, 1875-02-02


s. II, MOORE.
The Committee on Firo anu Wntor submitted
report recommending tho confirmation OF Mr.
s. ii. Moore az member OF thn Board Of Fire
Commissioners.
AID. Bailey desired to he informed II this Mr.
Moore wAH the individual WHO erected buidue
on LaSAlle street Ia violation Of tho fire ordi-
Aatlco.
Tie President stated Tint tho Council had
noyoe heard tho candidate Charged with such u
thing.
Aid. Lengachcr naid ho Ind ma,o n personal
examination OF !Ae building in ula:tlon, and had
ieen told TINT it would 10 made tirc-rroof bofore
il wsa completed. Ac had been abba to zoo moth
inG in lts construction warran:ing. tho charge
that it wns violation Of tlle ilro ordinances.
Adj l1idreth made vehement speech in op-
position to MI. Moore, whom lao characterized
% ono oi tho insurance representatives who
had sought to intin,nlato tile Council and tho
people by Withdrawing from the city, nnl ns q
man who t1ld Ereen foremost III violating the or
dInnt,ccA which they Ind canlored for. ffe wnH
certain sloorc would work in the interchts Of in
Hurauce coulpnnicB,-a clase of epecu1ators whom
Chicago had shown sho could do without,-anu
ho would, consequently, oppose his contlrtua-
tion.
AID. Case came to tho resc1,e OF his companion
in tho insurance business IIo thought the q,.es-
ability 70 iii tho office. air. Moo1s tt"fs had
nat been responsible for Tho erection OF
the building In question. This Charge n1ado
against him in connection Herewith had been
dono for purpose. In connection with this
statement he give short history Of the build
ing.
Aid Cullerton wanted to 800 tho business OF
tho polico and Fire Department. confined to the
elected Commissioners to tho exclusion Of inter-
ference on tho part Of tho underwriters il tho
Hoerd Of Commissioners was to be continued as
part of tue City Government. Fur Ills part ho
would Hike to vote to abolish tho Board. liz
thought it would ho tiono By tho Legislature, and
that consequently it was useless to appoint any
one.
Aid. Wooaman said ho thought .Ir. oTooro
was an excellent nun for tho posi.ion, and ho
Wished to nee bin confirmed. Indeed, Le
thought tho Council Ind no other alternative
tirm whatsoever tho Doard Of Underwriters rec
commended. In proof Of which he read fron,
Sec. Il Of the charter.
Aid Culleston then movod postpono,pent Of
action until tho tlrst Monday In May next. Lost
yeas, t2; nays, ~.
ALL neidy moved to rccommt 10 the Bamo
Committee. Lost.-yoas, 10 nays, @.
Tho motion. to confirm made by Aid. Lcng-
acher was carried by the following vote:
the Filth ca:lo of tic Finn, neidy, somner, s WOOL.
lna, Clarke Of the Tenth, Gnudersnn Heath Water
@ cass Gsys'1d stSs M sshr saele'
Bailey, onrten. white. outrk. isyaa. EethArdf, aal.
PA3s aHceAcJ'-4@s
WEIGHING COAL.
The Committee on Markets submitted report
faEolinE tho passage Of certain amendment to
tho Coal ordinance making the price ot weighing
coal s ceHta per load.
Aid. Woodman thought, in Wow Of the COM
plants against coal.lealora on account Of abort
WeiRhtB, tho Council should appoint aud station
we!ghais At every coal-yard in tho city.
Tho anendEnont referred to was, Gu motion,
committed to the clerk for engrnssmeut.
INDIANA kruyET HALLWAY.
The COMMITTEES on Streets and Alleys of tho
West Division presented report recommending
.ha passagc Of An ordinance SLOWING the West
track on Wes. Indiana arcot.
Aid. White moved to postpone action nntil the
first Monday In December. Lost-yeas. o;
nays. 70.
WAS carried by tho following vote:
litas-n!charaaou. Stone Of tho Fourth, Stone Of
tho Fifth clarke Of tle Flf, lIu ", somern, Cn!-
!erton, MeoIory. Woodnau. ciarka u The i.eutl,
Isngschrr. Sehsisuer. sweeney, Disan-s,. % - '''''
4tays-HdEeth, Mcdonald, White. ouudersou. Eek
hardt, Hk0ut, Murptly, Dickinson, I0nas-9,
In connection with tho above report, a minosi-
~ report recommending this insertion of a clause
III tho ordinance compelling tue Company 10 nay
10 tho city ons-hnlf Of i per cent Of it's gross
earnings. whs taken up and postponed for
similar length Of time.
sAhuAMo1 srRxET ytApucr.
The Committee on lealltoals raported recom-
mel.lirg tl,at tho Board Of pubF.u Works La il,-
Bsructed to direct tic Chicago l. Northwestern,
tho Chicago. Danvila i Vnccnueb, aud tho Chi
cago, Milwaukee Il at. Paul Huiltoads TO begin
At onco tho erection OF yialuc4 over their
tracks on North shnga1nou street. Tho or;les
tAerelcr accompanying the report MAS PASSED..
BCaOOI-AoUSE.
A rapport OF tho Committee On Schools, favor
Ing TIM purchase Of q lot at the corner OF Wood
and Harrison streota upnn which to erect
school-house was discussed.
Aid. White moved to strike ont tho price,
s1aD80. named In The report, and insert 4l9, 600.
Aid. 1flldrcth was opposed to the location, aud
moved 10 commit tho matter to tho hoard OF
Education. IIe statcd tho Bito WIS close to tho
property solacted fur new hospital.
uLLL-ToWERs.
A report OF the Joint Committee on Streets
and AluyB fayoriuR amendment of Clap. II,
Sec. II Of tho AcrBed Ortiinaucea .elatiyc 10 re-
curing the erection Of bcll.towers BY raisoad
cpmpates at al street CROSSINGS Nas presented