, 1874-05-19
THE COUNCIL.
The Committee Reports Against Sub
dividing and Offering for
Sale the Lake. Front
Property.
It Would Be Good Thing to Have d
Depot There, but the City's
Title Is Uncertain.
Tho SaIo Of tho Present City FALL
Site Reported Against.
Miscellaneous Business.

miscellaneous Business.
Tho Common Council mot last evening, ProsI-
don't Dixon In tho chair.
THE OLD couRT-nousE.
4 resolution directing tho Doard Of Public
Works to advertise for proposals to purchase tho
old Courthouse debris, was referred to tho
Committee On Public Buildings.
TIE WABASH AVENUE slAEEr RAILWAY.
petition Of wealthy property. owners on
Wabnnh avenue, representing 12,250 feet, for n
horae-railway on TINT nyenuo from Madison to
Twenty-sccond streets, tho same TINT was pub
lisled in Sundays TRIBUNE, was referred to tho
Committee on Streets and AlIoys, South Dlvi-
sion: 4 remembrance against the railway WAS
similarly referred.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS. ......
An order wa pasted for tho Board Of Public
Works to present nh ordinance for extending
Park avenue from Stanton streot to California
aynnue.
A ren,onatranco against granting tho right to
construct All elevated railway on K1nze Htroet
was referred to the Committee on Btrcota and
Alleys, West Division.
Al order uaa passed for An ordinance for
filling Ashland avenue from Tylor street to the
river.
AN INVITATION.
An invitation was received from tho Free L.
brary M noara tor the Mayor Common .l1a H. Council,
aud hcada OF dapartmanta, to Slals tho Library
Building.
Ad. McltTht1 QemhnQoQ t1At tle Invitation
bo reforred to the judiciary Committee. Ho Baw
II IN plan to induce the Council to incroaHe tile
4 Library appropriation. 1t WIS rcferrcd.
sTREET-oLEAx1Nd CONTRACTS.
An order waa passed directing tho Corporation
Counsel to give an opinion to tho authority Of
sno noalu .. lton ~ Muahs s 70 os eontI"oss LOT
stfoes-cloanmg Tor longer than one year.
| ing Eaat aud WaRt Fourteenth stroot abuttiug
on tho river.
SMs fra, ran THasHp sa sto.or. =, tbo ro
Dcnertment asIfnr for an ncreaso nf ~ aa,orS vns
rororred ~ tho rnmoitrea nv Tinonco ""s
| EFanossED ORDERS AND ORDINANCES.
| An engrosscd ordor was passed for tue pur-
and Twonty-sooond street.
An cnUrnaand ort}inanoe wns nazzed nrohthit-
ing the aae OF scalog by neddlers.
"A. An engrosHoa ORDINANCE on tne subject @ OF
ehinney.swoopors vas taken up: It provides for
Division. wLo shall RECEIVE for aaqll ono-story
tue IS cents, and Is conts for each additional
story, and not exceeding s5 for each Hmolko-
etncH a,, ctsuuco. A.. :. It,
AID. Gooy sala that II I'll tne ordlnanco wore
| Hovoral Aliarmen unade binpor pronnsals. and
various burosquo l a%onmsns @ s we're st offered & It
"ey.ssea,,;"~ would Ia ahont sano di1a Tho or,
Any.a"eep.'S "9asa ~. ~ ae99e SAoe'eee' Ane w
| dlnance WAS laiu on the taDie.
| THE LAKE FRONT.
Tho Committee on Wharyes and Public
,Hs @ bn roprs
Who ae refefEea sna M t, 70 seM LIE Gofa LAM %
wIicF the Hmidinn stnnda lu,nv, rs Cv liali mi
n1an r. sut1Iv;ic ninf rnd nIvcrfsn fnr an1c thn
arounJs known d. lie Like Front, bounded On tic
Nv H. east in" Of Micuaa aysne' on hs so, hy
: ,5s 5ao': $sss Ssxy
Soa1 ss ssa a u ssas e ans and
rrnnt t,at I'M nrant of heao linda Ly tho General
doyernmant was to the CITY Of Chicago for the rnr
pGss ~ ~ LIZ h,c"i1 "h rar hs @ hs,r"tn1 hw @
msna ar oher ob.aces 30 !onu Is suy one proper
fronting upon the.e grounds @ saoua Sosst .e
sso nH w s,ow HAT tNev 10 ceet to tho
aa plang q nn sals of % this properly and w apy is
sale 10 ordered; ,na ,,r.,or os,co T., to u,,
o. ea,o q tnig p1unntty u. 1n1 toc " " III %
asaea " ns o 9r H. c}v ra,u u ero
tnese lands, and in Shteh he atales + words to TIL
tnas nfaes M s, no W. saa 20 III Ivr ca
y a5 lny e He OF t 70 nrnnery xu IL
the city, i would again revert to thn unicd ssatea:
Your Committee ase ot tho OPINION tnt 90 long g.
hcae obstacles are IN the way SUBDIVISION o. tnle
property would he Of no force, not 1'lega aud tha
advertising IN The press Of the dlIerent Loading citle
Of tho country for tue salo OF thcsa gronnds III wno'
or in parcels, would be lcavy expense. with no 70
turning benen TO tho ciy, a. NC oeaeso ~ toso,a
tho doubtful tito now held by tue city for this prop
erty.
Nc are Of the opinion TINT Ito bust interest OF ~
city would 10 actvo1 by tue Hale Of this property,
the obstacles iii the way Of seig eo1ld bo removed
but until them no action should be taken usss y =
In the way Of porfeeting the cys Interest M tho tttle
We aAo boeve that thu time haH now passed f1r max
Ing this ground useful a. common or lafx, bit
AZ tho Dedication WaS Tor t!H purpose, tho Goullc
lIub no right to divert 1t III AMokhc