The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-03-07
r,ouucil Proceedings.

Regular meeting last Tuesday evening
all members present.
Committee on licence reported thro' us
chairman, Aid. Griffith, in regard to getting
licenoe for street stand. AS there was
no authority for granting the privilege the
alderman thought, the matter was referred
hack TO the council for action. The matter
on motion of Aid. Blake, was laid on the
table.
The ordinance regarding the reduction
of the salary of the city attorney having al
the last meeting been vetoed by the mayor
on account of being Improperly drawn
the veto was sustained.
Immediately after the veto was agreed
to. Aid. McDougall offered another ordin
auce, which he said covered the case In
this proposed ordinance the salary was
placed at 5000, the same as before AID
Williams offered an amendment seconded
by Aid. Griffith, that as the duties OF the
attorney were greater he should be paid
1900. Aid. Blake, seconded by Aid. White,
moved that the salary be placed at 5000
Aids. Hoban, Bryant, McDougall, Mackin'
lay and Williams, by voting against the
amendment, made tie vote. The mayor
voted against the $500 clause. Aids, Blake
and McDougall had the floor alternately in
repard 70 the matter. Blake stated that
when ordinances had been drawn the city
attorney, whose duty il was to draw these
ordinances, had the matter taken out OF his
hands. Another tie vote making the salary
az S40O WAS had, the mayor voting In the
negative. A vote was then taken on placing
the salary at $500. This was also tie vote
the mayor this time voting in the aiiirma-
tive. The question as to whether the ord
nance should receive twO.thirds vote OF
all the aldermen was then made as a part
of the order, and recess was taken to
hunt up authorities on the subject, but none
could lie found and the matter was laid
over.
The mayors communication in regard to
suspension of Major Clegg as city engineer
and the appointment of Thomas W. Burn
until next meeting, was read. The mayor
suggested that the council adjourn for 10
minutes TO talk over the matter. AID. lio.
ban thought the council was wasting preci'
ous time, and moved that ThOs. w. Burn
be appointed 10 the vacancy. The motion
was declared out of order Aid Blake,
seconded by Aid. Hoban, moved that the
matter be tabled until the next meet.
ing. Hoban, Hull, Blake and McDougall
talked, and the mayor explained his views,
and the matter was finally laid over until
the next meeting Of the council, the
mayors appointment holding over until
that time. .a.t
The ordinance proposed by McDougall
regulating the city attorneys salary, 50
amended as TO read $500, was passed, 1t re-
curing the aye vote Of the mayor again.
The city attorney was instructed to draw
up ordinances 10 regard to numbering the
s.ores and residences and naming the
streets OF the city, which was agreed to.
A bill Of STATS for furnishing mush to
tramps was presented by John Esterline.
The bill was audited, bu. before doing so,
McDou.ali said he thought the price was
rather high at Is cents meal Blake said
that he fed 4 few tramps this winter, and
from the way they ate he couldn't see
much profit In feeding them at quarter
II reduction in the price of their grub
was ordered, he said that they would have
TO be fed largely on that musical vegetable
known as the bean. On motion II was ord.
cred that the meals hereafter furnished
tramps be at Is cents. On motion. com.
mittee of three, consisting of Hull, Hobsn
and MacKinlay, was appointed to report as
TO location for a site to furnish trNmps a
place TO break stones.
The street and alley committee was in
sructed TO raise the sidewalk in frost OF
the Methodist church and parsonage Car.
red,
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