, 1880-08-10
THE COUNCIL.
Proposed Amendments to the
Workshop Ordinance.
Appointment of a Special Com
mittee to ,Redistrict the
Wards.
Tho Chamber Invaded by a Mob
of lIowling Communists,

IAAhgHBSA AA Wy ~ AVAVH
Of IIowling Communists,
Who Present a Pctition-Morgan
Makes q Harangue.
Tie Council hold q regular weekly meet.
Ing Inst evening, Mayor Harrison In the chntr.
mid nil tlie Aldermen present except Grail-
nls, Peavey, sfcNurney, Meyer (Fifteenth).
and Mccormick.
Aid. CLARK introduced an ordinance pro-
willing for allowing the lnytng Of the street.
cur tracks alung tho wall on South Clark
street two feet further east, 10 protect per-
sons riding from tho danger OF getting hurt
III passing the wall. Referred to tic Coin-
1nlttco OIL Railroads.
Aid. Wickcrslln,n submitted series Of
amendments to The factory and Workshop
ordinance, which Ind been prepared by the
Workshop Inspectors, wl,!clt were referred
Tho amendments provide that no
plnco Of employment shall contain less
than TOO cubic feet Of nfr-spnce
for each person employed therein; that In
let's and outlets shall be 50 arranged as to
twenty minutes; TINT there shall DO two
El&kll hh4Hs At AEt%at NAtf AI0I NFhAA > NJ NsSA1
fnctory two or moro sturfcs high; that stutis-
tlcnl reports shall be nladc to the Council and
tho State; aid that children under 15 years
Of age shall not work more than eight hours
n day, nor DO permitted to work in any f,lc-
tory at night W,ere machinery IS employed.
Aid. Clark presented retnonstrance,
signed by the property-owners, ngalnst 4
railroad on Lake street Referred to tho
Committee on Railroads,
AID. Altpctcr presented petition for tile
extension Of tho railway trucks OIL Ogden
avenue to Lawndalo. Referred to tho Com
lnlttce on Railroads.
AID. 11lidrctl, offered m order, which was
passed, directing tho AIayor to close all the
city departments Tuesday, the l7tti.
WIDENING TILE RIVER.
Aid. Swift submitted nm order directing
the Commissioner Of Public Works to cause
II survey to be made for the widening If tie
river between Adams and Van Buren, streets,
SO that bridge can 10 constructed at jack
son street with draw On each side Of the
centre pier. It was passed.
| Tho sanl0 Alderman handed In m order d.
rcctlng tho Commissioner of Public Works
not t9 enter into any c1.llTact i foE dredEln!.
Wise ;S % orslcrrl, Referred to the Committee on
| lIArl,ors mud Bridges.
AID. THOMPSON presented petition from
tho cltizcils In tho vicinity Of Lake and West
Forttctll streets, nskilig the COUNCIL to grant
ihe right 70 iGy railway tracks along West
| 1.ak0 street.. Referred to tho Committee OF,
| Railroads.,
1,r,,1srrrc.rryn TIE 'wAnns,
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AM. alcdratli onercu the 1ollo"ing:
WmEnEAs The city ehartcr ptnslaes .. Il that M rs
population o. tho ya1tons waras o. 5hS oity sha
70 u.s. nenty ea ~ pes T1,,, 9nm ~ i, n
oS'er I isat tte ssSoral watls sba!! Contain eqaa
WHEitEas, It appenrs from tho unittHl Stntcs
census Just taken TINT rreat inequality Of pup.
uIat!on exists In tho various Tards as Mt present
conRtitntcd: therefore. be It
Htso!rcd, Th!t nc fol!owing" named A'uof1
t, *:aro;t ~, ~ ;rn, H. ~ w:st nvsinn. "e II
H. Slioroy, ii, McAuley, and Arthur DIxun, frol1
tho Routh Division; ,and;i!ohn Murphy. Adam &,
Meyer, and a. u. hurley lffom fho Nortn "
S!slon1-Go nna tnoy aru nexopy. ~ ~ Hppottatto t u
Snecnl Cntnntttso W ptnpnsn wv p!Lhsen!t IT, II !.
such manner ~ VIII Rlye 70 elcn " tho eiEntoci
wnrNs ~ neaeis Us poss'o'e III c'lua' u"''oor u
| Aid. 1d,1N1lz moved to rclcr to tho Commit