, 1876-09-30
THE COUNCIL.
Resolution Concerning tho Sale Of
the Lake.Front.
An Effort to Secure Money for tho
Scavcngcr Work.
Aid. Whites Misaeeds-The Harbor-Maste1
Superintendent Of Buildings,


Before business was proceeded With, the
Chairman said; desire to state In reference
to the occurrence which took ptace At the close
Of the .la.t session. Whites attack on the
President. and Ills subsequent apologyt that 50
fat as all, concerned hope It may 1c forgot
tcn. NJ person can preside over dtliberatIye
assembly unless lie llas the Indulgence and sup
port vi tho members uf the body, and no per-
sun s worthy ot presiding ,inlcss he il perfectly
and absolutely impartial In llts action. l
hope that II ever / again mi called
upon to gpresldo over these meetings |
that tnay have that indulgence |
and and support: but whoever lnay be Ii the |
chair viii always receive from inc the courtesy,
assistance, and indulgence Witch Ia due him
from thy member. of the Council. =, ,
to .t move tbat iii reference to Aid. Whites
| speech aad tho sepriInan1 Of the Chairman be
| cxpunged frqu t'ir minutes of the lust meet
Ing. Thu proper thine, ho*Gver, for such a
TIe CIIa}rinan1rhc motlon would l,c proper
enough tu-n!gl't II the Council desires to enter
AtI. McCyca-I an, in nccorl with the Alder
nat, hut 10 not think the nctlun should be
taken nt this meeting. This Is the sa1ae meet
Ing ls tic last. null the nlInutcs ean only bo
a'nsrde ~ tho nert T regular session.; t ill.,, o.,on
would substantially be to direct the Clerk not
to intcrt this in the record.
Aid. Hyan-That'ts my Intention. think
isiactorI Is tic Chair md tho Council. ! be-
llcve tic gentleman did not Intend to Insult the
presiding uteer, and think It s wrong to have
the speech of Aid Whttv or the reprl1natd I'd
tntntstercl by tic Chnir spread upbt the min
ntes. lt'woil1 10 1lo gool, and possibly do
great 1eal Of harni.
The motion received 10 second, arid Aid. Ryan
Withdrew It, In order to relutroducc It at tho
next meeting.
nAnnon-sIAsrEn.
Tho minority. ot tho llarbor and Bridges
tslrssrs. D1llarl rhsovp ard Wh!te2, rsE9rtsi '.i
| enter into'n contract With Mr.. John brown to
peform all the duties Of 1larbor- Master ut
Il ,3o0 per year, iu accordance with that gentle
turncy accompanied thu report, Stating that Il ia
in tl.o powcr of the Council to appoint uarhor-
Minister'S and dotlne their duties.
Tho minority report was signed by Ald. White
s2,50O, and declared that the work WIS now per.
formed BY two good aud responsible men at $50
. per month each. They saw no necessity for
% Xiii. Ballard ilt moved tho adoption Of the ma
''Aia Aia. Ryan opposed the motion. 1t would be
an outragc to appoint earpet-bagger fr9m
, men: Two llarbor- Masters were better than
; one. ncsiles, tho combined salary WA less
than wllat It was proposed to giye Mr.: Brown.
|
! cd, md fcw hundred dollars wore OF no OBJ
, 1cct II only good man wuB obtained. He I'M
u dcrstood Nfr. brown WIS such q man, md he
9 undertook to do tho work even 1t 1t took nine
Aid. Lasyor said tic duties wcrc not properly
t attended to now. and one man could not per
I form thcnl II was nonsense to think TINT a1r.
anco @ uut @ of sl,o 70 have tIo oillcc Of Harbor
Master we'll filled an appropriation OF $1,000
= would not be mere than enough: He moved tc
recnminlt. ,,
= farbor-tnaatcr, and would render all the assi8t
o | Ance necessary. .....
!. Aid. Lawler said no bridgc-tcnler would stc1
J.. out Of Ills way ten feet to render s1irh assist
!. Aid. Tlroop moved tn amend the report b.
n inserting 81, ,Q00 instcad Of $1,:n0
It ALI. Lawler offered to supply m efficient mai
II city engage Charles N. Eewland at TINT salary
% Aid. Hilbert moved to lay on tho tablc. Cur
r rtrl.
,e Tiio previous question WINS then ordered, All
IN unanimously. Tho report Us amended was the
~ ~ coneurrcd IN.
IL CITY PRINTING,
Tie Committee on Printing, to whom was r
I'll Ing, reported, recommending that the Counc
no act tereo,, mid stating that tho lowest bids III
~ 20 those of tic Courier aid Na'iona! Democrat.
On motion q Az ATis, ,,ia, ths r rs'port a.s' ~
| w ~-~-k
NJ the two lowest bills.
jy Aid. Aldrlcl, Of the Special Committee on I'll
Ct aalo Of tho Lake-Eront, reported, recommcn'
ae Ing that tile resolution referred to them !
- placed on tllc and that the following
sc adopted:
ii. Rtto!rsd That te ptoposit,on Of tie 1llino "
nd Iakt. Front bounded on tho north by lsandoli
street s sas :, Tie west lins Of ths rE;; IL
|
~ thn eant line Of Mchigan AYcnue' Tor Ssao' w.
l., Etssirtd, Tint, in orlor to carry ont tho abo'
cl, resolution, tho ,nattar Of ths dissolution Of tho Il
le Junction hc referred to tho Mayor and Eompttole
~ viii tha aathotlzei attorney representative,
tic property owners now having control Of tho II
In ee SorSs pist1et ot IT lnois, ws!sh
~ Injunction was obtained in tho mans OF tho Unit
In- sae srls 9 thy b. S aathorxed to rclbarse ca
In property. owner their costs and expenses @ IN 40
III 5 n St a ws IN er Snsy Il
a. -. d!s11uton Of ,aid nune.ion anq tas asmlssa
sr ~ Ss st' II q e.
oi s1sS5 sios, ,oSo, u '"' ''' ''' A'' 1''sa 'DS
gro Thu report was laid over under tho rules, a
~ tho subject nude special order ut o'clo
! the 70 next Monday.
y u soAyENdaN WORK.
~. w., a communication Was rcat from Pr. McVick
Mtns M agntn calling the attention of the Council to
M Hts firt tint tho appropriation for seavensinR Is
s's- llausted, aud asking that something 10 done
continue the work.
on County llelations and Health, with power
tho Aid. Smith said that Dr. Mcylckar, BY he
Tho or by crook, waited to g!et the contract
Jury IN thls innttur
latI The Alderman WIS about to uucarth the
:lny stories about tho Healtl, ohlcer, when u