The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-08-10
Council Proceedings.
REGULAR MEETING.


OTTAWA, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 1872
Present-Mayor Boyle and Aldermen Stout.
Redmond, smith, Cary. Dean, Huston, Rabenstein
Formulas, McGnns, Yentzer, Miller and Fields.
Minutes OF last meeting read and approved.
Petition OF J. +. Nash and others, representing
that IN order to promote health and comfort dur.
ing the continuance Of the State Fair to be held in
ottawa September next, all the streets leading
from the Court House Square to the Fair Grounds
ought to be sprinkled with water daily, and pray
Tor that purpose, was presented.
On motion OF McGinnis, petition was received
and referred to health officer, with authority to
expend the whole sum or so much thereof as in
ms OPINION might be deemed necessary to promote
the health and comfort of the citizens said morey
to be paid to VIM. ID. Clark, contractor, for sprins
ling streets as proposed.
Copy OF assessment roll was returned by the
city clerk, certified to correct which was. on
motion Of Stout accepted and warrant for collec
ton Of taxes assessed for the year 1879 was order
ed to be issued.
Cary, from committee on streets and alleys, to
which was referred petition of Edward Hackett
and Others reported that committee had inyestj.
gated the subject and were of opinion that it was
unnecessary to open Sycamore street and Pine
street, as prayed for by petitioners also reported
adverseiyto granting prayer petitioners asking
ior the construction of an iron bridge across the
ravine on Illinois Avenue.
On motion of Miller, report was received and
approved.
Stout from committee on license bonds report.
ed bonds OF Victor BOissenia and Jacob Glenn sat.
City Council
Mayor Boyle communicated to City Council that
he had directed renewal of the policy of iusur.
ance tor $4,000 in the Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
Oh the engine house building, certificate of which
| he submitted, and recommended payment of the
| amount Of premium charged.
On motion OF Stout, received and clerk directed
to issue an order tor the sum of s4S, payable to
VIM. ). EaStOu agent of said company
Mayor Boyle submitted the following ordn ance
framed IN compliance with an application 10 City
Council by the o., D. 4 +. r. V. X. X. Co for per.
mission to lay SIDE tracks on certain streets with.
in the limits OF the city, which was, motion Of
Dean, adopted, the vote being as follows:
Ayes-Stout, Redmond. Smith Cary, Dean. Hus-
ton. Rabcustein, Formulas, McGinnis, Miller. and
Fieds--ll.
NOes-None.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO THE OTTAWA, os.
wEGO FOX RIVER VALLEY RAILROAD
BE o',trined bgte CHy connect 0rte city Of Ntara:
M, sT9 That perns s and Inh9 given
street IN said city OF Ottawa said company
alleys between Clinton street and the sdecui hydraulic
s snd h nnd said SsY IT, said
said Main street and Madison to Interfere with
keep in good servceabc crossings upon all
SIC. . Said company may so far as the said council has
power 70 grant it. have the right build and maintain
company main line over and the feeder and the ILL
nois and Michigan canal Porh, That the expense of
building mantaning and operating said bridges Is to I've
to the city OF Ottawa IN any way whatever.
Mayor Boyle reported that he had partially pre-.
pared an ordinance for the construction and repair
Of sidewalks, but could not complete the same un
til he should be furnished with list describing
particularly those sidewalks recommended to be
| constructed, repaired or rebuilt.
On motion Of Smith the aldermen of the respec.
tive wards were directed to revise'the lists of side.
walks as furnished by them to City Council at u
| previous meeting, and report the same to Mayor
| Boyle at an early day as practicable.
| McGinnis asked that Council proceed to act upon
the matter OF bridge across feeder action on which
had been postponed ut last meeting, and moved
tina, the bridge across the feeder on Columbus st.
be repaired, under the supervision Of AID Miller,
provided the expense of doing the same may not
exceed the sum of 1927 Motion was carried
Ayes-Redmond. Cary, Rabenstein, Formulas
Mclinnis, Miller and Fields-7.
Noes-Stou,, Smith, Dean and lluston.-i.
| Bl.l o. a. b. Smith was referred to committee
on finance. And three bills Of Cowell, Clark 4
Co.. for lumber, stone labor. &C., were referred
| TO committee on streets aud alleys.