The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-11

The City Council.
Tho meeting of the city council on last Tues
day evening was one OF those interesting little
episode. that occur but once or twice in the life
time Of three or four councils. 1t was war-war
on general principles Pretty much everybody
in the council seemed 20 have gone TO the new
hall with speech on the conduct Of the war
mapped out, and with the buggy intent. The
supply Of orators in The present council Is some.
ching unprecedented and night after night when
the council is in session the spectators are regal
cd with bursts Of cloqucncc that make the ora
tions against Catalina seem boys talk. And the
speech. generally have this pccularity-that
they are always made after the question upon
which they talk i, long since disposed Of. The
object is to 'orate" and at the same time do no
harm To the question by the possible knocking OIL
Of 'the man on the fence On this occasion
the CHEF proceeding OF the council consisted in
letting OH the supcrl'uous wind that had been ac-
cumu.ating on the aldcrmcn'S stomaChS and mat
tiers and things were livcy-to draw it mild.
The ball began rolling when the draymun's pc
ltion TO be relieved from paying license came in.
Mr. jackson made sensible talk on the injustice
of allowing unlicensed teamstcrs to steal the bu-
N,
point when he applied it to the saloOn-kccpcrs,
many Of whom even now, after months time,
are without licenses. The matter Of abatng the
license was, however referred to the license
committee, who are expected TO look into the
matter, with view TO protecting licensed teams
tiers.
Patrick Woodiocl made an application for the
position Of city wcighmastcr, which was referred
TO Bowman's committee.
And then. Whooprrl il liycncd mn oo,in when
Jackson said his committee had aopontcd f. h.
Logan rs assistant engineer Of the fire engines
He TO take charge Of the second Steamer when
It's use Is necessary at fire and Is to receive nav
or such work rs he doe. SO and mo-, to receive -
stated salary. Mr.. Hoban objected. He didn't
want second engineer. but he wanted , thor
oughly practical engineer worth SO month. Int
he didn't want 10 pay any one. .Jack.ou', rcport
was adoptpd
The license committee rrrortcd fine e,,,n,yirD
license bond, and recommended .bcir .,,roy,I
which was done. .Io-onb Mover. t,co, Gl,im
jaw Blodgett, II. ". Bodwcu . uol,ccLcr Vim
Bauer, r. Wolfe. NJ. Schnljnr MARGARET Glcim
IIep-,, C,rroll Chos No,roc
After minor motion, the bridge question came
up, in the way of the reading Of Mr.. Lor,u', re-
port on the condition of tho bridge, in which he
says he had thoroughly examined the bridge. and
gives it a. hi, opinion that the brdgc,with repairs
which would cost say four hundred dollars,
would bc perfectly safe for five years TO come
The lyride,c committee b,wrrnr said tbc,. ,,n,,Id
not recommend the purchase OF the bridge at
The price the company put upon II, for the reason
that in these days new iron bridge equal to the
Jtica bridge could lac h,,i,t ,cros. tc r,yc. hc,c
for about the same money that the COMPANY ask,
cd for the old one Mr.. Jackson moved tbnt tbc
committee bc continued and instructed to inquire
into the matter and rcport what a substantial
bridge could be built for. And then, whoopcc,
it Ivcncd up again on the question whether the
committee should be continued. And Mr.. Ilobon
Waited into the bridge. lie wa, not in;rayor Of
buying this old bridge, Just ready to fail of its
piers into the river, lie did not want n free
bridge because We have not lad one for twenty
years, or never In fact When all hand, under
stood that the committee were NO, instructed 70
build bridge in the next u DAYS. Mr. Uohun
called for the ayes and noe. on the question and
Il was carried.
Then. on motion Of Trj,n,lc , r,.o,r,fon ,,,
oslrizlnr the organization or IN. "ucl;.t,, ,,,.
passed. The subject heinz , ncy, ono NJ, ,,o.s
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