The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-04-06
Council Proceedings.
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING.

OTrAwA March 2I 1872.
Present-Aldermcn Stout, Redmond. Smith
Phelps. Carey, Dean. Huston. Rabensteiu, Me
GInuis, Formulas, lentzer, Mates. Miller and
yields.
On motion Of McGinnis, Stout appointed
president pro TEN.
On motion OF Huston. the reading of the min
utes OF last meeting was dispensed with.
Mayor Boyle beng absent. on account OF SICK
ness, sent to council the following communcationE
10 tie Honorable city Counci7 ef he city Of o.
tart.
hereby make known to You the appointment of
the following committees:
On Streets and Aiieys~Carey, Miller and Phelps.
On Local Miller, Redmond and
Huston.
On Laws and Ordinances Mates. Smith and
Stout
On Finauce-Smith Stout end Carey,
On Public Health Stout, Rabeustein and Dean.
On Fire Departmental Formhals and Red
mOnd.
On Gas aad Gas Ljght-Formhas, McGinns
and Fields
On Pohce-McGinnis, Phelps and Mates.
On Sewerage Huston, Rabenstein and Yentzer.
On Llcenses-Yentzer, Fields and Huston.
ii. h. BOYLE, Mayor.
On motion Of Miller, the president directed
20 cast one ballot, as the vote of the aldermen
IN favor of r. Y. Waterman for City Clerk for the
ensuing municipal year.
City Council then proceeded to elect other city
officers
The chair appointed Huston and Dean tellers to
assist CLERK IN CanVaSSlng votes.
CITY TREASCEER.-E Allen had Il votes. On
motion OF Huston, + Allen was declared duly
elected
Smith moved that, for the election of other city
officers an informal ballot first be taken. Motion
carried
CITY ASSgsSoR.-lnformal ballot, A B Smith had
svotes, ? Henry I, W Smith |. Formal bal.
lot, b Smith had Il votes, W p Henery 2. On
motion of Smith, \ Smith was declared duly
elected
CRY CoLLEcToR.-Intormal ballot Patrick Ryan
had votes, y 7 Murphy7. Informal ballot Pat
rick Ryan had : votes, d Murphy. Second
formal ballot Patrick Ryan had votes, ID I Muir
ply I. On motion OF Miller, election of collector
was postponed until next regular meeting of
council.
SuPERviSoR OF STREETS Informal ballot. VIM
Norris had votes, Thos Larkin 5, patk Donaghue
9. Formal ballot, VIM Norris had 10 votes Thos
Larkln B, Pmk Donaghue l. On motion of Smith,
VIM Norris was declared duly elected
CITY MAR'HAL.-InfDrmal ballot, Justus Harris
had votes, Peter Meyer :. Formal ballot, Jus
tus Harris had votes, Peter Never 6.
Fornhais suggested that there was some mis-
take IN the election, and asked that another ballot
be taken.
Smith claimed that a canvass Of the votes, as an.
nounced, showed that JUStUs Harris had ma ORR
" OF two votes and he therefore moved that Jus
THS Harris be declared duly elected
The motion of Formulas to reconsider the vote
vas ruled out Of order bv the chair
Notion OF Smith TO declare Harris duly elected
was then put. Formulas called for the ayes and
lo"S on the motion.
Ages--Stout, Smith, Phelps, Carey. Dean Hus-
ton and lrutzer-I
NuCS--Npd Uond. Rabenstpin Ncriunis Form
Halls Mates, Miller and Fields
There beng tie vote on the subject to declare
JnStu> Harms elected City Marshal, the election
on motion of carey, OF said officer, was postponed
until neHt meeting Of Cltv Council
CITY CEFrYor.-lutormal ballot waived For.
mai ballot DANIEL + Hit had IL votes. " Whit
more !. Ga motion of Huston, Daniel + Hit, was
declared duly elected.
utMTu orHclH-Inrormal ballot waived For
maj ballot J0 stout had votes. & " Rpvnoldst
ON notion o.. Redmond, Jos Stout WAS declared
dnly elected.
CITY PaMr,U Informal ballot, Osman * lIape.
mat had % Fotos, VIM. Cullen 3. Formal ballot
Oam"a " .'Pe"tn bad 90 votes VIM. Cullen
On melton o' uGston, Uslnan 1t Hapemau were de.
clarcd duly elected
Rcs,g. alllp Of Albert f. Dow, as Chief Enei.
neer 81 ia. III. department OF the civ OF Ottawa
WIS i'nd red and. Oh motion of Smith accepted
% m .i"H oi Carey, the election OF Chief and
Arslstt"t Engineers ut The lire department Of the
city OF Ottawa was postponed until meeting Of
council ~ nCXr session.
Mcl'mn.s suggested thar the ordinance appoin,.
M tlic "drnS tor each ward was u,tf .ctiye.
and that the .nIect - be attained would be better
accomplished bN appointment OF one person who
should discharge the duti0S rs prescribed IN ordi
nance TO" Fire Wardrus and receive nav for | is
services, aud. on his motion the matter was re.
ler''o /" committee on Laws aud ordinances for
report ~ next meeting.
!I'plo.'N OF sHaars persons for attending y.ri.
Gus bridges were, on motion Of Smith referred 20
committee ON streets and alleys for rrpor, TO
council at next meeting
Health uihcer reported u case OF small pox IN
the family OF Mr.. Abel on Main street in the 9TH
ward, and THAI the necessary steps to prevent the
spread ot the disease had been taken
Adjourned 60 TUESDAY, March 9th 1872.
EN. WATERMAN, City Clerk