, 1875-06-20
THE COUNCIL.

chair
| THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion OF Aid. Hildretb, tho Council wen
no COMMITTEES at the Whole on the ApproptA
ton bill, AID. Cullertoa in tho chair.
] The item Of salaries OF Commissioners All
| employees Of ths Bosrd Of Public Works VA
taken up. The amount proposed BY the Com
| mt.tee Was 81, $50. In reply to question from
] AID Dixon, AID. Heath said that the sum nanet
Was not hgursd on the basis OF tho 10 Per can
reduction.
| Aid Hldreth manifested intense indignation
1t the statement that tho hookkeeper Of tho
Board Vas receivinG %, 600 year, and made hi.
| speech thereon.
Aid Heath said that there was IN une1pended
balance to that account Of 32,78l.50.
| On motion OF AID. Hildrath, tho ifem vas ~
! duced to 912, $50.
The item Of as, 900 for advertising, stationery,
ETC., was. On motion Of Aid. Rlldroth, reduced
to 81. 600,
The items for draughtsmen On house numbers
and On atlss amounting to St, $40, were strioIan
out-
There being balance OF s726.25 for drinking
fountains. the item OF s., 600 was strlcken ouS.
Items Of S6s. 1854, s65, 1888. and 5000. for
viaducts Oh Milwaukee and Blue Island ayenues
md Erie street respectively. ware allowed.
The item OF % 00o for replacing broken lamp
poats was reduced 10 $3.50.
To replace the amount transferred to tho
water-tax fund, the items OF 500, 600 and 940,-
600 Wefe approved.
The COMMITTEES allowed o., 600 out of ths un-
expended balsnos for new buildings 1t tha
Br1dewell.
For the City Cemetery tha balance Of $s, 588. 10
Was authorized to be expended.
For rent Of grounds for hay y-scalas o., 600 WIS
allowed.
Tha contingent fund wsa fixed at $4,000, in
addition to the balance Of az,2S6.17 On hind.
For costs Of making tax sales, %, coo was H.
lowed.
For old claims On the Criminal Court, 81. 600
was allowed out OF N unexpended balance Of
%, 958.62.
The deficiency fund Of $1oo, 600 WAS stricken
cut.
The items Of $500 for election expense, and
for entertainment OF official visitors Of %, GOO.
were allowed to stand.
Tho item Of 81, 600 for sveuing schools caused
considerable diacusaiou, and Aid. schabner's
explanation sud its Interruptions worked him
into state OF fury. 80 that he at last cha1actor
lied Aid. Mahr's conduct ss tthe height OF H.
breeding and in - beer garden styte.''
Aid. Mahr gave it as his opinion that it WIS
much better for tho young men to 60 to tha
iager-beer gardens than to the schools.
Callerton said be should throw up the sponge Ii
it II snt On.
The item Was finally approved.
Tho question OF salaries in tho Fffe Depart
ment caused considerable discussion. beginning
with the Marshal
Aid. Dixon wanted the Marahals salary put
bscx to 80. 500 and axemptaa from the 10 par
cant reduction.
Aid. Hildreth thought the reduction wns hot
large enough Renner would laugh 1t any man
who advocated keeping up his wages.
Aid. Richardson said that tho proposed change
wo11fa an ca
AID. Campbell was opposed to Dixoa:s pro
posed increase He thought there WAS general
Willingness to agree TO the reduction.
AID. Campbell moved to pass over tho item Of
salaries in the Fire Department. He said he had
just been informed that provision had boen
made in tho bill to give three additional men to
eacn engine, and he wanted it looked into
There were 81 moro men in this bill than ia ths
last The item was passed.
The items for repairs Of IRE apparatus,
to $24, 900, were approved.
The item Of 320,0 600 for new hose WAS tam
porarily passed, after considerable discussion.
The Committee then roae and reported
progress.
TEE CusTox~Hou8E-
Aid. Campbell asked and obtained 1eaye 10 sQb-
nit the following resolution:
WHEnEAs, Tho construction at tho Chicago oustoua-
House building has caased in consequence Of tia
pcton of the Treasury Department that Il being
built on insecure foundations, and It ID reported that
it Ia the purpose Of the Department to take it down
md commence De s.opo ; and
WxEHkAs, To do this will subject tho Government /
cost Of s., SEQ 600 81 300, and procrsstinate
The construction Of tho building two or thrse yearr
md
WHEREAS, Said building II intended for the and
OF the 1zans OF Chicago; therefore
RtsoE<d That the Mayor il herehy instructed 4p-
point commission Of dvs seven OF The oldast md
most e1perioucod architects of the City OF Chicago to
make thorough exa1ntna don Of the foundations Of
aid building, and to report to this Council in writing
heir opinion whether the gAid Ousto0- House can be
copy Of leiF report b. transmitted hy tha Council
o the Treasury Department.
The resolutions ware adopted.
On motion Of Aid AAhr, TIN Council ID