, 1877-12-04
Mayor Heath Vetocs tho Lease Of the
Lake-Front to the Base"
Ball Club.
A Movement 10 Regulate tho Slzo OF
Wagon-Tircs, MS Protection to
Paved Streets.
Majority and Minority Reports on the
Exposition Building
Question.

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Ali. Cary moved To reconsider The votc by
whIc. wis passed the ordinance authorizing tho
leasing Of n u,rtton Of the Lnke-Frunt to the
Chicago Baseball Club,
AID. pcareuuA seconded tho motion.
Ali. Gilbert ma1o the point that a motion to
reconsider had becn voted down at tho previous
,neetin0. and therefore another was out Of or. |
der.
Aid. Cary saw his mistake and Withdrew tho
motion.
A communication WIS received from the
Mayor, inclosiug one from tho gns companies
which set forth the disadvantages Of letting tho
contract for lighting md cleaning tue strcet-
lamps to inexperienced pcrsons, WIN offered to I
tIo the work for less than tho companies. They ]
proposed to taks supervision ol t'ie WORK,
charging nothing tlctGfor. tho rtty 70 !lirc Inc
nun. md liz tIn prcc 10 llr paid and tho ulltn-
her ot men to ho employed.
companies tn keep their apparatus fn repair,
they nErecing to furnish Cas. a.,
Aid. 'rhroop Hoped tic document would bc /
sent to a special ctnsn!ttec.
On tnntioi III AID. Callerton, It went to tho |
Comm ittcc OIL Has. |
tho Mayor, returning. without ills approval tue
ur,llna,icc nutl,nrtxing TIC leasing oi = portion
ut thu I4ake.Fr,t,t IL tho Chca9o11sase.l,as!
Club. Tic vas Of opinion that the COUNCIL hau
The power to tlccrlac tho Club TO aBo thu
rronnla. and that Tug ordinance was wei 1aani
use to hnsc.Mll, and TINT no lntltlinRs th9nll
npIjuar In the ordinance, an,i the privilege to
piled d right to crcct structures Or bulltinga OF
SONG kind l,nt h!s principal objection to u wass
one of rxpct'iency. liz tli1 not llIigk the 10.
tcrests tf the city would ~ sup:crsel IN ucsnt
Of thu Ciul,, now very respectable. wss liable To
change nMl next year tho Clul! might he aia.
ugcd by men less entitled To- public iavnFs nnd
confidence. Experience had taught that. tl.e
atitl,nrttles could nut too jealonsly guard the
uart with tho possession Of this property; It
| might mt be ri eAsy to regain It.
| Al.l. Cullerton moved to reconsider Tue yoto
by which tue ordinance was passed. Agreed to
-yeas, 2s: nnYs. o. 49,.
Aid. 0i!lHrt moved that the ordinance hc M re-.
'errcd to tho Committee On Judielary. 1t was
rupLto WORKS CONTRACTS.
4 communication was received fron tho De-
| partl.ent Ut Public Works in reference u Do
it,g asked for On account Ut the great labor
necessary opropcriy prepare tho report.
hnothor @ rs Standardization was received from
the sasno department, giving the cost OF clean"
Ing tic sewers. The following wcru tho stat!e-
tics Tor ten mouth. Of 1877; Gats.basns . e.
cleaned, 0 at sS sn sat p sDu; r.,t.t i! ~. H.
s isSt Il m s;set fcet e'sa,f, ] % test e. 81 i
suwcrs clcar.etl by Au.l,tug, including
;9s # Tg's TxstsL 4! sSi %n Ssf iporisat @ TAFT
item Of expunsu YVES tho removing Of tae SOW,
aro material to tho outskirts Of tic city, nnd
dIsposinE Ut It 80 as nut to bo Offensive.
Ii was plaecd IN tilc.
itKohoAyIzlNu DErARTMEETs.
Aid. Gilbert oiIcrel tho following:
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