The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Adjourned Meeting, .,
T,rFsuAy Evening, March -, lSi1


Present Mayor Lynch, Aldermen Kelley
yps.lns. lossack, Leonard, Murphy Catllil, Shi'l
~, Hull lIobun, Logan andGrlith--l@ Ao'chI'
West and Dcan--3 .,,
The minutes Of the tWolaat mcctlu.s were 'c"u
and approved, ,,,..
AID Hull. chairman of the police committee,
.taied that he had had the tramp wounded ny
Marshal Murray taken to u place where ne cou'u
have the necessary care taken OF nun W P'c'c"'
his suffering from neglect, and that SO iar tlctN'
rsepses for medical care, nursing ana boalu WIS
Ia Ia date and recommended the councll pay
that amount, and on his motion 1t was granted
AID ilossack moved that $50 be placed IN the
a1nds Of AID. Hull for the purpose above stated
Nhc Mayor then read the following veto;
1t special meeting OF the vi,y council held
. "a, the lnth inst, Il resolution was adopted au-
choriyipg the erection Of u wooden building IN
rise fire limits,
The city council by ordinance established .the
4src limits, and it, action was heartily endorsed
,sg the citizcrs. Believing the city council acted
IA good faith citizens desiring to erect buildings
..l.cerfully complied with the ordinance. Should
The council authorize the erection OF the wooden
,Yarchousc covered by the resolution, IL VIII hy
The ret virtually repeal the ordinance fixing the
Sr,s LIMIT. II will establish Il precedent, winch
a;ill leave the council powcrlcS to enforce the
ordinance against Others desiring like privileges
and as a consequence only wooden Will DC erect
u hereafter. Good faith with the citizens VINO
ifGyc erected brick buildings agreeable to the IRE
SITS OF the city demand that the city council Nhai
10, only refuse to authorize the erection o, wood
- buildings in the fire limits hut that 1t Wlll rig
LILY enforce the fire ordinance.
The considerations above stated i"fcc me 10
Eeto the resolution. y. LlN'H' H"3D''
OTTAWA, March 18th, 1913
AID Catliu moved that the action OF the coun-
II Of March 10th, \. u. 1879, IN regard to cNclu-
5R1 Block /; from the fire limits hc rcron-Idcrcd'
arricd,
10 sustaining the veto with the following result:
ayes Phelps, Leonard, Murphy, lIull White,
ragai and Griffith. Noes: Kelley, lIo,Sack,
Cctlin, Shulcr and Tioban-5. Absent: >.
Ala IIo,,ack, chairman Of the special commit,
re- to investigate the charges brought against
he ire department, reported a. ioiluw,:
Va Ills Uo,pr Nh NoYpr ami fdH '"p''i n "'"-
'ri NH:
GENTLEMEN: Your committee to whom wac
o.ierrcd tha charges against A!d ShnIcr would
.spcCitullN report:
Isl. With regard to the bin of pr. Sheppard
he evidence shows that Ald. Shucr received the
Hil in a sealed envelope and presented it Ia the.
aunciI unopened The bill read. lor sewing,
J.p and dressing mule, wounds HAD II been
gcc irtcLjion 10 dciraud ID" city, he certainly
,sGiIld not have presented II bill for dociotIhg
'aulcs, when it Is known 10 everyone That the
s,ty do moi OwlrHfry thjJlCs. We would therefore,
-IhUnUrJtc him from any Intention oil fraud bul
'.e recommended the payment OF thls hiii saying
z ras all right, never having seen II, when was
II least gru>, carrlrSSnc,. and deserves the cen.
IKE Of thj- council. The council also was dcrc
~ IN their duty in auditing - hill not property
approved
"a W.,5 regard to Tho rpat, and boots wet
)Glcurcd prinrA from several wholesale dealers IN
Chicago with the following results: iialIock.
salisbury ~ Cline quote coats Si.OO: boots, 81
ggt; Goodyear Rubber Co.. quote coats 500
DtatS -, - urj: h. g. Preston, quote coats SLOW
srsotN, SEQ; Oh 80 day time :! per cent. oil II