The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-05-21

Butler Liud!ey. Wi-on. Gridley, Drew Nash.
ranuIug Clancy, Richardson, Ha.eri.o;er, Hobaa.
Eam.lle Putnam. and Reybolas.
Minutes Of last ii.set.r. read and approved.
Petition Of Turney English for auction license
was presented
Putnam moved 10 gran, prayer Of petition
Carried
Petition Of \. p Reed for auction license vas
presented.
brew moved to grant PRAYER Of petition. Car
red.
Petition Of J. G. tone ,t al. asking for the con
struciion Of street crossings on Main and CoiaIn-
bus streets.
Lindley moved to Law on table. Carried.
Petition of II. W. Gridley :! q. for sidewalk was
presented. Clerk reported proper notice given.
y motion of Richardson. aud IN com pIance
with the PRAYER OF said petition,
Orcler.I. That plank sidewalk be constructed
according 10 law and ordinance. commencing CT the
Southwest: corner OF block No ~, the corner OF
Chestnut st, IN Champl.n's Addition 10 OttaN, a ,
thence east on Fourth -. TO North Ottawa On the
south side Of block IL. III ChainplIns Addition 10
OTTAWA and on the south side of block and =, IN
North Ottawa; thence sOuth ON the west side vi The
street, between North OTTAWA and OTTAWA North.
To the south corner of the alley in block No. OF
North Ottawa, opposite The south SIDE OF De SOTO
ST. in Ottawa North aDd thence on The south side
of DeSoto St 20 the west side of La Sale ST.; aud
thence on the west side OF sand La Sale ST. to IN
tersect with feeder bridge on said street.
Communication from ID. X Little IN relation 10
CITY clerk Mas presented.
Hoban moved 70 lay table. Carried.
Communications from Horace DuimOck, Patrick
Cough and James EInnertv, containing PROPOSE
tions TO tend Madison street bridge.
flaming NOV cd 10 refer 10 street and alley COM
mittee.
Richardson moved 10 amend by giving power to
committee to contract with of the parties
Ayes-Lindley Wilson. GridIey, Mason, Rich
srdsou, Maerhofer, Putnam, and Reyuoits-5
Noes-Butler. Drew, flaming, Clancy, Hoban,
and Iiarralle-6. Carried.
Original motion amended put aud carried.
Petition OF G. H. kugg ct a., to take steps 10 re-
move standing water Ia Jackson street.
Drew mov ei to refer to street aud alley commit
tee with instructions 10 take proper steps 10 re-
move .he same. Carried.
Petition Of John \. Shuler ct a.. for opening an
alley in Walkers subdivision of the sw fr q, Sec.
II, I. 30, T. 3.
Putnam moved to lay on table, with permission
to petitioners to " ithdraw and amend the same.
Petition Of q. ID. Whitman ct al, for opening Of
a street. commencing a. the east end VI Norris
street in Railroad addition to the city Of OTTAWA.
running thence east in u direct line to Fox River.
Putnam moved 10 refer 20 street and alley COM
mittee and the clerk give notice to owners OF land
Carried.
City marshars report for March and April was
presented ana referred to finance committee
City clerk report was presented and referred to
finance committee.
Communication from the board of education
stating the amount assessment necessary to be
made tor school purposes for the present to be
6 mills Oh the dollar.
On motion OF Drew, it was
Orlerel That the rate of taxation for the mum
cipai year ending on the hrst Monday oil Nay, A. "
1865. be fixed at six mills each dollar for school
purposes, and five mills each dollar for city
purposes, each dollars valuation OF all the real
estate and personal property within the limits o
the city Of Ottawa, liable to taxatiou.
Communication from William GoOding secre'a
~ to the board Of trustees of the Illinois and Mich
igan canal, in relation to bridges across the lateral
canal. was presented.
Reynolds presented the following resolution
which WAS on his motion, adopted.
Resolyed, That the city attorney be empowered to
confer with and request tine trustees Of the Illinois
and Michigan csDai, to build such bridges As are
necessary across tie lateral canal in this city, with
power to take Sucf steps necessary to insure
| the construction Of the same.
| Putnam moved To take up the ordinance in rela-
ton to supervisor Of streets and street labor. Car
| ried.
Drew moved to take up the same by sections
On motion of Lindley, the first section wa,
| adopted.
| On motion Of Drew, the second section wa!
adopted.
Putnam moved to fill blank in section four will
| "seventy five cents." Carried.
! On motion of Drew, the fourth section wal
| adopted.
| flaming moved to amend section five by adding
that the Communication money collected in each az
be placed to the credit of each ward respectively
to be laid out under the direction Of the aldermen
| in each ward.
Ayss-Butler, Wilson, Mason, and Fsnning-f
Noes-Lindley, Grldley, Drew, Clancy, Msiefho
fer, oban, Hamalle, Putnam, Reynolds, aud Rich
! ardson-lO. Lost.
On motion of Drew. the sixth section wa
adopted.
| adopted.
Drew moved to fill blank in section eight will
| zone dollar"
| Ayes-Butler. Lindley Wilson, Gridley, Mason
Tanning, Clancy, and Hoban q.
Noes-Drew. Richardson, Maierhofer, Hamalle
Putnam, and Reynolds-6. Carried.
On motion Of Drew, the eighth section wa
adopted.
On motion of Endley, the ninth section was in
serted and adopted.
| On motion Of Putnam, the tenth section wa.
! adopted.
| on motion of Richardson, the whole ordinanc,
was adopted, as follows:
| SEQ ordinance in another column.
| Putnam moved TO allow street supervisor 81 81
per day.
| Tanning moved to allow 81.
Hoban moved TO allow SITS
Hobop's motion 6rUt put