The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07
CMy Council.


on Tuesday evening, though considerable bust
ness was transacted in small way, All the al
dcrmcn were present.
4 petition was presented from taxpayers Of the
9Th and 9TH wards, asking the city To appoint
Henry Baker as an additional policeman, said
citizens, some "a in number, agreeing TO foot any
expense il involved over So month cut of their
own pockets The council couldn't it, and
Aid. HulPs motion that the prayer OF the petit
tOners be granted was voted down.
Aid. Griffith from the street and alley commit.
tee, made somewhat lengthy, partly written
but mostly verbal report, to the effect that the
committee haze sold an old cart belonging to the
city for - and old iron for $500. Also that Il
contract had been entered into for the conStruc.
ton of three fire cstcrns, one in the 9th and two
id the eth ward, the whole for $500, to be com
plcted in 90 DAYS They had about decided TO
locate the one in the 9TH ward few rods south
west Of :. W. Raymonds premises aud near The
Iravinc bridge ON Illinois Avenue, though Ms they
IcNecctcd TO get the water from MIR. Raymonus
artcsian well, he might object to going 50 far
away. Logan thought the water had better be
pumped by the engine from the ravnc -artcsian
water was unit for use in steam boilers. The
Rock Island road had tried it and been obliged
to abandon it, No order on the subject was made
The finance committee (by Aid. Phelps, chair
man, reported in reference to the demand OF Mr..
skinner growing out Of his contract with the
city about the scales and which the city had failed
to make good, that Mr. skinner agreed to settle
for Sl05, and thought it was better to pay that
than be beat in Il law suit Voted to pay it,
tad ST al
claim OF }. Riordan for unpaid services AZ police
man. Report adopted.
Said committee reported in favor of paying
Miss Mofa So to avoid lawsuit against the
city arising out of the fact that the lady in qucs
ton had stumbled and fallen somewhere on de
fcctive sidewalk in East Ottawa and fractured Il
finger. Mr. Phelps said whenever any person
happened 10 stcb toe or get hurt in any way on
Il sidewalk in the city the physicians probably to
secure fee in The case, were in the habit OF at
once advising the parties to sue the city, and as
they were not backward in swearing the case
Through, it was generally Il saving of money to
settle such cases for s15 or $25 than to 90 into
the courts # was voted therefore, to settle
with Mis-, %oi'a tpr SO, the clerk being special
~ charged to sec HAT he got Az iron clad receipt
for the money.
Aid Logan, from the fire department commit
tee, reported the purchase of 1000 feet OF new
hose for 5000, onc-haf to be paid July LIST and
onchalf Feb. lst 1880. The committee had failed
to make any arrangement to ret rid OF the hook
and ladder truck, the manufacturers not being
willing to take it back; but the committee were
in correspondence with other parties Mean
time arrangements had better be made to drugit
to fires by horse power. The chief engineer had
received IN offer of higher wages to go to Joliet,
land must have $50 month to keep him, and it
was voted to raise his wages accordingly.
Aid. White, from tie police committee, report
ed that settlement had been effected with the
tramp whom Marshal Murray had shot, whereby
the city wonld be released from all further liza
bility on his account Oh the payment OF certain
bills amounting TO about $40. The bills were
promptly ordered paid,
Aid Murphy, from the license committee, to
whom had been referred the Kapelski license
reported it back saying the license had been APP
piled for and issued in the regular way and he
failed to see what the committee had to do about
lit. On looking up the ordinance it was found
that applications for licenses made to the city
clerk to whom the necessary bond, duly eXecut-
cd, is presented The clerk refers the bond to
the Mayor and If be approves the license is is
sued, the council having no say in the matter.
Aid. Logan therefore moved to amend the liqusr
license ordinance TO the effect that applications
for licenses shall hereafter be made to the city
IcOuncil four weeks PRIOR to the issuance Of
such license, the fact of such application being
published in the official paper OF the city. After
that, if the council find the bond and other mat
tiers all right, they can direct the clerk to issue
the Licenses rs nov provided by ordinance. The
amendment was voted down. 10 ).
The council on application of the parties re-
opectivcly, voted a copy of the city ordinances
each to L. w. Brewer, Lorenzo Leland, Mr. Will
liams of the Rcp,bJiic0n and the Board of Trustees
of the town of Strcat0r.
Aid Murphy suggested that it WAS time to Tx
the rate Of l.rutr licenses for the year commenc-
ing July lst and moved il be so Aid. Catn
moved the rate be SlGO Aid. Logan moved that
the city issue no licenses the coming year. On
voting, Logan's amendment was lost 10 o;
then Catlin's amendment for Sl0Owas voted down;
same j to O. and then Aid. Murphy's motion, 10
fix the liquor license at $50 was agreed to- to }.
Aid. Logan said the city had heretofore been
paying s, ton for hard coal, but by purchasing
20 ton at oncc--about what the city used in a
vear-it could he bought for 81 per ton. ilos,ack
and White thought cheaper than that, The fire
committee was instructed to buy ~ ton ON the
best terms they could get.
Bills to the amount of about 5000 were ordered
paid and the council adjourned.
On last sunday the Rock Island road began
running a through line of sleeping cars between
Chicago and Dcs Moincs in addition TO their pres
ent system of through cars to Peoria, Council
Bluffs, Leavenworth and AtchiSon. The tariffs
CONDENSED in these cars, as in all other palace
and sleeping ears of the road, is as follows: Sit
things, all points east of La Sale 10 Chicago, %
cents; points west Of La Sale To Chicago, %
cents; Ottawa to all points east of Rock Island,