, 1875-04-06
THE COUNCIL,
Debate Concerning tho Sale Of Clty
Property.
Aid. Richardson and Fitzgerald Hare a
Little Controversy.



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THE eouh7-norsE.
Tho County Clerk seat In conUunicesoD
,y1{rI, rnntntnet resn.utinns n,lnntnh nv tln
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also having fctetence 10 tic eiecsloh OF Boara
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Tho matter was reforred to tho Building Com
n'ttee, With Instructions TO- report ~ tho nc1t
recnlar moosinr o, tho Common Council,
ton which recommended lilo purchase Of a
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aso avenue a0u 1osk e''eef. "4'otcffeo 70 'he
ecuoot committee.
BOARD or rrnL1c WORKS.
TIN clerk read u to,ter from the 1,oard OF Pub.
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Chtcago avenue Tho matter was referred 70
tho Committee on Wharses and Public Grounds.
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llmlts* Aeletreo 10 LUG colatAh1oo ou ne1eo's
and Alleys, Wcst Division.
4 resolution was introduced by Aid. Cuey In
f1t tt1bt |, n IN NJ
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" lePo1s' W 'no h0AS 'oau.as A'oss'"t'' "Ho'"e'
tlie nc" efiFino-hoaso on ih'fo avenue was oc~
Ing constructed In accordance with the pima
and specifications. Alto to rtport tho natno Of
the pofson employed IL eupotintent the work.
The resolution was adopted.
sTNEET-PAylsn.
Aid. Cullcrton introduced nn order repeating
the following order. passed. March a.
OrpEnrp, That where tbs ownc7s OF representatives
Of aeye-cgh.hs Of the property fronting OH stscct
alla enter into conra;t for the Improvement Of such
sreet me osfa Of Inpia1 M3fss ~ haa ~n,n I.y
na n,ir .nfy s .au sssa
,"sn, ~ IN IN m1a, r tlo, rroer,1 frouttns on srb
street tla Is uot Esresentsd Iu such rrivatc contrs
and proseoI 70 havs such improvement completed Cd
sch street. 4. y provided for tn sno City Charter.
chapter t. ssc'. II. - anu ~. ......
After sosne discussion, tho matter saa, on mo-
ton OF AID. 1liidroth, referred to the Law De-
partncnt.
THE Losd-1oHN LOT.
Tho order 10 reference 70 tho transfer Of the
Lo,,gJohn Englno-llouse lot. on Lasa1lo btrect,
by tho COMPTROLLER to D. J. small, on tho pay
! mont Of e52. $40, as reported by tho Committee
on Wharvcs aud Public Grounds, Was taken uI
md discussed.
seycral Aldermen delivered orations on the
matter. Mr. Fitzgerald bestG especially opposed
| to selling in l1sie to repent ut leisure.
AID: Murph; did not see much uhe IN posspnt1'
ing tue Alnstet. 1he r1lco oAeEeu WEB y 1ala
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! 4HS 4AItucf tQEE'uo4al'Vt pA t4' AAotbcA "Aa
finally laid over for one week.
| On motion Of Aid. lttcnardaon, who said etsi
tlete appcatel to be- disposition Oh tho part ol
sone ncmboss Of tho Council to dcfcr. the mat
tor indefinitely. tt vas uao tho special otder foi
uext Monday evening, at $3.50 oc!ock.
The ncxs business III order was tho report ol
tho pame Coulm,tlcc, which recommended sle
salo Of the old Huron Street Police Station lot te
Frodotick Walker for Sv5 per foot
| Aid. Richardson made SOME tomafka fea-
tive to the want Of prudnMro in not bayinf
oil oifors duly consiuereo, although he "as il
favor Of tho rapid aals ol city property when Il
| brought what llc con9'dercd wna D fair prico.
AID. Fitzgerald thought that more money
| might bo had for the land. It San In very
GoOd location, md would DO III gooa demand:
1t was moycd that the report be coucu1red In,
which prevailed.