The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-03
Proceedings of the City Council.

iu'suhy tNrnlnp, ISO Iftl. 1872.
Present Prrslnent Cogswrl nnl ALI. Lay
ems Fash, Miller. Macy, flaming. Haskell.
and M'chrli-8
Ahsrnt-A!d Premier and Bristol.
Minutes read. corrected, eni approved.
4 petition was presented tom " VI. True
and Others residing in the filth ward OF this CITY
asking for division Of sad ward by Il I'M,
. east aud west. on Madison street. G1tin. all
north OF said street ward No. ;, AM south OF 1t
ward No 6.
Laid on III. table.
A petition was presented from D. T. HIT
praying the council TO vacdte that part OF Huron
street, about thirty ieet in length lying between
...1inplain stree, and the Fox river.
Referred 10 the committee on streets and al.
leys.
The committee Oh finance reported bills Of D.
F. Hin SIS, and a. Anderson -, as correct.
Repor, accepted md Bills ordered paid.
a communication was received from VI Prem
tlce, rendering his resignation as alderman OF The
fret ward
LAID on the table
Aid Fash, from til. special committee nppoin.
ted al las, citing TO inquire into the eSpediency
a. propneiy Of removing iohn Nornll aud
Charles lioughtaiing from the office o police Of
ticerS," reported
That inter careful inquiry on the subject, n mn =
20 lty OF the committee Zee constiained 70 admit
hat they have been unable to asce tain from any
reliabl. source, that John Morrill, or Charles
I"lBataHng nave violated any IA w or ordnance
Ius lying censure or r-mov Al from Office.
Report accepted, ard the committee. on mo.
ton, discharged.
A communication was received from John
Morrill,, rendering his resignation as police Off
Ger. Resignation accepted.
Charles Houghtolinga appeared before the conn
cl and rendered his resignation as police officer
Resignation accepted.
On motion Of Aid. Tanning il was
Ordersd. That the n. nks Of ills council are
due to John Morrill, and Chnrss iloughtaing for
the very efficient manner in which they have dis.
charged their duty police officers of this CITY
The petition for division OF the 5il ward was
called up.
Aid. Fash moved that tn. prayer Of the prti.
ton be granted hut, on motion Of Aid. HIS
keli, the whole subject was indefinitely postpc-
ned.
The communication from IA Prentice was
now called up. and his res gnaiIOn as alderman
accepted.
On motion Of lid. Fash, !, was
Orde'ef. That committee be appointed,
IoInily with the marshal, to select and report the
names OF persons suitable iorp police officers
Aid. Fash, Leayeas. and MITCHELL comm it.
tee.
On motion Of lid Fash, Pr,sden, Cozswe.I
was added to the committee.
Bills were presented hom John NouiIl 81,
Charles il1ughIaIing e., police services found
correct and ordered paid.
On motion al Hid L-ayens,
Ordere!, That an election b. held on Satur-
day, March lOth, 1855, at the schr oil housr n the
inst ward OF this cny, Tor Que alderman Of SAID
ward, tosefve until May, 1886, Ins lead oil Marx
Prentice, resigned.
The council then appointed John f. Blake,
Thomas Rasseli, and Geo. {. Thompson, Juig-
es OF said election.
Aid. Leayens called up the petition fora diyis-
lon Of he 5lh wsld, and moved that the prayer VI
the petition be granted as follows
That the nth ward Of this city be and the same
Is hereby dlyld'dby line east and west on Ma
olson street, making all north OF the centre Of
sa'd street, wall No, s. aid all south Of the CEN
Ire OF sald street. ward No. G.
Ald. Haskell moved 10 amend by striking out
all after the words bya line" ana ms. RI the fol-
lowing instead north and south on Sycamore
and Clay streets, as follows: commencing OF the
north line Of said ward opposite the centre OF Sy-
catnore street thence south along the centre oi
Sycamore street TO the centre Of Madison street
thence wett along the centre Of Madison street to
q line opposite 20 the centre at Clay street
thence south along the centrr OF Clay street. 10 the
Illinois river thai par Of said fifth ward east Of
said line shall remain and br known n the nth
ward al III city OF Oilnwa and that part Of The
city west Of sad line IS hereby constituted the
sixth ward OF said city.
amendment carried 6to 9.
Ayes--Ald. Fash. Miller, Cogswel, Macy
Haskell, and Uitchr.l-5
Noes-Aid Leayens and FanniuE-2
Themo,on As Amended va, thea pa, and car
ned, as ioiiows
tSer ordinance below
On motion OF lid Haskell. twas
Ordered, Tint an election he held on Saturday.
March 10Th. 1855, a, the schoo! house in the OH
ward OF this city, for one alderman t. se.yr until
.uay. 1853. and one other alderman to serve until
May 1856.
The council appointed V Waterman, c G Mil
Ter ard Qulmby Judges Of sad election.
Gu mott, n OF Aid, Haskell the rrie was suspen-
ded 10 enable III. council to adjourn for two weeks
The council then adjourned tnrtw0 weeks.
Tk CoyETSEY, Git, 4 ERIK