The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-14
THEIR OWN PAVING.
Must Pay for Street Paving by
Special Assessment.
THEY PAY FOR WHAT THEY NAY GET
The Property Not Benehtted Is not Com
PEELED TO Pay-The License Ordinance
Reported-stringent rs to Fakirs-
Resolutions ON Hon. T.. &. Allen.
THE COUNCIL.

THE COUNCIL.
The resolutions upon the death OF
Ey-Mayor +. c. Allen, prepared by EN-
Mayors Samuel Nicholson, Andrew
Lynch, John ID. Young, and John Il.
Rice, were presented and adopted.
They are as follows.
I'VE the members of the city coun.
Gil of the City of Ottawa, in council
meeting assembled, do in the most
reverent manner, express the universal
sorrow of the people for the death OF
the Hon. +. c. Allen, EX-Mayor OF our
city.
''In his death the city of Ottawa has
met a most serious loss.
"For all public and private needs he
was the most liberal glyer. Allen
Park will ever remain as an evidence
of his liberality and kindly desire to
contribute to the peoples comfort.
But his social qualities were what
most endeared him to the people. Sc
uniform was his good will and friend
ship for his fellow citizens, that in his
death all feel that they have lost a
true and near friend"
Petition for the privilege of sinking
an artesian well on the East side,
from Sol. Degen was referred to the
judiciary committee.
French & Co.. the circus men,
stated that as their show is not Bar
mum and asked that the license be re.
duced to $25. The petition was de-
MED.
The plat of Cooley's addition to OF
tawa was accepted.
The matter of the c., b. &. Z. switch
to the new pot factory was laid over
on account of failure of publication.
An ordinance fixing the fire dis
tricts as nine was reported. On motion
it was referred to the judiciary com
mittee with the understanding that
seven districts would be created, with
limits identical to the lines of the
seven wards. The gentlemen seemed
to agree that the larger number OF
districts would cause confusion.
An ordinance on dogs was presented
and referred. 1t provides that the ia,
on dogs shall be 80 cents with fee o.
% cents for registering. Any person
refusing to pay tax on a dog may b'
fined in any sum from So TO $50. An.
person owning vicious dog must keel
the animal confined. under penalty
in case the animal shall bite or at
tempt to bite any person, OF a fine O
from $25 to 5000.
The special assessment ordinance
changing the present system or stree
improvement, 10y which the entlreclty
is forced to pay for one street, TO th'
system in vogue in larger cities, b.
which the city on y pays small
portion and the adjoining property
owners the bulk of the cost OF paving
or improving streets and alleys, was
reported and referred to the judiciary
committee. 1t, of course. provide:
that in all future improvements eacf
owner of real estate, AUDITING on
street or alley to be improved, mus
pay his proportionate share TOWARD
the improvement. the balance Of the
city only paying small portion or th'
cost. The portion to be paid by eacf
is fixed by three commissioners. TIT
SPECIAL tax thus levied will be col
lected by the city, and in case of re
fusal to pay, provided the relative as
sessment is just, the property may b'
sold to satisfy the judgment in Thu
same manner as such property nigh
be sold for general taxes.
An ordinance upon licenses was als'
reported. No one save farmers, gard
eners. etc, is allowed to sell goods o
any kind upon the streets without
license, under penalty of fine. Auc
tioneers must pay license of 800 pc
, ear or 81 per day: billiard halls, ST.
for first billiard table, S. for each ad
ditional table and 80 for each poo
table: bowling alleys, $40; peddlers or
foot, So per day: peddlers with ONT
horse. S. per day: peddlers with team
81 per day: shooting galleries, $50 pc
year or 80 cents per day; theatres, slO
per year; circuses, $50 per day; sid
shows to circuses, So per day each: anC
concerts or theatricals, except wher
for charity, 50 per day.
Billiard halls and bowling alleys ar
under the same regulations as to clos
ing and minors as saloons, with ST.
fine for violation Of the ordinance.
The ordinance is very strict as Il
fakirS making the practice Of deceiv
ing the public, punishable by heav.
| fine.
The council adjourned until Tues
daV evening next.