, 1875-02-16
THE COUNCIL.
It Expresses It's Adherence Of Court
Of Common Pleas.
Appeal for the Construction or
Moro Viatlucts.


1ndiaua-s Street Railway.
Tie Common Council met last evening, PrcBi-
dent Dixon in tie chair.
Communications from tho 1}oard Of Education
rcatirc to scion-Httea to be purchased wcro re.
csi.ed and referred to the Committee on Schools.
THE NEW counr-nousE
A communication was received from tho Board
OF Public Works, the Council Committee on
Public Buildings, and tho corresponding Com
mi,teo OF tho County Board. in reference to
tic building Of Coult-lIousu aud City-iIall.
Tho document embodies tho substance Of the
proceedings Of the Joint Committee as hero
toforo published. It sets forth tho assertion.
that neither the citynor county arc Responsible
for tbs action far taken III regard to architects
Tho Joint Committee recommends that tho coat
Of tho structure bo limited to 81 100000. and
that its construction cover period Of i've years.
The cut.Btone work should bo let in tho wiuter
season, 30 as to bo ii,lised in timc for the irat
years work. which should include tho founda-
tlonB. mud In my event not 30 boyoud the base
ment-wally. The second years work eau be hid
out after tho first year's operations are hsccr-
tanned, and 80 on thereafter. l5y this plan tue
work could be suspended whenever the public
mltsee. it would In any cass bo next to 1npoBsi-
Bile to obtain from any contractor bond which
would afford security covor1ng years of work.
Tho city has d building fund OF eG00. 600 tho
county has about tho Hnm1 amount Of utlHold
bonds for building purposes, This would be
anlicicnt to curry Oh the work for two years. and
ut tho cld Of tllat lime enough money to conn.,
plcto the building could bo realized from the
sale Of tue nnoccupied and unproduotive real
eHtnte owned by the city and county. Should
tho suggested methods Of lottng the contracts
aud proceeding With the work meet with fayorn-
bio consideration in tho Common Council mud
BOARD Of County Cotnmiseionors, the joint Com
miLtee recommend thuso botlics to take immedi-
alto action toward the awarding OF contracts In
tho spIinE. The report Was laid over.
"CounT uF COMMON Pleas"
Aid. SclAtrncr sKia ho Ind been furnished with
+ printed copy Of bhrkcr's bill In tho Slate Leg
iBiattlro, providing for Tho establishment OF i
Court Of Common pleaH IN Chicago. This Court
nnnutn, md The people Of Chicago weIo now i.i
no condition to undertake such an expense.
Tllero wero, lle was aware. cettain gentlemen
who wero ambitious of becoming Judges OF sucl
court, but ha knew Of no otllor reason why tho
bill shunla bo passed. or such court bo estal-
lishoa I1o therefore offered q resolution urg.
ing tho momhors Of the Legislature to oppose
tho bill, md directing tho City CIosk to forward
to tho presiding officers Of the sonatc aud House
copies OF tho resolutions.
Aid. Culleron shid thin bill WAS moro copy
Of bill oforod in tho Legislature two years
ago, and dofeated. lie could give positive as
surance that There was danger Of tue passage
Of nnrlor's bill, though 1t would DO ~ well 10
pasR tho resolutions.
Aid. Campbell questioned tho proprioty of tho
Councils instructing tho Legislature as to tie
paasage OF any measure.
Tho resolutions Wero adopted by III apparent
ly largo majority.
WEST TWELFTH STREET As nouLryARD.
AID. llildretll offered preamble and roaolu-
,nitteo Oh Legislation and the Wost Chicago
Park Commissioners with q view to securing
somo legislation whereby the Park Commission
era may convert WoRt Twolfth street into
bouleysrd. lle explained tue object Of this to
bo tho better protection Of the southwestern
part Of the city from fire, The resolution was
passed,
VARIOUS REVOLUTIONS.
Aid. 1lildsath offered resolution providing
for legislation for tho decentralization OF parties
whoaD property III destroyed to put out tiros.
Passed.
An ordinance repealing Chap. 4b Of tho Re-
Vtaed Ordinances, relating to tie AppralAoment
Of school.lands, Was referred to tho Committee
Oh Schools.
A proposition from tho Globe Light Company,
to furnish ketoaete oil aud Tampa for thrGe yeaA
Tor LOGO Btteot-lamps, ut tho ratn Of 800 per
too Oh aB-Light.
A resolution was passed. calling upon the Board
Of Public Works to take Immediate steps towarl
the construction Of vladnct at Blue Island
avenue and Sixteenth street.
1Nrrurar1Hn RI Rt11;uoAn cn,,pIs1rs
Ala, Inusn offaret t,e Ioilnwinr. wi,;rh w.a
aflnntcd. e' "'''~s' """
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atreots ~" nhstrnts Iy lin v.T,ns rarnaI truts
rshfsrjv the cr,s.inus t,ut, tlanSnrn1s ani rncor
tain ; and
WMEnEAH, Tlleir frarchisea having been granted
With the crpre!s understanding tAat the nerrats Of
he public ~ well ~ private individuals should te pro-
tsetsas tnd'
,n% r'ia aasc peen feSorIs ~,
tho object desired therefore, ls II
Rtsosffd, Tlat Tue lizard Of Public Works bs and
are hereby ofuesen "a useelea 20 etorcs ~! LAVA aa
osana4ece recurring tas Various faitoaa eonnsn!es