, 1879-02-21
THE COUNCIL.


Further Consideration Of tho Appropriation
1slli.
PURSUANT TO adjournment, tue Common
Council met yesterday afternoon at half"pnsta
o'clock, Aid. Curry presiding. AID. DAILY.
Jonas, Eszller, Cook, nrtl Phelps wero absent.
After The calling ot the roll, the Chasr an
noltrcct1 tIut the first matter OF consideration
was rcpairs for bridges aud vtauucls. This item
called fur $24, COO In the estimates.
A1ti Stnlbcr moved that MI ttcnl Of s11,5 600
bc Inserted III the estimates for repairing sfdc-
wnlks In thu three divisions of tho city.
AID Tuley thought this was foollshucss, as
the owncra should ba responsible for h'c'r own
sidewalks.
AID, stauber understood that u.e Supreme
Court had tircIucd That sdcwalks wcro common
highway, u,ltl must be kept In .repair by tl'c
rjty, lto thought IT. wAs se.lscfcss law.
Aid, pcursuls snftl thls decision was glycn by
a cout,tsy Judge, uot 1,y Que III ChfeagI,, and 1t
had se[cfencs puly ia clsat'inE adswalks: s,sa -
drew his flt,itDn
For repairs uf suu.iry bridges and yiaiuct6,
tho estimates rallied for $A ,WD.
Aid. Iulcy thought Ills estimates were too
hfrh for the times, arrotllnE to what WAS ex-
pe,,tca lust ycur. TlirTc was but u little over
S!g, ,}0, expended for this purp1so In 1873, anl
everything was cllpapcT this year thAu last. 1le
moved to an.cnd by mnS,,g Gn appropriation Of
SlH.uuQ AMI lWG u@EAIfeituSA bothHt1 VI idSb
wear. which was about S4.0N.
Tnc utnlnenAmeut was adopted-ycas, 10;
nays, y.
The itcu, fur brI.1rc-tcnt'erh' salAries, accord
ipg to tic schedule In tue estimates. was
Al,l. Tulcy n,uvc,i that tho Item bo passed
according til sllu estimates.
All. LINN snoyed 10 aneuA and mike the
alny,nt sh,o!o. ~ .n,, ~ nol :, s., ss9 WY the
Aid. Tuley nrgueA thht tho hTlGEr.tcnders
wttc receiving saarics out II alt proportion.
ilu thought Tic rstlulates Of the Board of Public
Worka were pel,ty enoasn ,sn 'of tnese , ,ns!..
ycd liz proposed amount was not ~ much as
AId. I.aw,cr sail that the tendor It tho North
Unlisted street hrdgs st."l get ~ ni'seh ~ The
rest, ffu moved 10 receive lt:.~.A per ycar
'"as Hii Hswlclgb did not think tito Council
should sneldle with tIi1 estHatea made by the
Department Ut Pub'Ic Works. Iile 'nsn were
all auttsiel.
AID. Baiiarl said he would like to take this
contract Of tendlug bridges ut ~ per cent less
thAu tile estimates. -
Aid. CnleEton wanted 10 KNOW II the gentle
man hatl not enough contracts already.
AID. Htauber wished tu atneHl ~ that all
te,ltlcrs wlo received less than QUO bs Ia.
crcased 10 per cent.
Lost.
Aid. Cu,crton moved a. substltulo that the
sum for tending bridges be placed at S45,3la.A0
Instead OF t3o, o,3S4, which A4dc: 1ust 10 per cent
to lhe estimates, His reasun for lolnE this WAS
that lIa eu!p!uycs wcfu paid III city. scrp, and
did not Get tic full amount agreed to bb paid
tleM.
After considerable discussion the substitute
Of Aid. Cullerton was adopted,-lS 20 u.
Tie ltcu,, less casA from miscellaneous
sources, $l3,StU, was next taken up aud d.
cus&esl.
Aid. Cullcrton WIS orpoeed to pastlng this
tu Increase tte saarics of the bridgc-tendess 10
per cent. lie said It Was not hla inteutton to
reach thts cash Item.
Aid. Tu!ey moved to strike It out, but after
wards Withdrew tho motion, and the item passed.
CHICAGO uAAboA.
Ihe !tsm of tl0,0O0 for general dredging
throughout the riTer and hasbor, removing OBJ