The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-05
The City Council.

absent. Mr.. III. Logan WIS N"'''" ~ ~
and most excellent chairman he made iho'
pughly posted and experienced IN cohdu'u"
such bodies he expedited business IN business
like manner and in way that pleased everyone
The general business will be found In the oil
acial minutes elsewhere As there Is always
little miscellaneous sparrins among the member
and many discussions of which the record show
nothing. II NAV be interesting TO look in on th
august body
Among the petitions was one rom John
Young. asking the use of the public landing ah'
city scales, for which he agreed to pay 500 pc
annun 1t was placed on file.
Among other things the finance committee
exported back bill of Squire larkin for SS' fees
The costs were made some time ago IN trying tt
enforce the collection of poll tax judgments
were obtained for the city, bu. rs they were
worthless, the costs fell on the city The city
attorney advised the lighting of he claim, be-
rs the Squire offered 10 make 1t SD, HobaI
thought it poor policy to buy Il law suit and on
motion Of Murphy the bill was ordered paid.
The committee on public health reported that
lhey had examined the cellar of Mcssrs. We'll ~
Teller and had found it kept in as clean con
iiton AS the business would admit Of; and said
they saw no reason for driving "A legitimate bust
ness out OF the city by declaring the cellar n
nuisance.
The head of miscellaneous business" having
been reached, Mr. q. II, Rugg was given pcrmis'
sion to speak on petition he had presented ioi
draining patch Of land northwest OF Ottawa,
upon which petition the street and alley commit
tee reported adversely. The petitioner wants To
run ditch from his land down 9TH street to Pop
Ian, and the city 10 ditch thence to the canal.
Aid Hoban said he thought it was only OF pri-
yatc interest, and would be very expensive, rs II
would require culvcrt under the railroad. Nr'
Rugg said the whole expense to the city would
not exceed So and would drain a very unplcas-
ant and unhealthy pond. After some Sparrng
by Rugg, Catn and Hoban, Sherman Leland
said the said ditch would drain the whole land
lying east of the Prairie grocery, between the
canal and the bluff, and west of La Sale street,
III of which water has to pass through Pine
street sewer. Now none OF this water escapes
except by culvert under The railroad, 300 or
400 feet west Of Poplar street; by digging the
ditch il prevents the water of the east from unit
ing with that OF the west. The water east will
be carried of BY the Pine street sewer, that Of the
west by this ditch. 1t would also be IN advant-
age to the city by enabling it to keep open the
road running east and west from Rabenstcn's
hill to La Sale street past the glass works,
which is sometimes flooded. See official minutes
for disposition Of matter.
The marshal's report showed 1925 police fines,
$50 Of which was collected in cash. The balance
was partly worked on the roads, and some remit.
ted to get the parties out Of town.
Later on Aid Hull said Aid Shuer wanted to
rent the city scales and public landing, and
stood ready to pay suitable rent Shulcr said
he would pay $50 year-S50 cash down. and
keep the scales running. Since but few NM
utes before j. d. Young had offered $500 for the
same privilege, this offer by Shuler was consid-
cred quite princely by some Of the aldermen; and
when the fact was suggested, he said it was mere
spite work by Young, his rival in the lumber
trade-'mcrc spite work, or he tShucr) would
not have II word TO say against H." Shulcr also
agreed TO leave a place for unloading. ont of
Difference TO his eminent services an alderman
thc street and alley committee will probably give
the movement.
Among the bills was one of SJi 40 for repair
material for the steamer; another for painting
he town pump; and another for grinding saws
and fling scythes; " and one for tile used in East
Ottawa for draining pond on Congress street,
which created short boxing match, but which
was umicably settled.
bs : - L. H.
are terrible things 70 handle bat this one dcvel-
opcd entirely new and novel PHENOMENA Mr.
Griffith, for many years chairman Of this com
mittec, who has spent many a slccpcss night
trying to solve the mysteries of gas bills, said
this one was ''stumpcr"-he didn't know what
to do with IL It seems there are four test lamps:
one in the 9Th ward, registering for IS lamps ::
one in the Sd, % lamps; in the 9Th, 81 lamps
one in the %, - lamps, Now, according to the
lighting they ought to register the same amount
81 nearly SO; but they don't. They will vary from
LOO 10 400 feet! Meters were changed but still
they ran topsy-turvy. This month, e. a., the
nth registered POO feet, and the ID 600 feet! This
inter phenomenon, so alarming and SO incxplic.
able apparently, was solved in an extraordinary
manner by the marshal. He suggested that there
was an uncommon amount Of sparkling" going
on among the young people Of the east side, and
he thought that in their meandering about the
"sweetly silent hour of midnight" they would
take occasion to light the lamp and forgetting
to turn it out, ii would frequently burn till day.
light, Mr.. Perkins having said he had seen it
burning when he came to town in the morning!
The marshal said "hcd like to catch them ut
~" The bill was referred to the gas committee
The busy bee not content with 'improying
sach shining hour in Il legitimate way, ycstcr-
day, at the apiary Of Mrs. Wagner, on the West
Side played sad havoc by engaging in very cruel
practices. Mrs. W. had taken a frame of comb
honey on the day mentioned from her 20 hives,
aud was conveying it to her house. when por.
ton OF the comb dropped on the ground and the
honey drlpped from the remainder. Before she
reached the house, the bees from several of the
hives had "smelt MICE" and Immediately went
for the intruder She FASTENED into the house
with the remaining comb, followed by thousand,