Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-09-15
COUNCIL PROCEF0r-o

HEeOCEEDHEGA.
NOON OF TIE CoMnoN CoUsc,r.
JOLIET, Sept. 2, 1868.
Regular meeting. >" ser
Present bis Honor the Mayor. and Ala
Ooonttie' hlginbOtham, Hunter. Aust;n
BENG no quorum present the council ad.
lourned to Tuesday evening. Sept 8, 1863,
JoLIEr, Sept. 8, 1868.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
present bis Honor Mayor Strong, Jr.,
anu sOa AID; Dol little, HiginbOshsrn, Hersch.
gracn. Paesold. Hunter, Cakwin. Austin.
Aeo; casey, Caswell and Porter.
S,nutes Of preViOaS meeting read and
PErirIoEs.
Petition Of O. A. Austin and o,t.
a side walk on the south side of W. pr ~.
street. between Eastern Avenue ana Ch;.
cazo street was presented, and on mot;or
OF Aid. DOolittle was referred to conmittaa
on Streets and Bridges.
Petition of p. Carberry, Police MaRis.
trate. asking the city to furnish him With
an Office and fuel was presented, and IN
motion OF Aid. Casey was referred 10 COM
mittee on Judiciary.
The petition of Matthias DRESSING and
others to grade Broadway, between First
and Third streets, was received. ana an
motion Of AID. Csgwin, referred to ccm-
mittee on Streets and Bridges.
% II otior Of Aid. CasweU. ordered that
the Mayor and Clerk of the city of Joliet,
be and they are hereby authorized to exc.
cute deed in their Official capacity to
James Moreisey for lot number eight (sii
in block number thirty nine 1891 School
Section Addition to Joliet, in the city Of
Joliet.
The commissioners heretofore appointed
by the common council to extend ls. Ave-
nue. to Eastern Avenue. asked the council
30 allow them 20 amend their report, which
on motion was granted.
On motion of Aid. Casey. the commits.
sioners report 70 grade Jefferson etreeE
between Chicago street and the River
Bridge. was laid over until Friday evening,
Sept. lItb, 1863. =,
The commissioners to extend LIST Ayeuug
to Eastern Avenue, have returned theix
assessment (revised), and Henry TAYLOR
having made objection thereto; when on
motion Of AID. CssWell the council pro-
ceeded to elect commissioners 70 estimats
the expense and recommend an assess.
ment for the purpose of opening said Firrt
Avenue to Eastern Avenue, between lots
eight. (S) aud nine (9) CampbelPs Additioa
to Joliet. The Mayor appointed, AID. Cas-
we'll aEd Paesold tellers, on counting tho
votes cast If was found that R. E. Barber,
SO. SimOnds and T. B. Shaw had each
received eleven votes, they were declared
duly elected such commissioners.
The committee on Streets and Bridges
to whom had been referred the petition for
stone side walk On the west side of Mis-.
sissippi Avenue between Washington ct.
and Second Avenue, submitted report in
favor of said petition which was cnncurred
| 10. Wherein on, on motion the council
| preceded to elect commissioners to esti-
mate the expense and recommend an ss-
sessment to construct sidewalk on the
west side Of Mississippi Avenue betweeu'
Washington street aud Second Avenue, on
cpunting the votes cast it was fouHd thar
E. B. Jones, W. W. Stevens and John a.
Bowman bad each received 'fen votes. that
being majority Of the council they were
duly declared said commissioners.
(See or.inance)
The commissioners heretofore appointed
by the common council to recommend en-
assessmenttO defray the expense of con-
struetirg a eide walk on the west side Of
Joliet street. between Washington street
and the South line Of Block 70, School Sec
tion Addition TO Joliet, having failed 20
make their report within forty DAYS, on
molten of Aid. Casey, the council proceed-
ed 10 elect new commissioners TO estimate
the expense and recommend an assess msnE
for constructing said side walk on The west
side Of Joliet street, etween Washington
street and the south line of Block 70 School
Sec. Add. to Jcliet on counting the vo.ss
cast it was found that Isaac 7. Milkpaugh.
| w. 6. Thompson and John Chidsey, had
| each received TEN votes, which being . ma.
Jority OF the council, they were declared
elected such commissioners. -l.-
On motion of Aid. Higinbotham, IL vss
ordered that the Fire Companies of the
city be aDdrthey are hereby permitted 70
attend the Firemen's Tournament at Sp i. e
heid, on the 10th day Of September, 1868,
and the yeas and psys being demanded
thereon, 1t was decI1ed in the affirmative.
| yeas 6. pays4
Those voting in the sfirmative are Aid.
aiginSotham, Hershbaeh, Austin, Leo,
Casey and Porter.
Those voting 10 the egative, Aid Doolis.
tie. Psascld. Hunter and Cagzin. ~
On motion of Aid. Casey, it was ordered
that the Street Commissioners ausa a stone
cross walk to be Constructed on the west
eide OF Chicago street across La Faystte
street, the cost of constructing the same 10
be paid from the 4th Ward Poll tax.
On motion. the bill of Eugene DAILY, as
SCISSOR, was referred to committee on Fis
nance.
Bills Reported back By committee on CLAIMS
and on motion allo1ced.
John GibIio, lamp lighters salary
July 1868. Ss,53'
II Young. hauling gravel to Hickory
Greek Bridge. 800
II Young, ST. Com. salary or, 1888
same extra police service, 1900
j Patrick. do do 24.OO
L 0Brian,l do. Do ,.F 1000
Joliet Cornet Band, playing ct Fire.
mans review, - loco
A Scheidt. witness fees, Verify suit, 4,35
Union Co. No. !, oil furnished En-
CINE No. 2. ONT 5,25
Miles Scahill, digging wells for
sBmall school houses in dis. No q 1900
w Ii Farley, city clerk salary or. 100, 90
ID SWenie. repairing hose, 9.zS
w w Stevens, city stt'ys salary or. $50
G & Farley, advertising corpora ssa