, 1876-06-20
cred will, tho work unttl they see their way

cccd will, tho work untIl they see thc!r way
.id rcarsons-1 dom. think we should 1cEis-
!atn to glyc employees money. Only faw weeks
yest-f1clls, II tlcy really want to 't, earn
st @ fcr The gntpose 81 giving the 'a''ri" men
Aitf. hidr.chErberc ia no question on the 70
consideration, INT II |. proper to discuss It on fts
tneIits. Tho qucstion to reconsider !. ono TINT
mlL bear discussion. have o','f thls to say;
" Fl FatI!e tHI!eae@S?nRE e@e!REs on $asness tSst
tIInk thcy know 1tt,clr bu.'ncss, md 4 they
o fe tfhs M nsy % sen tat t. ws IT.
mny have some information on 1t,
Aid. Swecncy-1 lid not contemplate any.
thing Ike what the gentleman has Just safd. It
is lncrv'y 70 cover TINT portion q tho work
soon ss possSc" Sa '' fhe @ paar ase 9sen il
such mess lately that they hayo been afraid to
MT without al or,icr from the Council.
| Aid. MtCrcn-1 en1lcctlc M honest purpose tn
this, hut wl,at want to impress on tho Council
Is tic terrible condition ot our flnancts., The
| great Injustice ie giving people work and not
lcr on the Board to ret thcso contracts IN mo-
| tlon. Thcse employees must l.c pail. We can.
not Ito It for the rFcscnt. II tho gentlemen Will
only walt until VIC pct out OF our financial Hinsa
|
for The city. think our action Ought to bo ro-
The Ci,air-I mule aonc inquiries latcly In
reference to tho Bonrtl's maklng contracts Tor
the pnvIpg OF Intersections. They sAla several
cunttncts iln. boon brought for RtBnat'1re, but
ti,ty did not feel authorized to sIEn any COLI
| trnrts until sosne provision WAS mntlc 1or pay
aid. LawIrr wastcl the work done II for 10
other than aantnry rcasons.
AID. McCrca-If tho contractors will walt for
tlcIr money, mn not opposed to It.,
After sosnn further .1lscussIon, the question
was put on The reconsideration and carried.
Aid. (iflhert-1 snuyc rs all amendment that
tic contractors enter into agreements to walt
for their pay until tho city is in position to
pay them.
AID. Sweeney Rcccrtcl the amendment.
Aid. Stewart tnovcl TINT tho resolution and
the amendment be referred to the Board Of Pnb-
lie Wosks. Carried.
Ali. Ballard offered thu following, which wns
referred to the Committee I'll Fire uni Watcr:
Onp.nsn, Tint tho lso,ler inspector be required
reeciScd by him 1t no timo ho sakus hs report to
tho Council.
r1B cLEHN AS COMPTROLLER.
Aid. Thonpsson-1 would Ike TO ask nnant-
NOUS consent for tho purpose Of Introducing u
report from the Committee On judiciary: 1t
tllu duties nuw performed BY tho Comptroller,
so thnt the Alnncss ot tllg cisy u mny g &C. On. l.,
troduccd tho following:
Your Con,nitteo on Judiciary. to whom was
fcrEcd an ortls1ancc comforting upon the tlty Clerk
c1crcsed by the Comptroller. touching Tho nancuE
Of the city, having had tho samo unlor constdcra-
III That t thcy arc Of npinon TINT the right to take
fFam a Goptrples hs powsr os11 the M ansneia
Tie e olce M 81 Comptroller wa s1esto By ths iormsr
spoela! charters, and hns rs'naine! und!sturbcd
ta1c ot the clty connci an thurcfore tc Limitation
Us to ts abolition nut taknE effect until the end Of
esy S yes 1Sss aS % S R a,os 's q PsS Ss
s;s esss yssted n HS cqS }Sa f. h.
tke control oi The connc dc statute vests in TINT
uf all othor ptilcrrs Of tho City Government"
4 however: thy a., opinion Of yo1r @ COMMITTEE
a e1seeey i Il a @ a h"y epc @ tas e
necessity 81 impoalng upnn tic Clerk tho onsrout
coStouta # Ss nts.cu ay oG.
my measnre v,leh VIZ saah1e the nv to ass i,
to its employees and creditors Yonr Committee
alro understand tim. this cearre has the approval
"'Y Your comm,t,ee therefore rccamn.end thnt tAt
ordinance ho ameie by ttrlktng out all after thu
. cnactng cansc and inserting tho ses,!ona hcrett
annexed, and ilat the ordnance As thus xm6ndtt
bc passed.
! An Ordinance hbolIrhins tho office Of City Comp
L ttoilcr and comforting tile duties thereof on TIL
Bet eaaeted. ae.. sxcrsos i. Tho office .
:, Comptroller Of the city tth ernby aIsolsl,el.
ste; Tbs dass , e's.oto5s T. discharged By h
+ by the present charter ,adoptcd April 23 1875
5f ;, thS c esfk sn yss.sy
IL Ss eauio read c.y II ye5S Gar
i Sic. s. The CITY Ciark stnll asyo the powor /
n sSs IL 'Sr Seh.se s 5 ho Of a;sha s;ssF 81
rf n,,1 son'ea cs! pos pfs t 5 By s S!nsps
md assistants "a are NECESSARY; provided tha
tho number Of ruch assistants shhil mt be NOR
nor tiier sompensation Greater than Il provide
for ths elasks 70 the lily Comptroller andoF ozst
+. Ths 5Gy cI*' IT, 'as ss'sFs sn.e1n n
ts lin y oahso ss nse Ssn
aS s fss'Es L Ssas saa ess :S
y. such duties by him.
- On motion of Aid. Culerton the report ,sa
d concurred In md the ordinance passed by yot
y 81 ycas q, nays 5, AID. olr!en, White, Ryat
y Murphy, aud Sweeney voting In the negative
SPECIAL TAKES.
o Aid. Gilbert Offered the following:
Rtsoired That tho City Treasurer report 10 III
n | Council tie nnsnhef Of namca anu tho amounts {
Il u ssa.; % as9 Ysshss @ te
have hoe1 used for aHy ohut p'lrrose than the pa
H. iicnlar funds 10 which they belonged, and whctht
10 each Of such funds Ia now lhnct AUD u not th
IeHAonB therefor.
" The resolution Was passed..
rr AID. Thus1lpsun-1 lilnye that when wo ~
ID journ VT adjourn 10 meet Wednesday afternuu
70 ut 3o'clock.
nj Thn l1utlnn was carried.
Is AID. I4awlcr ohtMtnell consent to call up u
n report OF the Committee on Streets n1,1 Alley
N WcBt Division, In fayor VI awarding tho contra
st fo~ tho paving uf Polk street, between lIa}ste
nj street and Censre avenue, to J. u. McA.lanl
+ The report WIS adapted by d yotv Ut - tu1.
=, On llution Of AID. Sweeney, tho Council tht
ua adjourned.
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10 CASUALTIES.