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”(3. 3:}; _' _- Kai”? ‘VOI; II Began soon after 8 o’clock and the clerk finished reading the min- utes at Uz0fio'clock p. m.; that is, due hour and five minutes after the council should have opened its ses- sion. How would it do to have a special mectirig of the council once a month to hear the clerk read his records, and not keep everybody half an hour or more listening to that? The idea of not beginning business till after S) o’clock is too much for a civilized community. A petition from the abutters on West'Centnal' avenue went to the street and alley committee. A petiâ€" tioni‘eame from “property uwnem fin Vine avenue, east of Sheridan road, that sidewalks be made of plank. Mr. Obee said the report had been circulated that one reason why so many plank walks had been con- (lemned was that some of the alder- men were interested in the cement sidewalk business, and as he was the the‘only alderman engaged in this lucrative enterprise, he wanted to silence this slander. Alderman Cobb objected to making an exception in favor of this particular street. Al- derman Phillips, at this point arose, and delivered one of his graceful; fascinating and cogent little speeches, proposing to lay the whole matter on the table, which was done. Gregg O’Brien made two or three clean-cut speeches in favor of the petition. Colonel Davidson said that as a mem- bernoi the street and alley committee he felt it his duty to examine all 1he walks proposed to be condemned. and the matter rested. The water works pumping report was presented. Mr. Luing said the Standard Oil company was furnishâ€" inggpoor oil for fuel and Phillips wanted the poor oil matter investi~ gated. Pumping for the month was as follows: Total pumpafle. gallnns. Dan?! av: rage. . Fue oil used. Daily awrage Water sold totuffillroad aux-1.1V wood fulka not given. Highland Park News. CITY “COBNCHJ” " " " 111(1me PARK, ILL, JUNE 4,1394; - 6,747.8)30 ‘2 i 7.675 mum 209 High- ”Engineer Bowen recommerfded the payment of $177 for, cleaning up and fixing Central 'avenue’s new pavement. The balance of'the bonds were reported and approved. ‘Col. Davidson said his committee had investigated the 7-t0n street roller of Laing Happ. but had not acted; he wanted more light. 0r- dered the city clerk to draw a war- rant for $350; payable July 1, with- out interest, to Laing , Happ for the roller. The street commissioner‘s report was received, read and Sent to the street and alley committee. , Mr. Obee wanted a new are light located between Elm Place and Vine avenue on the Sheridan road, and it was Or- dered. Engineer Bowen estimates the cost of repairing the fill _down on Sheridan road at $425. The finance committee will report at the next meeting. The finance committee have au- thority to buy in the old St. Mary's cemetery at the forthcoming tax sale in Waukegan. .. _., Alderman Phillips had a result» tion to the effect. that hereafter all reports be in writing, and it was adopted. Alderman Phillips wants a new edition of the ordinances. The finance committee will see if the city can afford it or not. Alexander Falk offered to sprinkle in from all the city lots, parks, etcu free of cost, and Alderman Obee wanted it accepted, which was done. Colonel Davidson called down Al» derman Phillips on a point of order, and eVerybody laughed. The versa- tile alderman from the first ward must bear in mind that catching a white weasel asleep is a very diffi- cult job. especially if said Weasel was born and reared in New England. The mayor concluded his appointâ€" mex’lts ask follows: Marshal Frank Sheahon. Collector ~T. LI. Clark. Board of health , Dr. L. M. Ber- gen. James McDonald. and the may- or, ex-olficio. a member of the board. Adjourned at H o'clock. No suburb of our size and distance from Chicago could ask for a better service than the Chicago North- western is now giving us. Morning trains begin at 33:35, and from that till the last forenoon train at 10:42 we have no less than 15 to the city on week days, and five-Sunday fore- noons. Of these several are fast trains. The 8:08 and 8:18 will be favorites" with business men and summer residents. There are 10 in- bound trai-ns in , the-afiernoon, ‘ the last being at 11 o’clock. Coming out from Chicago theré is great improvement. The trains out' an: v bowl, .5, 7h“) 7.1838-39, 2.1» and so 011. as usualfitill 1:05 at mid- night, with 15 outbound trains on Sunday That is a royal service for a princely town Three cheers and a tiger for the old reliable C. N. W. Ry The question of broad wagon tires is not. one of theory, but one of fact‘ Where they use very broad tires ruts such as have disgraced our streets are unknown. Col. Turn‘ley sends us the following from a Massachusetts paper, which just hits the case: “A good object lesson in the effect of the broad tires imay be found in the smooth, firm bicycle paths that run alongside roads that have been converted into mire by the furrowing of wagons resting on narrow wheels. The building of good roads and the introduction of broad tires must go hand in hand, and until it is possible to make the latter universal every wagon user whose routes lie over favorable roads should regard it as a duty to the community to see that his wagons and carts are properly equipped." People who go to law before Peter F Dooley pay their costs. Good for the judge; these are days when people should pay their bills or keep out‘ of lai‘ New “ .,.ia;xmxs§2§vmm BROAD TIRES.