, 1874-06-09
THE COUNCIL,
Presentation Of Committee Re-
o.. .... .. ports, Etc.
Tho North State Street Assessment.
Tho Common Council met last evening, Prost
don't Dixon In the chair,

Tho Common Council met last evening, prost
don't Dixon In the chair.
ORDERS, ETC.
An order, offered by AID Quirk was passed,
resembling the previous order for tho paving Of
West Indiana atroet This leAvcs tho matter ia
tho hands OF tho. property ownera to mako
private contract. -.
A petition for an increase Of pay for tho engl-
ncera Of the Fire Department was referred.
An order waB passed directing the North CHI
cago Street Railway Company to ill up portions
ofDivision atreot.
Ald. .Aildfoth introduced an amendment to the
ordinance relating to licensoa for bliard.tablos,
reducing tho price from 1876 to st0. It waa re-
1erreu to tho Commlttoo on Liconses.
. an order VAS od'drcotnR the Board of
tnblio Works to remove all lumber-pilos aud OBJ
str'ott ons flom Jefreraon street, botwoon Twen-
ty.aecond ntreot and Ward place,
An order was PASSED directing tho Chicago d
Evanston Railway, Company to procood at ouco
to tho asaossmont Of land damages along tho lima
An order was passed directing the Board of
fnblic Works to procoed at onne to pAvo North
Clark street, from tho bridge to Chicago avenue,
COMMITTEE nEPoRrH.
The Committee on Fnnnce reported fayora-
blya 6o eo the eiaim of hurry Nelson & CO. OF
W. tboo, for damages suhtainoa by them in tho
widening OF the river, between Adams aud Jack
ohton. 80
The same, Committee reported adyerse1v to
tho Union Hide mud Leather Bank for a rebate
OF ta1ea. Concurrod In. -
The Committee on Judiciary ronortoa ,ecor.
mond!ng tho passago Of resolution dirooiing
that formal releaHe Of the lien on the Illinois Il
Mtohigan canal DO executed to the Htata Of I'LL
noia. 1t waB laid oyor for publication,
The san,o Committee reported that on the 18tb
OK January, 1873, an ordinance waa pasaod, per-
mtting Police Captains to take bail from persons
under arrest: and that no further ordinance Is
nocoBBarY.. -Oonourred in. -. -
The same COMMITTEES reported Adyerso to the
passage OF the resolution directing tho Board OF
Public WorkH to take no Rtops toward improving
streets @ until majority Of the proporty.owners
petition thorofor. Connurred in. -
The same Committee reported ndycraoly upou
the petition Of Miss Linda Gilbert for al sppro-
Erintion M tor library In tho City Bridewel.
The Same Committee; reported rscommond}ne
tile passage OF resolution, offered by Aid. Hit
drotll, asking tho opinion Of. tho Corpot alton
Counsel nnd CITY Attorney as to the right Of tho
Chicago Relief q and Aid Society. TO- hold tho
moneys sont to Chicago for tho relief OF suffer-
era BY tho great fire; nlso to- give their opinion
as as 70 tue propriaty Of tho comptroller's domand-
Aud. Hlldreth moved to concur In tho report
AID. Campbell rose to speak AZ tho CHAIR nut
| tho motion aud declared It carried
AID. Campbell insisted upon hearing the reso-
utl0n roau. Lie moved to reconsider the vote
| Aid. Hildreth moved to lay the motion on tic
table, It was 40 disposed Of by,a. vote. Of a. to
T. tic = noes being Warren, bpaulding, Stone,
Giark, Ga, heh9S, Il, Miner, Heath, Moore, Campbell,
The Committee on Judiciary reported without
recommendation the, resolution TO hold sewer
contractors responsible for tho dnmagea result
Ing from neglect to complete their work.
The Committee on Liconeos reported recom-
mendiug that bat1-playing be :stopped On the
public streess. Concurrod In. t.;
onco more the Committee on Police asked and
obtained further time In which to report on the.
aubteot Of "protty=waltor:girl. saloons" -,
= The Committee on Public Buildings reported
Recommending the passage Of resolution d.
recting the, Board Of Public Works to advertise
for purchasers for the CourtHonao debris, to ba
removed within sixty Says Conourred. -
proposition to lease tho Honore Block for city
and county olticea. ConcuTred In. ;.-..'
| -,- NORTH BTArH sTnEET.
Aid, CRmphell moved to reconsider the vote
by which tho Corporation Counsel WAS directed
to take atepa toward annnllug tho procaodings
for the widening Of North State street. he said
It waa perfectly certain that unless this waa
done the city would have to pay for the eutlra
Improvement. Some OF tho beat lawyers IN the
city maintained this to be true, and there vaa
no,0oubt Or 1t. To leave the matter in its pres-
ont condition would open tue door to many euch
cases, and millions Of exponao would be saddlod
| Oh the city. ---' -
| The point WIS raised that the motion WAS out
Of order, AID Campbell having voted in. thes
| minority. The point WIS sustained .;..;,
! Ald; Coey then made tho motion, and It waz
AID Woodman was opposed to reconsideration
Ho wanted to mako 3 test OF tile matter, He
moved to lay the motion to reconsider on tho to-
bic; was go orlerod by vote OF % to II.
The Council adjourned. s@