, 1879-07-15

NEtcf nearing Inc WnoIa matter md Obtaining
the opinion OF the Corporation Counsel, WAS that
tho Council would concur In the report and ppss
the ordinance.
Aid. Lawlee thou0ht It would set bad prec-
edtnt; Last ycnr TIC Commissioner got along
whtn W.T. tue same appropriation, nnd the stfsct.ccan
Aid. Cullerton replied that last year there
cent.
Aid. Lau1cr insisted that the strcct-cleantnr
Inc bitches last yenr+ nevertheless, and tie
Mayor reported saving oi 49, 600 in tic etscet-
cleaning fund. Hs WIS Willing 10 sllow Dr.. Do
Wolf : portion Of this fund, ont not 10 Rive out
s12O09 IN this manner. md instauccd tho fact
TINT tic Council did not appropriate ou. Of tho
pnbllc noncys To help along lhc Firo Depart.
tncpt lately, When only 5000 or $4,000 was
necessary.
Aid. Cul1orton iutimated that there hsd been
no emergency there.
Aid. Lawter said he believed the emergency
TO llnvc been Just ns great. The Fire Depart
,ncnt bad already been twice reduced, aud tho
would be dangerous. He believed d.. De wolf
might rcduce his prescnt force and let some Of
The duties dcvalve upon tho police, and thus
nvotd drawing thts $l20o0
Into The subject thoroughly. It was not 40 aI-
dt.tonn| appropriation, but preparation for nm
emergency. Yellow fever was tho threatened
casualty, md the present weather wns warn.
Ing tint something should be done. Yesterday
Sunday the dcath.rate hero was tho highest
Chicago uad ever seen.
Aid. CulIcrton put In that at o'clo.k lon
day aftornoon tha number OF deaths was afty-
eight.
Aid. Clark, continuing, said that the money
was slmpIy to be piaecd to the credit Of the
Health Department to be Used as emergency
required. II not used, 1t would be covered back
into the Treasury.
Aid. Throop hoped the report would be con-
In utlfA fkC hSrt mi ,ttp
health being the most important consideration.
The report was concurrsd In, and the ordi-
nance passed BY Unanimous vote.
TIE NEW cITI.nALL~
Aid. Dixon presented I communication from
the burlington misunderstanding Company. ASK
furnishing columns and pilasters for the new
Ctty-Ha1l {proylded blus Bedford stone vas
thrown oui) Of blue Pittsburc marble. which
taley agreed to send IN promptly, and at greatly
Public ButldnEe.
Aid. McCaflrey moved that the names Of the
Mayors arpolntees for school Inspectors be
The Chair ttated that the matter IVES ia The
hands Of the Committee oa Schools.
Aid. bt0utor, Chairman OF that Committee,
stnted that he wns securing Information, In r..
tard 70 the Eentlemen appointed, aud Ind not
thought II wise 10 call a committee meeting rs
got. llc Ind received several letters which put
ltsn IN doubt as to the character Of at least one
OF ulo number.
AID. Culferton wanted the 0entlemanfs name,
A!d. Stauber declined to give 1t up.
Aid. Swift naked the gentleman Il bis doubt1
hadn't been dispclled.
Aid: Staubcr said they had not.
Aud ulcre the mnttcr wnsdfopped.
MASONIC.
Aid, awtf, nrcacn,ni1 . n,.,,,,,, ,,~, 49,
Nnrn,.n Hrn y n.a.etaa nsssnsi1 pStMHn' e!gned by
,u,. mu.an easesttet - ~. efee1er, anu otlier
t. nsu.sms ~. Aasons, ca,llhE attention TO the
twents-flrAt Iriennial Conctayu OF the knights
tn ot Int gn,ts1 o otates o. Aneticn, 10 be
~ a.ott .tt -; 10y. aslu askng termisson
.,u.tne. ,' ns'u uu,Es on t1la Lakc-'rnnt
uushE M tue tuFeG.unSs' Cone!nVe. Inc petition
,mh,t. 1,r,n,nne Ae ee't'ee VI "haF9es ano
: "o''e ''ou"os' -
CONFIRMED
The Police Committee made report rccom-
rojtntnt of Io"an b. Woiuro % ~ 'sys s,,, SIP a
Police ,j,lssicc. iis rcnnrt wns ro,,,,,rroL IN ~
a ,inania1vus yatc. ~To' "A' >''e''''1 ~ "