The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-05-30

Miller from sewerage committee. asked further
time tor report on Pine street sewer which ,vos
on melton of Moore, allowed ""'" "a''
Sewerage committee, by Miller, (chairman.) re.
ported that the gutter on east side of La SaIle
street, from the centre of the block fronting on
| SAID street, between Main and Mill streets had
| not the descent necessary, and recommended that
supervisor OF streets be instructed to notify own.
es OF property in that part Of said block to lower
| the grade OF gutter so that better drainage Of
that portion OF La Sale street may be secured
on motion OF Caikins, received and supervisor Of
streets was directed to notify parties concerned,
III accordance with recommendation Of committee
Strobel, from committee on license who bv
order OF council. were requested to report on the
| SUBJECT OF the sale of liquors by druggists. and
a1.r sa. 81 .oy under the ordinance regulating the
zee, after an Investigation Of the matter could not
uetermine certainly that any druggist had sold
liquors, except for medicinal or mechanical purpo.
ses; Although, from general rumor, committee
! hau reason Tor suspicion that liquors were sold
as beverage by some druggists in our citv: and
II SO, the parties should be required to pay tho
amount OF license fixed by ordinance.
On motion of Calkins, report was received
Thomas, from special CON- to whom was refar-ed
the petition OF Geo w. Ravens and others. in rels
ton to the fine collected from George Bertscb re.
ported that, after an examination Of the record of
police magistrate and the testimony in the CASE
committee were Of opinion that the fine was yery
properly imposed and ought not to be refunded.
and on his motion petition was ordered TO lie on
the table. "
Report Of com. on sewerage. submitted NJ la.,
session of council, action on which was postponed
until this session, was called up
On motion of Thomas, report on the extension
OF Paul street sewer was ordered to lie on the
table. "'
Ayes-Bell Thomas, Murray, Leonard, Colwell.
Burke and Cakins-7
Noes.Howland StrobeI, Bunker. Carroll, Nil.
Ter and Moore-6
Motion Of Calkins to Law on the table renort of
sewerage recommpnduu
sewer from east side of Fulton street along and
under Washington street, to connect with Paul
street sewer was negatived.
Calkins-6.
Noes-Hewland, Strobel Brunker, Carroll, Leon.
ard Miller and Moore-7.
Motion OF Rowland, to recommit to com on sew.
| erage and city surveyor. with request that com
report to council at ext session as to tho
W OF draining Columbus street between Superior
and Lafayette streets, by drain or sewer connect
ing with sewer on Superior strect,-or the prepre.
~ OF constructing sewer along and under La.
tayette street instead of along and under Wash.
'ington street, as recommended in report was car.
ried.
Aid Bell moved that report of CON- on sewerage.
recommending the construction of drain on Gny.
on street. from the north side of Superior street 10
the tn south side of Washington street. be ordered to
lie on the table
Motion was lost by the following vote:
Ayos-Be!l Thomas, Murray, Calkins-4.
Noes-Howland. Strobel Brunker, Carroll, Leon.
| ard. Colwell, Moore-7.
On motion Of Moore. the report of committee in
| relation to drain on Guyon street was approved.
| and the following order adopted
Be ii ordered By he City Cao,ca Of t. ciy of On,uo,
lhat dram be constructed from the north side
OF superior street to the south side of Washington
street IN SAID city, in accordance with the plans
and specifications made by the CITY surveyor IN fla
in the city clerks office for the construction IF said
drain. and which plans and specifications are here.
by adopted; and that the sum of four hundred
aoars be assessed upon the real estate in the di-
vision Of the city benefited thereby TO defray the
expenses of such Improvement
Rowland moved to rescind the resolution passed
by city council April 7th, 1868:
| "Ihat the city council will receive no bids or
propositions to attend said bridges or either ~
| them; and that said city council will not in any
manner Whatever assume the care or control Of
said bridges, either of them, unless it shall be
found found by judicial determination that the city Of
bridges and open them for the passage Of boats"
Caklns moved to adjourn. Ayes-6. Noes-7
Amendment offered by Moore, to refer to
special committee of three to be appointed BY the
char, for report to council at next meeting. was
| defeated.
Ayes-BelI, Colwell, Burke, Miller Moore and
Calkins-6.
Noes-Howland, Thomas, Strobel, Brunker, Muir.
| ray, Carroll, Leonardo.
Notion of Hewland to restind, was then adopted.
Ayes-Howland, Thomas, Strobel, Brunker, Muir.
| ray, Carroll. and Leonardo.
=, Noes ,bel Gol"ell, Burke, Miller, Calkns and
Moore-6.
Burke moved to adjourn Ayes. Noes-s.
Rowland moved that city council accent bridges
constructed by commissioners across main canal
on Columbus and Walnut streets
Motion OF Burke, to adjourn, was lost. Ayes-5.
Nocs-6 "
| Murray offered an amendment. that the chair
| appoint special committee of three to examine
the bridges and report to council at next meeting
whether or not the same have been properly and
substantially constructed and are in tit condition
to be accepted by the city, and whether the same
have been fully paid for
Amendment was carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Bell, Strobel, Murray, Leonard, Colwell,
Burk and Miller.
Noes-lowand, Thomas Brunker Carroll.
original motion amended was then adopted
Bill OF Osman Il HapeHan referred to finance
| committee.
| BILLS ORDERED PAID,
Edward Butler, Supervisor, Slis so
neter meyer, ass marshal, so 90
hoDcrt son surveying, 55' 90
W. r. Whitmore, do 90 90
Utawa Has 20, gas account, l57 Is
| II. u. No"ce, fre acct IL so
| Jackson 4 Lockwood, nails q "a
| ii. G. Williams, sidewalk acct 275
| Pat Ryan, masonry, 10 50
| Thomas Kelly, team labor, % ob
James Daily, do 1913
Juo. Cameron, do a 75
| John Smith, street labor o a
Wm' Ryan do 16 80
Wm. Butler, do n 5O
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