Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-08-18


standing.
SEC Sd. This ordinance shall be in force
from and after its publication.
HUDSON MARTIN,
Mayor pro tenn.
On motion of Mr.. Bowling, the rules were
suspended, and the ordinance read second time
section by section, for discussion or amendment
and passed.
| On motion of Mr.. Gano, the ordinance was
read third time by its title for final passage
and passed.
Said committee reported the following ord-
nance, and read first time
AN ORDINANcG TO provide for guttering, curb
ing, grading and paving the side walk on the
west side of Sd street, between Hill and Bird
streets.
BE ii Ordained, by the city Council Of the city
Of Hannibal as follows:
SEC. lst. That the Street Commissioner be
and is hereby authorized and qired TO let
out the contract for the gutterng of the west
side of Sd street, between Hill and Bird street,
and have the same done as soon as practicable
SEC. 2nd That within sixty days after the
guttering is completed, the owners of lots on
the said west side of Third street, within the
quired, without any further notice. to curb,
grade and pave the sidewalks, in front of their
respective lots in the manner may be direct
ed by the city Engineer, with stone, brick or
boards.
Src. Sd. If the owners aforesaid of the lots
aforesaid fail to comply with the second section
of this ordinance, it shall be the duty of the
Street Commissioner to proceed TO make the ims
provcments aforesaid, and apportion the costs
thereof among the owners of the said lots as is
required by ordinance 2S, in the revised ordi-
nanccs of 1852, and said apportionments so
made shall be and constitute special tax upon
the said lots, and shall be collected as prov-
ded by the said ordinance No 2S, in the book of
revised ordinances of 1852.
SEC. lth This ordinance shall take effect
from and after its publication.
HUDSON MARTIN,
Mayer pro tenn.
On motion OF Mr.. Bowling the rules be sus-
pended, and the ordinance read second time,
section by section-carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Gano, the ordinance was
read third time by It's title, and passed
, Committee on nuisances reported on some
small nuisances through the city, and on motion,
the street commissioner was instructed to have
the same abated.
The city collector made a report that he had
collected of the revenue, since last report as
follows:
Licenses, s 58 90
! Wharfage, l6O 80
! Fines, 800
Taxes, 1852 6S
! Hay Scales, 725
Total, S2l83 43
On motion, ordered to be received and filed.
Committee on Finance made verbal report
as follows:
That the Bill of Exchange for $4,000 90 bor-
rowcd from Bank at Palmyra, was due on the
.9lh-l2lh inst, and recommend that the council
borrow for the present from the said bank
5000 90 at sixty days, and appropriate the net
proceeds Of the said amount borrowed, TO pay
ing the aforesaid bill of exchange for $4,000 90
and that the collector make endeavors to have the
balance collected by the 10th inst, and hand the
same over to T. r. Semes, who is payee on
said bill OF $4,000 90.
On motion of Mr.. WestGall, the report was
received and the committee instructed TO pro-
ceed as reported, accordingly. Passed.
On motion, council adjourned.
The very important quo 1carranto case before
the supreme court OF Illinois, involving the right
of the Mississippi and Atlantic (Terre Haute
and St. Louis) Railroad Company under the
general Railroad law of that State to construct
their road without application to The Legisla-
.ture, where the right Of way has been secured
was argued at Ottawa, Illinois, on the 18th and
| 18th July ult. before full bench. This case
has excited very general attention, and much
| interest is felt all over the West in its result
as upon it will, for the present, depend the
2 construction of direct communication between
all the roads lying this side of the west line o
Indiana and Illinois.
The case was ably argued on both sides. Or
j the part of the Mississippi and Atlantic Rail
< road Company, by Hon. Edward Sanford, Of th
n city, who, says the Chicago Democrat, "occu
1 pied the court about four or five hours in one o
1 the most learned and eloquent arguments eve
n submitted TO a Court" At the close, the Cour
d promised an early decision, which is expeote,
h here in a few days.--rNtD York Tribune.
! RAILROAD MEETING
4 On the 23d u!t., goodly number Of the Citi
n zcns Of Macon county met at Georgetown %
}, Sterling Golfer was called TO the chair, am
e George Palmer appointed Secretary. The oh
| rct Of the meeting was explained by DIR. Nc
;, Lain, the chair appointed committee OF SIX I
k draft resolutions, whercupon the following reso
N utions were read and adopted;
r lst. That Macon county subscribe not les
t; than fifty thousand dollars stock in the Mort
7 Missouri Railroad, and that the county court &
le its earliest convenience submit the proposition
e. the people of the county.
II 2nd. Were il not for the stock already sui
o. scribed in the Hannibal and ST Joseph Railroad
Al, thnt