The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-02-05

REGULAR MEErIHo-Trrsp>Y, Feb. lst, isn

i REGULAR MEETING tEspti, FEB. Isl, lhio.
Present, Mayor Swift and Aldermen Porter
West, jackson, smith, Brown, King, Jckyll, Ito
ban and Griffith.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Petition Of jeremiah Wood, {. ). Phelps ant
j. D. Horris. citizens committee OF Second ward
requesting the payment OF f5'95O cost OF cis
tern for fire purposes in said ward was presented
and on motion OF Jackson WAS received and the
clerk ordered to draw an order payable TO c. :
| Phelps for said amount
On motion OF Jackson the mayor appointed a
! committee of three to investigate ACCESSIBILITY
aud cost Of building cisterns near Court House
Square and ia Othc- parts Of the city for fire
purposes.
i On motion OF King. the street and alley com
mi,tec were granted further time To report ON
petition of Peter Egan for Sl15 for horse.
On motion Of Smith, the rtrcct and alley com,
mit,cc were granted further time to report on
| D. f. Hits bill for Sl32.50
On motion Of King, the law and ordinance
committee were granted further time to report
on matter o! lccnsiag hawkcrs and pcddlers Of
meat
JA.ssou, from fire committee, presented the
following report:
To HIS Honor tie Mayor and Gentlemen II he
City Coanc'l:-The undersigned, committee on
Fire Department, to whom was referred the mat
Ter Of appointing AN engineer for the steamer to
I'LL the place made vacant by the resignation Of
W. b. Hall, would respectfully report that they
have appointed, with your approval, 7. c. Logan
under tme following rules and regulations The
said /. {. Logan to appoint and pay his own fire
man to that both steamer" are kept in perfect
order and ready at all times to be taken TO lrc,
IT, keep the engine house neat and clean to see
that no improper characters are allowed about
the premises and to take good care Of the prop
erty Of the city that shall be entrusted to his
hands For the faithful performance of these
duties the city agree to pay said Logan tie sum
of fifty dollars per month, rcscrying the right TO
A. tI,,,. F,r Ia,
interest Of the city TO do so. All of which is re
specially submitted. Il. w. JACKSON,
Com.nittcc of Fire Department.
And on motion, the report was received and sp.
On motion OF Jackson, the city clerk was in
structed to draw an order for 81 payable 10 NJ.
H. Swift for secret service
Porter, from sewerage committee reported
that &. II. Force would take steps to abate nui.
sancc caused by well near Co. b. Il Q. H. H. De.
pot as soon as the season permitted, and on mo-
ton, the report was received.
Jackson, from special committee, presented
the following report:
To HIS Honor the Mayor and Gentlemen u ne
Common Council OF the Ciy Of Ot0wu:-Ihr un.
dersigned, a special committee appointed by
your honorable body for the purpose OF ascer,
tanning the location Of Il street called Prospect
Avenue in South Ottawa, and also TO ascertain
whether said street has been obstruCtcd 20 rs to
damage the property OF any Of the petitioners
complaining, would state that they have visit
ed the said premises and made such examination
rs IN their opinion was necessary. and would re-
.pec,iuly report as follows: In looking for the
original survey Of south Ottawa previously
called "Carbona,' made by the Canal 1rustrecs
in 1884 they found in the Recorders Office acOpy
%, the original plat made in the year above seu-
toned and certified TO by the Canal Trustees and
their surveyor ms being an exact copy OF the Origi
nal, locating the street called Prospec Avenue o.
feet further north than now claimed by your pc
titoners. Therefore no obstruction exists as
claimed. Your committee would further state
that they were unable to find any evidence that
street was ever legally laid where your pCti. .
TONERS claim nor that any change has ever been
made by any act Of the Lcgislatgye or Of the .
city OF ottawa. Your committee would there.
fore respectfully submit this report for your con.
slderation, and ask to be discharged from any
turtle. consideration Of the subject,
G.. W,JACE,UN,
b. 5. PoRTEg,
Gro. JEKTir.
And, on motion - smith, the report was re-
ceiyed aud approved and committee discharged
On motion pf Porter, TIE city clerk was or
dered to draw an order payable 20 King L Brown
for S4305, amount OF personal ;aI Of l'1j on
property destroyed by fire.
On motion Of Jackson, the C0umittcc on gas
and gas light were instructed 10 transfer lamp
post from south to north side Of bridge over
latera! canal on Main street
A motion by Brown that thu wat,Crtf placing
lamp post on superior street, near Lock 10, be
referred 10 committee on gas and gas lights was
lost. Ayes, Brown, King and GrifitE--3. Nays,
Porter, West, Jackson Smith, Jckyll and lIoban
b
On motion OF 1ekyil, ill, Of Colw,H, Clark d
Co., sos, s2sl3. IS -, and Si2i were referred
to law and ordinance committee with power TO
order clerk to issue order for said amounts 10
propcr PARTY