The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-15
Council Proceedings.

| June IIth, 1861
| Regular meeting Present-May. Cheever, Aid
Butler Walters, Gridley, Stout Drew. Dow, Clan
cey. Slatiery, Smith, Morgan, Strawn and Nit
schelm.
| Minutes of last Meeting read and approved.
| Strawn moved that John Hossack be allowed t.
erect bay scales in tiain street opposite his prop
| erty in block IL. original town OF Ottawa.
Ayes and navs called for
| dyes Butler, Gridley, Stout, Slattery ant
Naus'-walters, Drew, Dow. Smith. Morgan
and Ntschelm, Aid. Clancy not in bis seat,) 6.
Motion lost.
| Petition of Alonzo Edwards and others asking
the City Council to remove the standing water IL
Clinton street south of Main street. presented
On motion of Drew. petition received and re
| ferred to street and alley committee.
Petition of U. Ii. Willis asking an auctioneer.
| license, presented.
On motion of Smith. prayer granted.
Petition of 4. Edwards asking a reduction or
his license for bar aud billiard saloon presented
On motion of Drew. referred to license com
mitttee.
Petition of Patrick Bourke and others, asking
the City Council TO abate nuisance on block 4.
States addition to Ottawa. presented
On motion Of Smith, referred TO street and alley
committee
Dow from street and alley committee to whom
was referred the matter in relation to the bridge
across the h,draulic basin in La Sale street re-
ported thereon IN writing. recommending the pas
sage OF an order by the City Council. requiring
the Hydraulic Company to extend said bridge from
the west side of the present bridge to the side
of the spill way the basin and to build suitable
foot paths each side of said bridge.
Stout moved TO receive and adopt said report.
Lost.
Dow from same committee 10 whom was referred
the bill of Ulick Bourke for constructing Madison
street culvert reported that the committee found
due said Bourke SlSi..C aud recommended the
payment OF the same.
On motion Of Drew, report received and bill or
dered paid
On motion of Smith,
Ordered That the street and alley committee be in
structed to cause suitable slope walls to be con
structed ut each end Of the Madison street cu- ert
SO as TO protect embIu kmcnt.
Report of the assistant supervisor Of streets o
the amount of money collected aud labor perform
ed in his division, presented
On motion of Drew, report received and placed
on file.
Siatterv from special committee to whom wal
referred the matter of constructing sewer IN Colum
bus street from Superior street 10 the canal re
ported in favor of constructing the same and di
rectln the supervisor OF streets the eartf
TO he cxcavated to the rock in said sewer Immedi
| ately.
On motion of Clancy, report received ans
adopted.
/ oiutterv from same committee TO whom was re
erred the petition of John Fennel asking for dam
ages 10 COW reported against granting prayer 0
petition.
report adopted.
On motion of Clancy,
Or,iereI. That the time in which parties are re
GDIrcd TO procare license be extended 10 the mex
meeting of the City Council
Strawn from committee Fire department q
whom referred the matter of procuring suit
| able building TO house the Undue Fire Engine re
ported the price for hieh various buildings eou.t
be rented, also plan, specification and cost for th
construction o. various sized buildings sui;abl
! for said purpose.
On motion Of Drew, report received and the fur
/ ;her consideration Of the same postponed until th
next meeting of the City Council
! On mtIon of Drew.
ordered, That the City Clerk be directed TO tends
to the pei ~Iinr The fol! bed land
/ the Z. the = aid the q Of these / OF III
!. Of 10, township 3d. north of range ). o
the third principal meridian, their agents She amour
OF damages awarded the OF said land, b.
the comm Ssionvrs. for the extension Of Lafayett
50 wide from the line Of States addition
Ottawa. in direct line the city Ii ats,
when said tender IL that said extension o! L..
fayete he declared open and public street, and iha
the supervisor 9: streets BE- instructed sale
10 he opened in accord, with for, going order
BIS ORD RID PsID.-Di of A u. Skopr. special po
lice 81 50; bill of A. Putnam special police u 20
bill OF ~. A Doty, special police - co; bills OF L
browning labor IL 10 90: bill Of r. Porter
e. cts bill Of d. c. O'kane. services superNisor o
June list 1861, si3 30 bills OF A WAX
ling. ga.ow - ca each bill of T. C. Gibson. metA!i
burial So On, bill of Cck Bourke constructing
Madison cuivert, balance $751; 90; bill of Cal
kins and Hard, lumber sc Co. bill of William Osman
p hitting 343 3; bill Of Lewis, rage Co., oil tor nr
company $2i Is
Eli OF Alexander Magii, team labor referred to I'm
committee.
I'll OF L. p. r. dmopd agar st Edward Palmer set
ting glass presented and aid on the table.
Adjourned to June %, 1861.
o. LEAvENs, City Clerk.