, 1875-03-16
THE COUNCIL
It Disapproves Of the Municipal 1ncor.
poration Bill.


Tie regular weekly meeting Of tho Common
Council was held iaat avantng, Aid. Dixon pre-
siding. Tho following Aldermen were present:
Foley, nichardson, Warren. Fitzgerald, Coey
Stone, OF the Fourth; Stone. Of the Filth (;
Clarke, Of tho Fifth; Kady, hummer. Cutiorton,
IlA1reth, McDona1d. Bailey. O'Brien, woodman;
Clark, OF tho Tenth; White, GundeEsou, Heath,
Wa.crman. Campbell, Gaze, Cleveland, Quirk,
Hyan, Eckl.srdk s.out, Mahr, 1.eng gscher, blur
ply, svosney, Lynch, Dickinson, Jonrs, Cor
coran.
Tho communication from tho Cooperation
Colnsel in regard to tho rebuilding OF tho Court
House, already pub1allod. was presented.
The Clerk AiBo read thu opinion Of Jnhge
Dickoy in reference to 81 bob-sailod " cars winch
appeared in tie columns OF Tue TxtGrsx recent
II. I. wss ordered laid over.
M16CEILAsEouH.
Tie Board OF Education tcns III commune
cat!on which recommended tho purchase Of the
rites decided on at the ms! moeling Of the board.
Tho ,nattor was 1efcrrad 10 tho School Coalmtt-
toe.
Tho following amendment by Aid. stone. Of
Tho Fifth. to C1,sp. H. Jlevi=od Ordinances, ett-
titled "Norse Railroads" by adding the words.-
"And competent conductor. who shall he q rep
arato per.ou from the drlvor," wan laid over.
The Chicago Manufac:uring Company sens IN
q communication III Witch they proposed to light
cessasa portions Of the city with oil Placed on
tic.
tho Peoples' Gan and Coke Company to lay raitss
aud nut up street-lamps on North Curtis street,
which was lad over. -.
Tia Wcst Chicago Park Commissioners pre-
rented their aunuai report, which "ss placed on
illo.
BUILDING TIADuc7s.
Aid. Cullcrtou introduced Hi ordinance reluir-
tng tho Board Of Public Works. together with
nn4 Aru f.+n,E$ 4t1iit StrN ~.
tablsshug 4 precedent ~ to what proportion
railroad Companies should pay toward the con-
s:ructton Of ucts over their respective tracks,
md what proportion The city should pay. 1so-
fctrcd to tho Committee on Railroads.
r1oIEcT1S0 SEWERS.
ALI Tiitdrsth submitted an ordinance requtr-
Ing the Board OF pun'io NoskH 10 ptePaEH o1hl"
nauces repeating tho ordinances .Pasaod for tho
filling OF streets for tho protection Ut AcwcEs.
r1oyi1ed that aescssmontB had not been tn1ae
aud cautlrluod by tue courts.
Al ordinance otcret by AID. C1a.he. requiring
tho board OF Public Works to all al excavations
Mado for aeWere-o purposes on strccIa aba h!ac-
| wa!ks Mas passed.. ....-.
Tho resolutions in tho Springfield 1ncorpora..
ton Bill. published IN 1nE Inlnr;S ni ~
read by tho Clerk.
Aid. Campbell tosc to move the passage Of
| tic Resolutions, md was grcetca BY como iron
ieal caeer'ng from few of t1,e Aldermen: ne
I
lavo his aa7. The bill to rh!ch tho resolutions
referred was danger to tue prosperity OF tho
City Of Chicago. Il VAS wrong tu conception;
ani nnconatitutiona! IN detail. Ho "ss orroseiu1
might hc considered au amendment, otill the
aucuan,ent mus! DO considered uncou-
ntltutIola1, blcausc il was not uada up
III proper foras. Il ,lid not follow tho language
| Of tho statute. 1t did not propose nn.cNttncnty
but revolution. It dill not propose safety, but
placed tho reople 1t tue mercy Of ring. Ihe
passnse Of the BIT! would 10 40 overriding OF tho
Constitution. There wcro breakers ahead agains'
which they Bhoull guard. uo aludcd rnrlicu.
larry to tho pon.rcgiatratlon. or numbering. o.
yo:es, which wou!d yrtuay place tho city nj Tue
mercy, not OF the cttizens, but OF tho mop. ont
hundred thousand men miehs vote IN , thai VIZ "a
" ~so ''esse!eaa sso!ea ':s e run a'' bl Sses
tlio Legislature world nay s1.poo.0h
e rylt!nEo of h,ra!s tno mi nnut
giso S2>0)u, 0ao for It. tl+anglter1 Mr, Camp
nel continued to dcnnul,co tic bill At considers
bio leng.h repeating many Of hts arguments al
ready Published. .....,
Ala. Cuilerton made soma brief remarks enlo
CYSTIC Of A'A. Campbeils orato,y. but d"nuncia
! tory Of lls ideas. When Mr.. Campheli's part
waA In tho asccndont. hc Ind no objection +
ouc-mau power. Now. howevor, TINT tho part,
WIS bcatct, tho tuus wan chunged.
Aid. iItlureth ironically congratulated AID
Campbell on hlu great effort aud really hopc'
tnat tho councst would bumor him by pa.sIn!
I'l Campbell nnid that l,c had no idca 9
| politics III deuounclp. tho bill. lie did It Wit
III llaucst purpooe. aud hoped the resolution
, would pash.
Discussion, and callod for tho previous question
which WAS ordered.
Tho resolutions woro than put aud oarrial by
tho following yotoi
Itas-ro!cy, Richardson. Warren, Fitzgerald. coey
hft Fu1tit Rt0rH 1f thH Eifth. Clarke NJ III
Fifth, Rc!dy. somtner, Iltldreth: ual'[, o;bten
Woodman, CLARK OF Tue Tynth, White. atntssaon .,
E'khart, Stout, sfahr, Ieng!eAcr, Murphy, Sweeney
ussstnsoa, J,oass. cereorsn ~ Preside, rrss!dsnE-aa
THO Invitation Of the united Irish aociesfca t
tho Mayor aud Common Council Of the city t
Join tho procession on st. pntrick'h Day va
unanimously adopted. without discussion.
, DnpKEH LAMrs.
AID. Whites resolution calling on tho Doard q
Public Works to Instruct tue sidewalk inspector
to report daily 10 the gas Inspectors Me unube
OF brokou ]aalps In their Several districts, va
: aoYora, Aldermen, among them tho mover c
;. tho resolution, declared that they haa nest
aocn sidewalk inspector, and that Troy Aup
y posed such officers exlsssd gully II tho lmsgina
. wcro sidewalk inspectors. Why did they not uho'
up occasionally?
!, | Committed. ......
srnEEr.cLEAx1sn.
tacpcd approp11at!ng $50 900 for street -ccauinf
\ Which was laid over aud ordered published At th
: : tnsn,os ,neesiuE Of tns Oanmon couuelL VA
I taken up and unanimously pathed.
t,oMAtr1EE REPORTS.
3 Tho Committee GU Railroads reported In iarn
9 | Of tho passage OF tho otiinauco occurring tA
) construction OF yiAIaet over tho Eort4Wrster
i port was eotlcurred Ia.
) Tho Committee on Judiciary reported con