Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-17


Regular meeting OF Council or the
City OF Ottawa, Illinois.
Present: Mayor Geo. " b. Weeks,
Commissioners Edwd, Dougherty,
Dana M. Palmer, Chas. J. Sticklen.
Absent: VIM. Bradley.
Minutes OF last two meetings read.
Moved by Commissioner Palmer
that minutes be approved as read.
Ayes: Dougherty. Palmer. Sticklen,
Weeks.
Nays: None.
Motion carried.
Mayor Weeks presented petition Of
Aug. M. Helfrich TO move house from
Madison TO Jefferson street, then one
and onehalf blocks west on Jefferson
street.
Moved by Commissioner Palmer
that petition be referred to Commits.
sioner OF Streets and Public Improve
ments.
Ayes; Dougherty, Palmer. Sticklen,
Weeks.
Nays: None.
Motion carried.
> Mayor Weeks presented petition OF
Norem & Whdeman to operate gas
pump, 2l9 West Madison street.
Moved by Commissioner Palmer
that petition be referred to Fire Mar
shal.
Ayes: Dougherty, Palmer, Sticklen,
Weeks.
Nays: None.
Motion carried.
Mayor Weeks called up bids on
Christie street steps and Main street
side cut bridge, same being on file
as required by law.
Moved by Mayor Weeks that VIM.
Williams be awarded the contract for
the Christie street steps.
Ayes: Dougherty, Palmer. Sticklen,
Weeks.
Nays: None
Motion carried.
Moved by Mayor Weeks that Pow
ers.Thompson Construction company
be awarded the contract for building
the Main street lateral canal bridge.
Ayes: Dougherty, Palmer, Sticklen,
Weeks.
Nays: None.
Motion carried.
Mayor Weeks presented Engineers
estimate of work done on North Side
paving. as follows:
Ottawa, ILL.,, Nov. J., 1922.
To the Mayor and Council of the City
OF Ottawa, Illinois.
Gentlemen:
| herewith submit an estimate Of
the amount Of work done by the Mid
West Engineering company on their
contract for the construction of the
apt ctr
streets and alleys, In the north part
of the City of Ottawa, which esti-
mate Is as follows:
Excavating 1920 cubic yards
Of material In preparing
subgrade, at so cents. -. 100000
Constructing 1880 lineal
feet of combined concrete
curb and gutter, at 7S
cents ......... 13,s07 40
Furnishing in place 2l,451
square yards OF cement
concrete base, at 80 cents. 1906 80
Furnishing in place 9.430
square yards of vitrifed
brick pavement, at sl.7s.. 1s.s7s7o
Furnishing 9,430 square yards
sand cushion, at 10 cents. $4,000
Furnishing 9,430 square yards
asphalt filler, at 81 cents. 2.9233O
$4,000 vitrifed bricks on
streets, at $500 per 1000. 100000
Total -. SIC, $3.50
Less Is per cent
retained under
contract .. .$10,601.S5
Less previous
estimate 21927 45--- 32, 529 80
Amount due this esti-
mate ... s3S, 90
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE l.. FARNSWORTH,
Public Engineer.
Moved by Mayor Weeks that the
estimate be approved as read and that
vouchers be- issued to the contractor
for the amount OF said estimate.
Ayes: Dougherty, Palmer, Sticklen,
Weeks.
Nays None.
Motion carried
Mayor Weeks presented ordinance
disconnecting former Canal addition
from the City OF Ottawa, as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
Disseminating Territory From the
City OF ottawa.
Whereas The owners Of the major
ity Of the area of land hereinafter de
scribed within the said City Of OF
tawa, Illinois, and being upon the Dor
der and within the boundary thereof
and not laid out into city lots OF
blocks have petitioned in writing the
Council of the City of Ottawa prayins
that the hereinafter described terri
tory be disconnected from the salt
City of Ottawa, which said petition
was accompanied with the certificate
of the County Clerk showing that al
city taxes or assessments due wer'
fully paid and that said petition ha
been on file in the City Clerks offic'
for a period Of more than thirty days
Now therefore,
Be It Ordained by the Council