The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-04-20
Council ProcceGiu 6.

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Regular meeting Present Mayor ,heeyer, Aid.
+. Butler. Walters. GriGiry. Stout. Drew, bow Clan
cey. >ialietE, smith. Morgan SiraWn, NI5sehc.n',
ald stack pole.
Minute, of the last meeting read and approved.
The clerk rel or,ed the poll tax lists OF The seve-
raj wards Of the city, returned bv the .uperv
eOT and assistant supervi sur of streets
On motion of Clancy. the following order was
passed IA relation L. SAID report:
crs.r.,i, That sad report Ue received and adopt
81, and that Two day- be assessed the amount Of
street labor TO be performed by each person 80 re-
turned respectively.
Glance, moved that so much Of the ordinance in
relation Supervisor OF streets asd street labor
relates t. Communication money, te repealed
AYES ana uuss called for.
AYES Butler. Clancy, and Slattery-S.
NavS-Na.trrs. Grid,gy, Dow, Drew, Smith,
Morgan, Stiawu, Nitsehe.In, and SIackVole-9
Lost.
Bond eff David T Brush city marshal, NJ. Bar
ton. CITY collector. and %. LeayenS cIty Cicl h, pre-
scented and approved.
Dow, from street and alley committee, to whom
wa, referred The matter ut employing man TO
tend Madison street bridge, rep"ie. that the COM
mlttee had been unable 10 employ - man ~ IS per
month. and asked further time.
On motion Oi Drew, fun Iher time grant ID with
Instructions 10 employ man 10 tend sand bridge
: at compensation not to exceed 80 per month.
Drew. from same committee. tn whom was re
fericd the petition OF c. Cook aud Others, III re
latIOn to vacatiug alley, asked for further time to
report III relation thereto.
On nptIoa ot Dew. further time granted.
Dow, from same committee. to whom was refer
red the matter relation To constructing calvert
III Madison street, reported progress, and asked
further time to complete the contract tor the
struc,iOn of the same.
Morgan moved that further time be granted
with authority ~ let said contract 10 the lowe ro
spOaSIbie bidder. at ID price not To exceed S35t.
On motion OF Drew. laid over for one week.
Smith presented communication containing estI-
mate of cost OF constructing building for the
Z Df fttilu m a No , nd
belonging TO the city, which, on his motion. was
referred 10 committee on fire department, TO report
at next meeting OF The city council.
Communication from y. Perley, containing pro-
poSalS tor LAYING street crossings and const
sluiceS, presented
/ On motion Of Drew, received and referred to
street and alley committee.
On motion Of stout. the vote taken on having
over for one week the matter IN relation to Madi-
SON street calvert. WAS reconsideied; and on his
motion il
| ed, That further time until tomorrow
! mornI be given to the street and alley commit .
tee the contract for the construction oil saiu
cuivert and that they be authorized to let the same
/ 10 the lowest responsible bidder, ut cost to the
! city not exceeding $40.
Clancy moved to declare William Cogsweii
/ chief engineer OF the fire department
| Dow presented the name OF Levi Mason for same
| Office.
| Smith moved to elect by ballot.
Drew moved to el ct by coce. Lost.
/ Motion to elect bv ballot carried.
FIRST balot-WIam COgsweIl had votes.
Levi Mason )
William Cogswe was declared, duly elected
chef engineer of the fire department for the
| ing municipal year
| Dow presented the resignation of Robert Hen
! ming as assistant engineer o! the fire department
! On motion of Drew. received and referred TO
committee on fire department, 10 report at next
meeting of the city cOuucil.
On motion 9f CiIncey,
| Orqie1ei, That the committee on laws and ordi-
naDces be instructed TO report at the next meeting
/ OF the city council an ordinance amending the
ordinance regulating the sale of spir,uous liquors
as to make the licenses issued under said ordI-
nance to run and be in force for year from the
date OF said license.
! BILLS OaDERED PAID.-Bill of n. Perley. stone,
$3.50; bill OF I. Welch, work streets, 81; bill
of Jerry y Donneli, work streets, 1915 bill OF
| +. Murphy, work Streets So bill OF I. Cal
| kns, work on streets / rs bill of Dennis WEIGH,
team labor, $50; bill of John Walsh team labor.
| g. 5; bill of Joseph Eyers, BURNING dog. 30 Cts;
bill of O. Leavens, services as city clerk, balance,
! s210
Bill of John Armour and bill of George Bristol
| referred to gnance committee
! Bill of F. H. Blust presented and referred back
| fer correction
| Bill of Patrick Bradshaw, s25, for services on
streets in August and September 1860 presented
| Nitschelm moved TO allow fifteen dollars on said
| bill Lost.
On motion Of Smith,
O,1iered, That the street and alley committee be
authorised to purchase such tools as the supervi-
| sOr and assistant supervisor of streets may need
Adjourned to April 23d, 1861
Q. LEAVENS, CITY Clerk.