The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-04-07
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essary for the general safety Of the city.
Pierce from Committee on Gas and Gas Lights
reported that an arrangement had been made with
the Gas Co. for repairing the lamps, and lighting
the principal streets with gas during the session
OF the Supreme Court, at the same price paid last
year.
Lynch from Police Committee suggested the
propriety OF appointing one or more street de
tectIvcs, whose duty IL should be to see TO the
forceinent OF city ordinances. and asked OF coun
Gil II unwilling to make an appropriation tor that
purpose, 10 grant him authority to employ de
tgctIve AT his expense.
On motion OF Piercc-authorIty was granted TO
Chairman OF Police Laws take such steps tor
the enforcement OF City ordinances d, lac might
think prOper-provided the same be done ut MS
I persons. Is Expense.
Ou motion of Pierce, the north east room in
basement OF Court house declared the City
Jail and the County JaiIor was appointed Cry
JaIlor.
| Lynch from Special Committee. appointed to
I procure place tor holding meeting OF Council
and use OF city Oil :ers reported t..at they had
received for that purpose the otlics OF U. Leavens
/ Esq. for the annual rent .oi s55. gas and light
and fuel Included.
! On notion OF Rowland report was accepted.
! GA motion OF How land ordered that u Special
/ Committee be appointed TO confer with the OF
tawa II yGraulc 60. IN reference TO the building ..
! the b-idge across hydrauhc basin on La oilic
STREET, accordance with contract entered INTO BY
/ the City with said cJmpauy,-to report to next
/ The Chair al pointed Thorne, Lynch and How
| land sand committee.
| On motion of MItchell-Ordered that all per
sons over fifty years OF age be exempted from Ina
/ biIity tor street labor or payment Of poll tax.
/ On motion OF E,cheiberger,
/ Ordered. that the street LABOR 81 each ward be
done IN the respective wards where due. under the
supervision OF the supervisor and aldermen OF the
: sal wards
GA motion Of Alderman FenneH the Council
proceeded to make choice bt ballot Of three
mi,siOners Is provided ana required by ordi-
nance to widen aud extend street IN SAID city
known and designated "A, Ottawa Avenue, passed
by the City council on the tenth day of March A
ID. 20. "a tne nrst ballot Milton H. Swift
received ten ballots, John Armour Twelve ballots
! E. RayHi5ad eight ballots, Thomas osborn three
ballots, aud " ilIam Osman three ballots. Milton
II. Swift John Armour aud L. ia, moHd having
each rrseIyeG 'he votes OF majority OF al! the
, aldermen authorized by lax TO tc elected, they
I we're declared duly elected commissioners 10
ascertain and assess the damages due the owner
or owners OF tie land taken NJ and appropriated
FIR widening and extending sad Ottawa
Avenue provided in said ordinance passed by
the City Council the thirteenth dan O. March
1916 aforesaid, and also TO determine what
persons will Je benefited by SAID improvement
aud assess the damages aud expenses thereof on
The Zeal estate OF persons benefited IN proper
t!Uu nearly may be 10 he benefits resulting
20 each.
EiLs D-l<rsF P7.I-SamI Patterson. super
visor S+4.up. Election expenses. Patrick Sh.eh.an
TO- ahn Eag@n go. George MLnu go.
Adjourned 10 TUESDAY, April ~. 81.
T. y WATERMAN. City Clerk.