The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-08-02

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The call vas then read.
OTTAWA, H., July .l,t, 80.
~ !. BAHIELn, ESQ tdy 'te'h' lou VIII
please call Il special meeting Of the Guy COunci'
vi the city Of Ottawa, to he holden ut The CIlN
Hall OF said city On Friday evening, july Tie @1th,
A. %. 1919, at O'Clock, Tor the purpose OF con.
oiderinS the question Of proposed settlement OF
the bonds Of Inc city of Ottawa, commonly known
ao the Water Power Bonds, aud ii Il settlement
IL thought advisable TO tx upon the terms ana
conditions OF such settlement and to provide for
the payment thereof; and 10 transact such other
business at such meeting as may come before
1T. SAMUEL NICHOLSON, Mayor.
Aid. Logan, chairman OF the hire committsc,
reported rs follows:
To he Mayor anil .ili,ImcH Of Ne ,HY Of Wipw"
0SyNibhed.
GESTLEMEN-Your committee to whom was
referred the matter of considering the proprietl
of appointing fire warden and an assistant en-
ginccr, aud ii deemed cXpcdient, then 10 recon-.
mend some person for said position, would re
spectfully report that they in connection win
the fire marshals and the engineer, have given
the matter careful consideration, and find the Oh
nee OF fire warden to be a very Responsible ana
Important position, and to give full force ana e.
feet to the ordinance Us contained III Chapter Il,
Article ), Section to . inclusive, requires per
son Of good judgment and practical experience
one whose mandates will be respected and ODtyed
and to this end your committee would rcconi-
mend that Henry Wolf be appointed to said po-
sitiOn. And We would further recommend tha'
he be paid for such service the sum OF two dol
lars and fifty cents per day for the time actually
spent IN such service, in accordance with the
provisions of the ordinance above referred 10.
Your committee would further report that they
deem 1t ltnpractiCable to connect the two Offices,
but would recommend that an assistant engineer
be appointed at salary Of Si5 per MONTH who
shall act as stokcr or fireman, aud when bOth en-
gincs are on duty shall take charge Of and run
one OF said engines; and whose further duty IL
shall be To act rs night watchman, taking charge
Of the engine house at & O'Clock T. VI. ana remain
Ing there till o'clock A. VI.
Your committee would press the necessity ol
The latter appointment upon the attention oil the
council for the reason that the large amount OF
valuable property in the engine house is now left
entirely unguardcd during the greater part OF
the night and very much exposed 10 the element
Of fire, for the reason that it is matter Of ncccs
sity that the lamps upon the machines be kept
burning at all times during the night, and as
these lamps are supplied with kerosene oil, they
are, to say the least, dangerous and would seem
foolish nay reckless to leave so much valuable
property thus nccdlcssly exposed. And should
any such catastrophe happen, as the burning OF
the city hall from the causes named the council!
would be severely Ccnsurcd and not without cause.
Again, as the department is now organized
in case Of sickness or accident to the engineer
We would be left without any onc competent to run
the engine, which would leave Us III very uu-
pleasant dilemma
The imperative necessity of such appointment
is so plain your committee deem II unnecessary
to present any further reasons for making such
recommendation.
We would further report that inasmuch as we
hold the engineer responsible for the care and
efficiency Of the machinery, IL would be nothing
more than simple justice to him that he be al
lowed to designate the person whom he wishes
to act rs such assistant, and would so recon
mend
Your committee would further report that they
have had pole, drivers seat and side lamps at
tachcd to the hook and ladder truck, SO that it
can now be handled with horses, thus oyercom
ng the objection heretofore lying against it on
account Of its great weight. And as the II. " l..
Co. has practically been abandoned, your com.
mittcc would recommend that it be now turned
over to the Undinc Hose Co., who have expressed
a willingness to take charge Of it, and who in
the opinion of the Committee, will operate II to
the best advantage possible. All OF which Is re.
spcctfully submitted. Signed
H. J LOGAN,
THos D. CATIIS,
II. l.. HossACE,
L. PERKINS.
On motion of Aid, Phelps the report was adopt.
Aid Logan stated that the section hose on one
OF the steamers was badly out of repair and re-
commended that new one be bought.
Aid Phelps moved the matter be referred to
the fire committee and they to report at next
meeting.
The mayor presented a schedule sent by the
state authorities for Canvassng the city in regard
TO sanitary matters.
Aid Catlin moved that the work be done AS
required by state law, and that the price for said
work should not exceed Sl25
Aid Hossack moved to amend BY the cIty's
having an apparatus for cleaning privy vaults
and ccsspools sent here on trial ana if the ar.
paratus proved satisfactory to the health com
mttee that it be purchased, Carried as amended.
Aid. Phelps, chairman of the finance commit
tee, reported that he had learned from the par
ties holding the greater portion Of the Water
Power Bonds, that they would settle at & per
cent. interest from the date the bonds were given,
and that they would be allowed ample time to
pay them in.
Aid. Hossack moved that the finance commit.
tee together with the mayor, make such settle.
mcnt with Mr. l.. II. Eames and the Eamcs estate
on the best terms possible and stipulate time on
or before ten years
Aid Murphy moved that further action in the
matter be postponed until next meeting Car
ricd as follows Ayes-kecy, Maher, Leonard,
Murphy, Miller, White and Griffith. Noes
Hossack, Phelps and Catln-3 Abscnt-Carew,
Hull and Holfecker-3. Aid. Logan having been
excused and gone home before the vote was
called
The following bills were ordered paid:
VIM. stevenson ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
J. q. Nattingcr. lOj OOI
W. X Cash. Observation-Disclosures. 63 50
$40 5SI
On motion of Aid Ho>sack adjourned.
ARTHUR T. BARrEIs, cir Clt1t.
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OTTAWA, Aug. /, 1879,
FLOUR AND FEED.
Flour. 81 Louis winter wheat y la $500
flour, Gilt Edgr, retail y 10 Bs............. 40
Flour, Kansas winter, ~ 100 ns................ 3G
Flour. Minnesota spring wheat, retail y lor, 2;I
Corn Meal, retail, y U ns...,...,..,,,.... 81
Bran, ............ %