, 1874-10-09

doho to enforce tho payment Of tho vcsHol tax,
M ncarly NIL Of tho vossels aro already tied up.
Oyor n million and . hnlf Of roa1 estate tax cor
tliloatcH nro HOW I'll tho l'ana OF tho Comptroller.
:, al tho city olcos will bo closod to~ay IN obo-
uaeneo @ 10 tho mayors proclamation appointing
l'o tfihy az holiday in commemorative OF tho
death OF Afolilor F4oarys COW md lilo sinata-
iieotsh burning mp of Chicago.
Tho 1loard Of Police and Firo Commissioners
mot yostortlny afternoon. Commissioner Klnlslio
occupied Tho chair In tho nbaonco cf prcnldont
shorlda9 who is tlotaiued Mt homo by tho hIcs.
| l'oas Of hts vito. Tho only business transacted
waa the auditing Of few bills, aud lilo trlal Of
fow itrotnen oil light charges. No tlnea or aAa-
pensions wero fntliotod. Commissioners 1lono
nnd Ayars art,sol tlc1nsoyos for llenrly Mi honr
III ono OF thotr characteristic 1oyc-foastH.
.Aderutation from, tho Executive Committee
| yato conference with tho Fro Commissioners.
1t iH hoped TINT tho Ctizens' Anaqclatfnn will in
tho coltrao Of tn1o 500 THO utter folly Of making
thor conferences IN l,rsyAtn. They discussed
to this city for tho pNrposo Of pnrieoting Byb-
lem Of drill in tho Department.. During tho du-
c,'saioh. Marshal Bouner'B name wAs mentioned
rather lightly ,by ono Of tho Committee. but
Cen.Ms'slones so',o speciality put n, stop to IT by
not .alf appscciated. Tho different ,no,nbors Of
tho Committee fnitcd to tako any definite stnnd,
owing to tho absence Of hlr. tiderdan, Tl.oy
rolucHtod Mr. Ayars, before leaying, to make NJ
rangonontY for anothcr conioronco at ~ curly
tlnto as 1t waa possible for Mr.. Sheridan to at-
to.ld.
aliEt as thoy woro about to talo their leayo,
Ar. Ayara proposed tint tho delegation Of Chief
lEiig'ncofa oo received by tho CtlzonH' Asaoca-
ashamed tl'at tho city authoritioa had no funds
for tho o.ltortanrnnt of vHltorp. lilo Con1nlit-
too l'romiHcI to think over tho subject und .see
what could DO done,
TuE RAILROAD COMMITTEE.
lilo Council Committee OH Railroads met
petition from nl,n,bor Of ctlzcns living III tic
vicinity OF Slxtcont street, roQuoating tat tho
Chscago, Burlington Il Quincy Railroad bo COM
rcllcd to substitute horse for steam power OIL
That roal from tho lake to tho PittBbilrg Ci,,-
cinnntl Il 1T. 14ouH llui1road junction, mid Tint
tho Company bo directo4 to taiso up tho numor-
oliH Hwltcllcs OIL tito street, was laid over for
further consideration.
rcinonstranco from property-owners on Woat
North avenue, 'ngainst tho laying Of ]iorso-
prtr.
"A pctition for tho laying of ai,lo track Of tho
Ghlcngo Il Allun 1soaa wps also laid oyor until
tho next moeting.
Tho Committee then adjourned.
THE JUDICIARY coMM1rrEE,
AID. Dtxon'a resolution, approprla:ing $780,
oOo for tho Improvement Of tho water supply,
,Sas laid over temporarily, as ono or two of tho
monbors thought tho sum too largo for tlo
|. PURPOSE.
~ resolution relative to tho adoption Of tlo
General Incorporation act was a1Ho lad over,
AZ ordinance prohibiting tho blasting Of rocks
within tho c'ty-limita wns placed Oil flo. An
ordinance amending Soc. 8. Gimp. 10, relating to
po,ntls. WIZ aldo illcl. Action on comn,unica-
toh nnd ordinance amending an ordinance rola.
two to common carriers was postponed until
bcttor attendance was secured. An ordinance
for the inspection or Nil buildings within tho
tiro-linlisa was postponed for similar reason,
Sovornl bills woro s'so discussed. Init l;le
everything else, tlloy loo wore placed on lilo or
postponed.