The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-05
SPECIAL MEETING.

| OTTAWA, Aug. 10, 1868.
! Present-Msyor Brewer, Aldermen Rowland.
| Bell, Strobel, Murray. Carroll Leonard, Colwel
| Walker, Burke. Cskns, and Moore.
The following call for the meeting was read:
| r. n WATERMAN, City Clerk The undersigned,
aldermen of the city of Ottawa, desire you to call
special meeting of the city council, to be held at
| the city hall, Wednesday, August ~, 1868, at
O'Clock NJ, for the purpose of rsconsidering the
action of city council in relation to the improve
ment of the public landing. and receiving and act.
ing upon all other proposals that may De submitted
for the improvement thereof. ~
Ottawa, Aug l9, 1865. ". W: CALKNs.
Alderman Carroll moved to reconsider the order
passed by city council Aug. is, accepting proposal
of Goodsell Il Carson for the improvement OF the
public landing.
There being no objection offered, remembrance
from Mrs. NJ. K. Sizer against the action OF coun-
ell In reference to the public landing, 0r the rea-
son that her individual interests were thereby IN
terfered with, was presented.
Also, a communication from Alderman Colwell
was read representing that many citizens believed
that the city council had no authority to grant to
any person the exclusive control OF the public land.
ing; and that if they had the authority the inte-
rests of the city had not been well considered in
the granting to GOodsell i Carson the privileges
asked for, inasmuch as there had been ne notice
that the city wished to improve said public land.
ing, as there ought to have been, and no opportu.
NIFTY had been given other parties for proposals,
who were willing to take the contract ON terms
more advantageous to the city, and he therefore
requested that the following proposal be submitted
for consideration, before vote on the question OF
reconsideration was called:
To the Mayor and ALdermener the city Of Otta-
soa, in council assembled:
The undersigned propose to construct agood and
substantial stone dock, in accordance with plan
and specifications proposed to be contracted for
with Messrs. Goodsell d Carson. along the line Of
side.cut on the west side Of the public landing,
(the cost OF which is reported to be II 49, and to
construct in addition thereto = dock OF same kind
at the west end of Jackson street. $50 feet in width
for the consideration named in contract ordered to
be made with said GoOdsell l. Carson, viz: That
the exclusive right to the occupancy Of SAID public
landing and west end of Jackson street be granted
by city council to the undersigned for the term of
five years or the undersigned will fer the term of
five years, construct the dock west side Of pub
lie landing, and pay to the city of Ottawa the sum
of FIVE hundred dollars, for the privilege granted
to Goodsell Carson; or will construct said dock
for the occupancy of said public landing for the
term of four years. -r,.
The undersigned will obligate themselves to con-
struct said dock in accordance with plans and spe-
citicatons furnished, within specified time to be
fixed by city council, and Will give bonds for the
faithful performance of contract
CoLwRLL, CLARK + Co.
Ottaws Aug. 10. 1868. /
The vote on motion to reconsider was then call.
ed, and was as follows:
Ayes--Colwel and Calkins-2.
Noes-Howland Bell, Strobel, Murray, Carroll,
Leonard, Walker, Burke, and Moore-9.
On motion of Leonard adjourned.
r. N WATERMAN, City Clerk.