Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-02-12

Minutes Of previous meeting read and
approved.
PETITIONS.
The petition Of Ii. ID. Risley and o,b.,,
praying Council to appoint an insptr,.,
Of wo0d FOR the city, was received, and =,
motion OF AID HnWk, referred " eora,.;.
tee on Judiciary.
The petition Of Reuben Storrs fbv Tl,,.
Hatton Or agent praying Council to "a.
cate the alley between lot one IN in ll,..L
i've 81 School Section additiun TO liz,
and lot nine co. in block eighteen llSi
West Joliet was received and on molten :,
Aid. Heath referred to committee on s,res,.
aud bridges.
The petition Of Bucket Company No.
/ asking Council to pay for printing bylaw.
of SAID company. was received, and q,
I motion of Aid Strong, referred to commit.
I tee on FIRE and water.
W j. Heath. Police Magistrate, suimi,-
/ ted his report, which on motion was r.
ceived and ordered placed on Gle.
James O'Reilly, Street COMMISSIONS
and Bridewell Keeper submitted hi. re-
port, which on III rtiun was received at6
ordered placed on file.
On motion Of AID 1igginbothrrn order.
ed, that the Mayor and CLERK, be an5 the,
are hereby authorized TO execute deeds "a
their official capacity, to Henry X Stevens
for lots number four l4). fve (5). and siJ.
in the Subdivision Of lots %, "a, Is, sId
26, in Campbeli's Addition to Joliet. I,
James Riley for LIT humber FIVE t5). in
block number forty six (46) IN Sohoo!
Section Addition to Joliet. And to John
B rland, for the s. ] &C lot number fuurl4
in block number twu(2) in West Joliet
All in the City Of Joliet
The application Of W. G. Wood, 10 b,
refunded the sum of 81 co, en- city tax sai.
certificate No. ll2l, On mutton Of Aid
Flack, was denied
On motion of AID F!ack, the order pss
ed at previous meeting of the Cuunei.
authorizing tho Mayor aud Clerk 10 exeeu,,
deed to John McGinnis for the uh
twenty feet Of lot two, in block sixist,
, West Joliet, was reconsidered. When %
. motion Of AID. HigginbJthAm, the matte
was referred to the Committee on Jud.e.
= airy.
The Mayor submitted report in relsii-,
to the payment OF the December in;srss,
on City Bonds. and the amount due Mer
j chants y Drovers Bank, together With IL.
: receipt Of Bank, and the interest cnupons
Z which was received and ordered placed d,
5 file
: On motion Of Aid Heath. ordered. ,h,,
2 the City Of Joliet retain the hoBd given q
b the said cry by tine Joliet Gas Light c,
aud that the mortgage given to the Cir
bT SAID Company be placed on record
On mutton ordered, that the City Cleii
= draw an order lin favor IF the Racprd-r..
Will County, "n the Treasurer of tie Cav
T for the sum Of =, 50 la payment far reo.f5
e In Band and Mortgage gwen By the III
e et Gas Light Company to the City q J.
1 liet
n The City Collector returned the Ger,rr
Warrant for the cOlle:iion Of taxes ior q.
: year \. ID 1850 unsatIsiiod as o. tire ~.
. and blocks parts of lots AID parts 81 bic.
and Real Estate. not marx ed paid ua sa-
face IS said warrant. On nluiivn 6 AG
5 llnwk ordered. that an order Of sale he =
u sued to said Collector lin due formj
advertise and sell the lots and blocks lsl-.
e of lots and parts uf blocks AID real esia.-
= n. moTked paid on the face 81 said v arra.i
d and make due return 90 the City Clerk
e o. mott, ordered, that the Ma,or e
and he j. hereby authorized to caf.cel ca
Z 'rds Noe 81 and 81
5 On motion Of Aid Strong. ordered .l-
e the City CLERK be, and ne /. hereby autso,
ized 10 receipt e. the Joliet Gas Lgsi
e Company for such Coupons t. Gas b. 3,
2 may have been paid 10y said Comyauy
and delivered 30 the City.
The select committee e. whom had lrsr
= ref rrel the petition q IL. B GodaId T..
i verbally made al n previuas meeting of a.
D C.Iuncil) - remit fiue against Ira ID Sza
n re, o-t-d she matter back Co the Cuutc
without recommendation. Whcr,upun B.
70 was moved that said fine he RENTED, %
motion of AID Flack tie Council prueeed,
iE f4rs l~ bal .
e G9ln eauutiIg tie ',a,lats IL was found rs,
: the prayer 81 the pe:iiiun was denied
e Ghe matter e the assessment of the p
i S.aal Estate 81 Luther Woodruff. and q
e FIX. on motion was referred 10 the Con-
mittee ON judiciary.
On Motion Of Aid. F!ack. ordered thsi
a. the Clerk make IN assessment urYn tttl
Real Estate situated in Well district uua
: her iour, suth lent 10 -aise the sum e i0r,g
dollars. And upon motion of Aid. Ca.
> well. that like assessment be made 10
= Wei district, number six q raise the suE
Of thirty dollars, and that said as-e-sm.au
y tie made upon the valuation ci Resl Es'sf
q .r- the year 1860 O. defraythe e1rer,s
keeping the wells in saii district in rsps'
On motion OF AID Heath, the Mayr
y appointed u select Committee Cf six, t1r'
from each Ward # the city.) to regu'as
the salaries of officers for the ensuing y-r
T. consisting of Aid Heath. IIowk, Hsr
Strong. Scheidt and Caswell.
"a On motion the following named pnrsan
d were appointed Judges Of Election for d.
-, City Of Joliet for the ensuing year "a.
~ 1851. and the following named plsr"
ID designated for holding election in the se'
eral Wards, &C. wit:
10 lst. Ward.-Elec;ion TO be held at T.
n .
rs Richardson. Henry Logan aud Riehsii
= DuO!iitle, Judges.
D. Ward Election to be he'd at He's
Of Henry Hershback. James Dunn, Dss
r ~ Herschback and James Curtis, Judge
" Ward Election 10 be held at Poh.
:, Office VIM Smith. Frahcis Nicholson an
+" Cbas. Demmond Judges.
4th Ward-Electiun to be held at Pole
. Office Abjah Cagwin, W. j. Heath an.
). o. Simunds, Judges.
9th Nard.-Election to be. held 8
: MoNerny 's.-Ssml j. Brown, o.W. STU
= man and Lothar Zipf. Judges.
ID 9th Ward Election to be held at b,
4 House Of Esther camstnck -Eugene Dsly-
D Edward Cleghorn and Thomas Keegsr =
Judges.
q Bills REPORTED BACK By CoxxITIIk @
e; CLAIMS AND ON MoTIos ALLOwED.
Gas Company lighting streets in Deer
n Der lSG0 Sl9.I
'. Same, Jan. 1861, 49,
t. Gas Company, Lighting Engine HOues
Dec 90
n Same. Jan. IL
>, Z. Murray, lamplighter, 90
n. Henry Deiseh, wood for engine house
5, No .. I4N
c. q C. farley, printing, 5i,e
l. X. House, reparing Ere aparntus, lis
8 III. Graves, coal for engine hUuse
y. No /, 81