The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-17
cO,rNCiL PROCEEDINGs.
Regular Mesting'

I Pres.nt- Mayor .Richolson. Aldermen Maher'
blake, Perkins, Carew. Leonard, Murphy, heS,-
ling, Miller, WILCOX, White, Logan "r'ih'h-'-'
' Absent Phelps Holeckcr-2.
The minutes Of the last mee'in2 were 'thu anu
approved. o;,, marshal WAS
read and on motion al Aid White 'h' rep"r' was
4 received aud ordered placed "n me-
A report from the tire warden Ma th'h 't"u
and on motion OF Ald White receive" ana or
Idercd placed on ne. ,.,,,, ,h,.
The petition 81 Geo. BEATTY " 'G' ">h'hE '.v
city council to construct ,ih""Hlh "h 'he soulit ~
! side Of Main 81. rumn'rh'lu4 az me CAST cHu W
the Fox river bridge sud rNltnding lhthc' 10
IN. northwest corner at k, iiN. ~ in block one
hundred and ,iN ,imi} in ,in,'n'- addition 10 ot,
Java. was ON motion Of Nd &. 'iith receive"
and prayer granted ,, go
i AID. Logan read and presented ihe ahnuaI re
nort ~ tho fir. committee which "u> on Wotl"h
u of Aid. White received aud ordered placed Oh
! file. , ,,,o,
| AID Griffith, chairman OF the street ana a'eS
Icommittee, reported A. follows;
4 Ge.tLnrn-iOur committee on streets anu 81
Ileys would recommend for your approval tiic ioi-
flowing named gentlemen ~ hrldSe.rhucrs loI
the ensuing wear: For to'umouN 81 u''use'
Robert Burnett at salary ol $40 per uloh'h :
! for Chestnut it. bridge, Peter Welsh, at so per
month: for Main and Madison 81. bridges
Augustus Smith AT $50 per month. ray 10 COM
mencr at the opening Of navigation ana ehu Win
,he r,,sin,, nf the ,arnr h. b. GglErITH,
" rHOs. /. MAHER,
l.. PERKINS,
| Commdtt.
On motion OF Aid. CareN the report OF the
committee va, accepted and the recommends
ton adopted aud ordered placed on lille.
! Aid White, chairman al the police committee
reported as follows;
! G,,fi>m,u Your committee would report mat
they have appointed VIM. Fuchs. Peter Meyers
! and Isaac Rhoades special policemen for the city
OF Ottawa, and would recommend $40 per mouth
! to Frank Frost for his -eVces tor the ensuing
year nIi nv " D.,
! . !. T.. CAREw.
| AID Perkins moved that Instead Of giyin.
Frank Frost $40 per month as recommended ID
the report Of the committee h. be given han pay
SIS per month AID. Leonard moved TO amend
by having the matter referred to the police com
mittec with power to act. Carried as amended.
On motion Of Aid. Carew the report OF the po-
lice committee was received and adopted and or
dered placed on Tile.
Aid Logan presented ana read an ordinance
providing that the salaries Of the city clerk, city
attorney marshal, assistant mar-hal, street SUI
peryisor health officer and regular policemen
should neither be increased or decreased our
ing their term Of office and moved its adoption,
which was adopted by an aye ana II" Noic OF All
the aldermen present
AID Blake moved that day lhhorcr- We gwen
81 - per day, ard man and team $500, 'arrrd
/ The following ,alarie- were lhcu iNcd for the
coming year:
CITY attorney, 500 per annuu.
City clerk, $500 per annum.
CITY marshal, s. for every day OF service.
Aid Logan moved that the assistant marshal
and regular policemen be allowed sD per
month.
Aid. Carcw moved TO amend 10y giving The
assistant marshal $50 per month, which was car
ried BY the following vote: Avcs-Maher Blake,
Perkins, Carew, Leonard Murphy, Heating, Mil.
Iler Wilcox, White, Gritiith-ll; no-Logan-l:
absent.
On motion Of Aid Murphy the street supcryis-
or Was allowed $50 per month.
Aid Logan moved that the health officer be AL
lowed 900 per annum which was lost by the
following vote: Ayes-Murphy, Miller, Wilcox,
Logan, Griffith: noes aher, Blake, Perkins,
Carew, Leonard, Heating, White ;aabsent-2
Aid Griffith moved that the health officer be
allowed $50 per annum. Carried.
Aid. Logan moved that q. ID. Conkn, city
teamster, be allowed $40 per month. Carried.
Aid. Blake moved that inasmuch As the chair,
man Of the finance committee was not present
to report on the bill Of j. Harris the matter
be deferred 10 the next meeting. Carried.
The petition of Peter Russell ct al, asking the
city councils permission to sink an arie'an wei
in the alley square of Block ~, States Addition,
now city OF Ottawa, was, on motion ol AID fer-
kins, received and prayer granted.
Aid. Blake moved that the vote taken on the
ordinance presented by Aid. Logan be reconsid.
erred, Us the ordinance could not take effect until
after publication, and therefore would not be OF
any service this year, which was carried by the
following vote: Aycs-Maher, Blake, Perkins,
Carcw, Leonard, Murphy, Keatng, Miller, Will
cox White Logan and Griilith-l2; absent.
The vote was then called ON the adoption OF the
ordinance, which stood "a follows: Ayes-Le.
gan-l; noes-Mahcr,. Blake, Perkins, ,Garew'
Leonard, Murphy, Heating, Miller, Wilcox,
White and Griilith--ll: abscnt--2.
The bonds Of the following named officers were
then approved: City clerk, city treasurer, street
supervisor marshal and assistant marshal.
Aid. Murphy moved that the finance commit
tee, together with the mayor, he instructed to
negotiate with q. C.. Campbell, Of Chicago in re-
latiop to what he would charge for his services
IN the water power bond suit. Carried.
The Mayor ordered the following named stand.
ing committees to be placed on record:
STREETS ami Anevs-tirifith, Maher, Perkins.
Locdl isseSsments-Logan, Murphy, Wilcox.
Lans aud Orijnon"s-Blake, Miller, Logan.
Findacc-Phclps, Murphy Griffith.
HoHH Ilollecker, Heating, Phelps
Eiir DcDdrhn.Ht-Pcrkins, Logan, Leonard.
Gm-Maher, Griffith White
Polo--White, Miller, Carew.
Sewerage Leonard, Wilcox, keatiug.
Lic,aM-Murphy, Carcw, Blake
The following bills were then ordered paid.
BILLS ORDERED r,U.
Jerry Mahar. 81 81 VIM Jones ....... j ..
Thos. Brennan . 10 90 Pat Wondlock ... Sol
g. W. Fuchs...... 10 00M W Baldwin. O0I
!. Rhoads. ........ 80 % Mike Fcrrerter... 81
Peter Meyers. IL - Dave trotty ...... -
II Becker. ........ - ~ Dan Aherns ...... y
Frank Frost...... 800 Christ Iluse...... 10 90
Yves. Hall .,...... 90 GOD Shuler ....... co 10
Is W Jones ....... - 0OJ. Harris. ....... s43 2j
"a ID COnklin. Is OOA. Alderman .,... ~ "
j W Petit. ....... ~ DOW | Tel Co...... 500
T Mooney ..... l07 80 Murphy ..,.... 800
A 7 Bartels. lU! 20 John E,terline -. Il 30
4 Smith. ......... II ~ Pat Dwyer ,........ %
Peter Welsh. II % Dave CrOtty...... OOl