The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL.


'Sclwell, Brown, King, Mctinnls, Jekyll, HoDah
Griffith and Wyman.
Minutes OF the last meeting read, ana on mo-
ton of Brown approved
The following petition was presented, and or
motion of Jekyll, was received and referred TO
special committee to be appointed by the Mayor
ommittec-Porter, Jackson and Colwell.
To the Mayor end Common Cou,.cH of tie Cay O
Otta,ca, us:
The Ottawa Temperance League, in the inter
rsts of sobriety, industry and social order, beg
70 petition your honorable body on behalf OF the
3 following, to-wit:-
First-The observance OF the Sabbath law con-
corning licensed saloons, 'or tipping houses
Permit us to quote from the statutes OF I'LL
los:
SUNDAY LAW
SEC. 259.-Iiptlng houses on-Whocyer Keeps
open any tipplng house, or place where liquor
IS sold or given away, upon the first day OF the
week, commonly called Sunday, shall be hncd
not exceodin two hundred dollars
SEC. 260-Defnition. Sunday shall include
The time from midnight to midnight
Your petitioners cheerfuly bear estlmony 10
the general quiet that pervades our city on the
sabbath, but while all lawful business is sus,
pended on that day, it is notorious that licensed
liquor saloons are open by the back door to class
OF customers, alas but too numerous among U.S.
known as quiet drinkers Yet, for some rea-
son. those who are the guardians Of our social
order, wink az these constant violations Of the
state law, and thus licensed liquor sellers be-
come the only privileged law breakers in our
city.
Again, 1t is known that many OF our hard
working mechanics are enticcd into these Ii
toensed saloons on the Sabbath, and spend from
one to five dollars, which in the majority of such
cases, is so much money taken from the neces-
sary comforts of home; and thus wife and chill
dren are left to comparative want, while the hus-
band and father spends his earnings in the sa-
locn where liquor is sold in violation of the state
Jaw, and on day when all lawful business is
suspended.
we therefore urge on your honorable body, for
the credit of our city, and the welfare of its cti-
zens, a faithful execution of the Sunday law, and
thus put away the reproach of having among
us class of licensed law breakers.
Second-Your petitioners would further urge
your honorable body topass an ordinance closing
all licensed lSg,ior saloons, dd all pubiic driHking
places, at 10 acIock, p. M
In our city, all other branches of business
close the day at O'clock 1t is notorious, that
much Of the habitual drinking and consequent
drunkenness which dishonOrs our city, and
causes so much anguish and want in families,
takes place after ten o'clock at night.
As we must believe that your honorable body
IS interested in all that concerns the welfare OF
The community, and particularly all that con
Germs the future of its young men, and as the
council has deemed il best to grant license for
the arowcd purpose of restraining and rcgula-
Ting the unlawful and injurious traffic in intoxi-
eating drinks, your petitioners urge the passing
of an ordinance closing all licensed saloons, and
public tippling houses, Mt 10 O'Clock, L, n. And
your petitioners Will ever pray, etc.
iSignedl Mrs. j. DICKEY, Pres. D..
Mrs. NJ j. LANSING, Sec'y
Ottawa Temperance League.
The following petition was presented, and on
motion was received:
TO The honorable tie Nayor and city Couaca Of
The CITY Of Ottdnd.
Your petitioners, the American Settler Springs
Association of the City OF Ottawa, his, and
Joseph T.. Porter, respectfully represent to your
honorable body, that your petitioner, The Amer.
Jean Settler Springs Association, is the owner
of all that portion Of lot four, in block twenty.
six, in the original town of Ottawa north of
Courtuey street, and adjoining Christie street on
the east side thereof 10 the Illinois River. That
your petitioner, Joseph Porter is the owner
Of all that portion Of lot one, in block twenty
seven, in said original town Of Ottawa, north Of
Courtney street, and adjoining Christie street on
BE west side thereof, to the Illinois river. Your
petitioners would further represent that said
lots, together with other lands adjoining thereto
owned h' your petitlones, are now being i'm.
proved and converted into park or place of re-
sort, free to all at the expense of your petition
~rs, aud subject to such restrictions as shall
De necessary TO protect the trees, grass plats |
and shrubbry and other Improvements made by |
your petitioners.
Your petitioners further represent that they
are now, in fact expcnding large sums of money
improving and identifying the grounds OH both
sides OF said street; that said street has never
been travelled and used as highway from
Courtney street north to the Illinois river il be-
but about three hundred feet in length, and AS.
cendnG bank so steep where it connects with
Courtney street, as to render it impossible to be
used for travel without great expenditure of
money on they part of the city. Your petition.
>rs further represent that no street is needed or
required by any persons whatever, owning prop.
erty north Of Courtney street, or By the public
where a Christie street is laid
Your petitioners further represent that by
leaving Christie street open from Courtney |
street north TO the Illinois river, would greatly
interfere with the plans adopted by your petit
tiOncrs for improving and bcautifyng their
grounds 10 and about the Ottawa Mineral Spring,
bein., tine grounds en- both sides Of said Christie
street north Of Courtney street. lnasmuCh,
therefore rs all that portion of said Chr site
street n, III Of Courtney street cannot be used
IS pun. highway FOL travel, and is OF no ad.
vantage 8, the city as a street, and inasmuch
- there no necessity for a street north Of
EOurtpc} street where the same is laid your pc.
titioncrs woald most respectfully ask your hon.
0rablc body to yacate afl that portion of said
Christie street between lot number four, in
block Us ,uiysiN, and lot one, in block twenty
seven, ,p the original town of Ottawa, that your
petitionrrs may be the better enabled to carry
out Their present plan of improving and Orna-
mcntinE said grounds,
The American Setter Spring, Association Of
DttJWg. U.s.
by HENRY MAYO,
j. L. SCoTT
A. LYNCH,
j. l.. SKINNER
b. NJ. BOYLE,
j. f. PORTER,
WM. CULLEN,
Directors OF Association.
J. L. PORTER,
In his own right.
GA notion Of Griffith, Henry Mayo was grant.
I'd permission to address the council in favor of
said petition.
\ motion by Smith TO adopt an order vacating
shat portion Of said street mentioned In said pc.
titiou. was host. Ayes-Portcr, West, Jack son,
Smith. Cary, McGinnis, Jekyll, Griffith and Wy.
man. Says-Colwell, Brown, King and Ho-
ban.
Tie following petition was presented, and on
motion OF Cary, was received and laid on table:
To the E1yor and Common Council Of Ottd,d:
The Undersigned members Of the Board OF Ed.
dcatou, aud teachers in the third ward school
school would respectfully present the following
petition iOr your favorable consideration and &C.
lion.
That there are now in attendance at the third