, 1879-02-25
Cash on Hand In the Treasury--Now
Schools Wanted.
Petitions for Sewers and Other Public
Improvements,
The MoNal]y-Rtoraan Dispute Settled
Furloughs' for Policemen.

which were drawn warrants, payable on demand
for $12,Ii3, leaving a net balause Of ess8, GEO
During the month f244,4S3 in warrants lasted
in previous years were redeemed BY tho Treas
ury. The warrants outstanding, payable out ol
the taxes Of 1878 when collected, amount to
s1,407.557.
1t was placed on file.
DREDGING NEEDED.
4 communication was received from the Com,
missioner Of Public Works stating tlat recent
exanfnaton Of the river and its branches showed
that the harbor required . great deal more
dredging than was bcfore supposed to giro auf-
fetent depth. 10 have fourteen feet IN the main
river aud South Branch n far n Ashlnni
avenue, and tweiye feet Ia the North Branch,
sbout $4,000 would be necessary, and the Conf
missioner recommended that that amount be
appropriated
| II was laid over temporarily.
The Department Of Public Works sent Iu a
now ordinance for the widening OF State street,
from Twelfth to Egan Avenue. II went to the
Committee Oh Streets md Alleys, SOUTH
Division.
Aid. Cary, by consent, presented an ordinance
iustruct,ng The City Collector to report all un-
pald special assessments to the County Collector
March /. IL was passed..
RESERVOIR LOT.
Aid. Defdler, by consent, submitted = report
Of tie Committee on Schools, recommending
the pasaage Of an ordinance authorizing the
Mayor aud Comptrol1or to negotiate with the
Board Of Education for the sale or trunsfcr Of
the reservoir lot Mt tlc corner Of Morgan and
Monroe streets for q school site. The lot be-
longs 10 the Wnter Department.
After tue usual quarrel on sclool.huuscs and
High Schools, AID. Tiruop quicttng the Alder
ntn a BY fayIns that; there we're 100000 ia ti.e
Bc1lltr that, though High scllool.tonsc was 10
eTcgte1, TUG building could bc used for primary
scholars II thought best, tic ordinance was
paAaed.
M'NALLY-RtoNpAN.
The special ordcr-lhe report of the Commit
resolution giving AID. McNally the loug term
md Aid. K,rdaM the short trrm-was taken
Aid. scaton moved to concur and adopt tho
Aid Waldo moved, as q substitute, that the
Aldermen draw lots.
Tue latter was laid OF the taole-ycas, II;
nays, TO- hs follows:
LAWYER ,ncid'er. sn,yti. McNarncy. Elaxner,
ph,toon ssston. nswe'eh' J'"s"en'' Aec'fes
,Nays-pealsonss;, Tuley. ballard, Phelps, Lod.
Waldo schwc,stha, and Wottcrtr-13.
AID. Culiertou said the matter was very In
uctiuu should not bc taken until q written opfn-
ion of Tic Law Department llad been procured.
lie, therefore, moved to postpone for that pur.
This provoked some debate, and was voted
The original motion prcyailcd-ycas, "a; uays.
b-pcsrsons, Phelps, Loddlng, Culerton, nlld
On motion Of Aid. Rawle!gh. the rules were
suspended for tho purpose ot taking up
ArETiTlONs AND CoMMUKicAIIoNs
Aid. Junaa submitted q resolution ordering
that no changr Of auy kind be- Hade in tls pnns
or specifications Tor the new City. Hall, Or III aty
contract nude tor materials to be used iu thu
brrn first submitted to the Council Tor !ts
Qction. XIII
Ii was referred to tlls Committee OF Public
Buildings.
The samo Alderman introduced resolution
directing the Licerse Department to usecrtaiu
thu seating eapacity mud average receipts Of The
several thcntrcs anu places Of amusement, md
ordering that the amount charged 1ur license
b. pro rita ID accortancc with tfc aEures II
was referred to tllr Committee OIL Licenses.
Aid. McCutFruy presented au order directing
ihg supcr!ntendent OF Police to auspeud Onlcer |
William II. Jones, Of the Twcuty-scconu Street
ssatiun, who ia under indictment fur murder,
until he sha!l hayc Ind hts trisl,
He sail the interests of thu people ard the
good Of the nolcc force required tnt It Ic done.
liz understood that t'1t witnesses were to ba |
run of. LtouE. Bonfcll, having heard tlut l.e |
{McCaAroY} wna to bring tho natter before The |
Council, had said to him that ho {3oHlicldl !
thought he {slscaiItey) had better senss than
be wursc for him (McCnffrcy).
charges sgains! Boutleld;
Bapcrutcndtnt'a Office. but Mr. seayey waa
Aid. Rswleeh wanted to refer to the Com.
mtttco on Police, iu oruer TINT they might nuke