, 1875-09-14
THE COUNCIL.
A Move to Abolish the Tax CDir-
missioner, Collector, Etc.
Legality of Calling Special Elections
Milwaukee Avenue Railway.
An Invitation to Walt the Poor
House.

The Common tounol int In regular session. After
tie summer vacation, last evening. President D!1on
occupied the chair.
ria1rtNt, TIE INSANE AaY1uu.
communication from lie aiayor stated thai The
County board had aeht Invitation to TIC Heard If
Aldermen to visit tho loor1fo,io and 4haanc Asylum
At any uJno tflat might suit sacir convenience.
Tie inyistlonwes accepted, a.d thu ,iae iItd upon
vas no1t Friday: tbs honr, 10 =. rn., anil tho START
ing plaeo tho CitJ-lIaIl.
Anorrsr11aa arrEnrLuors OFFICERS.
Tho following. by AID. Fitzgerald, VIII referred IN
The Commltton oil Judiciary:
WnHnfAs, Tho County Court has ,1deictl adversely
10 tho tiy OF nn application for Judgment for ta1tl
levied under tho law known as Iii :ps.y: anil,
trar e @ cons ss reasa at II s T ne r
the present ytar ,a collected undcr the Htntra o,e
nuo Law Of th0 Stats: aud
court and shn actin! of The CITY cyunil In transfer.
rng Tho col'cctIon of tic oily ta1ca II lAa County t-
% cetet@ uty Or T.1 'ns"aos ~ rhe 3
cannot 10 aeso,nia'shcd by trIn. increAse In tho
Wnssras, The retention Of rnrh of'ccsa II an Mn.
necessary, and. therefore, ali na1cutaDc, wasto Of
'u.e ssss "'1 Tss s Gonsr, tn lii, CORPORATION To
and he 10 hereby directed to prepare aI report to the
co"ne at Tue % 1s1t %5esalar M Aesnk ~ osdn.nss: Or
city Ashcasor nnd Tax cotnmlsaourr, thereby max
ing Tho city conplrollrr tho custodian Of
belonging to ito city aDnow ia possession Il sa Ool
jcctor AsHcaspr, and Tax Commissioner, aud author
as ta. IT, es to ss :a IT,. u, % ssss s
notoys which have to bs paid direct 10 the cily,
pertaining to said o!hccts
MISCELLANEOUS.
A resolution by AID. LenRkcller instructing tue
Board Of Public WorAa to protsct bridgo Rrproachcs
from accidents WAS referred to tho O,uuiheo uu
1arbor and Utidges
AID. While presented petition Which prayed fot
lsrgur police station Tho Vest Side. 1toforred u
the Committee IN wharves aud ruhlic 6roundt.
The Council referred \ communication inAtrnctfng
s.stns the .pplie.t!on f9s AZ Injunction to rrs'ont
track, To the Committee M judiciary.
THE SPECIAL ELEGTloN.
The following Was prefenttl fJ Ali. Campbell:
Rtsoitxd, That ths Corporation Ca'nrcl la aud he IA
hereby directed to report 70 ~. Council hs opalo1
election for tho eletton Of all city ofrort under the
eharsr Of 1874, E'uz to ths ANNUAL eeton under such
Tho resolution was adopted without stlscu1siou
resolution by Aid. Echhnrdt, tircottug tia West
lliwauiee svdnne, ras referred to tho COMMITTEES
h Tho French benevolent Society .sut in petition
sscf mad Reierred to III Juataary conmittes. s ~
The judiciary Gonm!,seo rsr. instructed to report
Tax Commandments ofllce 1t Tia next mse.ing.
nEL4AYlF0 WATRH-MAIEa.
resolutlon was offered directing tAa Board Of
Warrington, Randolph, l.ase, Carroll, and Fulton
Streets md on Aahlanl below tho froat depth
Il was referred TO lilo board Of Public Wvrke.
Tie Committee On Gttrsts aud Alluyn recommended
tbst tha board Ut Public Works 10 directed 10 award
- Mssfin. Place on fle, because lie eontrac. bad
been Already given TO F4tzsInpns l. Council.
This Committee on Gas Lights recommended TINT o
resolution bJ AID ltcaiu calling for tho appointmnut
Of Committee Of Five to reIur the character Ut
tbs varfous gaa coulaeg applying for tho laying Of
gss-pipcs, bt placed on fle.
Aid. Ryan prutcsted against Fuch COURSE. lio
hoped the Common Coltllcil woulh not stu,fy 'acll
by such policy. Ho wanted competition, not 1nunpp
oiy.
AID. Fitzgerald favored The Same linc Of policy.
Aid. Waterman moved that tho report bs referred
baot.
Aid. Qutrk said that nj tho ordinances were referred
b tht Law pepattmens, which had not ypferrtd them
ter. lie osad that the Law Department te instructed
10 report Immediately.
Ths report Of tho Committee Ma reconmtttbd and
AID. Qutfk's motion carried.
Adlouruad,