The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21
The CITY Council.

The City Council.
u,s Honor the Mayor called special meeting
"a council for last Wednesday evening to
consider the question Of building or procuring
new city Jail. the board of supervisors having
limited the ctys use of the county JAZZ TO June
1st; and to hear reports Of standing committees
A full council was present
THE JAIL.
The ia matter having been brought NJ, was
pretty thoroughly discussed. All admitted the
necessity of jail, but were not ready 10
proceed in the matter 1t was finally disposed
nj nv amounting committee Of five, Dean,
Trimble. Bowman, Hoban and Phelps, who are to
yonort at the next meeting what is best to be
done in the premises
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Finance Committee reported the reports
os the city treasurer and city clerk to be correct
The treasurers report shows an income from ali
sources of SAG, SOC 63 and disbursements amount
ing to S39G4Al3, leaving IN treasury on April l,
1877, s7,lG4.50.
II appears that there are numberIof saloon
keepers who have paid the $50 license but have
never taken out license in order TO escape the
payment of the So, clerks fees, and are, there
fore, selling liquor without license; and Trim.
BILE suggested that the law and ordnance COM
mittee draw supplementary ordinance TO the
liquor ordinance to cover the groun1. 1t was
also ordered, on motion Of Bowman that the Ii
cense committee interview these parties and see
that they take out license forthwith.
Blake, from the law and ordinance committee,
reported this committee favorable to canvass
Of the votes cast at the election of the 18th OF
March last; but nothing was done further on
the subject. .n
Porter, having stated Tat Mr. Ravens, who
had last year Strengthened out Courtney's al
fairs and written up some nine months minutes,
ETC., and who had received no compensation Tor
such work, desired the council to pay HIM what,
in their Judgment, that work was worth, moved
that the matter be referred to the finance COM
nittee to report at the next meeting.
Jackson, from the committee on fire depart
ment, recommended that T Z. Logan be appoint
ed engineer Of the fire steamers at $3.50 per an
I'm; and James Asher as city teamster at $50
per month, the right IS discharge one or both
the men being reserved to the council.
Trimbe introduced DR.. Petit, health officer,
who addressed the council on the subject OF
nortuary report, requesting them to authorize
the law and ordinance committee to draw an or
dlnance requiring the undcrtakcrs or physicians
20 report all deaths to the health officer, that
record of death maybe kept He showed the bene-
fits that would acruc to the city by keeping such
record and stated that his attention had been
called to the subject particularly Wy having seen
an inquiry from gentleman in Ohio for inior-
nation on the subject. The gentleman Is search
ing for a location for a college and had written
10 prominent real estate dealer here. OF course
only guess could be given him, and guesses,
the DR.. said in nine cases out Of ten would prob
ably put the number OF deaths from - to 100 per
cent too high On motion Of Trinlblc, the re-
quest was granted and the committee instructed
20 report a. the next meeting.
Bowman, from the street and alley committee
reported that his committee had appointed
bridge.tenders as follows: T. G. Logan, Main
and Madison streets, at $25 per month; K. Bur.
nett, Columbus street. at $40 from completion Of
bridge to close Of navigation; Peter Welsh, Chest
nut street. at s35 per month; also that the com
nittee had purchased r. K. pillow for 50; and
"ihat cart for $40 Report adopted.
jackson, from fire department committee, re-
ported that the horse lately purchased for the
department had proved a failure for the place
and that the committee, knowing the necessity
OF having suitable animal as soon possible,
had traded with Mat. White for another horse
that does the work, giving s75 to boot.
COLUMBUS ST. BRIDGE.
The Columbus st. bridge caused vuitc a lively
discussion toward the end of the session. At the
request of Logan, Porter, from the construction
committee reported that the piers and abut
Jo,, tI,yl,
company informed him that the bridge was all
completed except one piece, and would be along
in a few days, and that in the meantime they
would send man to examine the location and
work done That was the last heard from them
and the man had not appeared. According TO
the contract the bridge was to be completed on
the Goth, yesterday. The lvelines5 of the dis.
cussion was caused by Mr.. Logan, who made a
speech on the subject OF the bridge, stating that
i was unnecessarily hgn,etc. He was replied
20 by Mr.. Jackson, who said there was nothing
wrong with the bridge but with the gentleman's
ideas Of it. 1t is, 1t is true, little higher than
the old bridge, but had been made SO intentions.
ally for sufficient reasons, Ito escape inconve-
niences caused by water and ice as illustrated by
their experience with the old bridge at that
place Besides, he said, If it was all wrong to
have the bridge so high, it was too late now to
remedy the fault. Porter and Trimble also spoke
on the subject, siding with Mr.. Jackson.
$S39.2G Gncluding $3.50, interest," and $3.50 for
the new hose carrIageJ were ordered paid, and
the council adjourned.
5Sth Anniversary.
The 18Th Anniversary Of the establishment of