, 1879-03-12
CITY, COUNCIL.


The Aldermen Sill Struggling With tho
Appropriation istll.
The Councll held au adjourned meeting last
evening, Aid. ruley. in the chair, aud absent
rcarsons, Cook, Wcttcrer, and Janssens.
ALL. Ballard, by, consent. presented q rcsolu-
tion directing tho. Etru Marshal to put ten Of l.is
patent attacnments for giving lrsea1arms on tho
alarm boxes. [Thc cost Of "key1ess doors" Is
s1UO; these attachments, Which answer the
same purpose iequa!ly as we'll, con bs furnished
for $40 or s15]. AID. Ballard sald lu did not
Gcs,rc to mako auy money, but thought this
device would being aown the price Of the other;
AID. Cu1icrton wanted a separate item nut
into the Appropriation bill.
Tllo Clajr held tint IN Alderman could not
he interested ii, The salo Of ant article to the
aid Kid. Ballard withdrew the resolution.
I'm nut1pn of AID. Gilbert, tile Appropriation
Bill was taken up, aud tho Clerk read II item by
| item.
whinn the st,lary Of the, Secretary uf the Build
! ink Department was 'fxcd ut sl,100. Agreed
~ Aid. Sanders moved that tho saarY DO s1,5oo.
Ala. phclps moved as an amendment that It
Atl. Turner moved to 1uy the amendment on
| the tuble. Agreed to.
AE'. ballard 3; aeys4 ", rs an amendment that
"a All. si. Turner moved US a. amendment to the
amendment TINT II be $l,2o.
The question was FIRST taken on tho smaller
sum g ,aoo), aud I. was ADOPTED.
AID. I.uwlcr made an unsuccessful effort to
reconsider The yote settling asldu $5D Tor street.
signs; 1t was evidently bis inteutfon to Increase
"a Aid. ssl.wcisthal moved to reconsider the
vote BY which 800, ,000 was set nsde for tho
iurbor dredging machlnos, which. tle sad, could
by hai Ior $25 aday, md that IS o00 was ample:
| After son,e talk, In which tho Importance OF
dredging wus dwe!t upon, tn order that vessclB
Xiii. fully said tho coat OF oreagcs was from
~' Kid. Tnroop remarked Tint the Commissioner
| nt Public Works thought that tho appropriation
| was not large enough.
The niotlon was Withdrawn.
wICKEM rANK.
AID, Ryan moved to reconsider the vote by
! which $500 was giycn to Wieker PARK.
The Chair ruled tho mutton out Of order, As It
| ha1t utrnnaY been made ard acted upon
Aid. Ryan 1llt,Tcd 10 suspend tho rules for tho
| purposc Of tAk!ug aetton OH the petItton Of
( propurty-ownera IN tile yictnt7 OF Wicker
| lark, ask!ng TINT an Item OF ~ bO DC Inserted
In the Appropriation DILL fof tAc comp!et!on Of
the park.
Aid. Cullerton moved TO reconsider the vote
tic Department of Public Works WAS stricken
out. Agreed to.
The Item was aaoptea Us reported.
AID. I.awler moyel to reconsider the vote by
which tic salary Of tho CITY Engineer was tixetl
portgd. Lost.
Aid. Lawlcr moved to- reconsider the vote By
which the salary Of tho Flso Marshal was liked
at $500. Ito wanted to give 3lim s4,0Oo.-.he
sun, recommended by thu COMMITTEES Gu Fire
and Water.
Xld. Gilbert moved to lay tho motion on tho
AID. Lawler moved to lnsors an Item for
eighteen watclmeu 81 e7a0, but the motion was
Aid. Laalct .mqyed to reconsider tbs vote By
which the salaries OF Tic Polite Department
were liked.
Aid, lsavlelsh moved to lay the motion or
the tablr. 1.0Rt.
Tho motion 70 reconsider pravsi,sd.-yeas, 10
nays, 15,-as follows:
lsas-Tu!ey, sandors,, Tally. Turner, cnllerton.
SMITH. AeSuraoy. Nisssn, MeCsGssy. Dsi5. mi
,Eavs-ps,lsrd, CARY. Phelps, Gilbert. Mallory
kaop nan. y1epR g.aSa %aas
;. Aid. Lavler. nude q speech tn favor Of in
cEcasiHg tho salary VI the superintendent, re
ferrh!g to tho constant decrease In tho polio
appropriation, A,la denying that the etflclenc
Of tlle Department was improved by lesseuiuI
~ numbers aud reducing tue salsres ao III
| cllentallY put IN good word for The patrolmcn
{ who wcro On duty BIS DAYS and nights, ha eatd
and got only 5000 Ao moved to strlke ou
3,60d and Insert u 100 for the Buperntcnaept
} This would Heot tic YlcWs vt tho businessmen
. Ald. Knout moved to 10y the motion on III
, Aid. MeCatfsey. moved to assike out SIT
, I AID. Lawler moved to add an item for tweut,
/ 6FA ubltccueQ at $Gi} encI.