The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-07-18
Council Proceedings.

July l4t 1857.
Regular meeting. Present: Mayor Walker, Aid
Leavcns, vette Green, Edwards. Bristol, Slattery
Richardson, Barton Habon and Caulkin.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved
Petition OF NJ II. Prescott and Others was pre-.
sented, PRAYING to have Webster street established
! co Fl. wide instead of 66 f.
On motion Of Leavens, it was received and laid
on table one week.
Leavens reported back the Marshars report, and
recommended that he be paid 81 7s.-Orderod
| paid.
Clerk reported having received several bids for
/ Superior and Paui St Sewer
On motion of Bristol the Council proceeded to
open the same
! Bids were received from the following persons
Edward Slattery, L. Il. Delano Michael kielca
lhck, BurS, Edward Trainer, Joseph Frinnell and
James LafeTty.
/ On motion of Bristol il was
Ordered,-That the person TO whom the work is
let be required To fill bond in double the amount
of the cost of the work, with security to be APPROX
ed by the Mayor, within two days from the time OF
| the acceptance of such PERSONS bid and IN case
he should fail fill such bond within SAID time, the
Mayor TO let the work to next lowest bidder and
/ if he should fail to fill such bond aforesaid, that
then the work be let the next lowest bidder upon
filling such bond aforesaid and that the Mayor
enter into a contract with such person. in accord
ance with the plan and specifications of said
On motion of Aid Slattery, the bid of Edward
Slatterv was accepted, lie being the lowest bidder
The aldermen of 9Th Ward to whom was referred
the bill of l.. 7. Sanger, for 81 labor 1884 reported
II correct, ana II was ordered 10 be paid.
Report Of survey Of grade of Walnut street side
work from Madison to Jefferson street. on east side
was adopted ard ordered TO be recorded.
Barton Of St and alley committee, reported plan
and specifications for improving Laselle street from
canal 10 Railroad. and costs of same &415.
On motion Of Bristol, report was received and
On motion of Green il was
Oriered, That La Sale street, from the canal
to the Railroad be gravelled, and that the sum of
four hundred and seventy five dollars be assessed
upon the real estate i'll the division of the city bene
fitted thereby, to defray the cost of such improve
meut.
The council then proceeded to make advice by
ballot of three communications TO make such as
ssessrnent.
On the first ballot Samuel b. Gridley. George
Whipple and Henry j. Reed, received nine ballots
each, which being majority of all the Aldermen,
authorised by law To be elected, they were declared
elected, they were declared duly elected commits
sicners 10 assess the sum of four hundred and
enty five dollars the real estate in the division
OF the city benefited by the gravellng of La Sale
street, from the canal 10 the railroad pursuance
OF an order of the city council, passed July Il,
1857.
c. Marshall Gandoren, commissioner, heretofore
appointed 10 make assessment to improve La
Sale ST. from south side Of Main the canal h;iy
ing declined TO act, the council motion OF Bristol
proceeded 10 choose another TO I'LL his place
On the first ballot George Whipple received
nine ballots, which being 4 majority of all the Aid J
ermen, authorized by law to be elected, he was duly
elected such commissioner
BILLs-The following bills were paid
II Freeman removing nuisance, 81 John Hama !
CHAN, e. -, street labor 9Th Ward Rathbun & .
Orion, sl3 %, paper record K. Wilson .l5 81, /
surveying Samuel kuhl, SIS Supervisor Of lst /
Ward for town labor 9Th Ward Patrick Rider. /
s -, street labor. 9Th Ward ID. Il. Gregg. s. - /
police service; J. G.. Nottinger 81 -, pitcher for T
council; Patrick Caves, go 81, street labor. fth 3
W ard; j. +. Nash, circuit clerk, 1926 So for costs
in cases of the city against Edward Fixsel, William
DOwney, and Daniel Murphy
On motion of Bristol. the commissioners TO make .
an assessment TO contract Superior and Paul street
sewer, were allowed TEN days beyond the time pre-
icribed BY law 20 make return of the saIIc
On motion Of Bristol the clerk was directed 10
publish list Of persons licensed TO sell liquors.
On motion of LeayenS, the impro Aement of East
Main street Immediately east Of Fox river, was re
erred TO street and alley committee 10 ascertain if
he cItizes5 Of said river willing to raise b.
subscription, efficient TO pay for said improve
nent after deducting the amount appropriated by
the city council and il such subscription can not be
raised, 20 make a proper report on which 70 base
IN Assessment.
On motion 81 Barton, j. b. Hamalle was appoint
ID street Supervisor Of 9Th Ward TO ill the yacan-
v occasiOned BY the removal Of Oval Clark