, 1877-02-24
THE COUNCIL.
Another Day Spent In Discussing the
Estimates.


Estimates.
4 Warm Dshs!e IN tho Subject u Sewsss"-Aufa
Money TAINTED.
The Council held smother adjourned meeting
yesterday afternoon, for the purpose Of further
considering tho Appropriation bill. AID. Al
tlrlch presided.
The Council Immediately resolved itaelf into
the Committee OF the Whole, Aid. Throop
being called upon TO preside.
AID. Ryan renewed Ills motion Tor an ap-
preparation for
AN Er1fNa-HousB
at the corner Of Augusta street ind Ashland
atcnue, and asked TINT the Committee give
Ftrc-sfarshsl Denncr chance to speak on this
subject.
Consent was obtained, and the Flrc-Marnhal
commented on the exposed condition Of that
part Of the cIty. and urged upon the COMMITTEES
the necessity Of thu appropriation.
AID. RYAn's motlon, Which called for An an
preparation Of fl0,0o, was put and carried.
Another motion by tic same Alderman, ~ up
propriate o., Fen for the salaries Of the 1remen
nt tho enRine-houss on Eric street, near Mil
waukee avenue. was also carried.
This closed the matter OF the Ftre Department
appropriations, making tho grand tosat s5it,-
3i585, an increase Of gu, 600 over the first estl
mates.
The item Of 1T 100 for the General Sinking
| Fund, together with the various fte1ns amount
ing 10 eGb, $40, for the Health Department, and
the items of &19, ,NUl for interest, $25U, 900 for
Indebtedness FunI, and 67y, 439.1t fur payment
Of jutigmcnts, costs, ETC., wcro adopted "a
Tns Item of $4,000 for legal expenses was re-
Iuce'l to &5,o, rililo thc items OF f90 each Tor
tho police courts In tho three dlvisions wcte
| adopted ~ recommended.
| Tlhs brought the Committee down to
7itH POLICE DEPARTMENT EsrIMArEs.
THIS salaries uf 81, 14s for the Superintendent,
md ss,*1u Tor the: deputy Superintendent were
The Item Of Eli .btu for the salary Of the 8ccre-
tary , q ! the Police Department was Increased to
Tho itcms Of 8: ooo for salaries OF three clerks,
G,460 for four Captains. and s2}.6Jt for twenty
Scrgcants, wcrc adopted as recommended.
motion Of AID. BauIngartcn to Increase the
salaries of patroltnen from fo50 tu 1900 was laid
On the table, and the item WIS passed u rc-
ported.
| Aid. MlcAuley moved TO appropriate &s025
for purchasing and keeping horses for twenty
fre mounted men, but the motion was lost.
The Remaining items we're pa.sed ~ recon-
rnendol, increasing thu bill from s4o9, 50s.U3 to
$4R8, ,7O05.a
Tie Items fur pounds, printing, aud statlon-
cry. Public Library. aud the schonl Department.
wc!o passed ~ reported by thu Financc Cona-
mfttee.
The items Of %, 700 for tho Mayors talary,
t1,oo for tho Mayor's Secretary, aud 81 COO for
tho Mayors pollcn wrrc passed as recon-
Wi,cnit cathe to the item Of the Comptrol]cr's
salary, Aid. Rawlci moved to increase TINT
discussion followed as TO tho propriety of 10.
creasing the item, and IL was finally adopted us
recommended. Tic Remaining Items for sala-
rtcs In the Comptrollcr's office we're passed as
reported by the Finance Con,mittne.
The Item OF tA0s333 for the City Clerks
salary was Increased to S3,:.s5l. and that of his
deputy vas Increased from g, $50 to 8, ,5oo-thc
r sa: n S''i io c3 Ts ees sfaons Che sns
adopted us recommended. as well as the items
for salaries In the l.aw Department and police
courts.
:. The City Ptyslestan's salary, itotn Jan. l 10
but trom May ! to Dec. IT, II WA. Increased
per year. Tho items TOR saaarics in tho City
passed AZ recommended.
The ltena Of 81 ooo for cleaning, sewers. and
1000 for repairs Of same, were adopted as re-.
The item for rnistn4 to grade eatct,.i'as!ns aud
.na1I.holca was reduced from &1s,000 to $l5NN
while the remaining items for the maintenance
Of sewers wcre adopted rs reco.nnleldcl,-tll
os4p @ ntgipat5;sa e s3Sas eeS '''ussu ITO" 'ss
Tho Item OF $3oo 0lN for tho construction Of
NEW SEWERS,
ito be expended where mOst required for sani
tary PURPOSES was next rruchcl, and gave rise
to aonlc discussion.
Aid. Baumgurtcu moved to add to the iten,
the III ,:at9 cstinatc for construction Of seH orr
already under contract.
Ald.McCrea explained shat this ~ e63 estimate
vas included in iho &2o0, 900, The latter amount
hnd seemed entirely sufficient to the Flnanre
Committee, and had bcon 40 regarded by Mr
Clarke, who has the construction Of tho sever
Aid. Daumgarlcn didn't understand that the
s7, GU was Included IN tho te0o, ,otU. and urged
that It should hc addeh TO tho estimate, com
menting on the necessity Of sewers all over tie
| city, and particularly In his owt, sert!nu.
AID. swec,ley atHo wanted tau0U and The
$W,4G anu EAvc out that xewErs we're tho life
Of the city and that it could not spend ita ftey
To hctter advantage than to put 60cU men Il
| work on tho sewers.
Aid. C,illerton moved to strlke out the safx,.
0o0 item altogether in order 10 get illts fcwcr
proper shape. The sewers .l'uu'd be more FUR
ly divided brtwreu thu wasrls, and not ho left te
unu man or one sct u men. ..
AID. Ryan. wanted the item increased Ia
f.ia,an Ths public health required lnorr
Sewers.
ALL stewart moved to make tho Item &.ssa0 ny,
with the understanding that tho distribution o.
noiiticd il It should 10 shown t,at sasd distri.
| buti0n WIS partial.
Aid. Cl,lfcrtun offered some Instances where
hlnwanl bad been fiser!mlnated against in this
matter ut locating sewers,
All. McAulcy was in favor OF snprouriatIng
$aso,ooo, anta OF arranging ths delalla Ut 4 sub
=; seIuGut time.
Aid. pcarsons was opposed to appropratine
30 tnllch muncy Tor the scwCrs ut this crisis II
the city's anancaat aiEuirs, atnl secuted The lIc.
tlat the building OF scwcrs would cure oil tllt
epislcmics that flesh L. !'eir IT, ils though