The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-06-23
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stead the following:
WnrREAs it is evident tina. the pres nt revenue
of the city is barely sufficient to Gov ord mary
and contingent expenses, and that, therefore, the
erection of the proposed engine house or houses
must necessarily be provided for BY additional
taxation;
Aud whereas conscious Of the fac: that
tine tax payers Of this city 20 grievous-
~ borne down with taxation at pre- sent;
And whereas our present engine hduses are IN
as good condition as they were six Wears ago, or
rs they have been a. any time since the engines
were first purchased 10y the CITY. lor NAV be made
80 at a small expense , which facts beng conciu-
size proof that the construction OF new and eS-
pensive engine houses is not necessity, but sim
ply an extravagant idea, which can not be enter
tanned by US unless we Disregard our oath Ol
office therefore
LpesolreI That this council viii not further en-
terrain this proposition ia relation TO erecting new
engine houses nor any ether proposition whose
letter and spirit Is aat strictly in the inc Of Our
duty.
Amendment was lost
Ayes Lynch Ihorne, E,chelberger and Hut
/ toni.
| Noes-Sheehan, Rowland, Brunher, Pierce Fen
, nell. Burke aud Moore-7
Order reported was then adopted.
Ayes -Sheehan. Rowland, Brunker, Pierce, Fen
! nell, Burke aud Moore.
Noes-Lynch, Thorne, Echelberger and Hut
| TOM
| Pierce, from com. on gas and gas lamps report
| ed that thew had conferred with the directors of
Illinois river bridge Co. relation to the matter
/ of lighting the bridge with gas, and that said
| bridge company willing to pay for the gas
provided The city would pay the expense Of LAYING
| the necessary gas pipes and lamps, which expense
would be about s 900 also that com. had caused
the gas to be shut off from all city lamps. in
| pl,arce With order Of council passed at the last
meeting.
On motion Of Moore, report was accepted
! On motion OF Bunker, the rules OF procedure
DID, o. r
sundry pe,i,.sss presented since the meeting of
! council.
/ Petition Of o. C. GRAY. asking council TO vacate
! that part al Grafton street cIns north OF the
north line Of Chapel street. IN such manner ::
might be done n accordance with law and OrdI-
nance: or, If unwilling to vacate SAID part Of SAID
street, then 10 grant him the privilege 10 the
- feet of the same lying east of and contiguous 10
, bis premises. presented.
/ Motion OF Brinkcr. TO grant permission to O.
p {. Gray 70 enclose and use the west - feet of
Grafton street. norm OF Chapel street until the
same be required for public use, was carried.
I AveS-iiJwliud, Ihcrne. Brunkcr. Pierce, Fel .
nell Eichc!ocrger. Hutton and Noore-s
Noes-Sheehau, Lynch. Burke.
Petition OF u L. Holii>ter and others, PRAYING
council that licenses De granted f.r the sal. by
retail OF any KIND of ardent spirits ia or around
the County Cour' House Square after this dale
and that al iiceu-e> how granted for such sale in
! said locality b revoked # practicable. yaS on
motion Of Lynch lad % the table " the follow
ing vote:
AYES Sheehan. Thorue, Bruuker lynch
Pierce. Fenneil, Eichelberger and Burke 5
Noes-iiowland, Hutton and Noore-3
! Petition Of lire companies. Mag Ira No. l. and
I Uudlne No. 2. asking appropriation of 800
! from city treasury tor the benefit III the ,onrna-
inent to be held IA the city July i, Is6s, was pre-
scented.
! On motion Of Lynch, prayer of petitioners wa.
/ granted. and clerk directed 10 Issue order for
! 800 payable to chief engineer.
communication from the Board LOT Education
was received, notifying council iha, at meeting
held April ID, 1856, the following Older had been
adoptep
I "Or}eyed. That tho sum of six mills on the dol
lar be hereby hIed a the rate per cent OF taxa
ton tor the current year for school purposes"
! On motion Of TLoTne.
Orisr4d, That the rate Of taxaiibu for school
purposes for the ensuing mum cipa wear be fixed
at SIX mills on each dollars valuation OF all the
real and personal p psrty within "a limits OF the
CITY OF Ottawa liable - taxation.
: Report Of special com. appointed % - port a
plan f,T Sidewalk, from ~JftI end OF Illinois fI.er
bridgr 80 the summit Of the bluff / South Gtt4-
wa. was or motion OF FrIaell. acr-I tied
Bills OF Ottawa Gas 20. and OSmaB d iLapemau
were referred 10 finance committee