The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-03-10
OTTAWA FREE TRADER: SATURDAY. MARCH 10 1872.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular Meeting.
TUESDAY, Alafch 9Th, 1877

TUESDAY, 'IhitD ON lo'i
/ Present. Mayor LNuCn, ana aldt'ucu W est,
Porter Jackson, Bun man, KIM, Mccain, i,ohtg,
Trimbe, WyInun and Crib h--lU. ABSENT >'n1tn
and Jeklil-2
The reading If the minutc- ol iust meeting
was on motion OF West dl, pcns'G with,
The petition of John Sr,zrr Eiur> Claus and
about thirty olheIe, citizens "i IA" skin "md,
asking council to caGSc the contraction II tHu
dams across the raylne ~ >habn'hn square 80
that they may have water for iir purposes, va
on motion OF Bowman received aud refereed to
Com. on Fire Department
The Com. on Bridge matters reported thst
they had held seven meetings IN r. aaId 10 DLlld
ing bridge across the canal on Columbus street
and after matpre deliberations were compelled to
believe it would be for the best interests vi the
city to give the contract TO the King Iron Bridge
and Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland, ohio. THIS
company offers to build IA wrought iron swing
bridge Ia feet IN length, IL feet roadway, i've
ring turn table and turning. gear all complete,
capacity 1880 pounds per iineal foot ON factor
of five for $l7lO. The Wrought Iron Bridge Co
of Canton, Ohio. offer their bridge Tor s247s 80,
and the Clinton Bridge Co. Of Clinton, Iowa, offer
theirs for $24o7 making the bid Of the King
Bridge Co. the lowest by 1865 Each Of the
above bids includes furnishing and erecting the
! supcrstructure and tufn.table only. number
of other plans and bids had also been submitted
| TO the com. but in their opinion were too cum
bersome and not adapted To the wants OF the
city. The com. also stated that the King Bridge
Co. offer to increase the strength Of the bridge
TO 1920 pounds per lneal foot as to admit side
walks II desired, at additional cost OF $500 or
for u total round sum Of $1,000.
The com. further report that they have
received and considered propositions for the con-
| structon Of the sub structure and recommend
the adoption OF the proposition OF John W, keil,
! and Michael Noonan, who offer to furnish the
sub. structure complete, they TO make sll their
| own excavations for $40.
| On motion Of Bowman the report with its re.
concentrations was adopted by the foowln q
vote: Yeas: West, Porter, Jackson, Bowman,
King, Mccain, lloban, Trimbe, Wyman and
Grillith-l0. Absent: Smith and Jekyll-2
The following resolution was then offered:
| Resol,rd, That that the Bridge Com. be, and
| they are hereby authorized to contract with the
| King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing 20. Tor the
construction Of an iron bridge across the canal
| on Columbus St., with the additional strength
for sidewalk added ngreeably to the proposition
| of said company.
| On motion of Bowman it was adopted by the
following vote: Yeas: West, Porter, Jackson,
Bowman, hing, Mccain, lioban. Trimble. Wy.
man and Nlth-l0. Absent: Smith and Jek-
| yll-3.
On motion OF King the com. were authorized
and empowered To dispose OF the super structure
Of the old bridge AS may seem best TO them
| jackson, chairman Of Com. on Fire Depart
mcnt, submitted u letter from the Silsby Manu-
featuring Co., at Seneca Falls. offering to sell
one Of their two wheel horse hose carts for $3.50
and four wheel horse hose cart for $3.50
and allow the city $3.50 for their old hand hose
| carts.
| On motion OF Trmble the com we're author
lied to purchase n four wheel horse hose cart at
best figures they can.
jackson called attention to the fact that Mr..
A. Armour was suffering much damage and an.
noyancc from men collecting on the corner of
his residence property while Offering hay for
sale on the street opposite. On motion OF Grit
nth the matter WAS referred 10 the Com on
| Health Department.
| Hoban mentioned that SO far no Com. Report
had been presented in relation to bridge on JEFF
fcrson st. The com. replied that the matter
would hayc proper attention so soon rs they had
the Columbus ST. bridge off Of their mind.