The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-08-22
Council Proceedings.

A
Regular meeting. Present Mayor Walker, Aid.
Leaveus, Vette, Gray, Green. Armour, Edwards,
slattery, Hoban, Barton, and Calkin
Reading of minutes deferred one week
Petition of Henry Faiver, for license, was pre-
scented.
On motion Of Gray,
Or,leyed, Tha, a liquor license be issued to Henry
Faver upon his filing bond required by ordi
nance, and paying the sum heretofore assessed for
licenses.
Application Of NJ r. Ramsey to have order
granting him liquor license revived, was present
ed and allowed.
On motion Of Leavens, the city surveyor was d.
rccted 10 establish grade for Guion street, from
Superior 10 Fox river
Bills referred to finance committee IL Deukeri
street commissioner 5th ward, So; do. 80.
Bills paid Vim Norris. e, timber Gas l.
Coke Co. gas, 1850; y X Smith, S2s 70 lum-
Der; Patrick Murphy, 81 50. team labor 9Th ward !;
y. T. Smith. s23.0l, lumber Geo W. Grow, IS 05,
painting bridge notices; Patrick Bradshaw, t24
team labor 9Th ward; James O'Donnell, s39 street
supcry isor 4th ward; L. y GTiggs, l25 station
cry; Owen CLARK, $3.50, street supervisor 9th
ward
Gray presented ball of Ira Potter $50, for using
his dwelling house for place tor smallpox patients.
and moved Ihat II be paid. Ayes-Gray. Noes
LeaTens. Veto, Green. Edwards Slattery, Hoban,
Barton, Calkin. Lost
Clerk reported having received several bids for
the Improvement Of La sale street.
On motion Of Leayens, the council proceeded 10
open the same.
Bids were received from the following persons
Francis Coil John : Mitchell Geo n Walker
Uelano Ford. John Eacan. ". ". Stump. John
. Brady, ". K. AIlligan, John o Brian
Cray moved that the owDers Of property on La
sale street have permission T. do the work Of max
ing the improvement thereon ordered according to
. the plan aud specifications, within the time pre-
scri6ed by the council Ayes-Vette, GRAY Ed
wards, Siattery, Hoban, and Barton-6. Noes
Leavens Green. and Calkin. Carried
On motion OF HOban, said owners were required
. TO do SAID woFk IN SIX weeks from date
On motion OF Green, the consideration Of the bids
was postponed one week.
Clerk reported thai the commissioners appointed
to make assessments for Superior and Paul street
sewer, and for La Sale street improvement. had
duly returned the same; and that notice had been
given that the council would consider the same
the present meeting
ON motion OF Lcavens, the sewer assessment was
taken Up.
eh ID fds # l and bA5ef g. 5isie ddls
to Ottawa abated, was presented, the having
been duly filed.
On motion of LcaveDs,
cr1eyef, Iha. go on lot g. SIS on lot s. and ! IS
on lot :, be deducted from the amount assessed on
said lots
On motion of Green, the following order was
passed:
Uiofas, Due notice has been given by the city
clerk OF the return Of the assessment made BY the
commissioners appointed by the city council on
the 2lSt day of July, 1857 the sum of four
thousand and sixty dollars on the real estate
in the part of the city benefited by the construc
ton Of sewer from the canal, south through aud
under the centre Of Clinton street. TO the centre of
Superior street; thence east, through and under
the centre OF Superior street. 10 the centre of Paul
street thence south, through and under the centre
of Paul street. 10 Fox river; and all objections to
such assessment having been duly heard and dis
posed by the city council; il is therefore
OFd-red, That the said assessment as revised
and corrected by the city council be- and the same
is hereby confirmed Ii is further ordered that a
warrant be issued and directed to the CITY collector
thereof, returnable in thirty DAYS after date
On motion of Green, the consideration of the as
sessmcnts for La Sale street improvement was de-
feFred one week
On motion of GRAY.
OTdered, That owners of property on Main street
be allowed to go and do the work of making the
improvement ordered, according to the plan and
specifications, within six weeks.
On motion of Green,
ordered. That the contractor of Superior and
Paul street sewer take such precautions TO prevent
any injuries that may arise from blasting, as the
superintendent Of said work shall direct.
Adjourned. J. AVERY, City Clerk
dug l9th, 1857
Special meeting. Present: Mayor Walker. Aid.
Leavens, yette, Green, Gray, Edwards Bristol,
Sattery Hoban, and Barton.
On motion of Bristol, the motion of Aid. Gray,
passed August 18th, 1857, allowing owners of pro-
perry on La Sale street to go and make the i'm
provement thereon ordered rescinded
On motion of Green, the motion of AID. Gray,
allowing the owners of property on Main street TO
go and make the Improvement thereon ordered
was rescindcd
On motion of Bristol,
ordered, That 20 per cent. be retained on all es-
Inmates made up of amount of work done the
improvement of La Sale street, on the several pay
ments.
Bristol moved that said work be required TO be
completed by the Goth of November next; and that
payments be made on the Goth of Sept, Oct, and
Nov, except said 20 per cent, which is to be paid
when the work is completed
On motion of Edwards, the bids received for the
improvement of La Sale street were taken up.
On motion of Slattery, the council proceeded to
take an informal ballot as to who was the lowest
and best bidder.
J. B. Ford and c. Delano had. $3.50. .6 votes.
FRANCIS COyle.
On motion of Bristol, the bid of Delano & Ford
was accepted and the work declared to them.
On motion of Leavens, the work north of canal
in La Sale street was let to Ford & DelanO.
On motion of Slattery, it was determined to use
stone Is inches in width for curbing.
Adjourned. J.AVERY, City Clerk.
DIED.-Departed this life, Wednesday, August the
18th, A. d. 1851 Mrs. ELIZABETH MCNAMARA, mother of
Doctor Francis s. Mcnamara. of this CITY.