The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-04-06
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Council Proceedings.

Pc-.,z~rar.tfg. Present. E.r.f ..f.,..g. Ali.
Euter, Walters, Gri..ag. ~t-a', baT t.aaesg.
~l-'tssss ~laitii, Morgan @i'-'l, H.isyA..si, aud
Sta-~...e-
Ga motion of Claucr. Realm tie minutes Of
ia-t lisseag ds-Peassl ".tA.
ES A.@yus Glover .g!ragli and made "a state
ni".'t iu rotation o. tae disbursement az ta- aHir.-
iril..ais oI $50. made by toe city Council de-
Is
smith moved the !5i.ouiug resolution in r,ia-
tio. y Ia matter, which "a' -a"i lr.:
Glover relation q, Ii ILL., ,s-lfr.r ct he irc-
said appropriation by tie C!fy C,u.cI. Is ,a.i-.ei
tgat t..e same has te-u correctly o.. i- and laat
'-ofe : 10 H.CGcy ~ als hand tel.a-Il.- o. TAG
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Report Of the city Collector and various REPORTS
% the eitE Clerk, ia relation - the collection Of
taxes, presented al! referred 10 finance COMMITTEE
Communication from Gas Light and Coke Cou.-
P"ry, Ia relation T. disc0auec;ie i.4p posts from
s--a pipes presented.
On BOTTOM OF Drew, referred to committee ~,
gas AMI gas ights.
Dow, Irun stree: and alley committee, - whom
was referred The fiat;cr IN relation 10 repairing
calvert III Superior street, Reported ID ly If re
building the same with plank also III relation to
cuiyeFt IN Guiun street, recommended that the
city Surveyor b. instructed To make an estimate
OF the cost Of stone culyert ia sand street also
reported condition Of c'ilrert across plank road aud
diichSon the south side OF Madison street from
Columbus street to FOX River, that both needed
repairing.
On motion Of Clancy, report received.
Ga motion OF Drew,
Cs.iese4, That tile matter in relation to rebuild
ing culvcrt across Superior street, be referred
back to the street and alley committee with power
TO act
Drew moved That the matter in relation to re-
pairing the ditch south side Of Madison street from
Columbus street 10 Fox River be referred back 10
the street and alley committee with power 10 act
| Ayes and nays called for
Ayes Butler, Walters, Gridlev Stout. Drew,
( taff
and S;ackpOle-l2.
AayS-Ciancsy-i. Carried.
Petitions OF John \ Schuer and others asking
the cty Council 10 cause an allcv to be opeucd
through block in ; " fr. Sec H. 80 %, living
betw EN- Main and Madison streets. presented
On motion If Smith, referred TO street and alley
committee, with instructions to report at next
m.einS OF the city Council.
GTldley, from Lam and Ordinance committee re-
ported TIE following Ordinance, which, on motion
| of Smith, was adopted:
see ordinance IN another column.
On motion Of Clancy,
Oriere! That the matter in relation to repairing
the calvert across the plank road be referred to
the street and alley committee with power to act.
Strawn, from committee on Fire Department to
whom referred the Chief Engineers special re.
port IN relation to Undine engine No. ,. kenorted
thereon III writing recommending that the civ
paw the rent for |, building necessary TO house
said engine and appropriate a certain sun, month
ly for such purpose.
On motion of GriIiey report received and
adOUted
/ Smith moved to reconsider the appontmcnt of
/ Chief Engineer of the Fire Hepart.,crt made AT
| the last meeting of the city Council. pending
which Thomas Hickey from committee of NlaraI.I
! No T. approved and reported the action of Said
! COMPANY.
| Stout moved to amend by poStponinc the fur
/ Their consideration OF the motion ,Inni lie pc,t
meeting OF the city Couucil-Lost
Original motion of AID smith put and carried
On motion of Griley the further consideration
of the subject laid until the next meeting of
/ the clty Council.
| The following communication from the BOARD Of
! Education presented:
/ Office of the Foard of Ffucat;o,
orrawA. MARCH, Is Is6i
! 10 tie lion. Nayoy auk Csty Ieynr{ 81, he (,tl ne
Otiasca:
! Messrs.-Ata meeting of the Board of Fduca-
ton, held at their office, on Thursday. March ~