The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-06
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| hNi'A1 TiFtnlHSSSltl. I'LL $50.
Present-Mayur swift, Aldermen Porter West,
| Cary, Colwel, King, McGinnis, Jekyll Mates,
! Jackson, Iioban, Griffith.
On motion of Porter, the reading Of the min
utes of last meeting was dispensed with.
Petition of Bollmeyer IL Linton for license rs
city auctioneers from date, to March 18th, 1876,
, for 1873, accompanied by bond, was presented,
and on motion of Porter, was received, prayer
OF petitioners granted, and bond approved,
Petition OF Jucob Schmid ct al, praying for
permission to sink an artesian well on Clinton
ST., south OF Main, was presented, and on motion
OF Jackson, the prayer of petitioners was granted
on condition that the water could be used by the
city for fire purposes.
Petition OF Theodore Horn ct al, petitioning
for the removal OF the railroad track laid on La
Fayette street, for State fair purposes, be re-
moved us nuisance, was presented, and on mo.
ton Of Cary, the City Attorney was instructed to
correspond with the General Superintendent of
the g., b. 4 q. railroad and in case the railroad
company ncglccts to remove said track, the
street and alley committee were instructed to
remove the same.
Report of VIM Norris street supervisor show.
ing the receipt of 81, and the depositing Of the
same with city treasurer, was presented, and on
motion Of Porter, was received and placed on
file.
Jackson, from committee on fire department
reported that in pursuance Of the power vested
in the Mayor and said committee, they had en-
tered into a contract with the Silsby manufactur-
ing company for third size steam fire engine,
being the one at the Chicago Exposition for 81.
15O,-S33OO cash. and the steamers hand pole,
and hand engines Niagara and Undine; said cash.
hand pole and engines to be paid and delivered
on the acceptance of said steam fire engine by
said committee; that said engine had arrived
here but had not yet been tested or accepted.
On motion, the report was received ana APP
proved, and said committee authorized to order
clerk TO draw order for said $4,000, IN case they
accepted said engine.
Liquor license bond of Mary Mahony was pre-.
scented, and on motion of Jackson, was received
and approved.
On motion of IIoban, the liquor license money
paid by OConner " Carroll-S3150, was ordered
to be refunded to them.
On molten of Jackson. the further services Of
night policeman Thomas Brennan, were dspcns-
ed with. Ayes-Porter jackson, Colwell, Me
Gnnis, Jekyll, MATES, Hoban and Gritith-S.
Nays--Wcst, Gary and Kings.
On motion of McGinnis, the further services of
night watchmen Augustus Smith and Henry I.
Monroe were dispensed with. Ayes-Porter,
West, Jackson, Cary. Colwell, McGinnls. Jekyll,
Mates, Hoban and Grifiith--l0. Nays-king.
On motion of Cary the matter OF exchanging
or repairing steam fire engine City OF Ottawa "
was referred to Mayor and committee on fire de-
partment, with power TO act.
On motion of Porter, the matter of repairing
Undine hose cart was referred to same com
mittec, with power to act.
Bill of c. 5. c. Crane, $50, was presented and
motion by Mctiinnls to pay him SO was lost.
Ayes-Cary, McCinnis, Jekyll and Grifiith--4.
Nays-Porter, West Jackson, COlwen, King,
Mates and Hoban-1.
On motion Of Porter bill of Strawn IL Powell,
sI95, was referred TO committee ON fire depart
ment.
On motion of Porter bill of Mitchell IL Cofley,
s., was referred to committee on fire depart
mcnt.
On motion Of Cary, bill of Arthur Lockwood,
81, was referred to Law and Ordinance COM
mittce.
On motion of Cary, bill of Phillips * 40. S4S6,
was referred to street and alley committee
On motion, the clerk was Instructed To mail
draft to c. G.. Carlton, Chicago, for $715, and
draw an order for said amount, exchange and
freight