The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-01-08
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Regular Meeting.
TUESDAY EVENING, j

TUESDAY EVENING, Jan. 4, 1850.
Present-Mayor Nicholson, Aids. Maher Blake
Phelps, Perkins Leonard, wilcox, Holccker
White, Logan, Grithth-l0; absent-Carew, Muir
ply Heating, and Miller.
The minutes of the two last meetings were reat
The monthly report OF the city marshal was
on motion of AID Phelps, received ana placed
on file. u.,
Aid. Griffith, chairman OF the street and alley
committee reported as follows:
TO his Honor the Mayor and council assembled
GENrLEMEN-Your committee on streets ana al
leys would report the cnlvert across ravine on
Main street complete. The arch and span Is .;
feet; roadway A feet; parapet walls exlcna 81
feet above road bed. Cost OF material, $ooo'o'
labor. Sg9S'Gl; cost Of culyert, 81, s669S.
Respectfully submitted. b. b. GRIFFITH,
THos f. MAHEK,
l.. PERKINS
COMMITTEE.
On motion of Aid. White the report WAS adopt
AID. White, chairman Of the police committee
reported as follows
To The MAJOR and CITY Council in council assem-
btd: GENTLEMEN-iour committee "oulu re-
mort that we have superseded Mr.. Myers by APP
pointing Henry Rigden, Mr.. Myers beng IN poor
health, and would recommend that Mr.. Myers
receive s25 per month until the beginning Of
March, and that the city pay his doctors OH.
Aid. Hollecker moved that the report Of the
police committee be adopted.
AID Phelps moved to amend that the report be
adopted as regards the pay less the doctors OIL.
Carried
Aid. White reported further that the police had
been paying for a headquarters themselves and
would recommend that they hereafter have fur
nished coal, light and rent.
AID Logan moved that a telephone be added
and that lease be drawn to the city Tor saId
headquarters. Carried. go
7 ,lai nj "A gnppial committee
to Investigate the matter Of a sewer on Madison
street, reported as follows: m
To the hayorand aldermen Of The Chy Of Ottaod
in council assembled. GENTLEMEN Your commit
tee appointed to investigate the mater IN re,a'
ton to the necessity Of a sewer on Madison ST,
respectfully report that in their opinion there ls
an imperative necessity for said improvement,
and your committee believe that the work
should be commenced at the earliest practicable
period and vigorously prosecuted tili completed
We would therefore recommend the following
RESOLVED, That the committee on sewerage be
and are hereby instructed to have prepared as
soon as possible, plan and specifications IN de-
tail for a sewer on Madison street, extending
from Fox river to the sldecut and report the
same to meeting Of this council to be convened
as soon as said plan and specifications are com
pleted, All of which is respectfully submitted.
II. J. LOGAN,
ID. IloLLECKER,
JoHN LEONARD,
COmuiitiee.
Aid Logan moved that the report be adopted,
which was carried by the following vote; Ayes
-Mahcr, Blake, Phelps, Perkins, Leonard, Will
cox, Hollecker, White, Logan and Griffith.
Aid. Blake moved that the fire committee in.
vcstigate the matter Of having some more prdc,
ticable attachments made at the reservoir at
Washington square and report the same to the
council.
Aid Blake moved that the city attorney be in
structed to investigate the legality OF paying the
fire department, as there had been some eXcep-
ton taken IN the matter.
Aid Blake moved that the health committee
ask the health officer to resign. Carried.
The following bills were then ordered paid.