, 1875-05-18
II Holds Another Of It's Specta1 Sc.
cret Sessions.
And Discusses the Problem Of Re-
portorial 0mniscience.
Then ia Open Session It Begins NhittS
washing Operations. s
Appointment Of a Committee to lnves-
tiqate the Election Frauds.
HurryinE Up tho Court-IIousc---
Madison Street Bridge.

Hurrying Up tho Court-fIousc~--i
Madison Street Bridge.
IN PUBLIC SESSION..
MAD1sox STREET bnlpuE.
The regular uo.kty session u tho Common
Council waA hald lsst avcning President Dixon
tn The Chair.
Tho Board of Public Works aont In comnu-
nica.ion recommending nh appropriation of *l'.-
QUO for tho building Of new bridge over tue
river 1t Nadison street. Tic old bridge IL in
| yofy tad condition, and rather unaa:e. Tho
Board submitted IN ordinances bearing On the
| question.
Eugrossment vas ordered. and the ordinance
mas adopted.
SCHOOL LOTS.
| Thu Clegk Of tia Eonrl Of Education aont ia
comlnnnica tipu ca'llug tue attention Of TIM
| Council to a resolution. passed at . meeting Of
The Board bold Nay II. for the purchaso Of =
| hcl1ool site On the northwest corner Of Wallace
aid KoEsuth stroets, Block Is near the South
| Branch, for the sum Of e9,000. The Board
asked the concurrence Of tha Council In tho pur-
| chaae Of tho lot.
The matter vas relerrsd To the School COM
mittee.
Tho SAINT Board recommended the purchase
| Of Lots II TO 32, III cubtrc. in T. j. Filtmans
Addition 10 Chicago. Referred to the nams
Committee.
THO Gsa-1nBpec.or's report for tho quarter
uuo'"' 1l~5 ~ - tecehea s"o p'aceu oA nle'
| An ordinance providing Tor the payment Of
| judgeR at tho "election" he!a ApIl -, and
cas,on. wes REFERRED to thu r!ra,,ce Committee.
IN n1t1,n.ncn .,,,nct,nr tie Hard n 3.,hI;r
Works to advertise for sealed PROPOSALS for the
construction Of d bridge over the South Branch
| a. iA07n ffatk rNfo
] TIE GfTf.ltAt1"
hld. Jonaa oHct1ed the following:
House, haa been sR,at:d for more thsn two Jesrs.
without anr duut attiun viug bern aEt11 or areu u
appropriation osard tso ssccson Of saII
| and
| TnznrAs. The 1A3.u.yerr md r-orertr-ovncrr of
Chicago bein TO te.i fhat furtitr delay is b ut,.
Ind nr.oaa fe~na a. 70 eertata .rslcts .honld bs
| nu. 10 rest and
wnrEx.t. Tbs Mayor and The Common counci, to
Al Necessary noVss to cousuo.ee I'd work: thcsu
| toro he It
t}rdrfd, That the Board Of Public vurLu, by tho
lessi oJln:ou of the i.,w Department prosced viii
u,: further delay to tako tho nAtorJ steps 10 bsxn
ths erection Of iaid Court-Ilonss.
Tim rcso1ut;ons voro refcrrcd 10 tia Commit
tee gu fooiie ha!io.nSs.
,.,; AnoI3sh'Nu ~ noHapS, t;, 4e,,.-
He.u,rta' Tia. IL. 1-w Department '>s b. aud It is
hereby rcuuested 10 prepare and present 10 ho Com
mon CotEctL at tho next req1liSr 1ncttrC sl oFlt.
ebchyltug the board Of Pclca and Firo COM
1alsyonsss, and eonfesrins ths 2strs now exercised
sAa ~ nnasa uPon LEU superintendent OF fones AUG
~" 80 81 1.s o.,.u oozu
me Inc matter Was Ee1esseo 10 sne COMMITTEE On
Police.
r the rLtc71oS fnstns; ~, r.,
tbs Following wcEo submitted oS Aid. Hill
drcth
HHxakAe, o. ths ~ day of Apti4 1sI5, To quss-
tcE W. submitted q he so!e Of tao electors Of Tic
G ,n.r m a rMc ~. - tpa,.
mbtch sau uiesuon wa Decided III the atr,antIye}:
aud
wnEax4s, Az s1oEt y he4nc male M ia two Or thEes
different forms to contest tho validity Of such 1unis-
slon Aaa no election ae!a HeIssalsst psteIt - y a.
,eseo apen tI1"aa.fnt "na !asss 'o's5 e'aneo 70
WurSs4s' It M in .i.o alleseI iass largo number of
wards of sad ely against aa!i ac MI that ia sos Of
The wards gseas number of iesa lotes were cast for
sa sct which "sre not counted therefor OF ean'as'ad
ana .,., At. =. H., u.,,, =,
.r. 9ss'r M ..nr Ina !nas s y r., n", ~ ;,s
! fors ~
I;ssorei. That COMMITTEES Of nno-threo tro,a
each DiyAiou-be sppcntni 70 inquire Into The fact.
fr:rs. aud ssort to ths Council aud ~ !. further
- :~!tt1 Ihat 10 Tue eteh1 o. IL ftesenaunn o.
aenssal i.w X Suown T. tie set Of ise sgue o5 tho
1roesr nmtnbcr Of petltloffs a. required by iaw tns
era Of Chicago for thes Dissemination required by
iAw.
THE 1919 cdARTxn:
Aid. Campbell said that tho Charter OF 1879
WAS arbitrary aud Ubiquitous, md would not have
hiB support in any ahapo. Thcre Waa nothing III
it that called for tho aupport Of my hopest mau
but, rather, It called for tho repEooat'on Of all
good titlza1a. Ho TAe not IN 1aTor OF tic rcao-
lutlon. and he proceeded to dcuounce what 10
called tho vacillat!nR md unprrnctr!od conduct
Of the Cttzens Association, especially mentions
ing slessrs. licslng. Larned, and haeFeagh.
AID. litldteth said TINT ha introduced tic res-
olulon III order to DO away With the prevailing
impression that the Common Council Of Cnleago
| would Totus8 to tubmlt tho Charter OF 1875 to
tho popular vote, Although tho mover of the
| rcaolusiobs khev Hefh rnther bittor pills for
lin to s.s;Ior hrt In IN ,ntorasta r. Suty'
nta ~ "ano" .' u4t, ~ 't'' nto'o0'o " au'''
aa ~ouu Fote TOT tnoua: ..:-
Alt1. bcnalnor hal4 sllc resolutions Hefc la'r