The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-01

SPECIAL NIETiSG,
Py cEDEE OF TIE MAYOR.
Thursday, Aug. sd. 1866.

Thursday, Aug. e3d. 1866.
"resent-Navor Dsluuo, Aldermen Sheehan,
Rowland 1horre. bruuSer.' Pierce, Fenuell, El-
ciaciOerg-r. Mitchell, Hutton AID Moore
Th" MAYOR stated lhe object Of the meeting to
be 20 receive report & ON The Committee rub
lie licaiia mud Health OLcer IN regard 10 the san
sEry "HiIlOn oi tie city, and 10 take such action
- f-'Pttnce To tie same a. in the present eiuer-
gcyes, council m -ht think necessary.
Inc iuiiowing report WAS presented
To IT, ttty cUnDctlgf tie Ca y Of ut IA:
Inc Lnder- gned, the Committee on Public
Health aad the Health Officer would res pecttuliv
report to the CIV council thai the Committee and
Health oiiIcer have made Il thorough aud careful
examination OF the santar, condition of the city,
and thai they have caused lime TO be placed in all
Of thc priyy vaults In the city, and have caused
AL the alleys aud stables to be cleaused far
possible.
The Committee further report that there arc in
the city a large number of hog pens which IN the
opinion OF the Committee n such "a condition
To he of an unhealthy character and that they
will be likely to engender contagon and disease.
The committee further report that they see no
other way OF remedyIng this state of things.
cept to have the hogs all turned loose for short
time, aud then have the hog pens ciean1ed and
kept 20 as long as there is any danger irocl
Cholera.
The Committee and Health Officer would .aer.-
fore, recommend shat the following order tie
adopted:
b ordered By The City C,,psct1 If He city of odr,c1:
mat each owner of hogs In said city be required
to turn his hogs out OF the peus aud let them run
at large until this order shall be repealed.
Ind Il Ju' tier ordered, That if any person
owning or keeping hogs in this city shall fail 10
immedla!e!y comply with this order, that then 1t
Shall be the duty Of the marshal assistant
marshal TO 90 upon the premises OF such persons
80 refusing to corpiy with this ordinance aud
turn The hogs out OF the pens. and to cause the
hog pens 10 be cleansed and purified.
And H - (u~ther ordsrtd, That TO person shall
be liable to be prosecuted for allowing hogs TO run
at large during the time this order shall be In
force.
HoH he It .furtler ora-re9, That the city marshal
assistant marshal and health officer be required
/ to examine the condition Of all the slaughter
houses in the CITY, and If the are fo4nd To be
go kept and conducted 10 be OF an offensive or
unhealthy character, i, shall be the duty OF SAID
officers 10 make complaint against The owners,
keepers npiers of such slaughter houses
before OF the police magistrates OF the city,
under the ordinance rc'Gt,ug 10 nuIsances
L. c D.L.So, Mayor,
I J. =. MrTcExLL, Committee.
Ii. =. MHsas,
G. VI. REYNoLDs, Health Officer.
! Motion OF Fenneil, TO accept report and adopt
| order recommended, was amended by Moore,
that order should apply 10 all wards the city,
| with the exception Of seventh ward, WEE carried
On motion OF HowIagd,
| O,.!ey,d. That Wm. Thomas, cnusi suprrin-
| sendeni, be requested to open aud pu: in good
! condition AL ditches and lrains which il Is the
business Of Canal Co. to keep open and IN goo6
| repair.
Oa motion of Fenuell, adjourned.
! =. N. WATERMAN, City Clerk.