The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-05-08
THE CIrY LEGISLATORS.
The Regular Monthly Meet,ng--The bnsi
ress Doue-- The Old and New Council.

house every feN months is very app W o"uec
the citizens of Ottawa to forget that on the
first Tuesday Of each month Ottawa's city
legislators meet to legislat, pass revenue
bills and confirm the appointees of the chief
executive Of the city. As consequence
unless the meeting is one Of especial impor
lance, few people outside of the members OF
the body are to be seen at the council rooms.
On last Tuesday evening" however, the meet
ing being the closing one Of the old council,
and the opening one Of the new, large
number of boys and men crowded into the
little room reserved for spectators long be
fore the lawmakers had taken their seats
and the mayor raped them to order. The
council chamber is just at the rear Of the
club.room Of the engine house, and is rather
a small, neatly kept room, thoroughly Jefier
soniaa in its simplicity, the walls being
white and utterly without ornament, except
The framed engrossed resolutions passed by
the Illinois State Senate upon the death OF
the late Hon. William Reddick, and sent 10y
a senate committee to the city authorities.
This hangs on the north wall, just above The
mayors desk, or table rather, for the room
boasts tables instead of desks, There are
five Of them, plain black walnut ones, ranged
about the room. The one to the left hand Of
Mayor Allen is occupied by the yCmbcrs
from the first ward, the one to his right by
the gentlemen who represent the fifth; the
remaining aldermen sit between. City Clerk
Kelly has table on the right Of the mayor,
and occupying chair near him sits City At
torney Trenary, who holds himself in rcuii
ness to answer any legal questions that the
laY makers may PROFOUND TO him. The
masses" are prevented from crowding up
on the members by a black walnut railing that
divides portion Of the room from the main
ince, and among the auditors he maintains
the best of order. Among those present
were Supervisor Reed Police Magistrate
Weeks, Justice Lockwood, and the new al.
dermen who were to be sworn in.
i, was just seven o'clock and forty min
ute5 more when Mayor Allen raped his Ia
BILE and ordered City Clerk Kelly to read the
minutes Of the last meeting. All the alder
men, with the exception Of Aid. Thomas,
who came in later, were in their seats The
minutes were real and approved The
mayor then called for the reading Of peti.
uoas, and Alderman We'll suggested that
ought to 60 over until the new council The
mayor thought they could be read for infor.
nation, and if pertaining to new matters
they should 90 over Petitions were then
read from the BARRIERS Of the city, asking that
a city ordinance compelling them to close on
Sunday be passed, one asking that the cul-
vert on West Madison street be repaired one
from Henry 5. Marsh asking to be appointed
on he police force; also one from julius IA
pe,sk asking the same; and one from the
citizens of Ottawa Centre praying that "some
thing be done speedily towards putting an
ent at once and for all to the disorderly
state Of affairs which is increasingly carried
on IN this locality bv n certain class Of III.
,ost lawless and disreputable charoctprs in
human form. md hence we ask and revorcn.
tiarIv imnlore Won in the nomc Of humanity
law and good order TINT n sncci,l policeman
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