, 1874-10-27
THE COUNCIL.
Another Stop Toward tho New
City-llnl.
miscellaneous Business.

Tha Common Council mot Inst evening, Tros-
idont Dixon In tho chair.
Tho Chairman announced That Tho Council
would now net Under tho now rulos adopted at
tho last session.
Aid. sehatFuor hoped that tho rules would bo
strictly enforced, especially iu roferonco to lob
bysng and smoking.
The Chairman aaid that ho should bo g,ad to
enforce tho rules IL tho Aldormon would sustain
,his efgorss IN that dtroptton.
Ono OF tho new md Desirable Objects Of tho
amended rn1os was tho taking up Of the order Of
business wiloro 1t waB LETT OF at tho laat moot
Ing.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A proposition to obtain permission Of tho
Doard OF Public Works to oreot around tho wcst
half Of tho Court-Houso Square fence similar
to TINT which now surrounds tho cast half, vas
referred to tho Committee Oh Judiciary.
Aid. 9itlwo!l presented q rononstl auco against
Twelfth streets. It waa referred to tho Commit
tee on Htretts aud AlloyR. South Division.
Aid. Clark presented remonatranco against
tho paving Of Morgan street. liaferrel to tho
Conlmitteo OIL strcutB nnd Alleys, West Division.
Aid Jonas prosecuted d resolution lnatructing
tho Law Department to prepare and submit q
now bridge ordinance. tho cffoct Of wllcl. shall
bo to koop tle brilgoB continually closed from
to I 4. n,., from l2 to p M, and from to z p.
IN. 1t was rsferroa TO tho Committee Oh lar
bors and Bridges. .
THE coUnT-noUsE.
Tho Committee on Public BullltngH reported,
recommending the parsago Of tho following:
W11ERsAa, Tho Law Department Of the city Aaso de-
prosecuted under the direction Of the beard Of Public
Works !; therefore, bo 1t
Ordered. Tnat the 1oArd Of Public Works be, and
sna ;oa sesn On lo ss. u tAs cy Of cnsaso aud
posed now CltyAaI ns Oour!~lIouac, amt Tor tho be-
ginning Of such work without UNNECESSARY delay.
Tho report was laid over aud oriorad pub
llBlod.
PAYING wonKatrS
Tho Council took Tie cngroHHod order dfrcct-
iuE the Board Of Public WorH to iBsuc youchors,
not exceeding 81, 100, to tho uupniI 1aborcsa OF
Donovan & Donoghus, 6ewor-uoutrac!ora.
Aid. Sohaunor anl lliIlrcth opposod tho rcso..
luton Oh tho ground TINT Tho city Aed no legal
right to pay tho vouchers.
AID. Quirk urged Tic lnssage Of tho reHolt'.
ton. lie eau TINT tue city was morally bound
to 800 tAut those lah0rsrs recoErcd their wages,
becauso Tho Board Of Public Works awarded tho
contract nj figures 30 low that 1t waa impossible
fos the contractors to Bavo themselves and pay
thelr workmen. Even by tho payment Of these
vouchers tic sewer would be constructed mort
economically than 1t could possibly DO BULL
now.
THO yoto on The passage of tho resolution was
Us follows:
reaa-Fo1cy, Warren, schn,tz, nc!ty, sicClory, ,Unl
| artnn, n. u. bailey, 0Bricn. 4. !. Bailey. Wh!te
QuIrE, Ecsharlt, Ma1r, Lcngucnur, Canuou, Murphy
CoreOrar, Jnnas-lB. ..-. L...-.
NnEs-Iitzgcral,l, s!dwcll, spaulafng pIcknring
Stone, Nklreth, CLARK, Woodnla1l, Minor, Moore
C!sycland Stout, 6chatiucr, Drd, mr. Prcsident-14
Tho Chairman announced that Tho resolution
was lost from not having received d majority of
! tho votes Of tho Aldermen elected.
! Tho Committee OH Schools reported, recon-
noni,ng TINT tho Board OF Education be au
| thorzod to purchase school site OH tho cornel
Of Sophia AMI LOWS Htrccss, in Nickorsoavillc.
| Ensrossment was walyol nud tho report waa
| cononlrod i'll.
| RAILROADS.
Tho cngrosBed ordinance granting tho right K
| lay horac-railway track OH North Wells stree
| was passed.
| Tho Committee on Railroads reported, recon-.
manding the passngo Of IN orfflnanco granting
tho right Of way to the Chicago t. Southern Rail
rond. Tho ordinance was passed.
| TIE coMMIss1uSAlEEB.
| Tho Committee Oil Licenses reported, racom
tncnding the pasenso Of IN ordinance rcquiriu.
the CITY Cummsaionarca to pay Il license of .
| por month, nnd to "eAr badge.
| AID. Hlld.eth thonght thu license foo too lisls
and moyoa to amend by muls!ug it 81 per year
/ The ordinance WAS referrod fur ougr.sslileut
| The Council Adio,.ruca.