, 1879-02-22
THE COUNCIL.
sttll struggling with tho Appropriation
hill

sttll struggling witt, tho Appropriation
ls,ll.
An adjourned meeting Of the Common Couu-
Ct! wns lcla Inst evening, Aid. McCatlrey, who
had possession of the chair when the previous
meeting adjourned, presiding. The abscutaes
wcse Aid. Gilbsrt, Mallory, Be!dlcr. 'Eszner,
Cook, Wcttercr, DAILY, md Jonas.
The consideration Ut the Appropriation bill
was resumed, the pending item being tile csti'
mates for public paris.
% Thc ilgst ite,n, $3o0 for Campbell Park, was
real, aud AID. Ballard moved tu strika 1t out.
Tile motion was lost.
Ad TSey moved ,s 10 qse, siG ar and i,. ste;
sSus soa;h and aid West Side Aldermen tie mutton
wns lost. The Item was lhrn adopted as real.
The item Of 500 for Congrcss Parls was read,
and Aid. Tulcy moved to strike TINT ont. The
West Side Aldermen asserted their voting
power, the motion was lost, and the item was
Hl,l. schwelsthal moved to Insert $3.50 for
Uniun Square, block donated to the city by
tho stonu estatr. md situatcd at tls tnterscc-
tiou oi Stonc anA GoctW streets. The Alder
man stated TINT there WIS $Ua5 to tlle credit o.
the fund, ind the improvement contemplated
was q necessary one. Tho motion finally pre-
vailed.
the total and paid Into 'tho Treasury out Of
miscellaneous sources, ras adopte1. Tie de-
tlclcncv itetn, lu consequence ot tho various
amendments, was INCREASED M iron. $40 t1 t4Sa.
muklug tic total 5,8U3, the trcreaso over tic
cstin,ates being SGc7.
AID Slauber moved to insert an Item Of
$1,000 for two public batE-houscs, one on the
North uud the other OIL tho South Side, MID
spoke Of the public importance Of tllu estimate
Iilero wna sosne doubt rs To the lcgulity Of
approprlating city moncY t1r public batli-lluuscs
uid the niutter WIS referred to tho judiciary
Committee. -.
In Hrdt hnuF &it 4}iE fnr IiFhf
coal, null repairs for City-llRl, chElnecrs and
assistants, janttoys, asB!stunts md watclinltn,
being adopted With llttl1 debate. Tile ttc,n VI
$l,l60 cusl, to bc deducted from the total An.l
ed, as was the deficiency ileln 81 s455. tllnktng
lhu total for public buildings S5,0o rs reported
by the Finance Committee.
The estimates for salaries were then taken
III, md tile ttcn OF ~ 0J for tha Conn,lssto'-
cr Of Public Works WAS: ot, mat!on OF Aid, Wet,
| tercr cut down to $500. Tho ftcHl Of e.Uu1
for the sucretury was uIoptcd az y etood, alter
various unsuccessful attempts Ind beeti il.nda to
| by ccrta!n members VI the proposed rnisc
| brought oat blunt statement FROM Ali. Iuey
that tic officer III question ltad bceu ug-rollhg
| with solnG vi the A!nertnen. but Uob1dy W
irys tv deny IL. The ttetn Of $90O for SeescarY't
clerk was stricken out, uni thu itcm Of $3600
Tor thu City EngIuccr was after T. mast long
| winded dubatt cut down tu $j.0oo. The itctn
| OF SI,EuQ SlLJ x1uHNlEEl NAIAh #Aa hAppkEN
| after good deal of tuhtlllT, ns We1u also tic
Items Of s., euU nrA $l,tU0 tor bookkcopcs altl
assistant, $a,40U for Superintendent uf Rtreet
| Department, 500 for that otlleers clerk,
| and $l,tNu for Superintendent OF tho lIInl
! department. Thu item providing etlsat
oIle.thrsl u tho total for thu above sulariet
| shall Is paid out of tie general appropriation
| Was also pnssed. The itutns 1T sl,4sl Tor twu
uhyistant engineers and rodnlen, al,l $1,5U0 fo,
| q clerk IN curge Of special assessments. Were
adopted with little delay. III place nt tt1c twG
| items, g., ,1UO for two clerks In special nssess
| mcnt department, md 81 500 for two moro In
The sans department., were tnser tct the items
OF ST. 500, Tor ono attorney 10 look utter hpcea
| assessments In the SupuIlpr mud County
Courts, md 51,5O, Sl,An, nnt $tUo ios
three clprks In tlIo department. Tic
itvtns of $1,SO0 for two 1lurbor- Masters
and $0OU for iraughtsman OIL atlas u,id strcel
| numlers wGte also nut through, together with
tho itrln "lcss $5,OAl casl, FROM miscellaneous
| so4sccs,n anil the usual deficiency ltctt,.
TNu ilen1suf St,5Ul t0r q lllre and miscellaneous
expenses, ind 81, as1 for ELECTION cxDetlacs. Wurt
Adopted without debate. ..,-....,
Thu Cunril tiivn struck The Fire Department
estimates, adopting thu itEm ot S3,GG0 lor tllt
| salary ot FIre.atarshnt lsennet, hut fsn.tlht, VI
ttut Of e. 600 for the First Assistal,t, which was
finally adopted, after voting down sa9ssal re-
| luelng sc]lelies. . .,....
Iiu Council tl.en adjourned, to inya''a upor
the sanrtity Of Washington's Birthday Wy meet
| i,ig at $3.50 O'Clock this afternoon.