The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-06-05
fntorulation.
Council Proceedings.

Council Pyeessdings.
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ard. Clifford, CqlFell, esnsp, srks, Bosssruan
Minutes S Of the las. regular meeting. and special
meeting held Tuesday, Nay 18th, 1859. were read
1 @.tssou q Patrick Dwyre ana others, asking city
council to take suoh action e. might be deemed
necessary to sbate the nuisanoe complained of,
viz: barn, located On lot No. III. in block No. Co.
Alderman Colwell, received, and referred to COM
lnittee on Public Health, with power TO act.
Petition of D. c.. Cook, praying city council to
pass resolution allowing him 20 maintain fence
where said fence Is now being built BY petitioner.
and to remove the old fence built by the city when
the new fence shall hsve been completed, was pre-
sented. s,ss.f
prayer of petitioner granted.
Petition OF Thomaa, Moore, and others, request
ing city council TO order sidewalk TO be built ON
the following rout, to wit:
the southwest corner of lot numbered six o. in
block numbered ten Q0), in Days Addition to
Ottawa, then running north on the east side of
State street, and on the west sideof lot numbered
six lS) in block numbered ten Qo); lots numbered
8, TO- IL, H. Is, II, Is. and IT, in block numbered
!, and lot numbered 3. in block numbered 2, ell
in Days Addition to Ottawa. Also on west side
OF lot numbered 4, in block numbered IS. original
town of Ottawa, until said sidewalk shall intersect
with Courtney street, thence west, on the north
side of Courtney street through lotA numbered /,
2,s and A. in block numbered 26, and lots number.
cd J., 2, s, aud (. in block numbered ~, original
town Of OTTAWA to the toll house Of the Illinois rv-
er bridge. was presented
On nation ofA Alderman Moore received ana r.
ferred to committee on streets and alleys. Jar
Remonstrsnce Of the trustees Of the South Otta-
va Presbyterian Society, against an order for
sidewalk commencing ut the school house in the 9TH
ward, and running east on the south side Of Glow
er street to the Bloomington road. thence south on
the east side of the Bloomington road, to the city
limits, as prayed for in petition presented to city
council at previous meeting, was, on motion OF
Alderman Moore, received.
Petition OF Jonathan Reed, asking permission
20 put up suitable place for the sale Of apples.
candies, DO. excepting Intoxicating drinks,) was,
on motion of Brunker, received, End prayer Of pc.
titioner granted.
Report Of city Surveyor, of the amount of work
done, and material furnished by contractors for
the construction of Columbus apd Pine street sew
ers, was submitted.
clerk directed to issue orders to contractors in &C.
cordance with terms Of contract.
The following report of committee on streets and
alieys was submitted: ylt3
10 tie Mayor and Atdermaew Of the City Of Onana
Il, Council assembled rt..t}
Your committee, to whom was referred the mat
ter of the Ottaws Water Works, and questions Of
damage therefrom in the 9TH ward, would beg leave
TO report, That in the case ofthe leakage Of water
along the gravel road, lit is small matter from
which ne one has cause to complain, ~ no one is
injured except the Ottawa Water Co.. by the loss of
. small amount Of water but 90 it 10 out of the
city limits We would respectfully recommend that
cha question be referred to the Ottawa Water
Works and the Gravel Road Co.
Your committee find that the old trunk of the
Ottawa Water Works, complained of on State
0treet 10 rendering good service, and by an under
1rAin by which the water Is kept from the surface
the street 70 kept passabie. Your committee would
further recommend, that at the north end of said
dlain, where the water comes to the surface,
drain ditch should he made, 50 a. to conduct the
water NORTH along the west side OF said street to
the south side of the public square, thence west
along Clever street about one hundred feet, where
It will intersect Its present channel, from which
point il continues to flow north until it smpties
into q deep ravine. without damage to any one.
In dsposing Of this question, your committee
would recommend the passage of the following res.
Be 1t resoIoed by the City Council of the CITY of
ONdlod,
That the old plank reservoir in South Ottawa, and
the drain south of the same, be- and is hereby &C.
cepted 40 the property Of the city of Ottawa, and
the city hereby assumes all care and responsibility
of the same.
Ottawa, May 4s5th, 1869. a
-. WV. THOMAS,
u. P. moore.