The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-02-19
Council Proceedings.
REGULAR MEETING.
Draw Tuesday

-, ID.
Present--Aayor Shuer, and Aldermen Fske
ihomas, Freeman, Brupker, Hughes Clifford.
Leonard, Colwell, Osmau, Burke, Bosserman and
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
| approved.
Moore, from committee on laws and ordinances.
submitted the following ordinance and recon.
mended its adoption .'. s4 t.. .-.
Az Ordinance to prevent the lettering and loung-
ing OF idle persons upon street corners and side.
walks: Ha. ,r'- ...s ..
Be 4 ordained by the City Commit Of the Ctr Of
Ohd,c1 u .I... =. f.t
SECTION !. TIst it shall be unlawful for any
number OF id~ persons to congregate upon any
street corner o. sidewalk, in said city, for the pur-
pose Of lettering or loungng therein, or for any
purpose to the annoyance OF citizens or the OBJ
Estructlon OF such streets or sidewalks.
SEC . Every person so offending shall be deem.
ed guilty a. the author Of nuisance and of ob.
strueting such streets or sidewalks and shall be
severaliy subject to fine Of not less than i've or
more than twenty-five dollars.
SEC .. Ii IS hereby made the express duty of
the CltY Marshal or any police officer TO cause the
sEict observance of this ordinance. and the mode
otproceedns in all cases arising under the provI.
sons hereof shall be the same as provided in section
H., q chapter xiii, of IAN ordinance regulating the
police of the CITY Ottawa
SEC !, This ordinance shalltake effect from and
alter It's publication.
On nation Of Fiske, report was received and
ordinance adOpted.
Ayes-Fiske, Thomas, Freeman, Colwell, Osman.
Dos erman and hoore--1
NoeS-Clitlord and Leouard-2.
The following ordinance admitted bv commit
tee on lass and ordinances, with Recommendation
tor adoption, was, on motion Of Eisk- adopted:
ASord'nance to amend chapter 25 entitled IAN
ordinance 10 license and regulate hawkers and
peddlers.'
BE a ordained BY the City Council Of tie Cir Of
| OLutl:
SECTION !. That section No on. of chapter %,
be amended so q. 70 read follows: That no per
son shail tawa Any goods wares or merchandise
or ether personal property, in said CITY nnIer the
penaitr OF not more than fifty and not less than
ten collars tor each and every odense for doing.
SIC q That section No. 2 OF SAID chapter25 be
20 amended as TO read as follows; ANY person
deslrinS TO peddIe any goods. wares or merchan.
use or o'Gsr rer'on.l property not the growth of
this state III SAID city, who shall be travelling on
foot, shall pay to the City Clerk for the use of said
city, the sun oi five dollars per week lfanv per.
son OF persons shall be travelling and peddi,g
win one horse or other beast, such person or per.
sons shail pay the sum Of ten dollars per week TO
be paid as aforesaid If any person or person,
shall be travelling and peddling with auv vehicle
or carriage drawn by two or more horses or other
beasts, or in any boat, such person or persons 50
dollars per week.
SIC. g.. Section No. of said chap,er e5 shall
be amended soas to read as follows That upon
the payment OF either OF the sums, IS above re.
fees tor issuing, the clerk may issue . license
for authorsing peddlng in said city of any goods,
wares and merchandise or other personal property
NOT the growth of this state for the eth of time
psddls. .....
SEC T. III any person or persons within the
limits OF this city shall violate the provisions of
section two and three Of this ordinance such psr.
| son Or persons shall be tined fer each and every
odense IN sum not exceeding twenty dollars nor
] less than the sum Of five dollars.
osC. .. the mode OF proceeding in all cases un.
der this ordinance shall be the same as provided
| IN chapter Is, section Is, entitled IAN ordinance
regulating the police Of the city Of Ottawa
bic s. This ordinance shall be in force from
! and sitter it's publication.
Fiske, from committee on finance to whom was
referred the matter of sale OF certain vacated por
ticns OF Ottawa Avenue, adjoining the property Of
X. L.. OReiily and Mrs. Alkaline Reed, reported
that deed for that part of the avenue fronting upon
property of Il: +. OReilly had been executed and
delivered and proceeds Of sale (*9e SOY deposited
with City Treasurer, as per receipt submitted with
report Also Il at deed foc the part OF the avenue
fronting upon the property Of Mrs Alkaline Reed,
hsd been executed and was ready for delivery up
on the payment of the money. ..... -.
On molten Of Moore, report was received and
action Of committee approved.
Moore, from special committee, to whom was re-
ferred the matter of tho transfer of bell bv the
nre companies to Thos clancy, deceased, reported
that after thorough investigation committee
we're OF opinion that the city had no claim what.
ever to SAID bel. the same having been originally
purchased with money collected by private sub.
scrption, for the use of the fire companies, and
that the fire companies as they had right TO do)
had disposed Of the bill in manner satisfactory TO
themselves. t.. -w 49, - -
On motion of Burke, repor, was received and
committee discharged
| Assessment roll of commissioners appointed to
assess the sum OF $500 upon property deemed
benefited BY the construction Of sidewalk in front
OF lots md in block g. Ottawa North was call.
"a up tor action Of city council. .'
Csman moved the adoption Of the following
order: 10 Pa. ..lt .-.. TN lind. III -
WnsasAs due notice has been given BY the City
Clerk OF the return, Of the assessment made by
commissioners appointed by the city council on
TIE tn day Of Dec D. 1859. to assess the sum of
H56!o ON the real estate in part Of the city bene
hted by the construction Of sidewalk in front of
tots three (Sl and fsur, IN block five, S,) Ot,s.
- North; sud no objection thereto having been
made. - Soi iihuo9 GelMiom.h yibHs a. - do l
y -0sdessd ,that thA said assessment, ~ returned
y ssnm'''iopsrs. BE- sud.she same IL hereby con-
Its further ordered, that q warrant be issued.
diseo'sd W the CITY Collector, for the collection
thereof rstarnsblsin thirty dsys a'Ser It's date -
Notion Wa carried.
On noNion OF Eake eounoii nroc.,d, "a A., ,i..I