The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-12-09

The Com recommending its approval IL was,
on motion Of King, approved and placed on HE.
Petition Of Joseph Lennpp was presented. Tue
petitioner states mat, while attempting to drive
with his team across the ravinc bridge, on Jack
son street west OF Chestnut street, on the night
Of November 5th, Git icing very dark and no ran
iug or the bridgc( the Echlcle, with all oI MS
family on board Was prccIpitated into the raylnc,
thereby causing damages ui $50. As the bridge
was not properly provided with railing, the pc
titiOncr asks council to reimburse him. TN mo-
ton of King the petition was received and re-
ferrcd to Law aud Ordnance Com.
The CITY Attorney in connection with the
Street and Alley Com, to whom was referred the
petition for and remonstrance against widening
| Columbus street north Of the Canal Feeder by
| taking in the reservation made by John I
! Champln in his several cOnVeyanccs Of property
fronting on the east side Of Columbus street, re-
ported that on examination Of the records in the
! Recorders ONCE Of La Sale county, tncy found
! that John G. Champlin reserved Tor street pur-
poses thirteeen l3) feet oil from The east end OF
out lots |, > 3, t. &, Z, s. and ~ and OF the north
| half Of out lot and thirteen (l3) feet of from
the east side Of lot one % in block one ID all in
Ottawa North, and thatin the opinion OF the city
Attorney, the reservation in the several deeds to
said lots made by Mr.. Champln amounted to a
dedication Of the said thirteen feet oil from the
east end Of SAID out lots and the east side Of said
lot one % in block one o. Ottawa North Ac-
companying this report they handed in the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution:
| WHEREAS, John c Champlin did in the sever
al cOnvcyances of the lots hereinafter mentioned,
reserve Il strip Of land thirteen OBJ feet iu width
f,om of the east end Of out lots l. . s. 4, J. t. Z,
| $ 9 and 10 and from of the east side Of nt one
I'D, in block one Q),-all in Ottawa North, in the
city Of Ottawa, county Of La Sale, and state Of
Illinois, fronting on Columbus street north Of
the Feeder in said city, for the purpose Of widen
dening SAID street, and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary, in the Judgment
Of this council for the convenience aud safety of
the public, to widen said street from the north
side Of said Feeder TO the foot Of the north bluff,
in said city;
THEREFORE, be it Resol,td, that the city of OF.
tawa accept the said dedication Of said John {.
Champlin, of said strip Of land thirteen tl3l feet
In width of the east end Of said out lots and the
east 81 c o: sand lot one a., in said block one o.
as above mentioned, and order that the said street
be widcncd from the north side Of said Feeder to
the foot of the north bluff, by taking "a strip Of
land thirteen feet in width from off the east end
Of said out lots and the east side Of said lot one
lUL-and all tracts Of land fronting on said Co
lumbus street and on the west side thereof, and
that all fences and buildings said strip Of land
so dedicated he removed 10y the fifteenth day of
May, A. u. 1871
On motion Of Porter It was adopted by the fol
lowing vote: Yeas: West, Porter jackson. Bow
man, King, Jckyll. McCaiH, Hoban and Griffith
o. Nays: Smith, Trirnblc and Wynan-}.
Further time was granted the Com on Fire
Department in relation to lifting up sleeping
rooms in City Hall building for members of Hose
Company.
The Liquor License Bonds Of John T. Heating
were presented and approved and Clerk instruct.
ed to issue license on complying with City Or
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