, 1876-09-15
Another WrestIe with tho Gas
Question.
Tho South Side to De offered O Dollar
and a Hail.
A Proposition to Give the Yves,
Side $3.50 Voted Down.
Street 1mprovements.--Blue Istaua
Avenue Vinduot,

North Wells street, near North avenue, asking
tho abatement of tho ',nnrkct" as uutsnnce.
Referred to tho Committee on strttts and Al
leys, WI
ORDERS,
Aid. Sweeney presented an order directing tho
Board ef Public Works to prepare an ort1cr for
walllng aud filling Oak street from 6cdewlck 10
Market Referred to The Committee On Judi
ciarY.
AID Waldo submitted an order directing tho
Board Of Public Works to erect gates At tho
entrances 10 the Lasal1e nnt Washington street
tunnels, and to close the gates and extlnRttsh
The lights between TO- p. m. aud 9 q. m. Refer.
rod tn tho Committee Oh Gas-L,Ehts.
Ald 1.nwlcr presented au orsler directing the
Comptroller aud CltY Treasurer to make partial
OF full paynlunts to the 3outpsinters who had
done the work for tho city, Referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The same Alderman submitted an order d.
rcctng the closing Of oil tlle Offices Of the City
Departments at p. III. Referred to the Com.
mIttce OF judiciary.
Alh. Stewart presented A eeaolution directing
the board of Public Works TO proceed with the
assessment fur curling, filling, mud paving
Vernon avcntlc from Twenty street 10 its
northern terminus. Referred to tho Board.
Aid. Smith presented tho following which
was referred to the COMMITTEES on judiciary:
Etsolctd. That the Law Department be. and y In
hereby. instructed to no lnnlify Chap. ~ Of the
atgns and gooda on the sidewalks 70 AZ not 10 In
terfera With tho property Or s!gns belonging e onr
nss' exssps Sn ~ s1 ~ be
ordinance 70 this Council Al liz next regular
meeting
Adj Lawlcr put in resolution directing tho
Superintendent Of Police to suspend action Oh
the order OF tho Mayor Ia relation to signs.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
| Several petitions In rolntfon to thla subject
Al KID. MeAuley presented aa ordet repeating
tho ordinance Of Aug. 2i, 1873, establishing 4
lack-hta,d on Clark street, between Adams and
Van Burcn. Referred to tho Committee on
AID. White submitted an order directing the
Board Of Public Works to resume work On tho
Milwaukee avenue Viaduct. Referred 10 tho
Finance Committee.
o e. a. tS.
next meeting an eatimate Of the probable cost
of bridge oyer the riyer Ut Fuller street. Re-
fcrrcl to tue BoRrd.
The special order, the consideration OF the
report Of tho Special Committee Oh Gas, was
then taken up.
Aid. Throop submitted tho propositions Of
hIcssrs. Billings and Watkins, published elso-
Aid. R1vlcigh noyel that the report bo rc-
ceiyed and placed on file.
Aid. Thsoop des!rcd TO say, for the !nforma-
t'on Of the Council, that tho C1mmtttto reject
ground that he had nude = better ono. Ifc had
taken tle trouble to SEQ Mr., Watkins after the
Committee separated, and ho denied ever having
Made any other proposition, except . condl-
allowed to como into tl!e ety,-anda he novcr r.
tended to offer gus ut $1.U per .010 feet, fle
tThroop) believed Mr.. Watldns' proposition
should 10 accepted md the Mayor thought 1t
uGht To- es oa o oyar ssppats1 ~ M b II.
offer tho Council might consider proper TO take:
Aid. Lcngaeller did not consider tile report Of
the Committed satisfactory, anu thought
men who would make a. report satisfactory to
the Council and tbs public.
AID. O'Bricn asked how many had stgncd tho
report.
naa Sad s!snsd i, becsass h. H. was 50 Instructed.
Aid. O'BrIen did not think 1t was report.
AID. RawlcIgl remarked TINT the regular Gas
Committee had reported recommending the
ses sssses% e 4 u @ s'sS: e. I toas ts Fss I'D r: Soss ss
Aid. Lcngacher rctortcd that the Bpccia1 Com
| mlttoe had reported nothing They should have
satl whether the propositions should he Nc
Aid. Nhlto orlausted himself In = twehty-
mtnutea' effort to show that no good could bo
gotten from such special committees rs Ind
| been Appolntel BY the prcscnt Council There
economy, hut were working in tho lnterest4 of
Ald. Smith. remarked that l,o had been sold
badly, but neglected to 5, say IN wtnt'
t!vn,ed TINT tho Chairman @ H@1 Who appointed Tic
specsa, cuntaittcc had aucctcd Aldermen favor
| able to this Eas eumllnnc1. Their records
slowed tile contrary. Mr, Btlliugs had tho
.nost eMxtraordlnary M charter ever granted to any
| could not iinproyc upon the old Gus Commit
| tce'a report Il tho papers we're placed on lilo,
tho matter would not 'bo heard o. again, unless
IN the courts, and not at oil i the gus coEnpa-
| n{cs accedcl to thD demands Ol tho Council.
| AID. ALDNlc1,
who llad appointed tho Committee, said he a.
wnys tried tn Ito tts duty whl!e III or out Of the
cilnr. 1t he was owned by the GAS companies,
show 1t. He hntl no Interest In GU, but he did
| nut prop0sa to forget that tho gas mon had
money invested, and wcro entitled to common
respect, but no more tban uthcr n,en. II the
they could furnish gaa, he mas with thcn.. II
| tllnY would nut COME down, l.e would veto for
oil, and its Introduction as soon as possible.
All. McAuley, one Of tho 6pecial Committee,
port. Dy arbitrary measures thu Council would
| render itself lialfo to aulnagcs, aud lose tho
prospect of getting gas a loss tliau s2.1o or 50
Il fair mud Just bas!s When 1t wns RaerrtAined
what tho cot1panlcs could ailord to furnish gas
! fur, they conli TAKE actlDIl.
| Aid. Whits dcnlcti that hc Ind made an attack
upon tlla Committee. II tic Committee did
co,imittee Which lid. Ho moved 'tllat tic sub
jcct bu rcierred to now committee composed
al tlrep from tue South Side, two from tho
West, a,nl two from the North,
Aid. Throop remarked tllat tho matter would
taubtlcss get Into thu courts. Willis la deprc-
Gated litigation, u It did he was In favor Of
hanging on like d bulldog.
| AID. THOMPSON
| believed Mr. Watkins would como down to
$3.50. I1o offered the following resolutions as
! q substitute:
Rtsoirtd, That tho Mayor and Comptroller bs,
and ilpy hpschy, directed 10 make In at1anso-
,aent Wlth !ha CAleago e Mtaa.;Ltchs and Coke Cum.
pnMy 10 furnish Esa 10 the city ut II. 70 por thou.
sur1 cubic feet for street. lamps and 81. TO ],eE
thousand feet, with aeh sized burners as this city
n'ny detsr!nne, for the public bntl4snya and tan.
tlut. Until tbs tGt OF May next; and that 4nch ar
| rAuueh,tut he ulAl6 N!tlInut nFatu1tce tn eithol