, 1874-10-20
THE COUNCIL.
Railroad Tracks on Indiana and
Wells Streets.
Amendments to the Rulos Of the
Council.
Miscellaneous Business.

Tho Common Council mot last ovcnlng, rreel-
deut Dixon it, tho chair.
L1cESaE ron billiard TABLES.
An order, introduced by Aid. Eokbardt' 1n-
btruoting the Comptroller to no" rebHso OIL
stS each upon billiard tablos wlcto tho !'cohBa
for tho san,e was drocurcd prior to tno p"saaso
of the new ordinance reducing tho licehse ice
from e25 to 410, was rofcirod.
WATUHafrN.
AID n,ldrett offered m order directing tho
Bonrd Of Police and Flro Commissioners to sup
ply lhirty-egllt watch1nen, and nuthoiizin8 Tho
Oo,uutrolIur to mako temporary loan to covor
the ezpouse. Rofolred to tho Committee on
Police.
NEW BRIDGE At RANDOLPH srnEEr.
An order, presented by tho Board Of Public
Works. authorizing tho Comptroller to make a
Temporary loau Of $i2,850 Tor tho construction
Of IN iron bridge oYet tho river at Randolph
aticot, was referred to the Comnittco on
Finance.
AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE.
The order. passed last wcok, providing for thu
purchase OF 200 tlrc-afarm boxes, was reHcnded
mud passod over nEaln, with an emergency
clause, the Comptroller having refused to mako
tho temporary loan until lhts waH done.
THE nonsE-HA1LnoAD LAW.
In reply 10 tho resolution asking whether Sec.
81, Chap. 10, City Ordinances, recogniZos tlo
validity OF tho lIorse-Ra!lSay act passed Feb. G.
1866. the City Attoruoy submitted I'LL opinion 10
tho oifect that the section IN To wny ,ccoenizcs
tho loSal authority OF tho Legislature, without
this concurrent nsBcnt Of tho city. to grant tho
oxtnna!on Of tin,o mentioned III said act. Tho
language omp!ovcd in this section IL clear and
unmiatakablc, and the City Attorney cannot ur-
dcrstand how it can possibly bo construed rs III
any manner hssont'11g 20 OF fa1'ASlnH 'no oct
OF the Legislature telorred to. Therefore.
BY the adoption OF this section. tho question aB
~ .t,o ,o,rar of .bc 7,oc;e1nturo ,yi,ore t,,o
... 10 Ia. ~, -...,a .,,.,.
ot'S"'Aoas '.'0oos ~ s"o et.'' " oA>.e1 01o''
ttne, resnolhs unaffected; auo, a11er tho tlna
originally granted to the Company by tho Coun-
cil tn nnerato i'm frsnchins a}nII haye exp,rct1
49, ,.e,nI .,,tL.x;.,. s W.. a.;,1..,,a T., a,a;sa
-. 20. IT., ~. .sss, ~
Such powor mny % Called IN question, IN tic
taH1e manner, nnd Will lllse e1leot, ac might have
been douo had tho ordinance coutainin. said gcc-
rvs rnruruorar con.nr,
Ala nic,,arI.on n,1srod m nrd"r rvh;ch ,v.s
roasad ttro.,;nr tl,a Honrd nf pnhi:c Worta a. -
confer with tic Law Department, and to 10 y pro- o.
l,iEit tina ercct,on of m iucloa,,re arnund' tne
east hatf ot lie -Iiouao mnre, # It cnn ho
i"~oll : Ionc, - - N''' W
nsl1,nnAn ox sonru wr1rs srnrrr
Uador the head Of ''UniInishol business"
thn Camel toni IN thu rorort of lin Gommi1tcc
~ Wv H1,.si. iii 49, ~. ,it. ~ ~ .e i ~. .I
My nonn ~ 1,a;i,e t,,,sa s ~ wv
constrIct nnd onerato holse-rai,ynv IN F,fth
e.a,,.,n ad Nort Wo,Ia a,reot tr'rc narja
.naat - ~ sar.s ~, atr,os 'AoA1 A'0Ne'Vn
lid. FitzeoTall understood that thoro vas
some oppoBitipn on tho pnrt OF uroperty-ornors
nm Mati, Wnija ,traot ' e"A' ~
~ IL sa,,,Tnnr mun sS A,a c,r,,r,, ,ot,,
o,"a H.. ttan 500 +.,>. -, s,,,o.;t, hs,o
to tho r,i1r I'd trnoN. "N''
Eosc,tieiss. ia 17tt4cora1d },e,s,o1 that :,
vas rchcmo nf cecatsn and tI"t Ia ,,1or.
VISA hIhelno " epcca!astua, al1 tuat tuo plop-
IA Snhatroor Sa,no nai ~ os, .;,,,,o
,,,onot~.nMncr ,xhn ,Soa o,nosaI ,nt s'nei'
eI SI Ti'xgsra,d VAS nnnh,e to riyo " ~ INV nom,
but contiptlcd to opposa @ % Ito ordinacs. I'd ''D'''
tn ar :. a rorra s thn a,1 En oSs. ~ aa
slossmens. gro s'' 40 A'''A'0 " '0' WILL ''f oA
n, oS "EsT iSn!ASA STREET
a,ran n a,s sevss s, y ;Io on
o.a,esa ",I re ra;, sa +roaI. w., s a
% osa,o'aos sra,l ~! i. i!"sny sA on meas 1naaA'n
ettooe. from tlnlstod 90 llofho aI[oel: mas cou-