, 1874-05-26
AID. Jonas Is In Favor Of Meeting tho
Expense by Selling City
Property,
And Wants Nothing Done till tie
Money is Thus Raised.
A Minority Report in Favor Of
Selling tho Luke Front,
Widening North State Street.


dent Dixon in tho chnir.
+. INVITATIONS.
An invitation for sho fnombors Of the Council
to take part In the decoration Of soldiers gravoa
WAS accepted, as was also an iyitasion to join
tile editora' lAko excursion.
nAt1iKa PRISONERS.
AID. III. D. Bailey offered resolution directing
that Justices Of tho peaco and Police sorgeantB
and statfon-koopors 70 asaiHt prlaonora In their
efforts to secure bai1 when arrested. It Was ro-
ferred to tho Committee on JndIoinry.
DECORATION DAY.
A resolution whs passed directing that I'll pub
lio of1ices DO closed on Decoration Day, ahd TO-
qnesting tho Mayor to issne proclamation
recommending ita observance aB general holi-
day.
A resolution to prohibit tho playing of base-
ball on public thoroughfares was referred.
ADDITIONAL orr1oE~HooM.
AID. Bphuiding ofTetod b resolution directing
the Finance Committee to confer with tho Board
OF Education and the County Commissioners o.
to tho propricty OF fitting up tho old Post olf'co
Building for additional city and county of1lcos
It WINS referred.
THE NEW COURTHOUSE.
Aid. Jonas offe1ud the following, which Nss re-
farted to the Committee On Public DuildlnGs:
Tia" haye IL ta hsto1 nf ihe nast c uu ~ "yca a
barrnssmont md general Oppression in business,
%any stanees @ fcsas IL ba1srap!ey @ s mi anu IN
WnSnEAa & Th1 M Mpfopr1ety q beginning Immediately
W .tl ta 49,. Jta - nna peen ~ Ana1 Is
nHc"nn ani AZ nno fountv 1hs ncnn1a and .bs Jas s
charging the legislative bodies ii whose hands tho
whole matser rcs.s with attempting to form combina-
tions for tho purpose Of securing at ouco Certain
architects to rovae the plans md commence the work
and 1uurn,.a M, n-,,,. en,,,,,, .o,,,.,,, -, A..
,,. IT, as ~ @ oa .ne
R ~ rotr3 " 'r rs ne
and manufacturing intoroas, ahoud 1t ieast susgsst
cauon and not too hasty action In the building of
our oonrs House; therefore, b Il
Mtso!sa Tnat eny further acton n refessnse 70
wharebs sny o1pensato Of mopey Would be involved,
| II further
Resolued, That no further expense DO incurrcd IN
reference to said Court-1fouse until the necessary
fncuns can be proaed without loVsng additional tax
~ sas nr a un ~ Go
retained for to usc Of lbs div. and when suc,ent
amount stsl have bean obtaned to wotraut te COM
mencoment Of CityHnl TINT this Council proceed to
employ and re1nn,c ase1tsst tS rsyi,o Of
maEo % aaois p,ans snu Waea snehpians s6nn @ nays
oe0u a"op'oaf " eoAo'e NV ote''oA "a Wy a""'
| a.. 18th. THE FIRE ORDINANCE.
Alo' Cnllotton presented an amendment TO the
ire ordnance, pToTidnE that any building
| Which ehall be ercotod horehftor shall hayo cut
|
| tees " 1lAo 70 oo plosluoa HAn Rooo, bao-
stanual coyer'ngi eacn person vlo1aslng tho Or
tn ,n NJ oe "s lons saan ~ n1I oEo @
than ~ Tne 1o ma it1Sf was fe'offoo 10 tno
| a., THE III; RELIEF RE q AND A1D eooIETr FUNDS.
-. nIa. al!alusn pfosentea !eh9!n.aon U oarecsn8
sne o9lpofatton coupeel ~. aua Gity Attotney ~. 70
n1 Ad socaty tn ho,I tho rn6nsv " .ent et =. }13.
Anu hlu ops4esy " ao1o t.a !9oney nent 10 tnls
oity after the groat are of 1s7l, an1 also sB to
.ne @ i'sns oA WV ooinp'io'iof ~ oenano Ills
SaMS. ,ITs. ,,.,.,. 4. A.. oa..;...o
An IMdioarv oraal1~ IT. ~ ta c,o"r,n ~ ~ ~ III
% o. 1 steasas ~ sno antfam ~ Az. III
alen Mno nas iaae xasl9us a3 assepts u ols9n-
~ ~ aa 4ngeasiSat! a Aa'o LILO @na1a VI sno Re-
Lux 1no ho s, ooc'ssy. .,,,n.
A.. c,,,..t Ins n9llsh J!a !SsESuLoa' ll.o
nla. E;i Eu;iteltEu, WY caaanu ~ 'Ist 1he Plaaen3
AoIlnB Holler inspector was not !e8ally elected,
W. ~ s,aso 1isi sIas t. "a
"ss os ma5oi on.s.u .;ss Joplaieu uaee.gu ~ Sosa
nsmeed ~ too ,oto - "o,nt ~. ""n n,tt"r a
1nauGea % = 'Go 20 '9.o 70 Gaant Ing % mas.er "as te-
1ofsea ~ sns ,.raa1 nu.n..en A. on 1n4o'Asy'
.,s Nm rna.at .aa mAatsh ts ,.ts utnns.
Aa. oullerton moved 10 lnstfnct tne CommtIee y
. on LoilvE ~ tepo1s ~ sne H. 'esouIon q - W sns
auvlsaon'5 VI elosAnB sno p1essy'"astot-snl
aaLuons,
"a, ada - scnanaer . efpla1n0o tnat Nc hao not h0o
LITE ap5, 70 as.1n at.ohu 70 ~ IT, .s,
AZ Iues..oh W noeiuu. ,a WEE Iuoptsu. .nous. u
nlo. sena1ner ealo " "oula not 20 posssolo fol
'no n1nrx. ~ ~ nnr oss 81! III,
n,l The Committee On Streets and Alleys NORTH
0lVlslont tepoeLou recommending t9o ahuul
mont q the :, assessment TOR The Widening o.
North state str1st.
A,a; dG;ampnoa saia that the o9naemnnt1?I mt =
p.ocdpulags naa aneaay ooon sonapleteu, anu u
have to pay Tor the improvement out OF tho gen
efal ia4d.
Aid. Lynch said that tho land damages wer'
assessed for 80 per cent more than the propert,
wss en in Ss ys es,ss nsoni T1oh % h. ts
to pay their assessments. This Corporation
Counsel was Of the opinion that the Council still
bud the power to annul tho assessment.
Aid. Mcarnth said that for the Council now t.
take any action In tho matter would be to inter
fore with tho Courts. Tho question was not Of
to Tue 1ustneas e er injusiness Of tue
matter. There was no question but what th'
city could be made to pay for the land con
denned. He WAS In favor OF referring the mat
ter to tho Corporation Counsel for his opinion al
to the power Of tho Council to annul tue aasess
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