The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-08
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY Council.
hk.Fek OFFICIAL tAE A
Regular Meeting.


TUESDAY Evening, Jan. 4th, 1876.
Present Mayor Swift and aldermen Porter,
West, jackson, Smith, Cary, Colw"i, Brown,
King, Jekyll, MATES, Hoban, Griffith and Wy
man. 1.tttl
On melton Of West the reading of the minutes
OF last meeting was dispensed with
Petition of A. NJ Squires ct al. for the open
ing and working OF Prospect Avenue, east Of
State street, was presented, and OH motion OF
Porter, was received and referred to a special
committee OF three. Committee-Porter, Jack.
son and Jekyll
Petition Of Peter Egan for value of horse, $l75
was presented, and on motion of King was re-
ceived and referred TO street and alley commit
tee
Petition OF Mary Thompson ct al, for the
abatement OF nuisance caused BY waste water
from arteslan well dug by G. II. Force near c.,
B. d q. depot, on motion of Carey was received
and referred to sewerage committee.
| Petition OF Geo. H: West ct al, that city in.
struct lamp lighter to supply oil and light gaso-
| line lamp on road under aqueduct was presented,
err granted.
Petition Of H. Wolf ct al for the appointment
OF I. G. Logan as engineer of steamer was pre-
scented, and on motion of Cary was received and
referred to fire department
| Petitions OF II. Reed and T. g. Logan for charge
OF engineer OF steamer was presented, and on
motion were referred to committee on fire depart.
ment
Petitions of Jacob Glenn, Anthony Sherer
John Geduldig, Geo. Routcliffe, Chris Haberle
NJ Sehilling, Anton Mar. Peter Schaafer, Hen.
ry Carroll, NJ. White, II. NJ. Bodwell and Martin
motion OF Jekyll were received and prayer of pc
titiOners granted on complying with ordinance
Petition OF John G. Maar for transfer of his
liquor license to Anton Maar was presented, and
on motion OF King was laid on table.
Deed from VI. A. Cushing and wife to city OF
Ottawa was presented, and on motion of Jackson
was received and clerk ordered to record same
Report OF Justus Harris showing the deposi
ting with city treasurer Of sos, fines collected
for quarter ending Dec. 18th, 1875, was presented
and on motion OF Brown was received and plac
ed on file.
| Mates, from law and ordinance committee, re
ported recommending that city marshal notify
the g., b. d. q. Railroad Co. to remove obstruc
lions from streets was presented, and on motion
was received and approved.
| On motion of Mates, the city attorney was in.
structed to take steps necessary to require the
e., b. O. Railroad Co. to put tiagmen on Main
and Madison streets, and the c., X. l. &. p. Rail
road 60. to put fagmen on Columbus and La
Sale strests
On molten of Cary, the bills of Mitchell & COT.
fee, and Cook, Hughes & Duffy for repairs on
steamer city OF Ottawa, were referred to com.
mite on fire department with power to act.
On motion, liquor license bonds of J. II. Cliff.
ford and j, A. Geduldlg were referred to license
committee.
jackson reported recommending payment OF
5000 to Arthur Lockwood in full Of his bill OF
$500, for services as city assessor.
| Cary, from special committee, reported the
completion of bridge over feeder on Columbus
street by Mr.. Z. Barber, and that his bill for the
same was SSS4.50 and on motion the report was
received and bill ordered paid.
| On motion of Porter, the matter Of putting
fence along the west bank of Fox river near road
under aqueduct, was referred to street and alley
committee with power to act
On motion of Carey, the city attorney was au-
thorized to confer with the y, X. l. & 2. X. r.
Co., and take steps to abate nuisance caused by
standing water on their grounds near depot.
Resignation of l.. A. Rising as assistant engin-
eer of fire department was presented, and on mo.
ton Of Griffith was referred to committee on fire
department with instructions to request him to
withdraw same.
| On motion of King, the street and alley com
mittee with city engineer were instructed to eX-
anime east abutment Of bridge over Fox river
on Main street and take such steps for the TEN.
porary protection Of same as may be deemed nee
essary. ...
On motion OF IIoban, the street supervisor
was instructed TO repair crossing over Walker
street north side of Main street.
On motion of King, the petition Of David
Reiss was taken from the table and referred
to law and ordinance committed to draft suita-
| bic ordinance and report same to council.
On motion. bill Of ID. F. Hit, $l32.l2, was re-
| ferred TO committee on streets and alleys.
| On motion, bill Of Levi Cummings, 1922, was
referred to committee on fire department.