The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-06
CITY Council.

A regular meeting of the city council was held
on last Tuesday evening.
Jason Peck was allowed to sink an artesian
well on the corner of Paul and Lafayette streets
on condition that the city be allowed to fill their
cistcrn from it, should one at any time be built
in that neighborhood.
The new stone cutters being so decided a sue
cess, as we predicted, Others are now begging to
be included in the contract and have cutters laid
on the same conditions us those now being laid.
The gutter ON the south side of Main ST. from
La Sale to Clinton, has always been nasty one,
and in some places even in dry weather is full OF
dirt and filth in liquid state, and there appearing
no other way to remedy the difficulty, the prop
crty owners have petitioned for stone gutter.
The request was granted, and rs soon rs the mon
cy for the stone and the laying of the same is in
the city treasurcrs hands the work will go on,
the chairman of the street and alley committee
declining TO take the task of collecting 1t.
The resignation of l.. A. Rising, 1st assistant
engineer Of the fire department, was accepted
with regrets.
City Marshal Harris since March Goth, 1877,
has collected $1l0 in police fines.
The report OF he officers of the fire department
shows the following:
UNDINE HOSE COMPANY.
No. of men in company. Observation-Disclosures. 3
" " good standing. .......,........ -
" " mot IN ................. 6
I" " " out Of town. Observation-Disclosures. 3
| Honorary members. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. /
DAUNTLEss II. q /. COMPANY.
Members in good standing ............... 60
Total No. in department. .............. q
Department, good.
Discipline, good
No. of fires since Jan. l. 1877 II
no. of alarms, department not cmployed..... :
An ordinance was adopted allowing owners of
scales to take out license at $50 per annum to
weigh commodities in bulk.
Aid. jackson reported the purchase of 800 feet
of cotton hose the contract being that if any Of
the hose properly taken care of shall burst with
in 80 months, il can be returned and new OBJ
tanned.
The proposition Of the gas company to light so
street lamps p nights per month, and keep them
burning in winter from & to II p. m, and in sum-
MGR from 5 till IL, the gas company doing all the
work of lighting, cXtinguishing and repairing
for 81 800 per year was accepted. For $50 per
lamp, as many more can he had as desired, The
city to furnish the lamps.
At this point Mr.. Logan arose to question OF
privilege to reply to Mr.. Jekyll's attack on him
in the Times and TRADER His communication
is very lengthy, and taking up Mr.. is charges
seriatim. answers thcm-fuly and completely, so
far as we are able To see. The feeling generally
in the council seems TO be with Mr.. Logan, who
spent so much Of his time, without any compcn-
sation, watching the rebuilding Of the hall-in-
deed, so satisfied were the committee of his abili-
ty and faithfu!ncss that the entire work was
thrown on his shoulders; and not only Of the city
hail. but of the new stables now being built, for
which purpose he was made chairman Of the fire
committee a month ago.
Mr. Logan having requested that committee
be appointedt to investigate tie matter, the chair,
on motion, appointed Porter. Shulcr and Murphy,
to report at the next meeting Of the council.
Mr. j. Wood being present, was given permits
sian TO give his views on the grade Of the stone
cutters The fall from Madison It. on La Sale
TO jefferson is one foot. This, Mr.. Wood thought.
ought to be increased or inches, but as the
survey was made for one foot on each side Of the
street, the request refused, but the street
pervisor was instructed to turn on water from
the plug on the corner and see il the water would
flow readily in the gutter already laid.
Bills amounting TO 81, 1855 were paid. and
the council adjourned.
Business Notes.
W c. hinton has removed from Main street TO