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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
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Ottawa. Ill. June q, 1922.

Ottawa, H., June 81, 1922.
Regular meeting of Council OF the
City OF ottawa, Illinois.
Present: Commissioners VIM. Brad
ley, Edwd. Dougherty, Dana M. Pal
mer, Chas. j. Sticklen.
Absent. Mayor Geo. V. B. Weeks.
Commissioners Bradley in the chair
Minutes Of last meeting read.
q Moved by Commissioner Dougherty
that the minutes of last meeting De
approved as read.
Ayes: Bradley, Dougherty, Palmei
iSticklen.
Nays: None
Motion carried.
< Commissioner Bradley presented
auditors report, as follows;
Ottawa, Illinois, June q, 1922.
TO the Honorable Mayor and City
Isl Commissioners.
Gentlemen.
hereby certify that ] have made a
full and complete examination OF the
books and accounts of the City OF OF
tawa, covering the period beginning
April 10, 1921, and ending April ~
1922, and find that the report of the
City Clerk, dated April goth. 1922, and
recorded in the record book No. IS
on pages 1874 is true and accurate
statement of the books and accounts
of the city of Ottawa, covering the
fiscal year ending April 10, 1922.
JUSTIN JAEGER,
Copy Auditor.
Moved by Commissioner Bradlev
that report of auditor be received and
recorded.
Ayes: Bradley, Dougherty, Palmer,
StickleD.
Nays: None.
Motion carried.
Mayor Weeks here took his seat.
Commissioner Dougherty presented
petition of l.. Woodward and MISS
Briggs to place sidewalk out to curb.
Moved by Commissioner Palmer
that petition of l.. Woodward and Miss
Briggs be referred TO Commissioners
of Streets and Public Improvements.
Ayes: Bradley. Dougherty, Palmer
Sticklen, Weeks.
Nays: None.
Motion carried.
Mavor Weeks presented ordinance
disconnecting territory in the south
west part of the City of ottawa, Hi
nois, as follows;
AN ORDINANCE
Disseminating Territory From the
City OF Ottawa.
Whereas. The owners of the ma
jority of the area of land hereinafter
described within the said City of CT
tawa. Illinois, and being non the Dor
der and within the boundary thereof
and not laid out into city lots or
blocks. have petitioned in writing the
Council of the City of ottawa pray
ing that the hereinafter described ter
ritory be disconnected from the said
City of Ottawa, which said petition
was accompanied with the certificate
of the County Clerk showing that al
cit, taxes or assessments due were
fully paid and that said petition has
been on file in the City Clerks office
for 2 period of more than thirty days
Now, therefore,
Be 1t Ordained by the Council OF
the City of Ottawa, Illinois:
Section /. That the Northwest
Quarter of Section fourteen IA
Township thirty-thfee t334 North
Range three 90 east of the Thir
Principal Meridian, except the East
six co acres thereof and Hits Adj
ton to the City of Ottawa, Illinois
be and he same is hereby discon'
nected from this, the said City of OF
tawa, Illinois; provided. however, that
such disconnected territory shall not
be exempt from taxation for the nur'
pose of paying any Indebtedness here
tofore contracted by the said City Oh
Ottawa, and remaining unpaid. but the
same shall be assessed and taxed for
the purpose of paying such indebted
ness the same as il such territory had
not been disconnected until such in
debtedness is fully paid.
Section 2 This ordinance shall be
In force and effect from and after its
passage, and certified copy snail
be filed for record and recorded in the
Recorders office of La Sale County.
Illinois, and a certified copy thereof
be filed with the Clerk of the County
Court of said La Sale County. Illinois
Passed by the Council this 2'st day
of June, A. d. 1922.
w. w. CURTIS,
City Clerk.
/ hereby approve the above ordi-
nance this 22d day Of June. A. ID
1922.
GEORGE V. B. WEEKS,
Copy Mayor
Moved by Commissioner Palmer
that the ordinance be adopted
Ayes: Bradley Dougherty, Palmer
Sticklen, Weeks.
Nays: None.
Motion carried.
Commissioner Bradley presented
pay ROLL as follows:
Pay Roll, June 81, 1922.
Contingent
Otto Osmondson, two days
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Accounts and Finance
w. W. Curtis ....... 1900
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