The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-03-26
The Ferry.


tees, at Ottawa, during the lcasitg Of the Ferry
have thought that you should know wha, Ia
been done in that matter aud the position il
which il now stands.
~ the time the ice len the Fox River, the oil,
Fery company were wiihuat even an sp Q,
Tor Gratis, more Than a miserable hulk OF a sk,t
hastily n-houom'd ~ah rough busms Thu
vas The only means provided Tor he business o
the Ferry for the space If an,n,ire week. aud Ia,
eSer'ions were being made for the further &c
eommoda'ion # the public.
In this state Of anairs, Mr. Cyrus Fields up
Piled To 1t Z board Of Trustee, OF The village q
Ottawa, composed Of The # flowing pcrsuns. viz
Iab'z Fact, Ahrom Hoes. Harper Morrrll, Ed
yard Holli"s aud q. l.. Thompson, ior the rlg h
/" run sk'ii. This they objected to ON III,
ground thaI be vas not abe to put on fat also
aud this might interfere with the future letting
ut The ferry. lie then asked license for thirty
days, ard this was deni,d, and no anxiety va.
manifested to provide for the then pressing want,
of the South SIDE. At last, when on the poinr
OF d"sPairiEg Of making any imprts sion, ",
we're able To induce them 10 give general Ii.
cense To all reIsrts 10 run boats on the Fer,
until license was granted in duo form ara
an oder was issued inviting proposals to be pre-.
sentcd al the next meeting Of The Board.
This privilege was with difficulty obtained
and even at this early-slsse there manifested it.
3 II desire 10 favor the late incunhents Of ths
Ferry. Mr.. Fields now put on his ii Il and re.
duced the rates by onc-haf.
Papers, erm,ns,ra,ing against tie rc-lic,nsirr
of tho late FcrIy-kccIers or any of them, and
asking for an Ordinance to punish the ierryman
IN the event oi neglect or rslusa to cross per
son or team, were circuliicd.
A, the day sci for receiving proposals. hut on,
nl the circumstances came in those who he'll,
the others having neglected 10 bring them m
Many persons had intended 10 be present, VII,
doubtless were prevented by the state Of Ii,
weather. Ofihose who came TO town, some AL
lowed themselves to bc discouraged from oppo
made 10y the counsel u Mir. Fredcnburgh, whC
very speedily spread the rel ou in the sheets tina
the mind u the Board was mace I'd not To civ,
the license to auy other person than Mr.. Frcdsn
huTsh. Not" ths,andIng this maEnLvre, how
ever, some, and those respectable, citizens from
among you were present who testified to III,
al ha sh. - NJ.
prac'i.cd upon The Ferry during the pas, season
while; While on Il other hand Mr.. Frcdeg
hurSh. who appeared in pers m and by counsel
Did net hesitate to claim the Ferry as his prol,
frfy' and charged us who opposed him with al.
tempting to rob him Of his property. It wa.
evident a, this time that three members Of |, q
Board had long since settled their minds for Mr.
Frcdenhursh, and as the Board consisted q but
five, the majority was agains, US frrm the starr.
W. Thompson. moreover was absent.
Two propositions we're recery,d: opo Gom
W. Fields. wl1 Applied (a.it vac understood
the Ferry VA' 70 70" lsas. l'r one psay,) aad
offered a baaus Of my !nllsrs f-f be- pti,Jlcs.
asking t" he cnaTahtcd ogatns, opposition ron
the old Na!Ger charter, and u vas understood
tina. the license vs. 10 he an exclusive one. lLt
other proposition vas ifhm SIR. Predominant
who a.ard fcr fire 5cars ard rif,5yl tonu. 81
f'oo GoiIare per annum for, prvi.c-c.
The Board now adjourned. Al the n,xr
meeting the Board announced their determine.
ton 10 give the iceusc /, Mr.. PfeJruh4r. h un.
der the terms Of his proposition, snd after pass.
ing some Ordinances II lal,e To the rates T Ter.
riagr, adjourned.
At the next meeting, The Bonds of Mr. Feed.
were made out and signed: some Ordinances
relative 10 the management of the Ferry were
drawn up and pssse !, but not executed
In this position il now stands, and thus is the
old regimen to be continued on the Fer, S wears
nnger, and there is no guaranty for its being bet
ter managed hereafter, unless each person, SO
soon as aggrieved. shall commence pro secu,ion
regardless Of trouble and expense. To enable
each person TO deierminc hO,c this is to be dc ne
and 10 know what the liabilities Of the ferry man
are, intend to publish in a future number Of
the Free Trader an abstract Of The various titles
and laws relative to the Ferry aud also copy
u the Orjn1Dces and License Of the Board on
this subject. For all these, ask from each Of
you a careful and a, ..cnti'e perusal.
Guod will undoubtedly gov from this dem.
although it has been Impossible 10
get from The Board the Dismissal Of a man who
has been so remss in his duties heretofore.
BRONSON MURRAY.
Seeam Packets on the Canai.-We
that a company is in progress
of organizing for the Illinois and Michi-
gan Canal line Of iron packets to be
propelled by steam. The boats are to be
a hundred fee, long and of convenient
width for comfortable passage boats, in.
tending to run them through to La Sale
about 90 miles) in ~ hours.
We also understand that suificien, ar.
engagements are already made with Messrs.
Knapp & lotion, Pittsburgh founders.
for these boats and engines, to insure their
almost, certain adoption, We believe this
is the house already employed to build
The engiaes and pumping machinery for
the canal with water.
The boilers, engines and paddles, are
are all the invention of an engineer of