The Common Council

The regulaT meeting of the conimon eouneil Monday nijiht did not result ni the tranwactioii of a great amounl at business. The tire alarm proposal of ramos E. Trycm, of Detroit, provoked onsideraJble diseussion and furnished the only spice to the meeting. A petition was presehited and rererred asking for an extensión of Hiekory street through to Observaii iv street, the petition to be referred to ilie B. P. W. for selection of route through tlie Sudworth property, the city to make the survey, 'hen the land to be donated by subscribers. I'i'oppvty owners along Oxfor'l str-eeit petitioned for a change of name tö Oxford Road. The eenietery com'mittee reporten! Chat the control of the Fiftli ward iTnotery should be placed in the hands of the connnon eouneil and that the ordinanee relatare to the I'ii'ti' ward eemetery be amanded so as to iuvest the members of the eemetery óommittee with the powers of the eommission. Referred to the ordinflnce committee. T.lie eommission oí the Fifth ward eemetery was ordered report to the conncil the lots sold and the mooiey received since the Jast report. City At'orncy ECearney repoited the saUsfáctory coavpletion of tiie coinfn'omiise settlement witli Henry Collins and presented receipts. Jlr. Tryon, of the Gamewell Fire Alann eompany, presented his proposition to tlití eoTincil, as alroady referied to in these columns. There was much lively discussion and flnally seeing 110 hope for his scherae Mr. Tryon withdrew his offt-r.