The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-01-07
THE CITY LEGISLATURE.

Ihey all0p Lon Bridge on La Fdyeue ~
Mayor Burke in the Chatr.-GdteS at H.
Il. Crossings.
When the council convened on Tuesday
evening, communication from the mayor
was read, recommending that the council
compel the c., B. & Q. r. r. Co., to place
gates at all its crossings within the city limits
before granting it the right Of way for its
side tracks
Mr.. Nicholson, the attorney for the road
said that while gates could be placed at the
crossings, the state law only compelled the
road to locate fagmen at each crossing
The council, however, did not agree with
Mr.. Nicholson, and refused to grant the
right of way until the road furnishes the
gates.
As mayor Allen was absent on account OF
sickness. Aid. Thomas Burke took the chair
and presided with becoming dignity, occa-
slonally unbending and greeting the body
with smile.
The petition of John o Brien for an allow
ance Of $50 in payment for horse killed at
the Jackson at. culvert, which had been
referred to its proper committee at the last
session, was brought forward and as the
committee and O. Brien could not arrive at
conclusion satisfactory to both, the matter
was referred to the city attorney with power
to act.
Aid. We'll, of the finance committee re-
ported So, 600 borrowed and paid on Novem-
Der bills.
The police departments report, appointing
Jas. Beck as patrol driver, was approved.
Mr.. Coreoran, of the building and side.
walk committee, recommended that IL. 5.
Gilbert be allowed further time to move his
grain Office. Granted.
Mr.. Prichard desired the council to disal-
low the privilege Of the Illinois river bridge
to the Cation Water Works Company, on the
plea that the weight of the pipes would be
detriment to the structure. The motion was
amended to disallow them the right Of the
roadway, and passed in its amended form.
Mr.. Titus, of the committee to confer with
the canal commissioners in regard to the
erection of low bridge on La Fayette st.,
reported that the commissioners were will
ling to stand two.thirds of the cost if the city
would pay one-third. The bridge would, Of
course, be of iron, similar TO the other struc
lures over the side cut
Mr.. Titus formed the subject matter into
resolution that the city pay one-third the
cost, provided as above, and upon its passage
Clerk Kelly was instructed to transmit q
copy of the same to the commissioners at
Lockport.
AL. Maierhofer, clerk of the town Of Otta-
wa, presented bill for $61.50, thus remind
ing the council of its agreement to pay one
half the cost of takikg the census. As his
report of the population was little unsatis-
factory, it was referred back to him for
completion.
A little 500 printing bill from the Rose of
the Journal met with vociferous objections
from Mr.. MacKinlay and others. Ten
dollars and thirty cents Of it was labelled
editorial" and the top of the bill announced
that it was for diphtheria notices. Mr..
MacKinlay could not see why Rose should
be paid for editorials on diphtheria, even at
the rate of ten cents a line for l03 lines. or
course this is Roses usual price for editorial
On all occasions, but the council couldn't see
the point and the bill was ingloriously re-
ferred back to the Health Department for
correction, as the other 50. 70 were supposed
to be for editorials also.
The pay roll was then read and ordered
paid. 1t is:
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