, 1875-12-21
THE COUNCIL,
MIR. Gooticl1 Confirmed Ms City
Marshal.
Tho Ordinance Abolishing tho Office
Laid OIL tho Table.

| LIIA Uu tu0 4uU4a.
Tho Peoples ttas Company Ordered 10
Reduce Its Rates TO 80.
The regular weekly meeting OF tho City Conn-
ell waH hold last night, AID. Dixon presiding
There was a full attendance.
Tho Board OF I'uhlic Works reported that tho
cost Of ralsing buildings on tho approaches to
tho Iliuo Island avenno vladnct would DO about
&1G,o00. Ordered published and placed on fl!c.
Tho Committee on Whnrvcs and Public
Grounds reported Ia favor of tho phasngo Of an
ordinance for tho suspension Of tho rsoscnt
mothod OF STRENGTHENING aftor Doc. !. TO-
| coivod aud concurre1 1T.
| nAs.
Tho dasllght Committee reported Ia favor OF
tbs ordinance for the regulation of the prices to
bo charged BY tho Peoples 0astIg1t and Coka
Company. Tho ordinance reduced tho price 10
- rer 1t0n0 fcot.
a motion was mado to rcaommit tho report.
AID. Qutrk wns strongly opposed to this
| Thoro was no rcasou why action should not 10
taken at onco on this mattor.
AID. uild1eth Epoko In favor Of the motion.
11o wanted tho opinion Of tho Law Department
aB to the legality Of the proposed action.
Aid. Qurk, In roply to this, hold Tint no legal
point Was involved. They had ample powcr to
reduce tho prco OF gas. which oscry one agreed
was o1orbitant at present.
| ALL. 1Itlt1rrth was IN favor Of roform In thta
direction, bus ho did not waut tho Council to
tnke falso stcp. aid 30 plRy into tho hands Of
| the Company.
AID. Noolmnn did not think thoro Was any.
- ~ nrd,1s,,ca r"a,co 49,, 1,Sno ~ 80 ~ On q
mr. w mr., rnrnc r"oI MILK HS In " offcctnd y
naii ~ . " '1"A fA'N' "''1i' ''A o''7 N'' '''''
| p'Ni lid. HhafYuer sunnortod tbe mot,on m tbc
oro,,na INT thc rennrt inI, mt hcnn nrnncriv
boforo tho Commit,oo. II having beon pasnod
ro,ni o,nory H." 1namRora for sim pstmra '''e'@
XII E,tyrnrnIi 1 anfd anv ,nan w'o nSvocntoa
| lin nnntnGnnn,rnt ~ tho Measure xrs ain,nlv
sue,kinr in fayor Of tho Gas CnmparY. 'hs rj,;s
% WAS a necessary % Ordnance. and oaeht to ia
,fo ,sto ,rn vss ~ 'A'' ~ NN' poo-
F' aftor gnmc T,r.ho- diacu.ao,, Tho r,ot;o,, to
recnmm,t maa lnstN.vaas i n.va aS Ishe Mi.
unuco was thon nss,oi1 hv n yntn Of M to
Tim s,oc,, orsr IN rafcrnnns t. ,,,o
+;on ~ ~ = nnnn1 .o r't S..se, o W.. tha
t.Lnn ~ IN =" :" N''1o'' 40 o''' 'A"''""' "A' sn'"
SiI Ffii1dro, novois Ia raao,oo md e,,,o5 t,r
+ta rro,.io,,S "n.ttn, ~ =. n".o,, =, H. ~
rnrt Pf,h;r,, ,vaa ,rJoro1 Tv T-,to - On :, 10
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yoto ~"'N'' F'e's'91 - '''o 101''"'1s
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noeft . GIllcF.. asoort; iMEeth. nIh!tonal
nirS' ,S' T v.aen; M1oamaH' GiatS taenth}' Ca!nnhel
G., Gra nsnn, Eesnarui. , n.on' alnns. 11GnRacAes'
o sa n, a:
MuRs-t'eHaEos9m na1tTh Ipey. 6l'alulnRt etune
Waterman, oaee' Cleveland, DicktnHon-l3.
Aid. Waterman thon moved the passage Of tho
| roal nncI for lila nf,cc and ia nhoiiiinn wn,id
anvc ii Gn1 vc,s md cnn,ncatinnn' M I;d
not talo tl;s voy viii, te infant ~ iitttny onss
| frinnI ant mnroovor txoa hn,"ninc = nnn,i
nann1l,n.n' fTang.tar I,rt ~" --e,art nor-
attmtion nf thn Toiicn nansr.mcnt wo,,,ft nnt,
cain in ANYTHING hv t,,e annontnont NJ an ot,trcr
wwho hu.I m reaI dnt;cs tn ,,errnr,n o'''@0'
AM' iIjldroti thnnai. tbn nbol;t,on of thu
oDlco wm,ld In nonnv w;ao md MINI, foo,In,,.
Ala. Richsrlsnn % VA II, fayar % of %tta mntion.