The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-14
CITY COUNCIL,
Regular Meeting.
as Il tramp.

Present: Mayor Lynch, Aldermen West, kel
ley, Hossack, Dean, Leonard, Murphy, Catlin
Shuler, Huh, Iloban, White Logan, Griffith
Absent, Phelps
I The minutes of the last meeting were read anc
approved.
The petition of f. Sinsel ct. al, asking the
council for gaslight on the corner of Pearl and
Chester streets, was referred to the gas commit
tee.
The petition of Samuel Dreifuss ct al, asking
the council to repair jefferson street, between
ravine bridges west of Sycamore street ana east
OF Poplar street was referred to the street and
alley committee
| The petition of Chas Mctzger, ct. al. asking
! the council TO order Il crossing built on Fulton
street at the corner of Jefferson street, was also
referred to the street and alley committee.
The following communication was then read
This Indenture, made and entered into between
| the city of Ottawa, in the County OF La sale
and in the State Of Illinois, party Of the first part,
witnesses:
| That said parties have exchanged each with
the other; that is to say the said party Of the first
part has transferred and assigned to the said
party of the second part that certain alley laying
| between First street and the Chicago, Rock Is
land and Pacific railroad, and situated between
block number one % in Leands addition, and
block number seven O. in North Ottawa add
| ton, to the said city of Ottawa, ana being SIX
teen (l6) feet wide. And in consideration there
make over to said city, for the purposes of pub
lie highway street, strip of land sixteen feet
wide in said Block one 0) in Lcland's addition to
Ottawa, and extending from said First street to
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad =
the center of which strip of land is directly north
of the center of Chestnut street so as to consti-
tutc an extension Of Chestnut street. And in
case the public or said city shall require more
than the land thus described for said street, the
said city shall pay said Cation reasonable and
fair compensation therefor.
And it is further understood and agreed between
said parties that if said Cation, his heirs or as
signs, shall ever be disturbed in the possession
and enjoyment Of said alley by said city, then the
land hereby conveyed in exchange for said alley
shall revert to said Cation who may take posses
sion thereof, and enjoy the same as if it had
never been used for public travel.
And it is further agreed and expressly under
stood between said parties, that any use which
has or may be made Of said strip OF land or lands
adjoining thereto ms public highway, shall not
be construed us dedication thereofby said Cation
to the public, but solely as the result of this cX-
change and agreement and no length of time rs
user by the public shall operate rs II bar TO said
Cation, his heirs and assigns to enter thereon
whenever by this agreement the right Of entry
shall accrue or may exist.
And if ut any time more than the said strip of
land sixteen feet wide shall be used for the extern
sion of said street. it shall be held taken under
this agreement and to he paid for 10y said city,
In witness whereof, the parties hereto have
caused these presents TO be executed 10y the hand
of its Mayor and the seal of said city To be attach
ed and the said Cation has signed and sealed this
with his own hand, this Sd day of December, \. u.
1878. j. ID. CATION. tsEAL.)
ON motion of Alderman Hull the Mayor and
Clerk were instructed to sign the articles of trans
fer.
The monthly report of the City Marshal was
read, and on motion of Alderman Dean, approved
and ordered placed on file
The Finance committee reported rs follows;
Your committee to whom was referred the petit
tion of the Illinois River Bridge Company for u
rebate on their tax for the year \. - 1917, on the
ground that their property was assessed above
its actual value, and not in proportion To other
propcrty in the city, would respectfully report
that the law provides that any person considering
himself aggrievcd may appear before the town
board on the 4th Monday in Jnne, after assess
mcnt is made, and apply for reduction OF their
assessment
II does not appear that the petitioners brought
This matter before the Town Board as provided
for bv law, and we would now recommend that
their petition he not granted.
Signed THos. ID. thTLIN,
H. l.. HoSSACk.
ON motion of Alderman Dean the report was
adopted
Health officer Petit reported that the privy
vaults of the city were in Il bad condition, ana
recommended that the city purchase The Eagle
Odorlcss Apparatus, manufactured by Dr. AZel
T. Amcs, Boston, Mass; knowing 1t to be the
best in use for that purpose.
AID Shuler chairman of the fire committee, re-
ported that the city was greatly in need OF heat
err for engines, and ON his motion To purchase
one. il was carried as follows: Ayes: West, hel-
lev. Hossack, Dean, Murphy, Catlin, Shuler,
Uull White Logan Grifith-ll. Noes: Leon
ard Hoban-2. Absent, one
Aid Hull. chairman of the police committee;
rrported: GENTLEMEN-lour committc would
report that rs two policemen al this city, Mr. H.
Bcker and Mr. j. Rordan, have been discharg-
ed from the .orce for an alleged offence commit
ted by them in arresting certain parties without
cause, now inasmuch as these policemen have
been discharged without q hearing and given no
opportunity to establish their gu,it or lnnocenee,