The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-09
n,hn CITY ConnriI.
proved.

The city Council
The regular meeting Of the CNy IV"uVi was
hold -. fine Court House on last Tuesday eve
ming
A petitlon by WIu. Degcn y Co., aud Others
asking the repairing OF the gutter on La Sa'e
st. east side, north OF Madison, was referred 10
the Street IL Alley Committee. During the as
cusslon OF the petition the fact was brough! out
that the city had power to lay stone cutters like
that in front OF Lynch's, +. Y. Griggs's, &c,
on Main ST., by special assessment, and there Is
possibility of an assessment being recommend
ed for laying such cutters all around the square
IA mighty good idea.
Bacis City Band propose to give picnic at
Hoess Grove on the 18th of July and asked the
council to grant their permission to sell lager
beer on the ground. Prayer granted.
The committee on Fire Department was in
structed to negotiate for bill for fire alarms.
An ordinance was adopted adopting the new
edition Of the Revised Ordinances.
Trmb!e reported that a dam had been built
across the ravine at the north end of Shabbona
square, costing about $50 which had proved
success. The steamer had been taken down and
had failed to pump it dry. He said another was
needed at the southeast corner Of that square
but to thoroughly try the experiment he recon-
mended that one be constructed across the ra-
vine Just west of s. W. Raymond'S house. The
fire committee was authorized to put IN dam
as requested. Griffith from the ;th said Hon j.
D. Cation had submitted a proposition for tap
ping the pipes Of his water system on the south
side for fire purposes, ana the same committee
were authorized to look into the matter.
On motion of Tr!mble the order of May rails
Ing the price Of street labor was reconsidered,
and wages reduced to the original price, Sl25
per day for laborers, $3.50 for team ard driver
Nine I'd ward school house bonds with coupons
attached amounting to SlO,lj0 were paid; and
$1,000 to the school beard.
The sporriHg Of the evening was over the ques
ton OF H., division of street labor. The 18th
ward tried to get some mud holes filled up ard
were hard at work at it, so all the other alder
men got jealous and objected to having every
thing go into the 7th; aud it was finally decided
to eXpend the money for street improvement in
each ward under the direction Of the alderman
Of the ward in proportion to the amount Of tax
paid by the ward. Hence the poorer the ward
the poorer its streets will be- In about two
years time the streets of the border wards will
be impossible and then the old system will come
in again; and then the leading roads to the city
Will still he left impossible in wet weather,
such as the west road on the sOHth side and the
road toward the Prairie Grocery bridge in the
sixth ward. All this difficulty, however, is to
be oJyiated by the great increase of money that
will be obtained by the collection of poll tax
which the supervisor was instructed TO have in.
Some question existed IS to whether the city
or the school directors are TO keep up side
walks in front OF school property. As there was
question, it was left to the directors.
The following resolution was presented and
passed:
Rtso,rcd That the City Attorncr be aud he is
hereby instructed to proceed Immediately to
collect the bond OF j. +. Courtney, he late city
clerk Of the city OF Ottawa.
"Bctter late than never
Bills were paid, including bonds, interest and
Columbus street bridge, to the amount of 49,
800 y.