Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-04-09
PETITIONS.

Minutes Of previous meeting read and
approved.
PETITIONS.
The petition of Henry Logan and 9TH
ers, FOR stnne cr1sswalk across Richards
street, ON the so.th side of Second Avenue,
was received, and on motion of Aid III WI.
referred to committee un Sres and
Bridges, with power TO have said crussxaik
built if in their opinion, the sane shall lie
deemed necessary.
The petition Of Chas. ii. Weeks and 9th.
ers, for crosswalk across Eastern ayepue
on the south side Of Marion street. was re-
ceived and. on motion of Aid. u,wk. re-
serred 10 the committee on Streets. and
Bridges, with power to cause said crussralk
to be constructed If, in the opinion uf said
committee, the same shall be deemed nee.
essary.
The petition of 6. ". Stone and others
for sidewalk IN the east side Of Eastern
avenue, from Sd avenue to CasS street. was
received and, on motion ur Ala. Goodeu
referred TO Committee on Streets and Bird,
es.
The Tetitipn Of Henry Logan an J others.
for two Stone CT s. walks. one ON the ,as,
side of Richards street. where said street
crosses Sd avenue; and one on the nortb
side Of Sd avenue, where the same crosses
Richards streets, was received: ard. on
m ton Of AID II lwk. referred 10 the com
mittee tn Streets and Bridges. with mower
t. cause said crcs>walk to be constructed if
In the opinion Of said committee. the same
shall he deemed necessary.
The petition Of Mrs. Juliet l. Elwood n
eject wooden building within the fire linn
IT'S of the city. on lot three 81. block TWEEN.
~ one t2ll, original town of Joliet, wa.
received.
AID. Werner moved that the nrayer n
the petition lie granted And the ayes and
nays being demanded thereon, il was de-
c'dod IN the aihTmative-Yeas, s: Nays .
Those voting in the affirmative are Ala
Werner, Hart. Theiler, A Scheidt. Cock
GJodeli, Caswell, and Porter.
Those voting in the negative are Aid
uowk and J. Scheidt.
The petition Of VIM. r. UaekIev P.,Iica
Magistrate If the city Of joliet. in relation
TO certain matters connected with said Office
was received; and, on motion Of Ala
Goodeli, referred 60 committee on Police.
The petition Of VIM. Prosser. praving
council to remit fine imposed upon him ?
selling liquor without license. was received.
and, on motion of Aid. Heath, referred 10
committee on Licenses.
Aid. Gcodell introduced the following
resolution, which passed:
HeSotred, That the Mavor and the com-
mittee on Streets and Bridges are hereby
requested to nemorialize the Board OF
Trustees OF the Illinois and Michigan Ca
nal, Tor the widening Of the bridge over the
canal on Jefferson street, so as TO conform
TO the bridge over the river. on said street.
The report of w. W Bartlett. late Chief
Engineer of the Joliet Fire Department
was received, and ordered placed on file.
The repOrt of the Board of School In
spectors OF the city of Joliet, was submitted
AND referred to the committee ON Schools
-and ordered printed in the minutes ftbe
proceedings Of The common council.
VIM. X. llackley, Police Magistrate.
submitted his monthly report, which was
received, and ordered placed on file.
ihe committee on Judiciary, to whom
had been referred the matter of the assess
ment OF the personal estate Of o. Fox. sub
mltied verbal report, recommending that
SAID U. Fox be refunded the sum of S24 OF
OF the tax paid by him for the wear 1850
and that the City Clerk be authorized 10
draw an order on the Treasurer lin his ia
vor) for that amount.
On motion the report of the committee
was concurred in.
Inc committee on Judiciary, to whom
bad been referred the report of B Smith
late Police Magistrate, reported the same
| ack to the council, and recommended that
u be referred to the city Attorney. On mo
ton, It was so referred.
On motion of Aid GoodeU, the Mavo,
a committee to take CHARGE az |
ihe hre arms heretofore used by the Matte
son Guards.
SaId committee consisting of Aid. i /
SeIledt, Porter, and Theiler.
The bills of VIM. S. Brooks an6 W w
Bartlett: for services as Engineers of tie
Johet FIRE Department, on motion or AID |
liowk, were. referred to the committee on
Ordinances. Va
Aid, Hart introduced an ordinance which
passed. tSee 0rdinancesl
The committee on Claims, to whom had
been referred the bill of Henry Young for
he sum Of 50, for services rendered In I
Watching house on jackson street. in AnriI-
Io6O. reported the same back to the counc,i
without recommendation. When ON me
lon the payment of said bill was refused
On motion of AID. A. Scheidt, ordered
NAT the street Commissioner be, and he Is
hereby notified, to notify the owners of real
state, fronting on the east side az RInff
treet, between Oneida street and Cross
,reet' to repair the sidewalks in front of
neir premises Immediately. And if said