The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-07-19
The OLD SEWER STYLE TO PREVAIL.
The City Council Acts In Regard to
Street Paving.
Watering Private streets Cannot be Paid
For Out of the Public rreasury-Main
and La sale streets tn he Paved.
some Sewers Ordered.
REGULAR BUSINESS.

The principal matters before the
council! TUESDAY evening, were street
paving, sewerage and the spriDkling
Of the streets.
The matter OF paving came up on a
resolution, presented by MIR. Arm
strong, that the city pay the cost OF
the labor OF paving Main street be-
tween La Sale and to Mr.. Porters
store at the east OF Court. Before the
resolution was acted upon, Mr.. Haight
presented a resolution that the city
attorney be requested To prepare an
ordinance for the paving OF La Sale
street, between Main and Jackson and
Main between Columbus and Clinton,
by special assessment. This resolu-
tion was passed, as was also Mr.. Arm
strong's resolution. Under MIR. Arm
strong's resolution the property own
ers furnish the paving tile and sand,
while the city fixes the grade and lays
the tile. Each property owner pays
for the paving To the center OF the
street. The objection that the paying
for the labor for this strip would be
unwise, upon the ground OF setting a
precedent, was urged by Mr.. Cotton,
but the majority OF the council was
of the opinion that it would facilitate
matters and make paving popular.
This paving will probably be done at
once, but the paving of the remainder
of the street and of La Sale street will
be delayed for nearly five months on
account OF the legal processes involved.
The sewerage matter came up upon
the presentation Of the reports OF the
that the clerk be authorized to adver-
tise for bids for the construction OF
the La Salle-Marquette street sewer, of
II and 10 inch tile, at cost OF some
S4OO: the Post street sewer at a
cost OF about $500; surface drain at
the German Catholic church at cost
of about 800; and surface drain
at East Main and South Division
streets at cost of about 800.
MessrS. Fuchs, Alshuler and Will
Hanson thought the proposed action
illegal, as sewers should be built by
special assessment, but were willing
to overlook this if the council would
decide To build all sewers necessary at
the city's expense.
The reports were adopted and bids
ordered on the sewers while the COM
mite was authorized to see to the
drains.
On motion of Mr.. Haight, an unsafe
place on State street, south side, was
ordered repaired at cost Of about $50.
Also, on motion of Mr.. Armstrong,
Poplar, between Jefferson and Jack
son, was ordered to be made passable.
Street Sprinkling was temporarily
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the committee on publicgroundS to in
veStigate and report. The city may
only sprinkle those portions of the
public streets which abut upon public
property, and the approaches to
bridges.
At the suggestion of Mayor Sher-
wood, the street supervisor was in
structed to ascertain the number of
new crossings needed and report to the
council.
The petition of Noah Perkins to sink
an artesian well at East Main and
York was referred.
The marshal'S report, showing $22 in
fines and 80 dog tax collected, was APP
proved.
James Beck, ex-patrol-driver, was
allowed six days pay.
Mr.. Armstrong reported that the
ordinances referred to his committee
were not yet ready.
Several new ordinances, prepared by
City Attorney Madden, were referred.
1t was voted to line the fire cistern
on Illinois avenue with Portland
cement.
The health committee was instructed
to look up city garbage ground.
The engrOssed copy of the resolu-
tions upon the death of the Hon. e..
G. Allen were approved and Messrs.
Haight, Williamson and Armstrong
appointed committee to present
them. The work, which is from the
pen of Prof. Toland, president of the
Ottawa Business University, is very
fine and far superior to anything ever
seen in Ottawa. Indeed done, as it
is, in India ink, it is hard to see how
it could be surpassed.
The council adjourned to Tuesday
evening next.
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