, 1877-08-07
THE COUNCIL.
Action About Increas 'ng the Police
Force Deferred.
The Riots 10 he 1nyestfgateil--.Wha
Controls tho Ati!itnry.-.The Milk
Ordinance.


Ordinance.
No Recess to b Taken--Present gtatus
T.. Of the 0ity-Hall Question.
A regular meeting of the City Council was
held last evening, Aid. Cooke presiding.
The Health Commissioner, to whom was re-
icsrcd the rccrntly-.lcfcated milk ordinance,
with the request that he prepare another. suit
tilittcA 4 revised ordinance which retains alI
the material contained t,i the old ono except the
clause prohibiting the tale Of milk from cows
kept IN tsttllery yanls anu fed on tllsti'lcsy
slips. The revised ordinance was passed With
out dissenting vuicc.
INVESTIGATING THE RIOTS.
AID. Daly offered the following:
WuEnkAs. A. nnatter Of public benefit, II ID the
natare. aud condition Of tie recent riots and J.s.
WnznEA:, il !. claimed that during Tho progress
tro the movements aid dtstriuut,on Of liz militia
wat raised hetween his Ilonpr 10 Mayor and Tic
WHEREAS, 1t Is necessary for tho protection Of
the city In rafc thu militia should be needed In tho
to o has hG :, md
ont by tho MaYos and in the absence Of tho Gor-
ernot; shcrcfmrn
to investigate the facts concerning the riot: and
disturbances In this city and the conduct Of tho
sity suto,it'es u n the premises together with Tho
Dutat and tho Mayor a. u tho power 10 direct tho
movements OF the militia. md tint The. results If
be doomed adsisabts and instructive, bc reported
" this Council a. soon rs practicable.
The resolution WIS adopted without discus
sion.
rAfo k+nsr Trrrs -.rv
Aid. Daily also offered resolution calling for
the appointment Of u special committee to re-
ccvc aud Investigate all claims against tho city
growing out Of tic late riots. The Alderman
statcti that tElcrc was considerable number Of
pistols, swords, and other wnrllke weapons; In
the latlls Ut the Superintendent uf Police which
hal been but little used, anti Which, 1t wns
hoped, could be returned To tho parties WHO
had furnIahetl them by the payment of some-
thing Tor tlielr use. lie Thought tho special
committee should consider this, among other
subjects, md report at ita earliest convenience.
Aid. Cullcrton moved, rs an amendment. that
mittcc instead Of tho special committed nskcd
for. Tho amendment was accepted and the res
olutton. rs anteil<lcl, atfopted.
AID. Only offered anottlcr resolution TO the
effect that tho Comptroller bo instructed to
pay tho First and Second Regiments tho full
nlIotlnta appropriated for the rent OF their
arnorIcs, 5000 for fs75 and aS,Ho fnr 1ss7,
these amounts to be equally, divided tctwccn
% t"u ~ %C,..'t.. ..smGs' I. a"'4oA ~! eAetAso
10 the Iolli.hlttec oh f!Eahec.
nulhnet OF elaiihe lor uatnaGes on account
o. nlulcs teeeseI , uuIang .le aale ssot "G.e
rcnu a1lu rcfcrc;! Will great proniptncss 10 tue
Committee on Finance.
,,.. uAs.
A'u. thompson nflmftcchtt} submittca eom-
Immigration from TUG ttlobe uatts:Es company
o. Clhcnhatl, proposing 70 ieiit tIle etrcete OF
Chasaeo asrosdlnR 10 the eenc4ulc now Ill inTce T,
At ing fate o. " per lamp PER nnnmtn. num- !Mc
psof,osatnn Mfther agas tlat tns tlooc .'as-
ll9ht company would 90 i'icascM 10 Eet lts
otoy monthly Or quarterly ~ current H. i,'n'as. i
Inc communication was rc!efFcd to the NoM'
'n1tfee t1t1 81 Mh. nas. rr.,.,, or,.,, ..a,,,,,,
M!d. thompson Mrt} otterct fesolnttoil
calling upon tho EIliatico committee to1nll'res
Into and report upon tlio power anu propstssy u
the payment by the Sly " the sum OF slo 2 to
caeh " Inc oIneess aug men ol
rus first anu sccoM NeGlmenta VINO were
" aetvo service o1' tho occaston 0i INC iatc call
lor troops ~ tho Mayor Nc1tffcd TO the Cosf'-
mit1ee Tt, rtnanGe. ,,n...,u-.,.
AN. lawler oilefea fcso!atloh aifeetsne tho
rfHnGF Q5llCAlA 10 t01tl4 tDHtLuGF anu 0rIuHXU