The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-15
Council Proceedings.
REGrLAR MEETING,

Present-Aldermen Saeeta1 Howl4nd ThOrne
Brunker. FennelI. Elche!berser, Mitchell, Burke
Hutton and Moore.
Mayor Delano being absent. Alderman Thorne
was elected president Y~- .-as-
Minutes of the last meeting we're read and ap
proved
Petition of Edwards and others. asking
council 10 order Buchanan street. on west side 81
bIock No. T. IN Walkers Addition 20 Ottawa, 10
be opened. was, motion of Mitchell. receive 81,
aud cIty marshal directed to notify the parties
oGstruct'ng said street by fence or Otherwise 10
remove th- ob,tructiOus com planned OF.
Petition of Edward Eame> asking permission
Of council TO construct All tron stairway IN the
alley on the north SIDE OF the brick auIidIn- now
being erected the north half of the nvrt1
third V lot eight. block twelve. o. inai Town
OF Ottawa, was, on molten OF Hutton. received
and PRAYER OF petitioner granted.
Petition OF JOun Carey, prayng council to grant
him the privilege of digging Out the coal On
ChamplIn street, was presented.
Howland moved {" receive and refer petition to
street and alley com, WIKI pOser 10 act.
Motion OF Lynch, TO lay on the table, was lost.
Ayes -sseeu-n. Lynch. Eiche'oergeE, Burke
and Hutton
Noe,-iou,and, Tborue B.unker, Fenuell.
MI,oh-il aaI I,8-e-S
NIIcuei .rs-e3 20 ret. 10 street and alley com
for report To ues meetin. OF council. aud original
met;o'! sJueL4e1 was carried.
Supervisors re sort of operations and cO!iec-
tions for month Of August was, on motion Vi
Feuueil, accepted.
COMMUNICATION from Mayor Delano was then
read, in!orming council that the health measures
recommended hlu a former ElcetIuy Gt
council had been Carried out, aud recommending Z
further action Of council for the better enforce
ment OF ordinances reiailug to puohc health and
uuIsances.
ceiyed. aud vote Of thanks rendered Mayor De-
lano Tor his e,.cIent services ~ the Improvement
Of the sanitary condition oi the cItv.
FcnnetI, from street and ai,ey "sen-, 30 whom
was referred the matter g.; HiIalng All arprOprta-
toe oi 800 from the general !'t oi The city. Tor
constructing sIdews,k aud >tAiro up ihe bluff m
Christie street, reported that CON. cecmed the
work one of much Importance IL the luhabI'ants -
Of the 1lh ward. and that the city council ought
TO take such action in the matter would relieve
the residents Of SAID ward OF the incons euIence
they subjected to; bat being Uuabei =
agree upon a plan or amount ot appropriation 10
De Iaadr they asked to be discharged from further
consideration of the matter referred
On motIOn OF Mitchell, report ~Es accepted.
Lynch moved that the plan >uOuiited and re-
commended Y city sITVeyor, tor sidewalk aud
up the bluff on Christie street. toe adopted,
aud hat said walk aud stairs be ordered bplt
under the supervision Of street and s.iey cdm
aud the aldermen OF the sth ward.
Rowland moved an anreuiaIen' that the SUN
of $3jl So the estimated cos of chri-tIe street
sidewalk and stairs be Appropriated ;rsm general
fund
E,chelb,rger's amendment 20 aulendmeat of
Rowland, to appropriate the sum Ot $1,000, VA.
lost.
Avc.-E,chelberyer. Mitchell, Burke-3.
Noe. -Sheehau. Ho"land Ihorne, Brunker,
Lynch, Fenncll, Hutton aud NOure-s.
Anendii-lt of Rowland then carried, and
motion Of Lynch a, amended adopted
Howiaud, from com on laH> aud ordinances. to
whom wa. referred petition of st. Brady reported
in favor of reiundng - SAID II. Brady IN. amount
of fine imposed Tor allowing dog to run at large
without muzzie.
On motion of Mitchell, report was received.
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order payable to NJ. Brady, for the sum OF $3.50,
lost.
Ayes-Sheehan. Mitchell, Hutton-3
Noes -Dowlspd, Lynch, Thorne, Fenne!l, and
Ecbxiberyer-5.
Thorne, from com on finance reported in favor
OF pavment Of bill Of Ottawa GA, Co.
On motion OF Fenpell, report was accepted and
ERIK was du ected To issue an order. payable 10
Ottawa Gas Co.. for the sum of $255.10, amount
Of bill rendered.
Further time was granted CON- on fire depart
meut for report on the building OF engine houses
On motion OF Lynch,
Ordered. That supervisor of streets be directed
to slt "A ditch from canal basin TO the head OF JET
ferson street sewer, for the purpose OF clearing
said sewer.
Motion of Lynch, to rescnd the order passed al:
a meeting of city council held Aug. H,b, 1859,
establishing the grade of sidewalk in front OF the
east halt OF block 20, in States Addition to Otta-
va ut the same elevation that in front of the
Alschuier building, on the east half of block ~
in Original Town OF Ottawa, was carried by the
following vote: .
A,cs-Sheelran. Lynch, Mitchell Moore-4.
Noes-Howiand, Thorne, Hn,tou-s.
On motion Of Lynch. city attorney, city survey
OF and Alderman Thorne ~ere appointed u special
cum, with power to act, 10 consider proposition
from Col l.. +. Hit relation TO The survey Of u
parcel Of land appropriated and taken for wider-
iDg and extending Ottawa Avenue.
On motion of MITCHELL city marshal was direct
ed to notify Messrs. Hoes II Leland to lower the
sidewalk now being constructed IN front OF the
east nalf of block 50, states Addition to OTTAWA,
to established grade.
Howland moved that city clerk be directed to
issue order payable to ottawa Hydraulic GO :.
for the sum OF SO 900, the amount appropriated
bv city council towards building bridge across
Hydraulic Basin La Sale street.
Motion of Sheehan to postpone action until
next meeting of council, was lost.
Motion OF Howand was then carried by the
following vote:
Ayes-Howiand. Lynch, ThoIne, Ferneh. E-
chelberger and hutton-6.
NOeS-Sheehau, Nitchel-2.
BILLS c4nEREp PAID.