The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-06-09

,, 1900.
Regular meeting. Preset: Mayor Walker,
-tld. LIndIcv, Butler, wilson GridIcv, Wade,
Drew Clancy. Patterson, Maierhofcr, smith, Iio-
bJu .-rrawu. Reynolds, and Richardson.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved
Report of the city surveyor of survey and
grad Of :. side walk the north side of Madison
street, from La Sale street to the lateral canal
presented.
On motion of i.indley, report received, adopted,
and ordered recorded. ''-
Petition OF Daniel Eichclbergcr and others, ask
Ing the city council 10 order side walk 10 be
constructed oil the north side Of Madison street,
from La sale street 10 he lateral canal.
On motion of Hobau, the prayer Of petition
granted, and the following order passed:
t..t~Fsd That Il sidewalk be constructed, twelve
feet wide, OF inch plank. the north side Of
Madison street, from Ia Sale street TO the lstcra
, canal. " '.'' 500
Petition of Jonathan Dickens and nineteen
others, against granting liquor licenses in the 'th
ward. presented
: On motion Of iIOhan, laid over 10 next meeting
II the city council.
On motion of Eiujcv.
+ Hrlerea, That the regular order of business be
suspended in order to allow the special committee
OF bridges 10 report .'''
Wade. from said committee, reported the follow
ing communication from the Board Of Trustees of
the Illinois and Michigan canal, IN relation to
bridges across the sde-Cut. 'r'' '- '-'... re-. e.
kc>uiution Of the Beard of Trustees Of The H.
lin"lS and Michigan car:al, 3 list May, $50. '''
The Board o. Trustees Of the Illinois and
hltHIHdh Canal, hereby consent 10 rebuild TWO
bridges over the >ide-cut i'll Ottawa, viz: one ~
Tie Mann street crossing, and the other at Iatdy
cite street crossing provided the city authorities
agree 10 maintain al their own proper expense the
approaches To both bridges
- Rn<"lgrf, That the General Superintendent be
and lie II hereby authorized to proceed with the
rebuilding of said bridges, whenever the city au
/ thortics OF Ottawa furnish the assurance required
above, that they will maintain the approaches al
the costs of the city.
This ccrtiiics that the above is correct copy
of the resolutions of the Board Of Trustees of the
Illinois and Michigan canal passed by said in May
ls6l WV. GooDING, .Sec'y'
And also Seportcd the following resolution
which, on his motion, was adopted.
LtS0,red That the city of Ottawa will maintain
and keep in repair the approaches to the brid gcS
across the ste-cut in said city, on Nam ard La
fayettc streets about to be reconstructed by the
Trustees of the Illinois and Michigan canal, and
increase the width of said approaches TO CORES
pond with the width of said bridges; provided,
said trustees shall make good any removal OF ma
terlal by reason of tie construction of said bridges
. or repairs thereon.
/. On motion of Wade the clerk was directed to
forward certified copy Of the above order TO John
L. Preston, General Superintendent OF the Illinois
and Michigan canal.
Regular order of business resumed.
Wade moved that the uniform rate of fifty dol
lars be charged for liquor license for the present
municipal year. '" '''. ..' !
Wilson moved TO amend by fixing the rate at
$50. Lost. ''
The original motion of Aid Wade put and car
! RED. -''-
Petitions of John Clancy Co, and George b.
MITCHELL Tor liquor license presented and granted.
Petitions of o. II. Willis and \. L. Reed, for
auction license, presented and granted.
Petition of james Graham and "a others, com
planning of the gas works Is nuisance, and ask
ing the city council to cause the same TO be abatcd
On motion of Maierholer, petition received and
referred 10 committee on gas and gas lights.
Siancey, from finance committee, TO " HON was
referred the bill of George Avery, damages te
windows, reported III favor of paying said bill.
Drew moved to lay the table, Carried.
/ Clancy, from same committee, to whom was re