The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05

The city council met on last Tuesday evening".
The Mayor and Aldermen Blake and Maher were
absent
Aid. Griffith was made chairman.
PETITIONS. rn
A petition came in from the Mutual Union
Telegraph Company asking the privilege OF
erecting poles on the east side of La Sale
street from the canal to the Armory Block. The
privilege was granted, the poles to be erected
under the direction Of the street and alley com.
mlttee. The ordinance calls for pole that
shall raise the wires not less than 20 feet from
the ground.
Ii. NJ Thayer and others asked for the grading
Of Marquette street from La Sale street, Looneys
corner to the Holmes ice.house-three blocks
Mr. Looney said all the glass factories haul glass
to the depot and had to 60 over the street, and
then Mr.. Holmes has to haul ice, and the street.
is awful-took six horses and eight men to get
load of ice through. II the city will do its part
the railroad company, then and there" will 40
share is, or what jurisdiction it has over the
street wasn't mentioned On motion OF Perkins
the prayer OF the petition was granted.
James Canton said his team and wagon had
been confscated during the late fire by the po;
lice, and during It's use by the city one horse had
been so disabled to be useless to him for three
weeks, and he asked compensation. He was al
lowed 81 day, for 81 days, to be paid on his
signing a receipt In full for all claims against the
city. The bill for DIR. Sheppard's attendance on
II. f. Gedney asked permission to build STAR
way into the cellar of his building and under the
present stairway to the second story, ana 10
leave part of the walk open for windows, which
opening would be protected by an iron railing
The privilege was granted. .
Jos. Barnes, through Hobert, asked the privi-
lege of running a drain from his house, next
north of the St. Nicholas, on La Sale st., to the
jefferson at. sewer; which was granted.
Messrs. Bull Bushnell, Cook and Clegg asked
permission to sink an artesian we'll on the cor
nor of Chester and Chapel streets. They agree
to allow the city to fill reservoir with the wa
ter. in case reservoir is built in the neighbor-
hood. The privilege was granted.
MARSHAL.
The marshal reported fines in October, s9S;
paid, $s6.
Hollecker, from the streets and alleys, said
that three other streets had been ordered grav-
eled, to be done before Marquette street could oe
reached However, the committee has stopped
all that work, as there Is no money 10 40 ,ne
and there" demanded the improvement, which De,
ing the worst (all these streets are the worst)
street in town should "then and there" beigravel-
ed fret.
Perkins, from the fire department, reported the
CITY lost during the fire property OF the fre de-
nartment valued at $26S3; and Undine Hose 20.
saaS no. He recommended that John Esterline,
Thos Insight and Maj. Clegg, nremen, watcn-
| ing their property burn as they stood at their
posts be remembered. He found their losses
to be: Clegg, 500; Esterline, 300; Lysight,
s75. He moved they be allowed Clegg, $.5; Es-
terline, $50; Lysight, SEQ; total, $685.. Hooers
was in doubt as to the right Of the council to do
this, and moved to lay 1t over until advice coald
be had, the attorney being absent from the CITY,
As voting had begun, this motion WAS ruled ou'
of order and the money was gwen away.
The liquor bonds OF Brunnick & Fitzgerald ana
Chris. Cassidy were approved and license or
ldered. The frst named SQUAT near the giass
houses and the other on Madison street.
The bills were then psid-about as follows, IS,
l643i Some Of the items were: Coal, <2U2. 81
hose, si375 for 1900 feet rubber coats, $loS 9th
er goods and repairs for fire department $i5I
sprinkling in front OF city hall 10 weeks, Sss %;
printing, s975; street and alley committee,
SSS. as; telephone rent $ls; lumber, $l29. IS;
police sundries $50; gas-streets, &lIl, police,
{S75 engine house, $l15O; 70 the sheriff, feeding
prisoners and turkeys fees, e16.5O; salaries,
S69e; street labor, $251.75
Il ACCIDENT INSURANCE..
Foreman Blanchard in q Communication, stat
ed that Jas. Asher had foot run over during the
, a. -hi,h la;d him nm losing is DAYS work