Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-30
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
or the meeting Of the Mayor and City Commissioners
ottawa, III, July s, 1921.

ell OF the City OF Ottawa, Ill.
Present: Mayor George V. 3
Weeks, Commissioners VIM Bradley
Edwd. Dougherty, Dana M, Palmer
Chaa. J. Sticklen.
Absent: None.
Mayor Weeks called up bid on Var
Buren, and other streets paving, sam;
being on file as required by law
Moved by Commissioner Palme
that bid for paving be rejected, chec'
returned and City Clerk be authorized
to readvertise for bids. Bids to b,
received until Wednesday, July 20
1921, at 1880 p. IN.
Ayes: Bradley, Dougherty, Palmer
Sticklen, Weeks.
Nays: None.
Motion carried.
Mayor Weeks presented ordinance
for the improving Of First avenue and
other streets, as follows
To the Council Of the City of Ottawa
Illinois:
We, the undersigned Council of the
City of Ottawa, Illinois, herewith sub
init an ordinance providing for the
improvement of certain parts Of
First avenue and State street and
parts of other streets and their re-
spective intersections, in the south
part OF the City of Ottawa, by curb.
Ing. grading and paving, the same to
be paid by special assessment, in &C.
co<dance with law.
We alo herewith submit an esti-
mate Of the cost of the said proposed
improvement, certified to by the Pub
lie Engineer and the President of the
Council of the City of Ottawa, over
their signatures, which said estimate
was approved by this Council. and
made a part of the records of the
Council.
We respectfully recommend that
the Improvement be made, and that
the said estimate of the cost be ap-
proved, and that the ordinance here
with submitted be adopted by tn
Council of the City of Ottawa.
Dated this 9Th day of July, A. d.
1921.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
OTTAWA
GEORGE v. B. WEEKS.
WILLIAM BRADLEY.
CHAS. ]. STICKLEN SIR.
DANA M. PALMER.
ED. J. DOUGHERTY.
To the Council of the City OF ottawa,
Illinois.
l herewith submit the following de- !
tailed estimate of the cost of the pro-
posed improvement of certain parts
OF First avenue, Catherine, State, !
Moore and Gridley streets,
together with the several street and |
alley intersections, in the City Of OF
tawa, which is more fully described In
the foregoing resolution of this Coun'
ell, and Of which resolution this esti-
mate Is made a part, in compliance
with the requirements of said resolu-
ton, by the grading, curbing and paw
ng the same.
Said estimate is In the words and
igures following, to-wit
-xcavating, rolling and pre-
pairing subgrade and level
Ing of parkways, 6,712 GU.
yds. material, at rs cents
per Gu. yd. IS 5,o34.OO
Constructing 1898 So. yds.
measured from back of
curb to back of curb
of one-course reinforced
Portland cement con-
crete pavement, complete
In place, including neces-
sary steel reinforcement
protection plates, joints
and bituminous filler re-
CURED, protection and
curing of the finished
pavement and the removal
of the protective material
and the other materials
that may be left after con-
struction at $3.50 per SO.
yd. 800. ......,...... 4O,536.2O
9,S72 lin. #. of
Portland cement concrete
curb, built integral with
the pavement, six inches
in height above the gutter
line, and with it's outer
edge along the edge of said
pavement and with return
curb at intersection of
streets and alleys, all com.
plete in place, at IS cents
per lin. it.. .............. 3,455,20
Estimated cost $40, 02540
awful expenses and costs
attending the same, not
exceeding per centum. :. 2,94152
Total estimated cost. -. s51, 96692
The foregoing estimate includes the
ost of all labor and materials of
very kind required in the construc-
ion and completion of the improve
hent, hereinbefore described, and the
Undersigned each for himself does
iereby certify that In his opinion
aid estimate does not exceed the
cost OF the improvement pro-
'osed and the lawful expenses attend
ng the same ,
GEORGE l., FARNSWORTH