The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-03-11
Council Proceedings.
Tuesday, March, !. 1865

! Tuesday, March, !. 1865.
! Regular Meeting. Present, MAYOR Rce.
AID. Dow, Mason, Murphy, Fennell, Walker,
McGinns Miller, Reynolds and Ceilings.
Minutes of last meeting read and approx
ed.
Petition of W. c. Richardson ard others
/ asking the city council to levy q local asses
ment on the real estate benefited By the
, Construction OF grade and steps up this bluff
: in Christie street in the TIN ward.
! On motion of Walker, Petition received
: and referred to stree: and alley committee.
! Dow from street and alley committee to
whom was referred the petition OF G.. Delano,
asking the privilege OF constructing stairs in
the alley adjoining the building about - De
erected BIZ MIN on lot Is in block % states
addition 10 Ottawa. reported recommending
that the prayer vi the petition be granted
provided that said stairs are not constructed
more Khan three fact wide.
On motion Of Walker report received and
adopted.
Walker from Law and Ordinance commit
tee 20 whom WIS referred the petition of M
+. HOLSTER rel orted thereon in writing
setting forth that It Is the opinion OF the com.
mi.tee, that III the ordinance OF the CITY pas
sed June IL, leJI, the whole subject men
toned in said petition is .aily covered.
On motion oi Mason, report received and
adopted.
o.. motion Of Miller, the matter of repair
ing Poplar street sewer Was referred 10 the
street and alley co nmittee.
On motion OF Murphy, the matter of re-
pairing bridge i'll Jones street WIS referred to
TIE street and alley committee with power 10
act.
o.. Notion Of Dow. the following named
al. :rI. r .b,
city election to De held on 2Oth day of March
1858, viz:
Ward l. John vete, II Ward and
Dennis Walsh.
Ward ,. Clark, Thomas W Osborn
and William Barger.
Ward 3. Hopley Drr~, James Graham aud
J & Nattngcr.
WARD 1. Timothy Slat,sry, Paul Irion and
Timothy Murphy.
Ward ). Henry Eichelberger, Daniel Eieh.
elbcrger and Patrick Woodlock.
Ward 6. John Waterman, j b Hamalle
and Patrick Hayes.
Ward 7. George Davis. Thomas Moore and
G " ChaltaLt.
On motion of Dow the following named
places were designated for holding said cleo
ton
Ward l. Fox River House,
- .. School House,
"a 3. Court House,
=" 4 Everett House,
8! ) Schaticr House,
I" 6 School House,
" Illinois River House.
On motion vi Dow,
Ordered. That the city Clerk he instructed
to give notice that special election will be
held in the I'd Ward Of the city on the 10th
day Of March l665 for tie purpose of elect
ing one director OF the Board of Education
of the City of Ottawa TO fill the vacancy
accustomed by the resignation Of Richard
Thurnc.
Reynolds moved to reconsider the vote
heretofore taken on the passage Of the bill
of George Ingersoll Lost.
The bills OF Gideon Mace and Peter Rus
sell referred to the finance committee
Bills Ordersd Paid William Hughs,
special police services $50 Fred Sehanlin,
special police services So; John J. Taylor,
Painting small pox sign S!.50; J. II. Clark,
painting small pox notices 81; work on
streets William Ryan. $3.50; Patrick Gilt:
ford $50; Patrick Ahern 81.
Adjourned to March l4th, 1865.
Q. LEAYENS, Git Clerk.