The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-09

sf,er us,derssion Of all the particulars
pertaining to snd involved IN the question Of tend
E ne swing tHey sn5 nnS
The Mayor be authorized and empowered to appoint
and discharge teiders for said bridges-the COM
pensatisn only to be fixed BY city council.
- 49, .ar '.a A. LYNCH,
f- .a-.-. "a "a, ',9t. ., D. 20. J. Z. SkINSsR.
Osman moved to receive report. and that city
council proceed to elect tenders for swing bridges
Molten Of Fiske to reconsider vote was lost.
Osmsn moved that Warhed Ball be appointed
\ -1Aune ndment b. Burke. that the sum to be psid
for attendance OF both Columbus aud Chestnut
street bridges be fixed at s4Oper month. was de-
Motion al, made by Osman carried, aud warfeld
Ball was declared appointed tender Of Chestnut
On motion Of osmsn-rty council proceeded to
elect, by ballot, tenders for Cslumbus and Mad-
son street BRIDGES the first ballot taken for each
to be an informal ballot.
Informal ballotAJames Kelly had votes; John
McCarty had votes Justin Doran had votes.
LIST formal ballot-Jas Kelly had 5 votes John
Nee arty had Z votes; Justin Doran had votes.
I'd formal ballot-John McCarty had 10 votes;
Justus pQrsnhs9 Avstss.Ji tIufr l..
duly elected tender Of Columbus street bridge, the
compensation for service to be $40 per month.
For tender ofMadisdn street bridge on informal
baot-M. Y. Moody had votes; Owen Cook had
Fornst6aiIot4owsn Cook had 8 vote. III. Y.
Moody had 6 votes.
On motion of Burke. Owen Cook, was declared
elected tender Of Madison street bridge. the COM
| pensatiou for service to be $l4 per month.
On motion Of Osufan, ordered, that all persons
employed by the city to attend swing bridges of
said city be employed upon the express condition
that they shall be liable to be discharged at any
time by the Mayor for whatever cause may seem
| sufficient to him. .,e...s 49,,
Committee on streets and alleys, to whom was
referred petition of IL. c. King and others, report
ed adversely to prayer of petitioners.
Committee on gas and gas lights to whom was
referred the matter Of Lighting the city with gas,
&c. reported as follows: '.-.
10 Me Mayer oad aldermen Of tie city Of Ot.aua
IN c0uncR Gtssenabed:
The undersigned, committee on gas and gas
lights would report that in compliance with order
of city council, the Ottawa Gas d Coke Co. were
purposes would terminate on the Slst Of March
1870. Since that date no gas has been furnished
except for lighting bridges.
Your committee received from the Gas Co.
proposal for lighting the lamps on bridges, the
expense of which would be about 5000 per year
| nearly one.half the cost of lighting all the public
lamps.
Alter q thorough consideration of-the mstter,
your committee are OF the opinion, and would
recommend, that the use OF gas at public expense
be discontinued entirely at least until next winter,
| and that in localities where now are placed public
lamp POSTS parties interested may use the same,
| provided they keep them in good repair and pay
! the Gas Co. for the gas consumed.
ia. PATRICK McGNNIs,
LEWIS h. Huron,
Il. p. BRUNKER,
Committee.
| On motion of Osman, report was received and
action Of committee approved.
| Committee on police reported the appointment
&c. S. C. Crane as special policeman for the
rent municipal year without pay for services, uu
less specially called on by city authority.
| On motion of Lynch, report was received and
appointment Of c, S. c. Crane, as made by COM
| mittse, ratified
| Soran, frsm committee on license, submitted an
| ordinance to amend Gan ordinance to license
shows aud exhibitions" and Fiske submitted an
ordinance in relation to liquor licenses, both of
| which were, on motion Of Fiske, referred to com.
mittee on laws and ordinances for report to coun.
Gil at next meeting
On motion OF McGnnis, city council proceeded
| to the consideration Of bills.
| RlLIS ORDERED PAID,