From the Ashes Introduction

1. Petition for a Free Peddlers’ License
   April 4, 1872
2. School Census Report
   October 1, 1872
3. Petition to Remit a Fine Imposed for Violation of the Pound Ordinance
   November 13, 1872
4. Sketch of a Proposed Public Bathing House
   July 17, 1873
5. Resolution and Ordinance Relative to Establishing Free Lodging Houses
   December 8, 1873
6. Petition of the Baptist Union Mission to Use Council Chambers Sunday Evenings
   July 1, 1874
7. Communication from Teachers of the Holden School in Regard to the Hazard of Cattle in the Streets
   May 25, 1875
8. Resolution Concerning the Operating Hours of the Public Library
   July 6, 1875
9. Communication Concerning Establishing a Free Soup House
   January 5, 1877
10. Petition of the Ellsworth Zouaves for Compensation for Services Rendered During the Labor Riots
    December 6, 1877
11. Communication from the Coroner to the Mayor Concerning Unsafe Elevators
    January 13, 1879
12. Invitation from the Turnverein Vorwaerts for Council Members to Attend a Reception for U. S. Grant
    January 27, 1879
13. Ordinance Concerning Work Requirements for Inmates of the House of Correction
    May 5, 1879
14. Communication Concerning Sanitary Conditions at Sixth Ward Schools
    December 22, 1879
15. Communication from the State Board of Health Concerning Pollution of the Chicago River, Illinois and Michigan Canal and the Illinois River
    January 10, 1880
16. Resolution to Investigate a Cigar Factory
    March 1, 1880
17. Ordinance Concerning Child Labor
    September 6, 1880
18. Ordinance Concerning Contributions from City Employees
    October 4, 1880
19. Report on a Petition for Compensation for Damages Suffered from the Death of Henry Coyle
    November 29, 1880
20. Petition to Modify the Fire Limits so as to Allow Increased Housing
    May 23, 1881
21. Resolution to Remove Beggars from the Streets
    May 23, 1881
22. Resolution to Close City Offices at the Hour of the Execution of Charles Guiteau
    June 26, 1882
23. Petition from the Woman’s Christian Association to Remit Water Taxes on their Boarding House
    February 12, 1883
24. Resolution Concerning New Standard Time
    November 19, 1883
25. Resolution Concerning Competition from Prison Labor
    July 28, 1884
26. Proposed Amendment to the Municipal Code Concerning Living Spaces
    February 18, 1885
27. Invitation to Attend a House Raising Festival
    September 14, 1885
28. Resolution to Provide for Disabled Policemen
    May 10, 1886
29. Petition of Catherine Svaneck for Compensation for the Death of her Son
    May 17, 1886
30. Remonstrance Against a Baseball Park at the Corner of Twelfth and Lincoln Streets
    April 27, 1887
31. Communication from the Trade and Labor Assembly Concerning Compulsory Education
    December 16, 1888
32. Bird’s-Eye View of the Property of Fraser & Chalmers
    December 10, 1889
33. Communication from the Illinois Woman’s Alliance Concerning Child Labor
    April 16, 1890
34. Communication from the Illinois Woman’s Alliance Concerning Bathing Houses
    January 19, 1891
35. Petition of the Garden City Billiard Table Co. to Erect an Ornamental Sign
    April 8, 1891
36. Petition from Labor Groups to Close City Offices on May 1 to Observe an Eight-Hour Demonstration
    April 19, 1891
37. Communication from the Police Superintendent to the Mayor Requesting an Increase in the Police Force
    September 17, 1892
38. Memorial of the Chicago Teamsters Union No. 1 for the City to Contract Exclusively with Union Teamsters
    February 6, 1893
39. Communication to the Mayor from the Commissioner of Health Concerning Bacteriological Testing
    July 10, 1893
40. Invitation to Attend a Celebration in Honor of Thaddeus Kosciusko
    April 23, 1894
41. Resolution Requesting the Mayor to Appeal to the People on Behalf of the Workmen at Pullman
    June 4, 1894
42. Mayor’s Communication Regarding Railroad Accidents
    April 8, 1895
43. Communication from the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers in Support of a Right of Way for the Calumet and Blue Island Railroad
    June 3, 1895
44. Communication from the Commander of G.A.R. Post No. 5 Notifying the City Clerk of that Post’s Intention to Undertake the Relief of Indigent Veterans
    July 8, 1895
45. Resolution to Investigate the Civil Service Commission
    January 11, 1896
46. Resolution to Recognize the Cuban Patriots as Belligerents
    February 22, 1896
47. Ordinance for Relief of the Needy and Suffering Poor
    December 14, 1896
48. Communication from the Board of Education Concerning Kindergartens
    January 25, 1899
49. Communication from Policemen Requesting a Salary Increase
    October 28, 1899
50. Ordinance Concerning Work Hours and Wages
    February 19, 1900

From the Ashes Introduction