The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-06-27
Council Procsedipgs.
REGULAAR NERTIN0s- .

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TUESDAY, June 10, 1865.
Present-Msyor Brewer, Aldernen Rowland,
| Bell, Thomas, Str0hel, Bunker, Murray, Carroll
Leonard, Colwei, Miller. Burke Calkins and
| Moore.
On motion of Rowland, reading of the minutes
| OF the last meeting was dispensed with.
Petition of ID. F. Cameron and others, asking
city council to cause to be erected two lamp-pOsts
ready for the supply of gas, in front Of the new
hotel on Columbus street, was presented.
On motion of Carroll, received, and gas and gas.
light committee was directed to cause lamp posts
to be erected as prayed for by petitioners
Bunker, from street and alley committee, to
| whom was referred petition of II. l.. Clark and
Others asking council to order the construction of
| bridge across ravine on Ottawa Avenue, reported
that committee, after an investigation of the mat
| ter, would recommend that city surveyor be in.
1 structed to make q plan and estimate of cost Of
said bridge, and report same to council, soon as
money may be in the treasury to pay the expenses
| OF said plan and estimate
burke moved to receive report
| now.snas amendment, to receive and adopt re.
port, was carried, and motion O. amended adopted
| Ayes-liowland, Bell, Bunker. Leonard CoiweiI
Burke and Cakins-7.
Moe Aoes-Ihomas, strobel, Murray, Carroll and
f,v committee on streets and alleys reported in
Iav1r OF the construction of sewer on north aide
oi ilhhois Avenue, from TAYLOR street to the
raVihe said sewer to be of stone and the expense
thereot to be paid by special assessment on the
On motion of Calkins. report was accented
Cnlwell asked for further time for report on pro
posed Improvement OF Madison street. across tho
ravine, and moved that further time be granted
hheIdmeht oy burke, that street and alley com.
mittee be instructed to cause the necessar, i'm
proVement to be made without DELAY, was carried
aud motion as amended adopted
rurther Time was granted finance committee on
request 81 burke, (chairman) for report on bills
referred at last meeting and on his rnotion il wa,
Ea anti 81 l.
that portion OF special fund not yet invested in the
payment OF interest on bonds falling due and other
ely lhdeDtedness,-the same to be replaced by the
hrst money received from city tax
Miller, from sewerage committee submitted thu
following report, which was on motion of Thomas
received and approved, and the orders presented
we're adopted:
I" Tie Aavor and City Council Of tie ctty OF
The undersigned, the committee ON sewerage
respectfully report that they have reconsidered
their report at former meeting recommending
the construction of a sewer on Washington street
rom fuitoh street 10 the sewer Paul street,
ana on examination we believe that the objects
sought TO be accomplished by sewer on Wash.
lnglon street Will be better attained bv a sewer
through and under Columbus street from Superior
street to the sewer on Jefferson street
we therefore recommend the construction ot q
sewer through and under Columbus street from
superior street TO the sewer on jefferson street
10 be built on the same plan aud specification as
we reported Tor the construction Of q sewer on
Washington street.
The cost OF such sewer on Columbus street will
be hve thousand and one hundred dollars as 100
as Is shown by the estimate of the city surveyor.
whlch IS hereto annexed and made part of this
report.
We therefore present the following order and
recommend its adoption:
u a. oraerei ty 0e Cdy C'urcl Of TIE city ef Oaapa
mat sewer De laid aud constructed through
ana under Columbus street from Superior street,
IL the city OF Ottawa TO the sewer on Jeffe rson
sdS n esf9rdanee with the plans and specca
the sum of five thousand and one hundred dollars
be assessed upon the real estate deemed benefited
thereby, to defray the expense Of such improve.
ment.
The committee further report that after care.
full examination Of Pine street sewer the commit.
tee of opinion that Pine street sewer GU pht 10
be rebuilt, and accordingly recommend that said
last mentioned sewer be rebuilt in accordance
with the plan aud specification of the city survey
or, which are hereto attached and marked Y and
made part OF this report.
The expense Of rebuilding sewer on Pine street
will be two thousand one hundred and sixteen dol
lars and fifty cents, as shown by the estimate of
the city surveyor.
pense of rebuilding Pine street sewer be assessed
upon the property deemed benefited by SAID sew.
err and that the other half be paid out of the city
| treasury.
We present the following order in relation to
Pine street sewer and recommend its adoption
Be il ordered by The City Cuneil Of e city 81 Ota,ca
| That Pine street sewer be reaId and rebuilt in
accordance with the plans and specifications Of the
| city surveyor, and that the sum of one thousand
and fifty eight dollars and twenty five cents be as
sessed upon the property deemed benefited there
by, TO aid in detrayipg the expenses OF such i'm.
| provement.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
PETER MILLER,
A. H. SrRoBEL,