The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-07-07
SounciI proceedings.
REGULAR MEETING.
TUESDAY,, July 8, 1866.

q TUESDAY, July 8, 1866.
Present-Mayor pelauo, Aldermen Sheeha9,
Rowland, Lynch Thorne, Erunker, Echelberget,
Mitchell, Burke. Hutton and Moore.
Minutes OF the last meeting were read and at-
proved.
Petition of Z Dyer asking council to remit
the tine imposed rpon him June 9TH for viola
ton of one of the PROVISIONS OF heath ordnance
was presented.
Rowland moved to receive and grant prayer pf
petitioner.
Ga motion of Sheehau, action on petition wis
postponed until next meeting of council.
Petition of z. q. Hcnshaw aud others askiu.
that Fillmore street. from Illinois Avenue to IN.
Illinois river, he ordered opened aud commuui-
caiisn OF VIM. Hlcking IN reference TO the same,
were presented, and on motion of Thorne, refer
red to com. on laws aud ordinances and city
attorney, for report 10 next meeting of council.
Applications of G. II. Baumer and Peter Eran
to keep billiard saloons, and Frank Flick and G.
Habere to keep bowling alleys at their RESPECTIVE
places OF business. were presented, and licenses
granted as prayed for.
VIM. Stewart, in behalf Of the committee of
arrangements ioi helding a tournament IN the
city on the 4th of July, presented "A petition tor
an additional appropriation OF hundred
dollars.
Motion of Lynch, TO grant prayer of petitioner,
was carried by The following vote:
Ayes Aid Sheefian, How land, Lynch Brunker
Mitchell, BURKE.
Noes -ThoIne, Elcheberger, Hutton 3.
Supervisors report for the month OF June was
on notlon oil Mitchell, accepted
Street and alley CON- To whom referred the
matter Of vacatIng that part of Ottawa Avenue
living north OF said Avenue IS now extended aud
south OF block - and south of the east D feet
OF block 70, III Ottawa city, reported that neither
OF said portions OF SaId Avenue was requIr sd for
pubic use, and therefore recommended that an
ordinance be passed By city council vacatiug the
same, aud that said portions OF said Avenue when
vacated Dc sold.
| On motion Of Moore report was accepted and.
together with plat OF surveyor accompanying the
same, referred to com. laws and ordinances.
WIN INSTRUCTIONS to prepare an ordinance for
cation, as recommended bv com
fiu1uce com. WAS granted further time for
/ report On bills referred at last meeting.
Burke, from sewerage com, reported PI8e street
sewer IN bad condition. aud recommended that
/ supervisor be- directed u repair she same uaier
tAe supervision OF the sewerage com
/ On motion Of Mitchell, report 49, received and
adopted
. Lynch introduced and moved tie ad ,p,i5u of
I the following
/ WHgGEAs It is provided bv an act o. ,hc i"gis-
/ lature, approved Feb. 10th, .siE. Thai lz e,m-
/ mon council Of any CITY in ihi, state .. . uet
! have power - v1ca'e or or Ter closed am street.
. or alley. or aHy PARTON Of the same. uai ,uei
/ vacation shall Oe ordered upo. tine vote ~ go
/ least three-'uurihs II all the .,'a.-i.-. >-.ii
city authorized by af {. y. el.e',I, -...h -. d.,
. "e taken by Jur ave, j me- I1 entered L. l-t
/ records OF the couIEjn council -
And whereas II u recorded 900 tie nialts 81
; the last meeting Of this council That an order
: authorizing . c Gray to enclose f.. port Of
/ Grafton street - declared carried. aiisIDu such
. order received three votes less, tu4a tie three
/ fpus tbs of ali the aldermen, as req hired y the
/ above at OF tie legislature,
And whereas u IS evident that dec'a E- the
order rgterre! 70 clr.ei by less than three anTtfs
OF the votes ~ sil the aldermen authorized ;y law
10 be elected vas pa.paJI- violation of le law
crlsT-f, Therefore, that the order Of u last
/ meeting OF coHnCli Authorizing o. c. Grai 70 cu
close hieen feet Of Grafton street, ~ her ehy de-
/ cared null ard vO.A
Motion Of Moore. % order the preamt lie and
( orGer offered Jy ~ hCn t. lie on the table va,
carried.
( Ayes-Thorre Bunker. E'eL-.ber-er Hutton
. and Moore
No~,->aesaaa, ll,a.aa5, Iya-a, MIS- ell and
BuEa---.
/ There being ,.c ss.e. Gayor D,,,a7 .-i AZ :
/ CA melton Of ~ tiu-.
/ lfts1.i That ;is r., Of tax-,.g-, Tor The
T present municipal year ue >-E ~ .v- ais. fer
city purposes on each dollars RADIATION s.i 20,
real ard personal pr p,trg within tly ..- u lac
. cItv Of Ottawa Hst.e II taxation.
/ On motion 81 lAOTRs,
I Cci>y.9 hat Tue sheet and a'sr Coz l. be d.
rected 10 cause SloFie rro-srug~Fa - l ] across
/ D.'->.cH, Orleans and Iu5A streets au i q.-a <
crD-Ia across al s;-r street ou tl. o. -ll >l.fs
/ OF A!a sise-' aal4 PLANK crossing scI s~s Con.
+ gf.>s >'Geet go Ire cas-; side o! lcrs sire r.
I AYE, AID. ~hftaaa, ILoiue. Ias .luE. Lyucb
BrunScr, EIchsiDergeT, Michel luiiga ano
Moore
ca notion Of ~heeha1. stone cross HC- were
ordered TO Dc stsucIcd across Post v' north
j. % Washington street. across Pa J.! street
+ north SIDE 81 Lafayette street. and ac uss Pest
street. soUih SIDE OF Suyeri.- street.
Ayes-A.t ShgeiaH, Nsw'.ed. Lynch Tlgrue
Bruuker, Heidelberg, Mitchell, Hutton .4l
M0orc-y
Noes ke-l.
Gl motion of EIcl-' e-crr.
orisr-J. That a s'ou. ,r.>~in. be laid or a.,
north side OF Madison street. across Fulton ziGas.
Ga me'.ru of Huorr,
t'-5.r4l, That plank cros-.rg be constructs
across Van Barren street ca lie west - r. % S'a'
street, a.-1 3. crossing 90: stone prov Jed tae1-
be ~ sufficient quantity left after cou-trlc',n.
crossings heretofore ordered scrlss STATE street
ou he north SIDE of Houston street.
On motion -: fcLellerG-r. supervisor KS di
rectei 10 TeVaiNcrU~. west side OF " l.uu
street, across Jefferson street.
On motion o; Ihorur. clerk was directed 10 issG
an order. PAYABLE to VIM. Thomas. to tas order Cd
Ottawa Ii tdfaulc Co. for the sum Of E2j.US IN
! amount appropriated by c!iE council loNards ia
Construction OF bridge across hs draul l. basin, c
I La Sale street
Ayes -fIowiAnd. Lynch. Thorne. HFuuke-, Ii
cheioerger, Burke and Hutton.
/ Noes sIeehan aua MoOre-2