The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-11
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st. George street. ant. for other objects. Refer
red to the Street and Alley committee to exam
inc and report.
The petition Of JOS Megain and others was
presented, PRAYING that the hay and coal market
be removed from Clinton and Madison streets to
some other locality Received, and referred TO
Law and Ordinance committee TO hunt up other
quarters for such market and report.
Aid. smith, from Finance committee, reported
on sundry matters referred to that committee, as
follows
Flrst-As to the City Trcasurcrs report. He
gives the city credit 'or sci paid in as police
lines, &C. while the marshall report charges him
with but 1888; further he gives the city credit
.or s72 paid in by Mr.. Raymond as delinquent
taxes, whereas Mr.. X. presents no receipt for
that amount. In all, the city treasurer gives the
city credit for Sl05 more than he is charged with
by the proper officers After talking the matter
over, the Council concluded that if the treasurer
could stand il the city could, and so The matter
dropped.
ID Smith also reported that the bond of the
city treasurer mad been increased from $4,000 to
$4,000.
ID. Also, that the salaries of the city officers be
Attorny 5000; Marshal, 5000; Street Supervisor,
$3.50 Health officer, 800; Treasurer, T. per ,
cent. on amount handled and that an ordinance t
be prepared granting the city marshal consta :
blc's fees for arrests, &c
Aid. Miller was satisfied with all the salaries +,
except that of the health officer. The health {
committee generally did all the work for nothing
while the officer got the pay. He moved to re- ,
ducc his pay to $50, Aid. Brown knew some. Il
thing about the nusances health officers had to
look up and he thought the pay none too high o
Millers motion was lost and thcreupon the en-. |,
tire report Of the finance committee was adopted b
AID jackson read a report from the committee
on fire department, recommending the appoint. y,
ment of W b. Hall rs engineer at 5000 year, he II
10 furnish his own fireman; and of JAS. Asher as ii
city teamstcr at $40 per month; both subject to y
discharge 10y the fire department committee at .,
any time for Gauss. Report adopted. D,
Aid King, from gas light committee, made
report in substance that on inquiry among cti- ~
1cns, the committee had found decided opposi. n,
Jon TO putting out the street lamps. The PEG. pa
pie would rather pay taxes than walk in dark -
Icss The committee therefore recommended to
in this way: to cvtingush the lights
t II instead of Il o'clock and TO light but one
amp at each crossing, instead of two, on dagon
lily opposite corners, as now. In this way the
lumber of lamps would be reduced from G6 to s. be
nd the time shortened 18th. Also, that the boy bu
c allowed SOC. per day instead Of &c for light. ru
lg and cxtinguishing the lamps, til
AID. Jackson inquired if the lamp, ca The east til,
de were to be continued. do
kiur-tCrtlinly. same rs formerly the
Jackson-I shall vote against adopting the inc
port; bat if the lighting is to be continued, me
al ask for change on our side and kavc some ba!
the lights placed on the back streets The APP
esent,orron ur,icnt of irhtin, INIT o,c stro,, Lat
unjust III
AID. Smith suggested that the arranging of the ioA
mps was in the hands Of the committee and "eF
d, Jackson could have the change made bya;- "a"
yinS TO them. uain
Nd. Stout was for cconOmisnS in thi, matter l'''
moved to amend the report so that the lamps ie"
only lighted on the streets leading to the get
pots. nm"
Aid. Carey moved further to amend 50 a, to cv. 4,
gash the lights AT T. instead of II O'Clock
Md. King opposed Stout's motion The u,s lcN
] for the month of March, the longest and vest
-keet IN the year, had been but S1G.SO This wifi
5 comparatively small matter. II would be The
shame if city like Ottawa couldn't pay 70 Mr.
hit - lamps.
The vote wa, first taken on Carcv's amendment ~
I 1t was earricd-Yeas Is, Nays ; ,,d
hen on Stout> amendment as amended and
vas lo,t-IcaS ), NAYS $ room
Nd. King now moved, in lieu Of adopting the line
)0rt that the lamps be lighted as hcrctof0rr- il IN,
lamps and eXtinguished at II o'clock a.
VA. McbInDi5 was satisfied il would cost very '' -
lc If any more year to light all than TO lDbt lie
less, For his part he was opposed to light out i
The yot,. i,o;,, ,,I.o,, ,.., t-;,,.,...,. adva
reed to-Yras I, NAYS 4 - ''' lool,i
The police committee being called for rcrort in on
u making no response .br ,
IN them in rcard 10 c c,n,,,oy,m ,ci os . kind
nee lie would like to see vote on that cues per @
~ Int city was now paying 5000 a year for
guy ponce and hc thought the expense useless,
y :, "Huleu TIE committee 20 report whom they W.
~ eMploNcd and ct what nav y.~l
CHcl hat matter was referred To- thr c,r, 800
we, 'nI'c weeks ago with power 10 act and h'tC
spOsed Of '' "''''' was -
Stout-It must have been done, then in my ,n'S,
~ Nclcrthcles,, would like TO vote on ''''
move therefore, that the services of ni,rbt win
atchman be dispensed with W "'7''' ,,,od
lmer Waterman under the ho,ia ttGantea lnc pany
ees were needed If the Council thou%bt ci6cr surp
'ae, however, he was contcD, '''' We,
-, -, Nio"h thought ii was always nrccssaryto ~
ava nshl policeman the street In the An In
'c ,yo WAS especially So for the protection OF be Ia
ONE al night VI ''''@Vh9 returning
9r.o ne merchants have one or two men 20,
he cif,. ~ watch atlnight He didn't believe . .,
OF civ liz q mad much to do. This was D. IL
? ysitc3 n IA. Ia sale with huge manufactures II.
Dy strangers, Or with strange loafcrs rosi
ons ar ont Suna ana there had been no depreda
car; lie thought If the watcbmen em mn TnS Of
,le merchants were clothed with power to 10 n
ught 10 save those S6Do W. '"''i'''"' we wee
forter-As to La Sale being moro , maniac and
r7 80 ,i Ian olla"a, it was not so. The fna
cen here lately aid onue."riters no had tcaC
lring than any other town Of its si1e h IA stat
cen in at the west. Aid. p thought we ncedrd T
'e once dismissed him. WV "eeu cor
Htoui's motion was lost-Yeas 3, NAYS bug
AID. Miller moved TO strike from Tho sido,..u- :
elinqucDt list certain lots against which ind, 80
Ls4sr t..s.v aNfa p,A -.