The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-11-04
Council n proceedings.
REGULAR MEETING.
TrEspNY, October Slst 1873

TrEsDAr, October 3ls, 1868
! Present-Mayor IlickIing. Aldermen Wade
| Prescott. Bunker. Feuliell, Young EIchclberrer
Miller, Ceilings, aud III ltton.
Minutes OF the last meeting were read and
| approved.
! Petition of F. Brnner PRAYING council TO re
| fund him the sum OF si3. 90, for the unexpired
term OF liquor license issued to him. was present
| ed, and, on motion of Brunker, received and
clerk directed 10 issue an order tor the amount
| asked for BY petitioner.
| Petition of Charles n Hardy asking the priri-
/ lege of vending lIguord al his present place Of
business on the east hall of the south east quar-
ter of lot No. :, in block No. II, in the orr sinal
town of Ottawa, under the license granted to him
to sell liquors at his former place of business on
Mil street, was, on motion OF Fennell, received
and PRAYER of petitioner granted.
Petition of Peter Egan asking "A license to keen
a billiard saloon at his place OF business north
west quarter of lot No. T. block No. II, original
town of Ottawa, presented
On motion of Fcnnel,
Ordered, That the city clerk be directed TO issue
a license TO Peter Egan upon his compliance with
the requirements Of the ordinance regulating
billiard saloons and bow hing aileys
Petition OF Fred. Oaiz, asking city council to
reip1l the amount of fine paid bv him on 25th
uii., was, on motion of Wade la,d on the table
Wade, from street and alley committee pte.
scented repor: of surveyor on Ottawa Avenue i'm
provement and, at his request. further time was
granted TO committee TO determine upon pan To
be adopted aud report
Miller from sewerage committee. presented the
surveyors report of plan and cost OF Improvement
OF Paul sfreet sewer, and recommended and on
his motion, II was ordered. that the mDruv eineRt
of SAID sewer be deferred until ne t spring
City surveyors report of .'plan and cost of i'm
proving Spring street from Courtney street south
to the top OF the bluff, was, on motion of Cpl
lings, received.
On motion of Ceilings,
Ordered, That Spring street from the top Of the
bluff, be improved in accordance with the plhn
reported by city surveyor, and that a special as
seSsinent be made tor subj purpose.
The city council proceeded to make choice bv |
ballot OF three commissioners to make such as |
seSsment.
On the first ballot, :. w. Cheever Jno. Armour |
and W Washington Bushnell received eight ballots |
each, which being majority of all the aldermen |
authorized BY law to be elected they were de-
ciared duly elected as coIhmi> soners 20 the
sum of ii hundred dollars the real estate in the
division of the city deem led benefited by the I'M
provemeut of Spring STREET, in pursuance of an
order of the city council, passed October 81 1863
Report of surveyor, OF survey for sidewalks on
TIE east side of State street, from Glover street
south to south line Of DaE Addition TO Ottawa,
and on the north side Of Courtney street from
Toll house to Spring street, was presented and on
motion of Ceilings received and clerk directed to
give the requisite notice for the baldng of said
sidewalks.
Wade, from street and allev committee, to
whom referred the petition of Ralph W.
buchanan and others, in teiation to pond on block
-, state Addition 10 Oq'awa, reported adversely
% any action OF council p the matter at the pres
mt time. and, on his motion, committee was re-
ieved from further consideration of the subject.
Wade, from street and hey committee, recon.
nended and on his motldn 1t was ordered, that
supervisor lie directed to call upon Edw'd Eames
or hfteen perch of stone lof same quality the
tone borrowed by him FRI pm the city. said amount
'eing the number of perch acknowledged to have
'een received by said Eui mes.
Miller, from sewerage q mmttee. reported that
othing had yet been dom IN the matter of drain.
ng Locust street and, on his motion, it whs
rdered that all the pop tax collected on delIn f
uent list of sixth ward fbr the year 1868 be alp
lied by supervisor. under the supervision of t
'reet and alley committee, for the drainage of
aid street.
Finance committee. to whom was referred the y
COMMUNICATION OF Mayor Licking, presented lat =
Isl meeting of council, returned the same. en-
orsing the recommendation therein contained
nd recommending rigid economy in the expendi-
Ire OF money for the remainder of the municipal
ear. Also reported THE bill of N. d. Beck cor !
,ct. and recommended payment of the amount, 3
54.25.
On motion of Wade, report was received and
iopted.