take exceptions to tho ruling Of
tho Chair on tho motion eo reconsider.
Adj. Cuorton held TINT tho motion to recon-
slider was IL ordor, and the Council should net
right to commission tho Boiler Inspector until
bis bond Ind boon approynd by the Council.
The Mayor Baid tho Council Ind nothing to do
with tue n,atter. Tic bond was to bo approved
by the htlyor.
Aid. siawcll moved that tho Council adjourn.
AID. Woadtuan demonstrated TINT question
Was ponding, and tho motion WAS out Of ordor.
Tho Mayor ordered tho Ulork to cali tho yeaB
and nays md tho motion to adjourn was loat by
a vote Of IL yeas and 26 Maya.
Tho voto on the appeal was thon taken. rs fol-
Iowa:
Itas-warren. Dixon, sidwen, spaulalng, schmitz,
A. p Bailey. lItldrotb white' Stout Lonsachor,
tng, Stone 1e,.ly Sicc1ofy oulIsrton 9,l',en T. u.
bell, Quirk, Cleveland, Ecklurdt, Atc9rash, Mahr,
scliafner, Cannon, Murphy, corcoran-2e.
So tho deuision OF tho Clair was not BuB-
tanned.
A vote was then taken on the motion to re-
consider, 90 follows: Yeas, "a nays, Il.
AID. BchaiTner moved that the confirmation Of
hlr. Hamilton bo laid over ono woel, and be
made the special order for Monday evening.
ue hoped TINT every Alderman would take the
trouble to ascortau AIr. uani1tonH right to the
position.
Aid. Pickering said tho Council wns prepared
to vote on tho confirmation right away.
Aid. Schaffuor wanted time for himself.
AID. Coey also wanted time to look into hIr.
Ha1niiton's qualifications.
Aid. 8chAi1nor'a motion. to POSTPONE action on
the confirmation, md mako it the Bpeciai order
for noxt Monday evening, was atopted.
THE CITY WE1oMEn's noND.
Aid. Richardson, FROM the Judiciary Commit
tee, submitted M ordinance amounting an. .orfli-
nance entitled "Weighers," wherein 1t waa rot
forth that the City Woigher should give bonds
directly to the City Of Chicago. Engrossmeut
was waived, aud tho ordinance was adopted BY o
full vote.
THE SMALLPOX HOSPITAL.
Aid. Schat1ner moved TINT tho wall between the
Post House aud the House OF Correction bo con-
structed without delay.
AID. Culierton moved to refer to tho Commit
toe on Judiciary.
Several Aldermen called for reference to the
Committee on Dridaweli.
It WAS 10 referred.
V,,11o oFfo 1rAi ,oafit,
tho Corporation Counsel to give M opinion as
to whether tho City OF Chicago had right to
locate q smallpox hospital On the slto Of tho
Bridewell.
on Judiciary.
An ordinance for ourbiug. filling. and paving
North Clark street, from North avenue to
Fullerton avenue, ~aa referred to the board Of
Aid. Whito offered a resolution directing the
Board of Public Works to compel tho Pitts
Lurgh, Cincinnati i st. Louis Railroad Company
to improve Carroll street. Tho resolution was
adopted.
Amendments to the ordinance relating to
haoks submitted by Aid. Warren and Richard
son, we're reforred TO the Committee on Llcensoa,
CARS AT MIDNIGHT.
Aid. II. B. Bailey offered resolution direct
ordinance which requires tho various street ratl-
way companies to run cars az late as 12 o'clock.
The resolution WAS ndopted.
HINT TO TIE CLERK.
Aid. Cu1lerton submitted tho following:
ORDERED. That in all votes In this Council where
the yeas and nays called Tor, tho Clerk shall III
al,c caaes hand tho taylis to tho pzcsidiug otcsr
without announcing tho result.
Tho matter was referred to tho Committee on
| Judicsary.
| Aid. Clark offered resolution directing tho
Board Of Police to enforce tao ordinance relating
| to cleaning snow from siaowalks* It was ro-
| ferEed to the Committee OIL Police.
THE GAS CONTRACT.
| Tho Clerk road the opinion of the corpora.
I ton Counsel Oh tho subject OF the contract OF
| the city with tho gas companies. The opin-
ion is to the effect that the conclusion to which
! tho Corporation Counsel has como ii that the
| Common Council to make 1t, or authorize 1t to
| he made, and therefore not binding Oh the city
lie ctes sovoral authorities IN support Of hii
Tho matter was referred to the Committee or
| Judiciary.
| STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Qrdinances were passed for tue improvement
OF various streets, among others one for tue ex
| tension Of Calumet avenuo from Douglas avenut
tn Valiquetto's Subdivision.
| Aid, Bcha1uer moved that the Committee o.
Judiciary have leave to report On tue nomination
Of Louis Wahl as Commissioner Of the Board o.
| Public Works.
Aid. Cullerton objected, and tho report wat
| not received
| CAPT. HICKEY.
The report Of the Committee On Police wal
| presented recommending the confirmation OF N
q. Hlcloy % police Captain, It is signed b,
AID. ". II. Richardson, Oullerton, Murphy, ant
Mahr.
AID. schaffner demanded that the report b
laid over and published, mud tho Chair decide;
| that it must be dono.
Tho Committee on Judiciary reported, recon
mending tho confirmation Of 1ouia Wahl q
Commissioner Of tue Board of Public Wor1s. l
! was ordered laid over aud published.
The Council thon adjourned.
FINANCIAL.