The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-05-05


4 Tegular meeting of The CltJ t"''iic4 was
held on last Tuesday evening.
ch,. first business of importance was The pre-
septation Of the petitions asking 'hr P"re""sel
Of a hook and ladder truck. The All was e''
IDENTITY ucil understood before the meeting a"o
had no opposition, so that when Mr. jackson
moved that the prayer be granted 'p'd 60 mint
tee he appointed to purchase u" truck an"
eoni, meu,, every alderman present voted tor
II. ..pnro arin,ion-Sl2oo, The commi;tc" ap.
pointed :, Jackson, IIohau and Partrr, Who VIII
take l. \. Rising into consultation az lAe PNr-I
chase.
nAe Civ surveyor pre,ea&Ia drtpilst report.
on tho bnlling Of the pc>aaF"IEi'nents I'f.
the columbus 81 bridge, tic ca>, b. Nairu was
sf011 81. and Kelley & Noonan we're ii'd si25>3
the amount due them
LA. Rising was appointed FIRST Assistant En-
g.ucer OF the Fire Department "A' according
toan ctlinancc at orwards passed stoATyc con.
troll o. the Hook Ind Ladder onrpany. The on
dln5ne creates theplFicc Of Third Eaginecr, an
oAlce vet ;cbe illed-
G,o W. Raven, was pad >2Jfpr &tN services
IN lsit
The street aud Alley commj,;u. in reporting
a1 o.. draining Of south la Sale s., ,... the re-
mar4 Of the scales at the vest end 90. Min 81.
would not accomplish the object. IS ,Ur'Ire
sewer o'oag the north side Of Nil, -. complying
into j.- waste-walcr race near Wood Mil
would doubtless do the work but bciar. recon-
mending the building o. the sewer they would
caTl atcntien to an ordinance passed Aug. %,
l55,9 assertion Of which says, " said Hydraulic
Company shall construct q suitable sewer under
Their race on Ia Sale St, ot sufficient depth and
dimensions TO carry Of al tEe water that may
be discharged into it-,aid sewer To- Doe made Of
rock and cement in good and durable manner
Taeurl,nance is stil in force, bat the sewer once
constructed has fallen in aud j. worthless. The
Committee were instructed 10 notify the Com.
pauy that the sewer must be repaired.
Blake presented an ordinance providing for q
m1rtuary record which was passed. The ordi.
nance requires the undertakers before furnish
ing coffin TO receive from the at,cndiIg ply
stefan (who must furnish ~ certificate contain.
.ug the name, age, sex, color, nativity residence
ward occupation and cause Of death 81 the per.
SON FIR whom the coffin is intended or II there
Dee no physician in attendance, the undertaken
must collect the statistics These certificates
Gre TO De preserved by the undertaken who, when
called upon BY the Health Officer shall deliver
them TO him, and be shall keep a full record in
book to be provided for that purpose, and re.
sort annually or oftener If called upon by the
council. The penalty Of violating the ordinance
is @ fine OF not less than 81 nor more than 800
The special committee on city Jail reported
that the best plan was to build Jail, and in their
opinion the best place for a Jail was anywhere
along the west bank OF Fox river between JET
ferson ST and the waste.racc Of the sidgcut
combining. ~ the situation does, superior facili.
tics lpr druiuae, solid foundation, UU!c air and
cleanliness, Tie council having decided to build
q Jail, TIE same committee was continued with
power to receive proposals for land upon which
30 Jpi.d jail The proposals need not be con.
Gaea to land along tie Fox river however.
The council generally got their Dacas up on
the subject Of rubbish D.ng piled INTO the street
old cans, brush. dirt, bottles, &c and the Su-
pgs,.sor Of Streets was instructed 70 make the
persons who had deposited the truck in the
streets remove it instanicr But who is going
30 remove the truci in the street just west Of
the city Hall!
AN parties building houses or side walks should
wait until the ordnance regulating a street
grade which the law and ordinance committee
were instructed to draft, is passed.
That a" thorn in the flesh the vote cast on the
18th Of March, prickcd again; and it was hnaily
decided to canvass the yote-at the next meeting.
The street and Alley committee with the add.
ton Of Mcssrs Jackson and Iloban We're instruct
ed 20 finish the Washington square business.
Sic basin. The wages Of street laborers was
ras-d from Sl25 (the price given by the com,
ml',eeJ 'o $50; and that Of team, from $3.50 To
$500 per day.
Bills TO the amount Of $ljl2.jl were paid anC
jU. council adjourned.