, 1877-08-14
THE COUNCIL.
1eport on the Present Status of
the city-Hat|.
That and the Gas Question to Come
Up at the Next Meeting.
a Committee Appointed to Investigate the
Finance Committee, Etc.


Two of Tho Mayors somiutes lot The Sthapl Board
Fail II Confirmation.
The City Council ttcll It's regular weekly
MEETING last evening, with AID. Cook Ia the
chair.
Tie chairman appointed Aid. Cary. Cutler
ton, ilawteigf Kirk, Thompson tThirtecnth} us
The Committee to inquire intu the eansG Of the
late ruts and report the results OF such !nvest-
Kation TO the Council, "A contemplated in tho
RESOLUTION offered by Aid. Daily and adopted
1t the 1nat meeting.
A communication from mayor Heath was
presented 10 ral1cd for by resolution. einbotlY-
ing report OF statement ot the existing cum
dItions Of all 1lasrancc1ncnts heretofore made with
reference 10 plans anu material for tho City.
Hall building. The report includes nil the
ordinances anu rcports OF Council from Aug.
TO-. 1871, to tho present tine, with which the
public nre fully familiar.
Tic communication was laid over and pub
1tsf.etl.
The Law 1>eparsmcnt submitted an ordinance
providing that the rate Of erect! for freight
than sIx miles, and Of passenger, trims not
grcatcr tt1an 10 miles per hour. Referred to the
Committee on Railroads.
M uc.t,ry ,gT f}srs, ~ 1syEs71anFn f. fo'ioxtnp,
WnEnEAs. Within a few days pasl. In one Of The
daily ncwrpopcr. Of th1r city. an astclc was pub.
l.hcd n Which allegations were n'ate rejecting
saa.tant..lly, that hii. KosenGerF. : member 81
wsrs a IL ins" With VA Va. speeaat,ng ia eiiy
ccrtdtatcs: therefore. te II
.his Council by the IIe'idsn. to tnseslleala tho
ss%sttes raa ds fis; + j" ,Ssi ;s
Investigations 10 thI- Council: an. tho rald Com,
mittec rt,al have mower 10 send for snch rerson.
and paprts nlny be necessary for tho purposes Of
safd tnycsteaton.
The resolution wus unanimously adopted
without lcpatc.
Aid. Lawier offered q resolution culogstc Of
their actton In employing lat'orcr: Ut their own
expense Tor tic Improvement of the streets.
Tue resolution was adnptcd.
Thc Committee on f;as, to whom was referred
the ordinance liking the price tp bu paid The
Peoples tiasiight and Coke Company at 81 and
the Chicago tlas1tght and Cokc Company ut
sl.f:, per 1000 feet, reported in favor OF tie
passage of tic ordinance.
Aid. Thronp moved to concur in tho report
anti pass tho urdira,lce.
Aid. scaton called for division Of the qucs-
tion.
Aid. Sweeney moved to place tho report on
All. Gilbert moved to defer, stating that
many had nut expected that tho matter would
come up, that they we're ulprcparcd for It., that
any act!oa taken would probably oe ,innt. and
ought t0 bc takcu after careful consideration.
liz therefore moved to defer thc subject and
mako y Il special order for next Monday evening
ut : n'cloek.
After some little talk, #, which Aid. Cutler
ton, McAucy, Carv, asla Gilbvrt favored post
poncmcut, Aid. Gilbcrt's mutton was carried.
The co.nmitteo on Flnance, to whom va. re-
fctreh the claim Of +. 1ugrcilher fur damages
growing nut Of u loss OF prupcrty during The
riots, reported adversely on tho claim, a!l rec
port Was aceosnphnetl with an oplnton by the
City Attorney, which has already hocn publish
c.f, und which takes the g1ouud that the clty IL
~ t way l1ab1e for property asstroystl Or stolen
wills toHcurEcd In.
scyerni ott!er claims Of like nature were dis
posed Of IN II similar manner.
THE Committee OH Judiciary to whom was re-
ferred d resolution prnvpllug that the prcadlug
eNlccr shall n.'p1fnt standing committees, re-
purtctl that Il WIS vol established that this
power 1ny In tho I,an1s Ut thu Council, and res-
ommcnt!c. tl,nt thv resolution bc PLACED on illc.
tbs retDrt was ct,llrlIsrgl in.
INSURANCE.
The famu comtllttcu reported In favor Of the
by the Law Department. The report wa' con-
c'lrrc! tn, and tho ordtnance pascal by y ulau-
nous vote:
BE II ordained. etc. sEcTfox /. Any pctson
commission fsum Tho Stata Ut IltfnUn who ncth
of nids In my manner III negotiating contracts Ut
iss.lnx ,n,arnec Or rsn:,sransc. r. % ssssps for blu.
self. Or ~ rasr VI al attorney nt law for client
"f Funeral aren't ior his principal - ~ inelsent Of
ILLS employment As such attorney Or general n.eHt
fot, slai b dreuc for tho pn!poses Of this ordt-
hEr. =. II sllul lc unlawful for any person to
get Us an in+ursnse broker except ho 4iall la,c
ayus " ra cy s: saeh esa.s .s sea auhtas IL aas
tic ptsson named therein to negotiate contracts at
sny Insurance company estabitshrd within tas
Ss ~ T. M y Wnsh essr n
ssc' T. tion sppi,satem s' liz Mayor shall grant
slcenac to any ,ers1n deesFng to ret aa an insnr.
ssass ea of .fS psr aim aaaua for 'ueh trI.s i.esse
expire MI the tl.l day u March In each ysur. a,,
shall not Y traasssrcd e4seps Mpu,' li4d written
,sxc. j. Any .pvfton in ths t'ity u Chicago who
shall tansnct the bu.nens Ut M tnsIsauso bfokcr
SSs: y fsHs St xh ts +s b. 5aas
sm.dsms*noF' aud upoa conviction thereof shall
xsc. T. 'lnis ordinance vhst, BE- 10 force from
anil after Its pasragc.
The samu Committee reported adversely ou
the rcsplutioIl Offered by AID. l+aw!rr, ral!in.;
Frcn.rn's lsclct Fuud, wllo as prrsent exist
univ IN ianle, ~ col,is together and 1IEInizt
themselves at once. The grou,lA on which thls
!rEoEi Wa4 tuale was tt,at the Cullimtl had H.
b'sinesa t0 direct thls Board to organize, nt.
thai It was in t!icF own awrct will to form u
curDoEute existence whenever they chOac. The
leRuft MAS eoue1rEtl III.
1n.snarh Ssa.p au rsapseS ha rS o.
thr Committee to Investigate lie charge.
pl!tee.
The COMMITTEES on streets aud Alleys, Wcs
u1fiAlQn. rDDftEt In 2HVnr 0f nHGAtHtt t1lh nf1if