The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02
Council Proceedings.

Council Proceedings.
.A-5..t i REGULAR MEETING. ~ S.44
-....- OrrAwA, March 20, 1870
Present-Mayor Jones, and Aldermen Fiske,
vette, Freeman, Lynch, Bunker, Dsfy. Clifford.
Soran, Osman, McGinuis, Burke, Bosserman, Skin.
ner and Hutton.
On motion Of Alderman Osinan, the reading Of
the minutes OF tie last meeting WAS dispensed
with. :" . .'t-' e.. t. ....lS ' ...s
The rules and order of business of city council
were Pead By clerk.
Petition Of Henry G. King aud Others, praying
city couscil to order the construction Of side.
walk on the east front Of lots l. 4. 10 and H. in
block So, States Addition TO Ottawa, was pre-
sented, and. on motion Of Alderman Fiske. refer.
red TO license committee,
Communicated Of Rhodes Trainer in reIasion
to the extension Of Pine strset sewer, as per
tract. under the Illinois and Michigan canal. was
read. ..... -. ......
On motion of Aid. Fiske, received and referred to
committees on sewerage, with power to act.
City Clerk submitted annual statement OF re-
cepts and expenditures for the municipal year
ending March 20, 1870, and the financial condition
OF the city 1T that date, which was on motion Of
Aid. burke, accepted and ordered to be placed
on file.
Mayor Jones announced the appointment Of
standing committees a. follows:
On Streets and Alleys-Lynch, Brunker and
skinner
On Locsl ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lynch and
Ve,te.
On Laws and Ordlnances-Os man, Lynch and
Soran.
On Finance--Burke, Osman and Freeman.
On Public Health--Brunker, Bossern,sn and
Hutton.
On Fire Department-Cliford, Duffy and Fiske
On Gas aud Gas Lights-McGinnis, Hutton and
Burke.
On POlice--Fiske, Skinner and Clifford
On Licenses-Soran, Freeman aud Duffy
On Sewerage-Vet,e, Mc(iinnis and F,sko.
On motion Of Aid. Burke, council proceeded TO
the election Of city officers.
The Chair appointed Aldermen Burke and Fiske
telers. TO assist clerk in canv assipg the vote
On motion OF Aid. Fiske. Mayor Jones was direct.
ed to cast one ballot as the vote of the
city council, in favor Of r. n. Waterman for city
clerk. 49,
On motion of Aid Burke. ordered, that the first
ballot taken for each officer be considered IN in.
formal ballot.
The vote was as follows:
FOR CITY TREASURER.
Informal ballot Shspley had 10 votes II C
Nash had votes.
Formal ballot + ShspleY had ls votes; II c
Nash had ! vote.
YoR CRY ASSESSOR.
Informal ballot-Arthur Lockwood had 10 votes
Gideon Mace had 9 votes; A b Smith had 2 votes
Formal ballot-Arthur Lockwood had l2 votes
Smith had votes.
CITY COLLECTOR.
Informal balot--Thos J W AIDE had 4 votes; EW
Bossermau had votes Dan 5 Blake had 3 votes;
J $ Crawford had 9 Votes.
LIST formal ballot-Thos J Wade had : votes; +
Bossermsn had votes; Daniel Blake had
vote.
I'd formal ballot-Thos j Wade had ! votes, Z
Bossermsn had votes Daniel 3. Blake had !
vote.
Sd formal bsilot-Thos } Wade had 7 votes; Z
Bossernan had votes.
There being tie vote the Mayor gave the cast.
ing vote IN favor of w Bsssermsn.
yoR CITY MARSHAL. ..
Informal ballot-Jusius Harris had votes
George Alden had I votes; II Martin had 3 votes
J + Rierdou had votes.
lst formal bsllot--Jas Harris had 7 votes {:
George Alden had 6 votss; J Rierdos had vote
ID formal bslin,-Justus Harris had 10 votes !;
George Alden had 3 votes J Rierdon had vote
FOR CITY sURvEYOR.
Informal ballot-ban + Hit had votes; Robert
Wilson had 3 votes: " + Whi,more had , votes.
Formal bslio,--DAni-I 5 Hit, had u vote, Rob.
er, Wilson had 2votes; W. f whi,more had
vote.
PoR SUPERVISOR OF srnsBrs.
Informal ballot-Pa, Ryan had votes; Patrick
Bradshaw had votes; Joseph Fennell hau 1 votes.
lst formal ballot Patrick Ryan had votes; Pat
Bradshaw had votes; Joseph Fenn-ll had votes
Sd formal balIo,-P.srick Ryan had votes; Pa,
Bradshaw had votes; Joseph FennelI b I'D votes,
Sd formal bAllo,-PAtrick Ryan had 10 votes;
Patrick Bradshaw had 1 votes.
FOR HEALTH oY1ICgR.
Informal BALLOT BOYLE had votes; Il II Nc
Arthur had Votes; Godfrey votes; CIV
REYNOLDS had vote.
Formal ballot Boyle had IL votes; Scatter.
ing had 5 votes.
FOR CITY PRINTER.
Informal ballot-Osmau Hapeman had Ii votes;
scattering had 5 votes.
Formal bsllot-Osmsu i Hapeman had "A votes.
On motion OF Aid. Burke, the election Of first
and second engineers of the tire department, and
fire wsrdens, WAS postponed until recommends.
tions for the offices Of first and second engineers
shall have been submitted BY the fire companies to
the city council
On motion Of Aid Osman, the election of ci,v
attorney was deferred until = subsequent meeting
OF city council.
On motion OF Aid. Burke, the following named
persons were declared duly elected to fill the Offices
tor which canvass Of the votes cast showed them
TO have received majority for the present mum.
cipal year, viz:
+. n. Waterman, city clerk.
J. +. Shapley. city treasurer.
Arthur Lockwood. city assessor,
+. w. Bosaerraan, city collector.
Justus Harris, city marshal.
Daniel +. Hit, city surveyor.
Patrick Ryan, supervisor Of streets.
j. Boyle, health officer.
OsmAn Hapcnan, city printers
Mayor Jonea called the attention Of the Board Of
4 Aldermen to the condition Of the Feeder bridge on
Marquette street, and recommended that imne.
date action be taken for the repair of same
On motion Of Aid. Burke the matter of repairing
said bridge was referred TO committee on streets
and alleys, with power to act.
The following ordinance. submitted by Alderman
McGinnis, was on his motion adopted:
BE ordained BY ne city Cn,tuca Of TIE cRy orNta,o1.
That an ordinance adopted by h. council March g. 1870
fixing the OF city officers be, and hereby amended
onchalf Of cent all moneys received by him in
stead Of one per cent? as provided III the ordinance hereby
AID Fiske moved the adoption Of an order,
That the contract now existing between the city