, 1876-08-22
How to Build the City-Hall---
The County to Erect It.
And tho City to Pay Back tho
Money in Ten Years.
The Chicago, MiIlington & West
ern Lot into The City.
An Unsatisfactory Debate on the
Fullerton Avenue Conduit.
Rsducing the Law Department-'-scav~
enger Observation-Disclosures
Aldermen,
GAS.

Aldermen.
GAS.
4 word PROM MI. n,11.traA
The regular meeting Of the City Council w0s
F. held yesterday afternoon, Mayor Heath tn thn
chair Tho absentees were Al'l. Fcnfsons, bal-
lard, sonmer, Briggs, and Bossr.
Tic following communication, handed III ny
AID, Throop, was read by tho Clerk:
To he Honorable ~ CIV Council Of 70, Gny
Of Saledgo: tn: UNDERSIGNED; n tcl'reseutatsye
company. cor, sh!le, fully apprceiattnE ths h,xt
s hq 4 yeo, c Sy s %Gs p9t.ent 81 nsna
tesesss teiea4 wonid respectfully suage. That aeeca
liz liz mere sav creature q the Inv; ii Violating
hst ,rF Or s. % us bea
Fun sandsmsna i" uS baismount INV of tIe lanu md
5afsst roai sonsipSe So3y sat 70 "ns aso
which will not recognize ts necessity a. 1nsNa. Nal
sss n1 M I IT, ss ssessS nes ft Ssmt
so disregard ot iaw u ,n administration Of lilo
AIs't u yo sre not eor1ect n lhe position That the
g: I'D s sfepy, G'y q ,h,s sAesSe he
iate proceed!ngs Of your body Upon TINT uEsnnlp-
lion n,utt necessarily ba wro,E anil result In dat-
CITY That you ata NOT correct entirely cenr from
afair consideration Of the charcr Of thts Company,
int # "a f IN a A. has e
aptntun Of several Of the most abs Knd experienced
legal gentlemen wholIave eyus tMen connected WIN
iawgers Nllo hnso examinpt ttr question. Startling
novelties are OF al things t,e must u,iEafeen niat'
tcrs Of legal Or pIbc conesrn: s -, .o,1
Gas Company as Expressed IN the first section OF
It's eharicr,, IL to 'nanasactnEe gus lo ~. ~
y sfe4 cesro as tho any ss esss ~ eSaSsr ''s !
factories, public pHcrs. or honsrs therein,
contained" this set VIZ. approved 'sb. = 1s91; s,
for ten yenrs utter IN passaEc Of this act the cal'
mon Council o. the c,.y q chicago 'n.y BY rssn. o.
said Company Ior gus, hut ra!d Common Co9nr!, u
the City Of Chicns0 s.nl tn nu case be authorized
tie ss o%snY to s9EM e. ct IT,
Of ihc ten yenrs, md l,cu. 2u.y 1a75 tho Common
Council, ncnE under thy authority conferred u, I W
Sf efve w fC Saa' no eaf s sousec pa.ssa
deciarIns that froni and after inn !. 1876, said
9ud fH' S IT, e FL nenay "
for violation. Int tile Comphny OF IL o.. 1wn y3
voltidn put the psicr from that dale down to y; 5o
thus exercised thc i pawcr given nil,lcr no arst
branch Of tho nhoso Irovisioh, your honorable body
Ess t. gn0rS 4n dssrssata is shef M fnas ans
pnny furnish Hss at lens rute tlan 81 per 000
}set. Your honorable buiy cannot but regard M
,lnetcly unauthorized and void. But ~ compel
t. y s t[sfsn 5 hx +" tIeuss Int
To- lfo md property, tauI,w1osu accumulation OF
stornge above curtain ElnR1 Hnantitlts bus, from
o. 4slis 1 sf,s;y 9n bee" prohibited BY
Ths Wsst Division uinbrnces vast urea Or terri"
tory, u comparatively analf PORTION oS which wan
subsequent improvements wste regular ard con
necta1, but started Up Ut ad, aNCcd positions eAs-
" y,as xss Sc sss % s "s so ssa
It. sseom%nssn,o nssi 'aa svv. S which
have fight to their nse for thu purpose for which
they wess e1scted: rhe number Of pr!vato, con. o.
snaSfs on ths Ws.t sq ,, + - oG
H. si.55 60. So i Respectfully insiht-brrn,ns feel a..
Authorities ] havo w 10 " warlant in tl. circumstance
power Id law 10 compel thls Company to accedf
to sny such te1na IN thv teeth o. our Shartsr ~
Iin apprec!at!ng o. alt.red circumstances Of tLe
enter Into q supplementary contract. aad hcrcL,
sF ees t. a Do ess ss iSs iooG test ssfss fsss,a
sas lyon '|k h sa,d sfielnat eossras, .a6jsc
nthet rsspss.a to t.s ."s p5os'sss' ~ so'%r. ~
therein. believing LGhL yoH Nt1 HUI HesIe 10 M
upon an imperfect knowledge Ut the fncts hearing
mum Tho question, would rasRecifully refnes
mat you appoltt = apecla! eomlssttes il1h. 3nn M
9ony charged WIZ tae ausy o. inSsssesnns s,. n y!
isfts ~ XII I,v ,r.4,. @ fa' axsI'i I'M m
Council viii 10 ncjlarI 10 fctruev It's strls IN TIL
neliA!f II MOI, tae tespoasoli!ty VII 1 ~ WI
t.I' '' " ""'s" A. IL li!,L,Hus.
President Of tho Peoples uas' Light AMI Cox
Company. - ........,