, 1875-04-27
THE COUNCIL.
Ordinances to Authorize tito BOr-
rowing Of Money.
Appointment Of City Wcighers.

Tho Common Council sps called IN order BY rrea.-
dent Dixon at o'clock liant evening. There wnn full
attendance Of Afdcrnen ami large crowd nf citizens
asscmc in the rear OF tbs CAmer, expecting Homs.
thug 1py in rctcrcnpo to tho c1ectiou Of last Fr
las.
wE10HEns.
Tho Mayor stnt In \ communication appointing
City wrghcrD at NJ. 1863 Wcat Naudo'ph street; At tho
depot Of thu Illinois Ccutrh 1,aIIroad Company; at
No. ala Bouth 1alacd asrcct 1t tia freight depot Of
the Northwestern Railroad Company: At tho corner Of
Cy,,ousn avcnso anil lfaIstcI strcas and ~cIgher
Ut ra fur thu DDrt Ut CliicaEo.
Tile tnatter referred to the Committee on Mar
Acts.
roHnowInu ,tusEr.
Tie Comptroller sent in communication recou,-
1nenlng tLe adoption uf an ordinance providing for
| monthly or olher payments which may hc
! authorized by tue Common Council made
ut my ume rrovoua to o cultectlen Of te tsxca Of
nty spnrA tue Comptroller 10 bo ausorzed 10 bosFuu
the iecessary 1noucy. With tue CONSENT Of tho Mayor
tau june ot lilo succeeding municipal year. In iho
second section Of tho ordinance tho following oc-
cnfk:
slnll crcut,c1 fail 10 collect any tux on tho aessra
Ut Gf s ~ Or II IT, ,,ss
cagasi. S "iS tSs ais:yor sMl 4 tSo % conSt1el'ef
lion Of tho Finance coatnlttee, 10 borrow sufficient
amount Of money to meet auy such deficiency, fur my
amei M @ yoar an snd 10 ssa anil mi acsotao ons 'a as
fettihcaten nf Indebtedness therefor which rnid
Hlnouuta na1i bc provided for In tho aalal hrrorju
toN bu Of tic municipal year next succeeding sncL
pa.
, Tho t,lir.i section reads thus: ......
WHEREAS. THO city Las f4i!ed TO collect the full
amount u 'ho ta1os on the general tax warrant VI tue
city for iB'4, within ,iis municipal year and
has fallcn short Of tho amu,nta appropriated by tho
Common Council by the ordinances Of juno - 1878,
and juno ~, 1914, lllo Mayor aud Comptroller arc
cfev atiUtI3ttf. with the 61tlri1u Af thu FinhOrA
Committee, 10 borrow sufficient amount u money to
reya liz e1se o m us
ahtls anu negotiate certificates of Indebtedness OF
nance lassctI, Int subsequently rccunsidercA.
The 1ars Ut luhiio Works sent Iu communication
Of the wateF-1o fund. Tbs sum. Ii stated,
tho aunpal appropriation In 1nat|u. Passed.
ANOTHER aTsEET HALFWAY.
Tho or1sinance relatiye to tho construction Of a
NJ q :tss 10 :sas s ssna lis .a
str s 4s,pa a H %s avf.
nn;ed a'.l Esaay fos uso by oet !, 1870 waa tue
Thu ordinance was laid upon tho table temporarily
COMMITTEE nEronTH.
Tho report Of tho Committee OIL Streets and Alloys
luton requiring tho pennsyl.auta Central lssllroad
Company to tMCrove Stewart avenue, according to
tho turns ut tho ordinance Of 1HI1 takHil ut
Hltitn Of AID. Hnsnnler, nn1 passed.
The rclart If lilo Committee OIL schools recommends
Ing the irrhAs Of a51 feet Of ground for tcno E!to
Tie Cafncr nj 3urk srect hnl Hernitaga Iacc, Ut
$l5 rpr fo0t, was ne4t taken uP
Tie matter was referred 10 Tho Board Of Edueation
Tue ordinance authorizing tho Chicago {ty Hallway
10 lay lutae.slitroad truck North Wells Btrcet
eres''ng the bsIdRe TO lanaolph street, wss passcd.
An ordinance Was presented by ths Law department.
extending thu terms Of the present city officers, clerks
1tc., under tho Ieincorpprann act, until thelr sue
ceasora shall bc eleuted or appointed.
sneqnent!yit It was stated that ta!s action in v!ew
court. anil, afsor dobaiO, tic vote reco,aitcse.
Tho ordinance, and tho remarks at tho Aldermen
during Tho diacussion will be found in another col
uttl.
Altar tho conclusion Of tho dobato tho Council 3D.
Jou1ned.