The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-11
The Council.
NJ OF the city council was unusually

The meeting OF the city council was unusually
dull.
The mayor being sick, Aid, Logan presided.
The stree, and alley committee reported it too
expensive and difficult TO repair Jefferson street
between Pine and Sycamore: that some crossings
had been laid and the scale house rented for
sl2 so per month
The fire department committee requested that
they be allowed to purchase Is rubber coats for
the department, the old ones being worn ont.
They were instructed TO purchase them.
Griffith, from the gas committee, reported the
new gas burners success. In the months of
November and December they have saved over
the same months of 1877, with six more burners
in 1851 S16.Sl; or, for example, in December
1877, with 50 burners, the bill WAS Sl21; in 1873,
IS burners, the bill was SS6.S5. The committee
also recommended an increase of pay 10 the
lldmpighter, from sl.5O 10 sl.75 per night. He
began with ~ lights, and now he has s., and
spread all over the city. Ordered, that from this
time forward he draw Sl75 per night when the
lamps are lit, no pay when they are not it,
The police investigation committee asked for
further time, because the parties aggrieved have
not yet put if an appearance.
Griffith said the people thought 1t would be a
good idea to have the fire bell struck ut the hours
of Z A. Nj, IL NJ and 6 p NJ, and as Mr.. Hall
agreed to attend to it for nothing he was in.
structed to strike it at those hours.
| The bills were then tackled. The amount paid
| is 81, lGi6i. or this $45S25 was for salaries;
s23. OF for lumber and tile sl5 for digging a
ditch on Poplar street; $500 for a night watch.
man at the engine house during the extreme
cold weather; s2Sfor lighting street lamps: $3.50
for coal; SIS SO for six dozen gas-burners; Sl05 &c
for gas $3.50 % for street labor $40 40 for board
ing tramps and prisoners aid cleaning the Gala.
| boose The fire department cost this month, out
side of salaries, S25l. of which SlaSOO was fol
the heater and $40 for five subscriptions To the
Fiyyn.cs'$ Journal for the use Of the boys
The bill Of j. Riordan for salary, s167o, in DC
tober, $50 in November, and $50 in December
was referred to the police committee.
| The marshal's report showed: fines imposed
S33; collected in cash, SIG. Mr.. Logan suggest
ed that this report was for the purpose of bring
ing all parties arrested to trial, and thinks il
would save trouble if that idea was carried out
The report shows what disposition is made OF al
parties who have appeared at the police court
! II should show II any have been arrested wh'
have not been tried during the month. The re
port will then be Il full report Of the doings o
the police during the month and show wha
"illegal arrests" if any, are made by the police
| Mr.. Logan's idea, if carried out, would hay,
made this report show where the blame in IN
now famous illegal arrest should have been
placed
| Hoban suggested that the street supervisor
was pad less than any other city officer in pro
portion to the work he dd-S550. He thought
his pay ought to be equal to Il pocemans, 81
least On his motion the supervisors salary wa,
increased $50 FOR the year beginning April 1873.
Adjourned.