The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-29
Council Proceedings.

June 18th, 1861.
Regular meeting. Present-May. Cheever, AID.
Nitschelm and Stack pole.
Minutes Of last meeting read and approved.
Petition of A. Z. Reed asking for auction
eer. license for three months presented.
On motion OF Smith. LAID over until next meet
ing of the CITY Council.
Dow moved that the vote taken at the last meet
ing Of the City Council on the petition of John
Hossack asking the privilege OF erecting hav
scales IN Main street opposite his warehouse on
block sixteen original town Of Ottawa be reconsid
cred.
AYES and NAYS called for.
Aye,.- Butler, Drew, Dow, Slattery, Strawn aud
Siackpole,-6.
-NIys.-Srnith and Nitschelm,-2.
On motion of Strawn.
Orderei, Tha, John Hosssck be allowed to
erect hay scales IN Nam street opposite his prop
erty in block sixteen original town of Ottawa.
Petition Of John Leonard aud others asking the
CITY Council 10 aba,e nuisance IL Sycamore street
between Washington and Lafayette streets, pre-
scented.
On motion of Nitsch.m, petition received
Uick Bourke appeared aud presented verbal Pc
t!tlon of himself and Others asking the City Coun-
Gil To postpone the opening of Lsayet street IN
til the frs; of November next.
On motion 0: Drew. petition received
Slst;ery moved to rescInd the order passed al
the las, meeting of the City Council III relation 10
opening Lafayette street and that the time for
opening said street be extended to the first of No
vember next
AYES and nays called for.
Ayes.-Butlcr and Slaf;erv,-2.
Adys.-Stout. Drew, Dow, smith, Strawn, Nitsch-
elm and Stackps!e,
Lost.
Dow from street and alley committee to whom
was referred the petition of Patrick Burke and
others, asking the city council to abate nuisance in
Block ~ States addition reported thereon recon-
mending thai the standing water said block be
declared u nuisance end that the owners of prop
h. VV..d .t..s. 81.
On motion of Drew, report received.
Ga motion of Nisschelm,
Ordered, That the report be adopted and the
owners of property be compelled TO fill up the
south end of said block
On motion OF Butler, the petition Of John Leon
ard aud others referred to the street and alley
committee.
Stout called the attention of city council to the
water III Congress street east OF Orleans street the
matter referred TO the street and alley commit
tee.
Siattery moved that the Supervisor of streets be
directed 10 open ditch TO drain the water
from pond on north side OF the canal into Pearl
street sewer.
On motion of Ntsche,m, the matter was re-
ferred TO the stree, and alley committee with power
10 act.
On motion Of Nitschelm,
Ordered, That the Supervisor of streets be di
rccted TO construct street crossing across Pine
south side of jackson street.
smith from finance committee to whom was re
ferred the bill of A. W. Magll team labor, bill o
r. Is rlust, police services, and the bill of 4. Il
Moore, Circuit Clerks fees reported the same cor
recs and recommended payment.
Ordered paid.
BILLS ORnrRrD PArp.-Bill of Heprv Reif.p,de,
services as City Marshal TO Juns "a Is6 /, s35 80
bill OF = A. Do,y special police services Sly SO
OH OF VIM Greggor tending Madison street
bridge 81 90; bill of Patrick Ryder, team labor
50 o.; bill of Stephen Walters burying dead COW
81 on: bill Of Patrick Bradshaw work on street.
$1,000.