, 1880-03-18
THE COUNCIL.
stuishing tho Estimates in Committee
Of the Whole.
1. Increase OTer tlle Figures OF tho
Committee on Finance.
r.s Sum Of S2,3e8,o00 to Be Raised by
Taxation.
.aa Two Per Cent Limit Exceeded by
About 8Ioo,ooo.
TIE COUNCIL.

%.VNNs *ANSt1@S'
TIE COUNCIL.
.ru1FG ur THE ESTIMATES IN CONM1TTEE.
IN adjourned mcctlpg of tho City Council was
.,ld last evening, ALL. Culiorton In tho chRlr.
in motion Of Aid. Throop, Tho Council resolved
nto Committee Of tho Whole TO consider tho up
Fopnation bill.
rho first itom taken was se75,ooo for lighting
IN a,rcct-lnmps.
Ill McCnf1roy sald l1o wanted to BOO tho price
BE paid for gus liked before my action wins
ster,, and moved TINT It be recommended to
ha Council that tho price he fixed Mt $l.b0 per
ttn,sa1ltl feet to bo paid tho B1aa companies.
AID. Phelps thought It was useless 10 mnko
M euch recommendations, and was In favor of
se appointment Of n committee to confer with
a. eas companies. 1In did not bcllOvo that gas
n,,id bo gotten nt tho prico named.
lid. Throop satd It would bo impossible 10 got
M goa my lower thnn It WINS now supplied, for
"a reason TINT conl had advanced, and If nny-
hing was to be done ho would suggest TINT 1t 10
recommended that tho city ray tho sauao prtco
tAs rear that It had paid last year.
ia. Swift was opposed TO maintaining tho
daerenco In the price of gna now being pntd
hetseen tho West and so,tth Divisions, IIo had
yntfd To pay e. per LOCO foot for tho West B!lo
nut roar, hut ho did not know why, except TINT
Nhad beon explained that tho condemnation wins
neater In tho West thnn 1t wns In tho other
division. Ho wanted to SEQ tho matter ilxed ut
euce -, ........
- 1sa m Tho Bouth Side was thnt there waa n
!sser t,fiyato consumption 81 IT.. u IT,. tho , west
ade tho gas wnu1d bo as cheap IN TINT division
,slt was. on the Soutn gifc. Tho profit to tho
coppunics was really derived from tho privnle
eoas,'aofs ,u,, t., <a,,,. =, ,,oo,n,,,,,,,r.
Mo m'ln i X hn,n. - H. Wost n,,I u,i3,
ReG Rxsons ty st tho na ent,e. ' '''o ''' '' s''n
o Cha,r IN fnaf .t II 3no nr1cE 81 ws IT, hae 3
a tne anpt"roM prorn3, NJ M Iwictrb si,9scsto,, I'm o thn
PonGo o1 T 1SI M ~ .hat w. IT. !u n,oo
sst Rgi, Si e ,ox,yt sxss tn n Sssi should ako
and at oeo tnS 9as coapany on to Msst
siae T1Mln ot MaI III IT, " nnnt II Il Wv wa nt,a
se!sc t. tip county, oGW S4 %ond
come come 1of"asu' @no eo'hpc''oon "o"ao w w.
euffgga' Tgg' pbc,ns anil MIR. Watkins. of tho South
ede H aa eSn tGd a ny gy Eli 5 nn 0I
ae nest s1ao tns .t ~ " @ n!n mnt ss nom "
afe naI ee sas on tbe than It did on % liz sotH
a Gh s H. Gst S1o 90 nels f M a o,9 1sp
oa ntnxnunatnn nr thMt Nj. nIInas nppearcI to IL
rc, MzG ni 1n y m,ld m IN liz md mnkn T tp Gnnc III
comet1 time: :, ..o. 10 s.......,,,...,,, ,,. =,
Az. ~ Ss..a ~ +s ~ .tn, tu y ~ ""o
W ''i"uu NV, =, ,e,,m,,,o nr snns.. ,s..,.n
and e,,naoatcd Tint nt,o,,t s15mn wos whot 7poa
wanted; .. .... .so ...uon....u
g 9 tht na hS
ad tho SIo Whlch Ts hroposoa e nG paig ,hls
!He ! " ~ 8ot ae'ue Aoi "snN'nH ''o os
'sl Am. o'ti Tbroop said tho Council might namo
EtatSseT price y saw it for g.s nHt g'tyo M mot!c4
9aE no HGs5 Ga ~ Ego company "pu'o oob Aeeep'
4id smyth vi nevsa, move after considerable lurther
hst * ycar: ,u.x, ., -, ,,,o,a,,on. Tire.
tss paeo e 6e paia ior w. should not sxeesd "a
$t:9S por !,uI legt ior l9nt'n8 oa1'oK u LUZ
NH a, ~ ,tS oenG,c, +no nman,ent md TIM
molten ns,.ss prevailed and tho atcm-t7'o ooo~was
passsed; ~ ,,o- no,o, +,,+ rss nm y, oaaoa n +no
.nnrnr,intIor Fcr III nn fnJmna ~ ti~ht tfn MT
fyig stroots, Goose Island, oto.. and tho motion
PREVAILED
Aid. RawleiKh asked for <a5,0o0 for lighting
sts Txeltth Was! y! %hleh also r,ssea: :,a,.au.s
tT S FL s aeo Ct aa sqS d9s sp' HoO Fn e.
% tao dood ti's shssphesd, % nnd tho WashIngton!au ID
AGS as re5a eeanon t6en pSsed fha b oxcet tho items
Tha firHt WINS fH5}IOm for tho City.IInll Fund.
which was nnasod.
Tho next ftom yTus &i53 1{8 for street. Improve
tpcnta which was apnrpycj,
y1Apt1o1s AND pu1poKs.
All Sfsmianr ,nnnd 10 Iii I'm ann, ~ IN iii
for yiaduut Mt CGicawo avenue and Iinlstod
street, which was adoptcd.
AID swift moved to ndd S2J.OW for 4 br1dEo
at Jackson street anu AID. Everett wanted to
add res 40 for brIdna M Dearborn strcOt,
Tho Chair at this point etl.toi ttat tho uprro-
priatlon Ind alrcady boon swollod $500 a6ovo
Njd T11rnrr hoDc,I tt,o mn china .Sn,tld mt 1c
stopped, for ho warltcti tS FOR 4 bridge nj UIl-
T1,n iIos1 NJ ~ ~ faa ~. ~, iaGksns atr,,et
bridge was tlna,iy allowed, and also f5u fos u
When tho Item Of fa0,00 for public bathing
asts n14sea wa feaGhsd Az. McCantfoy moved 70
pute' 0''f ""'~' - '~ 1
Tho ftem of &7,o(D for mn additional Police