The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-10

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| The Council
| The regular meeting of the city council was
held on Tuesday night with all members pres.
ent excepting those Of the second ward.
REPORTS AND PETITIONS.
| The marshars report for December showed:
arrests, s. fines imposed, $40; collected, S.
| petition from NJ Barry ct al. was presented,
asking the removal Of fence across the north
end Of Sycamore street and the alley in block II,
ChaRplin's addition. Petitioners also stated that
they understood request would be presented BY
certain parties for permission to fence certain
other streets in Ottawa north, and asked that il
be not allowed The prayer was granted.
A communication was presented by residents
of Madison, Walker and Walnut streets protest
ing against the councils giving any further
street privileges to the c., B. Il @. railroad;
claiming that their property had been already
sufficiently injured by the roads using Walker
and Walnut streets.
Hull said the Company contemplated putting
in an additional switch, and he understood would
ask for permission to use the street or might put
in the switch without permission. The street is
the land for their switches, as it is abundantly
able to do.-The plankins requested at the last
meeting has been done on Walnut ST., in part
only He hoped the council would give the rail.
road no more privileges.
THE COMMITTEES.
Griffith. OF streets and alleys, said the street
south of Marquette (unnamed) had been graveled
and piked from Columbus st. to Holiness ice
house, at cost Of s12O. Found that it was used
by Others besides Holmes.
The side walk on the west side OF Washington
square is in bad shape, and the committee would
recommend that the planks be taken up and re-
placed with cinders. In the future, If so desired
a stone walk can be laid on the cinders. He
thought the brick walk on the east side Of the
square could be repaired during this soft weather
Hull moved that these recommendations be
carried out. Carried.
Catlin suggested that the county be requested
to repair their walk on the east side Of their lot
opposite DIR. Dyer's.
Logan, from fire department, reported re.
that the department be paid for
time of men occupied at fires: chief marshal IS
cents per hour; assistants 60 cents, and the pipe
and hose men and stoker 50 cents per hour
Hull wanted to know if this would include the
washing Of hose. Logan said no, except in this
way, that the men washing hose would be paid
SO cents per hour for actual time employed He
further stated the reasons for this recommended
ton, that most of the m en- in the hose company
are not owners OF property; that they are con-
stantly spelling their clothing and without re-
muneration; that the novelty of the thing 10 fast
wearing off and something must be done to keep
up the organization of the company or the city
would at last be forced to regularly paid de-
partment This plan, as proposed is satisfac-
tory to the men and will, it is thought, be suf-
fcient And it is but justice that the men should
be paid something.
Hull moved that the report be accepted and
adopted. Agreed to.
Gas committee: passed.
Police-Whte reported a recommendation that,
whereas the cost OF living has increased OF late,
the salaries Of officers Maher and Brennan be in
creased SIS per month-said increase to begin
an. /, 1880. We believe Frank Frost is allowed
IS per month by the city, but no report of his
appointment was made The recommendation
WAS agreed to.
LAW DEPARTMENT.
City Attorney Molony said that several mlttl-
muses. placed in ex- Marshal Murray's hands have
never been returned, which, with some other un-
finished business of last year leaves lot of truck
in his department TO be cleared up. To take
ARE OF this and get IL out of the road, he would
that some one be authorized 70 e1-
anime the papers and ascertain if the mattersleft
BY Murray have been paid. Some Of the parties
lain that they have paid Murray-in coal and
other personal property, in which case it would
De dangerous TO arrest them.
Hull moved that the attorney be authorized TO
ook into the business. Agreed to.
"THEN BONDS"
Hull sprung this very interesting subject,
which, during the past few weeks has SO de-
-eloped as TO become of more than usual interest
The discussion had on Tuesday evening ELECTED
bout all the new facts aud we give them here.
Hull recalled the fact that the city had been sued
N these bonds, the total amount of which suits