, 1876-09-19
THE COUNCIL.
TIM Board of Public Works Finally
Abolished.
t,p;niou Of tho Corporation. Counsel that
a Majority Can Do It.
Tho soutl1 SldN Gas Company Comes
uoun 10 $1.5O q Thousand.

y
Down 10 $1.50 n Thousand.
The regular meeting Of the Council waa held
Yesterday afternoon, Aid. Aldrsch III the eha't'
The CITY Comptrollcr's monthly statement,
which hos already been published, was read aud
placed on fllc.
The following Communication was read from
the Comptroller aud ordered placed on fllc:
have submitted tho resolution passed BY your
tonora6to body on Tho l4th inst. IN relefcnes TO
ths price o to bo furnished The city BY the Chi
nsny, and a7o received from sai company apsop.
81 10 pet 1000 eaSIe let irom a. j. ls7 70
N'eb Nsy ! 'propo.tlon ta MsVoe and y.e
ccr,cd in accordance with sad rea9lutlon. he-
'psetta'ly'. 'te'' John A. conpt1oiisr. EasTnaihis
LAKE rank.
The Board Of Public Works submitted tho
following, which wns referred to tho Conmlttcc
on Streets and Alleys Of tho South Division:
The uoartl Of rubIlc Works woul1 respectfully
represent that several months ago, on account =.
,S ~ s' e sEs ~
chntge the men employed undar him. Subsequent, en-,
y Sesolution, dated May IL, was passca {ons ~
rrccive All thc ,anurc that might bo Offered, ana
10 cover up with sod daily the manure 10 dcset,ih ,h.
1ss e 5c.non.sy n o yempyas
isassd, and whsa eaiied upon ,se to orders sts
'ss u liz dss1a Sns hs Stated ~ sn hsS aas
him 10 employ the men. and ihGy wonl" see '''as
liz fna, wore proytca tor hsr e"y Tint tho Ia
,orer. On Lake iarA nvo not been paa sinss fna
n"ntl of April and they are ndy ni n@ppn,utl nrse,tly
sos,rs IT, tv cont 10 provide Immediate relief
Ind full settlement OF thctr claims.
Tho oiI,ptal bonds Of Frank Z. Bliubcrt, Assist-
mt Ifay Wcigher, Loronce Mcyerhofer, An.
.honv johnson, and Adam Graham, Assistant
City Wcghcrs, wcrc approved.
OIL ON TilB WEST SIDE.
Aid. White offered tho following, which was
:cicsrcd 10 the Gas Committee:
orddIne, &C., That on ana at,Sr = The .,a1 a:st
,o tic Wsst III Division thalt be inlnl.hed AID lighted
lvhting @ Of eIsy Jumps now iollowed by tic
city, instead Of gas. ...-...--
THE BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS.
The following opinion wns read In regard to
the abolition ot the Board Of Public Works:
zGnr meeting Of Ssp' II woE. tns ss.es s: t. .,
vote of your honorable beay, referred me tor ny
legal opinion. Win special directions to 1Yport npon
.'the cHcee Of tho ordinance, at TINT time under
feasI1eG T. ps.s .s IN companee VIII
tbis action Of your honorable body, herewith pro-
len. yeu thu results Of ny ny,cs,tigaons Sge,hSr
The records Of your honorable body show that
m lie III day Of Juns last rrsolntlon providing
Wa, sup ln!soAaced and reterrc to spccal Commit
lee, consisting nf Messra. Stewart, lcialcr, and
Ktrk, who reported the same back on tho 31st day
i, Ins 9"s io3 it, IT, aSoishcnt q The oar and tho
creation s ii tho oaco of Commissioner Of Public
nshis -n,ort ,r,. ,non ,notton 1std nvcr nnN
pultlishcJ, and ca1ne up for consideration In rcgu-
liz urIur Aug. a. The first scct!on Of TINT ofdl-
Of lie CITY Of Chicago as Tic sanu ls at present
constituted. Is hereby abolished" scc.2 provides
ne Sss O @ S1S tno q II e
The record oY your action AZ made BY tho Clerk Is
n, foliows: 1.-THE question being upon tue ,notlon
ian demanded tLS ycas and nuys and lie ordnance
was not passcd,-yons, II; nays, 11,-tho charter
requiring two. thirds veto Of all the Aldermen
Nuthtns further was done about tue matter at
thai session Ul thc Council, md NO motIon 10 rG-
e.nsldsr is taas ,k voto q was % 1aaas. T. ,,, . A.,
Council n special message Recommending the aboi-
ton of The Noafd, and guys therefor is rcasoi,s
p1occed!ngn. This messagS waa refetrod 10 tle
Judiciary Committee TO tally tho subject into con.
hut varying souewhat!n tho details. though pro.
Willing for tue abolshMent Of tho Isoard and tho
creation Ut tho oIiiro Of Commissioner Of Public
Works; 1'h!s report and otdnanec were. by vote
for Sept t. On tuat dny The rupurt was taken n,,,
and tho vote On .concllrring In tic rcpurt and
passIny tho ordinance stood II In tho affirmative
nnd Ii III the negative, a,ll the Clerk record.
cd 1t ~ 1oat because the c'lnrter required
atwu.thlr rda yotc Of nil tho Aldermen. .eccicl
motun, however, was nude then aud there to 70.
ssisis sss H. fSS saS ss sS r.ss ssa sS1 s as
Ca1y COMMITTED VIVA lps!Fhctlohs u report a. nv
next regular EGetlnH, and the eaulu Dc made the
special order nf tliu Council at i o'clock. The
next regular nertlnv wnH Nrpt H. When thf
sntcial 6nicr WA cnIiSl ihr InI,cInrv cnM.n3tt"t
sphm,t.S Nua snc.s, ts,v suUI,s.5 ~ e~usH!.sst ~
nno,M!.eu LeEots nGGgmpanicu " ~ otainnHGs 1I
facoilsnenIlnR tl0 abolition Of tho uarl OF Public
Works, aud devolvtng tho duties and all ths pUweeI
Of tho BoNrl unou tho MnyUF. This yDte Wus tAItcr
upon cuncuersng In the report and passtng TIL
otdlnance. md there were II votes In the atrma
TIVE 4nl II votes iii the negative. The ChAirnhl
ruled that the ordinance Ind nut paasca, nwns 10
1allnro 10 receive RtWu.thirds y0tU Ut all the Alder
n,cn elcctpd., The yos On concurfng In the rcpur
aud passllg The ordinance was then RECONSTRUCTED
unt Waa on motion referred to me, with special In
htrMctinns As before etated for my opinion.
fhe - the Official hlathry oi4n1s tho attempts Il
nUllbh Thu HDRru Of Public W1FkN eu fnr ns rslAt,