The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-23
CITY FATHERS.
IN Interesting spa:ia.A&ce.in3.
riuInpll of the Coal Dealers sqneichihS ~
the Project TO Free the Illinois Hi'"r
Bridge ~ Sit of CHICNESery.

\ special meeting OF the Cltv to!!lc.' "'a ''N'
on Tuesday evening, on the call Of the Mayor
take action on a petition to repeal tac !"'c'
adopted ordinance establishing hay ana Goa
market, and to attend to any other business ga
might come up. Ten aldermen answered |" III
roll call, his Honor, the Mayor, occupying 'h
chair.
Then the petition OF Jacob Dasan and scYcFa
hundred other citizens, praying repeal o. t"'
aforesaid ordinance, was presented WAN que Tor
malitv by the clerk, and read.
On motion of Aid Smith, it was "rceciycd''
Then, on motion Of Aid King, the mo'ion a
the last meeting TO adopt the obnoxious o'o'
nance in question was "rcconsdereu'
Then Aid King proposed the adoption o. lac
following ordinance;
An ordnance rcpcaling all ordinances c'ia''
fishing coal markets. , ,...
SEC. i. That all ordinance, or parts "i ord''
names fixing place for the sale Of Goa! ana nay
be, and the same arc hereby repealed.
SO This ordinance shall be in force from ana
after It's publication
AID stout St0utiy opposed Inc measure 4, an
ignominious bacldown.
AID. Hoban champiorcd the cause of the hay
and coal dealers and also slightly puncturcd The
Doctors tcnuOus Cuticlc.
Aid. Miller backed UP stout.
Inc "eoalc was SNORT was q"''s ',,,'',' o.,
as We tooh no notes. our iI''O''
tent to imagine what was said
Stout. motion TO strike out land hay from
the second section got but three yotcs-Stout,
Porter and Nllcr-and then the ordinance was
olor.od- Stout and Miller alone VOTING in the
"uoP'e0-@''|' "''' ~,
He9'''' '"''''''' - 49,
ing absent
And then, as a natural consequence a motion
.os odo,tcd irstructjuU tLc city attorney TO dis.
- ~, ",,,,. ,,,7,no,col r. violating the
continue "'' s"''' '''""i''>-'
late ordinance.
OF course. rs the matter ROW Stands, the cCai
,1 f,,. ,,nr c,, ,,.c o.,. .lroc. ~ tlc CITY. %
AL" nag '''' '"i '''
long rs they DOM o1s;ECct H.
The petition Of Joseph A,Irccnt and O.hCrs,
,I.i ,t, ,i,,. 20 I'll ~, ditcl, un llocl, -
states A"utIo', was PFc't"''u az" 'c'''''0 ~
the Street and Alley Committee.
Tho CITY engineer was instructed to!avc,tigalc
.,n. 49,, 49,, soco,, &c q cc~+oir ..r,,c
"nu ''P"'' '' ~ '''N'' vs. 800 '''' ' ~ 'N
ture on Phelps street.
Poll tax was fixed at s. or two days, aud the
,,.a..o,,. 1;.oo,od +oho co,,.o.;,,,
Hcalth officer ha'HeWay SEM III Il coihiiilhI'
cation making suggestions IN reference to GER
-aln mudholes south OF the canal cast OF Co'um
bus street and the sewerage committee were
directed TO look INTO the matter
Stout from the Law and Ordinance Committee
10 "hom A0d been referred the matter OF nqulT-
-ns INTO The legality OF the proposed freeing OF
inc II!ho!s river bridge to tho city, presented
inc loHowihS on The SUBJECT
lour committee on Law ana ordinances TO
,yitb tbc Uinois tivor Rridrrc Cn,,r,ry c"c ~
purpose Of making the said Company's bridge
free to the citizens of this city, would respect
iuiIy report 'I't we nave consulted with inc City
noyyer ~ y ~ f,or tho AZ. i. n ( ,firicn,
To warrant the gity in making the contract in
question and as such contract would ncccssa.
-ily imposc additional burdens upon the tax pay.
ors of the city Il becomes necessary TO look with
great care 10 your lease of power and that, In
.he absence Of authority, such contract cannot