The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-05-13
Council Proceedings.
REGULAR MEETING.

TUESDAY, MAY 9th, 1865.
Present, Mayor Kicking, Aldermen Loonev
Brunker, Young. Del,no, Fennell, McGinn;s.
Eichelberger, Miller, Mitchell, Collin gs, and
Hutton.
Minutes Of the last meeting read and ap
proved.
| Committee on streets and ALLEYS 10 whom
was referred the matter of an appropriate on
from generel fund for the completion of a
bridge across ravine on Jefferson street. near
Poplar street. recommended an appropriation
of $75 for said purpose.
On motion Of Miller, report was received
and adopted.
Miller from sewage committee, reported
progress of work on Pine street and Madison
street culverts, and recommended, that cul.
vert on north side Of Jackson street, be-
tween Columbus and Paul streets, be rebuilt,
that the holes on jackson street, east side of
Paul street be ordered filed up, and thar
the outlet of Paul street sewer be repaired.
On motion of Mitchell, report was received
and in was ordered that the outlet of Paul st.
sewer be repaired under the detection of
sewe- age committee.
McGinnis from police committee reported
that an arrangement had been eutered into
with Jas. Graham, Esq, whereby for the
had been secured for the use of the Sdpervis.
or and Marshals in the transaction Of their
Official business.
On motion of Ceilings report was received
and adopted.
Cemmunication of A. F. Dow, Chief En-.
gineer of Fire Department. recommending
the purchase of $50 to 300 feet rubber hose
for the use OF fire companies and the provid-
ing Of place for Hook and Lad der carriag
was on motion ofDelano, referred to commit
tee on Fire Department and Chief Engineer
was added to said committee to act with them
in this special business.
Communication. ot E. s. Leland in refe r.
ence to the building of q foot bridge across
the Feeder at the point where the centre line
of Marquette street, extended westwardly,
would cross it, was on motion of Fennell re.
ferred 10 street and alley committee, to be
reported TN at next meeting.
On motion of Mitchell,
The City coundi! proceeded to make choice
by ballot for three commissioners to make
assessment ordered for east Main street i'm.
provcment.
On the first ballot NJ. II. Swift and J. V.
A. Hoes each received ten ballots, and VIM.
Reddick received eight ballots which being
majority OF all the aldermen authorized by
law to be electeo they were Ceclar. d duly
elected, as commissioners to assess the sum
of one thousand dollars on the real estate in
the division of the city by them deemed
benefited by the east Main street improve
ment in pursuance OF an order of the City
Council passed May I'd, A. D. 1865.
sOu-fhotion of Deiano,
The motion referring communication of
CHEZ Engineer & was reconsidered and said
communication V as referred to committee on
Fire Department with power to act.
On motion of Miller,
Ordered, that the Street and Alley COM
mittee direct the Marshal to give the requisite
notice to parties concerned for the compile
ton of sidewalk, ordered built on the north
side of Jefferson street, block No. 70 States
Addition.
Motion of Mitchell,
Torepeal the ordinance to license street
buyers of produce aud provisions, was on