The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-12-25
Council Proceedings.

Regular meeting Present: AID. Leaven., But
ler Wade GRAY, Armour. Drew, Tanning, Clancy,
Hoban Hamalle, Putnam. and Caikin-
On motion of Gray, Aid. Wade was called to the
chair.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Report of Arthur Lockwood, Esq, police magIS-
tr:te of city cases, tried before him from fth OF
Nav To 18th Oct, lSJN, was presented showing the
whole number of cases, llg; total amount of ine>,
s2ls total amount of costs taxed to defendants
$3.50 total amount of costs taxed 10 city, fl2t,
OF amount of costs paid by city, III fines received
by court al amount cost received by Lockwood
from CITY, $4,000; amount of fines pad marshal
SIS. ~
On motion of Gray, report received and bill,
sl09 OF. ordered paid
Wilson CITY surveyor reported grade for q
sidewalk on north side of Main ST., from Clay st.
to BsScli ST.
On motion of Gray, the report was adopted and
ordered recorded
Leavens of finance committee. to whom re-
ferred the report and bill of j. ii. Morrill,. street
supervisor Sd ward reported III favor Of allowing
Morrill, S5u.25.
On motion of Putnam, $50 y ordered paid Nor
rli in full.
Communication from Ford 4 Delano, asking for
s39l.S2, for interest ON Indebtedness OF city 10
them, on La Sale st. improvement contract, WAS
presented.
GRAY moved 10
Res0,ye That the city clerk issue city orders in
sums of 500 each, bearing interest at 10 per cent
&
presentation and cancellation, adding interest,
no,ve,r on all orders cancelled from the date oil
the same to the date of reissue, at ten per cent
Ayes-LcaYens, Butler, Gray, Armour, and fut-
naHi-5.
Noes-wadc Drew, Tanning Clancy, Hoban,
/ Hamalle and Caikin-1- Lost.
| Wade moved to refer the question of the power
of the city TO pay interest," the law and ordinance
! committee, TO rcpoet at next meeting. Lost
! GRAY moved the above resolution inserting per
I rent, Interest in place of 10.
| Avcs-Leavens Butler, Gray, Armour, and Put
! mann
Noes-Wale. Drew. Tanning, Clancy HoBan
Hamalle, and Calkin-7. Lost.
GRAY moved to pay the interest claim OF Ford
/ Delano $59l.62.
AyesEIeayens, Butler Gray, Drew, Clancy, ano
Noes-Wade, Armour Fanning, Hcban, la
MALE and Calkin-6.
The Mayor voted Nay. Lost.
On motion of GRAY, special committee was ap
pointed to devise ways and means to pay city III
I debtedness, and report amount OF the same
Commttee-Gray, Learens, and Armour. ,
Wade presented the petition of Mrs. fIXse!i, Il
have her late husband license note, So gwen up
On motion of Lea'ens, the PRAYER OF inc petition
was granted. -.
Ieavens presented the petition of \. Wooisey
PRAYING for permission to set hay scales ON ives
Side Of Columbus st. and north side of Marquett
street.
Putnam to grant Carried
Putnam moved to appropriate Sl5 toward
building a cross walk over State ST.. on the brow
the bluff Lost.
On motion of Tanning. two street crossings wer
= ordered in Columbus and Superior streets, an
street supervisor directed to put them down, an
also to fix crossings in La Sale St
On motion of Putnam, the street supervisor wa
directed TO build sidewalk on the north side {
school house in Days Addition.
On motion of Drew, the owner of lot A. block q
. was allowed TO build his sidewalk of stringers
= Clerk reported that the commissioners elected
| assess ~, loo to defray expenses of Superior an
panI st. sewer had failed to return the assessmel
On motion of Wade, council proceeded to ele
| ;bree commissioners 10 make said assessment, al
on the LIST ballot John y. 0lmsted, Geo. Is. Mac
and Charles G. Miller received IL ballots each, al
were elected, that being majority OF all the aide
! men authorized BY law TO be elected
On motion of Caikin, the further service OF
d. Whitman special police, was dispensed win
On motion of Drew, the street supervisor was :
rected to put street crossings on north SIDE 0, !
, fayette ST. in Columbus and Paul streets ana .
in the alley west side Of LaSalle ST., IN biock
;, Old Town.
d On motto of Putnam, two cross-walks were {
dered in South Ottawa. s.-
4 On motion of Hanialle, street supervisor was
n. rected to put crossing over ravine, south side
Poplar st.