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Re' ulnr meeting ugTWay even- iugfl,‘ ay 2,1899. 1i , Cobb, DavidaSn,-Grant and O and Attorn‘ey’Smoot. The minutes of the previous megtiug wen; read and approved. VOfiice'rs Kim reseznt May 0‘! Evans, _Aldeq_nan _cCafirey,Brand, Phil- Reports of clerk; trendrbr, and supt. of water works for year were read and ordered filed. SeVeral bills werr presented and ordered palli- ' Re rte of committees. Alder- man gliillips made a lengthy state- ment, attacking the position of the board of health in the filter matter. It is Mr. Phillips' opinion that a filter or other means of urifying the water, is much 11 ed; that the board of health in its report has misrepresented many facts; that its report. Coming at the time it did, was distributed for political effect. Mr. Phillips took occasion to pay his reswcts to Lewis B. Hibbard, correspondent ' for a Waukegan paper, who has been bitterly opposed to the filter bed project and who has claimed that the movement for the same savors of jobbery. Mr, Phillips gave a detailed explanation of his ideas on the water question after having studied the question a long time; In the matter of petitiontor an- nexation by citizens of Ravinia, those who preSented the petition askedleave to withdraw the same, and their request was. granted; The report of the finance commit- tee on annexation, presented by Alderman Davidson, Was by mu- tualconsent set aside. Report of finance committee on Water rate for‘factory purpose. It was recom- mended that the matter be laid on table._ Reports of fire and water committee on Mrs. Steers and Ernst water bills petition. On mo- tion of Alderman Phillips, second by Obe‘e therequest was granted. The fire and water committee next reported favorably on a petition from preperty owners on Dean ave; for a water main. Report receiVed and adopted.~ Report of firegmd ”water committee on board of health report was read and accepted. I’An ordinance amending Chapter 17, sec. 153, was introduced and ap- proved.’ At this. point the rules were suspended by a unanimous vote CITY COUNCIL. and a number of bills were ordered paid. In the matter of ‘y for judge- and clerks of elwtig, it was voted unanimously to fix the compensa- tion at 83.00 per day. Alderman Phillip; introduced an ordinance fixing salaries of city officers, and moved! suspension of rules in order tooonsider theume. Carried. The ordinance, as read, fixed the compensation of the diflerent city oficials as follows; city clerk, 81000 per annum; city attorney, 8500; city treasurer, 8450; fore- man of streets, $720; each police- man, except snch policemen as are appointed for special duty and for a limited timeless than a year," 8600; superintendent of water works, 81000; assistant superin- tendent, 8780; city collector,asal- lowed by law; to be paid in month- ly instalments on the first day of each month for the preceding month of service. Alderman Phillips moved and Alderman ‘Cobb seconded the adoption of the ordinance as read, Alderman Davidson. moved and McCaffrey seconded an amend- ment substituting $1,200 per year for salary of clerk in lieu of 81,000, and $600 for foreman of streets, in lieu of $720. The amendment was lost. 'Ayes, Mc- Caifrey, Brand and Davidson; nays,’ Phillips. Cobb, Grant and Obee. The ayes and nays were then called on the ordinance as originally submitted, and were as follows: Ayes, Aldermen Phillips, Cobb, Grant and Obee: nays, Al- dermen McCatfrey, Brand and Da- vidson. The ordinance not receiv- ing a majority vote of the alder- men was belared lost. THE SHERIDAN ROAD NEWS-LETTER. Alderman Phillips moved and was seconded by Cobb that the council proceed to canvas the. re- turns of the last election and fill vacancy in Second Ward. Mayor appointed tellers, etc... and the ballot box was opened It was found that Mr. Clampitt received .85 votes andJ. S. Prali 64.1% derman Grant moved and was sec- onded by McCaflrey, that Mr. A. G. Clampitt, having received a majority vote, be declared elected to fill vacancy. Carried unani- mously, and Mr. Clampitt took his seat. Alderman Phillip- movod a re- consideration of the ordinance fix- ing nitric. of city oficcrs, which w- ardsd. Alderman Phillips called for a vote on the ordinance which resulted as follows: Ayes, Philli , Clampitt. Cobb, Grant andO ; nays,McOafl'rey,Brand and Davidson. Carried. It was finally up to Mayor Evans, who vetoed it, giving it as his ofiinion that the salaries of superintendent of streets and marshal were too high. Alderman Phillips moved, and was aecondéd by Alderman Obee, that the ordinance be adopted, notwithstanding the ob- jection of the mayor. The motion was lost by avote of 5 to 8, it be- ing: Ayes, Aldermen Phillips, Clampitt, Cobb; Grant and Oboe; nays, Aldermen McCafirey, Brand * and Davidson; The street railway matter was then taken up and carried, all vot- 'ing for it save Aldermen Brand and - Davidson. Alderman Phil- lips moved for the adoption of an ordinance, and all voted I; favor of it é'xéept Mr. Davidson. The city clerk was instructed to make out water bills for May y, 1899, the same as those of May, 1898 Mr. Phillips then secured the floor and delivered} a speech of some length, severely scoring the boardof health. After the above- Mr. Phillipe moved that the vote of the last election be canvassed, which ‘was done, and after a vote of thanks to the retiring mayor, the old council adjourned sine die. THE NEW COUNCIL. ,On‘the adjournment of the old council the ofiicers- elect qualified by taking the oath of office and filing the same with the city clerk. . They are as follow8: Mayor,_ Daniel Cobb; Aldermen. McQafl- rey, First Ward; Van Riper, Sec. ond Ward; Stubbs, Third Ward, and Grant, Fourth Ward, and city attorney, 8. F. Knox. ‘ The clerk informed the mayor that a quorum .was present, ‘ and the meeting was called to‘ order with Mayor Cobb in the chair. In taking up the business before the‘ new council thewhrHE"‘WO1-k was a petition of Hose Co. No.1, with several signers from the hook and ladder company, for the. retention of Mr. A. Book as chieflof the de- partment. Referred to mayor.