The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-08-11

at 10 O'Clock every evening.
) The first question to provoke any consider
able discussion was The petition Of Fishc
Ames and others for the repeal Of the ord
, nance which leylcs license tax upon all We
hicles carrying passengers, freight, &c. !
, developed that only one license had been Is
Y sued, all the other drays, express wagons
. hacks, &c, having been doing business OF
I the no license principle. Alderman Sknne
a moved that the prayer Of the petition b.
. granted. This was discussed by the mayo
, and Aldermen McDougall, Huh and others
The last named gentleman moved that III
, subject be referred to the law and ordinanc,
committee with instructions to so amend thu
} ordinance as to make it operative II need be
But this didn't seem to be Just what wanted
and finally the whole subject was laid on the
table with instructions TO the marshal to
cause licenses 70 be taken out by all coming
within the terms OF the ordinance.
The annual reports of the clerk and treas.
urer, which were due two months ago, were
finally reported back by the finance commit.
tee as correct, and the same were approved
and ordered published.
In regard to the petition Of II. s. Gilbert
| & Co. for permission to construct a railroad
track from the Rock Island road to their
warcl ouse on the canal, the street and alley
committee recommended that the permit be
granted under the terms Of an ordinance to
be drawn for that purpose in accordance with
the statute in the case. AID. McDougall and
lIohan opposed the project the former be.
cause the consent.of the real owner had not
been obtained, and the latter because II
would be necessary to make an embankmcnt
about three feet high across Marquette street
It was finally ordered that the petition be re.
ferred back to Mcssrs. Gilbert IL Co. with in
structions that the council could DO nothing
until the law had been complied with on his |
part
The plan of a foot bridge across the rayine
on Christie street, ordered by the council
some time ago, was submitted by the street
and alley committee, with an estimate Of the
cost by Sanders Bros, viz. 5000; or a wagon
bridge ii feet wide, on the same plan, but
WIN NCbNiCI io' N-'N' uS "1Soh
bridge was ordered by unanimous vote.
An ordinance adopting the Revised Ordi
nances Of 1888, now being printed, was pre-
sented by City Attorney Boyle, and adopted
by vote OF 5 to T..
The finance committee reported that all
The city bonds had now been paid, and re
that all tie members of the
committee be authorized to go to Chicago to
zee that the same Qncluding the Carey and
Bank of Portsmouth boHds) were properly
cancelled.
The fire committee reported having paid
Mr. Burnett, who was injured at the Reddick
Ire, the sum Of 800.
Everything had been running 80 smoothly
or half hour that the audience began to
wish they had gone to hear the Carman fami.
y at the Congregational church, when the
eport OF Aid. Thomas, OF the sewerage com.
nittee, regarding q sewer diagoDally across
Jefferson and Sycamore streets at their inter.
ection brought out new issues and divided
he council into at least half dozen factions.
ir. Thomas recommended that sewer be
'uilt In accordance with the plans submitted
y the city surveyor, but estimated the total
ost at about 81 900, including the filling in
Il about 1000 yards of earth. Aid. Hull
moved that the report be adopted and that
he work begin at once; at the same time he
bought the cheaper way would be to build a
uvert on Sycamore street and then, when
epded another m Jefferson atrept Armand
lents and counter amendments, substitutes
nd more amendments, interspersed with
ot war OF words between Aid. Hoban, Hull,
'homas and McDougall, with an occasional
digestion by the mayor, was the order for
alf an hour, until Aid. McDougall moved
hat the street and alley committee cause Il !.
'ooden bridge to be built. This capped the
llinax, and Aid. Hull proceeded to explain Z
hat he wanted Sycamore street opened, and
hat wooden bridge might be the thing,
ut that If this motion was carried his resig.
alton from the committee was At hand. He
ad pledged the people of that section that
ley should have a stone culvert. All efforts
} restore harmony were unavailing, and 1t !
us decided to drop the matter for the even
*, it being understood that a conference of
le council would be held at the scene on I
thursday and meeting OF the council on {
thursday evening. Also, that the clerk be a
irected to make no record of the several
lotions that had been made. That being
,ttled, the council took breathing spell ,
nd proceeded to consider the
ILLINOIS RIVER BRIDGE
uestion. The mayor stated that without au. ,
lority he had caused Robt. Wilson and H
Logan, experts, to examine the bridge rel
live to It's safety. That report would be pre-. J
'nted. The report, in brief, condemned the d
orth span as Dangerous" the next as ''un-
Ne" and the balance OF the structure as
SAFE" but not worth any extensive repairs;
lat, in fact, the bridge would have to be re-
lilt within year ut the furthermost. The l
nestion OF ownership ana responsibility y
len arose, and the unanimous opinion Of the
,uncil was that 1t was the duty of the town v
zip to have aud keep the whole care OF the II
ridge, and that the ownership did not rest 5
the city. Aid. McDougall offered a reso.
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