Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-02-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
RooM OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. !
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Coun ell met-Present bis Honor Mavor
Strong, Jr, and Aid. Higinbntham, Hun.
ter, Cagwin, Austin, Casey, Leo and PJr-
ter.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
The report of Csrbery, Police Maeis-
trate was presented and on motion Of AID.
Hunter referred to committee on Finance.
The report of Henry Young. st. CON-,
was presented and on motion OF Aid. Hig-
inbotham was received and ordered on
file.
The report of a. Cagwiu, Treasurer,
was received and ordered placed on file.
AID. Casey offered an ordinance to build
side walk on the west side of j let ST.
from Lafayette st. to the g. nth line of
| Block IS School Section Add. to Joliet.
and slso an ordinance 10 build a sidewalk
on the west side Of Ottawa st, from the
Rock Island Railroad 10 the south line of
| Lot No. in Block Al School Sec. Adc. 10
/ 1"liet all Of which passed. (See ordiuanee)
Aid. Casey offered an ordinance to allow
| the City Collector five cents in addition to
the cost alreaGy allowed for each certificate
of sale which passed See ordinance
On motion of Aid. Casey, /. T Mill
/ spaugb, A Comstock and JGhn Scheidt,
were appointed a special COMMITTEES to ex-
anime and report to the council the ex-
peuse of draining the water from Chicago
| street.
On motion of Aid. Austin. twas ordered
that NJ @. Bissell, r. House and A. Leach
be and they are hereby appointed Conn
missioners to estimate the expense, estab-
lish the grade, and contract for building
/ the sidewalk on the south side Of Van Bus
rem St from Chicago st. TO Eastern Avenue.
The City Attorney to whom had been
referred the application Of John Ferguson
for duplicate tax sale certificate for lot in
Block SO west Joliet, submitted a report in
favor of the same, and on molten of Aid
Cagwin report received and concurred in.
The City Attorney who was ordered to
commence suit against the bail of Benz.
Richardson, late Treasul er, reported that
the matter could be settled without sueiDg
! the bail, when on motion Of Aid. Higin-
botham it was referred to the Finance com
mittee with full power to act in the mat
ter.
AID. Higinbotham from the committee
on Streets and Bridges, to whom bad been
referred the bids for building tbs sidewalk
on the north eide of Cross st. from Bluff ST.
to Hickory st submitted report and re-
commended that the contract lie given to
j. Jas. O'Rislly, on motion report received
; and concurred IN.
On motion of Aid. Casey. it vas ordered
that the Mayor be spd lie il heel V
anthorizs1 to surrsnis TO the Graz
Light Co. their Individual bond, ard alsc
credit said Gas Light Co. on their Mortgag,
for the sum Of. Ten thousand dollars 81
per bonds aud coupons delivered to TOT
city.
On motion the bill of B. F. Russell fol
, the sum of S28,10 for recording deeds
were referred to City Attorney
On motion of Aid. lIigiDbotham, tbt
matter q! procuring doors fer the vault II
the Clerks Office was referred to the Fl
, nance committee with power to act in the
premises.
On molten the following named person.
! were appointed Judges of Election for thl
ensuing year 1861, and the Toll jwing place
designated for holding Elections in th
, several Wards, to-wit:
lst Ward Election 10 he held Of W erner'
Store--Charles f. Munger. Oliver T
Phillips and Charles Werner, judi yes.
ID Ward Election TO be held az Il
. Herschbach-M. w. B. iDon, JOIN Bel
erd James Dunn, JUDGES.
81 Ward Election to b.. hell az Eagint
House Frsncis Nicholson, Cha | IS Dem
III ibu anu d dtse5 IaltfTkOD, Ou1SF
4th Ward Election to be heIi at th,
, Court House-A. CagWin, S. o Simmonds
, and w j Heath, Judges.
= 5th Ward Election to he held at A. BE
Nerny's Hal-Samuel j. Brown. S Ii
Sanford and J sbn McNif, Judges.
Orb Ward Elec ion to be held at the Ok
q Meat Market 0t Henry Strickland, oppo
site National Ho;el-Eugene Daiiy Ed
ward Cleghorn and J. Ii. Reese, Judges.
o Bills reported back dy committee on claim
, and on motion dIiotced:
d Mrs T. a. Bartleson, witness fees
Verify suit. s 80
= Mr.. NJ II. Dsmmond. witness fees
n Very suit, AZ
: w " S'evens. rer isirg ordinances, 81 5
:. l. rGn cleaning crosswalks, :
J bn " eiss "
4 Essn, Is
MN e. cosl Engine house aud
ci's nan. 1875
N!.7, loo
D Ga. Light c.. lightning Engine
House & CITY Hall Dec '63 3
Csc L'ghi Co, lightin sane Jan. 'G4. 81
e seme 80 st lamps q" 29C
: Ill Y 'u"G. boarding prisoners, IL
c Farley. Printing Az
> same Iubl shing Corp. notices, CO..
It Fish d Aiam timber, 43.4
d o. molten council adjourned.
II w III FARLEY q to CLARK