, 1879-01-28

HEpiBTn1CTtNG TIE CITY.
Thu Committee III Judiciary reported In refer
e. soo so is
CELSIUS, anil should Immediately follow 1t: nll1,
tn ,hrra wss to be n 1iaw United States ccnsus ~
1850, tpy were af opnon that tliere should no
M general rct1lstriclng nt the city ~ to wards
until tint cynsus hA1 been completed. They |
therefore recommended that thu osttcr bc plDccd
Un IllG. CuncurTHl III.
Tile came Committee recommended tne plae-
it,u gtl flu f the ordinance regulating tlle sails
III rc4cryc,l hcatS ut lectures aMl other placch,
for the yeasot, that It would he All unwarrant- |
,bte Interference with private rights. Laid over.
PvLLkuToN AvANuH CONDUIT.
1hc san,u COMMITTEES reported tliat they wore
,nrIInts! TO tbs opinion tint tho clty hatl no
powcr tn enter into contract 10 cotilcsa 1nftg-
t,cnt on un Indebtedness, tu order 10 ctiaoc
s,cl, Indebtedness to draw Interest. nul, u It
were vi oi,lniun. however. tllat thu machinery
necessary 10 test tl'at "costly experiment -
the Fullerton avenue condstt-shouiu 10 ron"
trarted for. ind put In oneration Ut Tue t4fllsst
',nts sugo uf resolution tlsectinG the Depart
nvnt 1t Public Wurks 10 advertise for illu mo-
tvs 1awrr 1ni to let The cuntrIctf The money 10
m taken out Ut tlle appropriation When collcct'
The saa!e Committee reported 1t, favor OF the
tstss4lge vi .l.r resolution requesting tha De-
artlI,rnt of Public Work. to Fay -!aborers
sl,44.s u .lay "ou mud after SoV. !. 1873" Laid
uycr. .,,,
ta1Iycs creating Water Department a'st cstan.
| l.s,fuy water rules. They wcre iuatlo q special
urder Tor next Monday night.
STREET LIGHTING.
Tic sneclal ordcs--tllc street lighting question
was tsen tnkcn up, nt'.!l IN addition 70 lug
proportions OF thB Gas Companies. the Clerk
read tro,,o>nIN from tlc following trths to fur
ptsl, Discrimination named vt the prices naneu
ca:!a s ysnul Ms.xs t.. omp:; Il Daysnpo; Is
Patterson T. knapu1an. I}etrolt, Mtch... "
tmsf!ean tissIiaht Company y................... i
ltobeFs =: hum y 60. tgaso!tHel' y,
lamus Aiken q. Z. chartcs. ...........*. :. X
y. u. FAtrar i Co tYapori -. >. ~
l'ecrlsss t,as conany, No. ~ ....'...."...... ~
FrarlesA tias Company, No. u ,....... ..'.. ~
FccrIess flas Company. No. u .-..... -. =:
Excrlalur t3asllxbt Coupany tsasolins). ~
| lIItnos Street Nas coa1psny... -............. Au
AID. Cullerton didn't think the Council wnt
willing ~ enter into an agreement to light tst:
streets with oil. lls favored tllc acceptance "
thu proposition Of lhe Gas Co1ln4nlcs,-South
Sulv. $:ai lump iiIi - u Thousand, ,-<ertalnly
thai OF Watkins, atsll ul.u nf E[ilvH, II modified
% That tlc price would bc the aano Is ll,at .'aid
yxsrd1olniib 1 iby ~ :. s!s.a sts.s fepa''n ''e
A!u. Caty moved AZ u substitute TINT tho Caa
prpposltluiis t,e Tccotnmitled u,Ml that the oil
blus bc ,rfrfred to tile Ev'nulltseu o1 t;as. 1ls
Cou,arA was not iu position to consider tss
luttet Yhry revealed enough IT, show thAt 1t
WA within thu reaeh Of tho Iouncil tu save lrosu
slolutu 10 slsooW year in tl'e matter Of Light
Ing tho streets. ,..-, . ,
AjI, Lawlrr WIS ID fa.or Of using oil. sspeclai
II fn The E!ghth Ward, ali! would vote wlth
others to maks At appropriation for OIL.
AID. Cuilcrtou sail vll had proved 2 failure
on Madison stFoet, a1l1 hu di1n't believe tiu
| people wuutetl II.
Aid. Mettc1cr was willing 10 do anything q
J sedure expenses, nut lLiM't see whut could b.
! done in view u The using If sas this year.
An uttclupt NUS ina1e to get the previous
question, tut 1t failed.
All. McCalfIey dl1u't like oil, but desired th'
n / gas uattcf Ae,tlcd ut 0lce. -
: Aid. Throop favored LIE acceptance Of The ga
. | propositions.