The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-08-05

Tuesday evening, Augu,t !.
Present Mayor licking, md I'D. Lynch,
Fash, Cogswcll, Bristol, ana flnskcl!-6.
Abseni--Ald. Isayens, Miller, flaming, and
Walker--I.
Minutes of the l1th, 18Th l9h, 20.h, and 9th
Of July were read and approved;
Election returns were received from the Judges
ndcleTks of tn. election he'd in the court house,
In the third ward OF the ci!y OF Ottawa, on Mon
tay. July Dist, 1854 Tor one alderman instead o.!
William Richardson, deceased, certifying that
Thomas Wade had received siXiy.ninc votes,
and George b. Macy one hundred and three
votes.
Whercupon on motion Of AID. Cogswe, il
was
Ordered, That George B. Macy hayingrcceiyed
n majority of all the votes Tor alderman ol the
third wnri, at an election hele on Monday, July
9st, 1851. rs appears by the returns f said elcc-
ton, sherehy declared duly elected alderman,
instead of William Richardson, deceased, until
May, 1856.
Arbitration Of WIN Goodiug, Esq on behalf
of the trustees OF the Illinois and Michigan can
NJ was presented asking PERMISSION to dig n
drain on the souhside of Marquette street.
If was then on motion OF Aid. Bristol.
"Ordered That hr trustees of the Illinois and
Michigan canal, lie hereby granted the right to
DIG drain or sewer on the south side Of Mar
pue,ts street, commen ing on the wcsl SIDE ot
Clinton street, and running along the south side
oiMarquet,e street, aud crossing from Marquette
.treetto Michigan street upon any of the cross
s'reeisih may wish and then running snsl uuul
the water tails into the Fox river: Pr5rided
lhatin all cases said drain sewer sha, be cover
ed at the crossings OF streets aud shall net Ice let
open to The damage of any 10, or lots, by which
said drain or sewer shall pass: Proridcd, also
that all the surplus dirt dug out IN digging said
drain or sewer ,sha,i he hIown upon III, street IN
which it runs, aud graded down IN good ORDER
II asaso
4 NJ -, a. I,,1
ieys BE- hereby authorized to confer with William
Eoodng Esq, on the subject OF drainage, aud
that they reportthereon AZ the he st meeting.
The petition OF w Antics and Others Tor n
bridge on Columbus street, over the cauri present.
ed July 10th aud laid un table for pGblicn lion o
huiicr, was now 'aken up for consideration
The clerk reported having given the publshet
notice required by law, and the council proccrde,
10 hear objections against the construction of sal,
bridge but no person appearing TO object thereto
Il was
OrdrreR, That the committee on streets m,
alleys he authorized TO procure plans and sp"clh
cations for hrd 80 across the canal on the line
Columbus street as well procure an estimate q
COS, and report At the next meeting.
On motion ol AID lila skell it was
Ord,,sd, That The order a ,sed May l6,h, 1851
authorizing number ot discreet and reputable cit
izens, not exceeding twelve, to he selected by 'h'
council, 10 act as police officers in certain cases
be and The same lie hereby reScinded and that a
appointments IN pursuance OF said order, be- here
byannuled.
twas, on motion Of AID. Haskell,
OrdTed, That police force oi tn &c men b
hereby established 20 be known rs p,ics aFrc1
whose duty it shell he to all the city marshal
when called on for TIM purro IN erlurcinga lu
Observance oI the laws and ordnance NJ the civ
Charles llouchialinr, and John Mortiu wei
then elected police officers
Th. law committee, to whom were recfrcl. ~
Iuly 10Th, an ordnance In relation 10 hogs. re
ported, recommending the following ordinance i
relation to hogs:
see ordinance In another conrnT
Bills WERE presented from ihr following commits
sinnrrs ufassessmen, h r Phelps, ) c. Far
and A. Dew sSs,ch, Tor M,di ,nn street bridge
A. 4 Fisher. and Wni Richardson, 90 zach f
Jefferson stree, bridge 4. Il Smith, !. Cava
~, and I "A Shul.f, - zach ipr Jackson s,ic