, 1879-04-15
THE COUNCIL.
The Canvassing OF the Recent
Vote Begun.
rasMge Of tha Eatsr Rates Ordinance ostr Tho
Masorh Yeia.

Masorh Veto.
A regular nneotlng Of tho City Council Has
hot1 last evening. AID Tufcy presided, and
thcro wore alao present Mesars. rcatsons. Bal
lard, Hanlcrs, Cary, PhuIns, Gilbert, Tully, |
Turner, Iodtling, Htortlan, AteSal!y, Mallory, o.
liver, Lawler, l'eld!or, smyth, McNusncy, Elszner,
Cook, Throop SeatoD, Rawlefgh, Thompson, |
Knopt, Ryan, staubor, Ntcscn, schwolsthsi,
Westerer, SfcCafErey, and Duly.
MICHIGAN AVENUE.
AID. Gilbert prcacnicd an ordinance placing |
the cfargo mud control Of Michigan avenua III
the hands Of tia South Park Commissioners,
which mas referred to ll,o Committee On Streets
n,,l Alleys OF the Bouth Division.
AID. Lawlcr presented d resolution granting
to Tho HOY, Stephen Taylor tic Use Of the old
Police atatto. on Union street for church and
Suntlay.stlIool purposes. Referred to Comtntt-
toe OIL Police.
Tile samo Alderman presented resolution re-
qtesttnE The Canltnsssionor Of Public Works to
report 10 tlic Council whether Messrs. Tornln-
son 4; Reed nre complying with their contract
for cukstone On the Ctty.liall. Referred TO the
Committee on Public Buildings.
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
Aid. Pcarsons presented m ordinance for tho
paving Of Lasalle street between Luke ntid Ram
dolph strceta bY prlSate contEact. The ordl-
nance mas adopted.
Aid. Turner moved to reconsider the vote
taken Mt tho last meeting. by which tile ordl-
1,ancc for tho widening OF Farrell street was re-
pealcd. It appcasod that the repeating osdi-
nauco had already bcon signed by tho Mayor,
a,nl the Chair ruled Thy motion out Of order.
Ast. l4aw,er i1osoa tnat tno Eo1nsai ptnecea
Alu. tafy wantGn eo.amlu'tsaaonn teseTcn IT, ~,
first, anu tho ataenafnsns "ab ae@eptea W Att
LAWYER. .,, ;, ,,.,,,, ,,. ..,. u.
Az. lenreons sau !. "oum ~. 1ano ~. ,. n.o1o
than t"entY-tiyo mtnutea 10 sa!sass ~ thc Eote.
at1u no wanted ~ 'hc "os2 Ill tac GlesKa
hatlis gicanc1 ~ ntst'
Az am'e] ~ g ] mne y h, ~ hay cicpn s',rct wv ~
A!u. tary oceYeo u Was t'e ~! i,...,ea!ntc .a.y ay
Of tue Councl! 10 canvass INC vote, a,la linus
4eey the nw. IMe lGou.e naa s5omn ~, III. ~,
'sGs sos uea N ,'cte 1uH ctM "'0 "AD'so
The motion Of AID. LaWlcr was adoptcu W
the following Votc:
1tas-Tn1ey. Sanders, Cary. Gilbert, LoddinR.
lttordan, .McShlly. Lnw1cr, S1cSnfucy, E!ssnrt,
Sraton. ,Ii!oinpson; hsan. Slauoef, H1ese''
sehr"sIIns: -nn. sGH"1sGy, 1ho,n, nfn,,,rv
rn.ncr nxsr lcdnI s,nv,h. Cook. Troon''
Rasvjcich, Knouf, WcttereF-l4.
TuH wATEH.nATns onp1HAHcE vEroKp.
r'ic A,ovor ret,,rncil wtthout nIs a,,nroynl tte
or1inanro in rerarl to watcr ratcs RECENTLY
nassel. IIa gave as Ills rnasons tint tic or1l{-
na,,ce would discourage tllu introiuctjon Of
tnnters hy nriyntp pcrsous. and that the ret]uc.
ttnn n rrtcn maIe On iargn nunntftjcs would
tend 10 Tic e,,epuraucn,ent Of waste,
A1d. Gilbert moved 10 reconsider i1e vote by
wijeh IN" or'1innnca was pnssed md "a mss il
nver. tl,a veIn.
Aid, p,nrt1t wanted tte yeto s,,staincl.
Aid. Tuiny fAi1. Cook tu ibc ctnirl took tho
.om" vw ~ XIII XII t;iIhcr, ~r - -A' VIVA '''e
Ali. Stnl1hcr itnt,ruycd the occas!op from n
owners Of ant. dwcllcrs tn small houses already
paf1 u much larger proportion thln household
eEt md factory-oWncre. No wanted uie ordi-
nance pnsscd over the veto.
Aid TIlroop was opposed to ncatn taxing cap
ital1sts WIN had already paid for tile Wator-
Works for The benefit Of the poorer classes WHO
were very wnsteful Of water. uo wanted tho
yoto sustained.
Tho rrcVtu1s ntIebtfOn Wns ordered. nt1t1 tho