, 1877-07-31
THE COUNCIL.
AID. Kirk Offers an Ordinance to In
crease the Police Forco.
Returning Thank, 10 The Military and Citil
Organizations. .Aistttantous Business.

rcr7i!nr meeting Of the City Council was
held last evening. AID, Eook presiding.
The Comptroller submitted an ordinance, pre-
barred by tic Law Department, concerning tho
a'nounts tn l~ raised By taxation inE the ,nu.
1:ipa1 ycara 1874 AMI ISL, to be certified 10 the
County Clerk Under as,s by virtue Of the net
known as the Back Tax bill. The amounts 10
he 70 collected arc Si,GJJ,B1g.44 for tho fiscal
ycas 1879, and s5,.12tJs9.s7 fnr 18Th.
RAILROAD rAssEs.
The CitT Clerk submitted communication,
in Response IL Aid. Daly's resolution asking for
the nancs u such Aldcrmcr, as had received
railroad rnsst !, to tlie effect that he had never
ktp. rcsor'l nf these favors, but that, accord
inE to the tcst Of his knowledge, the Aldermen,
had male these applications very spar!ng,y.
The communication was PLACED On tle
THE POLICE.
AID. McAulcy offered the following, which ia
adopted unanimously:
WHEnEA', The valorou. conduct Of tho pn1Ics
y "g9 at he 20 toanei, tcnac, them ,ote
uf thanks n M c1prctstDn ot ist appreciation.
Aid. Kirk snhinittcd the petition. which has
t,ctn III circulation fur tl,c past Two or three
day. ealing fnf att increase of the |r1licc force
tn IN m"n, ltW Of them tnnunfcd. The Alder
Elin slateh That the pclttson was signed l,v
.:sn u Il" best names In thu city, representing
In ,nutIon oi Ati. Gilbert, the petition was
referred to the Committee on Police.
AID. kirk then submitted tho following ordl-
nance. prepared by tue Law Department, and
tnuycd 10 suspend tho rules mud pass The oT,l,.
nAnce:
WHEREAS, The latH riots nna disturbances IN tho
CITY "f Chicago hare ,femonstsated l,at tnrbl.-
lent and iawle's element e1t4ta in our mdsl. re-
CURING Krris fa.slancc afd constant wntCAfuippes
tn suppress and cnn::nl; and
WHEnkA-. II !s apparent that, to properly rnart
M ~ II au e.
p"!!son i f"ree ] u tl,y elsy; therefore
or,,;n, T. 1,; n.s ..,,t,s ttn sn J. Ti.at see Of
s,il c!,y tu 10 kaswn a. shs Fo'!ee nep4fimsnt t.
a,usr thereof, be. and tho ru,no nre. hcrrby
unsndcd 81 as to rcnd at folluws: So. l.. Tho
avc Captains Of i'o:.e~. twenty l.icutenan*
Ct Po;cc: md ,l1,con e scrsen..t. of rolicc. md
nt.hcd viii horset and lilo necessary cqupmcnt.,
end he called mounted patrolmcn, sai' Captains.
lisutStsans'. ScEssns- and patrolmen aia1l hc
ssl Continue to 50 duty in .ucl, % tnplpymsnt sns nn
Il sasa By sg, a'1F, o ,oee ' Gapsan s
G"oei i II Psce, nna ali 4ss,n.e. .e .a 1o nj mny ay
roI,se. ,The Iica.rnant .te!aneI may be- ssmove,l
md t!i'charEed. or rc!need IN 1ank oy the Colonel
Il: !o!cc Win thc c"rtte'tcone1rfcncso ol the Mayor
of the e rlty; IT,. 49,, ,.,. =, a.,
.,; ,a.1,.c,fH,p Ra u,, =, 'e poce tofse
fmiiY thr1r Iju,,e. m such. '" ~ pc''''" ''''''
src... rhc Mayof and the Finance Committee ..p
rrriy nuthurixri n1L t,rcr,ea l., bo;rnw The I'M,
1T sllO, 100 IN provide for and icfray the rxpcnrc
Of the ncrentc Or thc police force Of tho c!ty. ~
herein psor!tud r.. and 70 Issue therefor such
esl"Ghees o: lnue - H1ay DC ae1eed on ny
wy aav' Fhis rnu ta1u orsnc .s,i t,kc reet and Ia ~
,.. t, ~ nn ~" stn ~ .s.."a .A' eAes' 4nu w IN
III ~. n ,nt,on @ ~ - .,,.nc, ] H. r,,c. o. ,o.. h
1ne "uL!on ~ huspc''o IAo fules was ioet by
'''u 'o''r"n'A 'o'e
rail-. Tmxao5 'n,ia,;n5 dGImn nhGIn,ns9n 1'suo, semmes'
LILLY. tu'e!tnH. i.onaln9; hcloti. tnek. scatnn.
.t .ns' sw.cns1 K,rk' n.,y1aU i's N's'
hnvs-Iinsrrfrrr Baifntd t,nrv str,xs,t f,t1
bert, Tnr,aw, tAwlcr, Oliver. Win Oslel, De,dirr,
McSurncy,. Thr,op, Itawlc!gh. Linacnbarth,
sehwo:sthnl, las,sssns-1d
Tile ordinance YVES then referred to tho Com
mltscc on Police.
DAMAGES.
A number Of anxious citlzvna whose plncca OF
business were bruken intu last week ar.,l Quilted
by the mob, Including particularly the proprlc-
tore uf several gu.sUres sent In bills fpr t{a,n-
ayes, which we're referred to the Cun1nittes an
EInnrrts ~