, 1876-09-12
THE COUNCIL.
The Board of Public Works Not
Abolished.
What the Gas Companies VIII Do
for the City.
Smoke Burners to Bo Used at tho Nortf
gido Water. W orka.
! A regular meeting Of the Council WAS held
| yesterday afternoon, AID. Cullcrton In the

NIAAt
DAT scAvEN0cn WORK.
Dr.. McVlckar submitted tho following COM
munlcation, rlfci, on motion Of Aid. Sweeney
was placed on die:
1 deem II my duty to adritA ydn that tho amount
Of ST.. COO, appropriated by you on the 22A Ut
aos s's s T e es.usa
Oct. Ii, sud that the work, as now parfor1ned,
must cease from want Of means 70 carry 4 on.
propFtation Of means to carry on this work, except
10 provide BY ordinsnce thst al Persoua shall take
'ais ssy e kstSnSe S ~ It sst. au
question. I'cfhaps when The necessity presses for
ths .seonpllslntns Of the object some ezpedlent
snbmit an aecount. AZ far "a can 3udee from
statements loft by my predecessors, Of the appro.
pt!atlon nnd expenditures: e,- nm
Expenditures 10 sspt. -. ii, SIS
Cne1psudcd ba'snce ,, 102
Dr.. McVlckar also asked the pleasure Of the
Council Is to the disposition Of the rooms late
~ occupied by The Office Of the Health Depart
mcnt IN Honore Block. Tho matter waA re-
ferrcd To the judiciary Committee.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee On Public Works reported IN
favor of the ordinance abolis'dus the office Of
Building Inspector. On motion, tllu ordinance
was placed on file.
The Committee on Markets reported In favor
Of the confirmation of Iorcnz Mcycrhofer, +.
E. 4chubcrt, and Adam Graham as City Weigh
crs, and they were accordingly confirmed.
The Committee on judiciary reported In fnvor
Of the abolition of tho office Of Fish Inspector.
Tho ordinance 70 that effect was put upon its
AID. Ryan desired 10 know how many votes
were necessary to wipu out tho Office.
Tho Chair said one-l,ali MIA enough.
Aid. Ryan protested against the action Of the
taEa fhn nrffnY urAnnep6.
The ordinaucc Was nevertheless passed by "a
tot.
HOARD or PUBLIC wonKs.
Tic hour OF 4 hnyIng srrtyed, tue sptcfal or
Public Works-was taken up. aud the ordinance
read As heretofore publishod.
Aid. Murphy moved that the matter be de-
terrel, and was Joined iu tho request by Aid.
Aid. nfcCrca moved to lay the last motion on
the table. Carried by 20 to II.
Aid. Sweeney protested ngalnat the decsion,
On niotion oi AID. Stewart, tbs previous ques-
ton on the passage of the ordinance was Or
lcrod by % to 10.
The rnafn. question was then put with the fol-
lowing result:
Affss h'A]sy ]y t xt"xsrs
Tarnow, Beidler Smith. Urigss, Thrvnp, McCrea,
Kawlelsh, Cleveland, l,aun,sarton. Waldo. LIZ
Xay,~.sGeFidan, seuner. Loadlns, cullerton,
e.. Murphy. SWeeney-l2.
, Ihs Chair-by virtue Of see. ID OF the charter
ueliA3S w usunanSI a'iaI, ~. pa.ecu ~.
w. t1t Th,sr .'e~ Appea'ee 4''''' s'o oee'soa u
The appeal was seconded by AID Thompson,
who held that there was Clearly power III Sec.
~ - c9poi sue ,ai,, nIayu. M 10 Rsa,ot sas aat'es
G5er cnsd s rost1a ~ ss7in. lint
he held that tho present Council had created
'ae Gihsq. ee.c,. .,..a .,u,,.,,o, =. ,.,.,..
.,,e 40. MSEtea nsRfu ptahias.on @ 10 M.thalaT
the subject the more he WIS convinced that the
position Of tls Chair WAS correct.
A AId Thoppson s renewed the, ths melton n, tt of an-
mo rofc. - ''o 'e''o"
i's VOW o-,.. gu ,,u ,,,
Lsvler 1oi4is1, White. Irsss, .Thro55ii,, Mccrea,
ElcYc,hMa; Mheele5s ryan; S'eson, LonCachcr'
1ipny swssns Mehe7 Ballard Ro.epntr
Tssnow snth. Rawlesh' haun'sarten' Waldo
On motion Of AID. Thompson, the vote on tho
Xl Xld' Thotnpton ] moved tint Ii tl,s ; CORPORATION
Gpuss', ira s ,ofn nean pfe'enf' snou oe called Oh 70
Hh' + nprnci,.r movei, n. nm oucnh,,e, that
tho opll!on be- submitted in writing mud the
matter deferred until the next meeting.
AID. hicCrrn said that WIii!o he WAS III full
lyoarI ],n did not think It well to urcss Tic mat
f1r II nr.krnt. '"
'rI,s m,Ifer wo. then s.,, T., H.. ro-,,xot,o,;
ra,.a1 u,it s, ,on ~ r,'rnrt ~ ~ ~
Counset WIZ ntsIaAst'uu ~ tcinit ~ tuo he1t
hteet'hst aht! TUG !oattef YVES hhac Tue spec1al
order Ut O'CLOCK,
sAoKE-punSERs.
The report OF tho Committee on Smokc-Durn-
crs being reached II was rcu.!. It recommended
the passage Of the following order:
OnpEnEp, That tho Baarl Of Public Works ba
Aul they arc hereby directed 10 give pcrmtaon 10
tIs owners q the Mcyicksl ! NARROW ratent to
rlace the!r firnaee nnder three or the boilers Of
ne NoEth stic Mnter. oEss aiso to TIC ownets OF
.ae ncs"ns ,s,,s t,a ~ p1 10 ,sGs ,ne,r ins
aSi wn.ks T Mcvicitur Il Marnw 10 ~ ressiya s5n tar
eaei. @ Iocr and Mct'!nn,s i SayIor 10 rect recsiso M
$500 FOR each buller under which they nlacu thcir
apparatus, subject 10 ths following coa.lit Ions:
lhc owhtrs Of the above pstents tl,a! place their
respective furnaces under thu botlcrs u ts pump
Ing works .! tho!r own exrsnss and without cnss TO
tao csty, hnn tnes snas cace E'Fe ponos, hghed "
y IN m H. ct fr @ 1 nv psta. ,. aa ,o o.
Sss orcur tn hs,i.rg frnn vi ihs niasinr af
I"{ INK snnarstus unSor saa b3iIers md inv shai
each syfse in Tue event oi tiss Board Of PuIIlo
Works nr tho Cly couuc!l rejecting ether Or both