, 1879-03-27

question.
The Council held Al adjourned meeting last
evening, Aid. Tuicy In the chalr, and Absont
rcarsuns, Gilbert, Cook, and scatou.
Aid. LawIcs. by consent, presented resolu-
tion authorizing the closing OF tho city Offices
and the suspension Of street labor on election
day.
It was passed.
All. Raw'cigh, BY consent, submitted an or
der directing t1a Department Of Public Works
10 report ll,c cost OF ufdcnlpg West Madison
street. from Cattforntn avenue to Central Park.
II rsa referred to ti'e Committee On Streets
Ald. staubcr, by consent, presented the
clinr9cs Of uno f'fcifTcr against Aid. Lo,ld!ng,
and resolution calling for committee OF llvo
lid. L"dIing handed IN tho affidavit Of Pros.
ecutinE-Atiorncy Liuscost. stating that Lo1dng
lad spoken to HIN As,out rfeticr's case, and ho
continued Il III order tint The Council might net
OIL Ffelflcr's petition for relief. Lodding had
cncs Lis action. Ils thought ihc slo6 doe was
too high.
ALI. Loddne a1so sent mp reco!pt for go In
full tnr alt demands to date tMarrh 1o), st7ned
hr f(cfflcr's htturney.
All tic docuInents wero sent 10 the Judiciary
Committee.
AID. Ryan, by consent, presented resolution
calling on thu Mayor 10 enforce tie ordinance
posaed iu 1890, inakne eight hours days work
Tor city employees.
Itwas referred to the judiciary Committee.
OIL VERSUS GAS,
Aid. Raw1etch, bS cousent. handed In an order
directing the Department Of Public Works to
report All estimate for lighting with oil large
number Of streuts In the Wcat Division.
1t was referred to the Committee on Gas.
Aid. .irSally, by cnnsunt, offered resol,i-
tton calling fur committee Of FIVE to find out
before April what was the best apparatus and
material, other than Eas, used In other cities for
lighting purposes.
THE Council refused to suspend tho ruIc. to
put the resolution OH its passage, 10 It was sent
TO the Committee on Gas.
AID: Law!rr, b. consent, presented the peti-
tfon from the United Bltckisycrs, protesting
inspectors OF scwcrs, buildings, vtaducts, etc.
It was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Tile ordinance for the repeal Of the one al.
thortzlng the opening OF Winchester hvellue to
Streets a,ul Allcya, West Division, having re-
ported tn fAvor Of placing It on file.
AID: Rawlefgh moved that the ordinance be
passed.
The motion was not agreed to. -
a petitton ior an enginc-l'ouhe In the vicinity
Of Ogden ar,d Western avenues was referred to
the Committee On Fire and Water.
MORE ABOUT GAS.
The Committee on Gas reported back, With
tho RECOMMENDATION that It pass, the resolution
Of AID. Stnuher, directing the Department of
Public Works t1 report thu. probable cost Of
ltnhtlng with oil the streets IN which the gas
companies refused to put ppcs.
After s0!ne Talk as tu whether the gus com-
panics could refuse to lay mains when ordered
by the Council,
aid. smyth moved to refer TO the judiciary
Committee, With Instructions to report on Tho
matter. nnd the noton was agreed to.
Ille Committee on Gas reported In favor OF
the passage Of the order directing division OF
fht {.
cord4nce With tle number Of lamps.
Tile report was placed on file.
GARBAGE.
Tie Committee on nGhlth and County Rela-
lations reported an ordinance In relation to
garbage, and 1t was, passed In the following
shnpe;
SECTION 1, No person Of persons shall throw,
placc, or c0nnuct, or autIcF Ills OF her servant,
child, OF family to throw. place. or conduct Into
ieef. nork fsh. htIcs, Or sktns % of any " ktnd, o.
any filth. rubbish, dung. dead autn,at, gurbaec,
oystcr ehells OF my unspnnd or offensive matter
whatever. OF anything likely to become otfeu-
put every such person shall deposit all aarhaee
ssnd hstes from h's Or hst premises in senarsse
to ho situated III sunle proper Or convenient n1ncc
upon his or her sud premises where Tho same can
be easily and conveniently removed BY the ecsy.
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dutU. garbage. uifai. Or other oTensye matter "a
or In any out-h0ute, stable. privy other places
ownra o. oecuplcd by thsm, Or In any a!!eY Ut
to ha offensive to the nelghborhood. and any per-
h0n Whu ahnl1 Violate any provision Of this section
st1nlt be tnel In sun not exceeding s..
SER. .: This ordinance 70 be Id force thirty days
from aud after it, passage.
OIL Oh GAS.
AID Cary desired 10 introduce an order d!.
rcctlng the Comptroller to enter into contract
with tic party or firm making tho lowest bid
for lighting the streets.
Aid Cu1terton objected.
Aid. Cary aatd ilo only Desired to get the mat
ter before'lhc Council 50 that they could do
tcrmino how the appropriation was to be cx-
pcnded,-for gas or oil, or part gas aud part oil.
lie moved to suspend tho rules.
The motion was not agreed so-yeas, 10; nays,
II. ns follows:
Jtas-Tuluy, ballard, Carr, pheIps, Mallory.
Oliver, bmyth, Elszner, 1asleiet. Knopf, Ryan,
EdW-Handefs, Tully. Turner, Ioad!ns, Cu,le.-
lon, R!oEdsn, McSally. Lawlar, bctdler McNur-
ney, Throop N'eaen. Waldo. Wettores, Jansaens,
MecaGrey. Jonas.
The Council then adjourned.