, 1875-04-13
THE COUNCIL.
Tho City Gets Ieid of Some su-
pcriluous Real Estntc.
Protractod Discussion Over tho Myste-
rious Walker.
Gloomy Surnlises Concerning Council
lkings.
Report In Reference to tho New Court
House,



The Architects 10 Be- Paid Two Per t.enl
WI"
The Common Council wna c.,,sd - oraor r..
p-oa;,,o.t NJ, s..,.,,. ,. .~e"s ~ oiaeF W
'1o'' ~ %esN '1'' ''en4os'
ORDERS
IN order instructing tho Board of Public
Works to i4sue permit allowing tho propcrty.
owno,s on D,.,crf]ald street to hnre t,,st
t1orouohfaro naval bv n,;vota cc,tr.,, ~.
pew" y F"Ss .S0sA1st Was
passed.
q communication from tho Law Department
In reference TO tho opening Of Franklin street
wua referred 10 tie Committee on F;nanca.
An o,dinanco d;r.c,,no tho noora ~ rn,1;c
:efss 10 compel thc Chicago, Rock Island i
Pacific 1sa'lfaad Company to remove their track
from cIatk street WAS passed.
An or,,i,anca ,a,,r;no lin ,r.st 1,,r.,.,,,, ,s,
Railway comesnr t ~ "ess ss1" .,s
49,. -. J ,,".'.',. .uu ~ 'eas' oee o@' pes
i'ouf iront hanao!Ph street, at IT'D intarsocuon
wi,t State street, aud nioug tho usunl streets to
Blue Island avenue, and along cha: thoroushtaro
as s'r as tllo tEacs was laid, as late hs o'clock
cash morning, was pasted.
ANOTHER wEI01tEn.
appointment Of su Assistant Qit7 Weieher, to he
located at tne northeast corner Of Wes.arn ~
1St37r hSNi
49, AA ~ A's Aee "ofo'@ Ha7 oon-
cut' ~ W. huu Eranau Ls"leHs "aa olectad TO
'nt n,,st "a'lee u a,e1 nsIan - .,,o.o, ..;.. c..
Mu1Eaes slho Ai8 o!hos 10 DO located nt No. 5t7
"cs' 1"e'i'e s.tses'
~. sALk or CITY PROPERTY.
lho no1t business waa tAo 70 port OF tho COM
mltteo on "hafsea hnd Public Glounds, recom-
Hou,o lot; On Las*l.e street, near the Board Of
4lad6 Uuf!ainE 70 u. y. bdnli fcr tho sum Ql
sa1.sou. Inc fepoit "aa adopted without dls-
eass.eh W.
lne report 81 tno Esmo committee RECON-
meud,ns tue sale cf tIe old lesesoir lot OIL Chi
Gaeo avenue ,r 70 tEoao1!cs Nac!ncr wse nc1t Ia
Een up. The rrice a3ot "as $40 600.
e'.,o acna!e aloso On tns mattcs me Council.
~ MAJORITY appearing 10 tavor tho dale Of tue
'os. A!d. Fitzgerald particularly opposed tho
8ale o. ihas Pr'cc. aud no dsd AID. Campbell.
=, Asu; LenEscuet M moved that the report TO
PinSo4 Pms' w ute'
Inv nostou WEE lost W 'ho tolo"ing Toto:
r:efs 1fWscMasfen; f3ge54ld claFx q Tia F!fth,
NwtNrysy. fi,ehaSisen' Enrtt Asnxaenf. s1e f ~.
Fourth. stone OF Tie Fifth. rnrrts'n H. NV ~
lild.cth. Bailey. O'Is.au Woodnau, CiIrt, Of It.s
Tenth. EsElatdt, Stout, Muir. sehadusr, Murphy,
sweeney, L.hch, bi;kinAon, 1onaf, corcosan. III.
| t1tS,aens-.a' ,, .-..-.-,,
A!u. Sweeney moved to reconmit tho matter
to .ho comm.'ssc. ,
Ald: Eltzketa.d said that he was wllhug TO give
| ~ ~ Cvo !oe tnc ZANE pFopersy. and lo wanted
| the Clerk TO take down hia words
AZ. Whsso-oo yeu really mean what you say
,A!d.. Fitzsorad-l really do. mn wiling to
give that amount.
Ald. WhIsc--Ihen move that TIC offer OF the
Alderman be a:seplea.-
Tue ChAiF-Iha mation is not in order. There
| ia tnott9n 70 recomnlt befofo the Council.
AID. Schanner-1 think i is in had lasts for
| the Alderman ttltzgetald) to pns ID his bIl ut
this particular time. lio sn'et havo known Of
the proposed Bale for soma months.
AID. FItzgerald-l dou't tllnk 1t II rofy bad
taato to oGer tho city 81 sou more than tic prlce
| originally offered ..
The motion TO rsconnit Was then put and
/ carried.
| AID. Echsfcer noTed that the Comptroller bn
| lott.