The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-02
Council Proceedings.

| Tuesday, April IS 1863.
Regular meeting; Present: Mayor Rice. Aid
Dwyer, Rowland Olnistead. Wood. Armstrong.
Dow. Fenuell, Murphy, Miller, Hathaway. and
Ashley.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved
Petition of Michael Farrell and others asking the
| City Council TO cause nuisance on Block forty
/ seven, State addition 10 Ottawa To be abated.
! On motion Of Miller the petition receive and
notice ordered TO be given 10 property owners TO
| drain of and fill their lots.
Petition OF Z. q. Miller and others. requesting
the City Council 10 allow Joseph f. Skinner to
erect public scales the north side OF the court
/ house square.
| Ashley moved TO receive petition and grant the
prayer thereof peadng which. Dow ed to de
I-r action on said petition until next meeting of
the City Council. Carried.
Dow. fow street and alley committee to whom
was referred the matter Of draining pond in East
Canal Steeet. asked further time to report thereon
Further time grantad
Dow. from same committee, to whom
ferred the matter in relation to tie bridge across
ravine in Webster Strees, reported in favor of con-
structlng new bridge in the centre OF said street
| across said ravine. aud that proposals be invited
for the construction OF the same.
Armstrong, from committee fire dcpartmet
to whom was referred the matter of appropriation
to the fire Companies of the City, asked further
| time to report. Further time granted.
Bwyer, from sewerage committee. to whom was
referred the matter Of draining Catherine street.
reported recommending that the assistant Super
with street labor due from Ward Seven.
On motion of Dow. repOr: received and adopted.
The following Communication froom the Board of
Education tfthe City of Ottawa. presented:
OTTAWA, April 81, 1863.
"7o tie Mayor and city Coanc,l Of tie ctr Of
Ottama:
/" Gentlemen-At the last meeting of the Board
of Education, the Subjoined order was passed and
was directed to furnish you with copy, to wit:
"Ordtred, That the City Council b hereby re.
gu ed to levy for School purposes Tor the We lr
lS63 six mil IN the dollar, on sill taxable proper
n the city OF t,wa, and that the clerk of the
Board of Education give she Council notice Of this
order. ROBT. WILSON.
Clerk of Board of Education"
On motion of Dow.
O,dsred. That the rate Of taxation for the en-
suing municipal year be fixed at six mills for
school purposes and five mills for city purposes |
on each dollars valuation of all the real and per-
son al property within the limits of the city of
Ottawe iable to taxation.
COMMUNICATION from E. S. LELAND in relation !
TO city Order due Zimmerman Co., prosecuted.
On motion of Olmstead,
Ordered That the City treasurer be instructed !
to pay an d DdOrSe on said order such sum or |
sums of money he may have in his hands belong
ing to the city at the time OF lis presentation.
On motion Armstrong.
Ordered That the uniform rate of fifty dollara be
charged for liquor licenses tor the present Munich
pal year. !
By permission, F. A. Stock appeared and asked |
the City Council to grant him the privilege to set
wagon tire in the street opposite his shop.
On motion of Miller, reference 10 committee on |
FIRE department.
On motion of Miller.
OrdSred That the City Marshal be instructed to |
notify oil merchants to remove to some safe place
all powder they may have in or about their premi-
ses, except 20 much ss they allowed to keep BY
the ordinances Of the city.
Bills ord red paid: Bill of John CLANCY Co., !
Lumber s3C3: bill of Charles Tissler, work On |
streets $3.50; bill Of John Murphy, team labor. |
e 50 bill of Jackson ! Lockwood, nails 70ets: |
bill of W. s. Riley. repairing TIRE engine 5000 |
bill Of Geo. Jekyti work on Msdison street bridge.
!sct. bill ct nooS'.s ns.'e.s. removing nuisance
Q. LEANSNS, CIrr ClEak. /