The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-03-31
EOgi.e Public.

-'iCSSry. iddOrS :-Slucc the course pUr-
sued 10y myself in connection with number
of citizens Of this county, in our cndeayurs
to secure to ourselves at all times a safe,
certain and speedy transit across the Illinois
river atthiS place. has awakened the person
who claims to be the owner uta ferry al this
place nom has lcthaIgie SlumberS, and cau>-
cd HIM 10 commence several suits TO protect
what he calls his rcS'eA rights, | beg leave
10 say few words through your columns tO
the public on the subject of this ferry, and
the causes that have impeiied myself and
associate friends tothc course We have pur-
sued
It's now nearly fifteen years since came
TO Ottawa to reside, during which time, with
the exception OF two years absence, have
paid from twenty'iiv? to one hundred dol
lars annually to the keepers OF this Terry,
Yet OF the Terry rates, although quite high,
have never complained when lc"uld cross
without veNalious delays and mndranceS.
Nor do believe that the public would have
raised complaint since the reduction OF tho
rates, winch TOOK place year or Two ago,
u the Terry had oeen kept ANA managed aS
the statute requires, ana as the pnbhc mare
r'5Hf 10 require and oemoHG mat II MdH
GeHepf ny the i'ffymah whoever ne may oc'
-. 'N'"'"e "'0 VAC ~ NV
saul "a, >. 3,
80 90 PHse - itio' '.i'i NeePe, ,'"''
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boat or boats, 1t more than one be neceSsa-
-, ",," o''C' N''"" GRAVY VI Nul"''v"' mum
DER, aimehsiooS, strength ana >teaalHr,S, Tor
Inc SAFE ana Sptedy transportation o. al pas
SengtrS, Their teams, horses. cattle ana ON
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