The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-09-14
Council PIoceed ings.
REGULAR MEETING.

OTTAWA, sept -, i'I3.
Present-Adermen Stout, Smith, Redmond,
Phelps, Carey. Dean, Huston, Rabensten, Iorm-
halls, McGlnnls. Mates Miller and Fields.
on motion OF Cary. Smith was appointed yreSl-
dent pro tenn
On motion of hcGinnis the reading OF the min
ules OF last tie .;Ing was dispersed with.
Petition OF Il. c. S;rawn and Others pr4,ny
Clty council 10 order the west end OF Lafayette
street to be dnchec and graded. was presented,
ana, ON motion OF NcGunis, received and ordered
placed on tls.
Carey, from committee on streets and alleys, re-
ported bill of Colwell. Clark K Co, referred at
previous meeting amounting to 5000, for one
correct. and, on motion of Huston, bill wai or
dered to be paid
Bill OF Coiwell, Clark & Co. for hauling dir was
reported On by same committee as correct - far
as the same had been done under the directJn of
committee on streets and alleys and recommended
pay nent OF Sl2s5 on said bill. On mOuol of
Dean, received.
Committee on streets and alleys reported that
the bill OF Colwell. Clark Co., for $3.50 90. was
correct, except IN the matter OF an 0vercharg-.
committee thought for labor rendered. Motion
OIL FORMULAS, TO receive report and pay full amount
OF bill as rendered, was lost
Committee on Finance, to which was referred
oill OF A. b. Smith, City Assessor, recommended
that the sum Of $500 as fixed by order Of City
Council, should be paid, and submitted to Council
ior Its action the question as TO allowing extra
compensation, as claimed by bill On motion of
Redmond report accepted. On motion of Dean,
CLERK was directed to issue an order for S2t0 as
recommended by committee; also, an order for
5000, as compensation, payable TO the order of
A. Z. Smith.
Bond OF Maurice Muvahil, reported or al sat
lstactory by committee on licenses, was, on mo.
ton, approved by City Council.
Bond of W. c. Linton, as city auctioneer was
submitted, and, on motion, accepted.
The following ordinance, submitted By commit
tee on laws and ordinances, was, on motion of
Carey, adopted
Aves-Stout, Redmond, Smith, Phelps. Cary.
Huston, Rabenstein, Formulas, McGinnIs Mates
and Miller-ll.
Noes-Desn and Fields.
Ordinance published last week
DR.. Stout health officer, reported that a pond
Of water on lot No. !, in block No. s. States Add
ton 10 Ottawa, had been complained Of as nui.
sance, and recommended that Supervisor Of streets
be drecced to notify the owner OF said lot to cause
the same TO be di;cbed, TO abate the nui :.
sauce deemed trinental to public health,
On motion. r. Jors was &C ,epted and recOmnen-
daton adopted
Alderman Ter, under whose supervisor re-
pairs were ordered TO be made OIL Feeder bridge
on Columbus street, reported the work completed.
and submitted the following bills, with recon-
mendatIon tor payment, viz:
COlwell, Clark Co.. sundry sl7s IS
Porter, Mason 4 Co. 2 10
Martin Singer, labor 500
Ieo ShlndIer eco
John Fribbs - ( 90
~ sullivan 5so
Louis Eagle, stone sc 90
Carey moved to receive report and r. fer bills to
committee on finance.
Amendment by McGinnis, that report be accent.
ed-that the bridge be declared satisfactory ia
Council and Clerk be directed TO Issue orders for
payment Of bills as recomme n sd was carried
Ayes Redmond, Rabenstein Formulas NcGin.
MIS- Mates. Miller and Fields. Noes-Stout,