The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-30
Council Proceedings.

3tIFch %, SOL.
Regular meeting. Present Mayor Cheeyer, Ala.
Dut.er, Walters. Gudlly. Stout, Dow Clancy,
S;aclpoe.
Minutes Of last meeting read and approved.
J.-Eccv. from luaucs cgIu.slItce, presented re-
FORT in writing pa relation ;hu lie city finances.
Ga m7tIOu 81 Smith, report received and com
m!ttee discharged from Tie IL: thcr consideration
Of tie sgbitct.
Cfidiey. from srec:7l committee. TO whom was
referred the matter ~ eiziioa side dram at the
uo.ti-eas: corner Q. panl and Lafayette streets,
reported thereon. aad On Ills motion,
D...s,.d. = hat SAID side drain be taken up and
reconstructed under the direction G. the supervi-
scr Of streets
Gu motion Of Butler,
ori4-el, That the matter OF rebuilding the cul
vert across Superior street. between ST Clair
street aud North D;sisou street be referred TO tie
street and alley committee, "i;l power TO act.
Bills 0EuEgID PAIp.-b!l. OF Samuel Patterson
services on streets. SC; bill Of Joseph Feunell
team labor 8 80 bill OF ] hgmas " elch, work on
streets 81; bill Of 4. Foster, buryIng nuisance
- cts; bill Of himbalE& jordan rivets for Maya
u engine, = cts.
smith presented the following ordinance, and
See ordinance in another column
Ayes and nays called for on the adoption Of the
ordinance.
Ayes-Bu;ler Walters, Dow. Clancy, Slattery,
Smith, Morgan, StTawn, and Nitschelm-9.
y Nays-GTidley, Stout, and Stackpole-3
Ordinance adopted.
Og1',s,e{, That the city clerk be directed to re-
quest cx-Mayor Glover 10 report 10 the city coun-
ell the manner in which he di>bursed the a9pro-
priation OF $50 made by the city council for the
purpose Of detrayius the expenses OF celebrating
the 18th of July, ISIS
On motion Of Smith, the council proceeded 10
the election OF city officers, as follows:
Ctty C,er&.
First ballot-O. LcaVens had Il votes, and was
declared duly elected city clerk for ensuing mum
cipal year.
First ballot-E. Il. Fay had Il votes.
i. Lockwood had do
L r. Fay was declared duly elected city treasu-
reg for the ensuing municipal year.
-4S.s-s3g.
First ballots Samuel W. Raymond had - votes,
and was declared duly elected city for the
ensuing municipal yea.
Collector.
First ballot-Michael Barton had votes.
A. Lockwood had 3 do
Michael Barton WAS declared duly elected city
collector for the ensuing municipal year.
KlJaiqi.
First ballot-D. I. Brush had 9votes.
- Reisuyder had 2 do
= Doty had do
D. T. Brush was declared duly elected city mar
shall for the ensuing municipal year.
.Surcey1r.
First ballot-Eobert Wilson had votes.
Frank Whiimole had do
Blank
Robert Wilson was declared duly elected city
surveyor for the ensuing municipal year.
Srpercisor q Streets.
First bailot-Samuel Patterson had 2 votes and
was declared duly elected supervisor of streets.
assistant Sgperrisor Of Streets.
First ballot-Danel G. 0'kane had / votes and
was declared daily elected assistant supervisor of
streets.
On motion of Dow, the council proceeded to the
election of city attorney. as follows:
First ballot Lewis CmlaHf had 10 votes
j. b. Rice had do
Lewis Umlaui was declared duly elected city at
torney for the ensuing municipal year.
On motion OF Gridley, j. Al. Leighton was de-
clared elected chief engineer of the fire depart
ment, and Robert Hennng assistant engineer OF
the fire department
The MAYOR announced the following standing
committees:
Streets and .4Negs-Dow, Gridley, and Strawn.
! L0eat 1soessAaeN.5-Butler, Clancy, and Stout.
! Lar dR9 O,y!jadace-G ridley, Dow. and Smith.
EiaaHce-Smith, Gridley, and Strawn.
IoaJAc Leqiti-Morgan, Drew, and Butler.
FIRE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Drew and Stackpole.
! Lse.7tses-C Clancy, Smith, and Nitschelm.
I'oilce-Drcw, Dow, and Butler.
.Seueycge--W alters, Slattery, and Richardson.
On motion OF Clancy,
Oreierez, Tha; the committee on laws and ordi-
nances be directed to report an ordinance at the
next meeting of the city council, making it the du
ty of the city marshal to notify persons liable to
work streets also TO serve all notices that are
now required 10 be served by the supervisor of
streets, by Sec. II OF an ordinance regulating side
walks.
On motion of Gridley,
Ordered, That the special report of the chief en-
gineer of the fire department, heretofore present
ed be referred TO the committee fire department.
O. LEAyENs, city Clerk.