The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-04-13
Council Proceedings.
SPECIAL MEETING.

OTTAWA, April 7, ls7o
Present-Mayor Boyle and Aldermen Stout,
Rabenstein, McGlnnis, Formulas, Miller and Fields.
There being quorum present, the call for the
meeting was read.
OrrAwA ILL, April "a, 1871.
To X. y. Waterman, Esq, City Clerk Ottawa Ill:
DEAR SR-You will please call special meeting
| Of City Council to be held at the council room on
| Thursday evening, April 4th, 1872, at az o'clock
p. NJ, for the purpose Of
| lst Providing for the issuing OF licenses Tor the
| sale of liquor.
I'd. Providing for the building aud repairing of
| sidewalks.
Sd. Appointing City AuctiOneer and approving
| bond.
4,h. Appointing Engineer and Asst. Engineer
| of fire department.
9Th. Providing for the appointment Of Fire
Wardens, or one Fire Warden for the city.
| 9Th. Attending to any other business that may
come before the council II, X. BOYLE, Mayor.
Mayor Boyle, to whom, with committee on laws
| and ordn ances, was referred the matter Of an
mendment TO the ordinance the granting OF
liauor licenses Submitted the following Crd nance,
which was, on motion OF Carey, adopted:
AN oRDIN ASCE 70 amcAd Chapter XXXI Of the Revised
Ordinances entitled IAN Ordinance Regulating the sale
: Sprituous Liquors"
That section mres OF Chapter Iirty,ope Of the Revised
'sS'' IS Sqa @
ILL., c a1d
eanse snaer 8 ss s 6yf
for the use Of said city the sum Of fifty dollars Tor license
win slspse between the time of the making Of application
sassf 3 ata
the use Of ad city, city by eEsTy gca aGan m M
%ssnS ,s :, 1nPGss v and the . day Of y neS
bond the penal sum OF FIVE hundred dollars with one or
doned that he or they viii Keep an Orderly Io.5 snd not
permit any unlawful gaming Or rotQu. conduct in such
house appurtenance tnereunto Belonging Upon the
presentation of the city reasurers ecpttor the sum
shall issue license applicant applicants,
Te 1 1 ss sss sGa Person S TO M s y
gus ardent malt or iemented In quantities cs than ten SCI
Ing term from the date OF Issuing SAID ctle to first
day Of July next thereafter.
In relation to an ordinance for the building and
repairing OF sidewalks, the Mayor stated that he
had no. had time to investigate the subject as
| thoroughly he would desire, and therefore
asked further time tor the committee OF laws and
| ordinances to make report. On motion OF Huston,
| further time granted,
| On melton OF Smith. the election Of CHEF and
Assistant Engineers of fire department Vas de-
terred until next meeting of the council, and com
mi,tee on ire department requested to report to
| City Council at said meeting the names OF parties
whom committee deemed competent to he candi.
dates for the respective offices named
On motion OF smith, action on the matter OF aH-
| pnjntin. Fire Wardens was postponed till next
| meeting Of City Council.
EAppca,ion of K. Thornton for license as City
Auc.oneer, with bonds required by city ordinance.
was submitted, and, on motion of Formulas, APP
plIcation was granted and bond approved.
Bond Of Patrick Ryan, as City Collector for the
municipal year 1872, was submitted aud, on mo-
ton OF Miller, approved.
Carey, from committee on streets and alleys,
TO whom was reteryed petition of residents of the
It'll ward, asking CNy Council to make an arrange
ment with the Illinois River Bridge Company by
which thew would be relieved from pAVment OF