Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-03-17
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Room OF THE COMMON CoUscIL
- .H. JOLIET, March 10, 1868.
Regular meeting,

OOLlEIy c1dICu lOg 4OOOs 4
Regular meeting. .-.r--. ..--.
Mayor Bowen appeared and administered
the cath of Office to William A. Strong, Jr.,
Mayor elect, who took the mayors chair.
The following named aldermen elest,
appeared and subscribed to the oath Of Of.
fee and were each qualified and took their
seats as alderman. TO wit: Henry d. HiR,
iDbotham. Henry Hersehbaeh, Thomas r.
Hunter, Ferdinand PAesold, Charles A.
Austin, Francis L. Csgwio, Samuel K.
Casey and Edwin Porter.
= The Mayor ordered the Clerk to call the
roll when the following named Aid.
answered to their names:
Aid. DoOlittle, HigiDbotham, Calvin,
Hershbach, Paesold, Hunter, Austin, Gag.
win, Leo, Casey. CssWen and Porter.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved. -.
Aid. Csswell moved to suspend the rules
! aud that the council cow designate q pub
lie newspaper, in which shall be publish
ed all ordinances, and other proceedings,
aud matters required in any case BY the
charter, and ordinances of the Conmon
! Council, TO be published in public news
! paper, which motion passed.
The Mayor ordered the roll called, each
1 VI buC SyuNCll Hu6Q GILL
cd named the paper voted for.
/ For the j liet Signal 10 votes.
o. For the Joliet Republican vote.
Those voting for the Joliet Signal are
Aid. DOolittle. Higiubotham, Calvin,
Herschbsch, PnesOld, Austin, CagWin,
Leo, Casey Snd~Porter.
For the Republican. AID. Hunter. Aid.
! Caswcll declined voting.
Aid. DJollittle moved that the Council
now proceed 10 the election Of City CLERK,
which motion carried, SbereupOn the
Mayer appointed Aid. Cagwin end Hun-
ter tellers-on counting the votes cast it
was found that Vim. Ii. Farley hsd receiy-
ed nine votes, and Sam'l d. Smith had re-.
ceiyed three sOies, %hereuron VIM. ii.
Farley Was declared duly elected City
Clerk.
On motion of Aid. DOolittle, the whole
matter Of the insurance on School House
in district No. 2. was referred to committee
In Fin ince, which committee reported the
same back to the council, and recommend
ed that the Mayor be authorized to settle
with Insurance Company. as he may In
his judgment deem best and proper, which
report was cOncured in.
The official Bonds Of the several officers
elected at the late municipal election, on
motion were referred to the COMMITTEES on
Finance; Aid. Porter chairman Of said
Committee reported back to the council the
bonds of the following named Oficers, and
recommended the approval of the came,
| viz The Bonds Of A Cagwin, Tres, A =.
McNerny Marshal, Henry Young. Street
Commissioner, !. T. MiIIspaugh, Collector,
Jacob Patrick, John Hertle, VIM Hill,
01ren Hester and James Lynch, Consta,
| blac-W bhy, N raHfsSa L -
tons of the committee were eoneuFed in.
and the said bonds declared approved.
On motion Of Aid Doolittls, IL was or.
dered, that the City Attorney be aud he is
hereby empOEer cred, TO procure eongsyanees
lat the expense Of the city, TO carry the
| witnesses IN the Verify suit 20 NaperViIIe.
The following rest luton was introduced.
which PASSED. Resolved. That James o..
Reilly, City Collector of the City Of JOIIet,
who was elected to that Gffice, at the ANN.
al municipal election, held on the frse
Tuesday in March, 1862, be and be 10
hereby authorized as euch collector, to
complete the collection of anS Tax,or ae.
sassmept which 10 ROw in bis hands, sitter
the expiration Of bis term Of Office as sueh
collector.
The special committee to whom had
been referred the matter of Cemstsry
Grounds situated in Section five (5) IN
Township thirty FIVE, North Range 10 Z
submitted report recommending that the
| proposition of B. A. Fuller be accepted,
which was eoncured in, and il appearing
that said Fuller has paid into the City
Treasury, the full amount Of said purchase
money, Mayor and Clerk are hereby au-
thorized to discharge the mortgage, exc
cuted by ssit Fuller to the city Of Joliet.
The Mayor announced the standing
Committees for the ensuing municipal
| yesr, viz: $780,. ---
EiDancs-Ald. Porter, Casey and C~,
we'll. 50 sss'iI-a' -i-.-- g = la7r'.
JudiOsry.-Ald. cagvin, DOOItls and
Leo. .-.-- = -
sOhOOls.-Ald. Casey, e4guin and Hun
ter. ~ a. - - - ~
Streets sad BEidess.-Ald. HigiDbOthsm,.
Austin and Herscbbach.
Claims.-Ald. Hunter, DosIittIs and.
Calvin.
ordinsuces.--Ald. CssWsll, DOOIittIs and
Paesold.
Printing.-Ald. PassOld, Porter and
Public GrOunds.-AId. GsgWin, Hersb-'
;. Fire and Wstsr.-AId. cssvsll, Austin,
Lieenses.-Ald. DOOittls, Porter and
Calvin.
.R9liosrAid. osgyiDs 9sssy asDs Pse-
Gss.-Ald. Porter, Leo and Austin.
On motion of Aid. DoOlitile, the Mayor
appointed q special committee, consisting
of Aid. DoOlittle, CsgWin and Hunter, 20,
enquire into the feasibility of continuing
the Schools in district NJ
Bills Reported back by committee on claims
and on motion aLJored.
Edward MCGEE, i Or. sal Marshal, $S3,75
j. Lynch, extra police leTse, I.50
j. L Braden, printing, 1925
AcNiff, TOP coal for council, 600
same draying from school house, 100
John Davis, watching 2 days and one
night at FIRE, 500
@. Monroe, boarding Kate Kilbourne
in jail. 80 $50
II. II. Dewey, repairing EOgine 81. 500
Bill Inferred 10 COMMITTEE on lczaims..
Thos 0'BrieD, refreshments furnish.
ed Eiremen at FIRE, $50
On motion council adjourned 10 Satur.
day, March 18th, 1868.
-. SAM'I D. SMITH, Clerk.