, 1879-07-08
TIE COUNCIL.
Dearborn Avenue boulevard Laid Over
"Under the Charter"
Three Elevated Railways Apply
for q franchise.
Nomination Of sohool Inspectors and
Library Direotors.

Tie Council held a reQnlnr weekly meeting
last evening, Mayor Harrison IN thu chair. and
all the Aldermen present except Tuley.
The COMPTROLLER sent IN the usuat ordinance
1naknE rebates 70 ealoot-kecpers who had paid
the full rcssc fee Tor portions Of thu ycar, II
was referred 10 the Committee IN Licenses.
A communication waa rcre!Yed from the
Mayor nominating JOHN Z. Rlehbcrg. n, A.
Delaney. ". +. cnrran, I. N. Stiles, mud Paul
o. stcns'and for Sehon1 INSPECTORS In The. .rlaco
OF Messrs. 1lotz, 1ncnbs, Arnold, prusst.s, nnd
Wclls. wa"sc terms liavo expired, ansl asking
for their confirmation.
oo notlon u Aid. Throop, Tue document was
referred to tile Cummlttce on Schools,
Afot''pf communication was received from his
Honor, nominating u. L. shorcy, Hertl,otd
Loe"cnfhaf, h1'd A.B.stasUn, Library Directors,
lilo tFat Two to auceced themselves. anu tic
lnt'cr to Oil the plnre nf A. K, Scranton, term
expired, atHl asking Tor their confirmation.
IN motlon OF ALL. Khopf, the document went
to thc Committee on SeLonfs.
Atu: McCaffrey hoI,ed tile Council would re-
consider its action in referring lilo r,atncs, and
alnrose tfc snne Immediately, aa It was ttlron-
Vcnent to keep IT.. nlattGr huiiGlng fire.
Az. l.a"ler wanted to vote thtetllgcntly when
10 d',l vote, mi there WIS one maine In The list
ulat he didn't know nhout.
Ala. sfrCaflres moved TINT the Committee on
Schools report thrrcnn Ht the naxt ,eetng, nntl
that tile consideration Of the report bo made
tl,c special order for half-pust 8 o'clock Car
He'd.
;, The Committee on Streets and Alleys, South
Dlvieton,' made n report recommending lhe
passage Of at, order for cleaning the ditrl.es IN
ule Fllth Ward. A general and unanimous
amendment Was tatkci on, providing for clean
ttE t'Ir 1fsrfea all OVER t!in city, aud in this
shape tic report was concurred In and the orier
paascl.
nE1NHDNN nOuLEyAND,
The Comni,tcc on Streets and Alley. af the
North uiythioh malc fnport Recommending,
n view Of the strong rcInonst snnees received,
Me placing on file Of tho ordinance turning over
Dcarhorn avenue snd portInn Of Indiana
street to the Lincoln Park Commissioners Tor
boulevard purposes.
Aid. Jonas presented minority rcppst, recon-
intending the passugo Of tic ordinance III nj,
amended form. THE report WAS signed by Aid.
JOINS. aud stated. among other things, ,tlt l.r had
beard both sides Of thu case, and waa clearly Of
and would promote the public good. Tic parks
were established In. order to promote the
uubl1c health md comfort. and all
reasonable measures should bo taken to make
citizens. TIC prouoscd Improvement would
contribute to thc convenience OF all citizens.
The frst md great expense wns to le bornc, az
1t should be, by the owners ot The lots ubutting
made ttut the annual cost, after the iirzt inl-
provc!nent, was ehargcaa,c upon tho general
bark fund. II appeared IN evidence before the
Committee, however, Tint this cost would be
zach inhab!taut.. The Alderman was also
satisfied that almost nll Of the persons
opposing tho passage OF tho ordInaucc had
done 20 from m entirely mistaken view as to
The rtpurt ronclu1ct! With statement That tho
Council had already fully considered this same
question In this case Of Michigan avenue, and BY
q eargc vote had approved tile ordinance. Every
reason and argument IN that caae applied cquui-
ly In thls.
AID. Throop moved that the whole matter bo
rccnt,mitted.
Ala. Mscai1rey and Wetterer, Of the Com
mlttss' tt @ statea ta. bott1 sIacs 1d been fully
good. It appeared by tl,e: strong, g,renQnstraprcs
received by the Committee that ~ largo nnml,er,
Of the North Side property-hoadcrs were Bit
tcrly opposed to tile Improvement, and their
rcmonstrances should oe l,ecded.
>, AID. Throop withdrew lila motion, but Aid.
Cullcrton moved to defer under tfe charter,
md the matter went over accordingly.
.d, A hnwss =. qyea net ths whsn 9 Council
AID. Uarrctt moved. us au amcutMcnt to
mike 1t Thursday night.
The amendment prevailed.
Tho adjourned meeting, as It is commonly
understood 10 Tor thu purpose OF receiving mud
netting upon tlIt Mayors expected communion
ton IN regard to tic rutnoval Of Marshnl Dcuncr.
ELEVATED RAILROADS.
AID. Cullcrton presented u petition, signed
hv l'rIan Phlpot, President, ans! Walter 81.
isiG RawaS for M Msst anss GeagS a hs
titton set forth the organization Of the Company
nnd a.kcd tho necessary permission to erect,
construct, maintain, md opvratu nn elevated
railway IN ts'c centre Of the street at an ricva.
tlon Of sufficient light as nut to Interfere with
the passagc o( vehicles Of any kind, and to be
constructed With cnumns, nrehes, ntil gtrdrrs
extending from curb to curb upon the follow
inE toute: Commencing at tho river on
Madison west to the city limits,
With branch commencing at Madison street
OIL 1lalsted street, anti running nort1, Oil Ilals
stcd to Milwaukee, uvcnltc thtucc uorthwcsterly
OIL milwaukee, aye1llla to ttin city limits; 0lso
fnr branch commencing on Madison strtct nt !
Ogden avenue, running thenen southweaterly
on OEden arcnlc to the citr limits; also for q
branvl, commencing at Madison street on Hal
lslal.t avenue, thence sonthwcstcrly OH DIno |
1slnn4 nvrnlo to Western avenue, thenec Routh
on Western avenue to brighton; Or upon sou,e
other route tl,at will best aetura tic best Inter-
ests Ut the public and tna,se thu petitioners to
rcNeh tho sUVcral potuta designated, with tho
privilege OF extending tho lne arross Tho river |
on Madts0n street to Dearborn, tIr to sl.cll
other polnt oathc east edc Of tlle river US may
best suhserve the Interests Of the pubsu; with
tliu privilege, also, OF erecting stations With
stairways, un approaches thereto, at such crosa
streets on thu l!ns ns may be necessary for tho
transaction Of Its busntss.
1'u petition was referred to the Committees
on Btreets aud Alleys Tor tho thrco divisions.
A similar petlt!nll was received from (icorae
". White, President, uEI Daniel II. llorEe,
Becrctary,ot tho Chcago t. blue Island Elevated |
Railway COMPANY, asking for thc right to build |
iii elevated railway ever thu following route:
Commencing ut Market strcet, ut Van
Buren,, running tlrnso north along Mar |
ket to Lake, thcnee Gust aloug South |
Water 10 Dearhnrn. and thenrc soath iii
Dearborn to tho city limits; or upon k,lch other
route as will best snbscryo tho iniereats ut tho
public an reach thu direction designated. |
This ,petttlon was also referred to tho three |
C0mmtt.Gcs. |
Aid. Wetterer presented petition signed by
George 3. nuwen, Gcorge c. Whipplc. nndJacoo |
WE'LL Exeeu.ivo Comn,tttcs Of the Chteago g.
Evansto,t Elevator. Hallway Company, as'si''g
for the rtGlt to butlu MI elevated railway over
tho following rorto: Commencing Vt thu CHI
caeo Rlvur On North Wrlls strect, mil running
thence noFth on Wells, thenee nortl'wcstorly
along Lincoln ayenus TO tue city limits; or upon
such other route Us will hest subssrso the In
tetests OF tho public and srarh tic destination
Indicated, with tllu privilege OF conuectng. for