The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-11
Council Proceedings.

Regular meeting. Present Mayor Avery, AID.
Butler. Lin,liev. Wilson, Drew, Mason. Tanning.
Clancy. MaieIhotcr, Hobsn, Iiamalle, Putnam, and
REYNOLDS.
Minutes OF last meeting read, amended, and APP
proved.
Petitions from the following named persons for
4 liquor license were presented end granted:
B;,stien Il Retz, J.. Piergue. W. b. Campbell, d.
Hoilikcr Herman II. HIM, Albert Schofer Joseph
Movers, Robert Montgomery, n. A. Newman. NJ.
Kncussl John Doll, Christian Hacberlc. William
Norris Edwards IL Towards, Chr. Irion, Philip
>choch, I. ID. Aahony, Lambert Hc!siein, and Dan
T. Murphy.
Petition of Edwards / Howard for bowling al
lev and billiard saloon, presented and granted
Petition of benjamin Connolly for billiard sa
leon. was presented and granted.
Petition Of John u. Crawford and Geo. H. " ak
or. for auctioneers license IN company name, was
presented. ,
cense granted 10 George IL Walker
Report of city surveyor, OF q grade OF side
walk commencing at the southwest corner of
block No. Il, on the corner OF Chestnut street, IN
Champlips addition TO Ottawa; thence east on
Fourth street to North Ottawa on south side block
L. in Champlrn's Addition TO Ottawa. and on the
south side Of block and 2, IN North Ottawa |;
thence south the west side OF the street between
North Ottawa and Ottawa North, to the south COR
ner of the alley in block No. 4, of North Ottawa,
North; and thence the south side of DE Soto
street to the west side of La Sale street; and
thence on the west side Of SAID La Sale street to
intersect with feeder bridge on said street.
On motion OF Aid. Drew, report received and
adopted.
The clerk reported the poll tax lists of the seve-
raj wards of the CITY, as returned by the supervise
of streets.
Aid Lindlev moved to receive said report and
assess two DAYS as the amount of street labor TO be
performed by each person so returned respectively
Aid Fanning moved to amend by assessing one
day in place of two.
Rt,fle md EannInp-c
Noes-Ald. Lindey, Wilson, Drew. Mason, Clan
CIV, Maierhoter, Hoban, Hamale, Putnam, and
Reynods-l0. Lost.
Original motion of Aid. Lindey put and Carried
report of city marshal for March also his bill for
services So 10 as correct, except $2i2. fees col
lected by him. and recommended payment Of s2s..
On motion of Putnam report received and s2s-
63 ordered paid.
Aid. Clancy, same committee, reported marshal,
hill for services in the month of May, and recon-
mended the payment of Sl6.44 of the same.
Si644 ordered paid.
Add. Tanning, of gas committee. reported that
the committee had notified the gas company to sus-
mend lighting street lamps.
On motion Of Aid. Putnam, report received.
Aid REYNOLDS introduced an ordinance in relA-
ton to the indecent exhibition OF horses and other
animals as follows:
See ordinance in another column.
On motion of Aid. Hoban, said ordinance was
adopted.
City attorney reported verbally In relation to
bridges across the lateral canal.
AID Putnam moved the following resolution in
relation to d bridge across the lateral canal, in
Main street.
Resolced That the city council of the city of Of
tawa will release the trustees of the Illinois and
Michigan canal from all liability to build bridges
across the side cut at the point where Main street
crosses the same: Irocide, That the said trustees
shall first erect first class pivot bridge across said
side cut ut said point, to be approved by said CITY
council: and Proytied, That some person or per
sons shall first undertake and agree to keep said
bridge in good repair, and furnish a man to tend
the same for the period of ten years. and shall en-
Ter into bond with good security to be approved of
Inv the CITY council, conditioned to perform such
understanding and agreement-and nothing herein
contained shall be construed as to apply to the
State of Illinois =, ~
Ayes-Ald. Butler, Lindiey, wilson, Drew, hai-
erhofer. Hamale and Reynolds.
Noes-Ald Mason, Tanning clancy, Hoban and
Putnam-5. Carried.
On motion of Aid Maerhofer, the city marshal
was instructed to enforce the ordinance in relation
to dogs running at large
On motion of AID Hoban, the city marshal was
directed to give one weeks notice, by putting up
posters, of his intention to enforce the dog Ordi.
nance.
I On motion of Aid. Putnam, the city attorney was
requested to report in writing to the city council,
the practicabtlty of the city of Ottawa reieas'
ing the canal trustees, under certain conditions.
from building bridges across the lateral canal. in
| this city. ..... -.
| Bin Of The gas company, gas for Nay, $I14.9s,
was presented, and, on motion Of Aid Clancy, or.
dered paid.
Aid Hoban moved to allow the supervisor o,
| streets TO employ IN assistant