, 1874-12-05
Expiring Breath Of That In-
teresting Body.
II Kicks tho Bucket Amid Tlr0cB OF
Agony.
Death -Pangs and q Horse-R Railroad
Ordinance 0uriously
Mingled.
The Wabasf1-Avenue Scheme Goes Over
to the Next Council.

Pnssnge Of the Order Providing
for Enginc-House Wntcl-
men.
Tho Common Council drow it's expiring breath
IN au adjourned mooting last night hod, as was
pretended, for the purpose Of coaring up un-
finished bunineas, but In ronl,ty, a. 1t appeared,
In order to rush through tho Wabash Avonno
nallroad ordinance 30 mystoriously presented
about two woeks ago, and hurried along with In
upauimitY Which foroibly recalls tho corrupt
regime Of 'A1cCanlcy'a niuotoon," There waa
an unusually full attendance Of Alder
mon, mud tho Lobby waa mainly made
mp Of parties Interested In tho Wabasl,
Avonuo Railrond ordinance. for and against.
For como reaaon boat known to himHolf, rrca-
idont Dixon forebore to onforco tho rule rrohil-
iting lobbyista from occupying eoats inside tho
railing. though 1t las not boon customary for tho
Chairman to order tue lobby cleared unloHB upon
tho demand Of Aon1o Alderman. No such do
mand was made, aud 60 tho rrlo WAS not OIL
forced.
WHISTLES AND nnfDaEa.
Tic Committee on 1I1thor aud 1,ridges ro-
ported, recommending tho passage of an ordi-
nance offered by AID spa!dlng, prohibiting tho
blowing Of wliatlcB upon steam veasos whl1o
passing through bridges. Engrossmcut was
waived, and the ordinance "aa passed. =.
Aid. 1Iildreth, Of the snmo Committee, re-
ported recommending tho passage Of MI ordl-
nnnco amending tile present bridge ordinance,
80 TINT Tho bridges must ho kort closed from
G:30 to q. nl., from IL IN. to p. H., and from
to p. m. 1t WIS referred to tho Committee on
Judiciary.
CHIMNEY SWEEPS
Aid. Cu1lorton moved to tako iron, the table nh
ordinance relative to chimney swoepng, and
| providing for tho appointments Of I'll official
chimney sweep for ouch division Of tlo city. Ilo
gaid tlat Con. 6hnler had boon brought
! to Chicago at n gieat oxponso to rim
| Lilo Fro Department. It had hocn loatuod
| TINT ho could inaugurato lis pet improvements
without slbiectng tic city to htill further oS-
| penso in increasing tho Fire Department. A
prolific eo,irco Of roH existed iu foul chin,noys,
aud for tho better protection OF tho city tho CT
dinancn should he passed.
! Aid schanner thought tint it was NOT best to
try to ruah through ELL ordinance Of this klnd at
tno lust meeting OF the Council.
| Tho Chair Rtatod that hn was Informed by tho
| City Clerk TINT tho ordinance could not bo
| hunted mp aud ptoduood this evening. and 10
Ali, Cnl!cston was forced 70 rclnqNsah his III
I tcntfon. -.
| LICENSE FOR rAnCEL-cAEHlEEs.
| Aid. Ca'urboll presented an ordinance repeal
| ing tho ordinance by Which tho City Commits
sionalrea arc charged license foo of SO per
year.
did. Cullcrton eaitl that tho license foo was
] fixed ut S13 Mt tho request Of tho Coramisnion-
| aira Company, who desired to place tho amount
| 80 high Tint oyoly person could not a1rGrd to
take t'ut a licetlse mud 90 unto the h,,sipeus.
| AID. Campbell ropliod thai THO license fec Tag
naiil by the poor naon employed, and they could
not aiiod to pGy 312 year.
| AID. Hil1Ioth, who had Originally favored tho
passage of tho ordnance, sail that, upon invcs-
tigation, no had discovered that !: would conf
pei every dry goods or grocery merchant who de-
| liyorod parcola to taKo out q lioonse Tor eyo1y
ono of his delivery boys. Such was not tho
| peaIed.
Tho ordinance waB referred to tho Committee
| Oh IicenBcs.
| THE FULLERTON AVENUE CONDUIT.
Tho report OF tho Committee OIL Judiciary,
| recommending tint all opinion ho obtained from
tho Corporation Counsel nB to tho legality Of tho
| proposed increase Of tho contract rlice OF tho
| Fullerton avenuo conduit, waa taken up. Tho
report was concurred III by vote Of IL to II.
| wATCIMEN ron EEolEE HOUSES.
Tic Committee Oil Police reported, rccom-
mendsnG tho employment Of watchnen In fro
| engine houses at tho rato Of EGO por month for
four months, tho Comptroller being authorized
to mnke temporary loan Of S9,000 to pny tho
Ala Hilareth moved to waivo ongrossmont
and pnss tho order.
Ald. sehatrror xpoko Of tho "baby action :"
Of tho National Board Of INSURANCE Compa-
uics in withdrawing from Chicago and then
comiug back, hut admitted that tue enl~
plnymont Of Gen. shalcr resulted In restoring
confidence. Gen. sllalcr was very much opposed
to tho employment nl irresponsible, decropit old
1ncn as whtchnaen for tho enEine~houses; he fa-
vored tho employment Of tho regular dlremcu in
thin cnpacity; but until Con. shnlor hatl snb-
m1ttod lip recommendations in tho matter tho
Council should tako no action. 1t wond pyoha-
bly, bo thought bcst to inerenso thu working forco
| of tho Hrc-conlpanicE. 11o moved that the Or
dinance bn temporarily hid upon tho table Unit!
the reception OF the recommendations OF tho
Doa.ti OF follco and faro Commissioners on tho
AID Cullorton denounced tho Citizons .aeso-
eintiun M a bp1y Of professional tax-fghsoaa,
wAo had mover paid dollar Of their taxoa until
to DE- So 5y hs sg spssimS e s Gsur
AID C,silcrton-I will do 1t, but not now.
When eiyo tho lint Of their rnmes It will bp an
official hit, submitted by tho Comptroller. He
nidcd that tho Cttlzona' AHaocataon wero lot OF
gyovlers and gratnhiers, ,who had hnmbugged tho
Eoa,d Of Fire Commissioners into inviting Con.
slulor to como hero by representing TINT It
would inyoiyc no cxpenao to tho city, who1oas
tho faot was tint tho expenses OF the Firo-De-
rartmcnt Ypro tn bn immensely iuorcnBeti.
AID. Campboll called tho geutso1nan to order,
OIL tho ground that lio was not yt,oaking to tho
qncBtiou, and the Chairman Sustained the point
admonishiug AID. Cnllortou to coniine Ills re-
muriss to tho Ruhjoct bofora tho Council.
Aid. CmlIoston tto,onpon dropped Its abuao
of tho Citixono' Association. md urged tlls
adoption Of tho oydor authorizing the employ
mont Of thIrty.e3ghs watehn'en,
AID. ItilIroth expressed surpslao nt tho poai-
ton takon by aid. srhatTnor, that tho Boara Of
Police and Fro Commissioners and tho Com-
mon Council wcro not qualified to make rocom-
,nenlst!ons or to taka actlon In regard to tue
Tl,o Dapurtaout unlcss Con. SItalor frnt
agreed 10 It. Tho fact wsa that tl.ia employment
Of watcmcu Ind boou favored by the Doard OF
Flro commissioners Tor Ycars. It 'yns not con-
tompiatol to It'll tho eorpa OF watchmon with
orlpptcu. bit 1t WIS cnslne1itly proper that men
who Ind lost sl.olr health III tho aorvieo OF tho
Fire Iepartne.,t elaould DO employed in this
capacity. Tho tlrctnen did not ask any increase
OF tito company quotas to work tho enBnos 1t
was Uou; Hllalcr AM! llis satellites who rocotn-
mcl,tled this tho tlrc1non only asked TO 10 ro-
lloyed frcm watrll-tlaty after they Ind como TT
In F. =