The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-08-08
Council Proceedings.
ADJOURNED CHARTER MEETING.

Tuesday, July rs, 1865.
Present-Mayor Brewer, and Aldermen Rowland
Bell, Brunker, Murray, Carroll, Leonard, COlwell
Burke, Miller and Moore
Minutes of the last three meetings were read
and approved
The assessment roll, with list of corrections
made by special committee appointed to revise
said assessment roll, submitted by Alderman
Burke; also sundry applications and objections
not acted on by committee, returned for disposal
by council
On motion Of Rowland. the applications and OBJ.
jections were recommitted for action by committee
and report to council at a subsequent session.
Council. on motion Of Moore, proceeded to the
transaction of regular business.
Application Of Ralph Adams, asking to be ap-
pointed city sealer of weights and measures, was
presented
Cowel moved that application be received and
Ralph Adams be appointed sealer Of weights and
measures.
Howland's motion to postpone action until next
meeting of council was carried.
Application of Peter Eagan for license to keep
billiard hail. with four tables at his place of busl.
ness, No. 90 and 81 La Sale street. was, on motion
of Rowland, received and prayer of applicant
granted.
Report of Supervisor of Streets of the amounts
of money collected and expended in the Cd, 9Th,
4th and 9TH wards, was, on motion of Moore,
accepted.
City Surveyors report Of estimate of cost of
sewer ordered north side of Illinois Avenue
from Tyler street TO the ravine was, on motion Of
port to council at its next session.
Action on report OF city surveyor of grades of
streets established in Cd ward, as per order of
council, was, on motion of Rowland. postponed.
City attorney. by request, reported to council
that in the mandamus case, wherein John Dean
Cation ct al were plaintiffs and the city of Ottawa
defendant, the Court had granted the prayer of
petitioners. Whereupon, on application of city
attorney an appeal was granted, on condition that
the city council would take the necessary steps to
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10 be properly tended and kept in repair without
thereby III any respect compromising the interests
of the city, until alter the determination of the
suit by the Supreme Court. He furthermore sta
ted that city council were bound to comply with
the order Of Court, with the least possible delay
On motion of Colwell, report was referred to
committee on streets and alleys, with applications
OF all persons proposing tend the bridges, with
instructions to report to council at next meeting
as to condition of bridges and the propriety Of
employing bridge tenders
Carroll, from special committee appointed to
measure streets and alleys in the city of Ottawa
that have been dug over for coal within the last
five years, reported that Mich'l Maher, Pat'k Don
oghue. VIM. Norris and Ulick Beurke had dug coal
on Nebraska and Guyon streets; also the number
of feet Of coal taken out by each one as measured
by city surveyor
On motion OF Moore, report was received and
city attorney directed to collect from parties liable
as per report, the sum due from each, at the rate
OF two cents per foot.
BURKE from finance committee, reported bill OF
Joel +. Fierce correct, and asked further time for
report on other matters referred.
On motion of Rowland, report was received and
clerk directed to issue an order, payable to Joel
+. Pierce, for si072, amount of bill as rendered
Further time was granted to committee on
streets ana alleys and committee on public health
LOT report on matters previously referred.
Moore, from committee gas and gas-lights
recommended the removal of gas post and lamp
from the corner OF jackson and Clinton Streets the
same not being needed in that locality.
Motion of Rowland. to refer to gas and gas-hght
committee, win power TO act, was carried.
carroll called the attention of council to the ne
CeSSlty oil from La Sale In he