, 1874-03-17
Aid. Dixon Elected Presiding
Officer,
Total Defeat and Disruption Of tho
Peoples Party.
Ordinance for the Regulation Of
Tenement Houses. =.
Division. Of the City Into Assessment
Districts.
Extra Gas Bills.

Clair.
AID. Campbell moved that tho Clork appoint
threo tollors to take tho vote on permanent |
President of tho Council.
In order.
AID. Campbell clatmod that tho Council WAS
REQUIRED BY Inv to proceed to tho election Of q
permanent plosiding officer. In case this was
not tono all aots would ho void. 4 temporary
Chairman could only 10 chosen for tho purpose
Of aiding in permanent election.
Tho Clo,1 took tho ground tint tho Mayors
bill did away with tho requirement. cited by AID.
Campbell, and tho Council wna acting uudcr tho
law OF 1868.
Aid. Richardson called AID. Campbell to ordor
for having already spoken once.
Aid. Campbell held that BY the act OF 1863,
tho law of 1868 was repealed, but, by tho Mayors
bill Of 1872, the law of 1860 waa repealed and
tho first law was revived.
Tue Ciork recodea from bis position, and tho
roll was cal1od on the motion to appoint three
teliols to receive the votoH for permanent Chair
man. The motion waa votdd down-1o yeas, and
~ nays. ..... ,.....-
Chairman by vote Of so yoas to nays.
The minutes OF the preceding meeting wero
approved without reading,
The Chair announced tue special M order to DO
this matter will be found in another column
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
After tue Sunday ordinance wRs passed, the
Chair announced that tho next order OF bus
moss wan tho election OF permanent pFeelalhg
officer.
Aid. Campbell removed hta motion to appoint
Aid. Foley moved to amend by having tho vote
| taken viva yoce. .....
Ald Woodman moved to amend by proceed
fne 10 ballot. The motion prevailed by q vote Of
IS to IL.
| Stout, and Foley.
| AID DIXON ELECTED.
Tho first ballot showed ~ for AID. Dixon, 1e
The Chair stated that Aid. Dixon having re.
sissa ssts 4ssaa %a9t ct Ct s sno
Aid. Richardson raieod tho point Of order that
tic ballot was informal.
The Chair ruled otherwtse, aud held AID. Dixon
AID. Lougaohor raid he believed there had
| been ono moro vote cast than there we're Alder
| men present.
Aid. Campbell moved tho appointment Of a
Committee OF three to conduct President Dixon
| to the chair, Tho motion prevailed, aud Aid.
Campbell, Lcnyacher and Moore were appointed
| the Committee.
AID: Dixon was conducted to his newly &C.
| uuired scat, and. with his face flushed with 4ou-
ct und axcnsablo pride, spoke ne follows:
GEsr1EnEs OF THE CoMMoN couso1I: return yon
daibe9aions. S Tbs position Of President clals,nan
Of many members Of tits Council that It is very try
psescted o1ae for eneavo'
TO discharge tie duteR Of the Office to the best Of s
ability, and nao to give satisfaction to oyery Alder
l hntA fair r1n nftG
& counei @ iis q assist Yoa lave giSen me-
Council that look uron Il as token Of better times
wien oltter aud harsh feelings that exist GetweaE
Let us, shcre4ore, act upon Ill subject nntters TIN
come be.ore us. upon which here 1nay be dihereuc
Pnon in a1 ~ 20
again. gentlemen, return you ny a!nce5s r., thank M +
for tis maiestation M Of yolr M conaasnce' The ohA
! THE DISAPPOINTED ONES.
| lThe election OF Aid. Dixon WAS great BUR
prise to, and defeat for, tho "Poople's Party
h1r Hosiue's faco darkeued to the hue Of |
thundor-cioud as tho vote was announced; Cnl
lerton looked rod aud uncomfortable, Whllo th
I.aw-and- Order minority we're al happy IS coult
, be.
Aid. Woodman remarked: "This is all duo t,
THE TR1DuHE'a report Of Hesing's aecret con
clavo." He might have added with eqnni truth
that 1t WIS also duo in great measure to th
!, adoption Of the motion to elect by ballot. thu
preventing the dictatorB Of tho Bo-called faithful
! "23 " from knowing how each Alderman voted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Az soon hs orGor waB restored, AID. Woodma1
moved to adjourn, but the motion WAS with
Aid. Hidretb presented a resolution directing
-. the Board OF Public Works to Btop the furtLo
> | filing OF Hastings stleet. It WAS passed.
: AID Schailnes offered resolution prohbtin
, smoking in the Council
This proposition excited considerable daoust
| $or ID n
t White, it was roteE1ed to the ChmmIttee on J,
o dietary, with instructions to report next Monda
8 evening. ..-..
j. GAS CONTRACTS.
q AID. Moore offered tho following:
wuEnEAs, It arpcars, from settlement made
Q ple's aas-ugSt and coke coinpsny md tho ohicat
ira prcassre, Covering period Of thirty months, oy
DS G1sas epns,se e Is We xoxn hit Mayor ed VIII
r yacating lila Office, left carefniy-preparol pape
fix @ 3Sss Ss = to Il hs Sen
|. Nt,oiusd Tint the Mayor and oomptroller be, Ut
II hereby are instructed to furnish this Council II ro
p By Mayor Modll lii order to assist tho Council
seteueut, aud also to aid their action In future 81
tloments With aAia gas companies. -. H.,
e. sSsf ns iS T
that they ay make against tho city for ths cosnm
tiou Of gus over tue contract ainount o. ayo feet
}. tra tims over "time table," without reporting
same to this Council.
AID Oullorton thought the whole pEooeedi!
resosluton rSs Sst q tie BE- oommittee on das Light
=. ALL Heath and Moore both stated that l
r. blame could attach to Mayor Medill tn the mn
r. tor, ~ he had repeatedly refuBed to pay Il
y. Tic resolution WAS referred.
IT, TENEMENT HOUSES.