, 1874-07-15


The Board Of TruHtoos of this village mot
Mondny ut tho Town-Hail, There were present,
President David D. Fonda, Henry Vannatta,
james D. Dynand, Loon o. WEIGH, Frederick
Hauseon, aud David S. Pride Village c1ork. Ab
scat, Squire Diusoe.
Tho Village Engineer, 4. T. Bradley, to whom
tho investigation Of tho drainage at biap1ewood
was referred, reported TINT 1t would bo neccsaae
~ TO construct culverts on Myrtle and Laurel
avenues aud Humboldt bouloyard
Tho report WIS adopted, and tho cu1verts Or
dered to be constructed.
Richard r. Race, Villnga Treasurer, made htS
mBnthly report, AZ follows:
0aa received from May n to Juna H. la'4... 14io1o
Disbursements to 1,,ne II 174.so
ralancc on hand. ,911.35
On motion Of Mr. WoIah, tho report was
D. S. Dunnlng was appointed connmisalouor
Of Canada ThBtlca for the remainder OF tho fiscal
year.
Tho Committee on Appropriations. to whom
was referred tho proposed bridge oYer the North
Branch Of the Chicago River ut Belmont avenne,
having conferred With tho County Commissioners
WHO asreud to pay ono-third Of the cost. and tho
Board Of Trustees Of the Town Of Lake View
having agraad to ray ono-tlird at tue cost, at
the Inst meeting recommend that tue village OF
Jefferson appropriate moneys forthe remaining
third. Tho report was accepted, anu cue 1ouo"-
ing resolution adopted:
I<soc<d, That the Village Of Jefferson approprfaso
onc-hird OF tho sum Of money necessary to son-
Btruet iron bridge across thu North nraeh Of tic
Chicugo River ut Drln1ont avonro
The President appointed Wotcli, Vannatta,
and tho Village Engineer, to confer With tho
loard Of Village Trustees Of Lake View to u.s.
cortuin tho cost OF building sttch iron bridge.
abutmouts, .and aewcr ut Belmont eyonuo.
DrllnaLres providing respectively FOR the
building Of sidewalk OIL Ontario street, and for
the grading aud cinderiug of Armitage avenue,
,Yero adopted by The Doayd.
Tho Village Attorney presented an ordinance,
| ~ instructed at the latt 1naoting, prohibiting
picnics or gatherings in the 1nture Of ponica oiI
| tue Sabbuth day. tho ordinance provided TINT
al sch porsonB holding pc1lics shall be liable
to tiao Of not loss than ST, nor more than $40.
aud that all pclsonB owning or having control OF
| property In this yillago who shall knowingly
allow ufcnicB on their 1nnt!s OIL tlo sabbath Lay
shall bo liable to tine Of not leHs than S3o nor
more than *l0n.
After u general discussion, in which visitors
| t0ok part, the ordinance WIS adoptou by one
| majority, aud the police fosce Wore Instructed
r! to noe to ita observance.
A largo 1lutnbor OF pctttlons, agking that cnl-
verts, bridges. and sidewalks be built i'll divers
portions Of the village, welo granted, anti tho
| improvements ordered.
An extensive discussion was indulged In by tho
Board, engineers, ana contractors with tho yiaw
| Of determining tile meaning Of stindry contrncts
| made by tho Former buard. ....-. ..
It maa finally closed BY tho passage Of q toso-
utiou to tho Ufoct that tho present Hoartl should
pay nothing moro on old contracts until tho
U0mmittee OH St1eetB and Bridges Investigate
suoh contracts and aBcortain tho improvements
to bs male theronnder.
| Bills were presented to the amount of H60l.18,
nrtE1 f,ai rr hrf
for the salari0s Of tho police forco aud Street
| Commissioners for the month Of Juno.
THO Board then adjourned to Tuesday, tho
21Bt ulst., at III u. m.
The Board Of Ir.lstues held an adjourned
nooting ut the Town-Ha Monday ayontng,
3IoHsrH. Chuso, WecAes, Sulzer, mud 6cIlaefor
boiug proaont. The Committoe on GradiuB Of
wellington ayannS reported, Ihsse at. wns oo, a.
last moetiug, Mr.. FoBtcr opposing lilo lowering
Of Wellington ayouo grade, ns this would no
cossitato the furtl.or cutting down Of tho Green
Day road, and leave tho intoraoction OF his
s s5fsst % t. 7 the fs psoo1 aF
owners had been consulted, and Heomol to pro-
fer continuous decline from the went to th1
lake. They recommended tho adoption Of Z
grade from Sheffield avenue cant. MeHHrs. King
and Shnrtaom, res'taing Oh the avenue, urRoa tht
adoption Of this grade, NJ they would otherwise
DO oyeyhowel III Yniny weather. Tho report oi
the C0mulituo was accepted. Massra. Weohle'
aud 6ulxsr weio appointed u eo,m,nitteo to con.
for with the Green Bay Grave! lload Compan,
on tho lowering Of TINT roatl.
Tho Committee to look into tho alleged Gu.
croacAlNant Of tho Evanston l. Ohsago Rail
road OIL the franchises Of I4Ako View. ropor.ot
through Mr. Mn'dtng, who stated that tho Com
pany lad, oil request, renlnyoI that portion o.
tholr trao! laid down IN the town, antl soe.nei
inclined to to tho right thing. It nppoars
that IN 1901 the Road Commissioners q
Luke View granted that Company tho right o.
WY over any of the streota OF tic town, but Mr
MuttinE stated that Southport avenue WAS mi
openel north Of Fullerton until 1869. 1t is ais!
aqlostion whether tho aforesaid grant has mol
uxplrel by llulitation. \ letter from Mr. Cloudy
thu attorney for tba road waa road, stating tha
tlo Ounpally would do nothing without cunsalt'
inG the Town Hoard, and obtaining II posslhlt
tho colsent Ut proporty-owncrs aong tAo line
thuy should acIect.
Mr.. WarElor reported TINT ho hal obtained tht
oonuont Of Mr.. t.Il'. aud tho l>sorHy he'rH, t.
tho opotl..ig OF Weu'on Or alnn1Nsaatrnnt thsonG}
the grounds Of tsla rren1Ttrr'aH Thanogtca
Seminary. Tesn ua0rH ii lad tn thht Inht
tutipu bound itY II uatus1 mol to tlt1pOa9 uf Ely