The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-04-14
Proceeding. Of the CITY Council.

TUESDAY, Evening, Aprii 30, 1870.
Present, Aid. Leavens Fash, NJ. Miller,
Cogswell, Macy, Bristol, flaming, Haskell,
Mitchell, Hit and c. &. Miller.
Absent, Mayor Tickling and aid Thomp-
son.
Minutes read and approved.
\ petition was received from II. Thornc
and seven others, requesting the passage Of
an ordinance lcgalizing the present position
and occupancy OF Main street. cast Of Fox
river exactly ns il now is Laid on table.
\ petition was received from Rev. G. p.
Clark and eighteen others, asking the city
council "to send the city surveyor to fix the
mctcs and bounds of each block now occu.
pied, or at least those lying on each side Of
Main street and TO make such surveys Ct the
permanent nietes and bounds Of the streets,
and Of the real estate therein embraced -
Laid on table.
Petition Of \. G. Putnam and "a others
was presented asking the council to "sct of
that part Of the city on the south side Of the
Illinois river into separate ward" Laid on
the table
Petition of Mrs. Ann Lynch was present
ed, asking leave to occupy portion of llud-
son street inlet required for public USE
Laid over.
Petitions were received for side walks on
the east side of La Sale street, and on the
north side Of Madison street. Laid over
Aid. Haskell, from the committee on laws
and ordinances, reported the following Or
dnancc, which was read and unanimously
adopted.
"An ordinance TO protect Bridges, Ferries
and Wharves."
| (Sce ordinance in another column
The committee on laws and ordinances
reported an ordinance declaring a certain
part of Main stcet, "as at present used and
fenced, ito be legal street, Laid on
table.
Aid. Cogswell, from the committee on
| streets and alleys, reported on the petition
oil a. LAm0reux, recommending that in
stead OF hlling up or removing the public
drain running across Mr.. EAmoreux's lot to
enable him to erect workshop thcreon--he
be permitted to erect said workshop on that
/ part Of Paul street, between jackson street
and the Fox River; TO remain there two
years or until said street shall be required
for public use rs highway.
/ Report a C pted and recommendation
on motion, adopted.
/ Aid Hit, from committee on location Of
Main street reported not'Tcady 20 report
! On motion Of AID. Mitchell, further time
/ was granted
Communication from 4 Deukert was re-.
ceiycd and laid on table
On motion Of aid. Fash, il was
Ordered, That the city surveyor be. and
| he is hereby authorized and directed TO make
| \ re.surycy Of the street in Green's Addition
to Ottawa, and make a plat Of the same for
record; and when complete report the same
| to this council.
| AID Bristol from the committee appointed
March goth last on the subjec, of the loca.
/ ton Of part Of Main street, asked to be dis
charged from the further consideration Of
the subject,
The committee, on motion, discharged ac.
cordingly.
AID. Bristol moved reconsideration Of a
! certain order passed February 10th last
according to law and ordinance on the east
side Of La Sale street, from Madison street
to the Illinois and Michigan canal"
I The motion to reconsider was carried and
said order Vas then laid on the table.
The petition Of W. Connolly and eighteen
others, representing 1911 feet front, asking
for a planked side on the cast side Of La Sale
street, from Mil street to the canal, was now
called up and it was
Ordered, That plankcd side walk be con.
structed according to law and ordinance, on
the east side Of La Sale street, from Mil st.
TO the Illinois and Michigan canal.
Ordered, That the clerk give the notice
required by law therefor.
The petition of Geo Fox and fourteen
ethefs, representing t5US feet fora side walk
on the north side Of Madison street, from La
9ann r'-aat 10 p~l.'A- ~.-~~', 49, --i- !
up, and II was
Ordered, That planked side walk be con-
structcd, according TO law and ordinance on
the north side Of Madison street. from La
Sale street TO Poplar street.
Ordered, That the clerk give the notice
required by law therefor.
The petition Of Ann Lynch was then taken
up, and, on motion Of aid Lcavcns, twas
/ Ordered, That permission be hereby
granted to Mrs. Ann Lynch, widow Of John
Lynch, deceased, to fence up and occupy,
until needed for public use, that part OF
Hudson street lying south Of and adjoining
land owned by herself and children in block
%, Ottawa Centre.
On motion Of aid. Bristol, il was
Ordered, That the finance committee
award the printing Of the laws and ordin.
anccs to the lowest and best bidder.
The finance committee reported the bills
Of A, \. Fisher, II. Drew and A. g. Cook,
So each, for services as commissioners Of Us,
sessment, correct.
Report accepted and bills ordered paid.
Bills Of ID. Hit s., surveying; j. Eos.
ter 81, W. Burgess 80 cts, Michael Council
s6.l2, II. Dcukcrt Sl.75, labor on streets
were presented, found correct, and ordered
paid
1t was then
Ordered, That the president of this coun
Gil be, and is hereby, authorized and directed
to cause to be abated or removed, withou,
delay, all nuisanccs heretofore ordered or di
rcctcd by this council to be abatcd or re.
moved, by or under the direction of the city
marshal, or by the parties complained
against, and which have not yet been abated
or removed as so ordered
The council then adjourned.
L. X. COURTNEY, City Clerk.