, 1880-11-09
TIE COUNCIL.
The Atdernanic Contest in the
Fourteenth Ward.
Tho Ordinance to Stop tho r'undcrlng
OF City Employees Dcicntcl.
The Chicago & Western Indiana Conn
promise Ordinance Defeated.

The Chicago d Western Indiana Gom'
promise Ordinance Defeatsd.
Tho Council held Its regular weekly meeting
tnat evening, Mayor Harrison presiding, mid nl
tho n,nr,l,ura present except AID. 5anders lur-
coll, sicNurnoy, mil l,nruy.
At.t.. M'nRATH
presented potltta. scttl,igx forth TINT tho q,,o
wnrrnto proceeding htl nott1crrlvet the co,ln-
ell Of Jurisdiction ut tho election contest, nne /
nski,Ig TINT ho to allowed sixty ttays moro III |
witc!, to tako Testimony. believing TINT hu could
establish by competent Testimony That he WIS |
tairly lrEnily, ind truly elected hy II larHo mn
| jority Ut tho legal vutors OF tho Fourteenth
| Wnrl.
All. Cullurton moved that tho prayer be
| granted. ...-.
| Al. Altpetor opposed tho motion, nnd moved
| TINT tho 1ut!scnry Committee, to whom tho owl
,lencu nrcalt tnkcn llnd been sent to fnstrnct-
cd tn ru1nrt ut tho next meeting, nrd thnt their
| report 10 nlut special urler.
Ali ShOrcy snid tho Committee hndn't seen
tht Testimony. npd. as 1t was ynlunilno4s, thoy
col,ld int rcatl tin nwcok. fto wanted fcason-
nblu tlinu, but wouldn't sny how long.
| AID. Meier tSixtccnth, thUught tho Council
| ought to nrt tcfuro tho Courts,
| AID. Mcurath Rall he would have been glad II
| tho matter hMh rofnnnoh In tho hands IT tho
| Council. IT It hntl. his testimony wDlii hnre
bcon In. Int Stnubrr didn't wntt,--thln't Elro
him ehnnce 10 commence Ills Testimony. All
| hta {StCltntts} evidence wns thrown out Il0
wanted tho Cnlnci IL l,cnr nil tho fncts, not
only about tho Suvcnth Precinct, but ns t0
frallds In other precnots. It wns unfair tn
compel him TO t1cfund two cAscs In two different
courts ut tho saniu tl,no. lio did not want
at, ,lnfair advantage. 1lo waH prcparcd to
tncut Htnubcr. Il purtfsnn Judge would mt
allow him tn present his 81 tlo Of tho cnse. lilo
hoped thu Council would nDt hurt HIN III that
why. iIo would hurry, md put Ills testimony III
Eossibl,s ,, 70 thst thoyc'ufd dotor'n'no tho easo
Aid Evose,t favored tho tl,no extension, md
, AID. Iiiiireth lnadu i lona political speech,
winding Up y oiiorlE a 1nnntiinet toors 70 Az
| FOUR weeks.
rhis WIS accepted.
1hs not!n %s TrSe ed TO- ',,, ,,o,,d. ,,,ow
In n,nton Of Aid. C,!llprtot,, tho vote wus re-
tho Committee with iustrnutl9ns to report IN
four wcux*, McGrat'l and ssa.ber henK Kiyon
@ supppft pp'' ot t11 thuir e',res. Il; '''''' ''' '
coSTnot:En ouuSEY
submitted tho following:
Amount Of n0l,qF Ac.uM!ly IN the City
Trelstlry ut close Ut books, Oct ~.
1sss :ystfants ;,tsxI ai';l payailo on ~,
tlG1nAt1d, not y0t l,res9ntod.. tN. .lG
Not bnInuce ;. s1,tas,aso
|
Special assessments. l&,.Es,
j'tS fjsipsS"t n'ts r!''; H;i::::: yS;s S,iss
Tojse Sn,i flrsea's M u; i, ifisi is fa',i M . W
S !;s"sra si"Flnx @ iF;i,%;i': 1$
River Improvement Sinking Fu1N1...... GIL
Sewerage Sinking F,M'l.. II
sci,ool Sinking Fund. Wy
t;ensr"r II F.'Ml n.y. ,3.; ,ec ~ W.
; FIro Department Fund, ls'a, *'Es, 'a
soweraxo +. E%n' :. Il ts,. ~, ;a: o Ssa
; I!cpart;nent l'nblio l'nblio Works. ls7a..-.." III
%se stas;e r'm Et1;i1ti r, @tvi sj 1850 '..
| Public libr1.ry Fu,ltt. lH7a. 1n1
| liro Department Fund, 1885,. e.Mi
se%ef%ke-!X fand, isso :::.::: :: ~
sshnolax I ;!' f,,I, u ~! l,!,
i!S!jo I,tSs!!y, ,FEsind' is:.:::::::.": !:S$:
sy bepartncnt rat rabo Works. SS' sso
.---, -......, ...,,. sl,lus,uD
Amount OF warrants urawn against tho
HuyerlIt appropriations for tho current
tscnl yenr uuruY tho month OF Oct0.
So, Hcirn.! FuMa. as% III; oa;;''..'..'"'$ 3S; y:
sewor.sc Fiind, isso. .ix:
sxeraKo tnx & t It!na i; lssl w. atgn 9t9
Public Library Fund, 1HBO. .,,,.,....,,,, 4EH
Street, 1alnr Fund, 1MM ,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,,, 4Kl
City Hail Fund. iSSU U..,,,,,,,,.,,,,,+,. n:Wl
Police Fund, 1880. b50......................... 40U5l
5 35l,78o
Il Warrants issued rl,o year previous 0r III
former years redeemed by tho IrgAs-
Mrer during tho nitnti Of October,
AsS!nt Of warfans oaisanins oc: 'l''''
~, lHAl:
plynhln u, demand. G01o,
PHyNhr Hn demand frrlln tlxus iHiB...,. l6lH
rnrhbU III demand frniI tnxvs aIp..,. 1IUiN
PAyubIu from tHxe5 1SSu, when collected 4E., l.E'
+ kss,AO.
Tho first thing untcr tho head Of regular
business WIS thu nal,lll weekly
uEltlMr Or rAi.DoSH
from tho Isrldowull. IA t,a,al, Il was about to
bu plneed IN HiD, wheu Aid. McGrrth moved
tbat be roferre1 To thu Committee on Ilrt!gwell.
Illg GhNtr decided thAt hH wAs tuo Into, WterU-