, 1874-11-07
THE COUNCIL.
Proposed Addition to Union
parlx---The City-Iall.
Fullerton Avenue Sewers.

Fullerton Avenue SeworB.
Tho Common Council hold apocial rnootlng
laas evening, President Dixon in tho Chair. The
cult was for tho consideration OF roporta Of Com
mlttoos aud unfinished buaneua.
THE FULLERTON AVENUE CONDUIT.
Aid. Pickering presontod tho protest Of John
8. Cook ngafnst allowing an increase to George
+. Norris Il Co., on their contract for the con-
Rtraotion Of tho Fullerton nvonuo conduit
Aid. Moore said TINT thoro ought to ho re-
port Of tho Board OF Public Works mud Of City,
Engineer CbcBbrongh In order TINT tho Council
might net intel!igcntlY. An increase Of 100000
waa contemplated, aud thoro ought to be moro
Light OF the subject.
Aid. Scha'ruor said tho Mayor had expressed
q desire that tho Con,non uouncil should visit
aud inspect tho work, In order TINT thoy might
form an estimate OF tue truo condition Of affairs.
This would bo betser plan thnn 10 rotor the
matter back to tho judiciary Committee. uo
moyod that the Council visit tho conduit In q
body next Monday ut Ia O'Clock, requesting The
Board Of Public Works aud City Engineer to ao-
company them.
Aid. Cooy aail that very fow Of tho Council
know anything about sowor-building, aud visit
to tho conduit would do no good.
AID. Catnpboll did not bolicvo that tho Council
Ind any prnoticai knowledge Of tho cost Of the
work OF could form nny estimate Of the cost Of it,
11o would 1ather have tho judgment Of tho board
Of rrblip Works md Tho City Engineer.
Aid. schairner said It was designed to get tho
writton opinion of tho Board aud tho Engineer.
AID. Campbell moved to rotor tha whole
mattor to tho Doard of Public Worlss and City
Engineer, With inatr1lctions to report tho facts
to tho Council.
Aid Woodn.au said 1t was osseutial that thu
proved moro difficult than was originally est,-
mated In accordance with the borinEs Of the City
Enginccr.
Aid. Richardson eald TINT tho Committee on
Judiciary Ind conferred with the City Engineer
anti Board Of Public Works, and had beon told
that they had no ,!ea nhcu they let tho contract
that tho work could bo done for tho price
named; md thoy had taken bonus which wcrc Of
no account. SO far tito contractora have dono tho
work vol, and as economically as possible. This
being tho cnso, thore woro but two cottrnes to
pursuo,-oitbor TO throw up tho contract and
award a new ono or elso to increase the pYfce Of
tho present contract. They dhoso tho lattor
course bccanso they woro assured that It would
cost less figure thnn tho coutract could now bo
awarded for.
AID. III. i. Bailey said that tho incroaao con-
temp!ated made the total amount $4,000 mors
thnu Fox & Howard Ind offered to do tho work
for.
Aid. White said it seomel that tho Board Of
Public Works Ind got into ecrape, and wantod
tho Council to help thom out of it. Ho waa il
fayor Of rolotting the contract.
Aid. Cullertou saia he Ind ascortaincd that tho
workmeu OF tho contractors had not been paid
In full, and TINT they would lose what was duo
thom In case tho contract wero apnullad. Theae
mon should not be cheatoa out Of thor wages.
Aid. Moore said he had boon to tho work, but
know no more about 1t than before lo went. Ho
Tnnvn1 Him nH0ntiNn nf nFdnr fnF n frr1ktan
opinion by tho Board Of Public Works and tho
City Engineer AZ to tho 1ustpeas Of tho claim for
increased comppnHation, Rud also whether tho
work could bo done without loss at tho present
contract price.
AID. Pickering believed thoro was n'gger in
the fence, aud ho wanted tho matter investi-
gated.
Aid. scbnfrner did not want to be required to
yoto upon tho mnttcr until ho had Investigated
It, and he pressed his motion for tho Council to
yiat tho work.
Aid. Quirk could aeo nothing to bo gained by a
visit to tho conduit. Ho did not hooyo that
tho Council lad auy right to vote an advance OF
$lG5,000 On tho contract-psice.
AID. Mooroa order, for an opinion by tho
Doarl Of Public Works and City Engineor, was
adopted.
DONOVAN DoNoaHuE's LADonEns.
The nlattor Of the unpaid laborers Of Donovan
| Il Donoghuo, Bowor contractors. wns brought up
ngain iu tho Bllapo of tho report Of tho Commit
too on Finance Recommending tho placing, on
| file the order directing tho payment Of vouchers
to the amount Of s1,25o Tha ,sMnbject vas +! TO-
structions to furnish information.
THE NEW prTY-HAL1
| The Council took up tho report Of tho Com
mittea OIL Public Buildings, previously laid over,
| Works with tho Board OF County Commissioners
| with O view to taking immediate steps toward
| tho building Of Cit. Hall aud Oourt-House.
Aid. Hildfoth moved to amend Tho report 30
kt.- Snf1 1l.sfS1 1f+ft
port thcr action to the Council without unnocos-
Bary delay. Tho amendment was adopted, and
the report waa concurrcd in BY a yoto OF a to 0,
Aids. cooy, silwoli picsorng, Clark. Heath,
aud Moore voting IN tho negative
| ADDITION TO UNION PARK.
| Tho Committee OH Wharvos and Public
| Grounds reported recommending tho purchase
Of Milford D. Buchanan nnd othors OF tho
| ground lying botweon Union Park and Atadiaon
| street for addition to Union Park. Tho Com
mistoo state tllat tho city will thus hayo all op-
portupity to turn III S1l5,oD0 Of tho Gage do
falcation toward tho payment Tor tho land, whicl,
various roal estate dealers 70: Cronkhi.o, J..
soryia Loc, J: 4. Namlin, md l.. A. lsiddlo)
is accompanied by an order authorizing the pur-.
! chase of tl,o land for that sum. It waH signed
by AID. Ca,,uon, T.. r. Bailey, aud Jonas. Aid.
Moore rofuBod to sign it. and will probably pro-
| sont minority report. Tho report WAS laid over
for publication.
| BALE or uEoCcUp1ED REAL ESTATE.
Tho Haulo Committee reported recommending
tho acceptance Of tho proposal Of D. J. Small ia
pay 81, 200 foot tor tho old Long John ongine.
houBo on Lasallo street, and Of James Cleary to
pay $4,000 for tue ground hetweeu North C1arlk,
North LaSnElo BtreotH, and North avenue. The
| report was laid oror for publication.
Tho Council adjourned.
RAILROAD NEWS.
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Tho motion for I,ccoivor and injunction In
| f1,n raa ao nf nrnys1 Tin GhtcHpn (. Go.,ti,nrr