The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-04-20
Council Proceedings.
REGULAR MEETING.

W.
Present, Mayor Clancy, Aldermen Howland, yet-
te Stebbins T. o. Miller, Brunker Fennell Carroll
Colwell, Ravens, Peter Miller, Moore aud Cakins.
Minutes Of the last regular meeting we're read
and approved. -r
Petition of Frank J. Crawford and other residents
of the fifth and sixth wards asking Council to
der the construction of crossing the North side
Of Illinois Avenue across Clay street. was on mo-
ton of Mleri received, and Supervisor was direc-
ted to construct scrossing IS prayed for by peti
| TONERS. h, .q,. =, r.. -t . ~
Petition of d. f. Hit and Others, praying for an
| appropriation towards the grading of the street
UP the blyT on Spring street, wasipresepted.
said purpose was negatived. ,,e4 ..a .
On motion of Ravens, petition was referred to
/ Com. on streets and alleys
| Petition of Henry Favor and others praying
COUNCIL to order TIE construction OF sidewalk on
theSouff SIDE Of Marquette street from La Sale
street, to Paul street. was on motion of Stebbns
! referred to street and Alley Committee. -
| Official Bond A. P. Reed, City auctioneer elect,
| for the ensuing muuicipa year was presented,
and apsessas 81 @si a EasSS sd Boone,
| for, billiard. Saloon licenses were on motion OF
l}runker, grantedr.,rs '-,y - f.Fa.r.- f. ..H
| : Brunker-from street and Alley Com. reported
that new side walk oughtte beimme ediateiy con-
| stfucted on the south Side ofthe Supreme Court
House lot, and recommended that said side walk
be constTol&aa.by thH city under athe Supervision
of superv scr vi Streets and bill for cost of same
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| for payment. s...N 20 r. 's .l...4s
| on motion Of fHowland-Report was accepted.
| Rowland from Com. on laws and ordinances.
submitted, the following ordinance which Oh mo-
| tion Of Caikins was adopted 'u 500 .t...
| '.G.' AN ORDINANCE RE8UL xrING SIDEWALKS. .-u.s
Bet orda,nedby the city council Of the e,ty Of Ot0,oa
| SEC. That all sidewalks within this city shall:
be graded twelve feet wide, except otherwise
| specially provided .lGaS 0E IfIaIA EATEg
SIC. 9. All planking, paving, or tagging, ex
cept otherwise specially provided, shall be six
feet wide in the middle Of the sidewalk, with a
space ofthree feet on the inside, and three feet
the outside thereof .A!l sidewalks shall decline
towards sthe front at the rate of inch fall to
every six feet in width of said sidewalk.
| SEC. 81 If any sidewalk shall be. .paredwith
brick or tagged, the bricks or flags shall be aid
on bedof good sand suitable for the purpose,
| not less than ten inches in depth. b,
j SIC. 1. II any sidewalk shall be planked, the
planks shall be pine not less than inches thick.
and not more .thau nsne inches wide, and shsi be
laid crosswise on stringers of pine or cedar, not
less than two by four inches, placed parallel with
the line of the street. and conn mpletey mbeddcd in
earth sand or gravel and all plank walks six feet
wide shall be laid on three stringers, and those
twelve feet wide shall be laid on FIVE stringers:
made to the City c.ass 4ss sons.ruetion, re-
construction or repairing of any sidewalks in said
city, the City Council shsn refer. such application
either to the Street and Alley Committee of said
council or tO special committee Of three to be
| thereof. Said committee shall view the premises
where saidsidewalk isproposed TO be constructed,
reconstructed or repaired, and n they determine
that such improvement is necessary and proper,
they shall report the same in writing to the City
! Council. If they do not approve of such spplica
ton, they shall report their reasons for such dis
approval and the City Council may in either case
if they fit, order the construction, reconstruc
ton, or repairing, as the case my be- Of such side
walk.
SEC. 5. The City council shall, if they order the
i construction. reconstruction or repairing of any
Sidewalk provide IN sand order, that the lot owners
! fronting and abutting upon such sidewalk, shall
have thirty days from and after given day to be
1 named in such order (such day not to be less than
4 ten days after the publication Of such order in
which to build such sidewalk in front oftheir re
spective lot. Such order may be given substan
italy in the following form: 4lNfD
at is hereby ordered by the city council O
the city Of Ottawa, that sidewalk be constructed
or reconstructed, or repaired, as the case may be
on the--side of---strest, in froet of-(here de
scribe the lots, lands or bocks)in accordance with
and in accordance with the ordinance of said cit,
respecting sidewalks" 80
And it is hereby further ordered that the own
ners of the lots fronting upon said sidewalk be re
quired to construct, reconstruct or repair as til,
case may be) the sidewalk fronting upon their re
spective lots or parts Of lots, in accordance Will
this order, within thirty days from and after tn,
day of---A. D.--,and that on failure OF
!
construct or repair the same, within thirty days
tire City Council will cause the same TO be con
structed, reconstruction or repaired (as the cas-,
may be- and will levy special assessment tn,
real estate deemed benefited thereby, to defra,
expenses of said Improvement, and the cost Of tnt
proceedings therein.
SEC. 6. Whenever the City Council shall orde,
any sidewalk or part Of sidewalk to be graded
planked paved or Tagged, the City Surveyor shal
establish the grade therefor within ten days there
after (unless said grade shall hove been previousl,
established BY the City CounciD and report the
same to the City Council. The City Counci
shall, if they adopt the grade so established b,
the City Surveyor, cause the same to be recorded
SIC. =. City Clerk shall, after the grade shall
have been SO established rs aforesaid. publish
said reconstructed order Of the City Council re
curing said sidewalk to be constructed or repaired
us the case may be in the corporation newspaper
OF this city together with notice requiring th
owners of lots ON said line of sidewalk to compl
with said order and that in default thereof th
. . work will be completed by the City Council. an,
assessed according to law.
SIC. 8. fiat the expiration of said thirty day
mentioned in said order Of the City Council, an,
part of said sidewalk shall not have been con
} structed, reconstructed or repaired az the cYs
, may be, it shall be the duty Of tho committee OF
streets and alleys to make an accurate estimate il
writing OF the expense Of constructing such side
walk including the cost OF making the assessmen
and report the same to the City Council. Tn
City Council shall,j if they .appfovoihe tcstimat
so made by the committee on streets and alleys
order the sum so estimated to beassessed upon tn
, real estate in the division Of the city benefte
thereby to defray the expenses Of such improve
ment.
SEC Q. After assessmcnt;has been made an
confirmed by said City Council, said City Counci
shall cause such sidewalk to be constructed, re-
constructed or repaired (ss the case may boz an
pay the same from the proceeds Of such asses,
inent when collected. i''a ' p "
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