be and he is hereby authorized and directed to make the following transfers in the appropriations for the Prosecuting Attorney's office, in accordance with the request of the Prosecuting Attorney, attached hereto.

From Fund 5 A to Fund 5 C 1.$ 50.00 From Fund 5 A to Fund 5 D.. 750.00 Which was, by unanimous consent, on motion of Ald. Bennett, duly passed by yeas and nays as follows:

Yeas-Coughlin, Kenna, Dixon, Harding, Pringle, Foreman, Richert, McNeal, McCormick, Burke, McCoid, Young, Snow, Bennett, Derpa, Moynihan, Fick, Egan, Hurt, Scully, Hoffman, Cullerton, Uhlir, Zimmer, Considine, Fulton, Maypole, Lawley, Beilfuss, Kruger, Schermann, Kunz, Dever, Sitts, Conlon, Bowler, Finn, Stewart, Foell, Taylor, Dougherty, Josetti, Jacobs, Hey, Krumholz, Hahne, Williston, Dunn, Reinberg, Lipps, Blase, Siewert, Herlihy, Connery, Golombiewski, Downey, McInerney, Roberts, O'Connell, Fisher, Bihl, Hunt, Nolan, Kohout, Forsberg, Race-66. Nays-Brennan—1.

Ald. Bennett presented the following order:

Ordered, That the Commissioner of Public Works be and he is hereby authorized to enter into a contract for the construction of dock at Oakley avenue as loading place for garbage, the expense of said dock having been provided for in the appropriations for 1907.

Which was, by unanimous consent, on motion of Ald. Bennett, duly passed by yeas and nays as follows:

Yeas-Coughlin, Kenna, Dixon, Harding, Pringle, Foreman, Richert, McNeal, McCormick, Burke, McCoid, Young, Snow, Bennett, Derpa, Moynihan, Fick, Egan, Hurt, Scully, Hoffman, Cullerton, Uhlir, Zimmer, Considine, Fulton, Maypole, Lawley, Beilfuss, Kruger, Schermann, Kunz, Dever, Sitts, Conlon, Bowler, Finn, Stewart, Foell, Taylor,

Dougherty, Josetti, Jacobs, Hey, Krumholz, Hahne, Williston, Dunn, Reinberg, Lipps, Blase, Siewert, Herlihy, Connery, Golombiewski, Downey, McInerney, Roberts, O'Connell, Fisher, Bihl, Hunt, Nolan, Kohout, Forsberg, Race-66.

Nays-Brennan—1.

Ald. Bennett presented the following order:

Ordered, That the City Comptroller be and he is hereby authorized and directed to pay to the several officers and employes of the City of Chicago, on account of their salaries and compensation, respectively, for the months of January and February, 1908, seventy-five (75) per cent of the amount per month authorized to be paid for the fiscal year, ending December 31st 1907, subject, however, to such changes as may be made in such salaries and compensation by the general appropria tion ordinance for the fiscal year of 1908. All reductions which shall be made by said general appropriation ordinance to be charged against the salary and compensation for the month of March, 1908, of the person whose pay may be reduced, and the Comp troller shall also pay the necessary current expenses of the City Depart ments, and all judgments rendered against the city, until the passage of the appropriation bill for 1908. Which was, by unanimous consent, or motion of Ald. Bennett, duly passed by yeas and nays as follows:

Yeas-Coughlin, Kenna, Dixon, Hard ing, Pringle, Foreman, Richert, McNeal McCormick, Burke, McCoid, Young Snow, Bennett, Derpa, Moynihan, Fick Egan, Hurt, Scully, Hoffman, Cullerton Uhlir, Zimmer, Considine, Fulton, May pole, Lawley, Beilfuss, Kruger, Scher mann, Kunz, Dever, Sitts, Conlon Bowler, Finn, Stewart, Foell, Taylor Dougherty, Josetti, Jacobs, Hey, Krum holz, Hahne, Williston, Dunn, Reinberg Lipps, Blase, Siewert, Herlihy, Connery Golombiewski, Downey, McInerney, Rob

erts, O'Connell, Fisher, Bihl, Hunt, Nolan, Kohout, Forsberg, Race-66. Nays-Brennan—1.

Ald. Bennett presented the following order:

Ordered, That the City Comptroller be and he is hereby authorized and directed to issue cash warrants on the Treasurer for amounts as stated below, to be ordered by the heads of several departments named for the purpose of providing petty cash funds for the prompt administration of the affairs of the respective departments, said funds to be reimbursed by the rendering of regularly approved vouchers against appropriations for the said departments for 1908, at periods of not less than once a month: Comptroller's office.

.$ 500.00 2,000.00 2,000.00

1,250.00 500.00 500.00

City Attorney..

Water office...

Business Agent.

2,500.00

Police Department..

City Collector...

Health Department....

B Chief Clerk Municipal Court...

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

Chief Bailiff Municipal Court.
Chief Justice Municipal Court.
Corporation Counsel...

Which was, by unanimous consent, on motion of Ald. Bennett, duly passed by yeas and nays as follows:

Yeas Coughlin, Kenna, Dixon, Harding, Pringle, Foreman, Richert, McNeal, McCormick, Burke, McCoid, Young, Snow, Bennett, Derpa, Moynihan, Fick, Egan, Hurt, Scully, Hoffman, Cullerton, Uhlir, Zimmer, Considine, Fulton, May. pole, Lawley, Beilfuss, Kruger, Schermann, Kunz, Dever, Sitts, Conlon, Bowler, Finn, Stewart, Foell, Taylor, Dougherty, Josetti, Jacobs, Hey, Krumholz, Hahne, Williston, Dunn, Reinberg, Lipps, Blase, Siewert, Herlihy, Connery, Golombiewski, Downey, McInerney, Roberts, O'Connell, Fisher, Bihl, Hunt, Nolan, Kohout, Forsberg, Race-66. Nays-Brennan—1.

Ald. Bennett presented the following order:

Ordered, That the City Electrician be and he is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract with the Masterson Electric Construction Company for furnishing all labor and material for installing in the Lawrence Avenue Intercepting Sewer Station, Lawrence and Evanston avenues, for the City of Chicago, the following apparatus:

244-16 candle power incandescent lamps;

10 5 ampere arc lamps;

2-10 H. P., 110 volt, alternating current motors;

1-15-ton crane;

2-65 K. W., direct connected machines:

All in accordance with the specifications and advertisement of the City of Chicago of date November 13, 1907, and proposal of the Masterson Electric Construction Company for furnishing and installing the same at two thousand and seven hundred dollars ($2,700.00); such cost to be paid out of the appropriations of the Department of Electricity for the year 1907.

Which was, by unanimous consent, on motion of Ald. Bennett, duly passed by yeas and nays as follows:

Yeas-Coughlin, Kenna, Dixon, Harding, Pringle, Foreman, Richert, McNeal, McCormick, Burke, McCoid, Young, Snow, Bennett, Derpa, Moynihan, Fick, Egan, Hurt, Scully, Hoffman, Cullerton, Uhlir, Zimmer, Considine, Fulton, Maypole, Lawley, Beilfuss, Kruger, Schermann, Kunz, Dever, Sitts, Conlon, Bowler, Finn, Stewart, Foell, Taylor, Dougherty, Josetti, Jacobs, Hey, Krumholz, Hahne, Williston, Dunn, Reinberg, | Lipps, Blase, Siewert, Herlihy, Connery, Golombiewski, Downey, McInerney, Roberts, O'Connell, Fisher, Bihl, Hunt, Nolan, Kohout, Forsberg, Race-66.

Ordered, That the City Electrician be and he is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract with the Waterbury Company for furnishing the Department of Electricity, City of Chicago, with fire alarm cables, in approximately the following amounts: 7,500 feet, 50 pair, No. 19 B. & S. G., saturated, paper insulated, lead encased, cable;

6,800 feet, 30 pair, No. 19 B. & S. G., saturated, paper insulated, lead encased, cable;

All in accordance with the specifications of the City of Chicago of the date December 10, 1907, and proposal of the Waterbury Company for furnishing and installing the same at twentyeight (28) cents per foot for the 50 pair cable and the sum of twenty-four (24) cents per foot for the 30 pair cable, making an approximate total cost of three thousand seven hundred and thirty-two dollars ($3,732.00); such cost to be paid out of the appropriations of the Department of Electricity for the year 1907.

Which was, by unanimous consent, on motion of Ald. Bennett, duly passed by yeas and nays as follows:

Yeas Coughlin, Kenna, Dixon, Harding, Pringle, Foreman, Richert, McNeal, McCormick, Burke, McCoid, Young, Snow, Bennett, Derpa, Moynihan, Fick, Egan, Hurt, scully, Hoffman, Cullerton, Uhlir, Zimmer, Considine, Fulton, Maypole, Lawley, Beilfuss, Kruger, Schermann, Kunz, Dever, Sitts, Conlon, Bowler, Finn, Stewart, Foell, Taylor, Dougherty, Josetti, Jacobs, Hey, Krumholz, Hahne, Williston, Dunn, Reinberg, Lipps, Blase, Siewert, Herlihy, Connery, Golombiewski, Downey, McInerney, Roberts, O'Connell, Fisher, Bihl, Hunt, Nolan, Kohout, Forsberg, Race-66.

Nays-Brennan—1.

Ordered, That the City Electricia be and he is hereby authorized and d rected to enter into a contract with th Western Electric Company for fut nishing, erecting and installing in th H. N. May Municipal Electric Lightin Station, Fullerton avenue and the Chi cago River, Department of Electricity City of Chicago, one (1) switchboar and accessories including all the neces sary meters, oil switches, othe switches, lightning arresters and al other necessary equipment therefor all in accordance with the specification and advertisement of the City of Chi cago of date December 16, 1907, and proposal of the Western Electric Com pany for furnishing and installing the same at six thousand three hundred and seventy-eight dollars ($6,378.00) such cost to be paid out of the appropriations of the Department of Elec tricity for the year 1907.

Which was, by unanimous consent, on motion of Ald. Bennett, duly passed by yeas and nays as follows:

Yeas-Coughlin, Kenna, Dixon, Harding, Pringle, Foreman, Richert, McNeal, McCormick, Burke, McCoid, Young, Snow, Bennett, Derpa, Moynihan, Fick, Egan, Hurt, Scully, Hoffman, Cullerton, Uhlir, Zimmer, Considine, Fulton, Maypole, Lawley, Beilfuss, Kruger, Schermann, Kunz, Dever, Sitts, Conlon, Bowler, Finn, Stewart, Foell, Taylor, Dougherty, Josetti, Jacobs, Hey, Krumholz, Hahne, Williston, Dunn, Reinberg, Lipps, Blase, Siewert, Herlihy, Connery, Golombiewski, Downey, McInerney, Roberts, O'Connell, Fisher, Bihl, Hunt, Nolan, Kohout, Forsberg, Race-66.

Nays-Brennan—1.

Ald. Bennett presented a communication concerning the bond of the United Pneumatic Fire Alarm Telegraph Company under ordinance of April 20, 1903, which was

Referred to the select Committee on Lempensation.

Ald. Bennett presented the claims of T. N. Eisendrath and Mrs. G. F. Swift for rebates of water taxes, and the claim of H. M. Condee for refund of 90 per cent of special assessment for water supy pipe, which were

Referred to the Committee on Finance.

EIGHTH WARD.

Ald. Derpa presented the following orders, which were, on motion, duly passed:

Ordered, That the Commissioner of Public Works be and he is hereby directed to issue no more sidewalk permits for plank walk on Commercial avenue, from 87th to 91st streets.

Ordered, That the City Electrician be and he is hereby directed to erect at his discretion gasoline lamps on the Sherman avenue following streets: and 85th street; Marquette avenue and 85th street; Sherman avenue and 86th street; Marquette avenue and 86th street; Baltimore avenue, between 86th and 87th streets.

Ald. Derpa presented an order for a *wer in Sherman avenue, from 83d street to 87th street, which was

Referred to the Board of Local Improvements.

Ald. Moynihan presented the following ordinance:

Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago:

SECTION 1. That Section 3 of an ordinance granting permission and authority to the South Park Commissioners to take, regulate, improve, control and govern Bond avenue, from 83d court to 72d street; 72d street, from Bond avenue to Jeffery avenue, and Jeffery avenue, from 72d street to Jackson Park, passed by the City Council, October 7, 1907, published on pages 1804 and 1805 of the Council

Proceedings of said date, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Section 3. That unless the said South Park Commissioners shall, within six (6) months from approval hereof, select and take said portions of said streets for the purpose aforesaid, this ordinance shall cease to be of any force or effect, and the consent hereby given shall be deemed to be withdrawn."

SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in force from and after its passage.

Which was, by unanimous consent, on motion of Ald. Moynihan duly passed by yeas and nays as follows:

Yeas Coughlin, Kenna, Dixon, Harding, Pringle, Foreman, Richert, McNeal, McCormick, Burke, McCoid, Young, Snow, Bennett, Derpa, Moynihan, Fick, Egan, Hurt, Scully, Hoffman, Cullerton, Uhlir, Zimmer, Considine, Fulton, Maypole, Lawley, Beilfuss, Kruger, ScherKunz, Dever, Sitts, Conlon, Bowler, Finn, Stewart, Foell, Taylor, Dougherty, Josetti, Jacobs, Hey, Krumholz, Hahne, Williston, Dunn, Reinberg, Lipps, Blase, Siewert, Herlihy, Connery, Golombiewski, Downey, McInerney, Roberts, O'Connell, Fisher, Bihl, Hunt, Nolan, Kohout, Forsberg, Race-66.

mann,

Nays-Brennan-1.

The Board of Local Improvements submitted a recommendation, estimate and ordinance for filling and paving with slag and limestone, 130th street, from Carondolet avenue to the east line of the right of way of the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Ald. Derpa, the estimate was approved and the ordinance was passed by yeas and nays as follows:

Yeas-Coughlin, Kenna, Dixon, Harding, Pringle, Foreman, Richert, McNeal, McCormick, Burke, McCoid, Young, Snow, Bennett, Derpa, Moynihan, Fick, Egan, Hurt, Scully, Hoffman, Cullerton, Uhlir, Zimmer, Considine, Fulton, May

pole, Lawley, Beilfuss, Kruger, Schermann, Kunz, Dever, Sitts, Conlon, Bowler, Finn, Stewart, Foell, Taylor, Dougherty, Josetti, Jacobs, Hey, Krumholz, Hahne, Williston, Dunn, Reinberg, Lipps, Blase, Siewert, Herlihy, Connery, Golombiewski, Downey, McInerney, Roberts, O'Connell, Fisher, Bihl, Hunt, Nolan, Kohout, Forsberg, Race-66. Nays-Brennan—1.

ALSO,

A recommendation, estimate and ordinance for cinder sidewalks on both sides of Avenue F, from 103d street to 105th street.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Ald. Moynihan, the estimate was approved and the ordinance was passed by yeas and nays as follows:

Yeas-Coughlin, Kenna, Dixon, Harding, Pringle, Foreman, Richert, McNeal, McCormick, Burke, McCoid, Young, Snow, Bennett, Derpa, Moynihan, Fick, Egan, Hurt, Scully, Hoffman, Cullerton, Uhlir, Zimmer, Considine, Fulton, Maypole, Lawley, Beilfuss, Kruger, Schermann, Kunz, Dever, Sitts, Conlon, Bowler, Finn, Stewart, Foell, Taylor, Dougherty, Josetti, Jacobs, Hey, Krumholz, Hahne, Williston, Dunn, Reinberg, Lipps, Blase, Siewert, Herlihy, Connery, Golombiewski, Downey, McInerney, Roberts, O'Connell, Fisher, Bihl, Hunt, Nolan, Kohout, Forsberg, Race-66. Nays-Brennan-1.

ALSO,

A recommendation, estimate and ordinance for cinder sidewalks on a system of streets as follows, to-wit: On the south side of 83d street, from 222.5 feet east of Baltimore avenue to Sherman avenue, etc.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Ald. Derpa, the estimate was approved and the ordinance was passed by yeas and nays as follows:

Yeas-Coughlin, Kenna, Dixon, Harding, Pringle, Foreman, Richert, McNeal, cCormick, Burke, McCoid, Young,

Snow, Bennett, Derpa, Moynihan, Fick Egan, Hurt, Scully, Hoffman, Cullertor Uhlir, Zimmer, Considine, Fulton, May pole, Lawley, Beilfuss, Kruger, Scher mann, Kunz, Dever, Sitts, Conlor Bowler, Finn, Stewart, Foell, Taylo Dougherty, Josetti, Jacobs, Hey, Krum holz, Hahne, Williston, Dunn, Reinberg Lipps, Blase, Siewert, Herlihy, Connery Golombiewski, Downey, McInerney, Rot erts, O'Connell, Fisher, Bihl, Hunt, Nolar Kohout, Forsberg, Race-66. Nays-Brennan-1.

ALSO,

A recommendation, estimate and ordi nance for cinder sidewalks on both side of 87th street, from Sherman avenue t Exchange avenue.

By unanimous consent, on motion c Ald. Moynihan, the estimate was af proved and the ordinance was passed b yeas and nays as follows:

Yeas Coughlin, Kenna, Dixon, Hard ing, Pringle, Foreman, Richert, McNea McCormick, Burke, McCoid, Young Snow, Bennett, Derpa, Moynihan, Fiel Egan, Hurt, Scully, Hoffman, Cullerton Uhlir, Zimmer, Considine, Fulton, May pole, Lawley, Beilfuss, Kruger, Scher mann, Kunz, Dever, Sitts, Conlon Bowler, Finn, Stewart, Foell, Taylo Dougherty, Josetti, Jacobs, Hey, Krun holz, Hahne, Williston, Dunn, Reinberg Lipps, Blase, Siewert, Herlihy, Connery Golombiewski, Downey, McInerney, Roł erts, O'Connell, Fisher, Bihl, Hunt, Nolar Kohout, Forsberg, Race-66. Nays-Brennan—1.

ALSO,

A recommendation, estimate and ordi nance for cinder sidewalks on both side of Indianapolis avenue, from Ewing av nue to 106th street, produced east.

By unanimous consent, on motion c Ald. Derpa, the estimate was approve and the ordinance was passed by yea and nays as follows:

Yeas-Coughlin, Kenna, Dixon, Harċ ing, Pringle, Foreman, Richert, McNea