, 1876-01-18
Tow tho Aldermen Tackled tho
Gas Question and und q.
Stormy T1mo Over 1t.
I1oro Ti|ibusterlng 1ndulged In than
Was Ever Witnessed in q Dam
ocratio Congress.
Tho Consumers Gas Company Ordinance,
as Amended by tho Corporation
3 Counsel, Finally Adopted.
Duilding-1nspcotor Bailey Presents IN In.
terasting Roport Of Ills d.
partment, -

t24 tAAoAfs
Tbs yegutsr rsoklY mos.inE Of tho ely
Council wss hold lnst night. rreafdent Dixon In
iho chaIr. AID. Lynch was the only nhsenkoe.
coMMuN1cA1loSB.
Communication MAS rrad from tho Comp
tro1er ,ucosIugsan ordnance with rcfcrcuca 10
psy,pe Tho County Treasurer for making the
sale Of lands for CITY ta1os for 1874. Theamount
Eas lott blank. lsefo.rod to the Finnnop Com.
Hittce.
Tho monthly statement of Tho Comutro'ler,
which has acadv appeared In TnE Tn1nvsE, waa
read aud placed on d d.
Tho Law Department submitted tho oilctll
bond Of Eedmond P.indivtle, Of lf,e Board of
Public Works. II Vas In tho sun Of *1oD.0oo,
iAo rou3smcn helrg II. D. Ogden, Thon'ns
Lonorgsp. md George Taylor. Tho boud wss
approved.
TIE 3onTH 6fEE nAILwAV.
Aid. Stout tuaa,ltted his rcsont'on TO extend
The TINA ef tho North Chici:o Aa'lroad Com
. rauy to construct a linn OF railway On O!sbolsno
avenuo Rcfsrrol to Uommtltoo on stieets ani
kllo5s Of tho North Division.
F1naT NEd1MEST ANMonr.
aid. .5cha1ner presented petition from e!:i.
Eens ASKING that = HuisAbto srmors to rov!dcd
Tor tue ,lso OF the First Regiment, Which was TO-
fekrel to the Finance Committee.
btlSon MATTERS.
AID. echaInet also presented a pstiton asking
that tho namn OF hInhey t1Hca bo changad 10
Ogden nlaco. nofcrred to Committee on a.rno:s
and Allows Of North Div,nfon.
4 pslition was read from mechanics and fabor-
: srs it tho emplof Ut slo city asking sbat monoy
due them 10 all, aud was referred 10 the COM
. mttce on Fiuauco. a..
AID. n. B. Boue subn1:sso1 resolution tllrect-
ing tho Boa,d Of Public Works 70 report MI
ordinance to Abato tho coal-alnoke nuiaaucc,
Ehtyh WAS phh-cd.
ri rAf1 f1rnRau}r1 nnn3rEf
Krani!ng i flauchlEo 10 tbs Chicago. Ml!llnl,-
Eon i WcsIesn Rntivoai Company 10 build Iii
elerAtsd railway on Polk stroat, aud nera sofe1-
red to tue Railway Coamttce.
NETT YEARS EKPExsEs.
AID. Cu}Ierton introduced IN order TO Tho Of
fcct tint thn beaoa Of the departments OF tho
j.. nIfy submit 10 tho tompl. olor At the oar.lctt
nonven!euco tile amounts required 10 run thelr
EssFa! departments for tho ascal soar ls7G.
Fasled.
TIE fouTH f1DE RAILWAY.
4 communication ~as rccesyea from G. u.
uplmes. Superintendent Of tho City Hallway
Com1any. stating that tho Company bad Al1l1el
platforms tu rl1ty y-threo Of their cars, In comp1.
. hnce with ihe ordinance providing therefor. and
Tint sixty.teyeu remain to no 90 altered. Dir.
Holmes sRya that, as 1t tales from two 10 throa
poss.h'e fur the Company to coalpiese tho wolll
within the tNonty.Bnvcn days Intervening to-
tneen the prescut md the tIno Rrau;e5. The
. Company hsks that tho tttne 10 extended to Sop.
/ ncxt. Referred to tho EoGMlttoc on 1latl.
1oAos.
FOURTEENTH bTnEET nnlpoE:
All. McD mali preacatol . resolution in.
etync,Ing ilo Donri Of PUBLIC Works to advertise
Tho Chicago River at Fourteenth htrect, for
Which sam Of $4,000 had brou appropriated.
Referred to Committee on Ifarbo1 and Dtldgen.
~ TIE GAS QUESTION.
. AID. hytn cal.ct mp tic 0rtttnsnco Of tho Con
muers' Ghs.Liyh. and Coke Companv. lIo
= Qnovcd its EasaaEc, together With tho ancnd-
mattB Of tie Law DBr artn,eat, aud, thinking tho
Eas question ta1 been discussed enough, a!Ho
moved tho rresonB question. -.-.-.-,
A numboE Of io.nta ct order were nlado TO
Ills effort OF AID. Ryau. sovorhi Aldermen wt6F-
Ing - set OIL eo1nn newiy eonadarod spOes''os
70 o. cct ovcs this difficulty, tho chalrua,,
stnted tho frat motion, whercupon Aid. Ryan
spEapa up et oncc apt again moved tho previous
I'D. culterson objcc.cd to ono Aldermen
maxing two motions iu that matnor. mud wab
astouiahod to oaru shat it waa perfectly IN
order. .
II Was cventualv hrrnngei to consider tho
amendments OF tho Law Department.
sors ,ae connei wonid s',,. n tie pablta ect;er
}han t4ls one, Il would he bad polto3 to pass
Ihe ordinance in t!lo taco Of tito others.
-AIdertnhn-pnss tlem all.
AID. Culle.ton (contlhuing} thought tlIo osd-
nance before bong ruantl should hs published.
to siyo the PRESS and pntio an opportunity tu
|ss ~, ths sorti, 1i,vaio, of thc c,,v md IN nr
Iar -, com.a.,rv tnn,nnnv ~ como ~ IL -. !.
runa,ton wnathar In mar. ~ I'D Ia lii
~ - ~. for tt,n ss,vrs"n;nsa rn,,nlrr =
Sr66n, ~ ona ra' .i5a ~ fG. strS"I tn "'" tls,
nthsr Tin nos,d ~ i,nh,,n Wnrts ourit
tn he cons,,1trd In the mattcr ~
lawn, The r;nss vi,Ich xrn. Al, ,Tn,,nr mi nont
IL NAVAL Xxx III liz rss '1,rcnrns ha ,efsrrsG
In Tia nn.rd NJ runIin Wurhs ~ thtt an emrn,s :.
n,ent ,noNim 10 lin intnre,ts n ihn ctv IN III.
ersnsrt st,on;a il rnnnnasI ' :" ''''o
AM- Wysr, oi,iccIea to th,s nroro,,ut. and
cnilad attnIdnn n tLn snrt that In fnnl,on ~,
liza ntey,nns orcs,in,, La1 hscr son ,rIoI . ri
Entertained. S" '''>'
Ali, Wnrrrn thcn rnnve,l In ,,r tto -oot,op :,
rofnr m tho tahic yhIot, wss III hv = rntc ~
sya.' in. noes. %. "D "'''' ~
aIa. Nhito moved Tho prey,ou. nnc,tion. wh,c,,
usn 1otcd .oUn. 4@~'''"'' ""'~a
in s,,nwor Ia question. tha t,bstrmnn st,to1
thnt lii. mnt,nu 10 rcfer only cnvnrc,i IL" "r'
ansnco sneciI,ra Iv hmf1ro ti,o GmnE, sau ~. az
nnmn"sment whici wss recolyoa'Mit, .an1,nrn.
hasion hy A,i. t.ullerton and iii drath.
a. Ca,.nns,i rn,,,a .1lc n tna1rnrt n, RAW,
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