, 1877-01-16
THE COUNCIL.
Mark sheridan'8 Old Claim...C Clark
Street Railroad Tracks.
Fay Of city W,lghex.,Cammittes Rtpsrtt...A
llass Of Miscellaneous gusinsss.

In tic tliar. There was q bare quorum present.
The Corporation Counsel submitted his
amended ordinance on streets, sidewalks, etc.
Made special order fur next Monday at 8
o'clock.
The City Attorney tMr.R, s. TuthilD presented
his annual rlN,s:, tbs substance of which has
already nppeasctl in these columns. Referred to
the Committee on judiciary.
Tic annual reports Of the Health Commission
CT and The inspectors of the House Of Correc-
tfon, which hayc been published, wero ptaccd On
iilc.
The monthly report 81 tic Comptroller wa,
placed on file,
AID. Summer submitted The following order,
which was passed:
orfle,tt Tint the Department Of Jnbtie, Works
!nntc. tu' the year 1A77 sllcicnt amount for the
Improvement OF thc sntcr..c,Ion. Of South lnstr.t
street brtSetn Archer avenue and Thirty. ninth
street.
MARX SHERIDAN.
Aid. Lawlcr presented the following resotu-
tion, which wns referred The Law Department:
!, Etotf1 That the T, co1PtrG!isr he an hs I.
rendered. a. P"lica coninl.tIonrr whiis netns IL
Ix5:i ai,nntln: to i,:.l1, The term for whici.
na1d Sheridan WIS elected By the people not ba, Ing
expired unlil November Of 1879 aforesaid.
HMUh h-UuHFEA9.
AID. Kirk offered the following resolution
Which was passed:
WIEnxss. The city Council ordered Sept. ii,
1H7U, that tho owner Of trco different patcnts fnt
permitted % place thrff furnaces un.lcr The bniers
9f tne North -ste Pumping. Works md tho City,
W'nEaEas, Ep to This time only onc Of said par.
tics II rcaly Or In. made any preparation, 10 yet
ren1y fora trial nf their furnaces ut said Pumping
Urtitrtd Thu, hIx Honor the Mayor be requested
to have tr1al+ n'a,c with such nthcr patents or de-
yccr ~ In his opinion may proiu!-e uscfn' or yan-
ycrti"n os smoke beside tic 4illth 4 Lester pm
tint. the one nov rraay. lnr trial of thoss meis'
CtANK sTREET TitACKs.
Aid. ballard offered the following preamble
uid resolution, which were passed:
WHEREAS. On thu roth Of 1nly laat this Council
passed MT orl!nancs, n the nature Of contract
Company. that Tho said Isairad Company should
rr,nuye ccrtaln truck on tiark strcct. and also
wv 7 III sse sorc sa Mssan sauth
tIar* street; ant haze fled bill In equity to en-
k,>sotctd, That tho Judiciary Committee OF th!s
eaId Michigan Southern i Lske shorc Ra!lsoai
a"stsn of al eia,m. and f at fsh. GSea' e"a u u
property .ho1tcrs directly Interested.
ALL. Ballard ofIcrca a resolution directing
thc Board of Public Works to close Washing
ton street tunnel for repairs, md To report thc
amount which would be required lor tlis work.
lassr1.
MISCELLANEOUS.
4 communication was reMl from Mr.. K. E.
Hughes, eonptimeuttnr tic Council OH tn sue
ccssfuI notwithstanding, Of city affairs, aud s,lg-
costing That the ot1lcc uf bullling Inspector
could he run much cheaper than the present
incumbent hal figured. Mr. Clcaycialld had
asked for s.l.in!, hut the writer figured the
to the Committee M Finance.
y pctltuM fr,,n }atc eilpls,ycs Of tho Board
of Health asking lint pr1slslpn be made fl the
appropriations this ycAr for their back pay, WIS
referred TO the Committee ot, l'inanrc.
An ordinance granting authority to tho Union
:stork-iar1a md 'ltnnfit Cumrany to extcMl
its trucks, offered by AID. Thompson, was re-
Jcrrci to The Committee on Railroads.
A petition praying fur the rcJpal Of the Or
to tue Committee on Streets and Alleys y. u.
Mr. 4. Lipplnrntt renewed his application for
the settlement Ut his claim for Is',ster used BY
the Fire Department during tho July fire. Re
fcrrct TO The Committee un Fire and Water.
A communication was read from property
owncrs complaining III the delay III opening
Nan Durtn street between ltbyllc and fcayitt
Streets anI Alleys ". ID.
Musps 1Iouku sent In communication asking
that the balance nf his salnry for SERVICES In tlls
Health Department be paid. Referred to the
Fil:ance COMMITTEE.
CItizrns rrsi,llng OIL Dcatborn avenue petit
toned that the cnClEc-tlUH,e un tint street bu
removed II more prlyale thorout.l.fnrr, ns its
presence there was III, rycsorc a.lu Ill injury to
i,'e sarroua.ln.g prop9estY; Referred to the
AK. Kirk presented n resolution repeating
the ordnance selling the lot on Illinois street to
Al..nno Coari, anu directing the Comptroller
tn advertise far sale tlmt lot an! The engine
tnu pl,f,rt II ffurr rDI
CITY WEl0HEit*.
The Law Department reported MI ordinance
fur City Wcightrs wliIvll was referred to thu Jtl-
tllcIary Committee. The features Ut the Or
ie licensed III the same way ns
other businesses requiring l!.cnscs; the
lee shall By slo uml the bond " the Guy ,ooo;
that uu sra!c slElll hc placed where II Will bo III
|. ol'stt,let1n; that the Comptroller shall fur
ntsh blank Weighing certificates with stubs, anl
shall report onrc u month to tho CumptrollGr
producing thsir st,h.; That sl'c leg shalt he l5
ts nlsu prnyItlc1 with plenty Ut penalties for
using falsu scales. ovcrehasglnE, failng to re-
port, ctc.
streets where sewerage IL ist!terat!rrlT needed,
with estimates Of the cost Ut such work. Cur
ricd.
coMMirrgK nBronrs.
payment q! tbs fslluwi,,. lsalauers for extra
legal services during Mayor Golvin's utlmfnIstra-
tim: II. /. Tnlry, $:,'AI; William Z: tiouty,
sl,s:1; Emery 4. Storrs, sl,D!D; Ja,n.a T.
n.nt, $:,4tO; Judge l,eekwith, III full, 1000.
CunCllrrt,l lu.
The Committee oil financr reported Ia favor
Of paying Mary 'ryrrrll, vii" fell nHd brlltc hcr
wrist nrar hlntMp court some tiI'lo n.y." S45o In
full for uny efaIiA sl.e Ma!shs hayo axanat llts
city. Tile report was tus,currcd !n anl thu
accompanying order passed.
'AoColuI.tttt IN Ftnlllr1 reported adversely
| on ihr rlalm II Wl!siam Larucry f"r "no days
! H.lvcu=cr work IN July lust, wliIeh day was aisu
cluisIri b., Uuwncy. Deferred.
The COMMITTEES OIL Finance, to whutn was
referred u petition iroM Messra Howell "
schumacher asking f1at s1o} voucher might
bt taken IN 1,ayntchttrr taxrs reported alvrrse-
ly allefeli. ahuias Vouchers, representing thou.
sands Of dollars, wrre out. a,nl tnc gruntn. VI
the rrayyr Ut thu petitioners would oiGn np the
way fur The presentation Of such elaiuls. Con-
CURED tH.
Thu Committee On judiciary recommended
thu pfcrarhS II IN ordinance Tor the widening
uf Stats street fs,u Twelfth to Twenty yseeoil:i
! streets, Thu ordinance was ordered tu b. prr-
trIrh.