, 1874-09-08
TIE COUNCIL,
They Want Light On tho Ar.
chitect Question.
Ald. Campbell 1lourns Over tho Fato
Of Ills Resolution.

Of Ills l{GS0llltl0Ns
Hurry Up The Fire Ordinance.
3 The Common Council mot last oyonlng, prosi-
dont Dixon IN tho UhaIr.
RELIEF ron T1IInaTY HATS,
Among batch Of petitions road ma ono from
Times printors asking tl,at tho SALOON known Us
the Printers Exchange" on Fifth nyonue, bo
| permitted to remain open nftor IL o'clock. It
waa referred to tho Oonn,ittoo on Police.
HURRY ur TILE gEronrs.
Aid. Jonas aubmfttoa tho following, which,
| was roforrol to tho Committee On rjro aud
] Water:
WHEREAS, Tho recoat conhngra.ion whtcl, proved
disastrous to OUR city Inn aitain Almontshc oir
taxpayers md otizons af Cicngo Of tho im1nodlate
woodon buildings Or iirotraps; aud VI A'' ''l'
sSs H. s ssssa % ', ,s - s ass
n s ths as oonn ,S r. s ora
out my dcnato aw rreaeiibng Of tailnlng eter tho
kMl Ut material or 1nannor Of building ailtl
NlInEAH, Wo aro resolving tho ccnsnte Of tho pco-
proper ord!uance for tho protection Of olr city nte
t,riDnt1ing o,,r on rdy actlon to political iniaenco
Re'oirtl, raat tha Council call nron tho COMMITTEES
to whom tito matter rcforred for their report, mud
that MI ora!uaaco he prepared nnd IaaHod without
further delay.
THE COURTHOUSE ARCHITECT QUESTION:
Aid. Jonas offorod tho following which wcro
reforred to the Comtnitsoo OH Public buildings.
WHEREAS. The recent decoion of tAe Lsw Depart
ss o esgns n a no 9 an,y n1Ea o. res
contro! aud suIcIntenl thu erection Of City11a1
n'l court-1fnlso anal.
moro convenient nni bser regulated otfea nnd court
rounB. thoae at present occupied being entirely inaao
,1lust soop ilccesaato; iarge oxponitsre for tle
renal Of othor aud better observation-disclosures there
iesolrcl. That Tho proper authorities 10 instructed
10 proceed without tclny to secure competent nrct-
loot architects to perfect pnns for 0Ny-1Ia and
bcon completed u,.d adopted, tlat said Hoard of pu-
lie Works Immediately proceed to conleAsN tho erpc-
tiio @ amount n ot 1noaey now Oh hsn, bolOnEng 10 tho
ballingfunl, aud such other noncy % may be de-
rysd drom tho sale Of eo,Stn ta9 e,y
| legislative authorities Of tho city.
MORE Lfanr WANTED.
| In connection with this subject, AID. Richard
| son obtained unanimous oons0nt to present tho
| following report OF tho Judiciary Committee:
thu opinion Of tho Corporaton Uornacl In relation to
tho election Of architects for City 1inl having had the
saii opino,i aeo,na 10 cover thr ground Contemplated
by tho resolution asking for tho Bat, nit, asacrH in
iio viii, rsore,ec Is lilo cy.iai areecs &c tha tvs ~s
lid before VIC proceeded tn tho election Of archttccta
| on tho evening Of July 81, last past.
hut, tie trat Atep necessary to lis taken by the
city toward The erection Of it's portion Of tile City
Hall viii hc to secure t,e sorytcea Of ono
architects las beea questione md It Is o tho nost
yitu importance TINT should know whether hayo
s s 2 bns ss %sG epasa s ,es 9sss @
! unl thai tho following resolutions 10 laased:
Eesa!rfa That tto corporaon Counsel 10 aud he u
curiest convenience, With his additional opinion On
t'o following ro!nts; l. 9ocs Or 1oea not Tho third
rght to erect Jtty.uas q Illus thu Council from tSa
lii Ills or las not a tilt Council ho issal light
na,s u,,,a.. ~ osainnneo an &c creating o o'so
s a'aa e 1 s1a ss sy a o tss as
duties bo 30 defined is to nclulo tho usual, architects
duties III aud about tho construction Of Cy-lIal.
mud may they not also select moro architects to
1ll Bp1d oico7 l. II this Council has any legal
torlty to select architect architects for tho pro-
voice in such seIeo,ton indicate fully low this a.hur-
ty is to beo1crciscd In fnct leaao htao what If any,
rights and duties sse imposed upoH th!a csuMv!s ~
posef city-uali.
| TIE nEAsos WHY.
4 communication wa8 received from Peter
| Downie, contractor for the day scayengev work,
| explaining that tho reason Why ho Ind not paid
hia worimon promptly was bccauso ho lad been
compelled to take city scrip i'll payment for his
contract, aud to negosiato the Sumo at heavy
ahnYe,
| F1AaMEa AT cnosa1Nos.
| Aid. Cullcrton presented all order to compel
tho railroad companies to lyo up to tho proYis-
ions OF Sec. II, Ohap. II, rovisod ordlnni,-
ees, in relation to placiug flagmon at crossings.
The order direets tho Mayor to notify all tho
on before Oct. !, elHo they will bo prosccnt-
cd for violation Of tho law. Tho ordinance was
referred to the Committee on luilroats.
] SCHOOL INSPECTORS.
Tho Committee on Schools reported fayosably
to the confirmation Of D. s. Covont as nlcmbor
Of tho Board OF Education. Tho nomination WAS
unanimously confirmed by tho Council.
| THE SUPPRESSION or GAMBLING.
Aid. Campbell moved to reconsider tho vote
taken last week py which was placed on MO q
| resolution offered by him, and ordering tho
| Police Department to enforce tho ordinauce Io-
lating 10 ga'nbling-housos.
Tho Chair ruled tho motion out Of order, be-
cause tho notion Of tho Council had been up
aid. CampholI said: $50 much tho worse for
tho Mayor. who has intcrGored in this matter in
disgfacoful nasluor." 1lo asked unanimous
consent to introduce tho resolution oycr again:
Chair rulod that tho resolution was out OF ordor.
AID. Campbell hold that tho Mayor hnd no
! right TO Sign or approve tho action OF tue Oonn-
| Gil, aud tho action by whc! the resolution whs
placed on flo was properly uubJeos Tor ra-
! consideration.
| ADD Schaffuor
APPEALED FROM THE DECISION
on tic ground TINT tho Council had q right to
take tho revolution from tho file.
AID. Campbell said the 11ayors signature to
thut aotton amounted to no uuro than though
Tom. Colllnn laa signed 1t.
Tho Chair chhngea his ruling and now decided
TINT Il motion to tako d document from tlo flo
wnH in order.
AID. Schat1nor withdrew his appeal.
Aid. Cullerton objected to tho confederation Of
amotion to take from tho flo. 1t must be q
motion to reconsider, II anything Neither waa
In or1or. for tho Mayor had done lis duty ~
a.tixng his approval 10 tho action OF tho Council
IN onnourring In tho Co1nn,lttoo report which
recommended TINT tho resolution bo placed on
lilo. Ho lad
| CHANGED IN MIND
on thfa subject. and now beloved tho Mayor lad
tho right to veto my act OF tho Council.
Ald. Campbell said this wae all tonfoolory.,