, 1874-07-28
THE COUNCIL,
Egan and Karla Elected Courthouse
Architects.
Tho Halter Forced Through in tho
Face Of All Opposition.
Miscellaneous Business Transacted.

Tho Council mot In tegu!ar Heaston yesterday
evening, President Dixon in tho cnir.
Aftor the receipt OF & communication from
the Mayor relative to Tho demands Of tho Nh
Hona1 Board Of Undorwriters. given elsewhere,
tho regular routine was tnkon up.
BrAEEr-ExTENs1oNsE ETC.
OrdorB wore passed. for an ordinance for opon.
Ing Park nvenue from Stanton avonuo to Cali
fornta avenue also to 1ll and paye Madison
stroot from Wobator avonuo to Oalfornin az
onuo.
An ordinance granting t1lo right to lay street
railway Oh North avenuo, from milwaukee, avo-
n'1o to tho city limits, waa referred to tho Com
m1ttao on nailsoads.
Tho Board Of Public Works reported that be-
fore Rower cau bo laid on Ashland avenue, ILL
Ing will lave to done at cost Of S27,000.
HEALING INJURIES.
Tho Finance Committee reported, recommend
Ing tho payment OF $4,000 to Guatav schult, for
damages received By him In falling from an TN
guarded sidewalk on Dearborn street. The re-
port was conourred In. -
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Tho Committee Oh Railroads reported, recon-
monding that tho Corporation Counsel asalst
prOperty-oWnorB along tho line Of tue Chicago
Danvilto Il VincenneB RailroRdin obtnining dam
ages sustained by tho right Of way. Con-
Tho same Committee reported recommending
that permission DO granted to ruin afirolesR on
gino from tho Great Eastorn Railway track ia
tue German bnrying,ground. Iaid over.
Tho sa1ne Committee reported that tho Coun-
ell has no power to compel streot-railway compa-
nios to pay lconse for Gals. Conourrod In.
| STREET NUMBERS.
An ordinance Wa8 passed authorizing the
Donrd Of Public Works to change street nambcra
| when In their Judgement 1t becomes noceBaarY
| THE INDIANA STREET RAILROAD
Majority and minority reports from the Com
woro received, on the aubjoct Of tho stroot-rail-
way truck on West Indiana street, tho majority
recommending that permission be- granted, aud
the minority adversely thoroto. Both reports
we're laid ovor.
/ :, oouRr-HouBE ARCHITECTS.
AID. Hildreth moved that tho Council proceed
to oect two oourt-1i iouBe architects:
Aid. Lynch movod that thrco he elootod.
Aid. 6idwcll moved to indefinitely postpono
action iu tho matter. Tho motion wns loat, the
only affirmative votos boing those Of AID.
sidwoll, asono. Clark, schaffnor, oorcoran, and
Aid. schatruor moved TINT tlyo architects bo
Aid Cullorton insisted TINT tho proper courao
was to voto Oh concurrence in tho report Of tho
Committee on Public Buildings which recon-
monds tho election Of two nrcllitccts.
AID. Stout moved that tho ronort DO placed on
AID. Cul1orton moved to concur in Tho report.
AID. Fitzgerald moved to amend Ly olcctng
tbroo architects. This was ruled out Of order.
Aid. Bclaffnor hoped tho report would be
placed on file, and TINT tho subject matter would
be postponed. Nobody bad any money to pay
postponement, excepting that OF fow architects,
and the property Immediately surrounding tho
Oourt-Houao Square, Give tho people chance
to recover from thoir proatratlon.
mado last Monday night, mud it would bo pity
to lavo i 1nado twice for nothing.
AID: Hildroth said, for AID. schafnera oom-