The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-12-18
SPECIAL MEETING.

OrrAwA, Monday Dec l3. 1862.
Present-Mayor Shuler Aldermen Bell, Thomas,
Freeman. Bunker, Clifford. Leonard, Colwell,
Burke and Moore.
The call for the meeting was read.
K. \. Waterman, City Cerk-You are hereby
directedt TO call special meeting of the city
Gil OF the city of Ottawa, to be held Monday Dec
IL, 1862 at o'clock p NJ for the purpose Of taking
such action In relation to the Fox river bridge
may by the city council, be deemed necessary and
proper Il. A. SHuLER, Mayor.
Alderman Thomas submitted the following pre-
amble and resolution which was, motion of
Alderman Moore, adopted:
WHkREAs, the city of Ottawa did, OF the 18th
day Of January A. D. 1859, accept proposal made
BY committee acting behalf the Fox River
Bridge Company, and by authority Of the stock
| holders of said Fox River Bridge Company, (as
appeared from copy OF the proceedings of the
stockholders of said company, held Jan. 49, 1869,
submitted with said proposal) for the transfer Of
the bridge of said company, situated on Main st.,
in the city ofOttawa where said street crosses the
Fox river, with its abutments. approaches and ap.
purtenances, to the city of Ottawa in consideration
OF an obligation ON the part OF the city council to
pay for said bridge, With its abutments, approaches
| and appurtenances, price to be determined by
the appraisement Of three competent persons, one
to be chosen by said company, one by said city
council and one by the two appraisers thus chosen
And whereas the said city Of Ottawa did, on or
about the 10th day of Feb. A. 1869, take posses
sion OF SAID bridge It's abutments, approaches and
appurtenances, after Apr aisement had been made,
as per agreement and terms Of payment arranged
by the committee representing the said bridge
company aud committee OF city council appointed
| to confer with said committee in relation to tine
same, and has from that time until this date sxer.
cIsed exclusive control over the same.
And whereas certain stockholders OF said bridge
company have felt themselves aggrieved by the
transfer of said bridge TO the city tor the reason
| that full and just compensation had not been
allowed.
Ind wbaraus car}aip oli1or stoctholdar, IF "a
bridge company filed their petition for mandamus
IN the Circuit Court of the county Of La Sale and
state of Illinois, praying the Judge OF said court to
command the Mayor AID Aldermen of the city of
Ottawa to take such action as might be required to
reyest the possession of said bridge iii the said
bridge company which said prayer was denied by
the sand court-and whereas motion for an ap-
pea from the decision of the SAID court to the Su.
preme Court OF the State OF Illinois, has been made
on behalf OF SAID stockholders
And whereas the members of the city council Of
the city OF Ottawa are OF the opinion, that at the
time the city assumed control ever the said bridge
as aforesaid. the said bridg &c was worth much less
than the sum OF 81 ,0LO lat which price 1t was APP
praised by commissioners OWN to latent defects
in the structure and that said bridge at time of
transfer, was not worth more than $1,000, had the
defects recently discovered not existed.
And whereas the said city of Ottawa does not de-
sire to hold possession OF. or exercise control
over, the property of any citizen for which just
and equitable compensa alton has not been made
therefore,
RESOLVED, That the Mayor of the city Of Ottawa
be authorised to deliver up the possession of the
Fox rive. bridge, with its abutments approaches
and appurenances, to the Fox River Bridge Com
pany. and agree to pay interest at the rate of 10
per cent per annum TO said bridge company, on
the sum OF 81 o0a from the date when the city took
possession of said bridge until the date of it's sur
render, provided the said bridge company will re-
lease the said city of Ottawa from all liability to
take the said bridge al the appraisement made by
rnn mis- ain and all demands that Sni1
company may be disposed to make BY reason of
said city having taken possession Of and exercised
control of the said bridge
On motion of Alderman Bell, the committee on
streets aud alleys was directed to cause the Fox
bridge to be repaired in such temporary man
ner will render 1t safe for public travel.
On motion Of Bell. adjourned. ttt
r. n. WATERMAN, City Clerk