The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-06-06
Cornell Proceedings.

adjourned meeting.
T're-.ut: s:ayor Wake. Aid Lcaycnz. vette
Gray, Green, Armour, SLATER, Smith Barton and
AID Green from Street and Alley Committee. re-
ported GA the bridge the r.yine Main ST.
that the committee had caused the CITY surveyor 10
make t..I cst!lGEg-s-OHe for rJ!l.erj bridge ~
$b.g- and one Tor q truss bridge at Sa55. Report
received
On motion Of Leavaas. the matter was referred
lzS o. tag SINE committee. 10 consult with the
citizens Interested therein and got expression OF
which kaI COL. bridge they viii prefer, and it was
C'+-,.L Tat tie city appropriate goo towards
acurert bridge. or -. fora frame bridge, Is those
Iuterr-se! O. -e' 90 build
~ motion Of Ali. Armour, II vas
csE.o.i, That tae ~le walk she west side Of
Il Saiig - ts rebuilt from NIit =. o. the canal
bride; that such sidewalk shall be- 'wslvc feet wide
from ,ii - 10 Jackson 81; from thence north to
canal bridge ly feet wide, and {. b. constructed Of
pink got less than aud half inches 'hicA; and
th.t the city Surveyor be directed To proceed r.
sJgar sad sidewalk according 10 IL. established
grade.
~. motion of Barton the stree. supervisor WIS
tlrert" 20 Pat = chains On Madison street bridge
Gra- intr -iUcei the following resolution, which
or motion If Green, was passed
Ers's.!, That the sun of <@"r be. and hereby
Is appropriated uCt 0i the city treasury. for grad
ing the street and sidewalk and plukin- the side
walk Oh the north side Of that part Of East Main
street INN, Glfey east 81 Fox River Bridge. which
J. public property. and that the owners u lots
sld = in block I"i, proceed 20 grade and repair
reconstruct the ~LeyyGil- opposite their respective
lots and t!ie owners 4 lots ! and ., ia block lu-
proceed 10 grade the walk in frorI: Of their lots
and tn; Madison l. HaIli-;eE. VIM. l.. Gibson. ana
= psuIau and the street SUI eTE!-ur ur, and here
By are, appointed commissioners. with full power
- establish the grade for the and direct the
KIND 81 ~iGe-|a4N, ami protection ana cubankment
the north SIDE and T. contract for. sUrCriHtcuG
a-il. control the said work IN every respect that
cIsy orders for the above sum re drawn when the
sand wJFi. J. completed at which time -a!d commits
sioncr- si.a report their proceedings 20 the coun-
Gil; and that the cay surveyor shat! make all such
SURVEYS = such commissioners may require for
r. Wilson's bill Of $50 for making estimate Tor
ravIne bridge ON Main street ordered paid.
On motion of Gray the council determined to
construct Superior street sewer of stone.
On motion Of l.eJvcn>. i standing committee was
created 70 be called tine Sewerage Committee.
Chair appointed Lesvens, Green and Smith said
committee
GA motion Of GRAY. the question 6f Superior
street referred the sewerage commit
Zee to %; estimates, plans and specifications for the
Same. and locate the same. and report
On motion of Green, Il committee was appointed
u eucsge q room for the Use Of the council
Char appointed Green, Armour and Barton said
Committee
Adjourned. JAyERY, CLERK.
Jan. "a, Is577.
Regular meeting.
Present: AID Heavens. GRAY, Armour. Bristol,
Siaitcrv, Richardson, smith, Barton, lioban and
Harris.
on motion Of Leavens, Richardson was called to
the chair.
Minutes of last regular meeting and adjourned
meeting read and approved.
Petition Of 6. IL. Hunter and others, was pre-
scented
CLERK reported usual Notice of such presentation
had been given
Gin notion OF Barton and in compliance with the
PRAYER of said petition. it
Dryfsrsf, That plank sidewalk be constructed
according 10 law and ordinance on the south side of
East Aain street from the corner of South Division
street and Last Sl@in street. thence cast five hun
dTcd and sixty feet.
Report of city marshal for part of Nav was
presented and referred II finance committee
Leavens. from law and ordinance committee re-
ported IA So ordinance fixing the compensation Of
corporotIJu printer"
On motion of Calkins said ordinance was adopted
tSee ordinance III another column
Gray introduced an ordinance repeating certain
ordinances and parts of ordinances therein named
Barton moved 10 adopt
Pending the question Rev. b. HcGorrisk, by
quest, addressed the council
Barton motion carried.
lSce ordnance
Tn motion al Gray, the thanks Of the council
rendered Rev. Mc(orrisk for the information
received from him, ad for his able and interesting
remarks
Rev. McCiorri>k returned Ils thanks for the cour-
iesv ami kindness shown him
Barton, from street and alley committee on rayine
L-i-c on ln street, reported that the citizens in
.cratf..I :, crein deferred truss bridge.
On motion oil Gray, !. was
,.,,ed That the il, labitants interested therein,
Dc permitted 60 build truss bfId ye ever ie f' me
on Main street according TO the plans ai;'' spech
cations on file in the clerks office; and THAI lhe
sym OF two hundred dollars be appropriated out Oh
Tie city treasury. towards building such bridge 10
NJ paid when the bridge i finished and accepted
by the street and alley committee as having been
bull; aforesaid provided the bridge snail moi
cost less than $3.50
Bristol moved to instruct the Committee n, Gas
and gas lights 10 contract with the Gas and Coke
Co al the rates proposed by said Co AycsNAr
r.lJIT and Bristol. NOe>-I-c..yeI,s GRAY Sl.,
tery Richardson, Smith, Hoban Barton and Calk
ms. Lost.
Grav from select committee To whom was referred
tLe petition of DR. Hopkins, reported progress.
ON motion Of Bristol, report received and COM
uli;tec discharged.
The cle-k reported that he had been notified by
summons Of a suit being Instituted by Horace W.
Eopkins a. the CITY of Ottawa, In the circuit court
On motion of AID. Gray, committee APP
pointed with power 10 get counsel and settle by
paving q sum anywhere between $500 and $1,000;
and if the case settled, to employ attorneys
II attend 10 the suit.
Char appointed Gray, Leavens and Bristol
Bristol was excused
On motion of Bristol, Richardson was appointed
10 hh said committee
On motion Of Barton, the council proceeded to
elect a CORPORATION printer
VIM. Osnai had . votes
oh ilouCh oil Gray, WIN. Osman was declared
duly elected corporation printer
On motion of Bristol il was
I-l<~ hat ho