, 1875-01-19
THE COUNCIL.
II Wishes 10 Suggest Legislation for
the CITY.
Indiana Street Ratlway---aangamon
Street Viaduct.
Weighing Of Coal.

Tho Common Council met last evening. Tres
ident 1lixou fl tic chair.
A communication wAs received from Comp-
trollcr Hayes. stating that In hail mol yet had
tifno to prepare q list Of ftax-dcllnauents,
Aid. Wlite introduced an order directing the
police authorities to enforce tho ordinance rola-
tive to cleaning hlow from sldewalks. Naferfed
10 the Committee on Police.
Ills resignation of James 1ogg1n Al = nesnbtr
If tl,s board Of Education Wan received aud ae-
certed. and the nomination By the MAYOR Ut ".
). English to till the racsucy MAS referred 10 the
uDmg1itlee on Schools.
TIE lRnsHiATiox NECESSARY.
Aitl. f;ulleltun introduced d resolution calling
for special committee Of five TO confer with tho
Mayor, Comptroller, AMI Law Department ~ to
tha legislation necensarY for the City Ut Chicago.
liz supported tho motion by eayng that tho
Common Council, and not tue Citizept' Ahsocia~
ton VAS best qualified to Judge Of tho lsglsla-
tion necesssry at this time.
AID. Campbell opposed the motion. AaytnR that
Chicago had had too much icgiAtation already.
Au attotupt to reincorporate lie city under the
general lar had been frustrated by the tricks of
et.rewd po1lticlauH, anil in iace Ut the rolncor-
po5ation it WA now sought to cutnber tue GAAr-
ter with amendments.
AID Hi!d1eth thought 1t essential that tho req
olutlou should pass. In proof OF the assertion
cited tbs caAs Of LuLb Wilhelm, whosg house
was Torn down to check tire, aud, though every
Alderman III tue Council slonrAt he ought TO bo
paid for bis prnpofty, they could not yose to pav
him, becauae there mas 10 clause iu the Charter
whereby such payment could Le made. tnlcsa
such 8 law'waEa passed. people would defend
tAcir property With tLeir lives. aud reB,et aily at
, to,upt to tear down their houAes.
= f,A 80 If1r
oluuon. believing that such a committee could
with profit consult with ths Citizeua' Association
aud laMyets with reference 10 needed legislation.
Aid. Waterman aad it WAS !a1nciltAbls fact
that tho law WAS sncl, that the city coud not eul
lect ita ta1ea 1lnlcHs people felt diHpusod to pay
tlem; aud unless something Woro dope the city
would be iuEo1yent in TWO years.. Tho matter
ought to ba takon into consideration by coui-
uitteo Of tue Council. to naggest to tile Legsla-
tnre thH icglslatlD1, needed.
AID 6cla1uer moved to amend by ina.ructing
tho Special Committee to report to tie Council
the legislation necessary. The amendment waa
adopted, and tho re-olution waB passed. The
| CHAIR apnolutel al such Committee AID. Cnllcr-
tot., Campbell, SchatInor, Waterman, aud Rich
| atdann. On nlutttn, tue President wah adued to
| tho Committee.
! THE TRACES on CLARK STREET.
AID. Stone, Of tho Fifth, offered nj, ordinance
1ai1road Company to lay their track from six
! teenth to Twenty y-BeconA street On Clark street.
| Tho ordinance Wan referred to the Committee un
| Streets and Alleys, South Diy!ston+
| An order waa passed authorizing the Board of
Public Works to ndyertse for proposals. for
cleaning paved ereetn for tho ysa1 1875.
| sANdAMoH STREET rlADUCr,
Tile Committee On 1lailroB1e reported recon-
menling tho passage OF an order directing tue
| 1'oAr1 of Public WorGa to compel the railway
companies to build viaduct over their trAcks on
6a1.gamon etsoet. Laid over.
| Tho Commitsee Oh Fire aud Water reported