The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-07-02
Council Proceedings.

-iI1< s 1852
Special meeting. Present: Mayor Acre. id
Batter, L!aale., Wilson. Gridey, Drew, Planning
Clancy Richardson, Aaierholcr iiuban llauaaile
and Reynoids
Minutes Of is-t meeting read and approved.
Petitions from the following named person, + r :
liquor license HeFe presented and granted.
IcIer Meyer. august " alk..n-, Thomas Hickey,
and John Spicer.
Communication from .. Walker q a.. inviting
the cy couLcf T. aitcGa the cceb!t alton II the 3iii
% Jsiy ~. 'oF foe.i. e. aud OF, 1s4UtiJr OF
wilson, the Invitation "a- accepted.
Communication i-oHl :. y. BrGen, in relation t.
opclGhgSa Street alr0ss li- laRd, Was presented
and Sttd, and on motion o: lifiG.ey the tnumrri-
cation. together with the subject matter r isc,i,s-
SAID sheet, was referred tile street and alley
COMMITTEE with directions 70 the cierk to give no
tIce to the u:sner uf land that the CITY
council intend 70 take and appropriate land sniff
cient for street hundred tee; wide commence
ing at the east end OF Norris street, IN Railroad
Addition 10 ottawa, running thence IN adircc; line
east TO Fox River
Report of the city marshal for the month Of
May. together with ms bill Tor services rs marshal
for said month. was presented and. on motion Of
iApdiey, the report received and approved, and
Report o; city treasurer for the municipal year
ending Isl May, 1859, was presented, and. ON mo-
ton of lindley. referred 70 finance committee
street and alley committee 10 whom vas refer
red the subject OF relocating Court,er street and
other matters. reported thereon III writing.
On motion Of Richardson, report received.
On motion Of Richardson, % much of the report
as refers 10 the relucatlCn Of Courtney street
referred TO a select committee, and the clerk d.
rected TO give notice 10 of land of the M
tenton of the city council 10 re locate SAID street
Chair appointed Richardson, GTidiey, and Rev
no!ds as said committee.
On motion Of Batter, the CITY marshal was di-
rected TO notify George Mann, sen, TO open the
ditch on the north side OF the canal. near the
Aqueduct Mills.
On motion Of Drew, the order for the construc-
4, 4
street, in front of lot II, in block 70 passed s,h
June, 1888 was rescinded.
- On motion Of LindIey, fifty dollars was aprro-
priaied out of the street f:nd for the purpose Of
repairing sidewalks AT street CROSSINGS
Communication from Richard Thorue in rela-
ton to Sidewalks and street crossings, was pre-
scented, and, on motion of Drew communication
received and referred to street and alley committee
Mr. Reddick appeared aud made a statement in
relation TO Madison street
On motion Of Grillev
Ordered That the city clerk directed 10 give no.
tce to owners of land on the south side O. Madison
street. west Of the sidecut that the city intend
to yacate that portion of Madison street which lies
south OF line running railel eighty south of
raTinc. and thence diagonay to the quarter sectisn
corner on the west line Of section eleven.
City attorney reported in writing in relation TO
bridges across the SiGc-cut
On motion of Drew, report received
City attorney reported an ordinance regulating
and establishing the fire department in the city of
Ottawa.
Reynolds moved to receive and print
Ayes-Gridlev, Drew, Rchar ison and Rev
nolis-4
Noes-Butlcr, Lindley, Wilson, Tanning. Clan
'cey, Maicihofer. and Hamalle-7 Lost
Ordinance read and blanks filed
On motion of Lindley, the ordinance was a,Ioot
ed, as follows
, - viii appear next next week.
Blu OF n w Rathbun, for lumber, referred to
finance committee.
Bill of Amasa Foster, for labor on streets, ST.
rs, was presented.
Clancey moved to pay the same out of the com.
money.
Ayes--Butler, Tanning Clancy. and Naierbo
fer. .r.-r
Noes-Lindley, Wilson, Gridlev. Drew. Richard
son, Hobau, Hamalle, and Reynolds-S. Lost
Tn motion, bill ordered paid
Bill Of Amasa Foster buryino DOCS e,2 ,vos
presented
Richardson moved to pay $50 of said bill. Lost.
On motion Of Maierhoer, the whole bill. S28. or.
dered paid.
On motion Of Drew, the CITY marshal was III.
rccted to take such steps as he Shall deem
ry TO prevent people from using Washington
Square on the 4th of July next
Communication from William Cogsweu CON.
tanning ist OF iirenen belonging to Niagara Fire
Company NO. J., with a request that they be ex-
cmpt from road labor for the present municipai
year.
On motion of Gridley, the clerk was directed 70
furnish the supervisor OF streets with a list of said
from the same.
On motion of Drew, the Mayor and police COM
mttee were directed not to appoint more than five
special police officers for duty on the 4th day of
July next.
On motion of Tanning,
Ordered That the sidewalk the west side of CO. |
unbus street. FROM Madison Superior street be
rebuilt ana tnat ne supervisor of streets be directed to
give the owners of property notice rebuild the
according to Law and the ordinances of the CITY.
On motion of Richardson,
fhce of ald
ward held by Levi Mason, be declared vacant in CON
sequence of his removal from said ward; and that an
urday, the ninth day of July next for the election of
an alderman to fill said vacancy. =
On motion, John Shuler, A. +. Dow, and James |
Rathbun were appointed judges of said election.
On motion Of Drew,
ordered, That the supervisor Of streets be directed
notify the of lots fronting on east side Of La
saie street. between Madison street and street
rebuild in front of lots wherever same
las not already been done. -. sc- F@---
Adjourned 70 Monday, 18th July next ,-i
= o. HEAVENS. tity Clerk