The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-25
CounCli FrvUcC.A.,.s.

October 22d, 1861.
Regular meeting Present-Mayor Cheever;
Aids. Butler, Drew, Dow, Smith, Morgan, Strawn
| and StackpOe. 20. r.-..r
! Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Petition OF Joseph Bishop and others, complain
ing Of Lindan's Brewery, an the 9Th ward, rs .
nuisance, and asking the city Council to cause the
same to be abated.
On motion of Drew petition received.
Bond OF A. p. Reed as city Auc,iuneer present.
ed, and on motion Of Drew, received and apprOd
On motion Of Smith,
Ordered that the city Treasurer be authorized.
and he is hereby directed. to receive all city in
debtedness in payment of any monies due the city,
and to transfer all monies now to the credit of any
special fund to the general fund OF the city, and
hereafter to keep but one account with the city,
Drew, from special committee to whom .eas re-
fsrred the matter of comforting with the committee
of Supervisors, in relation to city Jail, reported
progress, and asked further time to make full! re-
port. -
On motion of Smith, further time granted
On motion of Smith,
Ordered that the city Clerk lie directed to draw
an order the city Treasurer in favor Of n.
kneussl for 81. l2i, tax refunded paid by him on
W. W. Of Lot 2, in Block II, original tow Of
Ottawa.
On motion of Smith,
Ordered that Aldermen Drew and Dow be
thorized and directed to superintend the moving
of the engine house of Niagara Fire Company. No.
fri On the place where it stands to the pub
landing the lateral canal. with authority to con-
tract with parties for moving the same and for the
erection of a hose-tOwer to said building at an
expense not to exceed sixty five dollars.
Straw moved to take up the bill of j. d. Ohm
stead for building bridge across the hydraulic bs-
sin in La Sale street. heretofore presented. Ayes
and nays called for. Ayes-Drew, Morgan, Strawn
and Stackpole,-4; nays Butler, Dow and smith,
8. Carried.
St.ckpole moved to allow and pay J. D. Ohm
stead SIS Of said bill. Lost.
On motion Of Drew
Ordered that the aide walk on the side If
Walnut street, from Madison street to jefferson
street, be reconstructed according to law and or
dinance of the city.
On motion of Drew,
Ordered that the side walk on the east side of
Columbus street, from Lafayette street to superior
street, be reconstructed according to law and ord
nance of the city.
On motion OF Butler,
Ordered that the side walk on the north side of
Superior from North Division street to the east
side of Lot No. Is, in Block No. IS, in Ottawa
Center, be reconstructed according to law and or
dinance of the city.
On motion Of Drew,
Ordered that the side walk the West side of
Clinton street. from Nam street to Madison street.
be reconstructed according to law and ordinance
of the city.
Ordered that the side walk the east side OF
Clinton street. from Main street to Madison street.
be reconstructed according 10 law and ordinance
of the city.
Ordered that the side walk on the north side
of Madison street, from Webster street to Blu
chanau street. be repaired according to law and
ordinance Of the citv.
BilLs OrdereI Fatd.-- Bill of Samuel Patterson,
services as supervisor of streets to October LIST,
1861, $500; bill Of Hiram Wright work on sts.,
$3.50: bill of Enos Fields work streets IS cts;
bill of Henry Singer work on streets. - cents;
bill Of Cyrus Fields, team labor. $500: bill of
Frank Porter. team labor. - SO bill Of hugh
kintz. team labor. sl25: bill of kimball 4 Jor-
dan, picks, $40: bill of John Eagan. stone $3.50:
bill of Strawn 4 Powell, lumber. 3 80: bill Of
James O'Reiy, burning nuisances. $500
Adjourned TO November 18TH 1851.
@ IEANENS Eltn Gl>rk