The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-05
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular Meeting.

Regular Meeting.
TUESDAY EVENING, Feb. l, 1851.
Prcsont-Mayor Nicholson, Aids Manner, piuh1'
Phelps. Carew, Leonard Heating, WilcoN' uoI'
icckrr. White, Logan, Griftith-ll; absent-Mur-
phy Perkins and Millcr-S. .o,d
The minutes of the two last meetings "e'e ''""
The monthly report of the city marshal was,
on motion of AID Phelps, received ana oruc'eu
placed ON file. . o,,r,r ,ho
city council 10 reimburse him Tor a morse lh"t
was Killed on North Columbus street, when pc
Hanged to him and was considered worm so''
was ON motion of AID Phelps, referred 10 II com
mittce of three to investigate the matter any IL,
mort 70 the council. The mayor appointed as
such committee Aids Phelps hoiiecAer anu
Blake t,.
The city attorney reported as follows;
IT., the Manor and City Council Of h ChN q ",
fnlrn GENTLEMEN: would respectfully repoi
on the LEGALITY of paying the hremeh VI tiii1
CITY" which was referred TO me at yo"' las
meeting. BY an act of the leglSatunG' apps ,Hc
Feb. TO- lS49, in relation to towns ana cues tlG
city of Ottawa with other cities were empowered
10 organize and establish fire companies hecu
hardly say that the power TO ren'hhegHtc III rineH
is necessarily contained therein. ihe cltS VI
ottawa by an ordinance did 30 organize ana
tbon,,h t6e aforesaid act was repealed IN 1914,
there was "A saving clause annexed piONldihE
that ell rights and interests acquired unutI anu
by virtue of said act should remain III '"I lo'Gc
and elect; in other words, that rights h.ic'ui
vested should not be disturbed 10y reason oi sHch
repeaI In the ordinance referred to, pr0NidihE
for The organization Of fire companies, rcEu!at-
ing and defining their duties, no compensation
is allowed the htcmen, unless thelI exemption
from the city Jo1a tue should be cohsiucIeu re-
muueratiou The council, on report Ol the
fire committee recommending the same, aDoWcu
each fireman. rs compensation for services, my
cents per hour for each hour actually spent III
the ploy Of the city-and tins without an or
dlnancc being passed to that effect. Inc qucs-
ton then is, should the city have passed an or,
dipaucc allowing the same, or ara the couhcil
possess the power to do so by mere mOti0h IN
adopting the report of tue fire committee; from
An examination of all the authorities am oi
The opinion that the council possessed the power
To do So and have no doubt on mature consid
eration that such action did not conflict with that
section of the fire ordinance eXempting the hrc'|
men from the city road tax. Respectfully
NJ. T. MoLoNEY, City Atty.
On motion OF AID. Blake the report was re-
ceiyed and accepted and ordered placed on hle'
AID Hollecker, chairman OF the health com
rnittee who was instructed to ask the health officer
10 resign stated that the officer was present ana
could state his own case, which the chalr allowed
The officer stated that he was in the city every
day and every other week the whole week, and
could give the Office its proper attention; III iacL
had more time to devote to the Office Than herc'I
tofore Aid Blake who had made the inotiOhI
at the last regular meeting to have the health
committee ask the health officer To resign, stat
ed that when he made the motion he was labor
ing under the impression that the officer had eit
town, and was glad to learn different, and theI
explanation was perfectly satisfactory to him
Aid Phelps moved that Health Oniccr pcltlt bel
retained for the balance Of the year Carried.
AID Mahar moved that all that portion OF thel
records under date Of Jan. l. A. D. 1878, that
pertains to the expulsion Of Aid. Blake be and
The same is hereby cXpuugcd. Carried by theI
following vote Aycs-Mahar Phelps, Carew
leonard, Heating, Wilcox, llolecker, White and
Griffith. Nocs-Logan. Aid, Blake vas excused
from voting by the chair. !
AID Blake, Of the license committee, reported
the liuuor bonds Of Henry Duebncr as being
good aud sufficient, and recommend that llccnseI
BE- granted him. On motion OF Aid White thcI
report was adopted.
AID Phelps moved that the street and alley
committee have the power to employ Surveyor
when they need one. AID. Logan moved tOI
amend that the sewerage committee be allowed
the same privilege Carried as amended.
On motion of Aid. Logan the sewerage com
mittce was allowed further time to report IN.
Aid Blake moved that the bill OF Ihos Larklnl
for SGS23S be referred to the finance commlleGI
together with the city attorney. Carried
Aid Blake moved that further time to report
be granted to the street and alley committee IN
relation to vacatng certain alleys in Champlalh
Addition to Ottawa. Carried.
Tie following bills were then ordered paid.