, 1877-09-18
THE COUNCIL.

THE ME0uLAN WEEKLY 1fEETfA1
Of the Council was held last evening, Aid. Cook
in tho cl,a1r, and all present except AlcNusncy
aud Llnsenbarth.
An Invitation WIS received from tho Police
Department to be present Mt the annual review
OF tho force at the Lake Park Friday afternoon.
II was accepted.
4 petition was received from propcrty.owncrs
asking that at Dr1snalIcc be passed prohibiting
The stantling Of express Wagons III streets w1icrc
there arc ,loublo tracks. 1t was referred to tho
Judiciary Committee.
Tue Committee on Licenses reported faYora-
bly on tho order .lirerting tho Comptroller to
pay back to tho owners of poultabcs tho Aus-
plus money paid by tlc.a lust year for liccnscs.
TI,c report was laid over under thu rules.
The sn1nc Committee reported adversely on
the order requiring tint tho atdayits Ut aurctc4
was waE,l, s2,001 In real estate IN Coak County,
Tree from itrumarancc, recommending that It
b. placed Ult iiic.
Ihe ordcrwaa amended 80 rs to read Grocery
or sAoon toud,' an1 the:l tasscd-ycas, u;
uays, :,,-Ba,,u1artcu and f!yan.
The Committee on Gas reported adversely on
tho proposition Ut tho ulobu tas- Light Culnpa-
ny til light tic cty's lamps With q! at 9.4 per
annunl. Tho rcpurt WA c.'llcurrcd In:
ing oil Tile of \. ). lugalls' proposition to put
ll.s putent Eaa.sayInS burners M tho stEcct-
lalni's at c,st ui 10 cents pur lump, the opIn-
lou Ut the Commlttce teing that tho improyo-
r1ens would not pay thy cs'st. Tbs report was
nut eul,rurrcd ln. and Mr. lnEnlls' coniuut1tr4.-
tfun accompanying the baIno was fcferre. u tho
tius 1nspcclur And kuarll of fublte Works, with
tho request that shc7 make test Of thu new
bur,lGFs.
The same Committee reported 10 favor Of
placing on I!le tho resolution OF Aid. White di-
fcct1nE tho Mayor ami Comptroller to examine
into tho aly'sabillty II lighting tho city wiki
oil. The rcpurt WIS laiI oYer.
Thr COMMITTEE OH Finance, to whom was ro.
ierrrll the cla. ol William l.aracy for scaveuger
wurk reported recommending ttlAt he be IMa
for twcnty.f0lr days wurk vi SO per day..
AID. tcarsuns explained Why l!c liaA not
kept III working for twenty.sour days alter to
ha.t been orlrr1.i to discontinue. llence ll!s
Claim was clcurly without foundation.
ALI. DautnG4lten claimed that tho City either
owed J.AEarA III tay. or Nothing. lsAther In
consistently, however, ho InoreA US al 2snc!.d-
Mrnt compromise VI $G0 per DAY.
Ali. hilbert asked fur Ill explanation Of that
| statement.
nnlount he flall rIeYnlIstY bern RetttnK.
| AID. Gilbert claimed that Laravy Ilall positive
ost!crs to t}scoIltlni,u wuEk. II appeared, how
ever, tat le tad nat Observed Ais Instructions,
| but went vi with the work..
/ AID. Tlironp went ~ tue records for history
| Of tue CouMcll's actIun IT. regard tu [.aracY d
contract. yha understanding Will. Lasacy last
fail was he said. thai, VI the oltl appropriation,
was exhausted. !1r kt!oull go ahead aud do tho
work, al,4 gct what hu could out OF thu
next appropriation. Subsequently, tue Mayor
lind orlerctt linn u diacohlinue tho work.
An appropriation should have been made lo1
this purpose Iaht spring, but tho matter waa
oyerluokcunt the time. Ihs Alderman thought
s!r. I.ar~y should De paid what was fair, ail.l
hc had accordingly agslcl thu report.
| After considerable more talk on this almost
ntcr1uiuable sul,Jcct. Aid. DAumgarlens alneil-
u,ent MIS- lost aud ths report vi tht COMMITTEE
goucurrCtl III ny q vote VI ~ 10 I. Thpte vottuf
| IN tlIp negative were AID. Pearsous n4umgar
ten, SchWetsthal, Ind kfrk.
| Thn Committee uu Finance reported fayofabt)
on s!!13.la Ut additional riot clait1s. Tha se
| port was coucuIFel IN.
Tue Cpuncll then adjourned.