The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-08-08

Your committee, in discharge Of the duty thus
forced upon Them, may not give universal satsfac
tion in the result attained still they have endeav
ored TO render jnstlce in the premises
! With these views of the matter Your committee
| respectfully submit the original assessment roll
for 1868, together with the list marked accompa
nying it, and recommend the adoption and approx.
al thereof as the Assessment Roll of Taxable
Property in the city of Ottawa for the year 1863 u
| SAN. Z. WALKER,
| II. p. BRUNKER,
WV. THOMAS,
| p. 7. BURKE,
| WILLIAM Z. BELL,
Committee
Objections Of Geo. II. Rugg and E. II. Raymond
to the assessment OF their real estate and personal
property were presented, but no action was taken
on them by council, said objections not having been
MED within the time prescribed by ordinance.
| On motion of Miller, report Of committee APP
| pointed TO revise assessment roll was approved,
ana assessment roll for the year 1865, corrected
| by committee, was confirmed
| Ayes-Howland, Bell, Thomas Brunker, Colvell,
walker, Burke Miller and Meore-9. ,--
Noes Murray !0arroll. and Leonard--3.
On motion of Carroll, council proceeded to the
transaction Of regular business.
:, Application of Henry Rose for appointment to
tne ONCE OF sesler Of weights and measures was
on motion OF Walker, ordered 70 lie on the table,
brunker, from committee appointed to report
upon the condition of swing bridges across canal
on Columbus and Walnut streets, and applications
Tor appointment as bridge tenders, reported that
Columbus stred bridge conld be repaired without
great expense, but that Walnut street bridge was
IN very bad condition and would require an out.
lay OF considerable money to put it III good work.
ing order. He also recommended that council
cause the necessary repairs to be made without
delay and that the proposals of Edw'd Short and
VIM. Butler to attend the bridges day and night
for the compensation OF $40 per month each, be
| accepted.
Colwell. from same committee, submitted mi.
nority report, representa- ting both bridges in very
paa condition, requiring repairs merely for tenn
porary use that wosld COST hundreds Of dollars;
and IN view of the fact that the bridges could not
be made substantial and safe as they ought to be-
he recommended that if the city should be com
PEELED to take charge of and keep in repair said
bridges, city council, as matter of economy, pass
an order for the Construction OF high bridges in.
stead OF the swing bridges constructed by commits
siOners.
On motion of Carroll, the majority report of
committee was adopted, and Edw'd Short appoint
ed tender for Columbus street bridge and William
Butler appointed tender for Walnut street bridge;
compensation of each to be $40 per month for ser.
vices rendered night and day.
Ayes-Ah. Rowland, Thomas, Brunker, Carroll,
LEONARD, Walker, miller and Moore-S.
Noes-Bell, Colwel and Burke-3.
Motion Of Colwell, to instruct city attorney to
prepare an ordinance, to- DO submitted to the
voters OF the city, authorising the Mayor to Dor.
row, in the name Of thecity, the of S. 900, to
provide for the increased necessary expenses of
I''y' Pio' "! JuulCiul utteTHllHdliOn. tue
city be compelled to take charge of and keep in
repair the swing bridges on Columbus and Walnut
streets, was defeated.C ! 10 EFEiT, tg rL
The vote on the motion was as follows:
Ayes-COlwel Burke and Mier-S
Noes-Eowland, Bell, Thomas, Brunker, Carroll,
Leonard, Walker and Moore-S. ,.,-..'
On motion Of Walker, GIL --'.ge. III
ORDERED, That street and alley committee be in.
structed to report to an adjourned meeting of city
council an estimate of the cost of repairs needed
on Columbus and Walnut street bridges; and that
bridge tenders receive NO pay unt, after the SAID
bridges shall have been put in good working order.
:. Ayes-Bell, Colwell Walker, Burke, Miller and
Moore-6
Leonardo
On motion of Walker, adjourned to Friday, July
Slst, 1868.
X. n. WATERMAN, City Clerk.