, 1874-09-15
THE COUNCIL.
Tho New Fire Ordinance q SDccinl
Order for Next Monday.
Only Two lids Received for Portions
Of tho Lakc'Front Property.
Miscellaneous Business.

m1scoAianeou6 BuH1neHg,
Tho Common Council mot last oyouiug, presi-
tent Dixon In tho cllair.
NOT ArrnoyED.
Tho Mayor returned, without his approval tho
setion of the Council In approp,iating monoyt to
pay for houses destroyed to check ffo Oh
South Nalstcd streot+ Tho vote was rooonsld-
erod, and action postponed.
HOARD Or EDUCATION.
A communication was received from tho
Mayor nominating A. L, Chetlain as mombor OF
the Board of Education in placo Of E, II. shei-
don, rcBigucu. Kofcrrod TO tho Committoo on
Schools.
noorIK0 MATERIAL.
Aid. Foley otTorcd MI ordinance amending scc
2 Of Chnp. II, Revised Ordinances, 40 NJ TO ro-
quire Tint roofs shall bo covered with ineonl-
bustib1o material. 1toforred to tue Commttoo
un Tire antl Wator.
DANaEnouH pLAHTa.
Aid. Cullcrton presented u, ordinance prolib-
ltipR yroprietors Of li1nc-kna III the south west-
cru part OF tho city from injuring adjacent prop
crty by their blasting operations. Referred to
the Committee OH Judiciary.
TO aEMEDY \ NUISANCE.
Aid. Cullcrton offered resolution inBtructin9
the Board Of Health to give Its attention to im-
properly constructed priyieH and tho dumping Of
night-sol roar tho public streets.
THE RESPONSIBILITY Fon THE wATEu arrpLy.
communication was received from the Board
OF Public Works. respectfully stating That they
could not comply With resolution Of the Coun-
ell directing the Board to laY water-pipes in Og-
den avenuo, without violnting tho rule of tho
Donrd and dorriving Of wator other streets bot
ter entitled to it. Accompanying tho communi-
finn ,]f Al,nA Arot otAtr r14
tion Counsel, to the effect that tho Common
Council haa no power to direct tho Doarrl Of Pub
lu Works to lay water-mains In certain stroets.
Aid. uillrcth said that ths showed couclu-
aiycly TINT it waa not tho Common Council, but
the Doall Of Public Works, which WIS rospousl-
BILE for tlo present defective systom of water.
supply. He wanted Tho whole thing published,
III order that the people might know whore 10
locate tho responsibility
Aid. Schaffuor enid tho Council Ind enough to
answer for without taking tho 'blamo Of tho
Hhortcominge Of tho departments not aubject to
the control Of tho Council. The policy Of the
Board Of pablio Works had beon shown to
bo detective and Hhort-sightod, anl yet that
noard hqd just laid an 8-inch main a. North
Clark street, whore thcrc should havt. brcn 90
itch nau.
Tho matter was laid oycr aud Ordered pub
Isilcd
Aid. schatrnor moved to make tho now piro
ordinance reported by Tho Comraittoo On Fire
and Water tho special osdas for I, o'clock. Yhe
mutton prevailed.
n1Ds Fon REAL TerArE.
communication WAS receIwcu from tho CITY
Comptroller, stating that lie Il ad atyottieod tho
unoccupied real eBtate for FtJ o in The TRIBUNE
aud other paCols, and had u.coired thirteen bids
for the sansc. Thero wera 'Jut two bila for tho
Lako.frout lots. Foo1n.g aro some SAMPLES
u bids for tho better-f ne,wn pieces OF land
Chicago Loan Comr Gny, lot corner Of Franklin
and Washington pr sota. 20141id feet, sl2,400.
Ii. n. Sherwood, lot 25x95 feet on Stato utrcot,
no.r Congress-. Si5', yser trout foot.
Wing Il Farlim, lc 1 on tho cornor Of Wentworth
syenne no and Thir t.}-tLird street. 5i4x457 feet,
i. !: THOMAS, lot on State street, near cou-
gsasA' g 25xso lce1, $500 per front foot, cash, or
p: T. aarri'.y lot on Huron street, noar Clark,
6o1lda teot,. 40 per front foot.
rrouf nueaSf aSd sehoe| Lot 1s Block TO- Lake
!. {. g Go, lot south Of Engouio stroot, bo-
avenuoe, $4,000.
l. N'"son, eame lot az above, s'51, 500.
tson 4 addition, $1,000.
p. J. Small, lot GU LaSalIe street, totwecn
W. wf aEington and MadiHon streets, $1,000 per
N4o matter was laid over for publication. and
T5istarFcd to tho Committee OH Wharves aud Pub
~, Grounds.
DRIpEwELL noAnDEns.
The COMMITTEES Gu Brldewell reported recom-
mending that tic nridcwcll Inspectors DO uu-
tho1izcd to mike with tho County Commission
ers stich contract for tho boarding Of prisoners
n they may doem proper. Tho report was oon-
Cured in.
FEMALES IN BALooya
The Committee Oh Licenscs reported adversely
to tho puBsnGe OF d resolution prohibiting tho
employment Of females in saloous, for the rca-
sou that it would work injusttco to tnnny re-
spectacle au!ouu-keope1s, while u4s Mayor
N F,f
lisrcputablo Hnloony
AID. Cuilerson hoped that tho report would
not bo eoncurred in. lie wanted to see the
waiter-girl Bystem abolished.
An Alermau--lsE't it abolished?
AID. Cuilcrton-No; It's i'll worse shape than
evor before.
Aid. 4. r. Bailey said he should present mi
nority report. and, to give him nh opportunity,
nction WAS deferred until next Monday night.
SEW L1Quon ORDINANCE.
Tho samo committee reported liquor ordi-
nance, tho oHsenco Of which il to require H.
cense OF any aud all saloon-keepers, and to pro-
htbit druggists from retuiling liquors except
upon tAo prescription Of physician. Laid over.
NEW RULES.
The Special Committee 10 whom was referred
tho draft Of new rules submitted by tho Conn
nitteo Oh Judiciary some months ago, reported
accommodating tho adoption Of that set Of rules.
The matter waa nude tho apacial oraer for next
Wondny evening at o'clock.
Tho Committee Oh Streets mud Alleys, West
Division, reported nn ordit'Ance to cl,augo tho
nano OF Preo place to Boston avoaso.
THE TAT OF sEwEls-nutLpEus.
AID. Quirl offered q resolution directing tho
Board Of Public Works to pay 81 ,250 to the un-
paid ,vorknun of Donovan d Donoghue sewer
contractors iu tho fourteenth Ward this amount
being III excess OF the contract price.
In reply to question, Aid. Qu!rs Rtnted that
10 WAS willing tint tho .nonoy should be taken
from the FourteantA Ward sewerage fund.
~. tatZsera!d WIS opposed to establishing
such precedent, Lie moved 4 referancc Of the
resolution to t4o Commlttoo Oh Fiuauee. THO
motion prevailed.
AID. o'ErIen moved that the Council adjourn.
Lost.
TILE NEW FIRE ORDINANCE.
Tho Cnnneli then took up tic special order,
tAa rciiQft Of tho CQumitfan on Eira and Mutar