, 1877-08-28
No Sewers to Be Built Without Con-
sulting the Aldermen Of the
Ward.
In Ordinance for Commencing the CttJ-
Hall Lald Oyer for n Week.
All PackinQ-House Proprietors
to Take Out a License,
The Gas-oompanies Formally Decline the
Councils Offers,


were Cary, Gilbert, and Daly.
A communication was received from tho
Mavor submitting an amendment to the milk
ordfua auce, 10 ~ to make tile license expfre
April 1st. It vas palscd.
Aid. Waldo moved to rcconslder the vote by
which the ordinance In relation to sewers was
passed.
AID. McAulcy desired 10 know his reasons.
Aid. Waldo sald tha intention had been for
the Aldermen TO be consulted In relation to the
location Of sewers, but instead Of that the ort1t-
nance, ~ passed, required them to be asked rs
to their construction. While they werc sup-
posed 10 cooperate with the Sewerage Depart
mcnt and the Enginccr the ordinance required
the A'lcr,ncn to direct them.
AID. Thompson nautrcd II supplemental
ordinance was TO be introduced.
Aid. Ntcscn said lie had one, which was drawn
BY the Iaw Department and sanctioned by the
Mayor.
Aid. Thompson wanted to know whether the
nounccd invalid.
All. WaIdo had conferred with sfr. Adams,
AID. Thompson wanted to know the object Of
AID. Waldo replied TINT because he didn't
think they were prepared to construct sewers.
Nor did lio Wish to take the construction out Of
tho hands Of the Engineer aud the Sewerage
Department.
The vote was then reconsfdere1.
Alb Waldo asked TINT tho rules be suspended
for the passage ol 90 ordinance providing that
WhcncTer q sewer Is to be constructed, the
age arc directed to consult with tic Aldermen
.of tho wards in whei, tho samc IL to be cot.
structed ~ to the location OF II.
AID. MeAuley could not see what benefit
would be derived from the passage OF such an
ordinance. Tho matter was well enough as il
was at tho present tiina.
AID. Waldo rctortcd that, II thn Alderman
bad sewer to build In his ward. and had been
for such Al, ordnance. 1Io thought "Aue
courtesy" should bs extended to The Alder
Ala. McAuley remarked that the ordinance
The rules. wcro thea suspcnded,-Ycas, Il;
nays, G,-as follows:
Nas-LQtllfns,, .Kerbcr, LawIer, Oliver, Van
f', fosds', psialer, ,3 3McNnsney. Thsoop. gook, Raw
Ryan, Waldo Eiesen, Ltnsenbasth, sehweisthai,
Sweeney, Jnnasens.
rsss.os ssy,sf4fa|sS 5fs|tsS. rs''n' Rosenberg Ballard
AID. Waldo moved that tho ordinance be
ALL. Thompson had been informed that the
Law Department. had pronounced
r THE WHOLE rH0GEEDixo ILLEGAL
and very dangerous. liz. moved that the ordt-
nance lie referred tothe Law Department. Tor fts
opinion. It was exceedingly dangerous, ancr
IL W0ulu E1fG luE t44-GEl1kEf8 0f
tacking tho Appropriation lii, Tho seYers rcre
to be built by borrowing money, and taxes were
to be raised to pay the debt ''@'. '
Aid. Wallo-Do you sce anytaipr or belfeye
there is anything In the ordin9reo tint vii in.
terferc With tic COLLECTION ii taxcs4 -"
Aid. 'rl,ompson replied that tho ordinance
provided that, bcforu nnv mnra scv"ra xors
Constructed, the persons to wiosc ,i,ecrett,n s
the Appropriation bill committed tao oaestiom
OF sewers should consult tne Aldermen. III
Wis inclined to thtuk It ras 1licual. as Il too
the exercise Of discussion CUT al ihe henls III
tho men authorized to oct by tho h,,nronrfottcn
btIl. and out It into tho hal1a nf ai,Iprmet,.
Aid, Wnldo-Do you not hcicvn n ~ X. 4ho
duty az ar Enrlnrcr 10 ron.nit ~. %..,st, tra
tIla{ i.e itro1,t sardS nitrt h.y. fafr ,s.
rcscutattoni A's'- IVY
AID. Thompson answered TINT. nm tha cor.
trarv, It was IN cxccc1tnejy ba,t nrtnrtria Thn,
Wa conferriur erecntIyc jnet,pna ~ e!Ps' n that
men when tGey vera tlectcd r. rcrfn-r, 1.,sIv
lcrtalntiye Functions. p~''0'NA on'5
Gus precedent to elvs tho crnnnIit.rs 80 XXX
lO0 10 ono mani - S-e''
Aid. Thnn pson conatderc1 II q ,oo-. ;,.ra.-.
OTIS precedent to slyy liz Aldermen exeeutiyo
funt.rinna. Ifc was ronfiicnt thnt th,.o ,.
xn-.. so,1o,s c,,n.tfo., atsNns 80, w t'stto "4s