The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-10
MAYORS MESSAGE.
He Outlines the City's Resources
-Sixty-six Thousand Dollars.
PLAN FOR DISPOSITION OF MONEY
Electric Light and City Hall Suggested,
and Ten Thousand Dollars Remain
der-DOings OF Old Council
The Appointments.
THE CLOSING HOURS.

THE CLOSING HOURS.
The council chamber was uncom.
fortably crowded last Monday, and al
of the councilmen and councilmer
elect were seated within the rail.
The reports Of city officers were
read and approved. The city treas
urer's report showed S,035. 33 on hand
the city marShai's report gave $l2 as
fines collected; and the city clerk re-
ported receipt during the month OF
Sl4, 76l.2l, upon $7,932.62 of which
orders had not been drawn.
Health Officer Trainor read his own
report. There had been no epidemic
excepting that Of grippe" during the
year. Seven cases of diphtheria had
been reported in two families and five
cases of scarlet fever in two families
but with the aid of other physicians
and the police the diseases were pre-
vented from spreading and were con
fined to the houses in which they
originated. He found that those who
used arteSian or hydrant water were
healthier than those using well water.
He had been much hampered by the
SmallneSS OF the appropriation for the
health department and by having nc
inspector. There should Je a larger
appropriation and a competent in.
spector. He recommend that some
system by which pure water could be
procured be adopted by the city. The
report was adopted.
Fire Marshal Wolf reported the de.
partment belongings In good con.
dition, excepting tho fire engine ''City
of Ottawa" which is almost worthless,
and some 500 feet of poor hose out Of a
total Of 1900 feet.
Street Supervisor Scherer'S report of
streets graveled, ETC., was adopted.
The payroll, amounting to 81, 232 so,
was then passed.
Mr.. Maher stated that the timbers
of Columbus street bridge were in bad
condition. Referred to the next
council.
The sewerage committee reported
that the petition OF the Western Cot
tage Organ company. in relation to a
sewer on Joliet street, be referred to
the next council with a recommended
tion for an appropriation, Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Dinneen, q reso-
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the retiring aldermea, and especially
to MIR. Hull, who had served fourteen
years on the council, was adopted by a
rising vote.
Mayor Sherwood stated, prior to adj
journment, that he had prepared a
list of the larger expenditures; which
he would have published. The paper
is as follows:
TO the Aldermen Of the Outgoing Conn
cW:-
On the morning of May Sth, 1889,
after my installation as mayor of this
city, found that the city teams were
out of oats and hay, and among my
first duties was to procure oats and
hay for these horses. Ii is hardly nee
eSsary for me to state shat further re-
search only showed me that eXpendi-
lures had been running wild for sew
'eral years past, and l have since found
that the last city council on July 10,
1888, appropriated, to meet the eX-
penses OF the fiscal year ending May
Z, 1885,. she sum of $50. GSI.0S.
| tiDG from the treaSurerS report
there was expended about SOL, 1920,
making the expenditures exceed the
appropriation about SI0,7SS.91. To
which add the amount of the Chest
nut street bridge contract of Aprilj10,
1889, "a, 1872 90: unpaid bills and debts
about $2,3SI .33: bonds which should
have been paid January %, 1899,
90, 500. so; the last three items of which
should have been paid, or their pay
ment provided for by the old city
council
The above is a short but concise
statement Of the finances of the city
on the Sth day of May. A. d. 1884,
caMgive every item showing above
expenditures, and will do so at my
leisure:
The. expenditures of the city during
the year ending May 8, $780, may be
classified as follows:
Chestnut street INSTRUMENTATION; o.
Gravel WORK, &c, 7th ward, June
aad july. ......... ,OOt W
Gravel, work, &c, 5Sh ward, Norris
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Floor III. giver bridge. 600 N
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