

Common Council.

scHIfFFELIN, Presi-
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Board OF AIDEnMES.-Aldermsn seHfFFEIIs, Presi-
dent, in the chair


Contracts for swsepins Streets This Board assembled
last evening for the special purpose OF passing ord
to sweep the strt cts OF city by Contracts to
given out to the bidder for three ears the
pleasure Of the Corporation giving out the contracts.
The ordinance presents but few features different
those OF the old contract; hut the experiment that
be tested before the public will be convinced OF
utility.


Aid WILLIAMS moved an amendment, TO the effect that
the contracts be for year only.


Aid BUNTING said that he in favor Of receiving the
proposals for one two three years, and see which
would be the economical. The suit of the cid
tractors against the Corporation. Tor snnulling their
tract would be decided in few days. and the Board
would then be able decide whether the city had power
to extend the contract Tor more than one year.


Aid HAsBsoucK advocated giving out the contract for
one only and urged TINT the sweeping Of the
was matter OF police regulation and therefore power
was vested in the Common Council TO make contract
for one year That il this Common Council had a
right To make contract Tor two years they bad right
to make for twenty thirty or fifty years; and slso
contract for the lighting OF the streets, and every other
department Of the city government for the period
OF time.


The resolution to contract for one year only. lost
by vote OF TO 8; and the amendment requesting the
contractors 10 offer for two, three ears
then adopted, and the ordinance passed, end tie
l-oard diourned.