The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-09-26

sept 18th, 1857.
Regular meeting. Present Mayor Walker, Aid
Leayens, Green, Armour, Edwards, Smith, and
Calkin-Sg No quorum.
On motion Of Smith, adjourned to Thursday eve
ming next J. AVERY, Cfty cIeyh.
Thursday EVENING, .Sept. In, 1857.
Adjourned meeting. Present: Mayor Walker,
Aid Leavens, Vette, Green, Gray, Edwards, Ar
mour, 5iattery, Richardson, Smith, Barton, Hoban
/ and Cakn.
Minutes ofIasi meeting read and approved
The remonstrance of q. l.. Schuler, Il a., against
the improvement of Court and Madison streets this
season, was presented.
On motion of Green, the same was received
Green, Of the street and alley committee. whom
was referred the petition Of VIM. Reddick, ct a.,
for the Improvement OF Court and Madison streets,
reported plan and estimates Of the cost Of the
same Court street 5 ,Z69 Madison, from La Sale
to Columbus street, $3.50
On motion of Green, report was laid on the table
Green, Of street and alley committee, reported
grade, estimates, and costs for improving Courtney
and State streets.
On motion Of Leaveas report received and laid
on table till meeting.
Petition Of G.. II. Norris 4 al for sidewalk was
presented.
On motion Of Green, petition received and notice
ordered TO be given that same would be taken UP
on Sept. %, 1871
Lcavens, Of finance committee reportcd / y
SmIihs bill, .2J.tV, correct and it was ordered
paid.
Leayens, Of same committee. to whom was re.
thereon, and recommended several corrections and
ATTACHMENTS.
On motion Of Green, report received
On motion Of Green, il was
Oc.ieJsd, That the assessment roll for the i'm (
prOreInt OF Main street. from the side-cut 70 Fox
River BE- and the same hereby Is corrected revised
and amended a> follows:
That the word " feet be inserted Wherever il /.
omitted the description OF IAe real estate there
IL that III abatement Of So be made on the
amount assessed on lot in block 10 in the original
Town Of Ottawa; and that the amount assessed on
the eh SWq lot !. the Ssh swq said lot TIE. $40. and
lot tine eh swq lot =, the g,h SKA lot = tie ga 10;
2 the ca seq lot ., the VII SEQ lot J. the Ell ~ lot
., and the vi s"q lot ,, all IN block i, IN said
town, be abatcd.
On motion Of Richardson. So on H., : il block
u, and Z On lot !, block t. original Town Of OF
taFa, was aba;ed from the amount assessed there
on IL TIE SAID assessment roll.
Ga motion Of Green, the following order was
passed.
Hhas1s, Due notice has been given bv the Civ
CLERK II the return 81 the assessment made b. the
commissioners appointed by the city council on
the 4ta day Of august, 4 b. 1871, 10 assess the
sum OI fuEr thousand dollars the real estate 10
the p4rt o. the city benefited by the improvement
81 Main street. from the sldecUt 70 Fox River and
all objections 10 such assessment having been duly
heard 4ua disposed 81 by the city council, X l.
therefore
Orterei, That the assessment roll a. revised and
corrected by the city council. be, and the same j
her.tr confirmed. Il IS further ordered that q
warrant be issued and directed 70 tie clg collector
idr Tie collection tlerJi, returnAb!e IL thirty days
ais. date
On motion Of GRAY, II sas
itsatgei- hat tie city collector, upon tie SuUe-
nor aud Paul street sewer assessment - far - the
ell Of block -. al blocks d = a.d - in STATES
Addition u OTTAWA, j. concerned. hereby directed
T. caiicg: the assessment Dy ailments a., follows
fifteen dollars the south Of lott md ten dol
lars Oh tie north tier lott. 10 said blocks and the
collection of the balance 81 the assessments g,lld
lots 10 Je deferred until the further order @! the
CITY council Ayes-Iffte, GRAY Armour III
wards, Si-t;erg, Richardson, HJa-a-7 Noe
Lea.ens Green, Smith, Barton and Calain-5-
Carried
CLERK reported the assessment roll for extending
Illinois Avenue east through Cut-lots - and e.
subt. >w III q. li-5g-s. and that due notice had
been gwen s" hen the same would be acted By /.
Haskell Sample. schurt 4 Newman. II. II Foyc. +
and A r taqueiIu filed objections thereto, which
wer, read
On motion Of GRAY the following order was
passed:
i.arr-as, Due notice has been given By the CITY
clerk II the retlru Of the -Iueu made bg the
commissioners ppOiuted by tie 81 council On the
y,h d1y Of JGne. io57, IL the damage and re-
co!uIeu.e due the owners Of outlets g. and 60
subd. ~ fri q. Il-a3-3 and assess the amount
81 such damage on the real estate deemed benefit
ted by the extending Of Illinois Avenue east thro'
sand lots and all objections 10 sand assessment hav-
M been duly heard and disposed Of by the city
council, u i therefore
OrE,ytE, That said assessment be and the same
Is hereby confirmed II i further ordered that
warrant De Issued Tor the collection thereof
able IL thirty DAYS after date
TN motion Of Green, the motion of prOCurin. .
grave! on the Fox River bank il Ottawa Centre. .
was referred to select committee Chair appoint
ed Hobdn, Armour and Smith said coIlmittes
Sierk reported notice given that the petition of .
T. VI. Van Doren, e a., for sidewalk would be .
considered at the present meeting
On motion OF Smith
Or3ersf, That plank sidewalk be constructed
according 10 law and ordinance on the east side OF
Clay street, from Cass street TO Madison street
Clerk reported notice given potion OF C. Bean
and Others.
On motion Of Leavens,
ccIe-sA That plank sidewalk be constructed
according 10 Law and ordnance on the west side of
Post street, from Superior street TO Washington
street; thence ON north side Of Washington street.
from Post TO Paul street.
On motion Of Armour, the report Of the street
and alley committee on Court street improvement
was taken up.
Leaycn> moved that said street be improved, and
the si,2bJ be assessed 10 pay for same. Ayes
leavens, Nette slattery and Calkin-i. Noes
Green, Gray, Armour. Edwards, Richardson Smith
Barton and Hoban-s. Lost.
On motion Of Leavens the matter Of putting side
drains into Superior and Paul street sewer was re-
ferred TO street and alley committee
On motion of Smith. the marshal was directed 10
see that the carpenter shop OF \. Lemreaux was
removed from Paul street.
BILLS PAM B. Hamalle :l9i0 street super-
visor 9th ward, j. ;. Mitchell, s625 street labor;
John Eagan, s42.69, culvert in MarFstreet; George
Roath, -, stone; Geo. Churchill, SS47 masonry.
Adjourned. J.AyERY, Clty CerE
Present: Mayor Walker, AID Leavens, Green.
Armour, Edwards Siattery Bristol, Richardson !
Barton, HOban and CaIkin.
On motion OF Green, the reading of the minutes |
OF last evening was dispensed with
Petition OF VIM. HcAllDg, for equalization of
Nam street assessment, was presented and received
Renonstrance of ID. Hocker, e a., against the
construction of jefferson street sewer was pre- /
scented, and on motion of Richardson, received
Slattery moved to grant the prayer Of the same
Lost.
ferred the matter of procuring gravel on the bank
of Fox River in Ottawa Centre, reported III favor
of purchasing couple of lots for that purpose.
On motion of CalSin, report received.
On motion of Green, Aid. Leavens author
lied to negotiate for the purchase of such lots.
The estimate of the amount of work done on La
Sale street Improvement up Sept. - by the city
surveyor, $500, was presented. +
On motion Of LeavenS the estimate ap-
proved, and two orders of $1,000 each directed to
be drawn on the La Sale street Improvement fund
in favor of Ford Deano, contractors
A like estimate for Maine street 81 80 was pre-
scented and approved and on motion of Green, two
orders. one OF $500, and one of $780, ordered
to be drawn on the Main street fund in favor of j.
j. MITCHELL contractor
BILLS PAID.-Robt. Wilson, city surveyor, SOL;
W. +. W hltmore, assistant surveyor s2l, and
ders for same to be drawn the La Sale street and
Nam street fund i'll proportion to the amount of
the assessments for said streets
On motion Of Green, the clerk was directed to
issue an order to the city collector for the
assessed on Washington square for La Sale street
improvement.
On motion of Green, the grade of the sidewalks
on both sides of Main street from La Sale to Co
lumbus streets established at the top of the
curbstone, and the owners of lots fronting on said
street directed to grade the same within 10 days
after notice published.
I: j. Wade made application to have taxes re-
funded which were assessed by mistake Referred
to finance committee
On motion of Leavens, the following ordinance
was passed:
See ordinance in another column