Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-06-07
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
ROoX OF TUE COMMON Council, !
Joliet, June. l. 1864. I



Council met
Present hls Honor the Mayor and AID.
Dao!is'le, Higinba:ham, Scheidt, Herself
bach. U!rich Eurter. Cacwiu, Austin,
/ CIabby. Csswell sod Tighe.
On motion Of Ali Do little, the regular
order Of business was suspen ied
The City Attorney. to whom had been
referred the matter Of se;tliny with the
PaIce Magistrates, submitted tie reports
OF p lice Magistrates Carbery AID Will
Jams and stated that they wee correct
On motion reports received and order ed
placed on fla.
The City Attorney no was ordered to
commence suit against NJ W Bannon for
stone taken out Of North Street submitted
a report-thst Mr. Bannon had c aim
against the city foT stone furnished for
crossings in the q ward. He also recon-.
mendsd that C mmittee be appointed to
settle with said Bannon.
On motion OF Lid. CssUell, report &C.
cepted:
Minutes of preceding meeting read and
approved.
PETITIONS.
Petition Of james Curtis and Others
praying the cOuacit to build q culyert
across Shields Street. was presented and,
on motion OF AID Seheidt, laid On the ia
BILE.
The petition Of Eugene Daily in relation
to the taxes on lot IN blocs lowest Joliet
received, and on motion OF Aid CasTelI,
referred to the committee on claims.
The committee TO whom had been refer.
| red the claim Of j. C Van Auken for SER
vices as Marshal in 1853 & SO. submitted
a report against allowm rsid claim. %
motion Of Aid. HiginJothsm. report re-
! ceiged and adopted.
| Petition of w. A. Strong and others to
! grade Centre Street from Cross Street 10
! tie Rock leland railroad and that all need.
! ,ul culverts aud cross walks be built WIS
presented. and on motion of Aid CaswelI,
PRAYER Of petition was granted.
On motion of Aid Casweli, the vote
| adopting the report of the committee on
J. G. Van Auken's claim was reconsider
| ed
% motion Of AID. Cdgwin, it was order
/ ed that committee of three be appointed 20
| investigate and settle claim Of j. G Van
! Auken for bis services as Marshsl-the
Mayer appointed Aid. Csgwin, Hunter and
! Higinbotham as SAID COMMITTEES.
! On motion of Aid. DOoIittle, the matter
! Of NJ. W. Baunon 10 relation to stone ta-
ken out of North street was referred to
committee 90 streets aud bridges
| The committee on furnishing the school
house in district No. 2 submitted a report
which, on motion ofAld CaswelI. was re-
ceived and the City Clerk authorized to
| draw an order 10 faUor Of Chase & S N the
contractors for furnishing said school house
for the sum of S766,s3, being one half of
| their bill against the city.
o. motion of Aid. Hunter, il was order.
ed that the CITY Clerk draw an order 10
! favor Of II G. Hersch5ach for SOS, co on
the bridge fund for building the addition
! to the school house in district No. L, and
/ charge the same to the school house fund
district No l.
Remonstrsnce of NJ. Sesser and others
against grading Centre Street from Cross
Street to the Chicago and Rock Island
railroad was presented and, on motion of
| Aid. Tighe, laid on the table.
Aid Csswell offered an ordinance to
grade Centre Street from Cross Street to
| the Chicago Rock Island railroad, which
passed. (See ordinance.)
The committee on claims to whom bad
been referred the claim of Ofreu Stevens
for lot taken on opening Railroad Street.
! submitted report against allowing said