, 1876-03-02
THE COUNCIL.
nIcditating Upon tho Board oi
Public Works Estimates.
4 General Cutting Down Except as Ro'
CARDS Beverage.
Considerable Additions VIII Probably Do
tiale 10 This Item.

Uttou In tbe cl,air and quorum nto8ont.
On motion Of Aid. Warren, tho Council won't
Into COMMITTEES Of tho Wlos on the Appropzia~
tfoh bill, With Aid. Cullsrton in tho chair. Tho
bill war taken up IT page A-ths budget Of tho
DoAul Of Pablo Works. Tho item for cisaning
at.eots an1 repairs bo!ng undor consideration.
Aid. Woodman wanted tho aum cut down.
AID. r1oliy and Sweeney said that tho item was
useful ono, bccauao 1t employed 90 many poor
old men and kent them ont OF the poor.tIauao.
Tie itams for the three divisions, amounting 10
$3.50, coo, wore then approvod.
BTnEET IMPROVEMENTS.
TIE Item for Btroct improvements being under
consideration, Aid. 1Iiilreth wanted tho stee0ts
takon up one by ono.
Aid. Quirk said TINT lle was credibly informed
that many bogus potitsons bad boon COTTON up by
contractors iu order to got appropriations con-
t1ary to tho wishes Of tho residents therefore
ho did not wsh 10 chain tho appropriation down
to any particular streetu.
Aid. 11,ldroth said that tho street improve
ments ordered by tho Council would cost not
more than 100000.
President prindiville, Of tho Board OF Public
Works, explained by saying TINT the amount
actually noodod for tho city a portion Of improyo-
mcnts ordered by tho Council. projected ny
renIdoptB, contracted for, aud oshorwiso coutan-
plated, would bc 9l29, 715:7 H..
On motion Of Aid. tuirk, tho worda ''na por
schedule annexed" weEo stricken out. leaving
] Works as whole Lie believed that they wcro
; honorable mon and could safely DO trusted to
wisely e1pond tho monoY: He further nsBcEsoa
that several streets had been tnan'otent!y pell,
tiouuh for, uo sar many contractors Hho had
boon active In gostlng up potitlonu to prcsons
lobbying.
! Aid. iilldroth moved - an amendment that
the item bo made si29 3g5 tegetae5 q With !S
Tho sum 10 gtycn IL bulk Adopted. mnktng
the Vhole item al77.8l0.5a.
On poton Of AID. Mcdonald, the item Of
e5a.o44.5o for atroct-openinEs was reduced to
Considerable animated disouaaton azose over
tho itom Of $100. 600 for tho
ExTENs1oN or WATEn-rtrEA
the Aldermen, from tho rural wards advocating
i. il knd tho rest opposing.
AID Quirk moved to out down to ESQ 200, and
Aid. Dixon .antod a50.u00 additional nead out
Of tho wntor-tax fund. 11o moved this as au
amendments, aud # WAS accepted by AID Quirk.
AID. Wchsrtsou aad that tho city was batter
Buppled With water than my other city in tho
country, and tho appropriations already mado
were 1arge enough without this.
AID, Clarke (fifth Ward) thought that sinco
ibis Water Department Was tho ouly one tint
paid anY revenue, It ought to ho sxtondad IN itR
operations.
Aid. schaffner VAS In favor OF giving light
, and health to the people, and nnco tha wards to
!
uortnltty was recorded, lo was In favor OF the
s1teneton implied iu tie item,
Aid, Campbell said tho people vere clatnorous
Tor water. 1le characterized tho attempt to
attike out the item ~ blow at tie henth and
welfare OF the people.
/ AID. Waterman mado a strong argument In
favor Of the Item, haslpg tt on tho questions OF
temperance and insurance. 1ie would prefor, be
!; school fund Or tho stToet-cloaning rather than
; df0Epcl entirely.
. I'D. Rlchardson said that ho lad always been
In favor Of protection against fro, lie believed
The Alderman trom tlss W ThIsteenth Wa1d l6smp.
belly MAS vory propesly in favor Of sa.oring sud
lid. Campbell rspl,ad tGat hs had nevor had a
s a Fl m sssmsa slst i 'Ss VI. "a ~ es
Aia. cssso ssId thst L tie Hidormsn from tue
First Ward {l'icnardson) was 40 great an author-
ity Ia Insurance. matters he ought to bs retained
By tbs companies.
Ala. Richardson Raid that, unlike scmo other
Aldermen. 10 had never tried to ateal mopey
fiom the city ~ q paid sgans Of the insurance
companies while sitting III the Council aa an
ALDERMAN.
Aid. Dixon said that the personalities induleod
IN we're heneath the dignity OF the Coupolt. 1a
shen paid glowtng tribute 70 tho enterprise Of
! Aa: Campbell, which mot With mingled ap-
The Committee then refused 10 strike ont tho
Item. Tho question recurtod an AID, Dikoua
motion to take s5Q oop Of the 100000 from tue
wlter-tar fund and it xaa adopted.
TITO item for nre-hyd.antH was stricken ont,
and tho driakluK-lon fund Of $500 was
STRICKEN ont and Tho unazpepdsd balsoco Of e42a
o. moEiop Of AID White. tho item TO. droda-
$4,000. - - =
The item Of a17s,ooo for cleaning the North
branch "at etriGken out, ana tho une1psuded
balance Of Sl92 20 uuhotituted.
On motion, tho salaries Of bridgo-tonders wero
tnade tho same "a last year. This implied re-
duct!on of *20l-from e37. .8p4 to $Y7.Cy0, The
itom u eaQ,00o for Ashland aYepuo viaduct Waa
put out.
Tie itom Of el6,ooo for the Lake pars vas
soduced 10 e10,0u0 but ali thu otpor parks rot
junt xhat thay Asksd tor.
Tho item ol one.thi1tt tho salarIos Of varioua
smployea Of M ths Hoard Of pplAo Works. agare.
down to three fourshs, Of the llgnres tor last
yosr. Tie whole Of iEa previous appropriation
usa el2sS0. aud thrse-iourths Of 1t eD, 785, or
sedneslon Of 81, 9A5 on tho itnm.
Up to tAla time tho Com1ttAA had veil re-
spqctsd tho Wishes Of the taxpayers IN the mat
les OF economy, and there Was every prospect
That tho bill would be finished ~ 1t had boon
begun. When the its,n u
was reached, however. tho Aldermen began to
balk, aud before IL Was fiutstlea thoy wcro
travelling In the same old rus OF "ctve mo my
Ntto sewer and LII hep give you your little
sewer,",. which haa 30 Ieug ruled tho City Couu-
Gil. Aftqs a eourlo Of amaIl items had beon
passed. on. AID. ashr asked that III itom Of S8 900
be insef.ed IN tho bill Tor newor on North HAL
! Ited strsot from Willow ssreot to Fullerton
Avanua.
TAsn cana AID. Neidy With an amendment
making ths Item el6.Q .Q0u. aud providing that tho
> othet W Qo0 ha used for aaWer OH Houtb Hal
sted atrest from 1hirty.Arst 10 Thirty-{ourth
etfoeta. The comb.usd item WAS passed by tho
{ Committee, nheu Aid. Waterman, who has hithor,
!. 10 eeen on the stde Of economy, and In favor OF
+ eatnnK doMpt came forward with hia little Hswer
j snd wanted 70 600 10 build ditch on Ashland
AVenue. from Monroe to Harrison ssreots.
Asd. Dl1on demonstrated with tho Committee,
hnd especially with Aid. Wstasm%u. who was, he
{ sa'd, spelling his p1eyious splendid reputation
I s9s economy " trying to break down lilo gates
OF reform. This r6monatrapcg did no sort Of
good. Tho West Hiders hsd Whettod thar Anna.
M nses n 6os se*ass aud they accordingly yosod tie
!, F3uo4 ~ u u wefe cent. Before tho other
Aldsrmen could eot pus thais listls bills she
Comui.teo fortunately got paassd ti.s itcm !,
but not before Aid. Illldtsth haa an iten, nre.
nnu& &n& &ftrn fjItrts shAI. Al