, 1879-08-05
THE COUNCIL.
The Mayor Calls Attention to the
Present Water-Supply.
And Urges the Contracting at Once for
Two More Engines.

10 Lioenss Required for Pool-Tables--
Saloon Rebates,
The Council held = regular weekly meeting
last evening, Aid. Law)er IN the chair, and ali
present except Tuicy, 6iauter, and McCorml.x.
The Mayor submitted tho weekly report Of
DrileHetl pa.dons, which showed ti,ut Aid.
Peeyy bad uottAn two PARDON, md Aid, Cul-
lsrton and Lorens one each. Tho report was
placed on flle,
Aid, Throop, BY consent, presented pt.t-
ttou, which waB sent to tho Committee on
Health, asking that steps ha taken 10 ascertntn
the psAesicability Of introducing lolberQ's
sowcr system, 10 that the sewags can be tnado
into fertilizers. Although tho city was still In
~ Infancy, tho evil effects of dfschargtng
the sewage Into tho river could be seen.
The canal was failure so far ~ abolIshing the
nusanco went. They rcvolted At the idea Of
forcing the purifying aIth Of the North Branch
Into the lake, which they feared would in the
near future destroy the water supply, aud consc-
auentty ruin the city. The subject Was Of the
highest importance, and ought TO take preced-
cncs ct public Improvement.
j" 4 VETO.
Tile Mayor sent in veto of tic order granting
Mrs, j. ". Loonla s2,5oo in consideration Of
her deciding all her interest In Mos, 80 and IS
West Jackson street 10 the city. Her husband
bought the property from the city and gavo q
mortgage for the unpaid purchase money, which
mortgage Mrs. Ioornis Is unubio to pay. The
order was simply M act Of charity.
The former action was reconkllcrcd, and the
veto was ropcurred 10 by vote OF 27 to s.
The Mayor also sent Ii bis veto Of tho order
pnssed a week ago. repeallg tho ordinance for
the opening Of Whito street, on the ground that
the street had been opened and was necessary
for the convenience Of the Fire Department,
and for tho further reason thai the city Ind pos
sussion Of the street, a1,c no expense could como
OF It's occupancy.
Tile order was recons!dcred, and the veto WAS
concurrcl In.
NO ADJOURNMENT.
AID. Knopf moved that when tie Council adj
1ourn It adjourn until the second Monday in
September, which led to lengthy discussion.
Aid Swift wns Ia favor OF the motion, on the
ground that oil ACCOUNT of the weather or somc-
thl1lE c!8n the Council wa8 meeting week after
week aud dotng uuthtng.
Aid. Throop was onposc1 10 adjournment. It
was true that the Council acted like a lot Of
buys, RIttl for one be was ashamed OF It. There
wcrG n,nny important matters pending that de-
nnndcd attention, aEd 70 disgus.ed wAs be with
sfic conduct oF the Council that hut for leaving
LIS HGEu uuUltplE4GHkE0 0F l1EuFTtQE INC C4QEnn4
Of a special election be would resgu Its place.
lie wns actually ashamed 10 read tho reports Of
the Council proceedings, because nothing was
ever dunG. Instead Of adtousuIIIg. he hoped the
!neInbers would scttle down to business and act
like men.
AID. Culcrton and others spoke upon the sub
1eet anI finally the motion was lost BY vote Of
NOMINATIONS
The Mayor sent In q communication sppoint-
Ing Harry Rubcns to tte yacanuy III the Library
Board OF directors. which was referred to tie
Committee Oil Education.
lie Also sent III the name OF William Never,
for Cleik Of the North Side Pollrc Court, which
was referred to tho Committee ou Police.
THE wA7RR sulrLr.
The following was also BuhnIttcd:
THIS water supply Of tho cly |. at present barc-
md IL such an extent Is the pressure tlut tha
engines in the two watrr-wosks Of ihe ely arp
entirely ssfe md economical Tl,a present Is desnd ~ M
is ut the ratio ot about o. 0UD 900 gallons Of water
ssfss ssxnss Il I Ivs1r s II il stB e e
spsce Ut time i0a, bu0 00o gallons, n can BE-
readily seen that az shandaass q water
na' fS%s'' III ths e''s enssss H1ss
ss s s;ss va o. ssss sss
rrcaty worn br lonx usaee. apd t,at It i amons ;
tHe p9s;sb,,H!es ast sne o. Tie engines Il th
Uss fos @ o esss an tSa
@ @ s ds ss neT - 51a " + s 1 ssSaes t
! neither cugina hAs teon stopped long enough to
glvs either needed rest or enaolo the engineer 10
Clues arr ia fsif sSskng order. ba;. should T. somo @
accident befall ehrt one of them. .au full capacIt
| long and dinicult. hnd II any one Of iho
eng,nes IN tAo Noth Division pasnpina works