, 1879-07-15
THE COUNCIL.
Health Commissioner Ds Wolf Allowed
$4,000 Additional
To Improve tho Ctty's Sanitary Condi-
tIon and nedace tho Death Rate.
Tho Washington Street Boulevard Scheme
Again Postponed.

MI A4c A4ueFIt'CH pEcBcHEt c4Ccpt 4ulcyt onH0-
crs, and McNaliy.
A communication was received from the
COMPTROLLER. Id response to = resolution,
stating that the amount to the crcdi. Of tic
Echool-Tnx Fund July IL was $t9 .78, which
was applicable only 10 the payment of amounts
duo or 10 beCotue duo on contracts for school
buildings nesrly completed md ID the course Of
It was referred 10 tic Committee on Schools.
4 largo number Of ordinances for silewa]ks,
hJllnE stFcttt, etc., wcr0 passed..
A communication was received from tic Com
missioner ot Public Works, asking the passage
o. snn ordinance Tcpcaltng the ordinance author
iz!tg the appointment bY tho Mayor, at the re-
quest OF prupcrtS.owuers, OF inspectors OF
payen,ents put dowu by private cuutract.
Tie ordinance WIS passed.
OUR SANITARY CONDITION.
Aid. Culiorton stated that ut the'lsst meeting
q communication was received from the Health
Commissioner Ia relation to tile sanitary cutti-
ton of the city mud referred 10 thu COMMITTEES
on Judiciary, together with the Corporation
Counsel: Tie Committee had met, md asked
unanimous consent 10 introduce It's Teport,
Consent was given aud the, report was read.
II WIS as follows:
TO ths Honorable tae 01ty Cowntei, etc.: Upon
tho communication dated Juy y, 1870. from o..
honorable body. wherein said omu,issibncr, bo.
cause Of . caaualiy and oriRcncy now exist.
5 sa not or .ss ss bep.;e ass ~. a
ninae. requested np additional appropriation,
aid wh.eh communication va REFERRED d tbs Ja.
yonr Committee do respectfully rcpurt:
Ihst ip tne op,nl.n q = she coporson connse
Sn ste sssas
happsning .!ncs @ Match IL, 1870 then tho oppro.
Counsel, and upon a further report hy the Commits.
se, s!onsr of ,a lieSs.h. hcseto Attached, your
Committee co. nclaese a, necessity exlsts for
Ut tho city mentioned in the Cummseloner's com.
mnaicatton; that from such communication. and
has appaared hRa!n In different paris Of tho South
crn Stntea several cascs Of yellow fever, and that
1ss 5s % .ns se: @ sa sSx sss1s s,ef r.
outbreak Of such d!scaae the citizens Ut tue south
hnyp coine IN great numbers 10 Chicago: that al
summer great nunbcss hare arrived In Chicago
f1om infected districts. @ ana tAe Indications. nra
81 "y nteesa % ae asss,o hss In. sos U
proper quarantine shoat hc established at onco 10
a an1s ~ and aSdSna and
YaSs uonn,ttoe @ afs further Impressed with tho
neee..tty q enp!oyl9z TIC my addttlonal teams
the Commissioner Of Ifcnsh to nioEo completely
protect the citizens and prevent contagious d.acnsca
Your Committee 10 further report ti'at n tncir
opinion. the present necessity for such aprropria-
ton could not have been ioreseen " guarded
nEanst prior 10 or at tile t'nle tho 1nuual Apprulla
tl0n bill WAS passed.
Your COMMITTEE do further report, In accord
Health and tho cxlscncy as above, That adlitonui
nnproprIatl1n be nl9de Of sum mott c1cucd sl:,-
hG placed By tho Comptroller 10 tho credit OF tic
Departln ont Of Health In addlt,on 10 the appfops-
alton heretofore made, and Tint the same, or
much thereof al 1nAy be nccebsary, ba taken from
khch tlnds IN thu TFcoghfy NJ nfg not already 1p
y The Committee. In conclusion. recommend the
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